An arms industry lobbyist who regularly features in Irish media discussions about neutrality – without his interests being disclosed – facilitated a meeting between Irish businesses and senior Ukrainian military officials.
The head of Israeli Bonds, which are sold through the Central Bank of Ireland, directly linked the bonds to funding Israel's military operations in Gaza – contradicting the Irish bank’s position that they’re just for "general financing”.
A cargo flight carrying almost 150 kilogrammes of replenishments for Israel's bombing of Gaza illegally passed through Irish territory this morning – just hours after Israel violated its ceasefire with Hamas, killing more than 400 people, including 183 children.
This draft report was delivered to CHI management in January. Months later affected families have neither seen the report nor been contacted by CHI. Minister for health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said she hasn’t seen the report. The Ditch is now publishing the report in full.
The operations manager for a group that lobbies government for Lockheed Martin is also director of flight operations for an airline shipping weapons to the Israel Defense Forces.
Gardaí have faced nearly 60 complaints of sexual abuse, harassment and misconduct over the past three years – with three cases forwarded for criminal prosecution.
A lobbying group dedicated to “standing up for Israel” wrote to government last year requesting the Irish state adopt a controversial definition of antisemitism – and the Department of Justice assured the lobbyists that Ireland’s hate speech legislation would address some of their concerns.
Late last October attorney general Rossa Fanning wrote to Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Roderic O'Gorman. In his letter Fanning gave the government ministers advice on the Occupied Territories Bill – legislation that has been blocked by successive governments for the last seven years.
The former chief legal counsel for Guantanamo Bay’s detention camps leads the US agency the Irish Department of Defence has hired to advise Ireland on expanding the state’s military.
Legal counsel appointed by the attorney general approved an opposition bill banning the state investing in companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements – but government has blocked the legislation since 2023.
The attorney general told government that replacing the Occupied Territories Bill rather than amending it would be a "political choice" and not a legally necessary one.
Two flights carrying parts for the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) F-35 fighter jet flew through Irish territory on their way to Israel earlier this month.