Fighter jets used to bomb Iran land at Shannon Airport
The two US military fighter jets that landed at Shannon Airport on Saturday dropped missiles on Iran earlier this year, The Ditch can reveal.
Comment: No going down that road
When the woman on the microphone in the Drumcree Community Centre, a five-minute walk from the Garvaghy Road, began by saying, “Anyone who’s not from round here…” I was grateful. How do we help, just off the train from Dublin, respectful.
IDA chief planned to discuss Occupied Territories Bill and 'impact of US FDI' with Trump’s ambassador
The IDA’s CEO prepared to discuss the Occupied Territories Bill and the “impact of US FDI” during a meeting earlier this year with US ambassador Edward Walsh.
FAI scrubs directors' names from website
The FAI has removed a list of directors and senior management from its website after controversy over Ireland’s fixtures against Israel.
Comment: Thank you Gavin Bazunu
I haven’t been to an Irish soccer match since May 1997 when an Ireland select played Celtic at Lansdowne Road. It was Packie Bonner’s testimonial, a match that players like him are considered to deserve, to go along with the everlasting life he’d realised at the World Cup in 1990.
Comment: The Bay of Pigs
Donald Trump has left Ireland but his people are still here.
‘We are living a nightmare’: Palestinian footballer who played Bohs in Dublin imprisoned in Israel
On an historic May 15 in 2024 at 7.30pm Natalie Abudayyeh stepped in front of a sold-out crowd at Dublin’s Dalymount Park.
Israeli landlords seeking retention permission for illegal rental properties
An Israeli-owned property company with a history of prohibition notices for its rentals in Ireland is seeking retention permission for the third time in Phibsborough for an illegal letting.
Israelis in Ireland concealing former intelligence roles
More than a third of the Israeli ex-intelligence agents based in Ireland exposed by The Ditch in 2024 have scrubbed details of their Israel Defense Forces (IDF) service from their LinkedIn profiles.
League of Ireland partner has received more than $4 million in US Department of War contracts
One of the League of Ireland’s commercial partners is a US military contractor that helps “optimise the performance” of soldiers – and has also provided performance analysis to Israeli sports teams.
Comment: The Raytheon Nine, the northern arms industry and the politics of ‘moving on’
Make a one-time donation to The Ditch The occupation lasted just eight hours. That’s all they needed. Twenty years ago last month nine members of the Derry Antiwar Coalition walked into the premises of international arms dealer Raytheon. The group, a mixture of socialists and Irish republicans, caused
Enterprise Ireland funds company that partnered with firms accused of complicity in genocide
A company funded by Enterprise Ireland – with more than €800,000 public cash behind it – has partnered with at least three international arms manufacturers accused of complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza.