With the state refusing Palestinian visas, Israelis get PPS numbers and work permits
More than 700 new PPS numbers and 600 work permits have been granted to Israelis in Ireland since October 2023.
Enterprise Ireland: cocktail networking for the arms industry in the French embassy
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.
Niall Collins falsely mocks concerned constituents’ email about triple lock as ‘AI generated’
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”.
Palestinian visa refusal rate exceeds 50 percent for first time in 10 years
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.
‘It’s so patently absurd’: family of Ulm 5 direct actionist demand government observer
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.
‘Strictly confidential’: PwC host arms industry and European Defence Agency in Dublin
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.
Oireachtas committee that scrutinises TDs' expenses met just once last year – a quarter of its required meetings
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.
Media regulator’s new media diversity policy fails to address RTÉ ‘monopoly’
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.
Comment: A very large net
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.
PSNI won’t release details on weapons missing from custody
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 on Ireland’s biggest regional newspaper owner have ‘proven ineffective’ – says rival
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).
TG4: RTÉ is a monopoly and government is breaching EU media freedom law
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