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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

Unfinished homes at the site in Calry, Co Sligo

Charity bought property from firm owned by 'conflicted' directors

RTÉ Investigates can reveal that a publicly funded non-profit housing charity purchased property and services for hundreds of thousands of euro from a private company owned by two of its own directors

RTÉ Investigates • 18 Dec 23

Revenue said people who were aware of planning-related payments could report them to it confidentially

Revenue warns of tax implications for planning payments

Revenue has warned of "potentially serious consequences" for people who do not disclose payments they have received as part of the misuse of the planning appeals system.

Business • 08 Dec 23

John Callaghan pictured outside An Bord Pleanála on day of meeting with developer

Meeting between objectors and developer observed by Verona Murphy

Serial planning objectors John and Micheál Callaghan sought an option to buy sites in the same housing development to which they were objecting for a nominal fee. Independent TD Verona Murphy observed a meeting between the Callaghans and a developer

RTÉ Investigates • 05 Dec 23

The self-styled NGO withdrawing planning appeals for cash

Using covert recordings, RTÉ Investigates reveals how two individuals are making mischievous planning appeals against residential and industrial developments. The appeals are withdrawn once payoffs are received from property developers.

RTÉ Investigates • 04 Dec 23

Dental Council warns Govt patients are being left 'at risk'

The President of the Dental Council of Ireland has warned Government that patients are being placed at risk due to a lack of regulation of the practice of dentistry in Ireland, according to correspondence seen by RTÉ Investigates.

RTÉ Investigates • 09 Nov 23

Family at centre of dossier scandal seek Dept of Health apology

A family who had to take on the State to secure proper special needs education have gone public to demand accountability after learning a secret health dossier had been unlawfully kept on them.

RTÉ Investigates • 28 Sep 23

'The Department got caught out': The story of the dossier scandal

When a whistleblower went public more than two years ago to reveal controversial information gathering techniques within the Department of Health – one family in the southwest felt worried.

RTÉ Investigates • 28 Sep 23

Dr Andreia Funico undertook to never again practice dentistry in Ireland.

How one unregistered dentist worked in Ireland despite complaints

Until last week, Dr Andreia Funico had a significant social media presence. On any of her numerous accounts you could easily find multiple photos of the 44-year-old from Lisbon in Portugal busy at work.

RTÉ Investigates • 12 Sep 23

Revealed: Convicted, unknown and unregulated 'dentists'

A person with a conviction for sexual assault who is not registered with the Dental Council of Ireland has been practising as a dentist here, RTÉ Investigates understands.

RTÉ Investigates • 07 Sep 23

What I heard as an undercover renter: 'Cash... or some other way'

Using a series of aliases, Barbara Soares spent months investigating the reality of what happens when some women enquire about renting from Irish landlords who are willing to take advantage of the housing crisis.

RTÉ Investigates • 27 Jul 23

RTÉ Investigates on Thursday reports on landlords in Ireland seeking sex in exchange for reduced rent, or free accommodation.

Do we need a law to stop landlords seeking sex from renters?

Some landlords in Ireland are seeking sex from often vulnerable prospective tenants in exchange for reduced rent, or free accommodation, RTÉ Investigates has found

RTÉ Investigates • 26 Jul 23

Animal abuse footage filmed by RTÉ is 'repugnant' says Taoiseach

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has described footage filmed as part of an RTÉ Investigates report on dairy expansion in Ireland as "repugnant".

RTÉ Investigates • 11 Jul 23

In her statement, Caroline Goldsmith said: 'I made submissions to the State University of Sheffield. This was a personal error of significant proportion, which I deeply regret.'

Psychologist apologises over fake PhD qualification

Psychologist Caroline Goldsmith has apologised for claiming to have a PhD from an online university which issues fake qualifications.

RTÉ Investigates • 10 Mar 23

How fake qualifications got psychologist a HSE job

A woman was able to operate as a psychologist with the HSE despite having fake qualifications.

RTÉ Investigates • 09 Mar 23

RTÉ Investigates has established that Caroline Goldsmith did not have real qualifications

Psychologist with fake qualifications worked for HSE

RTÉ Investigates has learned that a psychologist used bogus qualifications to get a job with the Health Service Executive.

RTÉ Investigates • 07 Mar 23

'As much as we're trying to give her all the therapies, it's just not enough'

'My three-year-old is self-harming' - Mother's waiting list worry

The HSE is legally obliged to provide an Assessment of Needs within six months of an application. But the HSE confirmed to RTÉ Investigates that the average waiting time is 16 months.

RTÉ Investigates • 06 Mar 23

RTÉ journalist Barry O'Kelly set up a professional website and bought a PhD online

How I set myself up as a fake psychologist

In Ireland there are no State regulations covering psychologists - the title 'psychologist' is not protected. So does that mean that anyone could call themselves a psychologist? RTÉ Investigates finds out.

RTÉ Investigates • 09 Mar 23

'I feel freer' - Illegal adoptees unlock their origins

Twelve months later, some illegal adoptees are still searching for answers and struggling to discover their true identities.

investigations unit • 16 Mar 22

Many services say they are 'overwhelmed' (Stock image posed by model)

60% increase in breaches of protection orders

The number of breaches of court protection orders in domestic abuse cases reported to gardaí increased by more than 60% during the Covid-19 pandemic, when compared with 2018 and 2019, according to figures released to RTÉ Investigates.

investigations unit • 07 Feb 22

Dossiers including sensitive medical information of children involved in long-dormant court cases were built by the Department of Health without the knowledge or consent of parents

Irish Medical Council 'concerned' over secret dossiers

The Irish Medical Council has expressed "great concern" at revelations in a report by RTÉ Investigates that clinical information was shared with the Department of Health without patient's knowledge or consent.

investigations unit • 13 May 21

'Sarah', not her real name, was one of three girls repeatedly sexually abused from the age of five (file image)

Woman abused at Galway foster home settles court action

A 26-year-old woman, who was one of three children abused at a foster home in Co Galway, has settled her High Court action.

investigations unit • 26 Mar 21

The bodies of Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith have not been recovered

R116 accident review faces delay after expert resigns

A key member of a team reviewing a report into the fatal R116 helicopter crash that occurred off the coast of Mayo in 2017 has resigned due to a conflict of interest, RTÉ Investigates has learned.

RTÉ Investigates • 08 Oct 20

Nine workers from Áras Attracta remain suspended on full pay (file pic)

Áras Attracta: Six years on, internal inquiry continues

Six years after an RTÉ documentary exposed how some residents at the Co Mayo care facility for people with intellectual disabilities were mistreated, an internal disciplinary process has yet to formally conclude.

Analysis and Comment • 03 Oct 20

Áras Attracta: Six years on, internal inquiry continues

Six years after an RTÉ documentary exposed how some residents at the Co Mayo care facility for people with intellectual disabilities were mistreated, an internal disciplinary process has yet to formally conclude.

RTÉ Investigates • 05 Oct 20