Pat Brady
@workplacesols.bsky.social
Dispute Resolver,
Statutory Adjudicator & Arbitrator,
Mediator.
Pianist!
Once shook hands with Pele.
Musings on the workplace, justice, ADR & sport, 🏉🏏.
☘️ Dublin & Gorey, Ireland
❤️ in Fermanagh.
Tá Gaeilge agam.
Usual disclaimers.
Statutory Adjudicator & Arbitrator,
Mediator.
Pianist!
Once shook hands with Pele.
Musings on the workplace, justice, ADR & sport, 🏉🏏.
☘️ Dublin & Gorey, Ireland
❤️ in Fermanagh.
Tá Gaeilge agam.
Usual disclaimers.
‘US senators say they were told by Rubio that the [Ukraine peace] plan is in fact not a US proposal & did not reflect Washington’s official position, but is a Russian plan leaked by Moscow that the US had agreed to pass to Ukraine for consideration’.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Polish PM says it would be ‘good to know’ who wrote plan to end war in Ukraine, amid concerns over Moscow involvement – live
Zelenskyy says ‘we must do everything’ against ‘wicked Russian attacks’ as Ukraine and US meet for emergency talks
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
‘US senators say they were told by Rubio that the [Ukraine peace] plan is in fact not a US proposal & did not reflect Washington’s official position, but is a Russian plan leaked by Moscow that the US had agreed to pass to Ukraine for consideration’.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Reposted by Pat Brady
With his ultimatum that Ukraine surrender to Russia, Trump finally wins a prize:
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
With his ultimatum that Ukraine surrender to Russia, Trump finally wins a prize:
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
‘It’s hard to know whether to laugh or panic. The US 28-point peace plan for ending the war in Ukraine is so poorly put together, so vague, unbalanced & impractical that, in a more normal world, it would never have seen the light of day.’
economist.com/leaders/2025...
economist.com/leaders/2025...
Donald Trump’s peace plan would be bad for Ukraine, Europe and America
It is a sad mix of naked opportunism and strategic myopia
economist.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
‘It’s hard to know whether to laugh or panic. The US 28-point peace plan for ending the war in Ukraine is so poorly put together, so vague, unbalanced & impractical that, in a more normal world, it would never have seen the light of day.’
economist.com/leaders/2025...
economist.com/leaders/2025...
‘Consumption of ultra-processed foods is reshaping diets, displacing fresh & minimally processed foods & meals.
It is fuelled by powerful corporations who generate huge profits through extensive marketing & lobbying to stop effective public health policies.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It is fuelled by powerful corporations who generate huge profits through extensive marketing & lobbying to stop effective public health policies.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds
World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
‘Consumption of ultra-processed foods is reshaping diets, displacing fresh & minimally processed foods & meals.
It is fuelled by powerful corporations who generate huge profits through extensive marketing & lobbying to stop effective public health policies.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It is fuelled by powerful corporations who generate huge profits through extensive marketing & lobbying to stop effective public health policies.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Hell hath no fury….
“Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Green is a disgrace to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!” Trump fumed on social media, a day after ending his support for Greene, calling her “Wacky Marjorie” & saying he would endorse a challenger against her in the midterms’.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Green is a disgrace to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!” Trump fumed on social media, a day after ending his support for Greene, calling her “Wacky Marjorie” & saying he would endorse a challenger against her in the midterms’.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s had ‘warnings for my safety’ after posts by Trump
One-time Maga loyalist diverges with Trump on issues including Epstein, so US president has withdrawn support
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Hell hath no fury….
“Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Green is a disgrace to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!” Trump fumed on social media, a day after ending his support for Greene, calling her “Wacky Marjorie” & saying he would endorse a challenger against her in the midterms’.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Green is a disgrace to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!” Trump fumed on social media, a day after ending his support for Greene, calling her “Wacky Marjorie” & saying he would endorse a challenger against her in the midterms’.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hansen a revelation at fullback as Ireland dismantle the Wallabies.
46-19
The ould firm is back in business!! 🏉
@irishrugby
www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...
46-19
The ould firm is back in business!! 🏉
@irishrugby
www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...
Ireland v Australia: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – as it happened
Hansen a revelation at fullback as Ireland dismantled the Wallabies
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Hansen a revelation at fullback as Ireland dismantle the Wallabies.
46-19
The ould firm is back in business!! 🏉
@irishrugby
www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...
46-19
The ould firm is back in business!! 🏉
@irishrugby
www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...
‘Trump pays little regard to conventional bounds of truth or honesty. His documented tally of false statements runs into the tens of thousands: 30,573 registered during his 1st White House term, they averaged 21 a day.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump can get away with saying what he likes about the BBC. But Epstein? That’s his one vulnerability | Jonathan Freedland
In attacking a vital broadcaster, the US president is once again holding others to standards he flouts. But the Maga faithful might not let his links to the disgraced financier go, says Guardian colum...
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
‘Trump pays little regard to conventional bounds of truth or honesty. His documented tally of false statements runs into the tens of thousands: 30,573 registered during his 1st White House term, they averaged 21 a day.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘The protection of civilians under international humanitarian law was being “eroded to the point of threatening to lose all meaning”.
Compliance with ICJ rulings has fallen from 80% to c50%.
A delegitimised court would “put the entire system at risk”.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Compliance with ICJ rulings has fallen from 80% to c50%.
A delegitimised court would “put the entire system at risk”.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Willing states must act to save international legal order, warns top academic
Yale professor says wars in Ukraine and Gaza and threats from Donald Trump risk the ‘total collapse’ of the global courts system
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
‘The protection of civilians under international humanitarian law was being “eroded to the point of threatening to lose all meaning”.
Compliance with ICJ rulings has fallen from 80% to c50%.
A delegitimised court would “put the entire system at risk”.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Compliance with ICJ rulings has fallen from 80% to c50%.
A delegitimised court would “put the entire system at risk”.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
It’s warming up nicely!!
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It’s warming up nicely!!
‘The administration had no lawful basis to claim there was a rebellion in Portland or that the gov’t was unable to enforce federal law due to protests.
‘There is no evidence that these small-scale protests have impeded execution of any immigration laws,”
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘There is no evidence that these small-scale protests have impeded execution of any immigration laws,”
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Trump illegally ordered National Guard to Portland, Oregon, US judge rules
Appeal likely over first ruling to permanently block Trump’s use of military to quell protests
www.irishtimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
‘The administration had no lawful basis to claim there was a rebellion in Portland or that the gov’t was unable to enforce federal law due to protests.
‘There is no evidence that these small-scale protests have impeded execution of any immigration laws,”
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘There is no evidence that these small-scale protests have impeded execution of any immigration laws,”
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘In Europe taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism.
Europeans recognize Mamdani’s vision about free public transit & universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Mamdani’s vision about free public transit & universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
‘In Europe taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism.
Europeans recognize Mamdani’s vision about free public transit & universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Mamdani’s vision about free public transit & universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ireland.
Plan to strengthen collective bargaining.
The new strategy contains commitments to assess the feasibility of introducing mandatory mediation processes, to review the Unfair Dismissals Act, & to examine legal protections for trade union representatives.
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Plan to strengthen collective bargaining.
The new strategy contains commitments to assess the feasibility of introducing mandatory mediation processes, to review the Unfair Dismissals Act, & to examine legal protections for trade union representatives.
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
New action plan to strengthen collective bargaining
The Government has launched an action plan to promote collective bargaining.
www.rte.ie
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Ireland.
Plan to strengthen collective bargaining.
The new strategy contains commitments to assess the feasibility of introducing mandatory mediation processes, to review the Unfair Dismissals Act, & to examine legal protections for trade union representatives.
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Plan to strengthen collective bargaining.
The new strategy contains commitments to assess the feasibility of introducing mandatory mediation processes, to review the Unfair Dismissals Act, & to examine legal protections for trade union representatives.
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
‘So, Donald Trump,. New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants & as of tonight, led by an immigrant. So, hear me president Trump when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.”
Zohran
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Zohran
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani issues challenge to Donald Trump after stunning win
Democratic Socialist (34) achieves ‘one of the great US political upsets’, as Democrats post governor wins in New Jersey and Virginia
www.irishtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
‘So, Donald Trump,. New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants & as of tonight, led by an immigrant. So, hear me president Trump when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.”
Zohran
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Zohran
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
‘It certainly worked out well for Trump with crypto ventures & for wealthy allies & corporations whose tax bills went down.
But for ordinary people, life is harder than ever, with healthcare premiums set to double or triple & the government shut down.’
Obama
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But for ordinary people, life is harder than ever, with healthcare premiums set to double or triple & the government shut down.’
Obama
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
As Barack Obama stumps for other Democrats, the party gets to see what it lost
The wit and wisdom of the superstar ex-US president make him the best candidate – too bad he can’t run
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
‘It certainly worked out well for Trump with crypto ventures & for wealthy allies & corporations whose tax bills went down.
But for ordinary people, life is harder than ever, with healthcare premiums set to double or triple & the government shut down.’
Obama
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
But for ordinary people, life is harder than ever, with healthcare premiums set to double or triple & the government shut down.’
Obama
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘So it was in that context that Mary “May” McGee, who died this week aged 81, struck a massive blow in the long struggle to release Irish women’s health from the stranglehold of Roman Catholic Church teaching.’
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Olivia O'Leary: May McGee’s achievement meant couples could have a healthy sexual relationship without fear
In The Irish Times library, I remember looking for cuttings about contraception to find they were filed under ‘Crimes sexual’ - which was the stark truth at the time
www.irishtimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
‘So it was in that context that Mary “May” McGee, who died this week aged 81, struck a massive blow in the long struggle to release Irish women’s health from the stranglehold of Roman Catholic Church teaching.’
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
At what point does it cease trading & the liquidator is called in?
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
At what point does it cease trading & the liquidator is called in?
The beginning of the end?
Will this cause jitters for the Republicans as the Midterms beckon?
Will this cause jitters for the Republicans as the Midterms beckon?
Donald Trump's approval rating in our tracker has fallen to -18, the lowest it has ever been (lower than any point in his first term) www.economist.com/interactive/...
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The beginning of the end?
Will this cause jitters for the Republicans as the Midterms beckon?
Will this cause jitters for the Republicans as the Midterms beckon?
I’m listening to Beethoven’s Violin Concerto for nearly 60 years & regard it as one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.
Heard it live for the first time in the NCH, Dublin last night with sensational virtuoso María Dueñas & the National Symphony Orchestra of IRL
Well worth the wait!
Heard it live for the first time in the NCH, Dublin last night with sensational virtuoso María Dueñas & the National Symphony Orchestra of IRL
Well worth the wait!
October 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I’m listening to Beethoven’s Violin Concerto for nearly 60 years & regard it as one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.
Heard it live for the first time in the NCH, Dublin last night with sensational virtuoso María Dueñas & the National Symphony Orchestra of IRL
Well worth the wait!
Heard it live for the first time in the NCH, Dublin last night with sensational virtuoso María Dueñas & the National Symphony Orchestra of IRL
Well worth the wait!
Very sad news! A man who connected language, land & life.
‘Manchán Magan was a person of extraordinary vision, talent & sensitivity. As a traveller, writer, broadcaster, naturalist & advocate for the Irish language, he made profound contributions to Irish life.’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...
‘Manchán Magan was a person of extraordinary vision, talent & sensitivity. As a traveller, writer, broadcaster, naturalist & advocate for the Irish language, he made profound contributions to Irish life.’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...
Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55
Author spoke of terminal illness in recent radio interview, saying he did not feel despair
www.irishtimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Very sad news! A man who connected language, land & life.
‘Manchán Magan was a person of extraordinary vision, talent & sensitivity. As a traveller, writer, broadcaster, naturalist & advocate for the Irish language, he made profound contributions to Irish life.’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...
‘Manchán Magan was a person of extraordinary vision, talent & sensitivity. As a traveller, writer, broadcaster, naturalist & advocate for the Irish language, he made profound contributions to Irish life.’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...
‘The crowd was picking on the wrong man. McIlroy won as many points on his own as the entire US team had between them. In the absence of many eagles & birdies, US golf did not have anything much else left to throw at him but insults.’ www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
PGA silent after Ryder Cup MC leads foul-mouthed chants abusing Rory McIlroy
The Ryder Cup host organisation did not respond beyond boosting security and posting requests asking for decorum that were booed
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
‘The crowd was picking on the wrong man. McIlroy won as many points on his own as the entire US team had between them. In the absence of many eagles & birdies, US golf did not have anything much else left to throw at him but insults.’ www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
‘The other item was the debate over Israel in international sport & in the World Cup qualifiers. There is no real argument any more. It is not possible, no matter what your deep emotional loyalties might be, to argue with the idea Israel shouldn’t currently be playing international sport.’
Shit gets real
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Gianni Infantino’s Faustian pacts face biggest test as prospect of Israel ban moves closer
Sport should not be used to normalise abnormal conduct and it’s no longer possible to dispute the idea that Israel shouldn’t currently be participating
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
‘The other item was the debate over Israel in international sport & in the World Cup qualifiers. There is no real argument any more. It is not possible, no matter what your deep emotional loyalties might be, to argue with the idea Israel shouldn’t currently be playing international sport.’
‘We can only watch this stuff in abject horror. Even if it wasn’t someone as odious as Trump, a sportsperson being so infantilised as to hail the arrival of a politician onsite as something that might turn a match around is just so eye-bleedingly ludicrous.’
www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2...
www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2...
Malachy Clerkin: It’s getting very hard to separate American sport from American ugliness
Enjoyment of NFL at Croke Park and the Ryder Cup is disturbed by Trump-dominated backdrop
www.irishtimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
‘We can only watch this stuff in abject horror. Even if it wasn’t someone as odious as Trump, a sportsperson being so infantilised as to hail the arrival of a politician onsite as something that might turn a match around is just so eye-bleedingly ludicrous.’
www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2...
www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2...
‘King Felipe of Spain has begged Israel to “stop the massacre” & end its “abhorrent acts” in Gaza during an unusually direct & powerful address to the UN general assembly in which he also defended the UN’s role in an increasingly “frenetic & out of control” world. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
King Felipe pleads with Israel to ‘stop massacre and abhorrent acts’ in Gaza
Spain’s monarch uses UN speech to attack Israel’s actions in Gaza saying ‘we can’t keep silent or look the other way’
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
‘King Felipe of Spain has begged Israel to “stop the massacre” & end its “abhorrent acts” in Gaza during an unusually direct & powerful address to the UN general assembly in which he also defended the UN’s role in an increasingly “frenetic & out of control” world. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
‘Extensive research, including large-scale studies over the past decade has found no consistent association,[between Tylenol & autism]
WHO recommends that women follow medical advice of doctors or health workers who can help assess individual circumstances.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
WHO recommends that women follow medical advice of doctors or health workers who can help assess individual circumstances.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
WHO rejects Trump’s claims of link between Tylenol and autism
Body says research has found ‘no consistent association’ and urges pregnant women to follow doctors’ advice
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
‘Extensive research, including large-scale studies over the past decade has found no consistent association,[between Tylenol & autism]
WHO recommends that women follow medical advice of doctors or health workers who can help assess individual circumstances.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
WHO recommends that women follow medical advice of doctors or health workers who can help assess individual circumstances.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...