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John Doyle
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Vice President for Research at Dublin City University

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 2d
We all dread the arrival of our monthly electricity and gas energy bills

And the govt task force hasn’t bothered their backsides

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Taskforce to tackle high electricity prices has met just three times
Record disclosed to Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly, who said it was a ‘talking shop’ to deflect from crisis
www.irishtimes.com

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thejournal.ie
The Journal @thejournal.ie · 6d
More than 12,000 homes are needed in Gaeltacht communities to meet EU minimum standard, an analysis on a new website has suggested. jrnl.ie/6943165t
More than 12,000 homes needed in Gaeltacht to cater for young generation - new analysis
More than 32,000 extra homes will be needed to accommodate people seeking housing in Gaeltacht areas over the next ten years, according to a new analysis.
jrnl.ie

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 6d
Around Banbridge tomorrow night? I will be in the Town Hall at 7pm, with Prof Colin Harvey @cjharvey1.bsky.social of QUB. Talking about my research on the UK subvention and the possible economic costs and benefits of a united Ireland. Report here
all-islandeconomy.com/analysing-th...

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 6d
Downing Street has rejected the prospect of rejoining an EU customs union after an official from the bloc said Brussels would have an “open mind” to discussing it
No 10 says customs union still ‘red line’ after EU suggests bloc ‘open’ to talks
Downing Street has rejected the prospect of rejoining an EU customs union after an official from the bloc said Brussels would have an “open mind” to discussing it. European commissioner for finance Va...
nation.cymru

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 7d
A good read. Instead of discount on rates, follow Manchester’s example and double rates on empty units, 4 times normal the following year, then 8 times- followed by CPOs if landlords do not pay. Rents drop, units, and houses get filled. Everyone benefits (except the existing institutional landlords
judesherry.bsky.social Jude Sherry @judesherry.bsky.social · 8d
"We’d make a confident bet that everyone knows at least one modern derelict ground floor commercial development.
Built but never used.
What would you like to see in there?
What would entice you out of your home/car to come visit these ground floor units"
#Speirgorm
www.thejournal.ie/readme/empty...
New apartments, empty shops: The quiet scandal of Ireland’s modern dereliction
Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor look at how empty ground-floor retail units are becoming the newest blight on our urban centres.
www.thejournal.ie

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Jude Sherry @judesherry.bsky.social · 8d
"We’d make a confident bet that everyone knows at least one modern derelict ground floor commercial development.
Built but never used.
What would you like to see in there?
What would entice you out of your home/car to come visit these ground floor units"
#Speirgorm
www.thejournal.ie/readme/empty...
New apartments, empty shops: The quiet scandal of Ireland’s modern dereliction
Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor look at how empty ground-floor retail units are becoming the newest blight on our urban centres.
www.thejournal.ie

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10d
Jeffrey Epstein sent money to Mandelson’s husband after prison release, emails reveal
Jeffrey Epstein sent money to Mandelson’s husband after prison release, emails reveal
Convicted child sex offender asked accountant to ‘send 13k dollars’ to partner of then UK business secretary Jeffrey Epstein sent thousands of pounds in bank transfers after his release from prison in 2009 to Peter Mandelson’s husband, according to emails published by the US Department of Justice on Friday. The latest documents raise fresh questions about Epstein’s relationship with Mandelson, who was sacked as the UK’s ambassador to Washington when details of his support for the disgraced financier emerged in September. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 11d
If you're a victim of repeated flooding, you need to start looking at land use upstream.

One of these sponges up vast amounts of water, releasing it slowly, the other does not. One reduces flooding, the other *increases* it.

Without addressing this core driver, it'll just keep on getting worse.

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 11d
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11d
Al Jazeera denounces YouTube's submission to the ban of its broadcast in Israel and calls for adherence to international conventions.

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 12d
For the Irish times to publish this article, without mentioning that Ray Bassett argued that the Republic should have seriously considered leaving the EU, is to seriously mis-represent this quote. The truth is the opposite. The UK Govt was reckless about Northern Ireland and the EU was positive

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irishtimes.com
The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 12d
Newton Emerson: EU ‘used Ireland as a battering ram’ against Britain. It’s time to repair the damage
Newton Emerson: EU ‘used Ireland as a battering ram’ against Britain. It’s time to repair the damage
The implication that Brexit has been a setback for unity runs counter to received wisdom, but it makes sense
www.irishtimes.com

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Colin Harvey @cjharvey1.bsky.social · 12d
A great opportunity to work with the Human Rights Consortium on a Bill of Rights for NI.

Further information here:
www.humanrightsconsortium.org/job-advertis...
Job Opportunity | Human Rights Consortium
www.humanrightsconsortium.org

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irishcycle.com
IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 13d
NTA continues to force Irish Rail to stay on X despite child sexual abuse material scandal

Irish and international experts have said social media platform X was generating child sexual abuse material, as well as nonconsensual "undressing" images of adults, but the National Transport Authority…
NTA continues to force Irish Rail to stay on X despite child sexual abuse material scandal
Irish and international experts have said social media platform X was generating child sexual abuse material, as well as nonconsensual "undressing" images of adults, but the National Transport Authority (NTA) is continuing to hold Irish Rail to a contractual obligation to post updates and to reply to messages on the platform formally known as Twitter. The NTA's lack of movement on the issue reflects the Irish Government's position to stay on X, but the authority did not answer questions relating to whether there has been any mandate from Governmenal level or if it would remove the contractual obligation put on Irish Rail as a public service obligation provider.
irishcycle.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13d
It tells you everything you need to know that Reform are parachuting in a rent-an-extremist - this isn't about representing the people of Gorton and Denton, it's about using this place as a platform for their careers.

Manchester will show him the door.

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 13d
A former scholar of the far right will stand as a far-right candidate in the U.K.

Anyone who knows Matt, or has followed his career, will not be surprised by this. It is, nevertheless, a good reminder that the tides have turned and the grift is moving (far) right these days, also within academia.
Reform announces Matt Goodwin as candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election
A press conference was held on Tuesday
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 13d
The Telegraph’s political editor is saying, more subtly, what others are saying brutally.

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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 14d
“If anyone thinks here… that the European Union or Europe as a whole can defend itself without the US, keep on dreaming,” Nato SecGen Mark Rutte told the European Parliament. “You can’t.”

“It will make things more complicated. I think Putin will love it. So think again.”

as.ft.com/r/25718b02-2...
Europe must stop ‘dreaming’ about defence without US, Rutte warns
[FREE TO READ] Nato chief says continent cannot afford to replace American security umbrella
as.ft.com

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 14d
The most shocking bit of this ...
Former Met Police Chief John Stevens, who led an official investigation into state collusion in Northern Ireland "once said that of 210 people arrested during his enquiries, only three were not state agents".

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Murder and MI5: the extraordinary battle over what stays secret
Can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain confidential?
www.bbc.com

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Feljin Jose @feljin.ie · 14d
But it won't be. The draft strategy has been with Seán Canney for 9 months. Even if it's approved soon, there's nothing to suggest that it won't be implemented at the same glacial pace. Meanwhile, they've cancelled the pilot which was supposed to deliver cameras last year.

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 15d
This is also likely to add further misery to Labour’s fortunes in Scotland and Wales next May.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15d
Blocking Andy Burnham leaves Keir Starmer isolated

This is a decision that will be entirely put at the door of the Prime Minister

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Blocking Andy Burnham leaves Keir Starmer isolated
This is a decision that will be entirely put at the door of the Prime Minister
www.newstatesman.com

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Richard Haviland @rfhaviland.bsky.social · 16d
The first instincts of someone in the BBC news editorial team when confronted with this story appear to have been ‘don’t mention the video’.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 16d
Clancy has travelled to Ukraine to visit and talk to officials there. He said that while individual nations may be focused on their own issues, as a unit the #EUMC sees the Ukrainian struggle with Russia as the key issue that must be focused on. (The Journal) #Ireland
'All about Ukraine': Irish general in the top EU military job on what's coming across his desk
This week The Journal met General Seán Clancy in his office in central Brussels overlooking the Berlaymont building of the European Commission.
www.thejournal.ie

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Swaledale Mutton Co. @swaledalemutton.bsky.social · 16d
If it was filmed in the UK, the BBC (and every other news organisation) would clearly state that the government line was a lie.

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thejournal.ie
The Journal @thejournal.ie · 16d
Support for Fianna Fáil has dropped to its lowest level since the 2024 general election, according to a new opinion poll. jrnl.ie/6937651
Fianna Fáil drops to lowest level of support since 2024 general election in new poll
The findings also suggest that the majority of voters do not want Micheál Martin to remain as Fianna Fáil leader next year.
jrnl.ie

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 16d
Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions – softened seemingly at Davos – have transformed attitudes in the EU and compressed timelines for decoupling from the United States. bit.ly/4qe2YjL
Trump’s Davos speech backed off escalation in Greenland. That will not prevent an EU rush for strategic autonomy
The Greenland episode taught important lessons: strategic autonomy must be accelerated to stop a haemorrhage of sovereignty; And the Anti-Coercion Instrument can be a powerful weapon in a new geopolit...
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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 16d
Not a surprise, but absolutely stark

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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 16d
In 2023 the UK government legislated that veterans who, like US ICE officers, shot their fellow citizens dead, on camera - for protesting, would never answer in any court - Civil, Criminal or even Coroners. With no pushback from the left or electorate.
In case you think it couldn’t happen here

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 16d
POLL: Business Post/Red C
(circa Jan 15-20, MoE 3%)

Sinn Féin 24 (+2 in two months)
Fine Gael 18 (+1)
Fianna Fáil 15 (-3)
Social Democrats 10 (+2)
Labour 5 (+1)
Aontú 5 (-1)
Ind Ireland 4
PBP-Solidarity 3
Greens 2 (-1)
Other parties 1
Independents 13 (-1)

www.businesspost.ie/politics/fia...
Fianna Fáil in freefall: Party plummets in latest Red C Poll
www.businesspost.ie