"They didn’t even give us an allowance for food. We had to eat leftover meat and fish on the boat” #NoteworthyInvestigates
This is the story of Rene, one of a number of migrant fishers who left vessels due to working conditions they found exploitative.
Read their full story below:
Experts highlighted “an across the board failure” by the justice system as victims continuing to present to authorities.
We found there have been no prosecutions to date in 35 cases of alleged trafficking since 2017.
All this and more in the full article #NoteworthyInvestigates
https://www.noteworthy.ie/hands-on-deck-trafficking-5933827-Dec2022/
Happy Sunday #MastoDaoine
Way back in our first post (almost two weeks ago), we said it would be great to grow a community here interested in investigating #SocialJustice, #Environment, #LocalGovernment and other issues of concern
So today we’re asking you for suggestions on doing just that…
We already have a place where you can send us ideas/issues: 🔗 https://www.noteworthy.ie/entry
But that’s a bit different to a community. What would you like to see? #NoteworthyInvestigates
I'm currently working on a cross-border project supported by JournalismFund.eu with @theferret to examine depopulation on offshore islands.
I visited Clare Island & Arranmore last week to talk to community organisers dedicated to their communities & unique way of life.
We are examining housing, infrastructure, healthcare & the lack of joined-up policy to give islanders the platform to not just survive, but thrive.
Keep an eye out in mid-December for our series #NoteworthyInvestigates
In the last of our in-depth series on lobbying this week, we focused on the construction industry
#ConstructionNetwork #NoteworthyInvestigates
Lobby records and documents reporter Cormac Fitzgerald obtained through FOI show how the industry has pushed back against the judicial review process
Read now: 🔗 https://www.noteworthy.ie/the-construction-network-5903332-Nov2022/
We're shortlisted FIVE times in the Headline Mental Health Media Awards!!
w/ @mhdelaney @BiddyEarly @LauraByrneStory & @michhenn all receiving nominations for work done with us
Four nominations were for our #SilentTreatment investigation into eating disorder treatment provision and one was for our #ToughStart project which found Traveller health is ‘not being prioritised’
#IrishTwitter #NoteworthyInvestigates
https://www.thejournal.ie/nominees-headline-mental-health-awards-5917405-Nov2022/
Former Government officials' details missing from hundreds of lobbying returns #NoteworthyInvestigates
In part one of our #RevolvingDoor investigation with The Journal, we found almost 400 occasions where former Government officials incorrectly appeared as ‘ordinary’ lobbyists
#IrishNews #News #IrishPolitics
Read now: 🔗
https://www.noteworthy.ie/revolving-door-lobbying-register-5896553-Nov2022/
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Niall Sargent
