I support more funding for the Irish Defence Forces. Better pay and conditions to begin with. Then investment in necessary equipment - especially that needed for UN peacekeeping missions.
December 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I support more funding for the Irish Defence Forces. Better pay and conditions to begin with. Then investment in necessary equipment - especially that needed for UN peacekeeping missions.
But don't prevent some things. So, being NATO members hasn't stopped the attacks. Ireland joining would only invite attacks.
December 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
But don't prevent some things. So, being NATO members hasn't stopped the attacks. Ireland joining would only invite attacks.
The highest number of first preference votes in any election. The highest percentage of first preference votes in any presidential election. People approved of Uachtarán Connolly like they've never approved of any candidate in the state's history.
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The highest number of first preference votes in any election. The highest percentage of first preference votes in any presidential election. People approved of Uachtarán Connolly like they've never approved of any candidate in the state's history.
Has every country in the region being members of NATO prevented sabotage in the Baltic Sea? No. Prevented drones disrupting airports as far away as Belgium? No. So, it has nothing to do with it. Membership wouldn't help us but would certainly make us more of a target.
December 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Has every country in the region being members of NATO prevented sabotage in the Baltic Sea? No. Prevented drones disrupting airports as far away as Belgium? No. So, it has nothing to do with it. Membership wouldn't help us but would certainly make us more of a target.
But it doesn't. They're not neutral. We are. That's that. That's how it's been since independence. Independence we fought for. From the island to our East which still occupies part of our country. That island being a NATO member which loves fighting wars.
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
But it doesn't. They're not neutral. We are. That's that. That's how it's been since independence. Independence we fought for. From the island to our East which still occupies part of our country. That island being a NATO member which loves fighting wars.
Military neutrality. Not political or humanitarian neutrality.
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Military neutrality. Not political or humanitarian neutrality.
We don't provide or fund any offensive weaponry.
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We don't provide or fund any offensive weaponry.
She was by far the most popular candidate. She would have won whether or not Gavin withdrew. The spoilt votes don't count, do they?
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
She was by far the most popular candidate. She would have won whether or not Gavin withdrew. The spoilt votes don't count, do they?
The majority of the population is anti-Nato, pro-neutrality. What has that got to do with supporting Ukraine? Absolutely nothing.
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The majority of the population is anti-Nato, pro-neutrality. What has that got to do with supporting Ukraine? Absolutely nothing.
Feckin' eejit. Anti-Israel is not antisemitism.
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Feckin' eejit. Anti-Israel is not antisemitism.
The pale breadcrumbs, no spices or anything of the sort.
December 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The pale breadcrumbs, no spices or anything of the sort.
It usually goes something along these lines.
Me - "Chicken fillet roll, please."
Deli staff - "Plain, spicy or southern fried?"
Me - "Southern fried, please."
Me - "Chicken fillet roll, please."
Deli staff - "Plain, spicy or southern fried?"
Me - "Southern fried, please."
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It usually goes something along these lines.
Me - "Chicken fillet roll, please."
Deli staff - "Plain, spicy or southern fried?"
Me - "Southern fried, please."
Me - "Chicken fillet roll, please."
Deli staff - "Plain, spicy or southern fried?"
Me - "Southern fried, please."
That’s not my experience of the EU, of EU citizens, of MEPs, of EU countries or of the EU commission.
It’s only my experience of a small subset of Brexilers on here. Often accounts that seem to be connected to Ireland in some way.
It’s only my experience of a small subset of Brexilers on here. Often accounts that seem to be connected to Ireland in some way.
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The first British military governor of Palestine, Ronald Storrs, wrote that the purpose of the 1917 Balfour Decleration was to create a “loyal Jewish Ulster in a sea of potentially hostile Arabism.”
socialistvoice.ie/2024/03/pale...
socialistvoice.ie/2024/03/pale...
Palestine and Ireland
The first British military governor of Palestine, Ronald Storrs, wrote that the purpose of the 1917 Balfour Decleration was to create a “loyal Jewish Ulster in a sea of potentially hostile Arabism.…
socialistvoice.ie
December 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The first British military governor of Palestine, Ronald Storrs, wrote that the purpose of the 1917 Balfour Decleration was to create a “loyal Jewish Ulster in a sea of potentially hostile Arabism.”
socialistvoice.ie/2024/03/pale...
socialistvoice.ie/2024/03/pale...
That's only some of the sovereign states invaded, bombed, "couped" by the USA, not forgetting all the First Nations attacked, ethnically cleansed and genocided.
November 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
That's only some of the sovereign states invaded, bombed, "couped" by the USA, not forgetting all the First Nations attacked, ethnically cleansed and genocided.
Iraq, Haiti, Panama, Hawaii, Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Libya, Iran.
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Iraq, Haiti, Panama, Hawaii, Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Libya, Iran.
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations. Mr Brightside - The Killers. Last Nite - The Strokes. Mr Jones - Counting Crows. Are You Going To Be My Baby - Jet.
November 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations. Mr Brightside - The Killers. Last Nite - The Strokes. Mr Jones - Counting Crows. Are You Going To Be My Baby - Jet.
She is president, since the 11th November.
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
She is president, since the 11th November.
Irish media the exact same. RTÉ, Indo, IT Examiner, The Journal all use "trans(gender) activist" in their headlines.
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Irish media the exact same. RTÉ, Indo, IT Examiner, The Journal all use "trans(gender) activist" in their headlines.
I love the badly photoshopped badge on his jacket.
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I love the badly photoshopped badge on his jacket.
My angry shouts of a few months ago are now just heavy sighs.
November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My angry shouts of a few months ago are now just heavy sighs.
Yer man suggesting pine martens... Not many of them hanging round these parts.
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Yer man suggesting pine martens... Not many of them hanging round these parts.
Mc/Mac are Irish too. Used in Ireland before Scotland. Gaeilge (Irish) and Gàidhlig (Scots Gaelic) are sister languages.
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Mc/Mac are Irish too. Used in Ireland before Scotland. Gaeilge (Irish) and Gàidhlig (Scots Gaelic) are sister languages.