Local authority refuses to release legal fees records
Clare County Council won’t release details of the fees it paid a law firm in 2022 – despite its website suggesting that the council paid the practice almost €20 million that year.
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Fianna Fáil county councillor kept control of his former farmland bought by friend from vulture fund
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.
Fianna Fáil councillor’s son built house on land he lost in receivership – with no planning permission
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 didn’t keep formal records of crucial meetings concerning vulnerable patient
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.
Comment: Ireland should affirm Palestine’s right to exist
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 minister Anne Rabbitte didn’t declare property interests
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”.
Garda-linked charity 'working closely with auditor' over unfiled accounts
A charity run by senior gardaí and civil servants hasn’t filed annual accounts with regulators for more than three years.
Ex-attorney general working for property giant in case that previously named him as respondent
Ex-attorney general Paul Gallagher is working for a multinational property developer on a long--running case in which he was previously listed as a respondent.
Health minister Stephen Donnelly misled public about suspended spinal implant rods
Fianna Fáil health minister Stephen Donnelly misled the public when he wrongly claimed that a controversial surgery for children with serious spinal conditions had been suspended.
Children's Health Ireland ignored Ombudsman request on delayed operation for child with scoliosis
Children's Health Ireland (CHI) ignored appeals from the Ombudsman for Children's Office (OCO) for information concerning a sick child whose parents had raised concerns about her care.
Ex-Fianna Fáil adviser Frank Dunlop acted as director from prison despite disqualification
Disgraced ex-Fianna Fáil adviser Frank Dunlop continued to act as a company director from his prison cell despite being disqualified after his conviction for bribing public representatives.
Comment: The very concept of Michael Healy-Rae
Left wing protests were in fact expressions of democracy, of the will of the people, in the face of a democratic deficit. Last week’s protest was driven by ethnonationalism and transphobia imported, ironically, from Britain. They’re not the same.