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Editorial from Village July-August 2023 Edition The case for gay rights, pioneered in the 1980s in this country by David Norris through the courts and the European Convention on Human Rights, is unanswerable. Everyone has the option – philosophically – to believe the equality of gays or to deny it. But the fact is that […]
Government sole bidder on €11 million Dowth Hall estate purchase with millions more to be spent over the next few years. By Conor O’Carroll. The government was the sole bidder on the Dowth Hall estate, which was purchased for €11 million last year, documents released to Village Magazine reveal. The estate in County Meath, including […]
Half the CEOs of commercial state companies earn in excess of €250,000 a year despite pay ceiling By Conor O’Carroll. Just over €75 million has been spent on the salary and benefits of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of commercial state companies in the past decade, a Village investigation has revealed. The total salary of half […]
By Conor O’Carroll. More than 17,000 dwellings are currently stuck in the judicial review process, according to property group Irish Institutional Property (IIP). The figures were shared with Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien in November last year as part of a submission made by the lobby group in relation to the Planning and Development Bill […]
By Conor O’Carroll. Almost a third of Office of Public Works (OPW) quality audits of maintenance work on rivers and waterways last year failed to obtain a ‘good’ or ‘very good’ rating, according to documents released to Village Magazine. While the majority of audit reports were scored favourably, a number of reports also received a […]
Three investigations are underway at the hospital into allegations of racism. By Conor O’Carroll. At least three independent investigations into serious allegations of racism are underway at Cork University Hospital (CUH), Village Magazine can reveal. In a letter from December 2023 obtained by Village from CUH Group CEO David Donegan, “as it currently stands, there […]
By Conor O’Carroll. Roscommon County Council has taken aim at an environmental advocacy group over its legal challenge to flood relief works at Lough Funshinagh. In a press statement released last week, the Council said that water levels at the South Roscommon lake were “extremely high for this time of year”, following considerable rainfall in […]
New poll reveals a large cohort supports a “heavy tax” on private jets, but weans for more expensive and less frequent flights to help slow climate change. By Conor O’Carroll. A new Red C opinion poll has found that a large majority of people support the introduction of a heavy tax on private jets. Support […]
Processing invoices for Ukrainian accommodation providers is costing the Department of Children millions every year. By Conor O’Carroll. A new report from consultancy firm Auxilion has found that processing invoices for Ukrainian accommodation providers is costing the Department of Children millions of Euro each year. The report, which was obtained by Village, states that “based […]