Pubs and papers fall foul of strict firewall

Harmless websites such as YouTube, several newspaper websites, and Dublin pubs and restaurants are among some of the surprising victims of the Houses of the Oireachtas strict firewall.

Details of the blocked sites searched by TDs, senators, civil servants, the media, and all others who work in Leinster House in the last 11 months show that many benign sites fell foul of the Dáil’s strict network rules.