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E-LEARNING THE HARD WAY: Are online education courses taking advantage of people during the pandemic?
International
With citizens across the world in intermittent lockdown over the past year, the opportunity for learning new skills and interacting with our peers has been largely limited to the online realm.
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LOST FOR WORDS: Why does Ireland not have any quality standards for vital service interpreters?
Dublin
Those who need the services of a language interpreter in Ireland may find their voices unheard, as a number of reports in recent years highlighted the ‘uneven quality’ of this service and lack of training standards.
2 Backers raised €15 of €2630
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HOLY LAND: How much money are religious orders pocketing from lucrative property sales?
Ireland
Properties valued at almost €250 million in 2009 - and offered by religious congregations for redress in institutional child abuse cases - have yet to be handed over to fulfil that promise.
12 Backers raised €390 of €1640
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BLIND JUSTICE: Is everyone equal in the eyes of the Irish law and prison system?
Ireland
Around the world, minority groups are overrepresented in prisons. In New Zealand, indigenous Maori people make up 15% of the population but half of the prison population while, in the US, black people are over five times more likely than white people to go to prison.
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BEHIND THE CELL DOOR: Exposing the reality of the Irish prison system
Ireland
With almost 3,650 people in custody in Ireland at the start of 2021, Noteworthy wants to take a look inside the prison system and conduct an in-depth investigation to reveal the reality of incarceration.
2 Backers raised €50 of €2950
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RISK TO BABY: Why were Irish women not told for decades about an epilepsy drug that causes birth defects?
Ireland
Sodium valproate is an epilepsy medicine commonly sold under the name Epilim. It was known since its availability in the 1970s that it may cause birth defects if used in pregnancy yet for decades many women across the world were prescribed this drug without being warned of this risk by their doctors.
16 Backers raised €580 of €1500
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BURYING THE PAST: Behind the scenes of government talks on Tuam Mother and Baby Home
National
In October of last year, Minister Katherine Zappone announced that the Bon Secours Sisters religious congregation had agreed to contribute €2.5 million towards the costs of excavating the burial site at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home.
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COMPO CLAIMS: Does Ireland really have a ‘compensation culture’?
National
The government minister responsible for the insurance industry has said there are 'clusters' for compensation claims in Ireland.
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