
Jonathan Davey
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A Nigerian man living in London, charged with money laundering connected to an €800,000 fraud, had been flying to Dublin weekly to collect the dole, a court has heard. gript.ie/nigerian-linke…


Absolutely astonishing from Fergus Finlay on RTE just now re the shooting at the White House Correspondent event: "One of the good things to come out of it is that it spared the world Trumps 10 minute scripted speech and probably an hour and a half of his rambling."

For those asking about "Irish citizen" Khalid Ahmed (24) who has been charged in London with firearms offences after he was arrested under terrorism laws, allegedly smuggling 10 small arms and ammo into England, there is no mainstream media coverage of yesterday's scheduled appearance (the date was given in news reports three weeks ago, and it was also in the daily Old Bailey diary). There are a few possibilities over the lack of coverage. This case may be continuing as an ordinary criminal case, and yesterday's hearing just dealt with minor administrative matters and wasn't newsworthy. The hearing yesterday may have been cancelled And this is least likely but still possible, British authorities have issued D-notices to the media not to report the matter, because of potential threats to national security. We will keep a look-out on the daily Old Bailey lists to keep track of this case. Meanwhile, there's no pic of Ahmed, no detail of where he lived in Ireland, or indeed when he was given citizenship, no absolute confirmation he is Muslim, or what mosque he attended (if any). The lack of curiosity is .... predictable.

A Nigerian man living in London, charged with money laundering connected to an €800,000 fraud, had been flying to Dublin weekly to collect the dole, a court has heard jrnl.ie/7023676t



Exclusive: political knives are out for Mary Lou McDonald within Sinn Fein as even her internal supporters now say her leadership is in peril. Huge rumblings in the party as possible future leaders being pushed to act. Contentious motions due at Ard Fheis thetimes.com/world/ireland-…




The No.1 reason why Micheál Martin needs to go A global economic war for energy has begun. Ireland has its own oil. We are the envy the world. Not using it is economic self-sabotage wrapped up in a sanctimonious narcissism around climate change. Reality is coming.






The Green Party leader has said delaying the increase in the carbon tax is a mistake. newstalk.com/news/fuel-prot…







I could save 210 euros on my car insurance by switching to Allianz, but I won't. Free Palestine.


Ireland faces evolving terror threats including Islamist and far-right risks, report finds irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4183…



This has been coming for a long time. Yesterday, Dr Ian Schneider and Dr Paul Moran, both respected practitioners at our National Gender Service initiated separate libel proceedings in the High Court against Journal Media Limited, the publisher of The Journal and its related brands, including FactCheck.






