'The expectation that trained journalists will be present to report on court cases, council meetings and other developments is an essential part of democratic accountability. If that reporting stops, then the door to widespread corruption creaks open.'

rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

If we had been running consistent victim surveys over the past 30 years

There's no reason to think the Irish data would be telling a different story

Unfortunately, unlike England & Wales we don't have such a resource

Nor are we likely to have one in the foreseeable future

Jfc, Eurostat misplaces a decimal point, the story goes around the world. They've now corrected it and only about five people will ever notice. They'll all remember the incorrect story. thejournal.ie/number-of-ille…

Fine Gael Justice Minister Helen McEntee appointed a party colleague, who’s running in the upcoming local elections, as a peace commissioner despite his 15 criminal convictions.

Peace commissioners have powers to issue garda search warrants.

ontheditch.com/helen-mcentee-…

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce the shortlist for the Humanitarian Journalism Excellence category! 🌍 Please welcome:
1.Jade Wilson
2.Hannah McCarthy
3.Shamim Malekmian
Each story has inspired, educated, and moved us. 📰 Tomorrow, we'll reveal the winner who truly…

nytimes.com/2024/05/13/opi…

US struggles to meet electricity demand continue: 'One major source of disruption is data centers. The facilities are ballooning in size as people spend more hours online and companies digitize everything from factory processes to fast-food rive-throughs.'
msn.com/en-us/money/ma…

Why are so many women councillors choosing not to run again? A third of women now on Dublin City Council aren’t standing again, while only an eighth of men on the council say the same. dublininquirer.com/2024/05/08/why…

“Dublin councillor viciously attacked by anti-immigration thug”

This is horrendous. Please read. Dublin Live seemingly the only outlet whose picked up the story. Needs to be on every front page dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-ne…

Government targets push councils to inspect private rental properties, but not to force landlords to fix them up. And three Dublin local councils have done little other than send letters pointing out problems – they’ve rarely followed up with enforcement. dublininquirer.com/2024/05/08/gov…

Trial of on-street cargo bike rental to start in Dublin City irishcycle.com/2024/05/10/tri… via @irishcycle

If a campaign poster doesn't have the required printer info on it, what happens then? Do the guards or the council or the Army Ranger Wing take it down? Or does the person who put it up get fined? Or what are the consequences, basically, if any?

Some don't remember/know, but IPO called the guards on the first homeless person who pitched a tent outside its offices, and the guards told him they 'destroyed' his tent. dublininquirer.com/2023/03/15/a-h…

US politics is very weird.

Seems to be a lot of fencing-off happening around the city these days: gated apartment complexes, plans to fence-off laneways, fenced off canalsides.

Looking forward to sharing my nascent PhD findings in trust in journalism, place, and working class experiences at the upcoming Class in the Creative Industries seminar in TU Dublin / OT Baile Átha Cliath. Free to all, register below.
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