@horseymatilda.bsky.social
Hopefully this place is better than the other
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Simon Harris’s department discussed procurement policy with Lockheed Martin lobbyists just months before government announced a record €1.49 billion defence budget.
The Department of Defence is regularly briefing international arms lobbyists.
www.ontheditch.com/department-o...
The Department of Defence is regularly briefing international arms lobbyists.
www.ontheditch.com/department-o...
Department of Defence regularly briefing l arms lobbyists
Government just announced a record €1.49 billion defence budget.
www.ontheditch.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Simon Harris’s department discussed procurement policy with Lockheed Martin lobbyists just months before government announced a record €1.49 billion defence budget.
The Department of Defence is regularly briefing international arms lobbyists.
www.ontheditch.com/department-o...
The Department of Defence is regularly briefing international arms lobbyists.
www.ontheditch.com/department-o...
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Heather Humphreys refuses to confirm she failed to tell the land agency she’s not entitled to a tax exemption on one of her properties – a criminal offence
Media refuses to question her – TD Thomas Gould has called on Humphreys to explain her tax issues
www.ontheditch.com/humphreys-st...
Media refuses to question her – TD Thomas Gould has called on Humphreys to explain her tax issues
www.ontheditch.com/humphreys-st...
Humphreys stays silent on property affairs
Media indulges her silence.
www.ontheditch.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Heather Humphreys refuses to confirm she failed to tell the land agency she’s not entitled to a tax exemption on one of her properties – a criminal offence
Media refuses to question her – TD Thomas Gould has called on Humphreys to explain her tax issues
www.ontheditch.com/humphreys-st...
Media refuses to question her – TD Thomas Gould has called on Humphreys to explain her tax issues
www.ontheditch.com/humphreys-st...
@izzykamikaze.bsky.social Great to see you on the telly. As usual talking the most sense of the group. x
October 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
@izzykamikaze.bsky.social Great to see you on the telly. As usual talking the most sense of the group. x
Confirmed by Micheál Martin 10th October 2025. FFG #HowIrelandWorks #Áras25
October 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Confirmed by Micheál Martin 10th October 2025. FFG #HowIrelandWorks #Áras25
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Can we stop doorstepping both candidates with stupid questions like this? Connolly has a record of public service and statements that can be scrutinised and analysed deeply without resorting to this "gotcha!" tabloid nonsense.
October 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Can we stop doorstepping both candidates with stupid questions like this? Connolly has a record of public service and statements that can be scrutinised and analysed deeply without resorting to this "gotcha!" tabloid nonsense.
Poor foxes & hares. @HeatherH supports fox hunting & barbaric cruel hare coursing. Anyone who genuinely abhors animal cruelty would not hesitate to condemn these cruel so called sports. #Aras25 #NotFitForPresident #rtept
October 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Poor foxes & hares. @HeatherH supports fox hunting & barbaric cruel hare coursing. Anyone who genuinely abhors animal cruelty would not hesitate to condemn these cruel so called sports. #Aras25 #NotFitForPresident #rtept
Animal lovers around Ireland are being urged to reject Heather Humphreys in the upcoming presidential election. She supports fox hunting & barbaric cruel hare coursing. Anyone who genuinely abhors animal cruelty would not hesitate to condemn these cruel so called sports. #Aras25 #NeverHeather
October 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Animal lovers around Ireland are being urged to reject Heather Humphreys in the upcoming presidential election. She supports fox hunting & barbaric cruel hare coursing. Anyone who genuinely abhors animal cruelty would not hesitate to condemn these cruel so called sports. #Aras25 #NeverHeather
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Governments around the world are not taking responsibility – that’s why we’re doing this: Irish doctor on Gaza flotilla
'The Irish government knows how dear this is to Irish people. So they appease us. But they're not actually doing anything.'
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'The Irish government knows how dear this is to Irish people. So they appease us. But they're not actually doing anything.'
www.ontheditch.com/governments-...
Governments won't take responsibility – someone had to
Veronica O'Keane expects to be intercepted by Israeli forces soon – a near certainty she says she’s ready for.
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October 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Governments around the world are not taking responsibility – that’s why we’re doing this: Irish doctor on Gaza flotilla
'The Irish government knows how dear this is to Irish people. So they appease us. But they're not actually doing anything.'
www.ontheditch.com/governments-...
'The Irish government knows how dear this is to Irish people. So they appease us. But they're not actually doing anything.'
www.ontheditch.com/governments-...
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The Irish Aviation Authority didn’t follow proper procedures when it hired Fianna Fáil presidential candidate Jim Gavin as chief operating officer, according to a confidential letter from a whistleblower to then taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
www.ontheditch.com/whistleblowe...
www.ontheditch.com/whistleblowe...
Whistleblower warned Varadkar Gavin's hiring broke rules
The Irish Aviation Authority didn’t follow proper procedures when it hired Jim Gavin, said a whistleblower.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Irish Aviation Authority didn’t follow proper procedures when it hired Fianna Fáil presidential candidate Jim Gavin as chief operating officer, according to a confidential letter from a whistleblower to then taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
www.ontheditch.com/whistleblowe...
www.ontheditch.com/whistleblowe...
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German national airline Lufthansa has been illegally transporting missile components through Dublin Airport to the Thales arms factory in Belfast for the past year.
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Missile parts shipped through Dublin Airport
German national airline Lufthansa has been illegally transporting missile components.
www.ontheditch.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
German national airline Lufthansa has been illegally transporting missile components through Dublin Airport to the Thales arms factory in Belfast for the past year.
www.ontheditch.com/missile-part...
www.ontheditch.com/missile-part...
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An ex-Fine Gael councillor accused of sexual assault by three boys and shot in a punishment-style attack became an assistant to a High Court judge investigating the councillor’s senior party colleagues.
www.ontheditch.com/ex-fine-gael...
www.ontheditch.com/ex-fine-gael...
Ex-FG cllr accused of child sex abuse was judge’s assistant
He was shot in a punishment-style attack.
www.ontheditch.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
An ex-Fine Gael councillor accused of sexual assault by three boys and shot in a punishment-style attack became an assistant to a High Court judge investigating the councillor’s senior party colleagues.
www.ontheditch.com/ex-fine-gael...
www.ontheditch.com/ex-fine-gael...
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The Irish Defence Forces held 21 military trials – including cases of sexual assault, mistreatment of subordinates, theft and alcohol-related misconduct – over the last two years.
www.ontheditch.com/sexual-assau...
www.ontheditch.com/sexual-assau...
Twenty-one Defence Forces court proceedings over two years
The cases included charges of sexual assault and theft.
www.ontheditch.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Irish Defence Forces held 21 military trials – including cases of sexual assault, mistreatment of subordinates, theft and alcohol-related misconduct – over the last two years.
www.ontheditch.com/sexual-assau...
www.ontheditch.com/sexual-assau...
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Ben Jennings on the journalists killed in Gaza – cartoon
Ben Jennings on the journalists killed in Gaza – cartoon
Five journalists were among at least 20 people killed on Monday by Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Ben Jennings on the journalists killed in Gaza – cartoon
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Gareth Sheridan's company Nutriband admitted earlier this year that its internal financial controls are "not effective" and contain "material weaknesses".
This was caused by inadequate oversight and unqualified accounting personnel.
www.ontheditch.com/gareth-sheri...
This was caused by inadequate oversight and unqualified accounting personnel.
www.ontheditch.com/gareth-sheri...
Sheridan’s Nutriband financial controls 'not effective'
It admitted earlier this year that its internal financial controls contain "material weaknesses".
www.ontheditch.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Gareth Sheridan's company Nutriband admitted earlier this year that its internal financial controls are "not effective" and contain "material weaknesses".
This was caused by inadequate oversight and unqualified accounting personnel.
www.ontheditch.com/gareth-sheri...
This was caused by inadequate oversight and unqualified accounting personnel.
www.ontheditch.com/gareth-sheri...
I've just signed this petition calling on Simon Harris to resign over the death of Harvey Morrison Sherratt. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/si... @uplift.ie
Simon Harris Resignation
I've just signed this petition calling on Simon Harris to resign over the death of Harvey Morrison Sherratt. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
August 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I've just signed this petition calling on Simon Harris to resign over the death of Harvey Morrison Sherratt. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/si... @uplift.ie
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Britain didn’t proscribe the UDA till 1992. It will ban Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. The haste to ban Palestine Action compared with the indulgence afforded the UDA might seem incoherent.
It’s not.
Both advanced British interests.
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It’s not.
Both advanced British interests.
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Keir Starmer, Brian Nelson consider terror the same way
The haste to ban Palestine Action against the indulgence afforded the UDA might seem incoherent. It’s not
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June 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Britain didn’t proscribe the UDA till 1992. It will ban Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. The haste to ban Palestine Action compared with the indulgence afforded the UDA might seem incoherent.
It’s not.
Both advanced British interests.
www.ontheditch.com/comment-keir...
It’s not.
Both advanced British interests.
www.ontheditch.com/comment-keir...
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Over the bank holiday weekend and ongoing Israeli atrocities in Gaza, Irish state authorities assisted two flights through illegally carrying F-35 combat jet parts to an Israel Defense Forces airbase through Irish territory.
www.ontheditch.com/two-more-ill...
www.ontheditch.com/two-more-ill...
Two more illegal munitions flights over long weekend
Irish state authorities assisted the two flights.
www.ontheditch.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Over the bank holiday weekend and ongoing Israeli atrocities in Gaza, Irish state authorities assisted two flights through illegally carrying F-35 combat jet parts to an Israel Defense Forces airbase through Irish territory.
www.ontheditch.com/two-more-ill...
www.ontheditch.com/two-more-ill...
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The Ditch’s Paulie Doyle talks neutrality at the Rupture Radical Book Fair tomorrow at 1.30pm
The fair runs 12-5pm with talks from 12-7pm and a social afterwards – free entry in the Teachers Club
The fair runs 12-5pm with talks from 12-7pm and a social afterwards – free entry in the Teachers Club
May 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The Ditch’s Paulie Doyle talks neutrality at the Rupture Radical Book Fair tomorrow at 1.30pm
The fair runs 12-5pm with talks from 12-7pm and a social afterwards – free entry in the Teachers Club
The fair runs 12-5pm with talks from 12-7pm and a social afterwards – free entry in the Teachers Club
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The Ditch first reported on the Irish Central Bank facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds in September last year.
The Israeli Bonds CEO has told potential investors that purchasing bonds is "the best way" to help Israel support "the war campaign”.
www.ontheditch.com/central-bank...
The Israeli Bonds CEO has told potential investors that purchasing bonds is "the best way" to help Israel support "the war campaign”.
www.ontheditch.com/central-bank...
Central Bank renews agreement on sale of Israeli 'war bonds'
Since October 2023 they've been marketed as a means to support Israel’s campaign in Gaza.
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May 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Ditch first reported on the Irish Central Bank facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds in September last year.
The Israeli Bonds CEO has told potential investors that purchasing bonds is "the best way" to help Israel support "the war campaign”.
www.ontheditch.com/central-bank...
The Israeli Bonds CEO has told potential investors that purchasing bonds is "the best way" to help Israel support "the war campaign”.
www.ontheditch.com/central-bank...
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Private equity targeted Ireland while it was vulnerable and Nama facilitated it. Fianna Fáil wants the public to believe the CEO who encouraged this brigandage would fix the housing market – even as he currently profits from it with his short-term let.
www.ontheditch.com/comment-bren...
www.ontheditch.com/comment-bren...
Brendan McDonagh couldn’t fix a crisis he profits from
For those in power, housing is an asset that must perpetually increase in value.
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May 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Private equity targeted Ireland while it was vulnerable and Nama facilitated it. Fianna Fáil wants the public to believe the CEO who encouraged this brigandage would fix the housing market – even as he currently profits from it with his short-term let.
www.ontheditch.com/comment-bren...
www.ontheditch.com/comment-bren...
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The Housing Agency refused to release information to homeowners affected by the defective block crisis – classifying social media criticism and news reporting as “threats” that “endanger life or safety”.
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www.ontheditch.com/housing-agen...
Housing Agency: social media criticism is 'life-threatening'
It's refused to release information to homeowners affected by the defective block crisis.
www.ontheditch.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Housing Agency refused to release information to homeowners affected by the defective block crisis – classifying social media criticism and news reporting as “threats” that “endanger life or safety”.
www.ontheditch.com/housing-agen...
www.ontheditch.com/housing-agen...