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A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk
A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk
The Photographs of the Week as selected by our Visual Media team. 21/12/2024

Sat, 21 Dec, 2024

Exclusive: Aoife Johnston's sisters speak out — 'There is no accountability. We will never get over it'
Exclusive: Aoife Johnston's sisters speak out — 'There is no accountability. We will never get over it'
Aoife Johnston, aged 16, died on December 19, 2022, from meningitis-related sepsis after waiting for treatment in the emergency department of UHL. For the first time, Aoife's siblings reveal the trauma of losing their little sister

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

'We are so angry and hurt, we will not stop until our mother's memory is honoured'
'We are so angry and hurt, we will not stop until our mother's memory is honoured'
The Mother and Baby Home Redress Scheme was meant to put survivors front and centre of everything. My family have found it to be heartless and overly bureaucratic, writes Susan O'Shea

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

Medically supervised injecting facility ‘a leap of faith’ for local community
Medically supervised injecting facility ‘a leap of faith’ for local community
The aim of the new centre is to bring street level, and highly public, drug use into a safer and more dignified environment, according to Merchants Quay Ireland CEO Eddie Mullins

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

Will biogas sort out Ireland's decarbonisation needs, or will it just leave a bad smell?
Will biogas sort out Ireland's decarbonisation needs, or will it just leave a bad smell?
Ireland's ambitious targets for biomethane — turning waste into gas — has inspired a wave of planning applications but community groups are raising concerns about the regulation of the new industry

Mon, 16 Dec, 2024

‘I prefer them to be alive and shouting at me than dead from a drug overdose’, says needle exchange worker
‘I prefer them to be alive and shouting at me than dead from a drug overdose’, says needle exchange worker
Outreach worker Frank Horgan is on a mission to help Cork City’s heroin users to stay safe. Sarah Horgan joins him for a day

Sun, 15 Dec, 2024

'We toppled one dictator — we can topple any dictator': Syrians can hardly believe this week's events
'We toppled one dictator — we can topple any dictator': Syrians can hardly believe this week's events
Amid the joy and uncertainty following the fall of the Assad regime, Razan Ibraheem looks at what lies ahead for the people of Syria

Sun, 15 Dec, 2024

A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk
A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk
The Photographs of the Week as selected by our Visual Media team. 14/12/2024

Sat, 14 Dec, 2024

Gisèle Pelicot trial: 'This level of depravity? I have never seen anything like it'
Gisèle Pelicot trial: 'This level of depravity? I have never seen anything like it'
Stéphane Babonneau had to watch thousands of videos of Gisèle Pelicot being raped, before disclosing their horror to her. He explains how she found the courage to cope – and to change the world for other survivors

Tue, 10 Dec, 2024

Rising House Prices
'I’ve heard of landlords exploiting loopholes by increasing parking or utility fees'
In one ‘shocking’ case, the rent on an apartment almost doubled — up €900 a month when RPZ rules say it should have risen €24. Cianan Brennan hears how a rent register could close the new lease loophole

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

General Election
What's ahead for the left as the new Dáil takes shape?
With Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael likely to dominate large swathes of the next Dáil, Paul Hosford looks at the options available to the left and whether it can build an alternative

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

‘I was always in fear of saying it, well now my family secret is out: We knew Jimmy ran away’
‘I was always in fear of saying it, well now my family secret is out: We knew Jimmy ran away’
Jimmy O’Neill disappeared 77 years ago, falsely accused of robbery. He was never formally interviewed, yet his brother maintains that he ran in fear of a ‘bad detective’

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk
A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk
The Photographs of the Week as selected by our Visual Media team. 07/12/2024

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

Conor McGregor case not yet over as judge awards legal costs to Nikita Hand 
Conor McGregor case not yet over as judge awards legal costs to Nikita Hand 
At court, stakes were still extremely high, writes Sean Murray, even though a jury had already found in favour of Nikita Hand in her case against Conor McGregor

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

'It’s outrageous that the man who killed our son will be able to walk around unaccompanied'
'It’s outrageous that the man who killed our son will be able to walk around unaccompanied'
More than emotion can be at issue when a killer is due for release

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

9/8/2007 Padraig Nally pictured at his home in Funshinaugh, Cross, Co Mayo.
Mick Clifford on the late Padraig Nally and the manslaughter case that divided the nation
Here we reproduce Mick Clifford's report from the 2006 retrial which overturned Padraig Nally's conviction and jail sentence for the manslaughter of John 'Frog' Ward in October 2004

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Adult autism — Take steps to make us feel included in society
Election 2024: Adult autism — Take steps to make us feel included in society
My message to the next Dáil: Mike McGrath-Bryan calls on the next government to provide specialised public care and assistance for neurodivergent adults in a world not built for them

 Listen | Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

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Election 2024: Renting — A place to live is a basic need that profit alone will never deliver
Election 2024: Renting — A place to live is a basic need that profit alone will never deliver
My message to the next Dáil: An eviction ban, a rent freeze, and compulsory purchase orders would begin to address Ireland’s housing crisis, writes Emily Crowley

 Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

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Scaffold poles surrounding the partly tiled roof with dormer windows of a new bungalow being built, against a blue sky.
Election 2024: Renting — No party has a plan to increase supply in the private rental sector
My message to the next Dáil: Housing expert Ronan Lyons says the big gap in all parties' housing plans is the private rental sector

 Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

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Election 2024: Rent — 'I’m paying €520 a month...you would hope to be warm in the winter'
Election 2024: Rent — 'I’m paying €520 a month...you would hope to be warm in the winter'
Eilis Walsh would love to be able to buy her own home but she does not see that becoming a reality in the next five years

 Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

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Election 2024: Somebody needs to have farmers' backs
Election 2024: Somebody needs to have farmers' backs
Friday's general election is coming at a pivotal time for Irish agriculture 

 Listen | Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

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