Sound the Orwell alarm: Fianna Fáil has deleted all website statements predating Micheál Martin regime
Fianna Fáil has deleted from its website all statements predating Micheál Martin’s leadership.
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin hasn’t declared his share in west Cork holiday home for 10 years
Micheál Martin hasn’t declared in the Dáil register his share in a west Cork holiday home for 10 years. He also failed to declare his share in another house he inherited from his late father in 2012.
Alan Kelly’s 2020 tallyman was convicted of sexually assaulting child eight years earlier
A Labour Party activist who kept a tally of votes for Alan Kelly at the 2020 general election was convicted of sexually assaulting a child almost eight years earlier. RTÉ conducted an interview with the tallyman at the count centre but deleted both the interview and a tweet promoting it.
Former councillor claims Labour Party activist convicted of sexually assaulting a child was at Tipperary count centres in 2019 and 2020
A Labour Party activist convicted in 2012 of sexually assaulting a child was present at two Tipperary election counts in 2019 and 2020, according to a former local councillor.
Man who sexually assaulted a child attended 2019 Labour Party event – child’s family raised concerns with Alan Kelly
A man who sexually assaulted a child was active in the Labour Party nine years after his conviction. The allegation was made in an email sent by a family member of the victim to an opposition TD last Monday.
It’s not a housing crisis for everyone – let’s meet some landlords: John Bruton, disgraced nursing home operators and the owner of an ex-Michael Lynn property
Times of crisis aren’t the same for all of us. For some, Ireland’s housing crisis is an opportunity for profit. We're looking at some lucky landlords.
It’s not a housing crisis for everyone – let’s meet some landlords: the Church of Ireland, a Department of Foreign Affairs civil servant and an insurance giant
Times of crisis aren’t the same for all of us. For some, Ireland’s housing crisis is an opportunity for profit. Let’s meet some of the lucky ones.
State-funded domestic violence charity sought to evict woman just before Christmas
A state-funded domestic violence charity was permitted to evict a woman from one of its properties just before Christmas last year.
Leo, landlord: Varadkar lets his Castleknock two-bed for €1,600 a month
Varadkar last summer moved into his partner Matthew Barret’s €845,000 Dublin 8 house and his Castleknock apartment had lain dormant since. It was recently advertised to rent by O’Connell Properties for €1,600 a month. The estate agents confirmed to The Ditch that the property is now let.
HSE spent more than €1,000 a week storing Virapro hand sanitiser – for more than a year
For more than a year the HSE has spent over €1,000 a week storing toxic Virapro hand sanitiser.
‘Fuck gender quotas. What's next, positive discrimination racially in the workforce’: Fianna Fáil TD’s Twitter account
A series of tweets featuring ableist slurs, heavy criticism of gender quotas and positive discrimination, as well as a remark about not wanting a gay president has been deleted from a Fianna Fáil TD’s Twitter account.
Meet Ireland's three biggest landlords: They own almost half the institutional market and their cheapest one-bed is more than €1,500 a month
The three biggest landlords in Ireland control almost half the institutional rental market. The cheapest property they’re offering is more than €1,500 a month, a one=bed apartment in Donohoe’s Dublin Central constituency.