Report: Irish parts used in Russian weapons

An international working group, in a report that highlights the importance of western technology to Vladimir Putin’s military, has identified Irish parts in Russian weapons used in the invasion of Ukraine.

High Mileage Club 4: Fianna Fail junior minister Seán Fleming doubles down on 8,000+ kilometres mileage claim for three months with Dáil in recess

Having claimed to have driven more than 8,000 kilometres in three months when the Dáil wasn’t sitting, Fianna Fáil junior minister Seán Fleming has denied submitting inaccurate ministerial driving expenses claims.

High Mileage Club 3: Fianna Fáil's Niall Collins won’t address second unusually high expenses claim

Fianna Fáil minister of state Niall Collins is refusing to address a second unusually high driving expenses claim – where he said he drove almost 3,000 kilometres in a month when the Dáil wasn’t sitting and his diary suggests just 170 kilometres of driving for ministerial work.

High Mileage Club 2: Minister Catherine Martin says incorrect mileage claim has been 'rectified'

Green party minister arts minister Catherine Martin says her unusually high, tax-free, ministerial driving expenses claim for August 2021, a month when the Dáil wasn’t sitting and her diary showed only a handful of ministerial engagements, has been "rectified".

High Mileage Club 1: Niall Collins won’t address mileage claim that doesn’t reflect official diary – and suggests he drove twice as much as a taxi driver while Dáil in recess

Fianna Fáil junior minister Niall Collins won’t explain his inordinately high tax-free ministerial driving expenses claim for August 2022 – when the Dáil was in recess and his diary showed few ministerial engagements.

Fianna Fáil minister ignored serious industry concerns when appointing party diehard to state board

Fianna Fáil junior minister James Browne appointed a party loyalist and constituency ally to a €400-a-meeting state firearms board despite serious concerns raised by the man’s industry colleagues.

Businessman who sold HSE €3 million+ of unusable hand sanitiser made at least €1.4 million on deal

The businessman who sold the HSE more than €3 million of unusable hand sanitiser during the Covid-19 pandemic made a profit of at least €1.4 million on the deal.

Comment: Sinn Féin wants to change who manages the country – not how it’s managed

In the summer of 2021 I visited the Sinn Féin Bookshop and bought the issue of An Phoblacht commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1981 Irish republican hunger strikes.

Niall Collins allegedly intervened in planning dispute for property developer, called as witness in court case

Fianna Fáil minister of state Niall Collins is to be called as witness in a High Court case – in which he will be asked to account for his alleged intervention in a planning dispute because of a senior party official’s involvement.

Fine Gael senator hasn’t registered rental property with RTB – tenants can't claim tax credit

A Fine Gael senator failed to register her rental property with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB).

Comment: Neutrality should be binary

Twenty years ago then taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Dáil that after the 11 September attacks, “The world had entered into a new and dangerous era."

Agriculture minister resigned as director of company days after state body alleged serious financial fraud

Agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue was among a group of directors who resigned from the board of a Donegal radio station days after it received a letter from a state body alleging serious financial fraud.