A freight company told an airline illegally transporting munitions through Irish airspace that the Israeli government had requested it to prioritise weapons being delivered to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Weapons for Russian allies have flown through Irish sovereign airspace for the past 16 months.
Shannon Airport was used to transport weapons of war from Israel to the United States. Late last year a military engine weighing more than two tonnes went through the county Clare airport.
Eight senators and two TDs are registered as members of the group Oireachtas Friends of Israel. It comprises six Fianna Fáil members, three Fine Gael members and one independent.
A second airline has illegally transported munitions between the US and Israel this year.
A second airline this year transported explosives through Irish sovereign airspace between Israel and the US – with this air company shipping the munitions on behalf of the Israeli government.
The Central Bank of Ireland has renewed an agreement to facilitate the sale of Israeli sovereign bonds – which since October 2023 have been marketed as a means to support Israel’s campaign in Gaza.
A further two flights with weapons for Israel, separate from the six already reported by The Ditch, flew through Irish airspace this year – including one this March.
Since The Ditch first reported on the transport of Israel-bound weapons through Irish airspace, opposition leaders have asked for answers from government, with coalition leaders saying some level of investigation is to be conducted. Here's what we know and how we know it.
Invoices confirm the United States funded almost seven tonnes of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) weaponry illegally transported through Irish airspace.
What has the Irish state done?
Israel-bound explosives for IDF contractors and the Israeli police have been transported over Irish sovereign airspace since at least last October and November – on two flights separate to the other four already reported by The Ditch.