Oonagh Smyth

Prime Time

Nursing homes: The forgotten frontline of the pandemic

Nearly 1,000 residents of nursing homes died from Covid-19. Prime Time reporter Oonagh Smyth speaks to the staff, managers, experts and relatives who had to …

Prime Time • 16 Jul 20

The 25 boxes of files were reviewed by a child protection expert

Scouting Ireland files released from former Senior Scout's home

A large volume of previously undiscovered files held at the home of a former senior member of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland (CBSI) were …

Prime Time • 26 May 20

The report found abuse occurred at the highest levels of Scouting Ireland over decades

Scouting report finds cover-up and culture of secrecy

Scouting Ireland's commissioned report on past cases of sexual abuse, while strong in its recommendations, confines its detail to a very small number of actual …

Ireland • 14 May 20

Oakdale nursing home is down six nurses and 28 staff

HSE deploys nurses to Offaly nursing home

The Health Service Executive has agreed to deploy HSE nurses to a nursing home in Portarlington Co Offaly after it pleaded for help to deal …

Coronavirus • 29 Apr 20

RTÉ News understands that some new deliveries of PPE distributed this week contained protective gowns which are three-quarter length on the arm

Some new PPE 'not fit for purpose' - medical staff

Part of the consignment of Personal Protective Equipment which was recently distributed to Covid-19 test centres, mobile ambulance units and hospitals is being described as …

Coronavirus • 03 Apr 20

In the Dublin City Council area there are an estimated 4,714 housing units that remain unbuilt on sites with development potential

FOI documents reveal 359 vacant development sites lying idle

Information released to RTÉ Investigates under Freedom of Information indicates that development land, with the potential to provide an estimated 18,500 to 20,700 homes on …

investigations unit • 13 May 21