IDF warfare jet allowed refuel at Shannon

A newly built Israel Defense Forces (IDF) war jet deployed in Gaza last year was allowed refuel at Shannon Airport on its way to an Israeli military base in 2021.

Comment: Brendan McDonagh couldn’t fix a housing crisis he profits from and helped create

When I was 22 I applied for a job in Dunnes Stores, Rathmines. During the interview in a small office above the supermarket, a manager looked at my CV. “Seems fine – can you start tomorrow?” I was in luck. They needed someone.

Housing Agency: social media criticism is 'life-threatening', blocks homeowners' information requests

The Housing Agency refused to release information to homeowners affected by the defective block crisis – classifying social media criticism and news reporting as “threats” that “endanger life or safety”.

Israel Defense Forces missile launchers illegally transported through Irish airspace

Silkway Airlines illegally transported missile launchers for Israel Defense Forces (IDF) F-35 fighter jets through Irish territory – just weeks after The Ditch told government the airline was using Irish airspace to transport weapons to Tel Aviv.

Harris claims ignorance, Israeli national carrier brings 1,500 kilogrammes of guns through Irish territory

Despite Simon Harris’s claims of ignorance, Israel’s national airline illegally transported well over a tonne of handguns to Israel through Irish territory this January. 

NAMA chief charging tourists €10,000 a week for Cabra home

NAMA chief Brendan McDonagh’s north Dublin home – which The Ditch revealed yesterday was registered under the alias PB McDonnacha – is being advertised to rent on a short-term letting site for more than €10,000 a week.

Housing tsar, NAMA chief used two aliases in property dealings

NAMA chief Brendan McDonagh – set to become government’s housing tsar – registered ownership of his home using the alias “PB McDonnacha” despite taking out a mortgage on the same property in his own name.

Comment: A comfortable masculinity rejects dogma

Somewhere in Ireland is the manliest man in the country, someone giving a virtuoso performance of the gender, who adheres to all we consider the masculine norm. He’s possibly happy and healthy, unconscious of the criteria he fulfils, that these criteria even exist.

Kildare company supplied parts to Israeli weapons maker this month

In the past two months a Kildare company sent three shipments of components to the largest supplier of weapons to the Israel Defense Forces.

'Current geopolitical situation': Central Bank briefed media team on potential scrutiny of Israeli war bonds

The Central Bank of Ireland briefed its media team about negative public reaction to its approval of Israeli war bonds and also highlighted the bonds had “no upper limit”. 

Irish companies supply parts to IDF weapons maker

Four Irish companies are supplying components to the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) biggest arms supplier, according to shipping records uncovered by The Ditch.

Government arranged meeting with housing lobbyists backing garden sheds within hours

Lobbyists looking to deregulate Ireland's housing market so homeowners can build de facto sheds in their gardens without planning permission were offered a meeting with senior government advisers less than 24 hours after sending an introductory email to Micheál Martin.