Dean Buckley
@deanbuckley.bsky.social
in the valley near Slievenamon, Co. Tipperary
catholic socialist. smalltown journalist.
leftinthelurch.net | thesundae.net
catholic socialist. smalltown journalist.
leftinthelurch.net | thesundae.net
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Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan’s department has embarrassingly included three long-rescinded laws in its “anti-democratic and authoritarian” new Civil Reform Bill.
The Department of Justice told The Ditch the errors will be “amended”.
www.ontheditch.com/jim-ocallagh...
The Department of Justice told The Ditch the errors will be “amended”.
www.ontheditch.com/jim-ocallagh...
Jim O'Callaghan embarrasses himself with long-revoked laws
The Department of Justice told The Ditch the errors will be “amended”.
www.ontheditch.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan’s department has embarrassingly included three long-rescinded laws in its “anti-democratic and authoritarian” new Civil Reform Bill.
The Department of Justice told The Ditch the errors will be “amended”.
www.ontheditch.com/jim-ocallagh...
The Department of Justice told The Ditch the errors will be “amended”.
www.ontheditch.com/jim-ocallagh...
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1. Wild to see this response to reforms that are broadly perceived as pro-industry. Private sector cannot be trusted with housing
2. Wonder if this counts as the legal action that holds back progress on housing, the type the government are so keen to blame for everything
2. Wonder if this counts as the legal action that holds back progress on housing, the type the government are so keen to blame for everything
Big builders say rental reforms are unconstitutional and warn Minister of legal action
Five of the country’s biggest developers seek urgent engagement on legislation in advance of March 1st introduction
www.irishtimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:13 PM
1. Wild to see this response to reforms that are broadly perceived as pro-industry. Private sector cannot be trusted with housing
2. Wonder if this counts as the legal action that holds back progress on housing, the type the government are so keen to blame for everything
2. Wonder if this counts as the legal action that holds back progress on housing, the type the government are so keen to blame for everything
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You're gonna disagree with some moots about all the shit going on. Some people cope with the stress through optimism and some wish Chuck Schumer to be flung into the Potomac. Try not to be too dickish to people you largely agree with and focus your anger on America's real villain, Michael Rapaport
January 30, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You're gonna disagree with some moots about all the shit going on. Some people cope with the stress through optimism and some wish Chuck Schumer to be flung into the Potomac. Try not to be too dickish to people you largely agree with and focus your anger on America's real villain, Michael Rapaport
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Why should I watch something that a director didn't even bother to make?
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Why should I watch something that a director didn't even bother to make?
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The British Labour Party has broken with even the most basic social democratic values... There are loads of public services I don't use and some I hope never to have to use but I want them to be there for those who need or want them. You'd imagine *the Labour Party* would understand that...
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 29, 2026 at 11:51 PM
The British Labour Party has broken with even the most basic social democratic values... There are loads of public services I don't use and some I hope never to have to use but I want them to be there for those who need or want them. You'd imagine *the Labour Party* would understand that...
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As I’ve said before, if it was Aristotle who said that nature abhors a vacuum, it is definitive evidence that he was never in Limerick Junction.
January 29, 2026 at 9:25 PM
As I’ve said before, if it was Aristotle who said that nature abhors a vacuum, it is definitive evidence that he was never in Limerick Junction.
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Somebody needs to do a study of the psychic energy trapped at this crossroads
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Somebody needs to do a study of the psychic energy trapped at this crossroads
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Good evening from the coldest place on Earth.
January 29, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Good evening from the coldest place on Earth.
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Never want to hear that Biden was a "decent man" ever again.
He pretended he saw beheaded children and said he had "no confidence" in the death toll in Gaza.
He pretended he saw beheaded children and said he had "no confidence" in the death toll in Gaza.
NEW: The Israeli military today accepted the Gaza Health Ministry's estimate of 70,000+ killed.
But in 2024, 62 Dems joined 207 Republicans to ban the State Dept. from citing the Ministry's stats.
Now, even Israel accepts them — perhaps because they realize what is feared: the toll is even higher.
But in 2024, 62 Dems joined 207 Republicans to ban the State Dept. from citing the Ministry's stats.
Now, even Israel accepts them — perhaps because they realize what is feared: the toll is even higher.
January 29, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Never want to hear that Biden was a "decent man" ever again.
He pretended he saw beheaded children and said he had "no confidence" in the death toll in Gaza.
He pretended he saw beheaded children and said he had "no confidence" in the death toll in Gaza.
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MFs are transvestigating Shrek...
January 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM
MFs are transvestigating Shrek...
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ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
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Literally official Irish policy lmao
Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes."
January 29, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Literally official Irish policy lmao
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The only thing they care about when something bad happens is telling everyone it's Not Their Fault, like, they truly do not actually want to govern
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The only thing they care about when something bad happens is telling everyone it's Not Their Fault, like, they truly do not actually want to govern
this is what the circular says about asylum seekers and refugees, for the record
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
this is what the circular says about asylum seekers and refugees, for the record
I'm not sure that designating a branch of the armed forces of an internationally-recognised state as a terrorist organisation is a can of worms the EU wants to open
January 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I'm not sure that designating a branch of the armed forces of an internationally-recognised state as a terrorist organisation is a can of worms the EU wants to open
I'm a reasonably thoughtful and insightful person, quite articulate and very comfortable on mic and camera, just throwing that out there in case anyone was ever wondering if I'd be a great guest on podcast, radio program or television show (I would be a great guest)
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I'm a reasonably thoughtful and insightful person, quite articulate and very comfortable on mic and camera, just throwing that out there in case anyone was ever wondering if I'd be a great guest on podcast, radio program or television show (I would be a great guest)
Congressman Chris Smith has a long track record on Irish affairs, so it makes sense that Peadar Tóibín would meet him even though he's not in the Congressional Friends of Ireland
notwithstanding all that: it's pretty wild that Peadar Tóibín met with Chris Smith, co-chair of the Israel Allies Caucus
notwithstanding all that: it's pretty wild that Peadar Tóibín met with Chris Smith, co-chair of the Israel Allies Caucus
January 29, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Congressman Chris Smith has a long track record on Irish affairs, so it makes sense that Peadar Tóibín would meet him even though he's not in the Congressional Friends of Ireland
notwithstanding all that: it's pretty wild that Peadar Tóibín met with Chris Smith, co-chair of the Israel Allies Caucus
notwithstanding all that: it's pretty wild that Peadar Tóibín met with Chris Smith, co-chair of the Israel Allies Caucus
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Calling round to Graham Linehan’s house these days.
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Calling round to Graham Linehan’s house these days.
the writers of High Potential plotting this week's episode:
a man and a woman are sitting at a table with a bowl of food .
ALT: a man and a woman are sitting at a table with a bowl of food .
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:40 PM
the writers of High Potential plotting this week's episode:
the Taoiseach claiming to be committed to the international rules-based order in one breath, then justifying the kidnapping of a head of state in the next (because he "caused" a lot of migration!?)
Not ‘one iota’ of Coalition’s values compromised in dealings with White House, Dáil hears
Not ‘one iota’ of Coalition’s values compromised in dealings with White House, Dáil hears
‘An insult to celebrate’ Irish migration experience, says Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger, ‘with somebody who’s terrorising migrants’
www.irishtimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
the Taoiseach claiming to be committed to the international rules-based order in one breath, then justifying the kidnapping of a head of state in the next (because he "caused" a lot of migration!?)
remember when James Browne lied to an Oireachtas committee and slandered a charity by claiming the Department of Housing had nothing to do with that "advice for moving back in with your parents" video and it was all SpunOut's fault
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 PM
remember when James Browne lied to an Oireachtas committee and slandered a charity by claiming the Department of Housing had nothing to do with that "advice for moving back in with your parents" video and it was all SpunOut's fault
far be it from to defend Hildegarde Naughton of all people, but I think a reasonably compelling explanation for such a high number of schools in Galway getting funding can be derived from checking how the county looks on a deprivation map
Minister brushes off suggestion Galway schools prioritised in €1.6bn investment
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Minister brushes off suggestion Galway schools prioritised in €1.6bn investment
Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne asked: ‘Why are 10 per cent of the schools in Co Galway?’
www.irishtimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM
far be it from to defend Hildegarde Naughton of all people, but I think a reasonably compelling explanation for such a high number of schools in Galway getting funding can be derived from checking how the county looks on a deprivation map
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there are many interesting differences between shark tank and dragons den but the most shocking is probably how earnestly americans on shark tank say "there has to be a better way!"
January 28, 2026 at 2:04 PM
there are many interesting differences between shark tank and dragons den but the most shocking is probably how earnestly americans on shark tank say "there has to be a better way!"
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Nostalgia for the years before the global financial crisis is like Wile E. Coyote wanting to go back to the moment after he'd run off the cliff but before he started falling.
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Nostalgia for the years before the global financial crisis is like Wile E. Coyote wanting to go back to the moment after he'd run off the cliff but before he started falling.