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.

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 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.

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.

Lufthansa – which has repeatedly conducted illegal munitions flights through Irish territory to Israel – has reluctantly engaged with Darragh O’Brien’s Department of Transport, taking part in a Microsoft Teams call after a Ditch report on its unlawful flights to Israel.