Marc Mac Seáin
@mmcshane95.bsky.social
Socialist & Foghlaimeoir. @pbp.ie member
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Good meeting in #Newry last night for #PeoplesHousingBill Consultation from @pbp.ie
Important hearing from young people suffering systemic housing & rental issues, & to discuss island-wide effects of the worsening housing crisis
We need rent controls, more social housing & end no fault evictions
Important hearing from young people suffering systemic housing & rental issues, & to discuss island-wide effects of the worsening housing crisis
We need rent controls, more social housing & end no fault evictions
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📢 MARK YOUR CALENDARS: LEFT EIRE 2025 📢
We are very proud to announce our first left conference in Dundalk, Co Louth ✊
Join us on May 17th, 2025 for Left Eire—a one-day conference bringing together activists and those wanting to change the future.
We are very proud to announce our first left conference in Dundalk, Co Louth ✊
Join us on May 17th, 2025 for Left Eire—a one-day conference bringing together activists and those wanting to change the future.
March 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
📢 MARK YOUR CALENDARS: LEFT EIRE 2025 📢
We are very proud to announce our first left conference in Dundalk, Co Louth ✊
Join us on May 17th, 2025 for Left Eire—a one-day conference bringing together activists and those wanting to change the future.
We are very proud to announce our first left conference in Dundalk, Co Louth ✊
Join us on May 17th, 2025 for Left Eire—a one-day conference bringing together activists and those wanting to change the future.
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RIP Nilay Ateşoğlu, a Queer Kurdish asylum seeker who sadly took her own life at the Cliffs of Moher. "I have no family," her note said. She asked to be buried in "a handful of soil" in Ireland. "Do not give my corpse to the oppressors."
Her note was ignored & her body was sent to Turkey.
Her note was ignored & her body was sent to Turkey.
A Kurdish woman asked to be buried “in a handful of soil” in Ireland – but her body was sent to Turkey anyway. In a note she left behind, she’d written, “Do not give my corpse to the oppressors.” More here: dublininquirer.com/2025/02/19/a...
A Kurdish woman asked to be buried “in a handful of soil” in Ireland – but her body was sent to Turkey anyway - Dublin Inquirer
In a note she left behind, she’d written, “Do not give my corpse to the oppressors.”
dublininquirer.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
RIP Nilay Ateşoğlu, a Queer Kurdish asylum seeker who sadly took her own life at the Cliffs of Moher. "I have no family," her note said. She asked to be buried in "a handful of soil" in Ireland. "Do not give my corpse to the oppressors."
Her note was ignored & her body was sent to Turkey.
Her note was ignored & her body was sent to Turkey.
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Eamon Ryan was in a position of real power to change a disastrous sitka-based forestry model, but did nothing. (The Green Party's Pippa Hackett was in charge of a review.)
Now he's lamenting our disastrous sitka-based forestry model???
Words fail.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Now he's lamenting our disastrous sitka-based forestry model???
Words fail.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Eamon Ryan: Storm Éowyn is a reminder why we need more EVs and fewer Sitka spruce trees
It makes no sense to put public money into a forest that is going to be blown down again in 10, 20 or 30 years' time
www.irishtimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Eamon Ryan was in a position of real power to change a disastrous sitka-based forestry model, but did nothing. (The Green Party's Pippa Hackett was in charge of a review.)
Now he's lamenting our disastrous sitka-based forestry model???
Words fail.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Now he's lamenting our disastrous sitka-based forestry model???
Words fail.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Sarajane is a young mother of two teens and carer for her own wheelchair-bound mother based in Laytown. Her family are all being evicted with no home to turn to.
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February 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Sarajane is a young mother of two teens and carer for her own wheelchair-bound mother based in Laytown. Her family are all being evicted with no home to turn to.
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Good meeting in #Newry last night for #PeoplesHousingBill Consultation from @pbp.ie
Important hearing from young people suffering systemic housing & rental issues, & to discuss island-wide effects of the worsening housing crisis
We need rent controls, more social housing & end no fault evictions
Important hearing from young people suffering systemic housing & rental issues, & to discuss island-wide effects of the worsening housing crisis
We need rent controls, more social housing & end no fault evictions
February 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Good meeting in #Newry last night for #PeoplesHousingBill Consultation from @pbp.ie
Important hearing from young people suffering systemic housing & rental issues, & to discuss island-wide effects of the worsening housing crisis
We need rent controls, more social housing & end no fault evictions
Important hearing from young people suffering systemic housing & rental issues, & to discuss island-wide effects of the worsening housing crisis
We need rent controls, more social housing & end no fault evictions
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Sometimes I'll just make thumbnail graphics for YouTube videos that don't exist.
February 7, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Sometimes I'll just make thumbnail graphics for YouTube videos that don't exist.
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I wonder who may be responsible for this, Daily Mail?
February 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I wonder who may be responsible for this, Daily Mail?
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1 month on from NYE #Newry Solidarity demo
Since a tentative Gaza ceasefire has been implemented including prisoner transfer & Zionism pressured to drop its immediate goal of eradicating Hamas-lead resistance
Zionist West Bank violence & colonialism has ramped up with little media attention
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Since a tentative Gaza ceasefire has been implemented including prisoner transfer & Zionism pressured to drop its immediate goal of eradicating Hamas-lead resistance
Zionist West Bank violence & colonialism has ramped up with little media attention
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February 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
1 month on from NYE #Newry Solidarity demo
Since a tentative Gaza ceasefire has been implemented including prisoner transfer & Zionism pressured to drop its immediate goal of eradicating Hamas-lead resistance
Zionist West Bank violence & colonialism has ramped up with little media attention
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Since a tentative Gaza ceasefire has been implemented including prisoner transfer & Zionism pressured to drop its immediate goal of eradicating Hamas-lead resistance
Zionist West Bank violence & colonialism has ramped up with little media attention
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#Newry #PeoplesHousingBill meeting Thu 6th Feb #BallybotHouse 7pm 🗓️🏘️
We’re in an Ireland-wide housing crisis. Northern statelet’s reports project housing supply won’t meet demand even in Newry’s council area
Empty homes, unaffordable rents, crooked landlords & poor conditions blight the landscape
We’re in an Ireland-wide housing crisis. Northern statelet’s reports project housing supply won’t meet demand even in Newry’s council area
Empty homes, unaffordable rents, crooked landlords & poor conditions blight the landscape
February 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#Newry #PeoplesHousingBill meeting Thu 6th Feb #BallybotHouse 7pm 🗓️🏘️
We’re in an Ireland-wide housing crisis. Northern statelet’s reports project housing supply won’t meet demand even in Newry’s council area
Empty homes, unaffordable rents, crooked landlords & poor conditions blight the landscape
We’re in an Ireland-wide housing crisis. Northern statelet’s reports project housing supply won’t meet demand even in Newry’s council area
Empty homes, unaffordable rents, crooked landlords & poor conditions blight the landscape
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It's rubbish that they're sitting there, but I have absolutely no respect for the councillor trying to get these sold to private buyers based on the fact that they could be renovated by them quickly and then rented out [at some no doubt stupendous] cost.
Seven council-owned homes beside the Phoenix Park to remain derelict for now
The cottages are located in the heart of Chapelizod village.
www.thejournal.ie
January 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It's rubbish that they're sitting there, but I have absolutely no respect for the councillor trying to get these sold to private buyers based on the fact that they could be renovated by them quickly and then rented out [at some no doubt stupendous] cost.
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This is a sickening disgrace.
The Irish government is responsible for multiple children being harmed everyday.
Not a single child should be allowed to abused in this way - and yet it is a systemic issue now, built into how the system works.
The Irish government is responsible for multiple children being harmed everyday.
Not a single child should be allowed to abused in this way - and yet it is a systemic issue now, built into how the system works.
Sexually exploited teenager ‘suffering harm every day’ unable to get secure State care, judge warns
Lack of secure care places to cater for vulnerable young people ‘utterly disgraceful’, says judge
www.irishtimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is a sickening disgrace.
The Irish government is responsible for multiple children being harmed everyday.
Not a single child should be allowed to abused in this way - and yet it is a systemic issue now, built into how the system works.
The Irish government is responsible for multiple children being harmed everyday.
Not a single child should be allowed to abused in this way - and yet it is a systemic issue now, built into how the system works.
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No wonder they want their meetings arm dealer lobbyists kept secret...
What a disgrace.
New Irish Defence Forces helicopters will use tech from the blacklisted arms manufacturer and worlds largest supplier of the IDF, Elbit Systems.
What a disgrace.
New Irish Defence Forces helicopters will use tech from the blacklisted arms manufacturer and worlds largest supplier of the IDF, Elbit Systems.
January 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
No wonder they want their meetings arm dealer lobbyists kept secret...
What a disgrace.
New Irish Defence Forces helicopters will use tech from the blacklisted arms manufacturer and worlds largest supplier of the IDF, Elbit Systems.
What a disgrace.
New Irish Defence Forces helicopters will use tech from the blacklisted arms manufacturer and worlds largest supplier of the IDF, Elbit Systems.
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I think it’s cool that this historic storm is landing the day the new gov is formed. Really driving home where these climate change deniers are taking us
January 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I think it’s cool that this historic storm is landing the day the new gov is formed. Really driving home where these climate change deniers are taking us
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January 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Carol Nolan and Mattie McGrath are the last legs propping up this fake opposition group!
#FakeOpposition #LowrysLackeys #IrishPolitics #SpéirGhorm
#FakeOpposition #LowrysLackeys #IrishPolitics #SpéirGhorm
January 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Carol Nolan and Mattie McGrath are the last legs propping up this fake opposition group!
#FakeOpposition #LowrysLackeys #IrishPolitics #SpéirGhorm
#FakeOpposition #LowrysLackeys #IrishPolitics #SpéirGhorm
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Peadar Tóibín lying on Morning Ireland saying Aontú only part to rule out coalition with FG before election.
He knows that's not true. @pbp.ie was very clear in ruling out FG and FF. Whereas Aontú wanted coalition with FF.
He knows that's not true. @pbp.ie was very clear in ruling out FG and FF. Whereas Aontú wanted coalition with FF.
January 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Peadar Tóibín lying on Morning Ireland saying Aontú only part to rule out coalition with FG before election.
He knows that's not true. @pbp.ie was very clear in ruling out FG and FF. Whereas Aontú wanted coalition with FF.
He knows that's not true. @pbp.ie was very clear in ruling out FG and FF. Whereas Aontú wanted coalition with FF.
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RA prisoner Pauline Drumm writing about her incarceration in French prison in 1990. Drumm had been arrested alongside Donncha O'Kane and Patrick Murphy, having been accused of carrying out attacks against British bases in Germany. [The Captive Voice Vol. 2 Issue 2.]
January 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
RA prisoner Pauline Drumm writing about her incarceration in French prison in 1990. Drumm had been arrested alongside Donncha O'Kane and Patrick Murphy, having been accused of carrying out attacks against British bases in Germany. [The Captive Voice Vol. 2 Issue 2.]
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We are strenuously objecting to the wrong interpretation of Standing Orders by Verona Murphy, the Ceann Comhairle elected from Lowry's group!
Aontú & Carol Nolan can stop this stroke themselve. Without them, Lowry's group only have four TDs and you need five to form a Technical Group.
Aontú & Carol Nolan can stop this stroke themselve. Without them, Lowry's group only have four TDs and you need five to form a Technical Group.
January 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We are strenuously objecting to the wrong interpretation of Standing Orders by Verona Murphy, the Ceann Comhairle elected from Lowry's group!
Aontú & Carol Nolan can stop this stroke themselve. Without them, Lowry's group only have four TDs and you need five to form a Technical Group.
Aontú & Carol Nolan can stop this stroke themselve. Without them, Lowry's group only have four TDs and you need five to form a Technical Group.
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Cairn Homes made €160 million profit last year! That’s a profit of €70,000 per home built. Who is paying for that profit? People trying to buy homes!
Profiteering from the basic human need for shelter is disgusting. It’s why we need a state construction company to cut out the cost of private profit.
Profiteering from the basic human need for shelter is disgusting. It’s why we need a state construction company to cut out the cost of private profit.
January 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Cairn Homes made €160 million profit last year! That’s a profit of €70,000 per home built. Who is paying for that profit? People trying to buy homes!
Profiteering from the basic human need for shelter is disgusting. It’s why we need a state construction company to cut out the cost of private profit.
Profiteering from the basic human need for shelter is disgusting. It’s why we need a state construction company to cut out the cost of private profit.
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I think Bluesky is a great platform and I’m here to stay. However, a bookmark function would make the experience SO much better and much more functional for research/ information gathering, especially for reporters. Pretty please @support.bsky.team @bsky.app ?
January 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I think Bluesky is a great platform and I’m here to stay. However, a bookmark function would make the experience SO much better and much more functional for research/ information gathering, especially for reporters. Pretty please @support.bsky.team @bsky.app ?
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The past year has delivered three important lessons that every government in the global South should take seriously. 🧵
January 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The past year has delivered three important lessons that every government in the global South should take seriously. 🧵
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I've been pursuing this scandal the last year. This company overcharges parents just to see their own children. It’s also alleged they haven't ensured staff working with children are Garda vetted. It’s scandalous TUSLA gave them more than half a million euros of public money over the last 2 years.
January 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I've been pursuing this scandal the last year. This company overcharges parents just to see their own children. It’s also alleged they haven't ensured staff working with children are Garda vetted. It’s scandalous TUSLA gave them more than half a million euros of public money over the last 2 years.
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You, beholden to traditional greetings: Dia duit / Dia is Muire duit
Comrade "Anois is Arís" Irish course by RTÉ from 1981:
Comrade "Anois is Arís" Irish course by RTÉ from 1981:
January 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
You, beholden to traditional greetings: Dia duit / Dia is Muire duit
Comrade "Anois is Arís" Irish course by RTÉ from 1981:
Comrade "Anois is Arís" Irish course by RTÉ from 1981: