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Conor Skehan’s company awarded more than €1 million in public contracts while he chaired Housing Agency

Conor Skehan’s company awarded more than €1 million in public contracts while he chaired Housing Agency

4 years ago 3 min read
The contracts included one from the Department of Housing, awarded while Skehan chaired the Housing Agency.
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D. Goodman
By: D. Goodman
‘Better to stick with what you know’: Fianna Fáil byelection candidate on letting room to Latvian worker

‘Better to stick with what you know’: Fianna Fáil byelection candidate on letting room to Latvian worker

4 years ago 5 min read
Fianna Fáil’s Dublin Bay South byelection candidate was a landlord who decided it’s “better to stick with what you know” after what she considered a bad experience with a Latvian tenant.
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G. Thompson
By: G. Thompson
Fianna Fáil councillor and former senator sacked employee because of her disability: WRC

Fianna Fáil councillor and former senator sacked employee because of her disability: WRC

5 years ago 3 min read
Former Fianna Fáil senator Lisa McDonald sacked an employee suffering from depression and told her “she looked like shite”, an employment tribunal has heard.
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G. Thompson
By: G. Thompson
Fianna Fáil ministers, the REITs and the housing crisis

Fianna Fáil ministers, the REITs and the housing crisis

5 years ago 4 min read housing crisislandlordsfianna fáil
Two Fianna Fáil ministers. Both landlords. One REIT investor. One who (unsuccessfully) took a case against a tenant for alleged arrears on a tiny one-bed flat he rented for €1,250 per month.
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D. Goodman
By: D. Goodman
Tusla told senior office staff to register as healthcare workers for Covid-19 vaccine

Tusla told senior office staff to register as healthcare workers for Covid-19 vaccine

5 years ago 2 min read
Senior office staff at a state agency were told by managers to register as healthcare workers in order to skip the queue for Covid-19 vaccines.
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G. Thompson
By: G. Thompson
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