Fine Gael senator didn't declare €67,000 property sale to council – while sitting on social housing committee

Fine Gael Senator Paraic Brady didn’t declare he sold a property to Longford County Council for €67,000 – nearly double what he first paid for it – while sitting on the council’s social housing committee.

Fine Gael senator on agriculture panel didn’t declare more than €16,000 in farming income

A Fine Gael senator on the Seanad agriculture panel didn’t declare more than €16,000 in farming income while serving as a county councillor last year.

Two more illegal munitions flights through Irish territory to Israel over bank holiday

Over the bank holiday weekend and ongoing Israeli atrocities in Gaza, Irish state authorities assisted two flights through illegally carrying F-35 combat jet parts to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) airbase through Irish territory. 

Irish exports to Occupied Palestinian Territories 40 times higher than reported

Official Israeli records show the value of goods imported to the Occupied Palestine Territories (OPT) from Ireland last year is 40 times higher than the figure claimed by Irish authorities. 

Comment: Why did it take Micheál Martin almost two years to state the obvious?

He finally said it. After 19 months of avoidance and prevarication, taoiseach Micheál Martin acknowledged in Dáil Eireann what the public has known since October 2023: the state of Israel is committing genocide in Palestine.

EU states sent 69 million rounds of ammunition to Israel

The Ditch can exclusively report that EU member states exported 69 million rounds of ammunition to Israel since October 2023 under the controversial EU-Israel trade agreement

Arms lobbyists told clients to take part ‘to fullest extent’ in government neutrality forum

An Irish arms lobbying group urged clients to participate in the government's controversial neutrality forum – while one of its co-founders moderated a discussion without her lobbying role being disclosed in official event literature.

Gaza on brink of mass starvation, F-35 parts illegally transported through Irish airspace yesterday

With Gaza on the brink of mass starvation in the middle of relentless Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bombing, Irish state authorities yesterday assisted a FedEx flight carrying 13 shipments of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel as it illegally flew through Irish territory. 

Comment: The state's prosecution of anti-war activists is about power – not justice

I took the train(s) from Dublin to Ennis yesterday. Iarnród Éireann allows you to book a Dublin-Ennis ticket, €30 one way, but that ticket is for three trains. Heuston to Limerick Junction, Limerick Junction to Limerick, Limerick to Ennis. Tight journey.

Weapons worth €53 million exported to Israel under EU trade deal since October 2023

The Ditch can exclusively report that EU member states have exported €53 million in arms and ammunition to Israel since October 2023 under their controversial Israel trade agreement.

Landlord TD failed to declare property interests

Independent TD Gillian Toole failed to declare her housing contracts with local authorities – for six rental properties – as well as her directorship of a property company. 

Children’s Health Ireland failed to inform families of impending surgery scandal till forced

Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) didn’t inform parents affected by the ongoing hip surgery scandal – because of internal opposition – till after The Ditch’s publication of a draft report that concluded children were being operated on unnecessarily.