Enterprise Ireland went “cocktail networking” with the international arms industry at the French embassy – the day after media reported government was set to relax rules on state agencies backing defence companies.
Fianna Fáil junior minister Niall Collins mocked a constituent concerned about Fianna Fáil removing the triple lock – and refused to engage with correspondence, instead responding, “Thank you for your AI generated email”.
For the first time in a decade the Irish state has refused more Palestinian visa applications than it granted – while Israelis continue to benefit from visa-free travel to Ireland.
The family of an Irish activist on trial in Germany are calling on government to send an observer to the ongoing case in Stuttgart – and say he’s being denied his right to a fair trial.
PwC hosted a private briefing for Irish companies seeking defence contracts, the arms industry representatives and the European Defence Agency (EDA), according to a “strictly confidential” invitation seen by The Ditch.
The Oireachtas committee responsible for scrutinising TDs and senators’ expenses met just once last year – and didn’t sit even after finding a third of sampled members couldn’t account for their expenses.
Coimisiún na Meán has admitted the state’s lack of Irish-language media is a risk – but has failed to implement proposals from Irish language organisations to address it.
Daniel Kinahan, a man named in the Irish High Court as head of a violent crime family, is synonymous with what tabloid newspapers call "gangland", their term for the world of organised crime.
The PSNI says it is not in the public interest to disclose how many of its weapons have gone missing or been stolen from custody in the past two years.
Competition undertakings to separate the British owner of Ireland’s largest regional newspaper group from the advertising sales house his rivals depend on have “proven ineffective” – according to Celtic Media Group (CMG).
Make a one-time donation to The Ditch The Irish government is breaching EU media freedom law and RTÉ “is a monopoly” – according to TG4. The Irish-language public service broadcaster has urged Coimisiún na Meán to intervene to secure the “editorial independence of Nuacht TG4”. The submission was published
Since being brought back into the ministerial fold, Fianna Fáil TD Robert Troy has almost trebled his money on a rental property investment and bought out his business partner on a separate investment property now worth around €1 million.