Pamela Fraher

RTÉ Investigates

Sale of unapproved US weight loss trial drug exposed in Ireland

Medical experts have warned of significant health risks to members of the public after it emerged that an experimental weight loss medication, which has no regulatory approval worldwide, is being sold on the Irish black market.

RTÉ Investigates • 09 Dec 24

'RTÉ Investigates: Black Market Weight Loss' is on RTÉ One at 9.35pm on Monday.

'Like paracetamol': Inside our weight loss drug black market

Pamela Fraher has spent months investigating products and practices used within Ireland's beauty industry. On Monday night, she examines the black market supply chain related to weight loss drugs and products.

RTÉ Investigates • 08 Dec 24

Unlicensed South Korean botulinum toxin obtained by RTÉ Investigates

RTÉ footage raises 'huge' issue around botox-type treatments

The President of the Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons has warned of a risk to members of the public and said he is "shocked" and "stunned" after viewing undercover footage of the activities of some people working in the beauty industry in Ireland.

RTÉ Investigates • 04 Mar 24

Exposed: My journey into Ireland's underground botox supply chain

Pamela Fraher has spent six months investigating products and practices used within Ireland's beauty industry. Ahead of Monday's broadcast, she tells her story.

RTÉ Investigates • 03 Mar 24

Crossing the Line – How safe is public transport?

Over several weeks, RTÉ Investigates travelled on most forms of public transport to see first-hand what the daily commute is really like. Using hidden cameras, researchers witnessed a wide variety of anti-social activity.

investigations unit • 14 Jul 22

Caroline Foran first experienced anxiety in 2014

How the pandemic has increased women's anxiety even further

Women are twice as likely as men to experience anxiety. Add a pandemic in on top of that, and suddenly the number suffering from anxiety mushrooms, reports Pamela Fraher.

lifestyle • 08 Mar 21