Dean Buckley
@deanbuckley.bsky.social
bad news from the zone, tumbleweeds
catholic socialist & smalltown journalist
in the valley near Slievenamon, Co. Tipperary
leftinthelurch.net | thesundae.net
catholic socialist & smalltown journalist
in the valley near Slievenamon, Co. Tipperary
leftinthelurch.net | thesundae.net
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All of Michael Martin's statements these days are just "we can't deliver flood relief", "we can't deliver climate reform", "we can't deliver transport infrastructure", "we can't criticise the US"
What can you deliver
What is the point of you
What can you deliver
What is the point of you
The Government cannot "wave a magic wand and just deliver" flood relief schemes, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said, as he visited affected homes and businesses in Co Wexford
Govt cannot 'wave magic wand and deliver' flood relief
The Government cannot "wave a magic wand and just deliver" flood relief schemes, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said, as he visited affected homes and businesses in Co Wexford.
www.rte.ie
February 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
All of Michael Martin's statements these days are just "we can't deliver flood relief", "we can't deliver climate reform", "we can't deliver transport infrastructure", "we can't criticise the US"
What can you deliver
What is the point of you
What can you deliver
What is the point of you
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Can't criticize USA, can't tackle Twitter, can't "fix housing overnight", can't fix public transport or congestion, can't tackle climate change, can't tackle scrambler bikes, can't tackle anything but the triple lock
The Government cannot "wave a magic wand and just deliver" flood relief schemes, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said, as he visited affected homes and businesses in Co Wexford
Govt cannot 'wave magic wand and deliver' flood relief
The Government cannot "wave a magic wand and just deliver" flood relief schemes, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said, as he visited affected homes and businesses in Co Wexford.
www.rte.ie
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Can't criticize USA, can't tackle Twitter, can't "fix housing overnight", can't fix public transport or congestion, can't tackle climate change, can't tackle scrambler bikes, can't tackle anything but the triple lock
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FF & FG have had literally over 100 unbroken years of governance to do something. Yet they constantly act like they popped into existence five minutes ago and throw a strop if you suggest otherwise. Refuse to govern, refuse to take responsibility, refuse to do anything except say "DONT BLAME ME"
February 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
FF & FG have had literally over 100 unbroken years of governance to do something. Yet they constantly act like they popped into existence five minutes ago and throw a strop if you suggest otherwise. Refuse to govern, refuse to take responsibility, refuse to do anything except say "DONT BLAME ME"
my second article of the year is a short follow-up to yesterday's, on how Jeffrey Epstein tried to profit from the Irish banking crisis, and what he was actually doing on the 21st of September 2011
leftinthelurch.net/2026/02/02/j...
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Jeffrey Epstein Pursued Bid for AIB Assets with Todd Boehly
Let’s let’s talk about emails in the Epstein Files showing that Jeffrey Epstein was part of a consortium that sought to purchase distressed property and loan portfolios from AIB when th…
leftinthelurch.net
February 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
my second article of the year is a short follow-up to yesterday's, on how Jeffrey Epstein tried to profit from the Irish banking crisis, and what he was actually doing on the 21st of September 2011
leftinthelurch.net/2026/02/02/j...
leftinthelurch.net/2026/02/02/j...
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Live your life with the utter confidence that the "Ireland for the Irish" crowd show in how intensely little they know about the country they live and-presumably-grew up in
you could not under penalty of torture get me to admit the level of ignorance about my own country and its history and culture that Irish conservatives are proudly displaying about Imbolc right now
February 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Live your life with the utter confidence that the "Ireland for the Irish" crowd show in how intensely little they know about the country they live and-presumably-grew up in
of 16 independent TDs elected in 2024,
9 are in the government coalition
2 voted for the coalition, but aren't in it (Mattie McGrath & Carol Nolan)
2 are in the left technical group
1 became the Ceann Comhairle
1 became the President of Ireland
1 is Paul Gogarty
9 are in the government coalition
2 voted for the coalition, but aren't in it (Mattie McGrath & Carol Nolan)
2 are in the left technical group
1 became the Ceann Comhairle
1 became the President of Ireland
1 is Paul Gogarty
February 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
of 16 independent TDs elected in 2024,
9 are in the government coalition
2 voted for the coalition, but aren't in it (Mattie McGrath & Carol Nolan)
2 are in the left technical group
1 became the Ceann Comhairle
1 became the President of Ireland
1 is Paul Gogarty
9 are in the government coalition
2 voted for the coalition, but aren't in it (Mattie McGrath & Carol Nolan)
2 are in the left technical group
1 became the Ceann Comhairle
1 became the President of Ireland
1 is Paul Gogarty
I can't find it either, but it seems to be a paraphrase of a Met Éireann statement (very last paragraph)
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archive.ph/Uuwai
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February 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I can't find it either, but it seems to be a paraphrase of a Met Éireann statement (very last paragraph)
archive.ph/Uuwai
archive.ph/Uuwai
decriminalise human movement!
February 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
decriminalise human movement!
you could not under penalty of torture get me to admit the level of ignorance about my own country and its history and culture that Irish conservatives are proudly displaying about Imbolc right now
February 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
you could not under penalty of torture get me to admit the level of ignorance about my own country and its history and culture that Irish conservatives are proudly displaying about Imbolc right now
and then comes the morning-after clarification that could have been avoided with the simple effort of doing research before posting it online. too late to stop the first tweet and the information therein circulating unaddended, driving further insinuation around Alan Shatter. water, meet mud
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM
and then comes the morning-after clarification that could have been avoided with the simple effort of doing research before posting it online. too late to stop the first tweet and the information therein circulating unaddended, driving further insinuation around Alan Shatter. water, meet mud
something I really want to avoid doing with Irish links to the Epstein Files is just throwing up scraps of information online with no context where it will fuel speculation. so, this, basically
February 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
something I really want to avoid doing with Irish links to the Epstein Files is just throwing up scraps of information online with no context where it will fuel speculation. so, this, basically
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"Among the witnesses at the hearing on Wednesday are Linehan and barrister Lorcán Price, legal counsel with the Alliance Defending Freedom International" Great company there Glinner
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Graham Linehan to speak at congressional hearing on European big tech regulation
Committee to examine ‘Europe’s threat to American speech and innovation’
www.irishtimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:24 AM
"Among the witnesses at the hearing on Wednesday are Linehan and barrister Lorcán Price, legal counsel with the Alliance Defending Freedom International" Great company there Glinner
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Continuing a long tradition of putting his name on things and then unceremoniously closing them down
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 2, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Continuing a long tradition of putting his name on things and then unceremoniously closing them down
the last podcast recorded by humans will be the final episode of @fallofcivilizations.com. the title will simply be "Modernity" and the first half an hour will be Paul talking about different soil topographies
February 2, 2026 at 12:41 AM
the last podcast recorded by humans will be the final episode of @fallofcivilizations.com. the title will simply be "Modernity" and the first half an hour will be Paul talking about different soil topographies
great reporting from Eoghan Dalton on the Abolish Direct Provision Ireland group, who have been waging war on NGOs advocating for asylum seekers and refugees, while using a foolhardy hunger strike to push for a demented "amnesty" in exchange for never claiming social welfare or seek housing supports
An asylum seeker group that has undertaken a tour of the country calling for a "boycott" of other groups representing asylum seekers.
The group has called the housing crisis a "myth" and is seeking an amnesty for its own members from the government.
www.thejournal.ie/abolish-dire...
The group has called the housing crisis a "myth" and is seeking an amnesty for its own members from the government.
www.thejournal.ie/abolish-dire...
The contrarian asylum seeker group who wants a 'boycott' of other asylum seeker groups
The group has criticised other asylum groups for their work on the housing crisis.
www.thejournal.ie
February 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
great reporting from Eoghan Dalton on the Abolish Direct Provision Ireland group, who have been waging war on NGOs advocating for asylum seekers and refugees, while using a foolhardy hunger strike to push for a demented "amnesty" in exchange for never claiming social welfare or seek housing supports
glad to see you are one of the enlightened (people who know we're not trapped in an eternal 2016, but an eternal 2014)
February 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM
glad to see you are one of the enlightened (people who know we're not trapped in an eternal 2016, but an eternal 2014)
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Newly Unsealed Batch Of Epstein Estate Photos Contains Rare Holographic Dershowitz
January 31, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Newly Unsealed Batch Of Epstein Estate Photos Contains Rare Holographic Dershowitz
very important context to these numbers: the vast majority of references to Ireland in the Epstein files are simply from the ends of addresses of international companies with an Irish office, like LinkedIn, and there is a significant rate of duplication throughout the documents
More than 1,600 references to Ireland in latest Epstein files
More than 1,600 references to Ireland in latest Epstein files
References from potential $10bn deal for AIB assets in US to someone talking about Kerrygold Irish butter being spread on muffins
www.irishtimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
very important context to these numbers: the vast majority of references to Ireland in the Epstein files are simply from the ends of addresses of international companies with an Irish office, like LinkedIn, and there is a significant rate of duplication throughout the documents
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Irish Times and Irish Examiner once again having more articles about Trans people than any article taking to a Trans person. The Irish Independent is actually better than them.
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Irish Times and Irish Examiner once again having more articles about Trans people than any article taking to a Trans person. The Irish Independent is actually better than them.
not exactly, but it had been up for less than two hours when I replied to it
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this is not a document from the Epstein files, this is an itinerary from a 2011 visit to the EU by former US attorney general Eric Holder that's been circulating as a supposed Epstein itinerary since it was shared by a right-wing "news" account on X
February 1, 2026 at 7:21 PM
not exactly, but it had been up for less than two hours when I replied to it
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in retrospect in the wake of the epstein files being released, no wonder ‘me too’ was met with such anger and ultimately those in power it meant to target never face many consequences
February 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
in retrospect in the wake of the epstein files being released, no wonder ‘me too’ was met with such anger and ultimately those in power it meant to target never face many consequences
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In an article on Epstein that is otherwise of exclusively Irish interest, a paragraph that summarises Epstein better than I've seen elsewhere.
February 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
In an article on Epstein that is otherwise of exclusively Irish interest, a paragraph that summarises Epstein better than I've seen elsewhere.
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Good article...
my first article of the year is about how Alan Shatter is not in the Epstein Files, obviously, despite a circulating hoax claim to the contrary
leftinthelurch.net/2026/02/01/a...
leftinthelurch.net/2026/02/01/a...
Alan Shatter is Not in the Epstein Files (Obviously)
Last night, I had the unfortunate responsibility of informing Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon that he had been taken in by a right-wing hoax.
leftinthelurch.net
February 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Good article...