Jack Chambers urged Irish sporting bodies to boycott Russia and Belarus
Jack Chambers urged every major Irish sporting body to use their "influence and authority" to enforce bans on Russia and Belarus after the invasion of Ukraine.
Internal report confirms public child patients forced to wait for surgery – private patients prioritised
An internal report obtained by The Ditch has exposed hospital consultants prioritising private child patients over those on public lists – with public patients forced to wait significantly longer for vital surgery.
Government: releasing Harris briefing note on FAI Israel motion would harm international relations
Government claims that releasing a briefing note prepared for Simon Harris’s meeting with the US ambassador in the aftermath of an FAI motion to suspend Israel from European football would “harm” the state’s “capacity to conduct international relations”.
Committee seeks independent review of ‘devastating neurological outcomes’ for Beaumont patients
After two patients of a surgeon at Beaumont Hospital suffered “devastating neurological outcomes”, a doctor-led committee at the hospital – in a letter obtained by The Ditch – has asked a clinical director to stop the surgeon performing certain surgeries.
Israeli weapon shipments insurer: ‘honour’ to host Robert Troy
An Irish insurer that covered a ship carrying 440 tonnes of munitions to Israel – which Amnesty International said could contribute to genocide – had the “honour” of having Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy attend the opening of its new Dublin office.
Comment: The left chooses alternative. The right wants to assimilate
There was a pint of Guinness and a print copy of the Irish Times in front of me in Owen Roe’s in Ballyshannon when a producer from RTÉ’s This Week got in touch to ask if I’d go on the show.
Weapons and bombs for Israel to be delivered on ship from Spanish port
The Ditch can reveal that 34 containers of weapons and bombs for Israel left a US port yesterday on the ship Ocean Glory.
Civil servant at Jim O’Callaghan’s department reportedly admits passing staff data to spy agency
The Ditch has learnt that a civil servant at Jim O’Callaghan’s Department of Justice has admitted to passing confidential staff data to a foreign intelligence agency.
Clare Daly: MEPs effectively buying seats in corrupt European Parliament
Activist and former MEP Clare Daly says the European Union is corrupt – and that candidates are effectively buying seats in the European Parliament.
Jack Chambers enjoyed business class flight and five-star hotel, secretary flew economy and stayed at Hilton
Fianna Fáil public expenditure minister Jack Chambers enjoyed a taxpayer-funded business-class flight and two nights in a five-star Washington, DC hotel to attend the secretive Bilderberg Meeting – while his private secretary flew economy and stayed in a cheaper hotel.
RTÉ faces potential investigation over GAA Allianz programme
RTÉ faces a potential investigation over failing to tell Prime Time viewers a guest defending the GAA’s Allianz deal – in a segment presented by Miriam O’Callaghan – runs a business network that counts the insurer as a key commercial partner and member.
Arnotts security company also works IPAS centres
The private security company involved in the death of Yves Sakila outside Arnotts also works at IPAS centres across the country – and claims to have won awards for diversity, equity and inclusion.