Fine Gael candidate helped secure rezone for friend, co-director

Justice minister Helen McEntee’s running mate councillor Sharon Tolan proposed a successful motion to rezone land at risk of flooding owned by a friend and former company co-director.

Aontú candidate objected to social housing because it would devalue local properties

A general election candidate for Aontú – which criticises government for its failure "to increase social and affordable housing" – objected to a social housing development near her home because she believed it would devalue her own property.

Fine Gael candidate secured rezoning after developer paid residents' association

Justice minister Helen McEntee’s Fine Gael running mate Sharon Tolan won’t comment on allegations she made disputed claims to rezone land from tourism to residential – after she negotiated a payment from the developer to her own housing estate’s residents’ association.

Fine Gael councillor, general election candidate sought property upgrades from developer in housing objection

A Fine Gael general election candidate sought to have a developer upgrade her home – which she shares with her Fine Gael TD husband – as part of her objection to six new houses. 

Authors, activists, media – and The Ditch – denounce Ireland, Germany and EU role in Israeli onslaught

Irish Bloc Berlin – as well as writers, activists, media and Irish-Palestinian solidarity groups – have addressed an open letter to the Irish and German states and European Union condemning Germany’s role in Israel's ongoing onslaught on Gaza.

Ex-senior Fine Gael politician's son arrested on suspicion of Dullard murder

Jo Jo Dullard’s family pleaded with a Fine Gael justice minister more than 25 years ago to help sanction a search of a farm sealed off by gardaí yesterday after the arrest of its owner – a deceased ex-Fine Gael politician’s son – on suspicion of Dullard’s murder. 

Despite carefully worded statement, Dublin's ASL uses sister company for Israel munitions shipments

Despite issuing a carefully worded statement on Friday pledging to stop delivering munitions to Israel, Dublin-based ASL used a subsidiary company – which it wholly owns – to transport dozens of the packages to the Israel Defense Forces over the weekend.  

Comment: 'Playing politics' doesn't mean anything – that's the point

Simon Harris wants voters to know he cares about Gaza.

'I'm on a phone, dude': Fine Gael councillor fails to declare quarter-share of €1.25 million second property

A Fine Gael councillor has admitted he failed to declare his co-ownership of a Dublin 4 property valued at more than €1 million. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown councillor Pierce Dargan did however declare his current private residence. 

Former Fianna Fáil election candidate appointed chair of defective block appeals board

Housing minister Darragh O’Brien has appointed a former Fianna Fáil election candidate – once predicted to be Fianna Fáil ‘s choice for attorney general –  as chair of the defective concrete blocks appeal board.

US ambassador warned of ‘consequences’ for enacting Occupied Territories Bill – 90 minutes later Micheál Martin said it would be reviewed rather than passed

A senior US diplomat warned tánaiste Micheál Martin's office and the taoiseach of "consequences" if government enacted the Occupied Territories Bill – 90 minutes before Martin issued a statement committing only to a "review" rather than enactment of the legislation.

The Ditch is going to court

The Ditch is going to court.