The Ditch
Description
The Ditch is an Irish outlet for news and comment, run by Ditch Media Ltd. It is led by two journalists.
Eoghan McNeill, from Donegal, is co-founder and editor. His news, feature and culture writing has appeared in the Irish Independent, China Daily and the Cork News, and he focuses on stories that show how power operates.
Paulie Doyle is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in VICE, Jacobin and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, and he focuses on stories that reveal the inner workings of the media. Together they produce news and comment pieces for the outlet’s website.
The Ditch supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman. It operates within the Press Council’s code of practice.
Latest news
Donald Trump has left Ireland but his people are still here.
25 Sep 2026
‘We are living a nightmare’: Palestinian footballer who played Bohs in Dublin imprisoned in Israel
On an historic May 15 in 2024 at 7.30pm Natalie Abudayyeh stepped in front of a sold-out crowd at Dublin’s Dalymount Park.
24 Sep 2026
Israeli landlords seeking retention permission for illegal rental properties
An Israeli-owned property company with a history of prohibition notices for its rentals in Ireland is seeking retention permission for the third time in Phibsborough for an illegal letting.
22 Sep 2026
Israelis in Ireland concealing former intelligence roles
More than a third of the Israeli ex-intelligence agents based in Ireland exposed by The Ditch in 2024 have scrubbed details of their Israel Defense Forces (IDF) service from their LinkedIn profiles.
16 Sep 2026
League of Ireland partner has received more than $4 million in US Department of War contracts
One of the League of Ireland’s commercial partners is a US military contractor that helps “optimise the performance” of soldiers – and has also provided performance analysis to Israeli sports teams.
14 Sep 2026
Comment: The Raytheon Nine, the northern arms industry and the politics of ‘moving on’
Ordinary people sitting in judgement will choose humanity over barbarism.
11 Sep 2026
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