I see Ron Liddle has run away to the great young wan in the sky

The latest from the Irish Times investigations unit. ‘A ticking environmental time bomb’: What lies beneath Aughinish Alumina www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Perhaps telling that they're using stock footage of some yoke from the 1950s

A Government investigation into Aughinish Alumina was unable to get hold of "confidential" documents from Sweden relating to the plant's alleged ownership by sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska It turns out the documents are available publicly for a €25 admin fee www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Aughinish investigators did not obtain Swedish document available for €25 fee

Authorities said they were unable to obtain specific information – but judgment is publicly accessible

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Aughinish Alumina will, under a new oversight arrangement, be expected to provide the Government with regular evidence its products are not supplying the Russian military. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Aughinish Alumina will have to prove its products are not supplying Russian army

Aughinish to hire Swiss firm to travel to Russian smelters to ensure Irish alumina is being used solely for civilian and export markets

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Why should the US embassy have any role in security for a private event in Ireland www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

Sure, but prosecutors have been using google searches as evidence for many years now. This isn't really any different.

Lizzie Dearden@lizziedearden.bsky.social · last wk.

ChatGPT requests are starting to turn up as evidence in criminal trials and these ones are going to be hard to beat

Minister Niall Collins on RTÉ's This Week programme claiming the Aughinish report couldn't be released because it contains "commercially sensitive" information. Perhaps he should read the report, particularly page 16

Aughinish Alumina: Minister’s claims about ‘confidential data’ contradicted in unpublished report www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Aughinish Alumina: Minister’s claims about ‘confidential data’ contradicted in unpublished report

Government’s report on Co Limerick plant explicitly states it does not include confidential data provided by Aughinish

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An unpublished Government report on Aughinish Alumina has raised concerns that its Russian parent company may be engaged in illicit financial activity. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Secret Aughinish Alumina report: EU sanctions would jeopardise company ‘viability’

Concerns over ‘financing and potential circumvention by parent company’ revealed in unpublished report

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On Friday the Government published a terse 450 word summary of its long awaited report into Aughinish Alumina. It was light on both detail and definitive conclusions We obtained the full 51 page report. Read what's being kept hidden in Saturday's Irish Times

Intriguing details but few answers in Government’s Aughinish Alumina report www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Intriguing details but few answers in Government’s Aughinish Alumina report

After four months of investigating, officials have found no evidence to prove alumina is being used by Moscow’s military machine. By the same token, they can’t rule it out

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On RTÉ this morning Peter Burke said the reason exports of Irish alumina to Russia doubled after the invasion is because European companies refused to continue doing business with Aughinish, citing 'reputational damage'. Which is not a great look however you spin it.

Gov has released a summary of its report into Aughinish. (Actually just a few lines is a statement by a Peter Burke) No evidence found of alumina going into weapons. But can't confirm that it's not. It doesn't address the findings of Swedish authorities that Deripaska still controls the company

Minister of State accuses media of ‘misinformation’ regarding Aughinish Alumina www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Minister of State accuses media of ‘misinformation’ regarding Aughinish Alumina

Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins said there was ‘no evidence’ that the alumina ends up in ‘the Russian military complex’

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finally, a job i'm qualified for.

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Guinness owner Diageo hunts for drinks ‘heavyweights’ in board revamp

The DF showing off newly developed layered approach to counter UAS operations. Helicopter mounted machine guns, handheld signal hammers and, if all else fails, shotguns loaded with 12 gauge buckshot

This framing is bizzare. It was never accused of breaching sanctions. Alumina isn't sanctioned. That's kind of the whole point

Multiple Irish State agencies are using password software with deep links to a Russian technology company licensed by Moscow’s intelligence service, an Irish Times investigation has found. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Irish State bodies use password software licensed by Russian intelligence

Irish Times investigation finds software involved in handling of sensitive information with at least three agencies

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Latest piece from the Irish Times investigations unit is out in the morning

The Government is sending officials to a summit in Washington on Thursday organised by US secretary of state Marco Rubio to address “antifa” and “far-left terrorism”. Various other countries seem to be giving it a wide berth www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Irish diplomats to attend Trump’s ‘antifa terrorism’ summit in Washington

Unclear how many countries will send foreign ministers to summit aimed at addressing ‘far-left terrorism’

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The Government is sending officials to a summit in Washington on Thursday organised by US secretary of state Marco Rubio to address “antifa” and “far-left terrorism”. Various other countries seem to be giving it a wide berth www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Irish diplomats to attend Trump’s ‘antifa terrorism’ summit in Washington

Unclear how many countries will send foreign ministers to summit aimed at addressing ‘far-left terrorism’

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Just watched the McGregor fight as a gif

At kiosks across the city, only a third of the phones worked this week – but all the attached advertising billboards did. “You simply cannot just say you're putting out a phone when really what you're actually doing is you're putting out a massive advertising board.”

At kiosks across the city, only a third of the phones worked – but all the attached advertising billboards did

“You simply cannot just say you're putting out a phone when really what you're actually doing is you're putting out a massive advertising board.”

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Breaking: MEPs have passed a resolution calling for an end to exports of Irish alumina to Russia. It's a non binding resolution but will ramp up the pressure on the Commission to take action.

How a global gambling empire used Ireland to exploit addicts www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/0...

How a global gambling empire used Ireland to exploit addicts

A multimillionaire, a web of illicit gambling websites and the Irish betting licences that helped them target gambling addicts worldwide

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Several European Parliament political groups to back call to ban alumina exports to Russia

Several European Parliament political groups to back call to ban alumina exports to Russia

Fianna Fáil MEPs to abstain in non-binding motion and advocate for ‘full ban’

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It's never too late Pat www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Supermac’s Pat McDonagh: ‘If I were 25, I’d be on a flight to Sydney or New York tomorrow’

Entrepreneur says ‘fun is going out of business’ and flags concerns over red tape, rules and high costs

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Saw a guy in town earlier with a maga hat and an English shirt with Declan Rice on the back. I wonder how his evening is going.