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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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
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
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
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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...
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
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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.
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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...
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I think some introspection as to why people desperately want this to be true about Alan Shatter is due.
He has rotten views, sure, but he's also a completely insignificant figure in the modern day. Yet he's obsessed over far more than people with actual influence
He has rotten views, sure, but he's also a completely insignificant figure in the modern day. Yet he's obsessed over far more than people with actual influence
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 6:16 PM
I think some introspection as to why people desperately want this to be true about Alan Shatter is due.
He has rotten views, sure, but he's also a completely insignificant figure in the modern day. Yet he's obsessed over far more than people with actual influence
He has rotten views, sure, but he's also a completely insignificant figure in the modern day. Yet he's obsessed over far more than people with actual influence
very funny for Aontú to promote "good coverage" of their Friends of Aontú USA launch and it's just the party's press release reproduced verbatim with no additional detail
February 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
very funny for Aontú to promote "good coverage" of their Friends of Aontú USA launch and it's just the party's press release reproduced verbatim with no additional detail
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"February-isn't-Spring" people, remove the coloniser from your mind
February 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"February-isn't-Spring" people, remove the coloniser from your mind
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 3:21 PM
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...
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"We found insufficient statistical rigor, unreliable datasets, claims presented without evidence, and misrepresentation of quotes from primary research participants."
Yeah, that sounds just great.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Yeah, that sounds just great.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Critically appraising the cass report: methodological flaws and unsupported claims - BMC Medical Research Methodology
Background The Cass Review aimed to provide recommendations for the delivery of services for gender diverse children and young people in England. The final product of this project, the Cass report, re...
link.springer.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 AM
"We found insufficient statistical rigor, unreliable datasets, claims presented without evidence, and misrepresentation of quotes from primary research participants."
Yeah, that sounds just great.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Yeah, that sounds just great.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The presentation of the Cass report as this gospel text is also disingenuous given the significant academic criticism it has received.
Just last year, a peer-reviewed critique led by Irish researchers from the University of Galway found serious flaws with the report.
Just last year, a peer-reviewed critique led by Irish researchers from the University of Galway found serious flaws with the report.
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 AM
The presentation of the Cass report as this gospel text is also disingenuous given the significant academic criticism it has received.
Just last year, a peer-reviewed critique led by Irish researchers from the University of Galway found serious flaws with the report.
Just last year, a peer-reviewed critique led by Irish researchers from the University of Galway found serious flaws with the report.
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The eagerness of some people for Ireland to follow the UK in its anti-trans crusade is genuinely worrying.
If the UK jumped off a cliff are we supposed to follow?
If the UK jumped off a cliff are we supposed to follow?
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 AM
The eagerness of some people for Ireland to follow the UK in its anti-trans crusade is genuinely worrying.
If the UK jumped off a cliff are we supposed to follow?
If the UK jumped off a cliff are we supposed to follow?
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IRB conspiracists in Galway haven’t gone away, you know connachttribune.ie/i... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
IRB conspiracists in Galway haven’t gone away, you know - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune
IRB conspiracists in Galway haven’t gone away, you know
connachttribune.ie
January 31, 2026 at 6:45 PM
IRB conspiracists in Galway haven’t gone away, you know connachttribune.ie/i... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
this says you can't tell who sent the messages, but actually a lot of the documents in the Epstein files appear repeatedly in multiple versions with varying levels of redaction and it was in fact Jeffrey Epstein who sent these messages, to Slovakian politician Miroslav Lajčák
Messages released in the latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files talk of Irish people's "horrible asses" that the writer says were "from the potato famine". jrnl.ie/6943442
Texts in Epstein files talk of Irish people's 'horrible asses' that were 'from the potato famine'
The heavily redacted documents don’t show who sent the texts, but the October 2018 conversation centred a trip to Dublin.
jrnl.ie
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
this says you can't tell who sent the messages, but actually a lot of the documents in the Epstein files appear repeatedly in multiple versions with varying levels of redaction and it was in fact Jeffrey Epstein who sent these messages, to Slovakian politician Miroslav Lajčák