FactCheck: Do the Help to Buy and First Home schemes push up house prices?

By By The Journal FactCheck via PA 12/11/2024

Opposition parties have argued that the Government schemes are contributing to price inflation – but are they right?

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Fact check: Photograph of homeless person on Dublin street was taken in 2019

By By Stephen Wood, PA 12/11/2024

Manipulated picture shared by political campaigns originally showed a poster advertising chocolate rather than Simon Harris.

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FactCheck: Can foreign nationals and asylum seekers vote in general elections?

By By The Journal FactCheck via PA 08/11/2024

Anti-migrant narratives have suggested that politicians are using foreign nationals and refugees to manipulate elections.

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FactCheck: How does Ireland’s voting system work?

By By The Journal FactCheck via PA 08/11/2024

Here’s what you need to know about what happens to your vote.

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The Problem with Using Surveys in Press Releases: Why They Often Fail to Gain News Coverage

By Kate Gardiner 07/11/2024

In today’s fast-paced media environment, getting your press release noticed by journalists is a challenge. Marketers and PR professionals often turn to surveys to boost their chances of media coverage. The idea seems simple: surveys offer data and insight, which is something journalists love – right? Not always. In fact, using surveys in press releases is often an ineffective tactic and can be seen as lazy, with many such releases failing to gain the coverage desired.

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