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Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Fintan O’Toole: Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration
For Fine Gael, the small number awaiting deportation is proof inward migration has become ‘too high’
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November 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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The far right will eventually kill someone or lots of someones if our pathetic government does not act now to stop them … first step would be for politicians, including Government ministers, to stop repeating far right racist rhetoric #speirgorm
Firefighters rescued five people, including three children under ten, from the top floor of an Ipas centre in Drogheda last night after a major fire.
Gardaí have preserved the scene while the cause of the blaze is investigated.
www.thejournal.ie/fire-ipsa-ce...
Gardaí have preserved the scene while the cause of the blaze is investigated.
www.thejournal.ie/fire-ipsa-ce...
Emergency services tackle major fire at Ipas centre in Drogheda
Arson has not been ruled out.
www.thejournal.ie
November 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The far right will eventually kill someone or lots of someones if our pathetic government does not act now to stop them … first step would be for politicians, including Government ministers, to stop repeating far right racist rhetoric #speirgorm
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25.3% of the total electorate voted for Connolly, which is the highest % since Childers in 73.
October 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
25.3% of the total electorate voted for Connolly, which is the highest % since Childers in 73.
I’ll be voting for Catherine Connolly #1.
There has never been a more important time to elect a President who will be independent and represent Ireland with pride, courage and integrity.
Your vote is your voice - use it.
www.catherineconnollyforpresident.ie
There has never been a more important time to elect a President who will be independent and represent Ireland with pride, courage and integrity.
Your vote is your voice - use it.
www.catherineconnollyforpresident.ie
Catherine Connolly for President of Ireland
Catherine Connolly will be an Independent President, a voice for peace and defending the welfare of the people and
www.catherineconnollyforpresident.ie
October 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I’ll be voting for Catherine Connolly #1.
There has never been a more important time to elect a President who will be independent and represent Ireland with pride, courage and integrity.
Your vote is your voice - use it.
www.catherineconnollyforpresident.ie
There has never been a more important time to elect a President who will be independent and represent Ireland with pride, courage and integrity.
Your vote is your voice - use it.
www.catherineconnollyforpresident.ie
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Bear baiting, dog fighting, cock fighting, lots of other rural pursuits have been banned … just because it’s a so called ‘rural pursuit’ doesn’t make it untouchable and pure. #aras25 #speirgorm
October 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Bear baiting, dog fighting, cock fighting, lots of other rural pursuits have been banned … just because it’s a so called ‘rural pursuit’ doesn’t make it untouchable and pure. #aras25 #speirgorm
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I never had much regard for Heather Humphreys as a Minister, but the level of vitriol she’s firing around the studio during the #rtethisweek debate is highly unpresidential. On the other hard Catherine Connolly is unflappable, reflective and calm … #connollyforpresident #aras25
October 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I never had much regard for Heather Humphreys as a Minister, but the level of vitriol she’s firing around the studio during the #rtethisweek debate is highly unpresidential. On the other hard Catherine Connolly is unflappable, reflective and calm … #connollyforpresident #aras25
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How very right wing of him! Everyone deserves housing Minister, there should be no hierarchies of need - what about the elderly, people with disabilities, students, those who cannot work, the most vulnerable to be left without a roof over their heads eh? #speirgorm
A Minister of State has called on a local authority to prioritise workers when allocating social housing
Workers should get priority for social housing - Minister
A Minister of State has called on a local authority to prioritise workers when allocating social housing.
www.rte.ie
September 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
How very right wing of him! Everyone deserves housing Minister, there should be no hierarchies of need - what about the elderly, people with disabilities, students, those who cannot work, the most vulnerable to be left without a roof over their heads eh? #speirgorm
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Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank aje.io/zg02jd
Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank
The Israeli army has uprooted 3,000 olive trees, citing security concerns, in the village of al-Mughayyir.
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August 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank aje.io/zg02jd
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He is such a muppet, what Catherine was condemning was the military industrial complex (in which industries in France, the US & UK are major players)and which needs endless wars to justify its existence and enlarge its profits. #speirgorm #aras25
August 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
He is such a muppet, what Catherine was condemning was the military industrial complex (in which industries in France, the US & UK are major players)and which needs endless wars to justify its existence and enlarge its profits. #speirgorm #aras25
Short Cuts www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Huw Lemmey · Short Cuts: Who’s afraid of Palestine Action?
I believe there is a moral case for disarming the machinery of war that is killing innocent civilians in Gaza with the...
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July 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Short Cuts www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
‘Amazing’ plans for Dublin’s Sheriff Street include offices and a hotel. Amazing for whom?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Una Mullally: ‘Amazing’ plans for Sheriff St include offices and build-to-rent apartments. Amazing for whom?
Underserved and under-resourced parts of the capital are not development opportunities – they’re living, vibrant communities
www.irishtimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
‘Amazing’ plans for Dublin’s Sheriff Street include offices and a hotel. Amazing for whom?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Amidst shameful media neglect of genocide in #Gaza, there has been a consistent exception: the UK’s Channel 4 News.
Today’s report on the daily killings by Israelis of the starving queuing for food aid.
Wait for the UN assessment at the end.
This is a difficult but essential watch. Pls share.
Today’s report on the daily killings by Israelis of the starving queuing for food aid.
Wait for the UN assessment at the end.
This is a difficult but essential watch. Pls share.
June 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Amidst shameful media neglect of genocide in #Gaza, there has been a consistent exception: the UK’s Channel 4 News.
Today’s report on the daily killings by Israelis of the starving queuing for food aid.
Wait for the UN assessment at the end.
This is a difficult but essential watch. Pls share.
Today’s report on the daily killings by Israelis of the starving queuing for food aid.
Wait for the UN assessment at the end.
This is a difficult but essential watch. Pls share.
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The use of Shannon to facilitate both this and the US military is a massive blight on the nation
May 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The use of Shannon to facilitate both this and the US military is a massive blight on the nation
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Ireland should not go to the White House. Enough.
Enough.
taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie
Enough.
taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie
February 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Ireland should not go to the White House. Enough.
Enough.
taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie
Enough.
taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie
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“The very audible wails of the stricken animal can be heard loud and clear while the remainder of the pack continues their run”
Gross gross gross this needs to be banned. Let the lads build train sets or take up woodwork if they need a hobby
Gross gross gross this needs to be banned. Let the lads build train sets or take up woodwork if they need a hobby
February 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
“The very audible wails of the stricken animal can be heard loud and clear while the remainder of the pack continues their run”
Gross gross gross this needs to be banned. Let the lads build train sets or take up woodwork if they need a hobby
Gross gross gross this needs to be banned. Let the lads build train sets or take up woodwork if they need a hobby
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Public libraries are amazing!
Did you know you can borrow a book from any library in the country and return it to any other library?
Did you know they have subscriptions to huge amounts of national and international media that you can access?
Did you know you can borrow a book from any library in the country and return it to any other library?
Did you know they have subscriptions to huge amounts of national and international media that you can access?
February 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Public libraries are amazing!
Did you know you can borrow a book from any library in the country and return it to any other library?
Did you know they have subscriptions to huge amounts of national and international media that you can access?
Did you know you can borrow a book from any library in the country and return it to any other library?
Did you know they have subscriptions to huge amounts of national and international media that you can access?
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The Irish government is reportedly preparing to buy US LNG from fracked gas, by allowing the construction of a commercial import terminal, in exchange for economic concessions from Trump.
We need to cut dependence on fossil fuels as quickly as possible - not lock it in for decades.
We need to cut dependence on fossil fuels as quickly as possible - not lock it in for decades.
Government moves towards commercial LNG facility in departure from Green policy. Sources cite energy security, independents in gov, trade leverage with Trump, and analysis from GNI showing difficulty of state led emergency reserve as key reasons for shift www.businesspost.ie/article/gove...
Government moves towards commercial LNG facility in departure from Green policy
Sources also suggested that energy and defence spending would become central bargaining chips between the EU and Donald Trump and that Ireland would offer to buy US energy
www.businesspost.ie
February 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Irish government is reportedly preparing to buy US LNG from fracked gas, by allowing the construction of a commercial import terminal, in exchange for economic concessions from Trump.
We need to cut dependence on fossil fuels as quickly as possible - not lock it in for decades.
We need to cut dependence on fossil fuels as quickly as possible - not lock it in for decades.