Catherine Stocker
@catzstocker.bsky.social
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Let us not forget, either, his outright, steadfast refusal to borrow money for capital investment at a time when interest rates were 0 or less!
16k homeless incl 5k+ kids
Kids waiting 13yrs+ for services
House prices & rents above celtic tiger levels
Fighting to let Apple keep tax loophole money
Using money messages to halt passing of OTB
Bankers bonuses & removing energy bill supports
etc
How's that for a case you neoliberalist prick
Kids waiting 13yrs+ for services
House prices & rents above celtic tiger levels
Fighting to let Apple keep tax loophole money
Using money messages to halt passing of OTB
Bankers bonuses & removing energy bill supports
etc
How's that for a case you neoliberalist prick
"I know there is still so much more progress that we have to make in our great country."
Paschal Donohoe has spoken to media about his decision to resign as Minister for Finance to take up a senior role at the World Bank. Follow our liveblog here jrnl.ie/6878015
Paschal Donohoe has spoken to media about his decision to resign as Minister for Finance to take up a senior role at the World Bank. Follow our liveblog here jrnl.ie/6878015
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Let us not forget, either, his outright, steadfast refusal to borrow money for capital investment at a time when interest rates were 0 or less!
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Endless austerity combined with tax giveaways to multinational business is not “the centre”. It is the right. Donohue is a right-wing politician. He’s a nice man who read books and listens to records and enacts right-wing policy positions. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Paschal Donohoe: prudent steward of the economy or minister for status quo?
Olivia O’Leary, Gerard Howlin and Stephen Collins assess the departing Finance Minister’s legacy
www.irishtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Endless austerity combined with tax giveaways to multinational business is not “the centre”. It is the right. Donohue is a right-wing politician. He’s a nice man who read books and listens to records and enacts right-wing policy positions. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Centrist dad media columns incoming.
Unless the left manages to select a single candidate to represent all parties and contest both the Galway and Dublin Central by-elections simultaneously all hope for them is lost. ⚰️🗳️
Unless the left manages to select a single candidate to represent all parties and contest both the Galway and Dublin Central by-elections simultaneously all hope for them is lost. ⚰️🗳️
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Centrist dad media columns incoming.
Unless the left manages to select a single candidate to represent all parties and contest both the Galway and Dublin Central by-elections simultaneously all hope for them is lost. ⚰️🗳️
Unless the left manages to select a single candidate to represent all parties and contest both the Galway and Dublin Central by-elections simultaneously all hope for them is lost. ⚰️🗳️
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I wonder how this happened?
Tánaiste @simonharrisireland.bsky.social says that immigration numbers are too high.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin says that 60-70% of asylum seekers aren't really asylum seekers at all, they are economic migrants trying to trick us www.kildarestreet.com/debate/?id=2....
Tánaiste @simonharrisireland.bsky.social says that immigration numbers are too high.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin says that 60-70% of asylum seekers aren't really asylum seekers at all, they are economic migrants trying to trick us www.kildarestreet.com/debate/?id=2....
Politicians pander and children are attacked.
You know who you are!
You know who you are!
Investigation after attack on 13-year-old boy from Bangladeshi community is recorded and shared online
Two individuals – apparently older male teenagers – can be seen taunting and physically attacking the younger boy and hitting him in the face multiple times.
jrnl.ie
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I wonder how this happened?
Tánaiste @simonharrisireland.bsky.social says that immigration numbers are too high.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin says that 60-70% of asylum seekers aren't really asylum seekers at all, they are economic migrants trying to trick us www.kildarestreet.com/debate/?id=2....
Tánaiste @simonharrisireland.bsky.social says that immigration numbers are too high.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin says that 60-70% of asylum seekers aren't really asylum seekers at all, they are economic migrants trying to trick us www.kildarestreet.com/debate/?id=2....
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An Irish election with only 2 candidates? Won't someone please think of the count, the spreadsheets, the transfers speculation! #Áras25 #SpeirGorm
October 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
An Irish election with only 2 candidates? Won't someone please think of the count, the spreadsheets, the transfers speculation! #Áras25 #SpeirGorm
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Jim Gavin quits Irish presidential race.
Irish media tomorrow:
"CATHERINE CONNOLLY ONCE BORROWED A LIBRARY BOOK ABOUT TROTSKY!!"
Irish media tomorrow:
"CATHERINE CONNOLLY ONCE BORROWED A LIBRARY BOOK ABOUT TROTSKY!!"
October 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Jim Gavin quits Irish presidential race.
Irish media tomorrow:
"CATHERINE CONNOLLY ONCE BORROWED A LIBRARY BOOK ABOUT TROTSKY!!"
Irish media tomorrow:
"CATHERINE CONNOLLY ONCE BORROWED A LIBRARY BOOK ABOUT TROTSKY!!"
I have to say - although there is truth to it of course -the defence of migration on the basis of economic usefulness is just so dispiriting. Does that mean that people with limited ability to work (disabilities/caring roles/whatever) don't have value for their humanity. #Aras25 #SpeirGorm
September 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I have to say - although there is truth to it of course -the defence of migration on the basis of economic usefulness is just so dispiriting. Does that mean that people with limited ability to work (disabilities/caring roles/whatever) don't have value for their humanity. #Aras25 #SpeirGorm
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I wish I could edit like this.
September 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I wish I could edit like this.
Jesus H Christ - has Tony Blair not done enough damage in the middle east.
US looks for Tony Blair to play key role in Gaza under Donald Trump peace plan
US looks for Tony Blair to play key role in Gaza under Donald Trump peace plan
Trump administration wants former British prime minister to be involved in transitional postwar arrangement
www.irishtimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Jesus H Christ - has Tony Blair not done enough damage in the middle east.
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Where the landlord lives www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Where the tenants live www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
Where the tenants live www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
Former lord mayor’s Clontarf home placed on market by receiver for €2.75m
Dublin councillor Nial Ring's detached Victorian home was subject of several High Court actions, including one taken by his wife
www.irishtimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Where the landlord lives www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Where the tenants live www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
Where the tenants live www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
I'm delighted to share that Karl Stanley, a longtime friend, comrade and DBN Social Democrats member has been selected as my replacement to represent the Clontarf LEA on Dublin City Council.
I have every faith in Karl's ability & commitment to delivering for the people of Dublin and our local area
I have every faith in Karl's ability & commitment to delivering for the people of Dublin and our local area
Hi folks, some personal / professional news. From the end of this month I'll be the Social Democrats representative for the Clontarf LEA on @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social
Thanks to all the members of the Dublin Bay North branch of the party for their support!
Thanks to all the members of the Dublin Bay North branch of the party for their support!
September 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I'm delighted to share that Karl Stanley, a longtime friend, comrade and DBN Social Democrats member has been selected as my replacement to represent the Clontarf LEA on Dublin City Council.
I have every faith in Karl's ability & commitment to delivering for the people of Dublin and our local area
I have every faith in Karl's ability & commitment to delivering for the people of Dublin and our local area
Once more for the Ministers at the back of the class.
You got us into this mess by reducing standards & sizes to begin with ➡️ driving up the price of land (if you can sell a piece of land that would have fit 10 apts as now fitting 20 you can sell it for €€++)
Stop doubling down on your idiiocy
You got us into this mess by reducing standards & sizes to begin with ➡️ driving up the price of land (if you can sell a piece of land that would have fit 10 apts as now fitting 20 you can sell it for €€++)
Stop doubling down on your idiiocy
July 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Once more for the Ministers at the back of the class.
You got us into this mess by reducing standards & sizes to begin with ➡️ driving up the price of land (if you can sell a piece of land that would have fit 10 apts as now fitting 20 you can sell it for €€++)
Stop doubling down on your idiiocy
You got us into this mess by reducing standards & sizes to begin with ➡️ driving up the price of land (if you can sell a piece of land that would have fit 10 apts as now fitting 20 you can sell it for €€++)
Stop doubling down on your idiiocy
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So Lynn moved on. As for my Dad, he was doing some work on how to improve what had been a truly awful education system that,until the mid-1960s, had only offered high school to the children of the middle classes, and a university education to a tiny elite
June 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
So Lynn moved on. As for my Dad, he was doing some work on how to improve what had been a truly awful education system that,until the mid-1960s, had only offered high school to the children of the middle classes, and a university education to a tiny elite
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Lynn was interested in IQ, where Irish people did not score highly. “So I formulated the theory that the low IQ was likely a significant reason for the economic backwardness. The solution for this problem was obvious. What was needed was a set of eugenic policies that would raise the Irish IQ.”
June 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Lynn was interested in IQ, where Irish people did not score highly. “So I formulated the theory that the low IQ was likely a significant reason for the economic backwardness. The solution for this problem was obvious. What was needed was a set of eugenic policies that would raise the Irish IQ.”
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I was surprised to discover (from Hayek’s Bastards) that Richard Lynn had worked in Dublin in the early 1970s, and even more surprised when I discovered that he was a researcher at the Economic and Social Research Institute at exactly the same time as my father.
June 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I was surprised to discover (from Hayek’s Bastards) that Richard Lynn had worked in Dublin in the early 1970s, and even more surprised when I discovered that he was a researcher at the Economic and Social Research Institute at exactly the same time as my father.
Keir Starmer should be ashamed of himself. The entire Labour party and British left should be ashamed of him. The ends do not justify the means when the means are dehumanising. Pandering to the far right is never the answer. Labour party in name only.
May 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Keir Starmer should be ashamed of himself. The entire Labour party and British left should be ashamed of him. The ends do not justify the means when the means are dehumanising. Pandering to the far right is never the answer. Labour party in name only.
Was great to meet with Zarah from As I Am this week to take a walk through City Hall and discuss measures to achieve Autism Friendly City Hall accreditation. This initiative has been spearheaded by my colleague Cllr Jesslyn Henry as one of the measures we need to move towards a more inclusive city.
February 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Was great to meet with Zarah from As I Am this week to take a walk through City Hall and discuss measures to achieve Autism Friendly City Hall accreditation. This initiative has been spearheaded by my colleague Cllr Jesslyn Henry as one of the measures we need to move towards a more inclusive city.
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Thank you @cianocallaghantd.bsky.social and @catzstocker.bsky.social for highlighting this issue. At our Fórsa AGM, I put forward a motion on this very topic. No family should have to endure the stress of a High Court action just to access the support their child is entitled to.
TD @cianocallaghantd.bsky.social spoke in the Dáil on delays in Assessment of Need
I became aware - through my own experience - that many are being forced to take legal action in order to get AON
It shouldn't take an application to the High Court to get a child assessed
bit.ly/3QoGqx0
#SpeirGorm
I became aware - through my own experience - that many are being forced to take legal action in order to get AON
It shouldn't take an application to the High Court to get a child assessed
bit.ly/3QoGqx0
#SpeirGorm
Wait for children’s assessment of disability needs jumps 60pc in 12 months, Dáil told
The waiting list for parents requesting an assessment of needs for their children has grown by 60pc in just a year, the Dáil heard today.
www.independent.ie
February 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Thank you @cianocallaghantd.bsky.social and @catzstocker.bsky.social for highlighting this issue. At our Fórsa AGM, I put forward a motion on this very topic. No family should have to endure the stress of a High Court action just to access the support their child is entitled to.
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Disgraceful that this is the lengths parents have to go to. 😔
TD @cianocallaghantd.bsky.social spoke in the Dáil on delays in Assessment of Need
I became aware - through my own experience - that many are being forced to take legal action in order to get AON
It shouldn't take an application to the High Court to get a child assessed
bit.ly/3QoGqx0
#SpeirGorm
I became aware - through my own experience - that many are being forced to take legal action in order to get AON
It shouldn't take an application to the High Court to get a child assessed
bit.ly/3QoGqx0
#SpeirGorm
Wait for children’s assessment of disability needs jumps 60pc in 12 months, Dáil told
The waiting list for parents requesting an assessment of needs for their children has grown by 60pc in just a year, the Dáil heard today.
www.independent.ie
February 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Disgraceful that this is the lengths parents have to go to. 😔
TD @cianocallaghantd.bsky.social spoke in the Dáil on delays in Assessment of Need
I became aware - through my own experience - that many are being forced to take legal action in order to get AON
It shouldn't take an application to the High Court to get a child assessed
bit.ly/3QoGqx0
#SpeirGorm
I became aware - through my own experience - that many are being forced to take legal action in order to get AON
It shouldn't take an application to the High Court to get a child assessed
bit.ly/3QoGqx0
#SpeirGorm
Wait for children’s assessment of disability needs jumps 60pc in 12 months, Dáil told
The waiting list for parents requesting an assessment of needs for their children has grown by 60pc in just a year, the Dáil heard today.
www.independent.ie
February 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
TD @cianocallaghantd.bsky.social spoke in the Dáil on delays in Assessment of Need
I became aware - through my own experience - that many are being forced to take legal action in order to get AON
It shouldn't take an application to the High Court to get a child assessed
bit.ly/3QoGqx0
#SpeirGorm
I became aware - through my own experience - that many are being forced to take legal action in order to get AON
It shouldn't take an application to the High Court to get a child assessed
bit.ly/3QoGqx0
#SpeirGorm
Many thanks to @antonsavage.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social for talking to me about the hugely important issue of lack of access to PHN developmental checks for babies. This govt is playing healthcare jenga with our services and we are all suffering podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
Baby developmental checks suspended - is there reason to worry?
Podcast Episode · The Hard Shoulder Highlights · 11/02/2025 · 17m
podcasts.apple.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Many thanks to @antonsavage.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social for talking to me about the hugely important issue of lack of access to PHN developmental checks for babies. This govt is playing healthcare jenga with our services and we are all suffering podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...