The Government is doing “diddly squat” to support working families with energy costs, Sinn Féin has said. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald told Taoiseach Micheál Martin he had done “sweet feck all” for those struggling in the cost-of-living crisis. #CostofLivingCrisis #WorstGovernmentEver

Emails show Dublin-based Elkstone CEO Alan Merriman coordinating an investment involving a client, an ex-Israel prime minister and Jeffrey Epstein in a tech startup founded by former Israel Defense Forces officers. www.ontheditch.com/irish-firm-i...

Paschal Donohoe gave extra €10m to World Bank in advance of his new job @thenewshughes.bsky.social #WorldBank #HowIrelandWorks #PaschalDonohoe #FFG extra.ie/2026/01/10/n...

Catherine Connolly is taking nothing for granted as we head into the final day of canvassing in the Presidential Election. Vote Catherine Connolly No.1 for President of Ireland, this Friday 24th of October 2025 #PresidentConnolly #Aras25 #PE25 #Connolly4President

I’ll be voting for Catherine Connolly #1. There has never been a more important time to elect a President who will be independent and represent Ireland with pride, courage and integrity. Your vote is your voice - use it. www.catherineconnollyforpresident.ie

Catherine Connolly holds commanding lead in presidential election race, new IT poll shows The poll finds that Ms Connolly, on 38 per cent, has almost double the support of her nearest rival, Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys, on 20 per cent. Jim Gavin 5pc #Aras25 #PE25

Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys has avoided a property tax on her old constituency office after failing to declare she’s no longer entitled to an exemption. For failing to make this declaration Humphreys could face criminal prosecution. www.ontheditch.com/fine-gaels-h...

Jim Gavin has withdrawn from the Presidential Election #Aras25 #PE25

Do you owe somebody €3,300, Jim? Is the debt cleared? #PE25 #Aras25 #twip #Landlord #RTB #JimGavin

Harvey's parents Gillian & Stephen speaking to the media ahead of this afternoon's #March4Harvey #JusticeforHarvey

March tomorrow at 2pm from the Garden of Remembrance, for #JusticeForHarvey and all the children that have been failed by the state. Come with friends, family, neighbours, etc. There needs to be a full public inquiry into CHI. #RecallTheDáil #ResignHarris

My FOI of Government memo confirms more data centres means higher electricity bills for all. "The expansion of data centres has raised security of supply concerns and leads to associated costs to taxpayers and electricity bill payers," the memo stated. www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

📢 Join us tomorrow, Saturday 23 August at 2pm 📍 Garden of Remembrance, Dublin 💔 For Harvey ⏳ For every child still waiting ✊ For justice, for change, for accountability #JusticeForHarvey #BackUs #March4Harvey #Aug23

It's all gone Pete Tong for Harris this summer. Who knew that lying to sick children and their parents would cause such a backlash from the public? Aontú is set to table a motion of No Confidence Simon Harris in late October or early November #PE25 #Aras25 #ResignHarris #JusticeforHarvey

📢A demonstration march is to be held in Dublin city centre in memory of Harvey Morrison Sherratt (9) 🤳The protest, which will also highlight prolonged children’s spinal surgery waiting lists, is due to start at 2pm on Sat, Aug 23rd, at the Garden of Remembrance ⚖️ #JusticeforHarvey 🚮 #ResignHarris

Please join us next Saturday, 23rd August, 2 pm at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin. Let's come together to remember Harvey. He deserved so much better. No child should have to suffer in pain waiting for surgery. #JusticeForHarvey #ResignHarris #Harvey #OasisDublin #March4Harvey #Aug23

Please sign the petition calling for the resignation of Simon Harris Please share Let's get #JusticeforHarvey #ResignHarris my.uplift.ie/petitions/si...

In his short life, Harvey was failed by his country, time and time again. He deserved better, so much better than a litany of broken political promises and a dysfunctional healthcare system for children. May he rest in Power. #JusticeforHarvey #ResignHarris

Thousands take part in march for Palestine in Dublin - Colman O'Sullivan Today's march is the 16th national march since October 2023. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Tuesday: Danny Healy-Rae TD speaks passionately in favour of the SF motion on Endometriosis appealing to the Minister for Health, "not to oppose this" - the following day he votes with the government to oppose the motion. Wednesday: He votes against it with the Government. #HowIrelandWorks

"You can't build houses overnight " #HowIrelandWorks #RaiseTheRoof

You can watch today's Health Committee meeting with the CHI & HSÉ in full at the link below 👇 youtu.be/9jlwVoYj4xc?... #BackUs #CHi #HipSurgery #Springs #Infertility

Angry Martin If only he'd fight for the renters like he does for the Institutional Landlords.

Fine Gael senator Paraic Brady didn’t declare a property sale to Longford County Council for €67,000 – nearly double what he paid for it – while sitting on the council’s social housing committee. Robert Troy also made undeclared sales to this council. www.ontheditch.com/fine-gael-se...

Ryan Tubridy has not repaid RTÉ €150,000 that he received for two promotional events that did not take place. I would like him to pay it back, obviously - Kevin Bakhurst, Director General, RTÉ. #HowIrelandWorks #RyanTubridy #RteSecretPayments

Silkway Airlines illegally transported missile launchers for Israel Defense Forces (IDF) F-35 fighter jets through Irish territory – just weeks after The Ditch told government the airline was using Irish airspace to transport weapons to Tel Aviv. www.ontheditch.com/idf-missile-...

PROMINENT former loyalist terrorists attended last week's anti-immigration protest in Dublin as they continue to forge an unlikely alliance with tricolour-waving far-right nationalists in the Republic -Debbie McCann

Concerns raised weeks ago over Brendan McDonagh's housing tsar pay - Jennifer Bray The bungling of a crucial appointment sparks fury among the coalition partners Sources in Fianna Fail have accused Harris of trying to assert “dominance” while shirking responsibility

The minister for justice is to propose a significant reform to the sentencing system that would let judges impose community service orders on individuals convicted of crimes that would ordinarily carry a custodial term of up to two years. - John Mooney

Government set to fall short of housing targets again this year, experts fear -Wayne O'Connor Commencement notices, a metric in many housing forecasts, down 61pc in the first quarter of this year. It will be hard to have homes ready in next 12 mths or so if work has not started on them already.

The new chairman of the public accounts committee is “open to having a conversation” with its members about compelling the Farrelly Commission to appear to answer questions. - Jennifer Bray John Brady, the Sinn Fein TD who on Thursday will chair his first meeting of the powerful PAC

IRISH court officials have instructed agents in this country to locate disgraced MMA star Conor McGregor and serve a summons on him, alleging sexual battery, which has been issued by a US court. - Patrick O'Connell

The government’s new “housing tsar”, Brendan McDonagh, will be seconded from the National Treasury Management Agency (#NTMA) on his existing salary of €430,000, with his new office set to cost roughly €2 million to run in its first year. #HowIrelandWorks #HousingDisaste

CHEMOTHERAPY procedures for children are being cancelled because the IT system at the country's largest paediatric hospital is 'totally inadequate', two whistleblowers have claimed. -Valerie Hanley - Mail on Sunday

The #FFG Housing Disaster... FEARS are growing across Government and the construction industry that new home builds will plummet to just 25,000 this year - despite the appointment of a new 'maverick' housing tsar to speed up housing delivery.

A chief superintendent has initiated High Court proceedings against the garda commissioner Drew Harris and the Department of Justice, alleging they were targeted after exposing the cancellation of tens of thousands of emergency 999 calls by colleagues. - John Mooney

20 seconds. The news of the record numbers of people in homelessness that was announced this afternoon is relegated to the 9th item of the @rtenews #sixone this evening. Over 15,400 people in emergency accommodation in March including 4,675 children who are homeless. #HomelessCrisis #Mar25

HS€ TWENTY senior Health Service Executive employees retired with golden handshake deals worth more than €400,000 over the past five years. #HowIrelandWorks #GoldenHandShakes

Lowry’s Speaking Rights Row Mary Lou McDonald urges Verona Murphy to resign The Sinn Fein leader said that the ceann comhairle had lost the confidence of the opposition a row in the Dáil over speaking rights

More RTE staff earning over €100,000 despite cost-cutting plan The number rose by more than 20 last year; but with more than 60% of top earners being men the broadcaster's gender pay gap remains

#TUSLA has repeatedly refused to answer when it became aware that the owner of a firm it paid €10m to run accommodation for vulnerable children in care was a convicted fraudster. (Ideal Care Ltd) #HowIrelandWorks

Y€S Minister Michael Healy-Rae appoints his son, Councillor Jackie Healy-Rae, as his ministerial adviser Councillor in line for up to €104,000 at his new position #HowIrelandWorks

Even lower than Varadkar...tiktock Tanaiste Fine Gael has slumped to its lowest level of support in the history of Business Post/Red C poll dropping to 17 per cent with the party now five points behind both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin.

🤫FF TDs Sold a Pup by #Mehole A Bonanza For Lowry in Speaking Rights Slots Seven Independent TDs will get FOUR times more speaking time than FF backbenchers #LowrysLackeys

Profits at firm owned by Michael Healy-Rae TD increased to over €800,000 last year Separate accounts for another Healy-Rae firm show that it recorded post-tax losses of just under €27,000 last year

Are women safe in Fine Gael? Every other month, another story emerges about the treatment of women within Fine Gael. #chilling

A reminder that in the run-up to the recent General Election, government parties told us that 40,000 new homes were built last year. The real figure was 30,000.

The number of homeless people in Ireland has jumped to 15,378, a new record.  The figures, released by the Department of Housing, show there were 10,725 adults and 4,653 children in emergency accommodation in February.  #HomelessCrisis #HowIrelandWorks

did you know Judge Michael Moriarty said one of Lowry’s “most reprehensible” actions was pocketing £34,500 (€43,806) that Dunnes Stores had designated as Christmas bonuses for workers in his refrigeration company, Streamline Enterprises? #LowrysLackeys

Water supply upgrade at asylum centre in Co Kildare halted by planning status issue -Mark Tighe The Ryevale Lawns Residents Association said the extent of the “misinformation” given to the High Court is shown in the fact that five of the nine residents named in the case were not even at the site