# the ditch

This year

2023

The Ditch calls Sipo complaint example of 'illiberal attacks' by the Tánaiste and Fianna Fáil

Senator Malcolm Byrne has written to Sipo regarding the roughly €1 million euro in funding it receives from Paddy Cosgrave’s Web Summit.

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May 16th 2023, 11:39 AM

# Micheál Martin

Tánaiste says he stands by Dáil comments about The Ditch and Paddy Cosgrave

Martin described The Ditch as “a political organisation” that wanted to attack and undermine confidence in the government.

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May 4th 2023, 9:31 PM

# the ditch

Editor of The Ditch defends website after criticism from Micheál Martin

Eoghan McNeill said he had thought ‘thanks Micheál, do you have anything to say about the actual story that we published?’, upon hearing Martin’s remarks.

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Apr 30th 2023, 2:53 PM

# National Union of Journalists

Micheál Martin doubles down on criticism of The Ditch as NUJ questions his use of Dáil privilege

The NUJ’s Séamus Dooley noted that, unlike TDs, journalists must act subject to “extremely restrictive defamation laws”.

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Apr 28th 2023, 3:37 PM

# Niall Collins

Junior Minister Niall Collins to make Dáil statement on 2001 housing application

The three party leaders have stated their full confidence in the minister of state.

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Feb 28th 2023, 6:45 PM

# Resignation

Fine Gael TD Damien English resigns as junior minister after reports about property ownership

English confirmed that he failed to inform Meath County Council about ownership of a house in Castlemartin.

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Jan 12th 2023, 1:15 PM

Last year

2022

# SIPO

FF junior minister Robert Troy amends his register of interests after undeclared property sale

In declarations for 2018 and 2020 respectively, he has added the sale of two properties.

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Aug 18th 2022, 5:00 PM