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‘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

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.

By G. Thompson 02 Jun 2021
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

Former Fianna Fáil senator Lisa McDonald sacked an employee suffering from depression and told her “she looked like shite”, an employment tribunal has heard.

By G. Thompson 12 May 2021
Fianna Fáil ministers, the REITs and the housing crisis

housing crisis

Fianna Fáil ministers, the REITs and the housing crisis

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.

By D. Goodman 07 May 2021
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

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.

By G. Thompson 08 Apr 2021
Taoiseach Micheál Martin breached public health guidelines at prohibited event honouring his father

Taoiseach Micheál Martin breached public health guidelines at prohibited event honouring his father

Taoiseach Micheál Martin breached Covid-19 public health guidelines by attending an indoor event held in honour of his late father in Cork.

By G. Thompson 03 Apr 2021
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