Comment: The tankies were right. (We always are)
Last night I got the venue for Clare Daly in conversation with Bernadette McAliskey wrong and ended up in St Dominic’s Grammar School on the Falls Road.
German national airline transporting IDF munitions through Irish territory since at least 2021
For at least the last three years German national airline Lufthansa has been transporting munitions of war through Irish territory to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) air base.
As IDF points tanks at Irish peacekeepers, weapons continue to illegally fly through Irish territory
At least two illegal flights bringing weapons to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) travelled through Irish territory after the Israeli army pointed a tank at Irish peacekeepers in a show of aggression.
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.
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.