Brian Costello
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Brian Costello
@briancostello.bsky.social
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Ireland has a proud history of opposing anti-Semitism. The new US ambassador hasn’t grasped that Irish outrage over Gaza springs from the same morality that opposed anti-Semitism

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Ireland has a proud history of opposing anti-Semitism
Outrage at the collective torture of Gaza is linked to our historical opposition to oppression
www.irishtimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Podcast: Counter-Insurgency in the Irish Civil War with Gareth Prendergast – Irish Defence Forces Colonel analyses how the Free State won the Irish Civil War, defeating an insurgency where British forces had failed. theirishstory.com/2025/06/17/p...
June 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Podcast: The Economic War 1932-38
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the trace war between Ireland and Britain in the 1930s. www.theirishstory.com/2025/05/21/p...
May 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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New book review of an analytical look at Free State counter-insurgency during the Irish Civil War. Book Review: Clear-Hold-Build, How the Free State won the Irish Civil War www.theirishstory.com/2025/04/30/b...
April 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Omagh victims and their families deserve better than ‘there was no alternative’ to violence
Omagh victims and their families deserve better than ‘there was no alternative’ to violence
The distress, like the devil, is in the details. And yet we owe it to those witnesses to let these details pass through the filters we use to keep the unbearable at bay
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February 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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After the storm: The suffering of hundreds of thousands of people without power - and running water, internet and heat - for more than a week shows the dire need to build electricity resilience through clean energy.
#EnergySky #StormEowyn #Speirgorm

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Prolonged Storm Éowyn power cuts highlight the dire need to build our electricity resilience
If this storm erodes public confidence in electrification, it could lead to backtracking
www.irishtimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Ireland and WWII is a hot topic on social media. Here's an overview: The Emergency – A Brief Overview
www.theirishstory.com/2018/05/21/t...
December 31, 2024 at 11:44 AM
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Thank you to everyone who shared our post about the CD of World War 1 music. We found one! Not 50 metres down the road at the Thomas MacDonagh Museum. If you're interested in 1916 and that period, including WW1, do give them a visit: macdonaghmuseum.ie

#speirgorm #spéirgorm #WorldWar1 #EasterRising
Thomas MacDonagh Museum Cloughjordan, Ireland
Thomas MacDonagh Museum honours and promotes the life of the poet and patriot Thomas MacDonagh, who was a native of Cloughjordan.
macdonaghmuseum.ie
December 12, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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Ireland facing climate fines of up to €20 billion by 2030, fiscal watchdog warns.

The figure is more than twice the Department of Public Expenditure’s often cited figure of €8 billion, as it includes likely increases in cost of carbon credits.

www.businesspost.ie/news/ireland...
Ireland facing climate fines of up to €20 billion by 2030, fiscal watchdog warns
Previous estimate of €8 billion for climate compliance costs in the event of missing targets may be vastly underestimated
www.businesspost.ie
December 5, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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Would someone please step in and sponsor Lourdes Celtic in Crumlin? It's the local soccer club and its current sponsor is Conor McGregor whose name is branded on these kids. They deserve better.
November 28, 2024 at 8:20 AM
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Voting tomorrow? Undecided? The Which Candidate website from University of Limerick can help -- pick your constituency, answer a few questions about your own views, and they'll tell you how candidate views match your own. Easy, quick, and helpful! #GeneralElection2024

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November 28, 2024 at 10:49 PM