Independent urban towns are in a different level of social crisis to the rest of the country — unemployment at 5.9%, the highest of any area type, 17% at risk of poverty, and 20% of their households reliant on social welfare

The many ironies of fuel protests

The State's response to decade-old Air Corps chemical exposure scandal is clearly one of 'deny, delay, die'

Despite repeated warnings, rising litigation and more than 100 suspected premature deaths, air corps survivors say they are still fighting for answers and support almost a decade after the then taoise...

Former Air Corps personnel say they were exposed to hazardous chemicals without protection, and feel the State has not properly responded to their concerns

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