Private Decisions about Public Money

This week on MOTH News Live, Keith Walsh and Oscar Verde examine two stories that go to the heart of trust, power, and public money in Ireland. 🔹 We ask serious questions about former Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe, following reports that an extra €10 million in taxpayer funding was approved for the World Bank shortly before he took up a senior, highly paid role there. Should he now appear before an Oireachtas committee? And what does this say about conflicts of interest at the highest level? 🔹 We then turn to the growing push to allow Irish pension funds to invest in early-stage startups — an idea being sold as innovative and patriotic. At MOTH News, we explain why we believe this is a very bad idea, and who would really carry the risk if it goes wrong. As always: no hype, no deference, no spin — just scrutiny.