G. Thompson

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. 

Department of Transport holds Teams call with airline – months later it conducts illegal munitions flight

An Irish airline illegally transported munitions to Israel – despite just months before taking part in a Microsoft Teams call with Department of Transport officials after reports of its munitions flights to Israel. 

Dublin company backed by Enterprise Ireland supplying dual-use goods to Israeli arms company

An Enterprise Ireland-backed company is sending drone parts to the Israel Defense Forces' largest weapons supplier.

Analysis – State Failures: Five Years Since the Eighth Was Repealed

The result of the 2018 referendum that repealed the Irish constitution’s Eighth Amendment should have been monumental. It should’ve, truly, changed things. That’s what we were told and what we wanted to believe.

Planning cash objector, ex-Fine Gael candidate has delayed Tara Mines project for more than a year

A former Fine Gael local election has delayed a major Tara Mines project for more than a year after he submitted a bogus planning appeal to An Bord Pleanála. Tara Mines was forced to close earlier this year, resulting in the loss of more than 650 jobs. 

An Bord Pléanala deputy chairperson voted on build-to-rent application supported by brother’s firm

The head of An Bord Pleanála’s (ABP) strategic housing development (SHD) division signed off on a controversial build-to-rent development on which his brother’s company had worked.

Irish firm supplied parts for Russian armoured vehicles used in Ukraine invasion

An Irish company has supplied parts for armoured vehicles deployed in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Alan Kelly’s 2020 tallyman was convicted of sexually assaulting child eight years earlier

A Labour Party activist who kept a tally of votes for Alan Kelly at the 2020 general election was convicted of sexually assaulting a child almost eight years earlier. RTÉ conducted an interview with the tallyman at the count centre but deleted both the interview and a tweet promoting it.

Former councillor claims Labour Party activist convicted of sexually assaulting a child was at Tipperary count centres in 2019 and 2020

A Labour Party activist convicted in 2012 of sexually assaulting a child was present at two Tipperary election counts in 2019 and 2020, according to a former local councillor.

State-funded domestic violence charity sought to evict woman just before Christmas

A state-funded domestic violence charity was permitted to evict a woman from one of its properties just before Christmas last year.

HSE spent more than €1,000 a week storing Virapro hand sanitiser – for more than a year

For more than a year the HSE has spent over €1,000 a week storing toxic Virapro hand sanitiser.

Meet Ireland's three biggest landlords: They own almost half the institutional market and their cheapest one-bed is more than €1,500 a month

The three biggest landlords in Ireland control almost half the institutional rental market. The cheapest property they’re offering is more than €1,500 a month, a one=bed apartment in Donohoe’s Dublin Central constituency.