Simon
@sociuscriminis.bsky.social
Non-practising barrister, criminologist and general political cynic.
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The misinformation and lies about access to justice extends to criticising an access to information case about a wind farm whose planning permission was allowed expire by Coillte. Yet another article where lies are presented as facts and the people involved ignored
November 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The misinformation and lies about access to justice extends to criticising an access to information case about a wind farm whose planning permission was allowed expire by Coillte. Yet another article where lies are presented as facts and the people involved ignored
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Albanese lived in Palestine from 2010 to 2012
She had written extensively on the Israel-Palestine question
The appointment to the UN position brought her into daily contact with the situation in Gaza
She had exceptional opportunities to gain insight into the crises leading up to October 7
She had written extensively on the Israel-Palestine question
The appointment to the UN position brought her into daily contact with the situation in Gaza
She had exceptional opportunities to gain insight into the crises leading up to October 7
Francesca Albanese and the Palestinian Fight for Survival
The US sanctions against Francesca Albanese are testament to her courage speaking up for the Palestinians. If international law lies buried underneath the rubble of Gaza, truth-tellers like Albanese h...
jacobin.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Albanese lived in Palestine from 2010 to 2012
She had written extensively on the Israel-Palestine question
The appointment to the UN position brought her into daily contact with the situation in Gaza
She had exceptional opportunities to gain insight into the crises leading up to October 7
She had written extensively on the Israel-Palestine question
The appointment to the UN position brought her into daily contact with the situation in Gaza
She had exceptional opportunities to gain insight into the crises leading up to October 7
The US is currently proving itself to be one of the most evil countries on the planet; they don't have friends, they have idiot, loyal subjects who do their bidding.... or else.
David McWilliams: The US is Ireland’s best friend, so why are so many of us anti-American?
David McWilliams: The US is Ireland’s best friend, so why are so many of us anti-American?
The Irish-American bond, our enduring and rewarding friendship, is bigger than any politician
www.irishtimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The US is currently proving itself to be one of the most evil countries on the planet; they don't have friends, they have idiot, loyal subjects who do their bidding.... or else.
And these people are being assisted by the recent rhetoric of current government members.
The Garda Commissioner has said that there has been an increase in violent political extremism and gardaí were monitoring the activities of a small number of activists who were seeking the capacity for and wanted to take violent action
Rise in violent political extremism - Garda Commissioner
The Garda Commissioner has said that there has been an increase in violent political extremism and gardaí were monitoring the activities of a small number of activists who were seeking the capacity fo...
www.rte.ie
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
And these people are being assisted by the recent rhetoric of current government members.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Apartheid Regime enacts Apartheid laws whilst continuing to commit genocide with impunity. I'm sure the international community will be up in arms about this...
Israel is advancing a dangerous bill to impose the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners. Right-wing leaders want to go even further and use the bill to give Israeli forces the authority to carry out extrajudicial killings.
Israel wants to implement the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners. Here’s what you need to know.
Israel is advancing a dangerous bill to impose the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners. Right-wing leaders want to go even further and use the bill to give Israeli forces the authority to carry…
mondoweiss.net
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Apartheid Regime enacts Apartheid laws whilst continuing to commit genocide with impunity. I'm sure the international community will be up in arms about this...
Fantastic discussion on the Tortoise Shack which is well worth a listen with @tonygroves.bsky.social and @philipoconnor.bsky.social .
Had a chat on the Tortoise Shack with @philipoconnor.bsky.social about the political lurch to the anti-immigrant right and no punches were pulled. Are you listening, Matt Carthy?
Full interview here: www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
Full interview here: www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Fantastic discussion on the Tortoise Shack which is well worth a listen with @tonygroves.bsky.social and @philipoconnor.bsky.social .
'The risks are severe': Parents urged not to buy e-scooters for children this Christmas jrnl.ie/6873738
I'm glad to see they started this campaign because I see kids under 10 riding them every single day, often unsafely as well.
I'm glad to see they started this campaign because I see kids under 10 riding them every single day, often unsafely as well.
'The risks are severe': Parents urged not to buy e-scooters for children this Christmas
E-scooters are now the leading cause of traumatic brain injury in children admitted to CHI at Temple Street, Ireland’s national neurosurgical centre.
jrnl.ie
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
'The risks are severe': Parents urged not to buy e-scooters for children this Christmas jrnl.ie/6873738
I'm glad to see they started this campaign because I see kids under 10 riding them every single day, often unsafely as well.
I'm glad to see they started this campaign because I see kids under 10 riding them every single day, often unsafely as well.
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I have obtained a copy of the Flood Advisory issued by Met Éireann to local authorities today showing an orange level flood risk for many parts of East and South. I cannot see why it is not made public as I believe it is in the public interest to share it so I am sharing it.
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I have obtained a copy of the Flood Advisory issued by Met Éireann to local authorities today showing an orange level flood risk for many parts of East and South. I cannot see why it is not made public as I believe it is in the public interest to share it so I am sharing it.
They'll just go with regular #RipOffIreland prices instead because that's never failed before.
Euro 2028 organisers rule out the use of dynamic ticket pricing
Euro 2028 organisers rule out the use of dynamic ticket pricing
Widely available affordable tickets ‘fundamental’ to a successful tournament, says FA chair
www.irishtimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
They'll just go with regular #RipOffIreland prices instead because that's never failed before.
Do they mention the 14 and a half year old ##Moriarty report in this article and how there's been no movement on it by the Gardaí since it was published in 2011?
Such insights.. did he read the paper.
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Do they mention the 14 and a half year old ##Moriarty report in this article and how there's been no movement on it by the Gardaí since it was published in 2011?
Government 'moving away from yearly targets' but is aiming for 300,000 homes by 2031 jrnl.ie/6872837
So rather than missing annual targets, this means they can massively miss a 5 year target.... which just happens to be after the next general election. Clever stuff!
So rather than missing annual targets, this means they can massively miss a 5 year target.... which just happens to be after the next general election. Clever stuff!
Government 'moving away from yearly targets' but is aiming for 300,000 homes by 2031
The plan aims to target homelessness, increase social housing and support first time buyers and renters to get “starter homes”.
jrnl.ie
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Government 'moving away from yearly targets' but is aiming for 300,000 homes by 2031 jrnl.ie/6872837
So rather than missing annual targets, this means they can massively miss a 5 year target.... which just happens to be after the next general election. Clever stuff!
So rather than missing annual targets, this means they can massively miss a 5 year target.... which just happens to be after the next general election. Clever stuff!
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"The housing crisis poses an existential threat to our democracy, but so too does blunting one of the only tools we have to uphold the rule of law. We accept attacks to it at our peril" - Dr Orla Kelleher
www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
Opinion: Beware of the judicial review red herring
Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis. In recent weeks, journalists, developers, tech entrepreneurs, the Minister for the Environ...
www.irishlegal.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"The housing crisis poses an existential threat to our democracy, but so too does blunting one of the only tools we have to uphold the rule of law. We accept attacks to it at our peril" - Dr Orla Kelleher
www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
So how will FF and FG be elected then?
Ireland's EU Commissioner Michael McGrath has launched the so-called Democracy Shield, the EU’s latest effort to combat electoral disinformation and interference, including the rise in AI deep fakes.
EU launches 'Democracy Shield' to combat disinformation
Ireland's EU Commissioner Michael McGrath has launched the so-called Democracy Shield, the EU's latest effort to combat electoral disinformation and interference, including the rise in AI deep fakes.
www.rte.ie
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
So how will FF and FG be elected then?
Incredible... they think this hasn't happened RTÉ yet.
BBC’s near permacrisis is a cautionary tale for RTÉ about what can happen if editorial oversight starts to drift
BBC’s near permacrisis is a cautionary tale for RTÉ about what can happen if editorial oversight starts to drift
Montrose can learn from the crisis in London, as Trump lawsuit threat and febrile political climate show how any mistake can be seized upon
www.irishtimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Incredible... they think this hasn't happened RTÉ yet.
Must be awful to have to move gaff at that age.
Time and politics wait for no one. The official portrait of Michael D Higgins has already been removed from its central position just inside the main door of Leinster House. He remains in Office until midnight but will depart Àras an Uachtaráin later this evening.
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Must be awful to have to move gaff at that age.
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"Other voices point at recent reporting by Politico, that Virkkunen's message to US businesses in direct meetings was that the EU will review its rules and become more business-friendly."
Left-leaning EP groups should call for resignation and ask her why she's prioritizing
noyb.eu/en/eu-commis...
Left-leaning EP groups should call for resignation and ask her why she's prioritizing
noyb.eu/en/eu-commis...
EU Commission about to wreck core principles of the GDPR
The EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. noybs first overview of the proposed changes.
noyb.eu
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"Other voices point at recent reporting by Politico, that Virkkunen's message to US businesses in direct meetings was that the EU will review its rules and become more business-friendly."
Left-leaning EP groups should call for resignation and ask her why she's prioritizing
noyb.eu/en/eu-commis...
Left-leaning EP groups should call for resignation and ask her why she's prioritizing
noyb.eu/en/eu-commis...
BBC director general Tim Davie resigns after criticism of Trump documentary edit jrnl.ie/6869553
We really live in a topsy-turvy world where he will resign over something truthful, but not over the lies the BBC has continued and still continues to state on behalf of a genocidal nation.
We really live in a topsy-turvy world where he will resign over something truthful, but not over the lies the BBC has continued and still continues to state on behalf of a genocidal nation.
BBC director general Tim Davie resigns after criticism of Trump documentary edit
Their resignations follow the publication of details of a BBC internal memo in The Telegraph today.
jrnl.ie
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
BBC director general Tim Davie resigns after criticism of Trump documentary edit jrnl.ie/6869553
We really live in a topsy-turvy world where he will resign over something truthful, but not over the lies the BBC has continued and still continues to state on behalf of a genocidal nation.
We really live in a topsy-turvy world where he will resign over something truthful, but not over the lies the BBC has continued and still continues to state on behalf of a genocidal nation.
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The Government's new stated aim is to make it so unattractive for lawyers to take good cases against the State that they will stop. Not bad cases. Good ones. Successful ones. This new rule only applies if you *win* your case. Doesn't that worry anyone slightly?
m.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
m.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
Objectors will be on the hook to pay six-figure legal costs under judicial reviews clampdown
Objectors will have to foot six-figure legal bills for successful judicial review cases in a new move being brought to the Cabinet to speed up the supply of infrastructure and housing.
m.independent.ie
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Government's new stated aim is to make it so unattractive for lawyers to take good cases against the State that they will stop. Not bad cases. Good ones. Successful ones. This new rule only applies if you *win* your case. Doesn't that worry anyone slightly?
m.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
m.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
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New Gist: AI, The Sound and Fury
I try to explain all of this AI thing in one article, and suggest why it is hostile to democracy, to humanity and also happily likely to end with the would-be tech Sun Kings taking trips to the financial guillotine.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-...
I try to explain all of this AI thing in one article, and suggest why it is hostile to democracy, to humanity and also happily likely to end with the would-be tech Sun Kings taking trips to the financial guillotine.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-...
The Gist: AI, The Sound and Fury
We can calculate the amount of money flowing into AI. But what will the full cost be to society when the bubble pops? This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
November 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
New Gist: AI, The Sound and Fury
I try to explain all of this AI thing in one article, and suggest why it is hostile to democracy, to humanity and also happily likely to end with the would-be tech Sun Kings taking trips to the financial guillotine.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-...
I try to explain all of this AI thing in one article, and suggest why it is hostile to democracy, to humanity and also happily likely to end with the would-be tech Sun Kings taking trips to the financial guillotine.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-...
Israeli drone strike destroys vehicle short distance from Irish soldiers on patrol in Lebanon jrnl.ie/6869005
But adding services to the Occupied Territories Bill is too difficult.... this is State sponsored terrorism which is permitted to continue because no nation has called them out on it yet.
But adding services to the Occupied Territories Bill is too difficult.... this is State sponsored terrorism which is permitted to continue because no nation has called them out on it yet.
Israeli drone strike destroys vehicle short distance from Irish soldiers on patrol in Lebanon
No injuries were reported for Irish peacekeepers in the incident.
jrnl.ie
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Israeli drone strike destroys vehicle short distance from Irish soldiers on patrol in Lebanon jrnl.ie/6869005
But adding services to the Occupied Territories Bill is too difficult.... this is State sponsored terrorism which is permitted to continue because no nation has called them out on it yet.
But adding services to the Occupied Territories Bill is too difficult.... this is State sponsored terrorism which is permitted to continue because no nation has called them out on it yet.
I subscribed to Martin McMahon's new Substack called "RTE -The Unadulterated Truth" which details years of bogus self-employment which has been aided and abbetted by the Department of Social Protection and the Revenue Commissioners. It's available on open.substack.com/pub/martinmc...
RTÉ: The Unadulterated Truth — Launch Statement
“A serialized forensic investigation into RTÉ, the State, and the anatomy of bogus self-employment.”
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I subscribed to Martin McMahon's new Substack called "RTE -The Unadulterated Truth" which details years of bogus self-employment which has been aided and abbetted by the Department of Social Protection and the Revenue Commissioners. It's available on open.substack.com/pub/martinmc...
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Football Association of Ireland EGM passes motion calling on UEFA to ban Israel from all club and international competitions.
Resolution brought by Bohemian Football Club - approved by 88%.
Motion cites operation by the Israeli FA of clubs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Resolution brought by Bohemian Football Club - approved by 88%.
Motion cites operation by the Israeli FA of clubs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Football Association of Ireland EGM passes motion calling on UEFA to ban Israel from all club and international competitions.
Resolution brought by Bohemian Football Club - approved by 88%.
Motion cites operation by the Israeli FA of clubs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Resolution brought by Bohemian Football Club - approved by 88%.
Motion cites operation by the Israeli FA of clubs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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"You may not know this, but there exists, among certain cohorts of the public, a perception that Ireland’s political establishment and media establishment are too intimately connected. And what on Earth would give them that idea?"
Happy Saturday, it's time to read my column.
Happy Saturday, it's time to read my column.
Surrealing in the Years: Yates' Fianna Fáil dealings an open kimono moment for Irish politics
Agh, my eyes. My eyes!
www.thejournal.ie
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
"You may not know this, but there exists, among certain cohorts of the public, a perception that Ireland’s political establishment and media establishment are too intimately connected. And what on Earth would give them that idea?"
Happy Saturday, it's time to read my column.
Happy Saturday, it's time to read my column.