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Wendy Lyon
@wendylyon.bsky.social
· Jun 30
The kids are all right.
That’s it. That’s the tweet.
That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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Tough on crime
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/elec...
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/elec...
Election candidate avoids jail after threatening Garda Sergeant at Dublin rally | BreakingNews
Irish Freedom Party activist Paul Fitzsimons, 56, from Grange Road, Baldoyle, was charged with unlawful possession of a knife as a weapon
www.breakingnews.ie
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Tough on crime
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/elec...
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/elec...
Absolutely excellent and also absolutely going to fall on the deaf ears of our resolutely populist and amoral government
Excellent piece by my colleague, Professor Ciara Smyth:
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about
‘Politics of affect’ stokes anxieties about immigration, allowing Government to then respond
www.irishtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Absolutely excellent and also absolutely going to fall on the deaf ears of our resolutely populist and amoral government
When putting yourself forward as an election candidate, it’s generally a good idea to get the name of the constituency right 🤦♀️ #speirghorm
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
When putting yourself forward as an election candidate, it’s generally a good idea to get the name of the constituency right 🤦♀️ #speirghorm
“The rules on family reunification – where members of a successful asylum seeker’s family can be granted permission to join them in Ireland – would be tightened and limited to immediate family members only” Again, this is already the law, FG/Lab government ended FR for extended family in 2015!
Concern over ‘pull’ factors prompts Government to tighten asylum rules
Concern over ‘pull’ factors prompts Government to tighten asylum rules
Further changes likely in response to UK’s strict new regime, sources say
www.irishtimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“The rules on family reunification – where members of a successful asylum seeker’s family can be granted permission to join them in Ireland – would be tightened and limited to immediate family members only” Again, this is already the law, FG/Lab government ended FR for extended family in 2015!
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Sharing in the unlikely hope that someone in our pandering 'government' might see it. Stop trying to win the votes of white identarian racists in Washington and Idaho, idiots.
what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Sharing in the unlikely hope that someone in our pandering 'government' might see it. Stop trying to win the votes of white identarian racists in Washington and Idaho, idiots.
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I still want to be Margaretta when I grow up.
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I still want to be Margaretta when I grow up.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
Why does nationality matter, anyway?
Deciding someone's legal rights based on a nebulous combination of birthplace and parentage is a bit weird
www.newstatesman.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
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what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland
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When I was new here, I asked my sister what IONA Institute was, and she said, they're like the university branches of "morality police", but for white people. 😂
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
When I was new here, I asked my sister what IONA Institute was, and she said, they're like the university branches of "morality police", but for white people. 😂
Sad to hear of the death of Margaretta D’Arcy. She was a real one. #speirghorm
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sad to hear of the death of Margaretta D’Arcy. She was a real one. #speirghorm
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Refugees and asylum seekers must come from “good families with GAA background” declares minister
Concern over ‘pull’ factors prompts Government to tighten asylum rules
Concern over ‘pull’ factors prompts Government to tighten asylum rules
Further changes likely in response to UK’s strict new regime, sources say
www.irishtimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Refugees and asylum seekers must come from “good families with GAA background” declares minister
"If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?"
Would you still remember me?"
“Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons
Packed up and ready to go
Heard of some grave sites out by the highway
A place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire off in the distance
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone, lived in a ghetto
I've lived all over this town”
Packed up and ready to go
Heard of some grave sites out by the highway
A place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire off in the distance
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone, lived in a ghetto
I've lived all over this town”
November 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?"
Would you still remember me?"
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This is very good. Clear, calm, factual, and devastating for proponents of bans on puberty blockers for trans youth.
theconversation.com/puberty-bloc...
theconversation.com/puberty-bloc...
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is very good. Clear, calm, factual, and devastating for proponents of bans on puberty blockers for trans youth.
theconversation.com/puberty-bloc...
theconversation.com/puberty-bloc...
1. Family reunification is ALREADY limited to "close family"
2. Forcing people to avoid claiming benefits they are entitled to and need under threat of being refused citizenship is horrifically cruel. That was the policy under Michael McDowell and it caused great hardship to the most vulnerable.
2. Forcing people to avoid claiming benefits they are entitled to and need under threat of being refused citizenship is horrifically cruel. That was the policy under Michael McDowell and it caused great hardship to the most vulnerable.
New: major overhaul of immigration laws to see citizenship denied to those who got welfare, or are in debt. Family reunification only for close family, tighter rules around self sufficiency. Changes to revoke residency for those who commit serious crimes
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
No Irish citizenship for refugees on welfare benefits
Ministers to crack down on migration after UK review of asylum-seeking rules
www.thetimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
1. Family reunification is ALREADY limited to "close family"
2. Forcing people to avoid claiming benefits they are entitled to and need under threat of being refused citizenship is horrifically cruel. That was the policy under Michael McDowell and it caused great hardship to the most vulnerable.
2. Forcing people to avoid claiming benefits they are entitled to and need under threat of being refused citizenship is horrifically cruel. That was the policy under Michael McDowell and it caused great hardship to the most vulnerable.
Post-MBV pic with the person responsible for my coming to live in Ireland, who I had actually met because of our mutual love for MBV
November 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Post-MBV pic with the person responsible for my coming to live in Ireland, who I had actually met because of our mutual love for MBV
Have already spotted two other lawyers at My Bloody Valentine, who says we aren’t cool #speirghorm
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Have already spotted two other lawyers at My Bloody Valentine, who says we aren’t cool #speirghorm
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Why not try the pilot scheme out in the commercial court if it's such a great idea, one might wonder.
"A forthcoming cap on environmental legal costs will “in effect be a pilot” for all legal fees, justice minister Jim O’Callaghan told small business owners earlier this year."
archive.ph/EO1Lm#select...
archive.ph/EO1Lm#select...
archive.ph
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Why not try the pilot scheme out in the commercial court if it's such a great idea, one might wonder.
"A forthcoming cap on environmental legal costs will “in effect be a pilot” for all legal fees, justice minister Jim O’Callaghan told small business owners earlier this year."
archive.ph/EO1Lm#select...
archive.ph/EO1Lm#select...
archive.ph
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"A forthcoming cap on environmental legal costs will “in effect be a pilot” for all legal fees, justice minister Jim O’Callaghan told small business owners earlier this year."
archive.ph/EO1Lm#select...
archive.ph/EO1Lm#select...
Sitting in a pub with two Cork men and they are having a Very Serious Discussion about what forms of potato should be served with the Christmas dinner. I love this country #speirghorm
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Sitting in a pub with two Cork men and they are having a Very Serious Discussion about what forms of potato should be served with the Christmas dinner. I love this country #speirghorm
Someone is missing a trick, not coming out with a line of “happy emigration” cards for the Irish market #speirghorm
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Someone is missing a trick, not coming out with a line of “happy emigration” cards for the Irish market #speirghorm
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Ngl Burke hiding in his house and afraid to go out is the most relatable he has ever been
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Ngl Burke hiding in his house and afraid to go out is the most relatable he has ever been
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They'll find him holed up like Saddam Hussain and decide to just leave him there, it's less bother all round.
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
They'll find him holed up like Saddam Hussain and decide to just leave him there, it's less bother all round.
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VERY funny that Labour are being pointlessly cruel and haemorrhaging support from their base and yet none of what they're offering is ever going to be enough for the people whose approval they're seeking, WHO could have predicted it
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
VERY funny that Labour are being pointlessly cruel and haemorrhaging support from their base and yet none of what they're offering is ever going to be enough for the people whose approval they're seeking, WHO could have predicted it