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Tusla under fire for failure to classify child abuse allegations

Jul 15, 2024 | noteworthy.ie | Peter McGuire

THE DIRECTOR OF the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland, Dr Clíona Saidléar, has criticised Tusla over their failure to record and classify the number of child abuse allegations they find to be true or untrue.
Revealed: Children removed from family home subjected to controversial 'immersion therapy'

Jul 14, 2024 | noteworthy.ie | Peter McGuire

A SENIOR MANAGER at Tusla raised concerns over court assessors subjecting children to a controversial practice known as “immersion therapy”, which is used to encourage children to rebuild relationships with an estranged or abusive parent. The practice is being used by some court-appointed assessors in dozens of cases where children are removed from the custody of one parent – usually the mother – with the assessors telling Irish courts that she is “alienating” the children from their father.
Dogs used in illegal hunting pose danger to the public, expert warns

Jun 21, 2024 | noteworthy.ie | Patricia Devlin

A Noteworthy investigation exposes the underground world of dog-on-wildlife fighting and the dangers posed by the pets conditioned to attack. BRED TO KILL – these are the horrifying images of dogs being used and abused in illegal hunting networks in Ireland. The pets are being forced to fight protected species such as badgers, where the wild animals are mauled to death, and the dogs left with catastrophic injuries.
500% increase in migrant children arriving alone in Ireland claiming asylum

Apr 30, 2024 | noteworthy.ie | Patricia Devlin

New investigation finds that more than 51,000 minors have disappeared after arriving in Europe between 2021 and 2023. IRELAND HAS EXPERIENCED a 500% increase in the number of children arriving alone to claim asylum. Tusla figures reveal that in the last 15 months, 607 unaccompanied boys and girls were referred to the child agency’s Separated Children Seeking International Protection (SCSIP) service.
The Explainer x Noteworthy: Why are our peatlands still being exploited?

Apr 16, 2024 | noteworthy.ie | Alice Chambers

Reporter Steven Fox and German reporter Swantje Furtak tell Susan Daly about their cross-border investigation into the damaging effects of commercial activity on wetlands. COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF our bogs for forestry and windfarm development has led to criticism from environmental campaigners. They say the State hasn’t done enough to protect bogs – a key weapon in battling the dual climate and biodiversity crisis.
Over 100 women murdered in Ireland since 2012 - and a gap in data on gendered violence

Mar 7, 2024 | noteworthy.ie | Maria Delaney |Patricia Devlin

THE PANDEMIC OF gender-based violence continues unabated, a new cross-European investigation has found. Thousands of women continue to be murdered every year across the 28 EU countries examined, with over 14,000 women the victims of intentional homicide between 2012 and 2022. During that time, almost 100 women were murdered in Ireland, according to gardaí figures released to Noteworthy by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Female rape victims in Ireland almost treble that of EU counterparts

Mar 7, 2024 | noteworthy.ie | Maria Delaney |Patricia Devlin

THE NUMBER OF female rape victims in Ireland is almost three times higher than the EU country average, new research by Noteworthy and the European Data Journalism Network (EDJNet) has found. Staggering statistics reveal how in 2022 alone, the average number of women reporting rape in Ireland stood at 34 per 100,000 of the female population – significantly higher than the average of almost 12 per 100,000 across the six countries with data available.
Promised interpretation standards for asylum application not being introduced by deadline

Feb 13, 2024 | noteworthy.ie | Alice Chambers

THE GOVERNMENT IS reevaluating its commitment to improve interpretation for asylum seekers by the end of 2024. Interpretation services have been identified as a weakness in the asylum process long-criticised by lawyers, advocates and asylum seekers themselves. Ireland, unlike other countries, has no accredited training or competency standards for spoken language interpreters. Lawyers and advocates say this leaves standards in the hands of private companies with varying results.
Swimming restrictions hit over half of all Irish bathing waters this summer

Oct 19, 2023 | noteworthy.ie | Alice Chambers

Sea swimming has never been more popular but risks of pollution are also rising. THE POPULAR INCH Mile sea swim off the coast of Rathmullan in Co Donegal didn’t happen this August due to unacceptable levels of harmful bacteria in the water. In fact, Rathmullan Beach was one of the Irish bathing spots hit with a high number of swimming restrictions this year, analysis from Noteworthy has found.
Growing number of unassisted births happening in Ireland, say birth experts

Aug 31, 2023 | noteworthy.ie | Maria Delaney

BIRTH EXPERTS ARE warning of an increasing prevalence of women having babies at home without medical assistance. Given the nature of unattended ‘free births’, data is unavailable on numbers opting for this, but those providing maternity services in the community told Noteworthy that they were coming across more year-on-year.