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Noteworthy is a platform to help fund the type of in-depth journalism that the public wants to see. Our model is simple: You tell us what you want to see investigated. We use those ideas to create proposals and figure out how best to tell these stories. We come back and look for community support in funding these projects Noteworthy is a platform from The Journal, Ireland's leading online news source. It was set up through the support of Google's Digital News Innovation Fund. It is now funded by Journal Media and the crowdfunded contributions from our supporters to our general fund and towards specific proposals. You can find out a little bit more about that here. Source

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Tenfold increase in farm inspections needed by some councils to meet EPA targets this year

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By Conor O'Carroll Verified, Suhasini Srinivasaragavan Verified
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OVER HALF OF local councils queried will need to substantially increase their farm inspections of slurry spreading and management in order to meet targets set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this year. This investigation by Noteworthy also found that most councils only inspect a tiny proportion of farms in their area, while two councils included on the EPA’s list did not conduct any planned inspections of farms last year.
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'People with schizophrenia are not dangerous, but untreated psychosis is'

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By Orla Ryan Verified
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THERE IS A common misconception about people with schizophrenia – that they are dangerous. When the condition is reported in the media, it’s often in relation to an act of violence: a person, who happens to have schizophrenia, has hurt or killed someone. In the aftermath of such an attack, Professor Merete Nordentoft, a Danish psychiatrist, is generally asked to contribute to media panels.
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CHANGING TIDES: Is life in our marine protected areas safe or still in danger?

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Water quality along Ireland’s coast has further declined in recent years even within marine protected areas (MPAs), those regions set aside to safeguard ocean life. The result: A continued biodiversity loss in Irish waters. The poor performance of Ireland’s MPAs has led environmentalists to fear that, without proper management, marine life will continue to be at risk.
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Revealed: Which industries use the most water?

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By Eoghan Dalton
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WHICH INDUSTRIES AND companies are Ireland’s biggest users of water? These industries, covering different sections of the economy, take water from rivers and lakes to power their own processes and work, but it can be controversial given environmental concerns on the impact towards the water bodies. Last year, this information on Ireland’s industrial-level use of water became publicly available for the first time.
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Irish products among cheap EU dairy forcing some West African farmers out of business

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By Suhasini Srinivasaragavan Verified
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CHEAP SUBSTITUTE ‘MILK’ exported from Europe into West Africa is hurting the region’s local dairy industry. A collaborative investigation by Noteworthy and Nigerian news outlet Premium Times into Irish dairy in Nigeria has found that large volumes of cheap European exports into West Africa have outcompeted local milk on price. This, according to NGOs and traders, has pushed many Nigerian dairy farmers out of business.
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Father-of-three dies from suspected asthma attack during two hour ambulance wait

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By Patricia Devlin Verified
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THE FATHER OF a young man who died after suffering a suspected asthma attack, described how he watched his son take his last breaths while waiting two hours for an ambulance. Karl McCarthy said he believes his son Ian’s life could have been saved had emergency crews reached the 29-year-old sooner. The dad-of-three passed away at his Co Tipperary home earlier this month after suddenly taking ill.
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Irish greyhounds exported to India used in cruel ‘new craze’ sport

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By Patricia Devlin Verified
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FORMER SPORTING GREYHOUNDS exported from Ireland are being used in a cruel “new craze” sport in India. Noteworthy can reveal how the dogs are being forced to chase speeding motorbikes on open stretches of road in dangerous organised competitions. Videos obtained by Noteworthy show greyhounds racing to exhaustion in front of hundreds of jeering spectators.
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Hare coursing: Inspection reports find hares killed after being 'hit' by dogs

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By Patricia Devlin Verified
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The government department responsible for animal welfare in hare coursing has monitored just four out of 200 events in the last five years. Noteworthy can reveal that the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) has sent veterinary inspectors to just a handful of meetings since 2019. And records secured under our investigation show that in 2021 and 2023, officials failed to attend any coursing events at all.
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Tusla under fire for failure to classify child abuse allegations

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By Peter McGuire
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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.
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Revealed: Children removed from family home subjected to controversial 'immersion therapy'

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By Peter McGuire
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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.
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