As I've said before, I think it's farcical for the FAI not to boycott the game with Israel after moving to get them banned from UEFA competition It is also farcical, however, that we are having this conversation after a game against fucking QATAR

I don't know how anyone can play against them with the knowledge that members of the team were in the IDF and therefore probably killed, maimed, or SA'd people. And even aside from that, football is inherently political, as most things are.

Lebanon's Health Ministry reports that Israeli attacks have killed 3,213 people and injured 9,737 since March 2.

"The sad, scary, deplorable escalation in anti-migrant actions in Ireland over the last few years... comfortably reaches the threshold for what can be considered fascist." This was written two years ago but it's even more relevant today www.thejournal.ie/readme/fasci...

It's not a surprise that a tool that learns from a patriarchal society is going to be patriarchal. It's 100% racist too

"We are drifting toward a world of total surveillance without ever having consciously chosen it. No legislature debated and approved the comprehensive monitoring of public life. No referendum asked citizens whether they accepted the abolition of anonymity" www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-e...

Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it. Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.

Don’t ever let anyone tell you “Ireland is full” when the government is bringing in measures like these #speirghorm www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

"So what's it like trying to date in rural Ireland?"

How embarrassing for @ucc.ie that Dr Woods used his work address in his letter excusing the sexual abuse and rape of activists

A milestone. For the first time ever, we have surpassed 2 million books on our website. That is 2 million books available to you through an independent, online bookshop. With competitive shipping prices. Shop local. www.kennys.ie

Honestly, fair play to anyone who can afford to do coke in this economy

I say, as a disabled person, that trans people can use the disabled bathroom any time anywhere. Your safety is more important than a sign on a door

Samaritans Report a 40% increase in calls from the Trans Community since April 2025. I telephoned the Samaritans n 1969, in 1971, in 1974, and in 1978 I am still here because of those calls. Call the Samaritans, anytime for free any, from any phone, on 116 123 www.samaritans.org/news/samarit...

In July 1969, London hosted the first international symposium on Gender Identity. The kind remark from the American delegate (and the benignly curious, sympathetic tone of the article) shouldn't astonish 57 years later.

Sixty (!) years ago, BBC2 presented a documentary on sex changes (as they were called at the time) and how the psychological aspect of gender were more significant than the glandular ones. From the Sunday Mirror, 20/11/66.

One aspect of the cost of living crisis I don't see many people talking about is the impact on charities. There's no such thing as a single income household anymore and people need to work two jobs just to survive, so a lot less people are able to volunteer and charities are starting to crumble

This is why there's such a big anti-climate change, anti-renewables push, and why so many governments are obsessed with oil. Money money money

Thousands of people turned out in Utrecht last night to send a message of welcome and support to refugees seeking asylum in the Netherlands. It's a powerful counter-protest to the small but violent and disproportionately impactful demonstrations that have been engineered by the Dutch far right.

Back in the day Irish was HATED. School destroyed any love people had for it. I massively blame FG/FF for this because it was taught through fear which is a colonial/British system. So much of our society is still shaped by colonisation. So this makes me SO HAPPY www.thejournal.ie/irish-langua...

Remarkable to hear RTE mention the words "shoplifting" at the end of the News but not mention the words "security guards" or "choked" or "physical assault." Despite the fact there's no evidence so far of the first and video evidence of the second.

This brought me joy.

'Our findings show that when young people are impacted by the social media ban they lose access to news about issues they care about. They are also talking less about news and finding fewer opportunities to share their views or take other forms of action.' theconversation.com/australian-t...

They know it's not true. They don't care. Racism is the point.

Complaining about asylum seekers while our government is contributing to the reasons people need to seek asylum... Stop letting war planes use our airports. Don't let members of the IDF play sports here. Stop contributing so much to climate change. Stop cosying up to Donald Trump. I could go on

There's a guy in Ireland writing African stories and publishing in Irish because "he knows colonialism and how important preserving language is" and we love to fuckin see it folks

"Ryan said he could not believe modern-day Ireland has a section of society with an average mortality of 61... Dealing with health inequality in deprived areas means investing in multidisciplinary teams, interpretation, addiction services and outreach, he added."

I’ll give it a go, has anyone a spare hurl

Remember people: Bertie Ahern can only enter your house if you invite him in. Stay vigilant out there.

I also love that Bertie is worried about Sharia Law when Ireland had women & kids tossed into the Church ran Laundries for slave labour & sexual abuse for "being sinful"- and he was in favour of having Church records sealed so as to protect religious orders from consequences.

"Ahern has also both defended his comments as unpolished and not intended for public consumption, while also arguing that the backlash against his comments signals a threat to free speech. So which is it? Did he speak in error, or did he simply speak too freely?"

If all the vacant buildings in Ireland were reused as housing it could house all our homeless people, all our refugees, and probably a good chunk of people on the housing list

Today is Nakba Day. The ethnic cleansing of Palestine began 78 years ago today and it has never stopped.

"additional cost to households with a disabled person was up to €555 a week. Costs include increased heating and energy costs associated with reduced mobility and costs of charging equipment; accessible www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/...

What's crazy is that everyone knew this would happen and warned this would happen, and yet if you dared point it out to any members of the government they'd react like a cat whose paw you accidentally stepped on

The break down of who voted which way on last nights bill. www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/v... #FreeSafeLegal #Spéirgorm #repeal

I knew so many people who reduced their working hours, turned down full-time work, or otherwise took financial hits so they could give more time to the Repeal campaign. They recognised how important the opportunity was and did more honest work than just about any sitting TD at the time.

Dr Assal Rad— "This headline should be in every Western news outlet."

We can't even build a safe children's hospital how are we supposed to trust we can make a safe nuclear power plant

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/ab... @uplift.ie

Fascism is here and yet we insist on continuing to make things. Keep creating. It's so important. Do not let the fascists colonize your imagination or curtail your creativity.

Reminder: slingshots legally aren't classed as firearms. #spéirghorm #ireland

"Discrimination, exclusion and structural inequalities against Traveller children are embedded within the Irish education system" www.rte.ie/news/educati...

No Music For Genocide has released an open letter 'calling for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest over its decision to allow Israel to compete... “For the third consecutive year, Israel will be “celebrated onstage despite its ongoing genocide in Gaza"' pitchfork.com/news/brian-e...

Whatever you do,

UNSUNG HERO: Iris Long was an unlikely AIDS activist. A married chemist from Queens, she barely knew any gay people. She joined ACT UP to use her expertise to fight for treatments. May her memory be a blessing. By Richard Sandomir, w/ a small assist from me. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...

Whoever wrote Easy Like Sunday Morning can come see me. Please tell me what about this is easy to you