More than €43 million was paid out in insurance claims on behalf of 28 local authorities in the first nine months of this year.
The highest number relate to Dublin City Council, at €7.5 million, according to new Freedom of Information figures.
Local authorities are insured by Irish Public Bodies, which covers councils for trips on footpaths, pothole problems and other issues.
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Lisa Smith is due back in court this morning after being charged with a terror related offence last week.
The former soldier from Dundalk, Co Louth was arrested on arrival back to Ireland from Turkey earlier this month.
After being questioned for a number of days, the 37-year-old mother of one was charged and brought before Dublin District Court this day last week.
She’s accused of being a member of Islamic State on dates between October 28th 2015 and December 1st 2019.
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Children as young as 10 are being groomed for the drugs trade in Dublin, a new report has warned.
The report into criminal networks in areas between the Liberties and Walkinstown has found many of the children used as runners and carriers are considered "expendable".
The report also highlights that less than 2% of those aged between 12 and 40 are involved in crime.
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Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy claims Sinn Féin's new rent freeze bill is "unconstitutional".
TDs last night debated the Bill in the Dail ahead of next week's vote.
It proposes a three year freeze on rents nationwide, and would also see renters receive a tax credit worth one month's rent.
Fianna Fáil has signalled they'll back it, increasing the likelihood of it passing.
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The Government is being called on to abolish Ireland's direct provision system.
A new report from the Faculty of Paediatrics at the Royal College of Physicians is looking for asylum seekers to instead be accommodated in own-door, community-based housing.
The latest figures show in 2018, 1,778 children were living in direct provision in Ireland - many for periods of up to 14 months or more.
