Conor McMorrow

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Ireland is considering moving to prescription-only for medicines containing codeine, according to Government documents

Inside Ireland's widespread reliance on codeine medicines

Ireland has a "significant and widespread reliance on codeine containing medicines" and will consider moving from over-the-counter sales to prescription-only, according to internal Department of Health documents.

Prime Time • 12 Apr 23

CCTV footage captures some of the shoplifting incidents

Shoplifting can jeopardise businesses, jobs - Taoiseach

Shoplifting and larceny should be taken seriously as they can jeopardise the future of businesses and jobs, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil.

Politics • 22 Mar 23

Level of abuse against retail workers 'out of control'

A wave of harassment, vile abuse, shoplifting and other crimes has hit Ireland's shops and supermarkets, retailers have told RTÉ's Prime Time.

Prime Time • 22 Mar 23

Some Killarney locals have warned that growing numbers of refugees have put the town under strain

Growing refugee numbers in Killarney strain tourist town

Killarney has a proud history of accommodating refugees, and has welcomed over 3,000 fleeing war in Ukraine. But some have warned that growing numbers have put the town under strain.

Prime Time • 26 Jan 23

Oxfam claims that a wealth tax up to 5% could raise $1.7 trillion a year

Will a tax on the super-rich bridge the wealth divide?

Not for the first time, the left has called on the Government to introduce a wealth tax. But a levy on the super-rich may not be as fruitful as some have suggested, Conor McMorrow explains.

Prime Time • 20 Jan 23

'Sportswashing does work' - why regimes bankroll sport

The World Cup has been overshadowed by criticism of human rights abuses, leading to allegations of sportswashing, explains Conor McMorrow. But what is sportswashing, and does it even work?

Prime Time • 02 Dec 22

Katerina Pafnutova fled from Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, with her six-year-old son

Ukrainian refugees to be moved from Dublin hotel

Ukrainian refugees housed in a hotel in Clondalkin, Dublin will be moved to alternative accommodation in Cork, Limerick, and Donegal on Monday morning.

Ireland • 25 Nov 22

Refugees departing Dublin hotel face uncertain future

Some 23 women and children who fled Ukraine have been told that they will have to move out of a hotel in West Dublin. They have no idea where they are going, explains Conor McMorrow.

Prime Time • 23 Nov 22

Stephen Donnelly said he was 'concerned' at what he saw in a Prime Time report

Codeine guidelines to be reviewed - Health Minister

The Minister for Health has asked the HSE and the Department of Health to look at how guidelines concerning over-the-counter codeine medicines are applied.

Prime Time • 14 Oct 22

Pharmacies must follow stringent guidelines for the sale of addictive codeine painkillers

Some pharmacies failed to adhere to codeine guidelines

Not one of 18 pharmacies visited as part of a Prime Time report adhered to all of the guidelines surrounding the sale of over-the-counter codeine medicines.

Prime Time • 05 Oct 22