I welcome the withdrawal of the motion to rename Herzog Park in Dublin. I hope the concept is buried for good as a misguided move that Dublin’s Jewish community regard as an assault. Us non-Jews have a duty of care to the community, as we all do to other minorities.
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I welcome the withdrawal of the motion to rename Herzog Park in Dublin. I hope the concept is buried for good as a misguided move that Dublin’s Jewish community regard as an assault. Us non-Jews have a duty of care to the community, as we all do to other minorities.
I hope Dublin City Councillors, including @greenparty_ie Cllrs, vote NO to the misguided proposal to rename Herzog Park in Rathgar. He is no hero of mine, but as the most historically prominent member of Dublin’s Jewish community, it would be a significant slap in their face.
November 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I hope Dublin City Councillors, including @greenparty_ie Cllrs, vote NO to the misguided proposal to rename Herzog Park in Rathgar. He is no hero of mine, but as the most historically prominent member of Dublin’s Jewish community, it would be a significant slap in their face.
"MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN". The writing is on the White House wall, as Trump flounders in his "peace keeping" efforts in Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Palestine.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
What exactly does Vladimir Putin hold over the cowardly Donald Trump?
And what has Russian leader said or threatened to prompt US president’s volte-face on Ukraine?
www.irishtimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN". The writing is on the White House wall, as Trump flounders in his "peace keeping" efforts in Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Palestine.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Reposted by Dónall Geoghegan
We’re deeply saddened to hear of Manchán’s passing. A candidate for the party in 2016, he was more importantly a passionate and skilled advocate for Irish language and culture, and an appreciation for the beauty and importance of nature.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed
Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.
www.rte.ie
October 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
We’re deeply saddened to hear of Manchán’s passing. A candidate for the party in 2016, he was more importantly a passionate and skilled advocate for Irish language and culture, and an appreciation for the beauty and importance of nature.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
There’ll be celebrations in Moscow tonight as Babiš wins Czech vote. The populist right and the far right continue to build throughout Europe.
www.politico.eu/article/babi...
www.politico.eu/article/babi...
Babiš triumphs in Czechia, sending ripples through the EU
The right-wing populist vows to slash support for Ukraine, challenge increased military spending and confront Brussels over the Green Deal.
www.politico.eu
October 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
There’ll be celebrations in Moscow tonight as Babiš wins Czech vote. The populist right and the far right continue to build throughout Europe.
www.politico.eu/article/babi...
www.politico.eu/article/babi...
“How you die does not redeem how you lived”
September 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
“How you die does not redeem how you lived”
Getting through Donnacha Ó Beacháin’s great book on the history of Russian colonialism of Ukraine, other former Soviet ‘members’ & conquests within Russian borders. Let it be said @DonnachaDCU pulls no punches. It’s what The Donald should have read before meeting Putin
August 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Getting through Donnacha Ó Beacháin’s great book on the history of Russian colonialism of Ukraine, other former Soviet ‘members’ & conquests within Russian borders. Let it be said @DonnachaDCU pulls no punches. It’s what The Donald should have read before meeting Putin
Trump: China’s BFF www.ft.com/content/d10e...
Trump is the gift that keeps giving to China
The US president is upending a quarter of a century of American policy in the Indo-Pacific
www.ft.com
August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump: China’s BFF www.ft.com/content/d10e...
What's the plan for our relationship with the EU? @GerardHowlin challenges us to get our act together www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Gerard Howlin: The EU status quo Ireland prospered in for 50 years is over
Being at the centre in Brussels requires new credentials we have yet to acquire.
www.irishtimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
What's the plan for our relationship with the EU? @GerardHowlin challenges us to get our act together www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Margaret Atwood at her funniest and most poignant: “Airborne”, from her collection of stories Old Babes in the Wood.
July 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Margaret Atwood at her funniest and most poignant: “Airborne”, from her collection of stories Old Babes in the Wood.
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold”
July 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold”
Margaret Atwood has an uncanny ability to make me laugh out loud. Just brilliant!
Two Scorched Men, from the collection Old Babes in the Wood.
Two Scorched Men, from the collection Old Babes in the Wood.
July 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Margaret Atwood has an uncanny ability to make me laugh out loud. Just brilliant!
Two Scorched Men, from the collection Old Babes in the Wood.
Two Scorched Men, from the collection Old Babes in the Wood.
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the complacency - and demand faster climate action www.politico.eu/article/leth...
Lethal heat is Europe’s new climate reality
Some 4,500 people could die in the next three days due to soaring temperatures, an expert said.
www.politico.eu
July 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the complacency - and demand faster climate action www.politico.eu/article/leth...
What am I going to do now that I’ve seen the last episode of the Handmaid’s Tale?
June 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What am I going to do now that I’ve seen the last episode of the Handmaid’s Tale?
Ehud Olmert provides a glimpse of a viable peace and a future to look forward to for Israel and Palestine. A must listen.
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podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
Ehud Olmert on Israel's Catastrophic War in Gaza
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 11/06/2025 · 1h 14m
podcasts.apple.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Ehud Olmert provides a glimpse of a viable peace and a future to look forward to for Israel and Palestine. A must listen.
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
Big Beautiful Bust Up www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Donald Trump accuses ‘crazy’ Elon Musk of being ‘hostile’ to his administration
Tesla chief says Trump would have lost election without him and president has not published files on Jeffrey Epstein as he appears in them
www.irishtimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Big Beautiful Bust Up www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
“The ‘crazy right’ consistently elevates the temperature of political discourse through vicious polemics, fearmongering, the dissemination of fake news, & the manufacturing of outrage. Engaging in a contest with them on these terms is a losing proposition”
www.socialeurope.eu/the-shadow-o...
www.socialeurope.eu/the-shadow-o...
The Shadow of Unfreedom: A New Authoritarianism Grips the Globe
A harsh, right-wing authoritarianism is rising, casting a shadow of unfreedom as classic conservatism fades.
www.socialeurope.eu
May 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“The ‘crazy right’ consistently elevates the temperature of political discourse through vicious polemics, fearmongering, the dissemination of fake news, & the manufacturing of outrage. Engaging in a contest with them on these terms is a losing proposition”
www.socialeurope.eu/the-shadow-o...
www.socialeurope.eu/the-shadow-o...
Today would have been 100 years since Anna Kelly was born in Derry. Grew up in Creeslough, Co Donegal, and spent her adult years in Dublin, where she succumbed to the charms of Noel Geoghegan. Always in our thoughts. Happy birthday, mammy. 🎂
May 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Today would have been 100 years since Anna Kelly was born in Derry. Grew up in Creeslough, Co Donegal, and spent her adult years in Dublin, where she succumbed to the charms of Noel Geoghegan. Always in our thoughts. Happy birthday, mammy. 🎂
Time to get real, and get our act together. Another great piece by @BobbyMcDonagh1
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
EU faces moment of truth as it faces threats from Trump’s tariffs and Putin’s war
If Ireland wants its EU partners to have the country’s back on issues related to our national interests, this requires reciprocal empathy
www.irishtimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Time to get real, and get our act together. Another great piece by @BobbyMcDonagh1
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Hear, hear.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Kathy Sheridan: Ireland’s parliamentary standards have been trashed in recent weeks
Democracy is fragile - the consequences of politicians breaking with parliamentary norms and standards are not just theoretical
www.irishtimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Hear, hear.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Ethnic cleansing and other war crimes are like ducks: if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Mark O’Connell: The little boy lost his entire family. He just sits staring at the wall
Those of us who are willing to see what is under our noses know very well that what is happening now in Gaza is an ongoing project of ethnic cleansing
www.irishtimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Ethnic cleansing and other war crimes are like ducks: if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...