The newly elected TD Eoin Hayes courted controversy over shares he held in the US company whose intelligence software is used by the Israeli military. The NTMA held €300,000 worth of shares in the company at the end of 2023.
Gardaí and Gsoc have sizeable contracts with Cellebrite, a company with links to Israel’s security forces.
The company has been met by protesters in Cork voicing opposition to the firm and its parent company RTX over doing business with the Israeli military.
The Currency has sent multiple requests for details on licences granted by the trade department. While ministers defend oversight as tight, lack of transparency raises legitimate concerns over the system.
The tech industry, a vital cog in Gaza's economy and link to the outside world, has been decimated as Israel’s assault halts life in the strip. Amid the devastation, tireless work is ongoing to keep the sector alive.
In the last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists estimates that at least 123 journalists and media workers are among the nearly 43,000 confirmed killed in Gaza. Others are being targeted. It is far past time for western journalists to say no more.
The department, headed by Tánaiste Micheál Martin, has already come under criticism for millions spent on contracts with Israeli arms companies whose products are widely used in Gaza and Lebanon.
A new report analysing the French insurance giant’s bonds and shares shows that investment in Israeli banks has effectively dropped to zero in recent months. Its offices were heavily protested across Ireland.
Purchase order data shows the Department of Defence has already set aside funds for 2025 to pay for services from a company whose drones are used in Gaza. It said there are no plans to rule out future contracts.
Oireachtas scrutiny has laid out the clear moral imperative of the bill. But it has also brought an unwelcome truth - it needs work on a practical, legal and constitutional footing.
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