British detain Irish neutrality activists on ‘anti-terrorism’ grounds
British authorities detained two Irish neutrality activists on their way to an anti-NATO demonstration outside London on “anti-terrorism” grounds.
CitizenGo: the American-led campaign group that doesn’t have to disclose its political spending in Ireland
The campaigns manager in Ireland for a foreign political organisation carrying out a “name and shame” campaign against TDs is married to an Aontú general election candidate who sits on the party's ard comhairle.
With the state refusing Palestinian visas, Israelis get PPS numbers and work permits
More than 700 new PPS numbers and 600 work permits have been granted to Israelis in Ireland since October 2023.
Enterprise Ireland: cocktail networking for the arms industry in the French embassy
Enterprise Ireland went “cocktail networking” with the international arms industry at the French embassy – the day after media reported government was set to relax rules on state agencies backing defence companies.
Niall Collins falsely mocks concerned constituents’ email about triple lock as ‘AI generated’
Fianna Fáil junior minister Niall Collins mocked a constituent concerned about Fianna Fáil removing the triple lock – and refused to engage with correspondence, instead responding, “Thank you for your AI generated email”.
Palestinian visa refusal rate exceeds 50 percent for first time in 10 years
For the first time in a decade the Irish state has refused more Palestinian visa applications than it granted – while Israelis continue to benefit from visa-free travel to Ireland.
‘It’s so patently absurd’: family of Ulm 5 direct actionist demand government observer
The family of an Irish activist on trial in Germany are calling on government to send an observer to the ongoing case in Stuttgart – and say he’s being denied his right to a fair trial.
‘Strictly confidential’: PwC host arms industry and European Defence Agency in Dublin
PwC hosted a private briefing for Irish companies seeking defence contracts, the arms industry representatives and the European Defence Agency (EDA), according to a “strictly confidential” invitation seen by The Ditch.
Oireachtas committee that scrutinises TDs' expenses met just once last year – a quarter of its required meetings
The Oireachtas committee responsible for scrutinising TDs and senators’ expenses met just once last year – and didn’t sit even after finding a third of sampled members couldn’t account for their expenses.
Media regulator’s new media diversity policy fails to address RTÉ ‘monopoly’
Coimisiún na Meán has admitted the state’s lack of Irish-language media is a risk – but has failed to implement proposals from Irish language organisations to address it.
Comment: A very large net
Daniel Kinahan, a man named in the Irish High Court as head of a violent crime family, is synonymous with what tabloid newspapers call "gangland", their term for the world of organised crime.
PSNI won’t release details on weapons missing from custody
The PSNI says it is not in the public interest to disclose how many of its weapons have gone missing or been stolen from custody in the past two years.