Fine Gael candidate withdrew planning appeal after signing agreement for work worth €100,000
Fine Gael local election candidate Marian Agrios withdrew a planning appeal after signing an agreement for more than €100,000 worth of work to her house.
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Fine Gael candidate got €15,000 to withdraw planning objection
A Fine Gael local election candidate had a developer pay her €15,000 and carry out €15,000 worth of work to her house so she would withdraw her objection to a housing development in county Louth.
Fianna Fáil election candidate allegedly ‘coerced’ elderly man to make will
A Fianna Fáil local election candidate allegedly befriended an elderly man with mental issues and later encouraged him to execute a new will.
Irish pro-militarisation group counts international arms manufacturers as members
An Irish pro-militarisation group lobbying government to increase state participation in the arms trade has finally admitted to having two international arms manufacturers among its members.
Quanta Capital boss 'deeply sorry' for role in abduction
The CEO of a company that owns an illegally built estate being used to house asylum seekers says he is “deeply sorry” for his role in abducting and beating a young man.
Fianna Fáil candidate lied about conviction and planning breaches
A Fianna Fáil election candidate with a criminal conviction and enforcement action for breaching planning law tried to claim to The Ditch these issues concern a different person with the same name. Shane McGuinness denied he’s being pursued by Louth County Council for illegally converting a garage into a
Fine Gael justice minister Helen McEntee appointed convict, party candidate to peace commissioner role
Fine Gael Justice Minister Helen McEntee appointed a party colleague, who’s running in the upcoming local elections, as a peace commissioner despite his 15 criminal convictions.
Serving Limerick garda sanctioned by Ombudsman for Traveller abuse on social media, kept job
The Garda Ombudsman sanctioned a serving garda who referred to Travellers as criminals and suggested a Traveller was sexually attracted to his own family – but the garda remained employed by An Garda Síochána.
Fine Gael local election candidate has fifteen criminal convictions
A county Leitrim Fine Gael local election candidate has 15 criminal convictions over the last quarter-century.
Garda recruitment company breached British minimum wage law, staffed by unionists
The company contracted to manage garda staff recruitment was forced to pay almost €6 million to its workers after a British revenue investigation found it had breached minimum wage law. An Garda Síochána awarded Staffline, whose Ireland-based senior management team was involved in founding a defunct unionist political party,
Senior garda accused sergeant of neglect of duty, unethical behaviour
A senior garda accused a sergeant who brought him a report on alleged garda corruption of “neglect of duty” and “underhand action”.
Man pleaded guilty to possessing shotgun that went missing from garda custody
The Ditch can reveal that a county Westmeath man pleaded guilty this month to possession of a shotgun last year that should’ve been in garda custody.