Noteworthy

Delays, distress, deterioration: Health system failing people with eating disorders

Noteworthy investigates the chaotic state of services and reveals that most cannot access adequate care.

Noteworthy’s Anthea Lacchia and An Taisce’s Elaine McGoff tell Susan Daly about how arterial drainage works are changing our waterways.

While the Office of Public Works says it is reducing the impact of arterial drainage work, waterways and their habitats “are still suffering”.

Noteworthy’s Peter McGuire and Professor Mathias Urban tell Susan Daly about the challenges facing Ireland’s childcare system.

Referrals to St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin increased by more than 120% last year.

As part of a Noteworthy and The Good Information Project deep-dive into childcare, we look to how other countries are managing the sector.

A legal right to a childcare place, a purpose-built afterschool system and dramatic hike in public funding would help create a sustainable model.

Harte Peat Ltd is seeking to overturn the EPA’s refusal to examine its applications for a licence it made in 2019.

Environmental Protection Agency is seeking an injunction against Harte Peat Ltd to halt peat extraction in Westmeath.

Environmental Protection Agency is seeking an injunction against Harte Peat Ltd to halt peat extraction in Westmeath.

Noteworthy analysis reveals cutting has frequently taken place at 30 protected sites over the past decade despite clear prohibitions since 2011.

Noteworthy’s Maria Delaney tells Susan Daly about how the private fertility sector is making millions as patients are left in debt.

The HSE told Noteworthy that the building – bought for over €2.7m – ‘has strategic value’ as it adjoins Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.

In several cases, trees were cut down in protected nature areas or on land previously sold to private individuals by Coillte.

‘An appalling waste of marine life’: Over 60% of sprat landed in 2021 was designated for fishmeal.

The Journal’s investigative platform published 14 investigations in 2021 and scooped 4 awards.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly committed to an inquiry over a year ago, reports Noteworthy.

Only 18 pairs of the rare raptor species reared chicks this year in areas designated to protect it – the most unproductive year on record.

Action by National Parks and Wildlife Service this year represents huge increase; only 70 cases were taken across the whole previous decade.

The Noteworthy team also reveals numerous decisions have not been finalised by Government on long-promised public IVF services.