Happily sharing a platform with George Galloway, bad enough in any era but in TWENTY TWENTY FIVE, jesus wept

Born and bred in Co. Down, I’ve always been struck by how the Union’s most vociferous defenders have done most to undermine it. They have made it a hopeless, unwelcoming, loveless Union.

Cha dtiocfadh liom creidbheáil gur scríobh sí an focal 'talibanised' ar pháipéar gan íoróin, 10/10 peak columnist behaviour, galánta ar fad

An dóigh a bhfuil sé curtha in iúl ag Alison, Jamie agus a leithéid, shílfeá go bhfuil cosc ar an Bhéarla ag teacht

Everything takes time. There's still work to be done yet, we're not fully there yet!

It's almost not even about the language. It's deeper than that. It's about acceptance of 'new' communities within Ireland.

Had a good conversation today with someone I really respect earlier about the changing attitudes towards inclusion in the language. It's hopeful and heartwarming because, unfortunately, it wasn't always like that for my generation.

Either way someone who is doing the "these are my wee mates" shit with the state that has blown up basically every school in Gaza and killed thousands of children whilst getting the US to threaten the ICC, should not be the Edu Minister cause there is a rot in his soul that will never come out.