Morag Friel
@moragfriel.bsky.social
She/her
Loves swearing + outdoor socialising
Hates fash of any kind
Proudly pro LGBTQI+, pro 🇵🇸 + pro anything that opposes people fucking up the planet
12 months into Long Covid; it sucks
Wd like to see more non-US politics posts on Bsky
#spéirgorm
Loves swearing + outdoor socialising
Hates fash of any kind
Proudly pro LGBTQI+, pro 🇵🇸 + pro anything that opposes people fucking up the planet
12 months into Long Covid; it sucks
Wd like to see more non-US politics posts on Bsky
#spéirgorm
But but…. Hamas and Hezbollah, blah blah, blah.
One of the reasons the Irish are sympathetic to Palestine is many of us know Irish peacekeepers in the Leb being attacked/endangered by the Israelis, over decades. We know the truth behind their bullshit “victimhood”.
www.thejournal.ie/drone-strike...
One of the reasons the Irish are sympathetic to Palestine is many of us know Irish peacekeepers in the Leb being attacked/endangered by the Israelis, over decades. We know the truth behind their bullshit “victimhood”.
www.thejournal.ie/drone-strike...
Israeli drone strike destroys vehicle short distance from Irish soldiers on patrol in Lebanon
No injuries were reported for Irish peacekeepers in the incident.
www.thejournal.ie
November 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
But but…. Hamas and Hezbollah, blah blah, blah.
One of the reasons the Irish are sympathetic to Palestine is many of us know Irish peacekeepers in the Leb being attacked/endangered by the Israelis, over decades. We know the truth behind their bullshit “victimhood”.
www.thejournal.ie/drone-strike...
One of the reasons the Irish are sympathetic to Palestine is many of us know Irish peacekeepers in the Leb being attacked/endangered by the Israelis, over decades. We know the truth behind their bullshit “victimhood”.
www.thejournal.ie/drone-strike...
www.thejournal.ie/two-men-char...
Fash blame the govt for allowing immigrants in, not for their failed policies - the govt blames immigrants for their own failures; all classic far right bullshit
Fash blame the govt for allowing immigrants in, not for their failed policies - the govt blames immigrants for their own failures; all classic far right bullshit
Right-wing extremist group planned to 'target IPAS centres, mosques and hotels', court hears
Karolis Peckauskas and Garrett Pollock appeared in court charged with possession of explosives after being arrested during an antiterrorism operation.
www.thejournal.ie
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
www.thejournal.ie/two-men-char...
Fash blame the govt for allowing immigrants in, not for their failed policies - the govt blames immigrants for their own failures; all classic far right bullshit
Fash blame the govt for allowing immigrants in, not for their failed policies - the govt blames immigrants for their own failures; all classic far right bullshit
Fucking hell. Simon Harris and FFG - this is the shit you’re encouraging with your anti-immigrant, tone deaf rhetoric.
#Spéirgorm #spéirghorm
#Spéirgorm #spéirghorm
"A vehicle carrying the men was stopped by gardaí in Co Laois in an operation involving armed members. Pipe ends and sealant, at least one bulletproof vest, cable ties, hatchets, knives and a Tricolour were discovered."
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Gardaí arrest far-right suspects ‘intent on minority attack’ in anti-terrorism operation
Special Detective Unit operation in Laois first of its kind in State, with homes evacuated in North by PSNI
www.irishtimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Fucking hell. Simon Harris and FFG - this is the shit you’re encouraging with your anti-immigrant, tone deaf rhetoric.
#Spéirgorm #spéirghorm
#Spéirgorm #spéirghorm
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Government Inform Banking Sector Rainy Day Fund Now Has Enough In It To Bail Them Out Again https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/11/06/government-inform-banking-sector-rainy-day-fund-now-has-enough-in-it-to-bail-them-out-again
Waterford Whispers News
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waterfordwhispersnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Government Inform Banking Sector Rainy Day Fund Now Has Enough In It To Bail Them Out Again https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/11/06/government-inform-banking-sector-rainy-day-fund-now-has-enough-in-it-to-bail-them-out-again
And why are Simon Harris and FFG not bearing responsibility for their hate-stirring words which encourage people like this to attempt murder? Naïve question, I know…
#spéirgorm
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Two men have been arrested in connection with the arson attack in Drogheda last Friday.
Both aged in their twenties.
Both aged in their twenties.
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
And why are Simon Harris and FFG not bearing responsibility for their hate-stirring words which encourage people like this to attempt murder? Naïve question, I know…
#spéirgorm
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When populist politicians don’t face consequences for their hate stirring they give free rein to criminals to act on their words. There needs to be accountability.
Petrol On The Stairway 💀
Ireland has a fascism problem again. We must defeat it.
Writing here ✍🏼💭
🔗 shorturl.at/XXV4Y
Ireland has a fascism problem again. We must defeat it.
Writing here ✍🏼💭
🔗 shorturl.at/XXV4Y
Petrol on the Stairway
They poured it first, these men in suits
shorturl.at
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
When populist politicians don’t face consequences for their hate stirring they give free rein to criminals to act on their words. There needs to be accountability.
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In this age of darkness - of insecurity, hatred, and despair:
New York has lit the torch of hope.
Thank you @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - and to the movement that secured this historic triumph.
New York has lit the torch of hope.
Thank you @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - and to the movement that secured this historic triumph.
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In this age of darkness - of insecurity, hatred, and despair:
New York has lit the torch of hope.
Thank you @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - and to the movement that secured this historic triumph.
New York has lit the torch of hope.
Thank you @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - and to the movement that secured this historic triumph.
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Data centres are to energy as Airbnbs are to housing.
They devour the supply, inflate the costs, and destabilise the entire system.
Societal vampires.
They devour the supply, inflate the costs, and destabilise the entire system.
Societal vampires.
November 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Data centres are to energy as Airbnbs are to housing.
They devour the supply, inflate the costs, and destabilise the entire system.
Societal vampires.
They devour the supply, inflate the costs, and destabilise the entire system.
Societal vampires.
Bang on - Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. The govt, not immigration, is to blame for housing and services shortages. Harris and co. Are deffo following the Farage and Trump playbook. Despicable.
www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris...
www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris...
Harris defends migration comments as opposition say government is using 'Farage playbook'
Tánaiste says he ‘absolutely’ stands by his comments.
www.thejournal.ie
November 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Bang on - Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. The govt, not immigration, is to blame for housing and services shortages. Harris and co. Are deffo following the Farage and Trump playbook. Despicable.
www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris...
www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris...
Good for PalActEire. There has to be consequences for profiteering from genocide and of governments won’t act then the people have to. (And no, damage to property is not terrorism or violence against people so fuck off if you start pulling a Keir Starmer.
www.thejournal.ie/allianz-crim...
www.thejournal.ie/allianz-crim...
Activists smash glass walls and doors of Allianz's Dublin 4 premises over links to Israel
Gardaí confirmed they had attended the scene where criminal damage had occurred at approximately 2:50am.
www.thejournal.ie
November 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Good for PalActEire. There has to be consequences for profiteering from genocide and of governments won’t act then the people have to. (And no, damage to property is not terrorism or violence against people so fuck off if you start pulling a Keir Starmer.
www.thejournal.ie/allianz-crim...
www.thejournal.ie/allianz-crim...
This is giving me a red mist - tells you all you need to know about the Isrealis. I hope she is ok and doesn’t end up raped herself, or “suicided”. Incredible bravery.
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is giving me a red mist - tells you all you need to know about the Isrealis. I hope she is ok and doesn’t end up raped herself, or “suicided”. Incredible bravery.
They bear responsibility for the results of their efforts to demonise immigrants. Fucking fash-appeasing cowards.
archive.ph/krMHx (Times)
November 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
They bear responsibility for the results of their efforts to demonise immigrants. Fucking fash-appeasing cowards.
It’s a miracle nobody was killed. Irish “patriots” attempt to murder women and children at an IPAS centre in Drogheda. FG and FF politicians contributing to anti-immigrant rhetoric need to cop the fuck on.
#spéirgorm
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#ImmigrantsAreNotTheEnemy
www.thejournal.ie/fire-ipsa-ce...
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#ImmigrantsAreNotTheEnemy
www.thejournal.ie/fire-ipsa-ce...
Families rescued from blaze after fireworks thrown into Drogheda Ipas centre
Almost 30 residents are homeless after the blaze.
www.thejournal.ie
November 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It’s a miracle nobody was killed. Irish “patriots” attempt to murder women and children at an IPAS centre in Drogheda. FG and FF politicians contributing to anti-immigrant rhetoric need to cop the fuck on.
#spéirgorm
#spéirghorm
#ImmigrantsAreNotTheEnemy
www.thejournal.ie/fire-ipsa-ce...
#spéirgorm
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#ImmigrantsAreNotTheEnemy
www.thejournal.ie/fire-ipsa-ce...
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Remember - the Irish government was told years ago when the total was still well under 10,000 how to eradicate homelessness by the man who did so in Finland, and it just ... didn't bother.
And since then, the majority of you kept voting for them.
Well done, everyone. Well done. 👍
And since then, the majority of you kept voting for them.
Well done, everyone. Well done. 👍
The number of people in emergency accommodation increased last month to 16,614.
According to the latest figures from the Department of Housing, 11,376 adults and 5,238 children were in emergency accommodation in September.
jrnl.ie/6861181
According to the latest figures from the Department of Housing, 11,376 adults and 5,238 children were in emergency accommodation in September.
jrnl.ie/6861181
Number of homeless people reaches new record of 16,614 including 5,238 children
It’s an increase of 261 people compared to the previous month’s figures.
jrnl.ie
October 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Remember - the Irish government was told years ago when the total was still well under 10,000 how to eradicate homelessness by the man who did so in Finland, and it just ... didn't bother.
And since then, the majority of you kept voting for them.
Well done, everyone. Well done. 👍
And since then, the majority of you kept voting for them.
Well done, everyone. Well done. 👍
Launch of this website today; a reminder, if needed, that we should all abandon toxic platforms like Twitter and FB….
xodus.online/2025/10/30/l...
xodus.online/2025/10/30/l...
Launching xodus.online!
We are launching this website as a way of building a movement away from toxic social media platforms, towards alternative open social web social media! Read more about why this transition is needed…
xodus.online
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Launch of this website today; a reminder, if needed, that we should all abandon toxic platforms like Twitter and FB….
xodus.online/2025/10/30/l...
xodus.online/2025/10/30/l...
Amazing woman; and a reminder that Ireland had to be dragged kicking and screaming out of the clutches of the Catholic Church and misogynistic state.
RIP - a great woman whose courageous challenge in the courts gave to Irish women the first steps towards control of their own reproductive bodies. Rest in power, Mrs McGee #speirgorm
Death announced of Mary ‘May’ McGee who won historic Irish Supreme Court contraception case
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Amazing woman; and a reminder that Ireland had to be dragged kicking and screaming out of the clutches of the Catholic Church and misogynistic state.
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⚠️🦊 Trigger warning: Fox hunting 🦊⚠️
What does the fox say? Well this fox says that it's 2025 and we need to bring an end to Barbaric fox hunting 🦊
Link to the petition is over in the usual spots 👆👉
#speirgorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe...
What does the fox say? Well this fox says that it's 2025 and we need to bring an end to Barbaric fox hunting 🦊
Link to the petition is over in the usual spots 👆👉
#speirgorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe...
October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
⚠️🦊 Trigger warning: Fox hunting 🦊⚠️
What does the fox say? Well this fox says that it's 2025 and we need to bring an end to Barbaric fox hunting 🦊
Link to the petition is over in the usual spots 👆👉
#speirgorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe...
What does the fox say? Well this fox says that it's 2025 and we need to bring an end to Barbaric fox hunting 🦊
Link to the petition is over in the usual spots 👆👉
#speirgorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe...
This is shocking and beyond unacceptable. That nobody intervened to help - while others cheered on the attackers - makes me sick.
www.thejournal.ie/gardai-cork-...
#Spéirgorm
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www.thejournal.ie/gardai-cork-...
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Gardaí launch investigation into attacks on drag artists in Cork city
Gardaí have said that at 12.30am they were called to an incident on Oliver Plunkett Street, which is one of the main entertainment areas.
www.thejournal.ie
October 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is shocking and beyond unacceptable. That nobody intervened to help - while others cheered on the attackers - makes me sick.
www.thejournal.ie/gardai-cork-...
#Spéirgorm
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www.thejournal.ie/gardai-cork-...
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Catherine Connolly secured the first preference votes of 914,143 people — the most of any Irish politician ever.
She is the 10th Uachtarán na hÉireann and, when inaugurated on November 11, will take her place in the annals of history.
- Paul Hosford
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... #Áras25
She is the 10th Uachtarán na hÉireann and, when inaugurated on November 11, will take her place in the annals of history.
- Paul Hosford
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... #Áras25
Paul Hosford: Final tally puts Catherine Connolly in the annals of history
In a job where the functions are largely dictated by the Constitution, Irish people have, in modern times, seen the role as an aspiration of what we believe we are
www.irishexaminer.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Catherine Connolly secured the first preference votes of 914,143 people — the most of any Irish politician ever.
She is the 10th Uachtarán na hÉireann and, when inaugurated on November 11, will take her place in the annals of history.
- Paul Hosford
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... #Áras25
She is the 10th Uachtarán na hÉireann and, when inaugurated on November 11, will take her place in the annals of history.
- Paul Hosford
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... #Áras25
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This is an excellent article that will really piss off the fash too, as pure bonus.
extra.ie/2025/10/26/n...
extra.ie/2025/10/26/n...
Revealed: How X was used to fuel days of Dublin rioting
Misinformation spread rapidly on far-right social media accounts after the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in Saggart, west Dublin, on Monday.
extra.ie
October 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is an excellent article that will really piss off the fash too, as pure bonus.
extra.ie/2025/10/26/n...
extra.ie/2025/10/26/n...
Reposted by Morag Friel
Settler terror devastates West Bank olive harvest
Israeli military restrictions and over 150 settler attacks in the past two weeks have prevented many Palestinians from harvesting this year’s crop.
Article by Oren Ziv and Basel Adra
Israeli military restrictions and over 150 settler attacks in the past two weeks have prevented many Palestinians from harvesting this year’s crop.
Article by Oren Ziv and Basel Adra
Settler terror devastates West Bank olive harvest
Israeli military restrictions and over 150 settler attacks in the past two weeks have prevented many Palestinians from harvesting this year’s crop.
www.972mag.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Settler terror devastates West Bank olive harvest
Israeli military restrictions and over 150 settler attacks in the past two weeks have prevented many Palestinians from harvesting this year’s crop.
Article by Oren Ziv and Basel Adra
Israeli military restrictions and over 150 settler attacks in the past two weeks have prevented many Palestinians from harvesting this year’s crop.
Article by Oren Ziv and Basel Adra
So delighted in the landslide win for Catherine Connolly in #Aras25, the Irish presidential election. We need progressive voices at all levels of govt in the face of the rise of the fash here and elsewhere. We do *not* need current govt to go Keir Starmer + outfash the fash.
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Hopefully the message FG takes is that people want more progressive leadership, not that they need to become even more shitty in how they deal with migration
October 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
So delighted in the landslide win for Catherine Connolly in #Aras25, the Irish presidential election. We need progressive voices at all levels of govt in the face of the rise of the fash here and elsewhere. We do *not* need current govt to go Keir Starmer + outfash the fash.
#spéirgorm
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Is anybody ever fooled by fash election promises or is it just a handy “out” when their views are exposed as unpopular?
What it looks like on an election leaflet Vs what it looks like in practice
October 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Is anybody ever fooled by fash election promises or is it just a handy “out” when their views are exposed as unpopular?