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factcheckni_110 | factcheckni_110 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-unionism-always-oppose-the-northern-ireland-protocol/ | Unionism was against the NI Protocol from day one | Sir Jeffrey Donaldson | 2023-03-15 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-unionism-always-oppose-the-northern-ireland-protocol/ | The Protocol had two iterations in October 2019 In the Executive in 2021, the DUP opposition remained with some nuance All of the main Unionist parties have opposed the Protocol Polls also suggest a lack of support for the NI Protocol amongst the Unionist community, more generally | 2023-03-15 | True | true | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_110_ret_b8_gn | factcheckni_110 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-unionism-always-oppose-the-northern-ireland-protocol/ | Unionism was against the NI Protocol from day one | Sir Jeffrey Donaldson | 2023-03-15 | https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/northern-ireland-protocol-unionism-shoots-itself-in-the-foot-1.4492053 | Many of those involved in taking legal action against the NI protocol have openly opposed the Belfast Agreement or, worse yet, called for the peace treaty to be scrapped entirely. Therein lies the looming red flag of duplicity and ulterior motives, flying higher than any union flag, and blanketing the citizens of this region in its stagnating shadow. [...] Political unionism uniting against the protocol leaves those within unionism who support the protocol with little political space to call home [...] Political unionism uniting against the protocol leaves those within unionism who support the protocol, or who voted against Brexit, with little political space to call home. Unionism no longer holds a majority in Northern Ireland. Opting for reruns of a tired Brexit game instead of seeking workable solutions to the protocol will only further shrink their base. | 2021-02-23 | True | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
factcheckni_110_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_110 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-unionism-always-oppose-the-northern-ireland-protocol/ | Unionism was against the NI Protocol from day one | Sir Jeffrey Donaldson | 2023-03-15 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-unionism-always-oppose-the-northern-ireland-protocol/ | In considering this claim, it is important to take into account the positions of other parties who designate as "Unionist" – as well as the views of those who describe themselves as "Unionist", more generally. When exploring whether the DUP have opposed the NI Protocol, it is important to ask: which one? And what constitutes "day one" with regard to the NI Protocol? [...] An April 2022 a poll conducted by the Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool found that 21% Unionists indicated that the NI Protocol was the most important issue that concerns them (in contrast to 2% of Nationalists, and 4% of neither Unionist or Nationalist respondents). Similarly, in 2021, Lucid Talk surveyed Unionist voters’ attitudes to the Protocol with 91% supporting its abolition and just 6% supporting keeping it in place. [...] The DUP along with other Unionist parties have all opposed the Protocol as outlined in the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement. Polls also suggested a lack of support for the NI Protocol among the Unionist community, more generally. | 2023-12-18 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_110_ret_bn_g2 | factcheckni_110 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-unionism-always-oppose-the-northern-ireland-protocol/ | Unionism was against the NI Protocol from day one | Sir Jeffrey Donaldson | 2023-03-15 | https://factcheckni.org/category/topics/europe/ | Did Unionism always oppose the Northern Ireland Protocol? [...] On 15 March, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP told the National Press Club in Washington DC: "Unionism rejected the NI Protocol from day one."Articles | | 2024-06-01 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_111 | factcheckni_111 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/is-there-majority-support-for-marriage-equality/ | Seventy percent of people in Northern Ireland and the majority of its Assembly Members support marriage equality for LGBT couples. | IrishCentral | 2018-01-28 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/is-there-majority-support-for-marriage-equality/ | The claim is accurate.On 28th January 2018, IrishCentral claimed that “Seventy percent of people in Northern Ireland and the majority of its Assembly Members support marriage equality for LGBT couples.” | 2018-01-28 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_111_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_111 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/is-there-majority-support-for-marriage-equality/ | Seventy percent of people in Northern Ireland and the majority of its Assembly Members support marriage equality for LGBT couples. | IrishCentral | 2018-01-28 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_Kingdom | - ^ Clakre, Liam (3 October 2014). "Slim majority in Northern Ireland supports same sex marriage law". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2014. [...] - ^ "Survey shows 70% support for same-sex marriages in Northern Ireland – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2016. - ^ "76% of Northern Ireland back marriage equality in latest poll". Gaytimes.co.uk. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019. | 2024-10-01 | True | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
factcheckni_111_ret_bn_g16 | factcheckni_111 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/is-there-majority-support-for-marriage-equality/ | Seventy percent of people in Northern Ireland and the majority of its Assembly Members support marriage equality for LGBT couples. | IrishCentral | 2018-01-28 | https://academic.oup.com/icon/article/14/1/26/2526784 | There was hence large agreement that opening the institution of marriage to same-sex couples "signals clearly that same-sex couple relationships should be treated with fairness and dignity."139 [...] [S]i impone invece la risposta affermativa sia perché il diritto a contrarre matrimonio appartiene al novero dei diritti fondamentali, sia perché opinare diversamente comporterebbe negare il rispetto della dignità della persona e delle sue scelte di vita. [...] [T]o fully implement the rights granted under Article 2 and Article 3 of Directive 2004/38/EC not only to different sex spouses, but also to the registered partner, member of the household and the partner, including same-sex couples recognized by a Member State, irrespective of nationality and without prejudice to their non-recognition in civil law by another Member State, on the basis of the principles of mutual recognition, equality, non-discrimination, dignity, and private and family life. | 2016-01-01 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_111_ret_bn_g9 | factcheckni_111 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/is-there-majority-support-for-marriage-equality/ | Seventy percent of people in Northern Ireland and the majority of its Assembly Members support marriage equality for LGBT couples. | IrishCentral | 2018-01-28 | https://theweek.com/articles/557418/why-are-catholics-supportive-gay-marriage | Lots of experts were surprised that "Catholic Ireland" voted in gay marriage. They haven't been paying attention. Last weekend, Ireland overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment legalizing same-sex marriage, the first country in the world to do so by popular vote. The reaction invariably included some degree of shock that a country about 85 percent Roman Catholic would embrace marriage equality. Well, the Irish Catholics aren't alone. Much to the Vatican's evident chagrin, majorities of Catholics all over the West support same-sex marriage, often at higher rates than other Christian denominations. In majority-Protestant Northern Ireland, the provincial Assembly has refused to join the rest of the United Kingdom in allowing same-sex marriage — most recently in January — and First Minister Peter Robinson recently agreed with his wife that homosexuality is "an abomination." | 2015-05-28 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_112_ret_b17_gn | factcheckni_112 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/michael-davitt-gac-offered-as-a-coronavirus-19-field-hospital/ | Michael Davitt Gaelic Athletic Club offered as a coronavirus field hospital. | Irish News | 2020-03-23 | https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/modern-ireland-in-100-artworks-1983-bligeard-sraide-by-michael-davitt-1.2563047 | Michael Davitt (1950-2005) was a key figure in the literary movement associated with the poetry magazine Innti, which he established as a student broadsheet with his fellow students Gabriel Rosenstock and Con Ó Drisceoil at University College Cork in 1970. Important influences during his UCC years were the creative trio of Seán Ó Ríordáin (see the entry in this series for 1971), Seán Ó Tuama, poet and professor of Irish, and the composer Seán Ó Riada, all of whom were exploring and experimenting with inherited art forms. Davitt, born and raised in Cork city, was himself a charismatic man, and he took the Irish language and Irish poetry out of classrooms and lecture halls and into the pubs and clubs of youth culture. For Davitt and many of his peers from urban English-speaking backgrounds, commitment to Irish was a conscious countercultural move, in tune with youth movements and civil-rights politics. | 2016-03-05 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_112_ret_b2_gn | factcheckni_112 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/michael-davitt-gac-offered-as-a-coronavirus-19-field-hospital/ | Michael Davitt Gaelic Athletic Club offered as a coronavirus field hospital. | Irish News | 2020-03-23 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatragh_GAC | Michael Davitt's GAC Swatragh (Irish: CLG Míceal Mhic Dhaíbheid Suaitreach) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Swatragh, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently caters for Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. The club is named after republican patriot and revolutionary Michael Davitt. [...] History [edit]In 1946 John McCormack proposed the idea of forming a Gaelic football club in Swatragh. Other founder members included Patsy Collins, Jim McMullan, John Eddie Friel and James McGurk. They choose to name the club after Michael Davitt, because he had given Irish Land League speeches in Swatragh in the late 19th century.[1] It also marked 100 years since Davitt's birth. The club colours were initially red and white, but in 1949 the present green and white colours were adopted. | 2024-09-26 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_112_ret_b9_gn | factcheckni_112 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/michael-davitt-gac-offered-as-a-coronavirus-19-field-hospital/ | Michael Davitt Gaelic Athletic Club offered as a coronavirus field hospital. | Irish News | 2020-03-23 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Davitt | Michael Davitt (born March 25, 1846, Straide, County Mayo, Ire.—died May 31, 1906, Dublin) was the founder of the Irish Land League (1879), which organized resistance to absentee landlordism and sought to relieve the poverty of the tenant farmers by securing fixity of tenure, fair rent, and free sale of the tenant’s interest. | 1998-07-20 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_113 | factcheckni_113 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-these-workers-trapped-by-bollards-theyve-installed-outside-a-hospital-in-belfast/ | Workers have trapped their van inside bollards they are installing outside a hospital in Belfast. | Viral social media post | 2020-02-26 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-these-workers-trapped-by-bollards-theyve-installed-outside-a-hospital-in-belfast/ | This claim is not accurate. The building is an office block in Manchester, not a hospital in Belfast. And the bollards are removable. | 2020-02-26 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_113_ret_b13_gn | factcheckni_113 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-these-workers-trapped-by-bollards-theyve-installed-outside-a-hospital-in-belfast/ | Workers have trapped their van inside bollards they are installing outside a hospital in Belfast. | Viral social media post | 2020-02-26 | https://www.safetyxpress.com.au/blog/common-questions-about-bollards-answered/ | In fact, installing bollards is a cost-effective way to balance security and appeal of workplaces. While considering bollards as safety equipment, people often ask a few common questions. Here are the answers to the four most common questions about bollards : [...] - Bollards can be installed to control traffic and prevent car ramming attacks. [...] - Bollards are recommended for commercial applications where the budget is a primary concern. | 2018-03-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_113_ret_b3_gn | factcheckni_113 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-these-workers-trapped-by-bollards-theyve-installed-outside-a-hospital-in-belfast/ | Workers have trapped their van inside bollards they are installing outside a hospital in Belfast. | Viral social media post | 2020-02-26 | https://www.expertsecurityuk.co.uk/news/ultimate-guide-to-bollard-regulations-uk/ | Bollards can be considered as one of the most effective traffic control and security solutions on the market. Found in residential areas, public spaces and around commercial sites, bollards are everywhere - keeping people safe, unauthorised access low and reducing vehicle-related accidents. [...] Bollards are a versatile security measure found in different contexts all over the UK, that reduce unauthorised access, increase pedestrian safety, help to control road traffic and minimise vehicle-related accidents (to name a few). [...] In the UK, bollard placement is governed by the security regulations laid out by the Department of Transport - a department under the British Government. They have laid out guidance for bollard placement, which should be followed where appropriate. | 2024-05-13 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_113_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_113 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-these-workers-trapped-by-bollards-theyve-installed-outside-a-hospital-in-belfast/ | Workers have trapped their van inside bollards they are installing outside a hospital in Belfast. | Viral social media post | 2020-02-26 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-these-workers-trapped-by-bollards-theyve-installed-outside-a-hospital-in-belfast/ | This claim is not accurate. The building is an office block in Manchester, not a hospital in Belfast. And the bollards are removable. A number of much shared Facebook posts claim "These workmen are just finished installing cast-iron bollards to stop people from parking on the pavement outside the Royal Hospital in Belfast. They are cleaning up at the end of the day. If you can spot why they’re not going home hit share, and don’t say!" The image in these humour Facebook posts frequently appears in memes and Facebook posts. The location varies. This well shared version claims that the workmen are installing bollards outside "the Royal Hospital in Belfast". | 2022-02-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_117 | factcheckni_117 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/is-there-a-uda-dup-brothers-in-arms-mural/ | There is a new ‘Brothers-in-Arms’ mural in Belfast depicting a partnership between the UDA and the DUP. | @LADFLEG | 2017-06-01 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/is-there-a-uda-dup-brothers-in-arms-mural/ | There is no ‘Brothers-in-Arms’ UDA-DUP mural in Belfast. | 2017-06-01 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_117_ret_b9_gn | factcheckni_117 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/is-there-a-uda-dup-brothers-in-arms-mural/ | There is a new ‘Brothers-in-Arms’ mural in Belfast depicting a partnership between the UDA and the DUP. | @LADFLEG | 2017-06-01 | https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/king-billys-return-an-artistic-bid-to-regenerate-belfasts-sandy-row/28767481.html | UDA leader Jackie McDonald admitted that the previous mural could have been regarded as "intimidating". [...] The mural, funded by the Republic’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Belfast City Council and the Housing Executive, was officially unveiled by DSD Minister Nelson McCausland. [...] The new mural is part of a major project to give loyalist and republican communities in Belfast a new image. | 2012-07-04 | False | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_117_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_117 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/is-there-a-uda-dup-brothers-in-arms-mural/ | There is a new ‘Brothers-in-Arms’ mural in Belfast depicting a partnership between the UDA and the DUP. | @LADFLEG | 2017-06-01 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/is-there-a-uda-dup-brothers-in-arms-mural/ | There is no ‘Brothers-in-Arms’ UDA-DUP mural in Belfast. [...] The claim is false. There is no ‘Brothers-in-Arms’ UDA-DUP mural in Belfast. Image: Brothers-in-Arms UDA-DUP mural | 2022-02-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_117_ret_bn_g12 | factcheckni_117 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/is-there-a-uda-dup-brothers-in-arms-mural/ | There is a new ‘Brothers-in-Arms’ mural in Belfast depicting a partnership between the UDA and the DUP. | @LADFLEG | 2017-06-01 | https://belfastchildis.com/tag/sandy-row/ | Masked and armed UDA/UFF members at a show of strength in Belfast [...] A UDA/UFF mural in Bangor [...] A UDA/UFF South-East Antrim Brigade mural in Newtownabbey | 2016-01-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_118 | factcheckni_118 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/96-population-growth-by-those-aged-65/ | By 2026, 96% of the projected population growth in Northern Ireland will be represented by people aged 65 and over. | Spend it Like Stormont | 2019-06-12 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/96-population-growth-by-those-aged-65/ | This claim is accurate. NISRA has published a projection of an increased population of 77,587 people; the 65+ age profile will see the largest change. | 2019-06-12 | True | true | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_118_ret_b0_g0 | factcheckni_118 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/96-population-growth-by-those-aged-65/ | By 2026, 96% of the projected population growth in Northern Ireland will be represented by people aged 65 and over. | Spend it Like Stormont | 2019-06-12 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/96-population-growth-by-those-aged-65/ | On 12 June 2019, the BBC programme, Spend it Like Stormont, stated: "Between 2016 and 2026, the population here [Northern Ireland] is projected to grow by more than 77,000 — 96% of which will be 65 and over." [...] Overall, the growth in the population of Northern Ireland of those aged 0-64 is low (3,085 people) and those aged 65+ is high (74,502 people). Those aged 65+ represent 96% of total projected growth. [...] Data from the NISRA show that over the 10-year period from mid-2016 to mid-2026, Northern Ireland’s population is projected to rise by 4.2% (i.e. 77,600 people); 96% of this growth will be represented by those aged 65 and over. | 2022-03-02 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_118_ret_b1_gn | factcheckni_118 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/96-population-growth-by-those-aged-65/ | By 2026, 96% of the projected population growth in Northern Ireland will be represented by people aged 65 and over. | Spend it Like Stormont | 2019-06-12 | https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/population/national-population-projections | Projected future population of Northern Ireland by age and sex 30 January 2024 12 January 2022 21 October 2019 | 2024-01-30 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_118_ret_b3_gn | factcheckni_118 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/96-population-growth-by-those-aged-65/ | By 2026, 96% of the projected population growth in Northern Ireland will be represented by people aged 65 and over. | Spend it Like Stormont | 2019-06-12 | https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-population-to-hit-almost-2m-by-2026-with-25-rise-in-people-aged-65-and-over/36849262.html | Northern Ireland population to hit almost 2m by 2026, with 25% rise in people aged 65 and over Northern Ireland's population is expected to reach almost two million by 2026, with an explosion in the number of people aged over 65. [...] The number of people aged 65 and over is expected to increase by 25% across the region, with this proportion of the population set to outnumber children by 2028. | 2018-04-27 | True | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
factcheckni_119_ret_b13_gn | factcheckni_119 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/will-400m-of-unspent-public-funds-be-wiped-out-by-a-budget-deficit/ | A £400m pot left unallocated by Stormont is going to be used to cover ongoing spending by departments. | Sammy Wilson | 2022-09-21 | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/stormont-robert-chote-chris-heatonharris-northern-ireland-westminster-b2369132.html | Two-year timetable for Stormont to repay £300m ‘overly punitive’, says economist [...] A two-year timetable for Stormont to repay an almost £300 million overspend is "overly punitive", a senior economist has said. [...] PA ReadyStormontRobert ChoteChris Heaton-HarrisNorthern IrelandWestminsterMPsUK GovernmentRebecca Black 1/1Two-year timetable for Stormont to repay £300m ‘overly punitive’, says economist | 2023-07-04 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_119_ret_b14_gn | factcheckni_119 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/will-400m-of-unspent-public-funds-be-wiped-out-by-a-budget-deficit/ | A £400m pot left unallocated by Stormont is going to be used to cover ongoing spending by departments. | Sammy Wilson | 2022-09-21 | https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2022/05/20/news/stormont-is-mature-enough-to-handle-devolution-of-tax-powers---conor-murphy-2716511/ | Meanwhile, Mr Murphy said the pot of money left unspent at Stormont due to the ongoing political stalemate now stands at £421 million. [...] A draft three-year budget along with £300m in unallocated funding from the UK Treasury was left on the Executive table when Paul Givan resigned as first minister in February as part of the DUP’s protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol. | 2022-05-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_120 | factcheckni_120 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-economy-in-derry-londonderry-contracted-21-since-2007/ | The economy in Derry/Londonderry has contracted 21% since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007. | Derry University Group | 2021-07-09 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-economy-in-derry-londonderry-contracted-21-since-2007/ | between 2007 and 2015, where the DUG assessment stops, GVA (adjusted for inflation to 2018 prices) grew by less than 1%, from £2.52bn to £2.55bn; and since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007 to 2019, the latest year for which ONS data is available, the Derry and Strabane area economy grew by 15.4%, from £2.524bn to £2.912bn (shown in figure below). | 2021-07-09 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_120_ret_b0_gn | factcheckni_120 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-economy-in-derry-londonderry-contracted-21-since-2007/ | The economy in Derry/Londonderry has contracted 21% since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007. | Derry University Group | 2021-07-09 | https://factcheckni.org/tag/derry-londonderry/ | This claim is inaccurate. Since 2007, economic output in the Derry and Strabane area has grown by 15% whether measured by Gross Value Added (GVA)Economy | [...] Derry/Londonderry only city without its own university? | 2024-01-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_120_ret_b14_gn | factcheckni_120 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-economy-in-derry-londonderry-contracted-21-since-2007/ | The economy in Derry/Londonderry has contracted 21% since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007. | Derry University Group | 2021-07-09 | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/industry-and-services/delivering-local-development-in-derry-londonderry-northern-ireland_5k92s6tv9c0r-en | Delivering Local Development in Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland [...] Derry-Londonderry has a challenging period ahead as it seeks to create 12 000 much needed jobs in the city over the next 10 years. It is now an outward-looking and learning city, seeking to learn from international best practice and in turn contribute to new thinking and understanding. Through One Plan – the Regeneration Plan for Derry Londonderry 2020 – the city can determine a different future: a stronger economy and equal society. Delivering Local Development in Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Inclusive Growth Through One Plan helps the city set out a path to reshape its future to ensure that the economy is able to generate sufficient, productive and sustainable employment, with opportunities for progression and accessibility for all. | 2012-08-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_120_ret_b18_gn | factcheckni_120 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-economy-in-derry-londonderry-contracted-21-since-2007/ | The economy in Derry/Londonderry has contracted 21% since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007. | Derry University Group | 2021-07-09 | https://sluggerotoole.com/2018/03/09/why-is-derry-so-poor-and-why-is-nothing-being-done-about-it-part-i/ | This article (Part I) begins by summarising the evidence that substantiates the claim that Derry is an economic outlier – suffering from a level of financial and social deprivation that is quite unique within Northern Ireland (and even the UK). The second article (Part II) will consider the range of reasons why the city finds itself in such a perilous state today. And the third and final article (Part III) will conclude with an analysis of what can be done to enable Derry to genuinely fulfil its potential and role as NI’s second city and as an important cross-border regional capital – particularly in light of Brexit. [...] Whilst further evidence abounds to prove that Derry is the UK and Northern Ireland’s economic problem child, the above should provide sufficient proof that the city does indeed suffer from a cocktail of high unemployment, high deprivation, low qualifications, low wages, low home ownership, low entrepreneurship and a high dependency upon public sector employment – all of which anchors it at the bottom of the pile in Northern Ireland. And while post-Troubles NI as a whole continues to converge with the rest of the UK on many key economic indicators, it is leaving it’s own second city firmly behind as it does so. Stormont – we have a problem. Part II of this article will go on to consider how Derry has ended up in this economic position, and what has made Derry so poor. | 2018-03-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_120_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_120 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-economy-in-derry-londonderry-contracted-21-since-2007/ | The economy in Derry/Londonderry has contracted 21% since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007. | Derry University Group | 2021-07-09 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-economy-in-derry-londonderry-contracted-21-since-2007/ | On 9 July 2021, the Derry Journal published an article about a report, "Comparison of the economic growth of Derry and Belfast since the Good Friday Agreement (1998)", written in 2018 by Cormac Duffy for Derry University Group (DUG) campaign group. The report used Gross Value Added (GVA) data to compare economic performance across the local authorities of Belfast, Derry City and Stranbane, and Lincoln (England). Among the report’s key findings is the claim: "Derry economy has contracted 21% since the restoration of Stormont in 2007." [...] The central claim of the report that the Derry and Strabane area economy has contracted by 21% since 2007 appears to be inaccurate on a number of fronts: - between 2007 and 2015, where the DUG assessment stops, GVA (adjusted for inflation to 2018 prices) grew by less than 1%, from £2.52bn to £2.55bn; and - since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007 to 2019, the latest year for which ONS data is available, the Derry and Strabane area economy grew by 15.4%, from £2.524bn to £2.912bn (shown in figure below). | 2022-02-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_121 | factcheckni_121 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/is-the-psni-rolling-out-a-snapchat-scheme-to-monitor-social-mitigation-compliance/ | The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are to pilot a Snapchat social media platform initiative to monitor social mitigation compliance in Northern Ireland. | Viral social media post | 2020-10-14 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/is-the-psni-rolling-out-a-snapchat-scheme-to-monitor-social-mitigation-compliance/ | 1,115 Community Resolution Notices (CRNs) 1,775 Penalty Notices (Covid 1 Notice) 449 Prohibition Notices (Covid 2 Notice) 47 Failure to Isolate fines (£1,000) (Covid 3 Notice) | 2020-10-14 | False | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_121_ret_b2_gn | factcheckni_121 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/is-the-psni-rolling-out-a-snapchat-scheme-to-monitor-social-mitigation-compliance/ | The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are to pilot a Snapchat social media platform initiative to monitor social mitigation compliance in Northern Ireland. | Viral social media post | 2020-10-14 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Service_of_Northern_Ireland | The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI; Irish: Seirbhís Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann;[7] Ulster-Scots: Polis Service o Norlin Airlan), is the police service responsible for law enforcement and the prevention of crime within Northern Ireland. [...] Accountability [edit]The PSNI is supervised by the Northern Ireland Policing Board. [...] - ^ PSNI (2015). April 2015, Keeping People Safe PSNI, Belfast. | 2024-10-07 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_121_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_121 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/is-the-psni-rolling-out-a-snapchat-scheme-to-monitor-social-mitigation-compliance/ | The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are to pilot a Snapchat social media platform initiative to monitor social mitigation compliance in Northern Ireland. | Viral social media post | 2020-10-14 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/is-the-psni-rolling-out-a-snapchat-scheme-to-monitor-social-mitigation-compliance/ | The PSNI have no plans to introduce any monitoring scheme on any social media platform. Complaints about social mitigation compliance can be registered on the PSNI website. A claim was published on social media, that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is "to roll out a new ‘Snap-fish’ pilot scheme" on the Snapchat social media platform "to help catch individuals not adhering to social distancing, social bubbles and gathering more than six people" (often referred to as "social mitigation compliance"). [...] "The Police Service of Northern Ireland has no plans to introduce a ‘snap-fish’ scheme … nor indeed any new social media platforms around the enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions." | 2022-03-02 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_121_ret_bn_g5 | factcheckni_121 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/is-the-psni-rolling-out-a-snapchat-scheme-to-monitor-social-mitigation-compliance/ | The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are to pilot a Snapchat social media platform initiative to monitor social mitigation compliance in Northern Ireland. | Viral social media post | 2020-10-14 | https://archive.niassembly.gov.uk/health/2007mandate/reports/report27_07_08r_2.htm | Timeframe: October 2006 (planning meeting), pilot site in Northern Ireland from January 2007. [...] Overview of our Service [...] to reduce the suicide rate in Northern Ireland. | 2008-05-14 | False | false | false | not_applicable |
factcheckni_122 | factcheckni_122 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-scone-equal-a-third-of-recommended-daily-calories/ | A scone can equal a third of one’s recommended daily calories. | The Irish News | 2019-02-11 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-scone-equal-a-third-of-recommended-daily-calories/ | An average scone equals a fifth of recommended daily calories for females, and a sixth for males. The number of calories tends to be proportionate to the size of a scone rather than the luxuriousness of its filling. | 2019-02-11 | True | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_122_ret_b13_gn | factcheckni_122 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-scone-equal-a-third-of-recommended-daily-calories/ | A scone can equal a third of one’s recommended daily calories. | The Irish News | 2019-02-11 | https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/0212/1029041-scones-northern-ireland/ | A large scone can equate to a third of recommended daily calories, a survey has shown. [...] "As scones tend to be a regular favourite for many across Northern Ireland, we felt it was important to raise awareness that this common snack can contain a greater number of calories than consumers may think. [...] - The range of calories varied widely from 154kcal to 756kcal - The portion sizes of scones ranged from 44g to 233g - The average scone provided 20g of sugar, which is the equivalent of five sugar cubes - The range of sugar per scone varied between 3.1g to 39.2g - Fruit scones generally provided higher sugar levels | 2019-02-12 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_122_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_122 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-scone-equal-a-third-of-recommended-daily-calories/ | A scone can equal a third of one’s recommended daily calories. | The Irish News | 2019-02-11 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-scone-equal-a-third-of-recommended-daily-calories/ | On 11 February 2019, a headline of the Irish News and the Belfast Telegraph stated that "One large scone can equal a third of recommended daily calories". Both articles used a Press Association report that referred to "a survey". [...] The report states that "the highest calorie scone, without the addition of spread or jam, provides over a third (38%) of the recommended daily calorie intake". [...] For people aged 19 to 64, the Government Dietary Recommendations suggest a daily intake of 2,000kcal for females and 2,500kcal for males. The largest scone of the survey, then, indeed equals a third of recommended calories; taking up 37.8% of a daily female diet, and 30.2% of a daily male diet. | 2022-03-02 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_122_ret_bn_g10 | factcheckni_122 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-scone-equal-a-third-of-recommended-daily-calories/ | A scone can equal a third of one’s recommended daily calories. | The Irish News | 2019-02-11 | https://amyshealthybaking.com/blog/2015/07/23/clean-peach-scones/ | Greek yogurt. With so little butter in these scones, the rest of their tender texture comes from one of my favorite ingredients in healthier baking: Greek yogurt! It adds the same moisture as extra butter or oil for a fraction of the calories, and it packs in a protein boost too. Be sure to stock up — I’ve shared 380+ recipes that use it! | 2015-07-23 | True | false | false | not_applicable |
factcheckni_123_ret_b0_gn | factcheckni_123 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/education/do-our-primary-pupils-receive-least-per-child/ | For every child coming into school in Northern Ireland, they are getting much less than their counterparts in other regions of the United Kingdom. | Corinne Latham | 2018-03-13 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/education/do-our-primary-pupils-receive-least-per-child/ | Public expenditure on pre-primary and primary education in Northern Ireland is least per child (£3,440; UK average: £4,316) and per head of population (£416; UK average: £473). Meanwhile, Northern Ireland has the second highest level of expenditure on overall education per head of population (£1,453); the situation is better explained by the amount spent per head on education subsidies and n.e.c. categories (£257; UK average: £102). On Tuesday 13th March during an interview conducted on BBC Radio Ulster Evening Extra, Corinne Latham, principal of Seaview Primary School in North Belfast, claimed: "For every child coming into school in Northern Ireland, they are getting much less than their counterparts in other regions of the United Kingdom." [...] At face value, Latham’s claim is correct; primary aged children in Northern Ireland receive less direct education expenditure than their counterparts in the rest of the UK. | 2022-02-26 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_123_ret_b3_gn | factcheckni_123 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/education/do-our-primary-pupils-receive-least-per-child/ | For every child coming into school in Northern Ireland, they are getting much less than their counterparts in other regions of the United Kingdom. | Corinne Latham | 2018-03-13 | https://thedetail.tv/articles/dramatic-increase-in-newcomer-pupils-attending-ni-s-schools | THE DATAThe new figures show that the number of schoolchildren without English as their first language increased more than seven-fold in Northern Ireland between 2001/02 and 2012/13. In 2001/02 there were 1,366 newcomer children in NI’s schools – 0.5% of the total school population. At that time they were called ‘English as an Additional Language’ pupils. [...] "We find that newcomer children have at times outperformed their Northern Irish counterparts in assessments. This has meant pupils have an added stimulus to keep striving to be the best they can be as they see children who have English as their second language achieve so much and they want to achieve also. | 2014-02-03 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_123_ret_bn_g17 | factcheckni_123 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/education/do-our-primary-pupils-receive-least-per-child/ | For every child coming into school in Northern Ireland, they are getting much less than their counterparts in other regions of the United Kingdom. | Corinne Latham | 2018-03-13 | https://fullfact.org/education/counting-cost-poor-literacy-and-numeracy-skills/ | - England and Northern Ireland score particularly badly on numeracy compared to other major economies. [...] England and Northern Ireland have one of the lowest levels of numeracy skills when compared to other OECD countries. 24% scored at or below the OECD's basic level of numeracy skills in tests conducted for its report on the 2013 skills outlook (confusingly, their basic level refers to a different Level 1 to the one above). [...] If you live in England and Northern Ireland, it's more likely that your social background will influence your literacy performance too, according to the report. Particularly so among young people. | 2015-05-01 | True | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
factcheckni_125 | factcheckni_125 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/does-this-picture-show-all-the-publicly-available-green-space-in-northern-ireland/ | A map shared on Twitter shows the amount of green space in Northern Ireland which is available to the public. | GreenspacesNI | 2023-05-25 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/does-this-picture-show-all-the-publicly-available-green-space-in-northern-ireland/ | A map shared on Twitter claims to show all the greenspace in Northern Ireland currently available to the public. The GreenspaceNI map is a work in progress, and currently only features green areas at least two hectares in size. As things stand, the map – compiled from a host of sources – is the best-available representation of public-accessible natural space in NI. | 2023-05-25 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_125_ret_b0_g0 | factcheckni_125 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/does-this-picture-show-all-the-publicly-available-green-space-in-northern-ireland/ | A map shared on Twitter shows the amount of green space in Northern Ireland which is available to the public. | GreenspacesNI | 2023-05-25 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/does-this-picture-show-all-the-publicly-available-green-space-in-northern-ireland/ | - A map shared on Twitter claims to show all the greenspace in Northern Ireland currently available to the public. [...] "This map of Northern Ireland shows the amount of green space available to the public – not a lot, is it" [...] "[The map] is a collated Northern Ireland-wide map of all accessible natural space over two hectares and off-road routes. It includes natural spaces and trails where the public have the landowner’s permission to visit, such as in urban and country parks, forests, beaches and walking trails." | 2023-12-18 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_125_ret_b9_gn | factcheckni_125 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/does-this-picture-show-all-the-publicly-available-green-space-in-northern-ireland/ | A map shared on Twitter shows the amount of green space in Northern Ireland which is available to the public. | GreenspacesNI | 2023-05-25 | https://www.gov.uk/government/news/levelling-up-funding-to-improve-green-spaces-in-northern-ireland | Every council in Northern Ireland will receive funding from the UK Government to enhance green spaces in their communities through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. - £1.3 million from UK Government to revive 26 green spaces across Northern Ireland - New play parks, improved cycle paths and a King’s Garden to mark the Coronation included in the successful projects - Part of £127 million UK Shared Prosperity Fund to help spread opportunity and level up Northern Ireland [...] Green spaces are so integral to all communities, and it’s fantastic that every council area across Northern Ireland will benefit from this boost from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. | 2023-02-17 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_125_ret_bn_g1 | factcheckni_125 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/does-this-picture-show-all-the-publicly-available-green-space-in-northern-ireland/ | A map shared on Twitter shows the amount of green space in Northern Ireland which is available to the public. | GreenspacesNI | 2023-05-25 | https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/who-benefits-from-nature-in | In general, based on the 2012 data, the area of publicly accessible green space per inhabitant tends to be higher in cities in northern European countries than in cities in southern and eastern European countries, with the exception of Poland, where public green space per inhabitant is also higher (Maes et al., 2019). Looking at capital cities in Europe (Figure 2), the data from the Urban Atlas 2018 suggests that the proportions of urban green space (i.e. accessible vegetated areas such as public gardens, parks, urban forests and cemeteries) are relatively low overall; nonetheless, some capitals (for example Stockholm, Dublin or Athens) tend to have higher proportions of such publicly available green space. An assessment based on 2012 data (Maes et al., 2019) suggests that less than half of Europe’s urban population lives within 300m of a park, with large differences across Europe. For example, while more than 80% of the population of Stockholm has access to a public park a short walk (300m) away, in Heraklion, Greece, under 20% enjoys such access. | 2022-01-26 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_127 | factcheckni_127 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/is-there-51-support-for-ireland-unity/ | There is 51% support for a united Ireland. | Sinn Féin | 2019-12-02 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/is-there-51-support-for-ireland-unity/ | This claim is accurate. Although the Sinn Fein manifesto didn’t declare the exclusion of “don’t knows”, this revises a 45/46/9 split to a rounded 49/51 split between staying in the UK and leaving the UK and joining the Republic of Ireland. | 2019-12-02 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_127_ret_b14_gn | factcheckni_127 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/is-there-51-support-for-ireland-unity/ | There is 51% support for a united Ireland. | Sinn Féin | 2019-12-02 | https://www.irishcentral.com/news/northern-ireland-united-ireland-poll | A new poll in Northern Ireland has shown that 51% would vote in favor of a United Ireland if there were a border poll tomorrow. [...] The results then broke down to 51% to 49% for unification. [...] Fifty-one percent also claimed that Brexit made a United Ireland more likely: | 2019-09-19 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_127_ret_b3_gn | factcheckni_127 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/is-there-51-support-for-ireland-unity/ | There is 51% support for a united Ireland. | Sinn Féin | 2019-12-02 | https://elections-daily.com/2021/06/11/how-likely-is-a-united-ireland-really/ | Attitudes towards a United Ireland are significantly different amongst age groups. Sub-samples of polls can only tell you much so the following numbers should be taken with a pinch of salt. In the latest Kantar poll, support for a United Ireland was 50% amongst 18-24 year olds and 42% amongst 25-34 year olds. Amongst the 55-64 category it was just 28% and 26% in the 65+ category. Furthermore, 23% of 18-24 year olds support neither option compared to 14% of the 65+ age group. This suggests there are more younger people open to the possibility of a United Ireland even if they do not not currently support it. Whilst the numbers can only be looked at more generally, it is clear that there is significant divergence between generations. [...] People often forget that it is not just Northern Ireland who would be voting in a border poll. Voters in the Republic of Ireland would also have to vote in favour in a poll of their own. It is fair to say that the vast majority of those from south of the border would support a United Ireland in principle. The most recent poll saw a the pro-United Ireland camp at 51%, the rejection camp at 27% and undecideds at 22%. Excluding the undecideds that leaves the result at 66%-34%. | 2021-06-11 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_127_ret_bn_g10 | factcheckni_127 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/is-there-51-support-for-ireland-unity/ | There is 51% support for a united Ireland. | Sinn Féin | 2019-12-02 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-43823506 | However, he says unionists should not be too alarmed because coming from a Catholic or Protestant community background does not necessarily equate with support for a United Ireland or for remaining in the UK. [...] It is likely there will be "more examination of what a United Ireland might mean," according to Dr Nolan. [...] Dismissing opinion polls declaring support for a united Ireland, Dr Nolan says the polls ask the wrong question. | 2018-04-19 | True | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
factcheckni_127_ret_bn_g17 | factcheckni_127 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/is-there-51-support-for-ireland-unity/ | There is 51% support for a united Ireland. | Sinn Féin | 2019-12-02 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56777985 | In NI, 49% of people said if there was a border poll today they would vote to remain in the UK, with 43% backing a united Ireland and 8% undecided. [...] In the Republic of Ireland, where a vote would have to be held in parallel with any border poll in Northern Ireland, 51% said they would vote for a United Ireland, 27% would vote for Northern Ireland to stay in the UK and 22% were not sure. [...] The results from a number of other questions in the survey regarding what should happen to the Irish flag, national anthem, the Stormont Executive and the health service in the event of a United Ireland will be released on BBC Northern Ireland's political programme The View on Thursday night. | 2021-04-20 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_128_ret_b13_gn | factcheckni_128 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/does-ireland-have-the-fastest-growing-economy-in-the-eurozone/ | Ireland has the fastest growing economy in the Eurozone. | University of Liverpool | 2021-02-25 | https://news.sky.com/story/irish-economy-smiling-as-gdp-growth-beats-eurozone-rivals-11291043 | Irish economy smiling as GDP growth beats eurozone rivals [...] Ireland has just been confirmed as the fastest-growing economy in the eurozone for the fourth consecutive year. Irish GDP grew in 2017 by 7.8%, up from 5.2% in 2016, with almost all parts of the economy growing strongly. | 2018-03-15 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_128_ret_b9_gn | factcheckni_128 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/does-ireland-have-the-fastest-growing-economy-in-the-eurozone/ | Ireland has the fastest growing economy in the Eurozone. | University of Liverpool | 2021-02-25 | https://www.businesspost.ie/news/ireland-records-strongest-economic-growth-in-eurozone/ | Irish economy fastest-growing in eurozone as region’s GDP revised up to 0.3% Figures released today show that Ireland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.3 per cent between July and September, with Cyprus and Malta growing by 1.3 per cent | 2022-12-07 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_128_ret_bn_g12 | factcheckni_128 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/does-ireland-have-the-fastest-growing-economy-in-the-eurozone/ | Ireland has the fastest growing economy in the Eurozone. | University of Liverpool | 2021-02-25 | https://www.adyen.com/payment-methods-guides/europe/ireland | For one of Europe’s smallest countries, Ireland continuously punches above its weight. It has the fastest growing economy in the Eurozone and has the third highest real GDP per capita in the world. A slow starter in ecommerce user penetration, it has quickly caught up with its European neighbours. 72% of the population now shop online, predominantly for clothing and electronics. Payments in Ireland are dominated by credit and debit cards, with Visa leading the way. The average shopper holds 1-2 cards. Digital wallet adoption is on the rise with PayPal the most widely used. | 2024-01-01 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_128_ret_bn_g16 | factcheckni_128 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/does-ireland-have-the-fastest-growing-economy-in-the-eurozone/ | Ireland has the fastest growing economy in the Eurozone. | University of Liverpool | 2021-02-25 | https://www.flchamber.com/ireland-florida-business-relationship/ | Ireland is the fastest growing economy in the European Union, growing at a rate three times faster than its European partners. With a GDP growth of 7.3% in 2017, Ireland is one of the most open, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) driven economies in the world. - 3% GDP growth year over year (European Commission) [...] Ireland’s strategic geographical location also positions the country as a gateway to Europe with access to a wider market of 740 million people. Upon the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU, Ireland will be the only country that is a member of the EU, Eurozone and English speaking. | 2018-07-10 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_129 | factcheckni_129 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/would-35-million-people-live-in-ireland-if-it-was-as-densely-populated-as-england/ | If Ireland’s population density was the same as England, its population would be 35 million people. | Tadhg Hickey | 2023-03-25 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/would-35-million-people-live-in-ireland-if-it-was-as-densely-populated-as-england/ | The population density of England is around 433 people per km2. If the Republic of Ireland had that population density, around 30 million people would live there. However, Ireland can also refer to the island of Ireland – which would indeed have a population of around 35 million people. | 2023-03-25 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_129_ret_b3_gn | factcheckni_129 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/would-35-million-people-live-in-ireland-if-it-was-as-densely-populated-as-england/ | If Ireland’s population density was the same as England, its population would be 35 million people. | Tadhg Hickey | 2023-03-25 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland | Demographics of Ireland Population 5,348,000 (2023) Density 73 per km2 Growth rate 8.1% Birth rate 10.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.) Death rate 6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.) Life expectancy 80.19 years • male 78 years • female 82.6 years Fertility rate 1.70 children born/woman (2022 est.) Infant mortality rate 3.85 deaths/1,000 live births Net migration rate 0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population 0–14 years 19.98% 15–64 years 65.26% 65 and over 14.76% Total 0.99 male/female At birth 1.057 male/female Under 15 1.07 male/female 15–64 years 1.00 male/female 65 and over 0.81 male/female Nationality Irish Major ethnic Irish 76.5% Minor ethnic Other White 10.3%, Asian: 3.7%, Black: 1.5%, Irish Travellers 0.7%, Other 1.3%, Not stated 6.7% (2022) Official Irish, English Spoken Irish sign language , Shelta , Ulster Scots [...] The island of Ireland's population has fluctuated over history. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Ireland experienced a major population boom as a result of the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. In the 50-year period 1790–1840, the population of the island doubled from 4 million to 8 million. At its peak, Ireland's population density was similar to that of England and continental Europe. [...] Northern Ireland 36,538 35,986 39,567 49,928 49,171 58,470 57,389 61,750 | 2024-09-25 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_131 | factcheckni_131 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/does-the-eu-send-ni-e500m-annually/ | The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year | SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood | 2019-05-08 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/does-the-eu-send-ni-e500m-annually/ | 65,648,000 persons in the UK and 1,862,000 persons in Northern Ireland UK’s contribution to the EU budget in 2017 was approximately £13.0 billion, or £198 per person Northern Ireland contribution equivalent to £368,724,104, or €445,418,718 (1.2081 EUR/GBP exchange rate on 30/6/2016) Northern Ireland surplus estimate of €54,581,282, or £45,183,180 (2016/17 financial year) | 2019-05-08 | True | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_131_ret_b10_gn | factcheckni_131 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/does-the-eu-send-ni-e500m-annually/ | The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year | SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood | 2019-05-08 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-43977811 | The European Commission will continue funding cross-border projects in Northern Ireland after Brexit. [...] Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have benefited from EU funding, particularly in border areas. | 2018-05-02 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_131_ret_b6_gn | factcheckni_131 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/does-the-eu-send-ni-e500m-annually/ | The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year | SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood | 2019-05-08 | https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/newsroom/news/2022/07/13-07-2022-northern-ireland-peace-plus-programme-will-support-peace-and-prosperity-across-northern-ireland-and-the-border-counties-of-ireland | Together with the UK's financial commitment and additional national co-financing from Ireland and Northern Ireland, this will result in a total investment of €1.1 billion in peace and prosperity on the island of Ireland. Vice-President for Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight, Maroš Šefčovič, said: "The EU has proven time and again its commitment to the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement. Today is another concrete example of that support – together with the Irish and British governments, the new PEACE PLUS programme will provide around €1 billion to Northern Ireland and the border counties. Preserving the hard-earned gains of the peace process will always be of paramount importance to all Europeans." Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, added: "Since 1995, the EU has been committed to make a constructive contribution to the peace process. The new ambitious PEACE PLUS, the largest ever cross-border cooperation programme in the island, is built on the same principles of partnership that have made the past PEACE programmes effective instruments for cooperation and peace building. We invite partners in Ireland and Northern Ireland to continue their work to achieve our shared ambitions for reconciliation, peace and prosperity." | 2022-07-13 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_132 | factcheckni_132 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/does-northern-ireland-eat-the-most-meat/ | Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. | Malachái O’Hara | 2018-10-22 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/does-northern-ireland-eat-the-most-meat/ | This claim is accurate. According to recent survey reports. For adults aged 19 to 64 years, the mean consumption in Northern Ireland was 82 grams per day, compared to 71 grams for all of the UK; yet for Ireland the figure is 108 grams (adults aged 18 to 64 years). | 2018-10-22 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_132_ret_b0_gn | factcheckni_132 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/does-northern-ireland-eat-the-most-meat/ | Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. | Malachái O’Hara | 2018-10-22 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/does-northern-ireland-eat-the-most-meat/ | In a BBC Radio Ulster discussion on the lunchtime Talkback show on 22 October 2018 about flexitarianism — a diet where you only eat meat a few times each week — Malachái O’Hara (Green Party) made the claim (at 40:58): "We eat the most meat in the UK". Dietitian Kate McCulla added weight to this claim (at 45:24), saying: "Meat is very much a part of our culture; we do eat more red meat here than in the rest of the UK". [...] Its report states that "red and processed meat consumption was higher in Northern Ireland compared with the UK in all age/sex groups, and reached statistical significance in all age/sex groups except for adults aged 65 years and over". On the other hand, the mean daily consumption of fish and vegetables in Northern Ireland was significantly lower within the UK. [...] Note that the mean of daily grams of meat for Northern Ireland adults (aged 19-64 years) is 121g (82g of red meat plus 39g of white meat) and for UK adults 109g (71g plus 38g of white meat) for 2008-2012, and so would be classified as "high meat-eaters". | 2022-03-02 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_132_ret_b10_gn | factcheckni_132 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/does-northern-ireland-eat-the-most-meat/ | Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. | Malachái O’Hara | 2018-10-22 | https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2022/03/04/ni-red-meat-consumption-stable-but-concern-for-female-groups | NI red meat consumption stable, but concern for female groups [...] "It is also pleasing to see that red meat consumption in the UK is within the recommended guidelines, and we can focus on encouraging consumers to continue choosing Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured beef and lamb, as a world class product." COVID-19 brought about many lifestyle changes, with the NDNS report highlighting that since the start of the pandemic 59% of households reported that they had cooked at home more. | 2022-03-04 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_132_ret_b11_gn | factcheckni_132 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/does-northern-ireland-eat-the-most-meat/ | Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. | Malachái O’Hara | 2018-10-22 | https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/ni-agri-food-sector-key-statistics | Northern Ireland agri-food sector publications | 2015-11-16 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_132_ret_b3_gn | factcheckni_132 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/does-northern-ireland-eat-the-most-meat/ | Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. | Malachái O’Hara | 2018-10-22 | https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/diet-of-people-in-north-much-worse-than-typical-in-uk-1.2101808 | The diet of people in Northern Ireland is much worse than is typical in the UK, according to research by the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland. [...] The survey, co-funded by the Northern Ireland agency, the NI’s Department of Health, and Safefood, found that fruit and vegetable consumption in Northern Ireland was significantly lower than in the UK as a whole. [...] The study found that overall consumption of sugar, fizzy drinks, confectionery, chips, fried foods and meat tended to be higher in Northern Ireland than the rest of the UK. | 2015-02-12 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_133 | factcheckni_133 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/is-healthy-life-expectancy-in-northern-ireland-almost-ten-years-lower-than-in-ireland/ | People in the RoI can expect to live a healthy life for almost a decade longer than those in NI - 69.4 years compared to 61 years. | David McWilliams | 2023-03-04 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/is-healthy-life-expectancy-in-northern-ireland-almost-ten-years-lower-than-in-ireland/ | Healthy life expectancy (HLE) is the number of years someone can expect to live in good health: for NI, the current estimate for HLE is around 62 years while, for Ireland, it is 69.4 years | 2023-03-04 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_133_ret_b0_g0 | factcheckni_133 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/is-healthy-life-expectancy-in-northern-ireland-almost-ten-years-lower-than-in-ireland/ | People in the RoI can expect to live a healthy life for almost a decade longer than those in NI - 69.4 years compared to 61 years. | David McWilliams | 2023-03-04 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/is-healthy-life-expectancy-in-northern-ireland-almost-ten-years-lower-than-in-ireland/ | - Healthy life expectancy (HLE) is the number of years someone can expect to live in good health: for NI, the current estimate for HLE is around 62 years while, for Ireland, it is 69.4 years - However, Northern Ireland uses a different definition of good health, meaning direct comparisons between the two figures are ill-advised - Analysis of other HLE estimates indicates the gap between NI and ROI is nowhere near ten years [...] "The average person in the Republic can expect to live a healthy life for almost a full decade longer than people in the North. The figure for the North is 61 years and the corresponding one for the Republic is 69.4 years." [...] When other estimates for healthy life expectancy are considered, it becomes clear that the gap between NI and RoI is nowhere near a decade. | 2023-12-18 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_133_ret_b2_gn | factcheckni_133 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/is-healthy-life-expectancy-in-northern-ireland-almost-ten-years-lower-than-in-ireland/ | People in the RoI can expect to live a healthy life for almost a decade longer than those in NI - 69.4 years compared to 61 years. | David McWilliams | 2023-03-04 | https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/f0da4c-irish-people-are-living-longer-healthier-lives-though-access-to-heal/ | Irish people are living longer, healthier lives, though access to healthcare remains an issue: Department of Health publishes Health in Ireland - Key Trends 2019 [...] Life expectancy in Ireland has increased by almost two and a half years since 2007, with male life expectancy consistently higher than the EU average throughout the last decade, and female life expectancy surpassing the EU average in 2017. [...] At 80.4 years, life expectancy for women in Ireland is 3.6 years longer than for men in 2017; however, this gap has narrowed from 5.3 in 1997 and is now at its lowest since the 1950s (Table 1.6). | 2019-12-27 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_133_ret_bn_g10 | factcheckni_133 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/is-healthy-life-expectancy-in-northern-ireland-almost-ten-years-lower-than-in-ireland/ | People in the RoI can expect to live a healthy life for almost a decade longer than those in NI - 69.4 years compared to 61 years. | David McWilliams | 2023-03-04 | https://profiles.stanford.edu/mary-leonard | View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.04.003 [...] View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.10.003 [...] View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.11.005 | 2014-08-09 | False | false | false | not_applicable |
factcheckni_134 | factcheckni_134 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/do-more-residents-want-peace-walls-to-stay/ | More residents want peace walls to stay. | Ulster University | 2015-01-12 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/do-more-residents-want-peace-walls-to-stay/ | This claim is accurate. While the findings from the 2015 survey are mixed, as they have also been in previous studies, there is some evidence that relationships between single identity communities along peace walls have grown more suspicious, and that the appetite for change evident in a previous 2012 survey has diminished slightly. | 2015-01-12 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_134_ret_b15_gn | factcheckni_134 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/do-more-residents-want-peace-walls-to-stay/ | More residents want peace walls to stay. | Ulster University | 2015-01-12 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-24394872 | Life for residents living at Northern Ireland's peace walls - Published Peace walls were first erected in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s as a temporary measure to minimise violence between nationalist and unionist communities. [...] "I think generally speaking people living at the coalface want the walls to stay," he said. | 2013-10-07 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_134_ret_bn_g9 | factcheckni_134 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/do-more-residents-want-peace-walls-to-stay/ | More residents want peace walls to stay. | Ulster University | 2015-01-12 | https://www.everywhereist.com/2012/11/wtf-weds-the-belfast-peace-walls/ | The Peace Wall – or should I say walls, since there are many of them? – has been in place since the late 1960s, when the Troubles first began. They were intended as temporary structures, but were later made permanent. They run all through Belfast, covering more than 13 miles of the city. The tallest stand more than 40 feet high, and many are lined with barbed wire at top; they looked like massive military barricades. Some have been decorated with murals, but many parts of the wall remain rather unsightly. [...] The Peace Walls separate the Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods of Belfast. In the event of a riot or a bombing, the few gates within the wall are designed to close, ostensibly to protect the people who live nearby. [...] After all, the Peace Walls were erected at the request of the people of Belfast. This was not something imposed upon them unfairly by the government; this was something that the community wanted. Those who live on the borders between the Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods note how much safer they feel with the barriers in place (70% of them want to the walls to remain up, though among the rest of Northern Ireland, the walls are much less popular). | 2012-11-14 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_135 | factcheckni_135 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-half-of-the-people-in-fermanagh-and-omagh-living-in-poverty/ | Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. | The Fermanagh Herald | 2019-01-23 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-half-of-the-people-in-fermanagh-and-omagh-living-in-poverty/ | This claim is inaccurate. 25.1% of people in Fermanagh and Omagh lived in relative and/or absolute poverty, from 2012-15. The claim was corrected by the Fermanagh Herald on 6 February 2019. | 2019-01-23 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_135_ret_b0_g0 | factcheckni_135 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-half-of-the-people-in-fermanagh-and-omagh-living-in-poverty/ | Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. | The Fermanagh Herald | 2019-01-23 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-half-of-the-people-in-fermanagh-and-omagh-living-in-poverty/ | In its 23 January 2019 edition, the Fermanagh Herald reported that "just over half of everyone in the local district is living in poverty". The article explained: "in total, 25.1 percent of people in Fermanagh and Omagh area are living in relative poverty, while 25.1 percent are living in absolute poverty". The article says the figure is revealed in a report called "Poverty in Fermanagh and Omagh: A Statistical Overview", sourced from the Fermanagh & Omagh District Council. The report includes a presentation by data scientist, Alan Mitchell, for the Council. [...] The Fermanagh Herald published a correction to its article on 6 February 2019 (page 10) (see above image): "On January 23 the Herald ran a story ‘Shocking survey shows full scale of hidden poverty in Fermanagh’. In this [article], it was stated over half of everyone in the county was living in poverty. This statement was based on a Council report that stated the most recent statistics showed 25.1 percent of the local population was living in relative poverty and 25.1 percent were living in absolute poverty … The Council has since clarified to the Herald these figures overlapped and referred to the same group of people. As such, the total living in poverty, of both kinds, is 25.1 percent. We are happy to make this correction." | 2022-03-02 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_135_ret_b6_gn | factcheckni_135 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-half-of-the-people-in-fermanagh-and-omagh-living-in-poverty/ | Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. | The Fermanagh Herald | 2019-01-23 | https://vimarsana.com/article/27-per-cent-of-people-in-fodc-living-relative-poverty-last-four-year-2023091585879 | Live Updates 27 per cent of people in FODC living in relative poverty in last four year : vimarsana.com 27 per cent of people in FODC living in 'relative poverty' in last four year Data from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council suggests that 27 per cent of people in the district live in relative poverty, in comparison to 17 per… [...] Anti Poverty Strategy , | 2018-12-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_135_ret_b8_gn | factcheckni_135 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-half-of-the-people-in-fermanagh-and-omagh-living-in-poverty/ | Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. | The Fermanagh Herald | 2019-01-23 | https://www.bitcni.org.uk/success-story/fermanagh-omagh-district-council/ | The Council area is home to over 115,300 people with approximately 7340 businesses, creating 38,500 jobs. The Fermanagh & Omagh District Council area is Northern Ireland’s largest region in terms of land mass, covering 3,000km2, which equates to 20% of Northern Ireland. It is the smallest council area in terms of population with a population density of 41 people per km2. [...] The Fermanagh & Omagh District Council area is home to six wards which, at the time of application, were ranked in the upper quartile of disadvantage. Almost half (43.23%) of those living in the Fermanagh & Omagh District Council area have no or low qualifications; 4.8% are unemployed, of these 47.09% are long-term unemployed, 34.05% of the population are economically inactive with 20.75% recorded as having a long-term health problem or disability limiting day-to-day activities. Fermanagh & Omagh District Council work in partnership with the Western Health and Social Care Trust (WH&SCT), Education (EA) for the Western Region in delivery with Fermanagh Rural Community Initiative (FRCI) to run their ASPIRE Programme which stands for Access to Success, Progression, Inclusion, Recognition, Employment. | 2018-02-05 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_135_ret_bn_g1 | factcheckni_135 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-half-of-the-people-in-fermanagh-and-omagh-living-in-poverty/ | Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. | The Fermanagh Herald | 2019-01-23 | https://www.fermanaghomagh.com/your-council/keystatisticsanddata/your-council-projects/ | Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, with funding support from the Department of Communities and the Public Health Agency, have worked in partnership with researchers at Ulster University to investigate fuel, transport and food poverty across the Fermanagh and Omagh District. Specifically, this research investigated the spatial patterns of fuel poverty (a household’s inability to keep adequately warm at a reasonable cost), transport poverty (affordability of transport) and food poverty (insufficient economic access to an adequate quantity and quality of food to maintain a nutritionally satisfactory and socially acceptable diet) to identify if rurality increases the risk of fuel, transport and/or food poverty in FODC. The study aimed to provide food, fuel and transport poverty maps in order to inform poverty alleviation policies and programmes and targeted interventions at District Electoral Area level to maximise impact and ensure those most in need are supported. | 2024-03-15 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_136 | factcheckni_136 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/do-our-farmers-receive-62-of-income-from-eu/ | 62% of income received by farmers in Northern Ireland comes from the European Union. | David McNarry | 2019-02-05 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/do-our-farmers-receive-62-of-income-from-eu/ | This claim is accurate. The average payment received from the EU (£27,648) in 2016-17 represented 62.4% of total farm income (£44,305). This ratio fluctuates with market prices; it ranged between 52% and 71% during 2012-13 to 2016-17. | 2019-02-05 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_136_ret_b0_gn | factcheckni_136 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/do-our-farmers-receive-62-of-income-from-eu/ | 62% of income received by farmers in Northern Ireland comes from the European Union. | David McNarry | 2019-02-05 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/do-our-farmers-receive-62-of-income-from-eu/ | This claim is accurate. The average payment received from the EU (£27,648) in 2016-17 represented 62.4% of total farm income (£44,305). This ratio fluctuates with market prices; it ranged between 52% and 71% during 2012-13 to 2016-17. [...] During the BBC Radio Ulster’s Nolan Show on 5 February 2019, two guests debated the percentage of farmers’ income that is coming from Brussels. Jane Morris, former Head of the European Commission Office in Northern Ireland, said that more than 80% of farmers’ income in Northern Ireland is coming from EU cheques: "under the common agricultural policy for farmers … over 80% of their whole revenue monthly comes from the European Union" (16:19). Former UKIP Northern Ireland leader David McNarry counter-claimed "it is actually somewhere about 62%" (17:30). [...] DAERA annually publishes a statistical report on Northern Ireland farm incomes. These reports include average net farm incomes, as well as direct payments coming from the European Union (under the Basic Payment Scheme). In 2016-17, the average net income per farm was £16,387. The average additional payments received from the EU was £27,648 per farm. Thus, 62.4% of the total farm income (£44,305) came from EU payments. This substantiates McNarry’s statement. | 2022-03-02 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_136_ret_b6_gn | factcheckni_136 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/do-our-farmers-receive-62-of-income-from-eu/ | 62% of income received by farmers in Northern Ireland comes from the European Union. | David McNarry | 2019-02-05 | https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/northern-ireland-agricultural-incomes-2021 | Provisional figures indicate that the ‘Total Income from Farming’ (TIFF) in Northern Ireland increased by 8.3% (8.0% in real terms) from £463 million in 2020 to £501 million in 2021. [...] A detailed analysis of farm incomes by type and size of farm in 2020/21 will be provided in the report ‘Farm Incomes in Northern Ireland 2020/21’ which will be published on the DAERA website in March 2022. [...] - The EU and UK system for classification of farms was revised in 2011. Farms are now classified in terms of Standard Output (SO) compared to Standard Gross Margin (SGM) used previously. Further details of the impact of this change are presented in the report ‘Farm Incomes in Northern Ireland 2010/11’ which is available on the DAERA website. | 2022-02-10 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_136_ret_bn_g11 | factcheckni_136 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/do-our-farmers-receive-62-of-income-from-eu/ | 62% of income received by farmers in Northern Ireland comes from the European Union. | David McNarry | 2019-02-05 | https://op.europa.eu/webpub/eca/special-reports/greening-21-2017/en/ | Introduction 01The European Union (EU) pays direct subsidies to farmers as part of Pillar I1 of its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). A key aim of these direct payments is to support farmers’ income. However, the CAP has come under increasing criticism for not doing enough to limit the negative effect that certain farming practices have on the environment and climate2. [...] 38Additionally, as mentioned in paragraphs 4 and 26, many holdings are exempt from the greening requirements but still receive the green payment. According to the data Member States reported to the Commission, in 2015, 76 % of EU farms, covering 27 % of all EU farmland were not subject to any greening obligations at all (see Figure 4). These figures include farmers who do not claim their land under CAP direct payments48. Among green payment recipients, a total of 65 %, farming around 16 % of the EU farmland declared for direct payments, were fully exempt from all greening obligations. | 2017-09-28 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_137 | factcheckni_137 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-the-red-cross-refusing-blood-donations-from-anyone-who-has-received-a-covid-19-vaccination/ | The Red Cross is refusing blood donations from anyone who has received a vaccination for COVID. | Adrienne Bell | 2021-05-23 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-the-red-cross-refusing-blood-donations-from-anyone-who-has-received-a-covid-19-vaccination/ | The claim is not accurate. The British Red Cross does not collect or supply blood in the UK. The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service states that you must wait for seven days after receiving your COVID vaccination before you can donate. In the US, such claims about their Red Cross have been found to be inaccurate. | 2021-05-23 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_137_ret_b1_g17 | factcheckni_137 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-the-red-cross-refusing-blood-donations-from-anyone-who-has-received-a-covid-19-vaccination/ | The Red Cross is refusing blood donations from anyone who has received a vaccination for COVID. | Adrienne Bell | 2021-05-23 | https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-red-cross-donate-blood-covid-vaccine-372009322832 | "UPDATED eligibility requirements from @RedCross now BANS certain covid VACCINATED people from donating blood!" reads one post on X that had received more than 3,200 likes and shares as of Friday. "(Another conspiracy theory proved true!) PURE BLOODS BE PROUD. The rest of you…retweet to warn your tainted friends and family." [...] "There is no reason why a potential donor would be declared absolutely ineligible solely because they received a COVID vaccine," Daniel Parra, a spokesperson for the Red Cross, told the AP in an email. [...] "Blood donations from individuals who have received a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for use in the U.S. are safe for transfusion," reads a joint statement written last month by the Red Cross, America’s Blood Centers and the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies. | 2024-02-23 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_137_ret_b5_gn | factcheckni_137 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-the-red-cross-refusing-blood-donations-from-anyone-who-has-received-a-covid-19-vaccination/ | The Red Cross is refusing blood donations from anyone who has received a vaccination for COVID. | Adrienne Bell | 2021-05-23 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/04/tiktok-posts/no-red-cross-isnt-warning-vaccinated-people-not-do/ | A person can donate blood or plasma following their COVID-19 vaccine. The only stipulations from the American Red Cross are that the individual must know which vaccine they received, be healthy and not have symptoms of COVID-19. [...] In a TikTok video, a man said he was told by a staff member at the American Red Cross that a person vaccinated against COVID-19 can’t donate plasma, because their blood has been completely tainted. [...] American Red Cross, Can I donate after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine? February 24, 2021 | 2021-04-30 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_137_ret_bn_g7 | factcheckni_137 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-the-red-cross-refusing-blood-donations-from-anyone-who-has-received-a-covid-19-vaccination/ | The Red Cross is refusing blood donations from anyone who has received a vaccination for COVID. | Adrienne Bell | 2021-05-23 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-the-red-cross-refusing-blood-donations-from-anyone-who-has-received-a-covid-19-vaccination/ | The claim is not accurate. The British Red Cross does not collect or supply blood in the UK. The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service states that you must wait for seven days after receiving your COVID vaccination before you can donate. In the US, such claims about their Red Cross have been found to be inaccurate. On Facebook, posts are being shared that claim the Red Cross is refusing blood donations from anyone who has received a vaccination for COVID-19. Furthermore, a post asks how this supposed policy will affect the availability of blood donations to the NHS. [...] Donating blood after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine | 2022-03-02 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_137_ret_bn_g8 | factcheckni_137 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-the-red-cross-refusing-blood-donations-from-anyone-who-has-received-a-covid-19-vaccination/ | The Red Cross is refusing blood donations from anyone who has received a vaccination for COVID. | Adrienne Bell | 2021-05-23 | https://www.redcrossblood.org/local-homepage/news/article/covid-19-vaccination-guide-blood-donation.html | The Red Cross is following FDA blood donation eligibility guidance for those who receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Deferral times for donations may vary depending on which brand of vaccine you received. If you’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine, you’ll need to provide the manufacturer name when you come to donate. In most cases, there is no deferral time for individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccine as long as they are symptom-free and feeling well at the time of donation. If you have further eligibility questions, please call 1-800-RED CROSS. Regardless, of the type of vaccine an individual receives, all donors must be symptom-free and feeling well at the time of donation. If an individual is experiencing any symptoms from the COVID-19 vaccine, the Red Cross asks that they postpone their donation until they are feeling better. [...] The Red Cross is committed to the safety of donors, staff, and volunteers. We only collect blood from donors who are healthy and symptom-free. No matter which COVID-19 vaccine you receive, please do not present to donate unless you are symptom-free and feeling well. Mild side effects can occur after the administration of vaccines of any type, although they usually disappear within a few days. If you experience any side effects, please wait to donate until you are feeling well. | 2021-02-23 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_140 | factcheckni_140 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-greater-chance-of-dying-by-being-hit-by-a-bus-than-by-covid-19/ | There is a greater chance of dying in a bus collision than by COVID-19. | Viral social media post | 2020-09-22 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-greater-chance-of-dying-by-being-hit-by-a-bus-than-by-covid-19/ | This claim is not accurate. The probability of a randomly selected resident of Great Britain dying from January to October 2020, with COVID-19 mentioned on the death certificate, was over 3,000 times higher than the average probability of dying as a pedestrian in an accident involving a bus or a coach in the same period. | 2020-09-22 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_140_ret_b10_gn | factcheckni_140 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-greater-chance-of-dying-by-being-hit-by-a-bus-than-by-covid-19/ | There is a greater chance of dying in a bus collision than by COVID-19. | Viral social media post | 2020-09-22 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32951796/ | Method: Our study therefore investigated the injury risk of public bus passengers involved in collision incidents and non-collision incidents comparatively, based on a police-reported dataset of 17,383 passengers injured on franchised public buses over a 10-year period in Hong Kong. A random parameters logistic model was established to estimate the likelihood of fatal and severe injuries to passengers as a function of various factors. Results: Our results indicated substantial inconsistences in the effects of risk factors between models of non-collision injuries and collision injuries. The severity of passenger injuries tended to increase significantly when non-collision incidents occurred due to excessive speed of bus drivers, on double-decker buses, in less urbanized areas, in winter, in heavy rains, during daytime, and at night without street lighting. Elderly female passengers were also found more likely to be fatally or severely injured in non-collision incidents if they lost their balance while boarding, alighting from, or standing on a bus. In comparison, the following factors were associated with a greater likelihood of fatal or severe injuries in collision incidents: elderly female passengers, standing passengers who lost balance, buses out of driver control, double-decker buses, collisions with vehicles or objects, and less urbanized areas. Practical Applications: Based on our comparative analysis, more targeted countermeasures, namely "4E" (engineering, enforcement, emergency, and education) and "3A" (awareness, appreciation, and assistance), were recommended to mitigate collision injuries and non-collision injuries to public bus passengers, respectively. | 2020-04-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_140_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_140 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-greater-chance-of-dying-by-being-hit-by-a-bus-than-by-covid-19/ | There is a greater chance of dying in a bus collision than by COVID-19. | Viral social media post | 2020-09-22 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-greater-chance-of-dying-by-being-hit-by-a-bus-than-by-covid-19/ | This claim is not accurate. The probability of a randomly selected resident of Great Britain dying from January to October 2020, with COVID-19 mentioned on the death certificate, was over 3,000 times higher than the average probability of dying as a pedestrian in an accident involving a bus or a coach in the same period. A much-shared Facebook post included the claim: "You’ve got more chance of dying from being hit by a bus than you are of dying from ‘covid-19." [...] Put another way, the probability that a randomly selected Great Britain resident died from January to October 2020 with COVID-19 mentioned on their death certificate was therefore 3,035 times more likely than a randomly selected individual dying as a pedestrian in an accident involving a bus or a coach in any ten months from 2013 to 2019 (60,707 COVID-19 registered deaths/19.92 deaths by bus collision). | 2022-02-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_140_ret_bn_g14 | factcheckni_140 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-greater-chance-of-dying-by-being-hit-by-a-bus-than-by-covid-19/ | There is a greater chance of dying in a bus collision than by COVID-19. | Viral social media post | 2020-09-22 | https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-risk-of-flu-or-road-accident-higher-than-covid-19-for-schoolchildren-says-deputy-cmo-12055436 | Coronavirus: Risk of flu or road accident higher than COVID-19 for schoolchildren, says deputy CMO [...] The risks of catching flu or being involved in a road accident are "higher" than contracting coronavirus for schoolchildren, England's deputy chief medical officer has said. | 2020-08-24 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_140_ret_bn_g19 | factcheckni_140 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-greater-chance-of-dying-by-being-hit-by-a-bus-than-by-covid-19/ | There is a greater chance of dying in a bus collision than by COVID-19. | Viral social media post | 2020-09-22 | https://www.paulsoncoletti.com/bus-accident-statistics/ | While collisions involving buses make up only a small portion of the total fatal accidents each year, the results are usually tragic. In fact, the NTSB has found that, per vehicle, buses and other commercial motor vehicles are more likely to be involved in fatal crashes than passenger vehicles. [...] At Paulson Coletti, we’ve represented families who have lost loved ones in bus collisions and we have seen the devastation that a deadly bus accident can bring. As a service to those affected by or interested in bus safety, we’ve compiled the most comprehensive list of bus accident statistics and information available online. [...] While fatal crashes involving buses of any kind have fallen sharply since 1975, some types of buses are more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than others. School buses and transit buses are most likely to be involved in fatal collisions. | 2022-12-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_141 | factcheckni_141 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-plan-to-use-dundonald-ice-bowl-as-a-morgue/ | Northern Ireland Government contingency plans for COVID-19 include turning Dundonald Ice Bowl into a morgue to store bodies temporarily. A common extension is that the SSE (Odyssey) Arena has also been earmarked as a contingency morgue. | Viral social media post | 2021-03-23 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-plan-to-use-dundonald-ice-bowl-as-a-morgue/ | The claim is not accurate. The Department of Justice confirms that there are no plans to use either Dundonald Ice Bowl or the SSE Arena. The Justice Minister has stated that buildings on the Kinnegar site outside Holywood will be used as the Northern Ireland Temporary Resting Place if required. | 2021-03-23 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_141_ret_b1_gn | factcheckni_141 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-plan-to-use-dundonald-ice-bowl-as-a-morgue/ | Northern Ireland Government contingency plans for COVID-19 include turning Dundonald Ice Bowl into a morgue to store bodies temporarily. A common extension is that the SSE (Odyssey) Arena has also been earmarked as a contingency morgue. | Viral social media post | 2021-03-23 | https://www.executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk/publications/executives-autumnwinter-covid-19-contingency-plan | Executive's Autumn/Winter Covid-19 Contingency Plan A full and shorter version of the Executive's Autumn/Winter Covid-19 Contingency Plan can be viewed below. The plan sets out: | 2021-10-19 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_141_ret_b6_gn | factcheckni_141 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-plan-to-use-dundonald-ice-bowl-as-a-morgue/ | Northern Ireland Government contingency plans for COVID-19 include turning Dundonald Ice Bowl into a morgue to store bodies temporarily. A common extension is that the SSE (Odyssey) Arena has also been earmarked as a contingency morgue. | Viral social media post | 2021-03-23 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-55303928 | Covid-19: Northern Ireland's major milestones [...] But how did we get here? We take a look at the major milestones in Northern Ireland's response to Covid-19. [...] The public soon got used to Covid press briefings at Stormont with First and Deputy First Ministers Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill. | 2020-12-31 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_141_ret_b8_gn | factcheckni_141 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-plan-to-use-dundonald-ice-bowl-as-a-morgue/ | Northern Ireland Government contingency plans for COVID-19 include turning Dundonald Ice Bowl into a morgue to store bodies temporarily. A common extension is that the SSE (Odyssey) Arena has also been earmarked as a contingency morgue. | Viral social media post | 2021-03-23 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55303928 | Covid-19: Northern Ireland's major milestones - Published [...] The first case of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland was diagnosed in a woman on 27 February 2020. [...] The public soon got used to Covid press briefings at Stormont with First and Deputy First Ministers Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill. | 2020-12-31 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_141_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_141 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-plan-to-use-dundonald-ice-bowl-as-a-morgue/ | Northern Ireland Government contingency plans for COVID-19 include turning Dundonald Ice Bowl into a morgue to store bodies temporarily. A common extension is that the SSE (Odyssey) Arena has also been earmarked as a contingency morgue. | Viral social media post | 2021-03-23 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/is-there-a-plan-to-use-dundonald-ice-bowl-as-a-morgue/ | The claim is not accurate. The Department of Justice confirms that there are no plans to use either Dundonald Ice Bowl or the SSE Arena. The Justice Minister has stated that buildings on the Kinnegar site outside Holywood will be used as the Northern Ireland Temporary Resting Place if required. [...] "Sadly fences are going up around Dundonald Ice Bowl as the ice rink will be used as a morgue. Im [sic] not scare mongering and this is not fake news in preparation for the worst. The odyssey is doing the same as Dundonald." [...] "I also read that the SSE & Dundonald Ice Bowl are being prepped as temp morgues because the real ones won’t cope." | 2022-02-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_144 | factcheckni_144 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-levy-removed-1-2-billion-carrier-bags/ | There are 1.2 billion fewer carrier bags distributed in Northern Ireland since the introduction of the carrier bag levy in 2012. | Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) | 2019-12-04 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-levy-removed-1-2-billion-carrier-bags/ | contain take-away hot food and hot drinks only contain items such as unpackaged food, seeds and bulbs, axes, knives or razor blades, goods contaminated by soil and some medicinal products carry goods bought in an airport after you clear security are used when you buy a service, such as shoe repair or laundry are of certain sizes and used only to contain packaged uncooked meat or fish are certain types of small bags are specialist bags, such as mail order and courier bags are supplied for free to replace worn out ‘bags for life’ are carrier bags with a retail price of 20p or more | 2019-12-04 | True | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_144_ret_b0_gn | factcheckni_144 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-levy-removed-1-2-billion-carrier-bags/ | There are 1.2 billion fewer carrier bags distributed in Northern Ireland since the introduction of the carrier bag levy in 2012. | Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) | 2019-12-04 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-levy-removed-1-2-billion-carrier-bags/ | DAERA publish annual statistics relating to the carrier bag levy. In its most recent report for 2018/19, it provides a table of data (see Figure 1 in the report) that shows the total number of carrier bags dispensed in Northern Ireland, per annum, with the cumulative difference from the baseline figure in 2012. This data is summarised in the following graphic: [...] The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) details the number of carrier bags dispensed each financial year under the carrier bag levy in Northern Ireland in an annual report since its introduction in 2013. [...] In its manifesto for the 2019 General Election, the SDLP claimed the introduction of the (plastic) carrier bag levy in 2013 removed 1.2 billion bags from Northern Ireland and raised almost £30 million for environmental projects. | 2022-03-23 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_144_ret_b18_gn | factcheckni_144 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-levy-removed-1-2-billion-carrier-bags/ | There are 1.2 billion fewer carrier bags distributed in Northern Ireland since the introduction of the carrier bag levy in 2012. | Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) | 2019-12-04 | https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/minister-welcomes-sustained-reduction-carrier-bag-use | Statistics published today show that 199 million fewer carrier bags are in circulation in Northern Ireland today than when the levy was introduced in April 2013. Miss McIlveen said: "It is encouraging that so many carrier bags have been taken out of circulation since the introduction of the levy. The people of Northern Ireland have embraced the reuse and recycling of shopping bags. This significantly reduces the amount of both plastic and paper going to landfill. [...] Carrier Bag Levy Team, | 2016-09-01 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_144_ret_b7_gn | factcheckni_144 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-levy-removed-1-2-billion-carrier-bags/ | There are 1.2 billion fewer carrier bags distributed in Northern Ireland since the introduction of the carrier bag levy in 2012. | Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) | 2019-12-04 | https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/poots-welcomes-release-ni-carrier-bag-levy-statistics | The Carrier bag levy annual statistics 2020/21 shows that 56.2 million carrier bags were dispensed by retailers under the levy in Northern Ireland between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021. This was 30.2% lower than the previous year, with 24.3 million fewer bags dispensed. The proceeds of the carrier bag levy, which was introduced in Northern Ireland in 2013, totalled £2.2 million, a decrease of £2.2m (50.5%) from the previous year. This was in part due to the levy being waived for home delivery of groceries between 1 April 2020 and 30 September 2020 to manage challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. Welcoming the figures, Minister Poots said: "Since the release of the last Carrier Bag Levy statistics we have witnessed an unprecedented year, with Covid-19 impacting on both our personal and business lives. We have faced many challenges in how and where we shop and access retail services, however it is very positive to report the removal of over 1.7 billion bags from circulation across Northern Ireland in the past year. I also welcome the fact that there has been an overall 30.2 % decrease in usage from last year, this reduction demonstrates that despite other challenges, people in Northern Ireland are aware of the damage plastic does to our environment. However, there is much more that can be done." | 2021-08-19 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_146 | factcheckni_146 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-there-40000-third-level-students-in-the-northwest-of-ireland/ | There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. | Derry City and Strabane Council | 2019-11-12 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-there-40000-third-level-students-in-the-northwest-of-ireland/ | Ulster University has a campus at Magee in Derry/Londonderry. This is a university offering third-level education only. In a reply to a Freedom of Information request from the Derry News, the university planning office confirmed that in the academic year 2018/19, there were 4,313 students studying at the Magee campus: 3,429 were full-time and 884 were part-time. If most degrees take three years to achieve, and following the same pattern observed at Letterkenny Institute of Technology, we estimate that there would be 1,500 graduates from the Magee campus each year. North West Regional College’s data compliance officer provided us with a current estimate of 1,057 students studying in third level/higher education. Of these, 539 are full-time and 518 are part-time. It noted that this may not represent the final figure as further enrolments may be received and processed throughout the year. In 2017-18, third-level students comprised 10% of NWRC’s overall student enrolments. NWRC had 586 students graduate from higher education in 2018-19. Letterkenny Institute of Technology’s admissions office confirmed that they have just over 4,000 students in total, and that all of these students are completing higher education qualifications, Levels 6-10. They also advised that they had 1,200 graduates in 2018. | 2019-11-12 | False | true | true | refutes |
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