Israeli government paid law firm thousands to investigate Sinn Féin MEP
After a Sinn Féin MEP criticised Israeli lobbyists in the European Parliament the state of Israel spent thousands seeking to sue her.
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Dublin company supplying missile performance parts to Israel Defense Forces supplier
A Dublin defence company allegedly targeted by Palestine Action Éire has again shipped parts to the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) largest weapons supplier.
Arms lobbyists courted Irish businesses for arm of company accused of illegal arms sales
Lobbyists for international arms manufacturers offered to introduce Irish businesses to a defence conglomerate accused of using an Israeli middleman to evade sanctions on Azerbaijan.
Israel colluded with Fine Gael to defeat council motion
The state of Israel was in “constant contact” with a Fine Gael councillor to help him defeat a county council motion calling for an Irish government boycott of Israeli military equipment.
State-backed company supplying parts to Israeli arms firm
Irish state-backed Analog Devices International is sending parts from its Limerick factory to the Israel Defense Forces' largest weapons supplier.
Irishman among Palestine Action activists facing ‘inhumane’ conditions and trial in Britain – Irish state hasn’t intervened
Jordan Devlin’s friends and family say he’s locked in his cell 23 hours a day, strip-searched by prison authorities twice every 24 hours and isn’t allowed to speak with his loved ones.
EU-registered ship travelling to Israel through Spanish territory with 400+ tonnes of munitions
An EU-registered ship will pass through Spanish territory carrying 440 tonnes of mortar bomb parts, projectiles and military-grade steel to the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) largest weapons supplier.
Basque company sent vehicle parts to Israeli arms firm
A Basque company this year sent more than a tonne of vehicle components to Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems – the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) largest weapons supplier.
Airbnb expansionism in the Gaeltacht: 88 percent increase in whole homes listed in six years
To understand Airbnb expansionism in Ireland look to the Gaeltacht. Since 2019 there’s been an 88 percent increase in the number of entire homes to rent in Gaeltacht areas on Airbnb compared with a 48 percent rise nationally.
Using his media training company Ivan Yates lobbied government TDs, minister for energy firm
Ivan Yates used his media training company to also lobby both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil TDs – including junior minister Niall Collins – in hotel meetings on behalf of an energy company that wanted advice on getting “a favourable planning decision”.
Illegal US ICE deportation flights refuelling at Shannon Airport – Simon Harris’s department looks other way
Illegal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) flights – carrying deportees to African countries they have no personal ties to – refuelled at Shannon Airport this July and August.
Introducing ShannonWarport – addressing Irish complicity in US imperialism
The Irish state is prosecuting activists for, allegedly, doing what our leaders refuse to do: confront Irish complicity in genocide. Tomorrow in Ennis the trial of Áine Ní Threinír, Aindriú de Buitléir and Eimear Walshe begins.