In a 2012 blog post titled If Johnny Adair had a nuclear weapon, Fine Gael councillor Ted Leddy fantasised about a loyalist coup leading to former UDA paramilitary Johnny Adair being installed as “the new dictator of Northern Ireland”.

Tax defaulters, a company that advertises for unlawful unpaid internships, as well as a company that unfairly dismissed a disabled employee are among the beneficiaries of a government employment subsidy being described as "JobBridge 2.0".

Ahead of her new and specially created two-year UN role, Katherine Zappone in early June put her Dublin home up for sale.

This is the view. From the Ditch.

A Golfgate organiser’s company has received government funding to run a live event.