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Children’s Health Ireland won’t say if surgery scandal referred to Tusla

https://www.ontheditch.com/childrens-health-ireland-wont-say-if-surgery-scandal-referred-to-tusla/

Published: April 11, 2025 16:03

Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) won’t confirm if its doctors complied with a legal obligation to refer the spinal and hip surgery scandals to Tusla.

Dublin-based aviation group illegally transported munitions to Israel through Irish territory

https://www.ontheditch.com/dublin-based-aviation-group-illegally/

Published: April 10, 2025 16:47

A Dublin-based airline group illegally transported munitions of war to Israel through Irish territory. Some of the goods were flagged as funded by the US.

Comment: The housing crisis is an attack on the possibility of community

https://www.ontheditch.com/comment-the-housing-crisis/

Published: April 7, 2025 15:56

A few years back I was spending a lot of time in a house in the Liberties. It was the residence of a woman I was dating and her roommate. I use the word residence because it didn’t feel like a home – it felt like the landlord might choose, at any moment,…

Israeli weapons plane stopped at Shannon last month

https://www.ontheditch.com/israeli-weapons-plane/

Published: April 4, 2025 15:57

A cargo plane that regularly brings tonnes of weapons to Israel touched down in Shannon Airport on its way to Tel Aviv last month.

Comment: If you tolerate this

https://www.ontheditch.com/comment-if-you-tolerate-this/

Published: April 3, 2025 18:00

(Briefly) how we got here (since 2008 or thereabouts).

Fianna Fáil councillor twice convicted of failing to file tax returns, ruled to have underdeclared VAT

https://www.ontheditch.com/fianna-fail-councillor-twice-convicted/

Published: April 2, 2025 17:26

A Galway Fianna Fáil councillor was: twice convicted of failing to file tax returns; ruled to have underdeclared tens of thousands of euro in VAT; and has judgments of more than €30,000 registered against him.

German airline illegally transported a tonne of munitions through Irish territory in past week

https://www.ontheditch.com/german-airline-illegally-transported/

Published: March 31, 2025 10:00

In just the past week German national carrier Lufthansa illegally transported more than a tonne of munitions through Irish territory to Israel on three flights.

Dept of an Taoiseach: releasing full records of Carroll MacNeill meeting with spy could damage state

https://www.ontheditch.com/dept-of-an-taoiseach-releasing-full-records/

Published: March 28, 2025 17:17

The Department of an Taoiseach claims that releasing the full records of what was discussed at a meeting between an ex-Israeli intelligence officer and then junior minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill could damage Ireland’s international relations.

US general landed in Shannon on way to advise IDF before Gaza assault

https://www.ontheditch.com/us-general-landed/

Published: March 27, 2025 17:28

A US general landed in Shannon on his way to advise the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) weeks before it resumed its assault on Gaza.

Dublin hub offering 'safe space for Israelis' run by illegal West Bank settlers

https://www.ontheditch.com/dublin-hub-offering-safe-space/

Published: March 25, 2025 18:20

A couple who lived as illegal settlers in Palestine’s occupied West Bank opened a “community hub” as a “safe space for Israelis” in Dublin earlier this year.

Academic, media commentator connected Irish industry and senior Ukrainian military officials

https://www.ontheditch.com/academic-media-commentator/

Published: March 21, 2025 11:53

An arms industry lobbyist who regularly features in Irish media discussions about neutrality – without his interests being disclosed – facilitated a meeting between Irish businesses and senior Ukrainian military officials.

Israeli Bonds CEO contradicts Irish Central Bank: buying our bonds funds the IDF war efforts

https://www.ontheditch.com/israeli-bonds-ceo-contradicts-irish-central-bank/

Published: March 20, 2025 17:57

The head of Israeli Bonds, which are sold through the Central Bank of Ireland, directly linked the bonds to funding Israel's military operations in Gaza – contradicting the Irish bank’s position that they’re just for "general financing”.

As IDF resumed bombing Gaza – killing 400 – 150kgs of munitions flew over Ireland

https://www.ontheditch.com/as-idf-resumed-bombing/

Published: March 19, 2025 14:30

A cargo flight carrying almost 150 kilogrammes of replenishments for Israel's bombing of Gaza illegally passed through Irish territory this morning – just hours after Israel violated its ceasefire with Hamas, killing more than 400 people, including 183…

'NOT FOR DISCLOSURE': NHS consultant report on needless hip surgeries on children – in full

https://www.ontheditch.com/not-for-disclosure/

Published: March 13, 2025 14:28

This draft report was delivered to CHI management in January. Months later affected families have neither seen the report nor been contacted by CHI. Minister for health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said she hasn’t seen the report. The Ditch is now…

Comment: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are attacking democracy

https://www.ontheditch.com/comment-fianna-fail-and-fine-gael-are-attacking-democracy/

Published: March 7, 2025 17:53

In September 2023 Michael Healy Rae was walking on Kildare Street when he encountered a small group of protesters.