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SOAKED UP: Are lax rules on water extraction affecting our local water supplies?

Ireland

Water is taken from our rivers, lakes and groundwater in large volumes by the private sector, including water bottling companies and agri-food companies, and recreational businesses such as golf clubs.

7 Backers raised €185 of €2640

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SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK: What are bogus ‘charity’ clothes collectors doing with your cast-offs?

Ireland

'No Junkmail' signs posted on household letterboxes aren’t stemming the flow of stickers and bags from charity clothes collectors. Every day, these appear on doormats across Ireland asking for donations of clothes we no longer want.

1 Backer raised €30 of €2200

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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.

16 Backers raised €640 of €1890

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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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ACADEMIC UNCERTAINTY: How are universities and institutes of technology allowed to employ so many researchers and lecturers on precarious contracts?

Ireland

In Ireland, we hold academics in high esteem but are they being treated properly by their employers and the Government?

44 Backers raised €1300 of €1300

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PARENT RIGHTS: Why are same-sex couples and other parents still in legal limbo with their own children?

Ireland

Half a decade after Ireland’s historic marriage equality vote, many same-sex couples and so-called ‘non-traditional families’ still face discrimination when it comes to their rights as parents.

24 Backers raised €751 of €750

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IRELAND’S ADDICTION: Why is there so little regulation of the ‘crack cocaine’ of gambling?

National

Gambling in Ireland is a gigantic industry with at least €5 billion - or €9,500 every minute - staked in bets last year.

23 Backers raised €2425 of €2400

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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.

8 Backers raised €1260 of €1250