Patricia Devlin

Records obtained by The Journal Investigates reveal how there have been almost 7,000 recorded incidents of children going missing from State-run care homes in the last five years.

The deliberate attacks make up some of 400-plus dog incidents or injuries sustained by postal staff since 2023, The Journal can reveal.

The city's footpaths have been described as a ‘disaster' by public representatives, who say Dublin City Council must act to fix footpath dangers.

Residents and campaigners say unanswered questions remain over Sligo's Eastern Garvoge Bridge and its impact on protected wildlife and nearby communities.

Analysis of almost 39,000 speeding offences see almost half of all cases end without a conviction.

An online platform, restricted in the UK, is operating freely in Ireland and can be linked to the deaths of at least two Irish people, The Journal Investigates can reveal.

Sinn Féin TD says she will now contact gardaí directly about the site after her question to the justice minister was not accepted for answer.

Following a spate of devastating wildfires, analysis has found that more than half of the land burned here over the past decade overlapped with protected nature areas – significantly higher than the EU average.

Tusla records not only revealed almost 7,000 missing from care incidents but also how one child had been reported missing 274 times in 12 months while in State care.

The four inspections recorded 16 hares being hit by dogs, an injured greyhound being euthanised and an entry stating that 10 hares had been killed, which the department later attributed to a ‘clerical error'.