Irish banks can't confirm mica certs will qualify homes for future mortgages
The Banking & Payments Federation Ireland admitted it can’t confirm whether homes repaired under the state mica scheme will qualify for mortgages in the future.
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Comment: The planning bill – here comes the most fossil fuel infrastructure in the history of the state
The Planning and Development Bill 2023 is set to pass tomorrow, Wednesday, 9 October. The legal and planning professions have criticised it for breaching EU and international law and for its potential to clog the planning and legal system.
IDF munitions transported through Irish airspace yesterday
Tonnes of munitions of war were transported to Israel through Irish sovereign airspace yesterday morning.
Donegal County Council secretly changed more than 20 mica remediation applications
Donegal County Council secretly altered more than 20 homeowners' applications for remediation under the state mica scheme without their knowledge.
Early draft of Israeli mail omitted Donohoe call was ‘confidential’ – later corrected in final version
An Israeli state official delayed sending the email about Paschal Donohoe’s assurance to his Israeli counterpart that government would block the Occupied Territories Bill – until she confirmed, with Ministry of Finance officials, the date and nature of the confidential discussion.
IDF munitions still being illegally transported over Ireland – by a new airline, FedEx Express
It’s been a month since The Ditch first reported on IDF explosives being illegally transported through Irish sovereign airspace and the munitions are still being brought to Israel.
Comment: This won’t last forever
It was for this.
Two more airlines – this time Lufthansa and Delta Air Lines – illegally transporting munitions over Ireland
Two more airlines – Germany’s national carrier and the US-based Delta Air Lines – have been illegally transporting munitions to Israel through Irish sovereign airspace.
Comment: The comprador government is a direct obstacle to Irish solidarity with Palestine
It was up to Paschal Donohoe to answer parliamentary questions last Tuesday.
Another 14 Challenge Airlines flights illegally transported IDF munitions through Irish airspace
The airline carrying munitions to Israel – finally confirmed this week by the Department of Transport to have travelled through Irish airspace on nine flights – flew a further 14 flights over Ireland with more than 33 tonnes of explosives on their way to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Israel’s national airline illegally transported munitions over Ireland
For the past year EL Al – Israel’s national airline – has been illegally transporting Lockheed Martin’s Israel-bound munitions through Irish sovereign airspace.
Israel told ‘through various channels’ about ceann comhairle’s role in Occupied Territories Bill
Israel's Ministry of Justice said it was told “through various channels” that Ireland’s Fianna Fáil ceann comhairle would have a “decisive role” in the potential passage of the Occupied Territories Bill.