Despite having 15 employees in 2017, and 20 in 2018, the Office of the Children's Ombudsman is somehow racking up millions in annual spending on office administration, seminars, and Public Relations, writes DAVID MULLINS

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ON THIS DAY: 11TH MARCH 1858 - Birth of Thomas Clarke, leader in the 1916 Rising

Thomas Clarke was born in Hampshire in the UK to Irish parents.They moved back to Dungannon when Thomas was 7 years old and the family spent the rest of his youth there.

When he was 20, he joined the IRB and quickly rose to prominence, becoming head of the local IRB circle. He was captured after a bombing campaign in the UK and spent the next 15 years doing hard labour in English jails. When he was finally released in 1898, he moved to the USA and married Kathleen, niece of the Fenian John Daly, who had previously persuaded him to join the IRB. They remained in New York, running a farm, until 1907 and then they returned to Ireland and opened a tobacconist shop. Their most prominent shop was on the corner of O'Connell Street and Parnell Street and became a prime meeting place for every prominent Fenian leader of the coming revolution.

He was instrumental in planning the rising, reforming the IRB and cultivating its young leade

WATCH: "The cases of Coronavirus are rising fast - but is government inaction making things worse?" asks Ben Scallan

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First death occurs of Irish Covid-19 patient

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ON THIS DAY: 12th MARCH 1930: Mohandas Gandhi begins 300km march protesting British salt tax

Britain's Salt Act of 1882 prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt, a staple in their diet. Indian citizens were forced to buy the vital mineral from their British rulers, who, in addition to exercising a monopoly over the manufacture and sale of salt, also charged a heavy salt tax. Though it affected everyone, it affected India's poor the most.

The Salt March, which took place from March to April 1930 in India, was an act of civil disobedience led by Mohandas Gandhi to protest British rule in India. During the march, thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from his religious retreat near Ahmedabad to the Arabian Sea coast, a distance of some 240 miles.

There, Gandhi and his supporters were to defy British policy by making salt from seawater. Along the route Gandhi addressed large crowds with many joining the march.

By the time they reached Dandi on April 5, Gandhi was at the head of a crowd of tens of t

In recent months the Irish Government has consistently been misleading in public statements about how much money Ireland contributes to the European Union. We took a closer look at the numbers


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Star Newstalk Presenter Ciara Kelly raised alarm about an apparently innocuous greeting card she received in the post yesterday - was it creepy, and as she said "sinister", or was she over-reacting?

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GPs slam Harris for “misleading” the public on coronavirus

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SHUT DOWN: Schools, colleges and childcare facilities to close, shops to remain open

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MICHAEL COOK writes that Australia needs a public inquiry into transgender medicine for kids

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It's not the most important part of the Coronavirus story - unless you're a Liverpool fan.

But could COVID-19 cost the Reds the league title?

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On one of the recordings which have been released the group says “Obviously the intent is to get people fired or get people known professionally to their employers” to which Ms Fitzpatrick responds “In a personal capacity I would have no issue with that”.

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Trans activists: Fire female economist for saying that “only female people menstruate”

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How long will the national shutdown last? We don't know, but a useful benchmark is around 400 confirmed cases by March 29th. That's what you'd expect if Ireland was tracking Italy, and there were no preventative measures in place:

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At the Natural Botanical Gardens in Dublin

Photo Credit: Peter Carvill

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Homegrown Home: Michelle shows us how to make Macramé holders for your favourite plants

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WATCH: Amazing trad session breaks out in Tokyo

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