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AT A STANDSTILL: How do you solve a problem like the College Green gridlock?

Dublin

Ever since the Luas first ventured across O’Connell Bridge, there have been constant complaints about the traffic chaos around College Green.

1 Backer raised €20 of €550

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DEAD END: Will Galway’s long promised ring road make a significant difference to traffic congestion in the city?

Galway

It was 1999 when a bypass was first proposed for the city of Galway. Since then, traffic congestion has grown ever worse and long delays have become a feature of daily life for those who live and work there. For a relatively compact city, congestion is far worse than might be expected, not least because public transport options are so limited.

10 Backers raised €325 of €1200

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WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE: How much did a controversial road scheme in Kilkenny City actually cost and has it delivered what it was supposed to?

Kilkenny

It was one of the most controversial road developments of recent years in Ireland, a plan to build a new bridge across the River Nore in Kilkenny.

46 Backers raised €1371 of €1350

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DATA CRUNCH: Should high energy-consuming data centres remain a key plank of Ireland’s development strategy?

Ireland

The development of data centres is a key part of the government’s strategy for attracting foreign direct investment to Ireland.

1 Backer raised €50 of €1500

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THE CONSTRUCTION NETWORK: Connecting the dots between the government and lobbyists for developers and the construction industry

Ireland

There are nearly 1,900 lobbyists registered in Ireland, all seeking to influence government policy in one way or another.

8 Backers raised €115 of €3200

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LYING IDLE - PART TWO: A deeper dive into how many state properties around the country are lying vacant.

National

In Part One of this series, we looked at the near one hundred properties owned by the Office of Public Works that are currently lying idle around the country.

0 Backers raised €0 of €1200

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LYING IDLE: How many state properties are lying vacant around the country.

Ireland

The Office of Public Works manages over 2,500 properties around Ireland on behalf of the state.

9 Backers raised €360 of €350

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CUT DOWN TO SIZE: Why are Ireland's local authorities so keen to chop down trees?

Ireland

Across Ireland, locals have been dismayed to see trees and bushes chopped down by public bodies.

34 Backers raised €815 of €1100

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RAILROAD TO NOWHERE: Why has so much state funding been poured into a controversial Mayo project at risk of planning woes?

Regional

In Mayo, plans are afoot to turn a disused stretch of an old railway into a tourist attraction.

1 Backer raised €10 of €600

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ROUND THE BEND: Residents and authorities clash over a scheme blamed for creating chronic traffic jams

Dublin

In Dublin, a major row has erupted between a local council, the National Transport Authority and local residents.

2 Backers raised €30 of €500