Conor Gallagher
@conorgallagher.bsky.social
Irish Times Crime and Security Correspondent
Author: Is Ireland Neutral? (Gill)
Email: conor.gallagher@irishtimes.com
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Author: Is Ireland Neutral? (Gill)
Email: conor.gallagher@irishtimes.com
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Doctor highlighted in Irish Times investigation suspended from practising
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Doctor highlighted in Irish Times investigation suspended from practising
Dr Asif Ali among 11 practitioners who faced serious sanctions in UK but remained registererd in Ireland
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November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Doctor highlighted in Irish Times investigation suspended from practising
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Harris promises to use EU loans if military funding is not forthcoming
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Harris promises to use EU loans if military funding is not forthcoming
Government has so far opted not to draw on €150 billion EU loan facility for countries to strengthen their militaries
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November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Harris promises to use EU loans if military funding is not forthcoming
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Not sure if this is horseshoe theory in action or if he's just a piece of shit
A genuine embarrassment and national shame that this man is still platformed by our media and in the pro-Palestine movement
November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Not sure if this is horseshoe theory in action or if he's just a piece of shit
Maybe Ireland's worsening far-right problem will solve itself
A prominent far-right German activist has applied for political asylum in the U.S., as the Trump administration has signaled plans to prioritize protections for White refugees and Europeans who claim they are being targeted for their populist views.
German far-right activist seeks asylum in U.S. as Trump ties deepen
Social media influencer Naomi Seibt, a supporter of the nationalist AfD party, said she is being persecuted in Germany for her political views.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Maybe Ireland's worsening far-right problem will solve itself
Amid the tricolours of Dublin’s inner city, 50 faith communities are doing vital work
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Breda O'Brien: Not far from the tricolours of Dublin’s inner city, 50 faith communities are doing vital work
Irish people should understand their importance – from Kilburn to Canberra, our diaspora for generations sought out Catholic churches as bridges to their new lives
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November 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Amid the tricolours of Dublin’s inner city, 50 faith communities are doing vital work
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
A missile battery in west Dublin, a French warship in Dublin bay and gardai equipped with anti drone guns are among the security measures planned or under consideration during the upcoming EU presidency
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Ireland may seek aid of French warship to boost security during EU presidency
State already investing in drone defences ahead of visits from ministers and heads of state next year
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November 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A missile battery in west Dublin, a French warship in Dublin bay and gardai equipped with anti drone guns are among the security measures planned or under consideration during the upcoming EU presidency
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Twitter right now is a fetid swamp of creeps trying the excuse the attempted murder of infant children in Drogheda
November 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Twitter right now is a fetid swamp of creeps trying the excuse the attempted murder of infant children in Drogheda
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
This is a really worrying move
Sinn Féin has called Government moves to restrict media access to new local policing committees a "backwards step".
The party's criticisms follow similar concerns raised by the National Union of Journalists and the Social Democrats
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The party's criticisms follow similar concerns raised by the National Union of Journalists and the Social Democrats
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Sinn Féin calls plan to limit media access to new policing committees a 'backward step'
The restrictions have become a flashpoint in the new local committees.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This is a really worrying move
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"The sand in and around the city of approximately 400,000 is so caked with blood that you can see evidence of the RSF’s war crimes via satellite imagery, according to Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL)."
Zeteo's Peter Rothpletz in today's First Draft morning newsletter, on Sudan:
Zeteo's Peter Rothpletz in today's First Draft morning newsletter, on Sudan:
🚨🇸🇩 The Blood is Visible From Space
Peter Rothpletz on the genocide in Sudan, Trump’s latest weaponization of the DOJ, and 'journalists' from The Free Press wreaking havoc on both sides of the Atlantic.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"The sand in and around the city of approximately 400,000 is so caked with blood that you can see evidence of the RSF’s war crimes via satellite imagery, according to Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL)."
Zeteo's Peter Rothpletz in today's First Draft morning newsletter, on Sudan:
Zeteo's Peter Rothpletz in today's First Draft morning newsletter, on Sudan:
Ireland’s ties to Nato are under threat due to “recent political shifts in Irish leadership”, the former UK military chief said in an apparent reference to the presidential election. It's part of an increasingly trend of UK criticisism of Irish defence policy
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Recent ‘political shifts’ endanger Irish ties to Nato, says ex-UK defence chief
Individual tailored partnership programme between Ireland and Nato is under ‘threat’, Jock Stirrup warns
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October 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ireland’s ties to Nato are under threat due to “recent political shifts in Irish leadership”, the former UK military chief said in an apparent reference to the presidential election. It's part of an increasingly trend of UK criticisism of Irish defence policy
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As far as I know this is the first time Unifil troops have shot down an Israeli drone (despite many incidents). Maybe new rules of engagement?
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Israel in grenade attack on Lebanon peacekeepers - UNIFIL
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has said Israeli forces fired at peacekeepers and dropped a grenade in their vicinity in southern Lebanon yesterday.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
As far as I know this is the first time Unifil troops have shot down an Israeli drone (despite many incidents). Maybe new rules of engagement?
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A sitting Dublin city councillor has posted a call for "ethnic cleansing". Don't call them far right though
October 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A sitting Dublin city councillor has posted a call for "ethnic cleansing". Don't call them far right though
The guards on the front line at citywest tonight deserve a huge amount of credit.
October 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The guards on the front line at citywest tonight deserve a huge amount of credit.
In Saggart tonight there's a large group of masked men who just want to protect women and children who also happened to be determined to murder a hotel full of women and children
October 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
In Saggart tonight there's a large group of masked men who just want to protect women and children who also happened to be determined to murder a hotel full of women and children
I have an awful sinking feeling about this protest in Saggart tonight. The rhetoric on far right channels has been extremely violent all day.
October 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I have an awful sinking feeling about this protest in Saggart tonight. The rhetoric on far right channels has been extremely violent all day.
‘Young people are at Mass here every night’: Chaplain stabbed at barracks on military faith
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‘Young people are at Mass here every night’: Chaplain stabbed at barracks on military faith
Chaplain back in Lebanon after forgiving teenager who stabbed him at Renmore Barracks in 2024
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October 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
‘Young people are at Mass here every night’: Chaplain stabbed at barracks on military faith
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It was a pleasure to talk to Fr Paul Murphy during our visit to UN Post 245.
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‘Kudos in taking one for the team’: Fr Paul Murphy on tending to his military flock
Chaplain back in Lebanon after forgiving teenager who stabbed him at Renmore Barracks in 2024
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October 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It was a pleasure to talk to Fr Paul Murphy during our visit to UN Post 245.
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‘We were raised up with the Irish since 1978, and suddenly they are pulling out’
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‘We were raised up with the Irish since 1978, and suddenly they are pulling out’
Planned withdrawal of Unifil troops from Lebanon will ‘embolden’ Israeli military, locals fear
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October 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
‘We were raised up with the Irish since 1978, and suddenly they are pulling out’
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‘I’ll have to tell my husband I’ve lost all our money’: Calls reveal trauma of Irish scam victims
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Irish people among international scammers’ most sought-after targets
Investment scam losses have increased by more than a fifth in last three months, Garda figures show
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October 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
‘I’ll have to tell my husband I’ve lost all our money’: Calls reveal trauma of Irish scam victims
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ANOTHER FAR-RIGHT MICRO-PARTY?! THAT'S OUR BEST IDEA?
October 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
ANOTHER FAR-RIGHT MICRO-PARTY?! THAT'S OUR BEST IDEA?
Half of all sanctions against doctors in Ireland concealed from public
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Half of all sanctions against doctors in Ireland concealed from public
Wide disparity exists in how much information medical regulators in Europe share with populace
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October 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Half of all sanctions against doctors in Ireland concealed from public
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