![<p>'What chance does an ordinary citizen have if professional journalists and campaigners struggle to get [publicly-owned data] without resources and time?' asked John Devitt of Transparency International Ireland.</p>](/cms_media/module_img/4797/2398652_18_dashboardbig_john_devitt_transparency_intl_ireland_1_.jpg "'What chance does an ordinary citizen have if professional journalists and campaigners struggle to get [publicly-owned data] without resources and time?' asked John Devitt of Transparency International Ireland.")
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State bodies 'failing in their duty to give the public access to data'
Journalists and transparency advocates say accessing official information is a difficult and time-consuming task for them, let alone members of the public
Person: Ken Foxe
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