Eoin Hayes denied that it was politically hypocritical for him to call for the State to divest its interest in Israel when he was making money from the company
They have also called for tougher sanctions on companies profiting from the war in Gaza. So the revelations about the timing of new TDThe Dublin Bay South TD worked for Palantir between 2015 and 2017 and, as part of his salary, received shares in the big data company cofounded by billionaire. The firm has been in the headlines in recent months, including over a controversial NHS contract and a “strategic partnership for battle tech” with Israel .
Mr Hayes said in his statement that he worked “in internal operations, in areas like HR and IT, when I lived in the United States”. “Throughout the course of the past year, Palantir’s support for the Israeli military has markedly increased. In January, the company signed a new strategic partnership with the Israeli Defence Ministry. I should have sold my shares then and I deeply regret that I did not.”
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