A Fianna Fáil councillor managed to maintain control of farmland he lost to a vulture fund after his close friend bought it and allowed him to keep farming the land.

A Fianna Fáil county councillor's son built a house without planning permission on land he doesn’t own after it was repossessed by his mortgage lender and sold to his father’s friend.

Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street (CHI) failed to record crucial meetings concerning a young patient living with severe disabilities – whom a report later revealed had suffered harm due to administrative failures.

Like everyone paying attention to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, I was horrified to read that a large group of civilians gathered for a peace demonstration near the Israel-Gaza border was mercilessly gunned down by terrorists with no regard for human life.

Fianna Fáil junior minister Anne Rabbitte failed to declare her interest in two residential properties. She told The Ditch that she didn’t declare one of the properties – which had four mortgages registered against it – because “the bank had commenced repossession”.