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UK export of F-35 parts to Israel was lawful, court rules

UK Politics · United Kingdom

UK export of F-35 parts to Israel was lawful, court rules

40% Center coverage: 58 sources

Belgium to Buy 11 Additional F-35 Fighter-Jets, 21 ‘Not Feasible’ at the Minute

F-35 · Belgium

Belgium to Buy 11 Additional F-35 Fighter-Jets, 21 ‘Not Feasible’ at the Minute

Coverage: 5 sources

Belgian defence minister Theo Francken's (Flemish nationalist N-VA) Strategic Defence Plan reveals the government’s intention of purchasing 11 additional F-35 fighter aircraft. Belgian economy Minister Clarinval confirmed the purchase that still needs to be formally ratified by the government on Tuesday.See the Story

Govt had all but confirmed Nama’s McDonagh for housing role

Micheál Martin · Dublin

Govt had all but confirmed Nama’s McDonagh for housing role

Make a one-time donation to The DitchConfidential correspondence shows government had all but confirmed Nama chief Brendan McDonagh as its so-called housing tsar – while taoiseach Micheál Martin publicly denied any decision had been made.In a heavily redacted letter dated late April – which was to be “kept under the strictest of confidence” – a senior civil servant at the Department of Housing said McDonagh had been “identified” as “highly suit…Read Article

Veronica Guerin: the dangers of making journalists the story

Make a one-time donation to The DitchOn this day 29 years ago investigative journalist Veronica Guerin was driving on the Naas Road. As she waited at a red light a motorbike carrying two male passengers appeared next to her. They’d been tracking her after a court date about a speeding offence earlier that day. One of the men, sitting on a pillion, smashed her passenger window. He fired six shots, killing Guerin. She was 37 years old. Guerin …Meath · Meath Read Article

Keir Starmer, Brian Nelson consider terror the same way

Make a one-time donation to The DitchIf the British government continues in this way they may be sure that the last shreds of the mask of liberalism will be torn from their faces.Marx, MacDonnell and Milner on ‘police terrorism in Ireland’ in 1872There’s little enough to meaningfully separate how Keir Starmer, the human rights lawyer with the knighthood and the Oxford law degree and the London townhouse, and Brian Nelson, the loyalist and arms i…Keir Starmer · Gaza Read Article

CHI admits parents not told kids could have fertility issues due to delayed care

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

CHI attended the Oireachtas Health Committee on Thursday to apologise for the litany of scandals engulfing the bodyEurope · Dublin See the Story

Irish citizens released from detention in Egypt

38% Left coverage: 34 sources

Several Irish citizens who were detained on a march through Egypt to Gaza have been released, Ireland’s deputy premier has confirmed. Simon Harris also expressed deep concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East after Iran bombarded Israel with hundreds of missiles overnight in retaliation for Israeli strikes on its nuclear bases.Ireland Politics · Ireland See the Story

AI committee FF TD has stock in IDF-vet-founded AI company

It was co-founded by a man who “conducted classified intelligence work” for the Israel Defense Forces.Stock Markets · Ireland Read Article

FG senator didn't declare €67,000 property sale to council

Make a one-time donation to The DitchFine Gael Senator Paraic Brady didn’t declare he sold a property to Longford County Council for €67,000 – nearly double what he first paid for it – while sitting on the council committee that oversees social housing and estate management. Elected representatives are required by law to declare any contracts with public bodies worth more than €6,348. Brady marked "nil" in the section requiring disclosure of loc…Property · Longford Read Article

UN Rapporteur Urges Turkey to Halt Ship Allegedly Delivering Steel to Israeli Weapons Industry - Turkish Minute

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has called on Turkish authorities to investigate and stop a cargo ship allegedly carrying steel to Israel's defense industry, warning the shipment could support acts of genocide in Gaza.United Nations · Mersin See the Story

FG senator didn’t declare more than €16k in farming income

Make a one-time donation to The DitchA Fine Gael senator on the Seanad agriculture panel didn’t declare more than €16,000 in farming income while serving as a county councillor last year.Paraic Brady didn’t declare farming income in his most recent ethics returns as a Longford County councillor – despite receiving €16,759 in EU farm payments between October 2023 and October 2024.Records obtained by The Ditch from the Department of Agriculture sh…Fine Gael · Longford Read Article

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