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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.

12 Backers raised €420 of €1890

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BEHIND THE CELL DOOR: Exposing the reality of the Irish prison system

Ireland

With almost 4,000 people in custody in Ireland, Noteworthy want 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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VAPING NATION: Are teenagers being targeted by the vaping industry in Ireland?

Ireland

Although a relatively new phenomenon, almost 200,000 Irish people regularly vape with another 600,000 having tried an e-cigarette at some stage. Globally, the number of adults who vape is expected to reach almost 55 million by 2021.

0 Backers raised €0 of €2250

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SCALES OF JUSTICE: Does the justice system work for wards of court?

Ireland

When a person is deemed incapable of making decisions for themselves, they can be made a ‘ward of court’.

2 Backers raised €150 of €1150

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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?

36 Backers raised €1100 of €1300

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CRECHE-PROOF: Are creches operating outside required standards - until told otherwise?

National

Tens of thousands of households all over the country rely on the services provided by creches to care for their young children on a daily basis.

6 Backers raised €130 of €3750

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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