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Heather Humphreys honoured disgraced garda accused of extreme domestic violence

Heather Humphreys honoured a disgraced ex-garda after he was accused of extreme domestic violence and found by a tribunal to have corruptly organised planting weapons and fabricated evidence.

State admits it’s allowed weapons through Ireland to Israel

For the first time since 2006 the state has admitted it allowed munitions of war – onboard a US military plane authorised by Simon Harris to touch down at Shannon Airport – to travel through Irish territory on their way to Israel. 

Department of Defence regularly briefing international arms lobbyists

Simon Harris’s department discussed procurement policy with Lockheed Martin lobbyists just months before government announced a record €1.49 billion defence budget.

Humphreys was star attraction at ‘charity’ event under garda investigation

A company under garda investigation was incorporated just a month before Heather Humphreys was the star attraction at its February “charity” event.  

Humphreys stays silent on property affairs

Media indulges her silence.

Simon Harris authorised Shannon stop for US war plane on way to IDF base

Make a one-time donation to The Ditch Simon Harris authorised a US military plane to refuel at Shannon Airport on Sunday on its way from a Department of War airbase to the Nevatim Israel Defense Forces base. It was transporting soldiers or military cargo and its stopover at Shannon

Humphreys won’t say if she paid vacant homes tax

Make a one-time donation to The Ditch Heather Humphreys won’t say if she paid an anti-vacancy tax on her unused residential property. Humphreys has left the property unoccupied for the last 14 years, during which time the vacant homes tax was introduced – when Humphreys was in government

Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys has avoided a property tax on old constituency office

Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys has avoided a property tax on her old constituency office after failing to declare she’s no longer entitled to an exemption.

Heather Humphreys, Alan Shatter spreading misinformation about Oireachtas vetting

Heather Humphreys is among those spreading misinformation that Oireachtas political staff need so-called garda clearance – they don’t, according to policy documents obtained by The Ditch.

Governments won't take responsibility – someone had to: Irish doctor speaks to The Ditch from Gaza flotilla

Veronica O'Keane expects to be intercepted by Israeli forces soon – a near certainty she says she’s ready for.

Presidential election ballot gives Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil unlawful advantage – The Ditch is challenging

The presidential returning officer’s sample ballot paper for Ireland’s presidential election is unlawful – and gives an unfair advantage to Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s candidates. 

Nazi-linked company among suppliers of 500 tonne+ munitions shipment to Israel

A Nazi regime-linked company is among the suppliers of 563 tonnes of bomb shells and ammunition headed to Israel on a ship moored at a US port.