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Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part
RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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Fallon continuing his tradition of making some of the worst people in the world seem self deprecating, lovable, and harmless
Sam Altman is headed to late night. The OpenAI chief executive will make his 'Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' debut on Monday, Dec. 8.
OpenAI Chief Sam Altman to Sit With Fallon, Marking Late-Night TV Debut
Sam Altman is headed to late night. The OpenAI chief executive will make his 'Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' debut on Monday, Dec. 8.
dlvr.it
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Fallon continuing his tradition of making some of the worst people in the world seem self deprecating, lovable, and harmless
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First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
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If Ireland's emissions are "too small to matter" then I might as well evade my taxes and eat doughnuts for lunch.
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘Too small to matter’ is the laziest-possible excuse in climate debate
At a time of crisis, co-operation is the only way to resolve the climate collective-action problem
www.irishtimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If Ireland's emissions are "too small to matter" then I might as well evade my taxes and eat doughnuts for lunch.
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Tomorrow 24 humanitarian volunteers face 20 years in prison in a Greek court for saving lives at sea. One, Seán Binder, grew up in my local town, Castlegregory, Kerry.
#SolidarityIsNotACrime
#StandWithSeán #DropTheCharges #FreeHumanitarians #NotMyEurope #speirgorm
www.politico.eu/article/sean...
#SolidarityIsNotACrime
#StandWithSeán #DropTheCharges #FreeHumanitarians #NotMyEurope #speirgorm
www.politico.eu/article/sean...
People who save lives should not be criminalized
European governments are not only failing people seeking protection, they’re also punishing those who try to fill that dangerous gap.
www.politico.eu
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Tomorrow 24 humanitarian volunteers face 20 years in prison in a Greek court for saving lives at sea. One, Seán Binder, grew up in my local town, Castlegregory, Kerry.
#SolidarityIsNotACrime
#StandWithSeán #DropTheCharges #FreeHumanitarians #NotMyEurope #speirgorm
www.politico.eu/article/sean...
#SolidarityIsNotACrime
#StandWithSeán #DropTheCharges #FreeHumanitarians #NotMyEurope #speirgorm
www.politico.eu/article/sean...
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When the reckoning comes (and let’s hope it’s not after something truly horrific), Ireland is going to have to come to terms with cosying up to the tech companies that helped break *everything*. Our enabling of their bullshit is in conflict with our self image as a force for good in the world.
a woman in a pink dress is wearing a tiara
Alt: Glinda from Wicked in a pink dress is placing a tiara on her head
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
When the reckoning comes (and let’s hope it’s not after something truly horrific), Ireland is going to have to come to terms with cosying up to the tech companies that helped break *everything*. Our enabling of their bullshit is in conflict with our self image as a force for good in the world.
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Nature: Winter is a time of slowing down, resting, conserving energy and recovering for the year ahead
Capitalism: NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL SELL SELL, EXTENDED OPENING HOURS, CHECK OUT OUR SALES, BUY EVERYTHING WE SAY YOU NEED FOR AN ELABORATE LABOUR-INTENSIVE FESTIVAL, WORK YOURSELF TO THE BONE
Capitalism: NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL SELL SELL, EXTENDED OPENING HOURS, CHECK OUT OUR SALES, BUY EVERYTHING WE SAY YOU NEED FOR AN ELABORATE LABOUR-INTENSIVE FESTIVAL, WORK YOURSELF TO THE BONE
November 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Nature: Winter is a time of slowing down, resting, conserving energy and recovering for the year ahead
Capitalism: NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL SELL SELL, EXTENDED OPENING HOURS, CHECK OUT OUR SALES, BUY EVERYTHING WE SAY YOU NEED FOR AN ELABORATE LABOUR-INTENSIVE FESTIVAL, WORK YOURSELF TO THE BONE
Capitalism: NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL SELL SELL, EXTENDED OPENING HOURS, CHECK OUT OUR SALES, BUY EVERYTHING WE SAY YOU NEED FOR AN ELABORATE LABOUR-INTENSIVE FESTIVAL, WORK YOURSELF TO THE BONE
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On Monday, 24th November 2025, the Monthly Meeting of Kerry County Council will be livestreamed.
Members of the public will be able to attend this meeting virtually.
If you would like to attend the meeting on Monday (24 Nov, from 10.30am) please click www.kerrycoco.ie/livestreamin... to join
Members of the public will be able to attend this meeting virtually.
If you would like to attend the meeting on Monday (24 Nov, from 10.30am) please click www.kerrycoco.ie/livestreamin... to join
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
On Monday, 24th November 2025, the Monthly Meeting of Kerry County Council will be livestreamed.
Members of the public will be able to attend this meeting virtually.
If you would like to attend the meeting on Monday (24 Nov, from 10.30am) please click www.kerrycoco.ie/livestreamin... to join
Members of the public will be able to attend this meeting virtually.
If you would like to attend the meeting on Monday (24 Nov, from 10.30am) please click www.kerrycoco.ie/livestreamin... to join
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not particularly fond of this 2025 normalization-of-Nazi-symbols speedrun but, alas, here we are
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
not particularly fond of this 2025 normalization-of-Nazi-symbols speedrun but, alas, here we are
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Is there an exact proportion of diasporic Jewish support for Israel at which the moral justifiability of their treatment of Palestinians changes?
And if there isn't, why do we ascribe so much importance to that proportion?
And if there isn't, why do we ascribe so much importance to that proportion?
November 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Is there an exact proportion of diasporic Jewish support for Israel at which the moral justifiability of their treatment of Palestinians changes?
And if there isn't, why do we ascribe so much importance to that proportion?
And if there isn't, why do we ascribe so much importance to that proportion?
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has said that Israeli soldiers shot at its peacekeepers this morning from a tank near an army position in the country's south
UN peacekeepers shot at by IDF in Lebanon, says UNIFIL
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has said that Israeli soldiers shot at its peacekeepers this morning from a tank near an army position in the country's south.
www.rte.ie
November 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has said that Israeli soldiers shot at its peacekeepers this morning from a tank near an army position in the country's south
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Some examples of who Fine Gael/Mullooly sided with:
Afroditi Latinopoulou: anti-immigration, anti-abortion, wants to ban LGBT+ teachers
Alvise Pérez: wants to build El Salvador-like prisons for people with gang tattoos
Roberto Vannacci: doesn't like women, gay people, immigrants; likes Mussolini
Afroditi Latinopoulou: anti-immigration, anti-abortion, wants to ban LGBT+ teachers
Alvise Pérez: wants to build El Salvador-like prisons for people with gang tattoos
Roberto Vannacci: doesn't like women, gay people, immigrants; likes Mussolini
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Some examples of who Fine Gael/Mullooly sided with:
Afroditi Latinopoulou: anti-immigration, anti-abortion, wants to ban LGBT+ teachers
Alvise Pérez: wants to build El Salvador-like prisons for people with gang tattoos
Roberto Vannacci: doesn't like women, gay people, immigrants; likes Mussolini
Afroditi Latinopoulou: anti-immigration, anti-abortion, wants to ban LGBT+ teachers
Alvise Pérez: wants to build El Salvador-like prisons for people with gang tattoos
Roberto Vannacci: doesn't like women, gay people, immigrants; likes Mussolini
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Here are the Irish MEPs who just sided with the far-right (fascists, racists, sexists, homophobes, climate deniers) from across the EU
They've voted to gut protections that would have made businesses check and report their supply chains for child labour, human rights abuse or nature destruction
They've voted to gut protections that would have made businesses check and report their supply chains for child labour, human rights abuse or nature destruction
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Here are the Irish MEPs who just sided with the far-right (fascists, racists, sexists, homophobes, climate deniers) from across the EU
They've voted to gut protections that would have made businesses check and report their supply chains for child labour, human rights abuse or nature destruction
They've voted to gut protections that would have made businesses check and report their supply chains for child labour, human rights abuse or nature destruction
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President Catherine Connolly’s inaugural speech.
“As I speak, I am acutely conscious of the 165 million people currently forcibly displaced from their homes and countries due to war, famine and climate change. We cannot turn back the clock nor close our eyes to these realities.”
“As I speak, I am acutely conscious of the 165 million people currently forcibly displaced from their homes and countries due to war, famine and climate change. We cannot turn back the clock nor close our eyes to these realities.”
Inaugural Speech of President Catherine Connolly | President of Ireland
A Thaoisigh, A Phríomhbhreithimh, Airí, Baill Chomhairle an Stáit, Baill an Oireachtais, Ambasadóirí, Ceannairí Eaglaise, agus dhaoine...
president.ie
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
President Catherine Connolly’s inaugural speech.
“As I speak, I am acutely conscious of the 165 million people currently forcibly displaced from their homes and countries due to war, famine and climate change. We cannot turn back the clock nor close our eyes to these realities.”
“As I speak, I am acutely conscious of the 165 million people currently forcibly displaced from their homes and countries due to war, famine and climate change. We cannot turn back the clock nor close our eyes to these realities.”
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Make no mistake, this excavation wouldn’t be happening if Catherine Corless hadn’t stuck her neck out and defied people telling her to leave it alone.
But the scale of this is unimaginable. It’s not just M&B homes, it’s laundries, it’s industrial schools, it’s giant psych hospitals.
But the scale of this is unimaginable. It’s not just M&B homes, it’s laundries, it’s industrial schools, it’s giant psych hospitals.
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Make no mistake, this excavation wouldn’t be happening if Catherine Corless hadn’t stuck her neck out and defied people telling her to leave it alone.
But the scale of this is unimaginable. It’s not just M&B homes, it’s laundries, it’s industrial schools, it’s giant psych hospitals.
But the scale of this is unimaginable. It’s not just M&B homes, it’s laundries, it’s industrial schools, it’s giant psych hospitals.
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Immigration is not the cause of the housing crisis, the health crisis or the neglect of urban and rural communities across the country.
The government is once again turning to dogwhistling on immigration in the aftermath of their humiliating loss in the presidential election.
Just like #LE24
The government is once again turning to dogwhistling on immigration in the aftermath of their humiliating loss in the presidential election.
Just like #LE24
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Immigration is not the cause of the housing crisis, the health crisis or the neglect of urban and rural communities across the country.
The government is once again turning to dogwhistling on immigration in the aftermath of their humiliating loss in the presidential election.
Just like #LE24
The government is once again turning to dogwhistling on immigration in the aftermath of their humiliating loss in the presidential election.
Just like #LE24
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Having made a fuck of housing policy for over a decade resulting in hardship for tens of thousands of families, Harris decides to keep pointing at brown people.
Because it's easier to bait racists than tackle any of the real problems that they've been trying to ignore
Because it's easier to bait racists than tackle any of the real problems that they've been trying to ignore
The men who tried to burn down a building where women and children were taking refuge have "legitimate concerns" according to Simon Harris.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Simon Harris defends comments that migration numbers in Ireland are too high
Politicians of the centre cannot ‘put fingers in ears’ on migration, says Tanaiste
www.irishtimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Having made a fuck of housing policy for over a decade resulting in hardship for tens of thousands of families, Harris decides to keep pointing at brown people.
Because it's easier to bait racists than tackle any of the real problems that they've been trying to ignore
Because it's easier to bait racists than tackle any of the real problems that they've been trying to ignore
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So it wasn't fireworks. It was a calculated and deliberate attempt at the mass murder of men, women and children.
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
CCTV catches moment intruder torched asylum centre housing children
Gardai have rebranded attack in Drogheda as a potential attempted murder after camera footage was released
www.thetimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
So it wasn't fireworks. It was a calculated and deliberate attempt at the mass murder of men, women and children.
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
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OK, we're going to need to know how the "fireworks" line made it out into the media, when it very much appears that this is a clear-cut case of arson.
So it wasn't fireworks. It was a calculated and deliberate attempt at the mass murder of men, women and children.
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
CCTV catches moment intruder torched asylum centre housing children
Gardai have rebranded attack in Drogheda as a potential attempted murder after camera footage was released
www.thetimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
OK, we're going to need to know how the "fireworks" line made it out into the media, when it very much appears that this is a clear-cut case of arson.
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أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
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Just don’t think you can disconnect the government taking an increasingly hostile rhetorical line to migrants this week with that horrific attack on the IPAS centre in Drogheda. If you tell these people they have a point, they will escalate their violence.
November 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Just don’t think you can disconnect the government taking an increasingly hostile rhetorical line to migrants this week with that horrific attack on the IPAS centre in Drogheda. If you tell these people they have a point, they will escalate their violence.