The simpering attempts by the Irish government to deflect blame from X now contrast poorly with, and seems to be at odds with, the official position of the European Commission.

This headline should read: "World's richest man decides to start charging for his CSAM factory" He did NOT turn it off, he realised it is profitable

Partick O’Donovan is one of the least impressive ministers in a long time. The word lightweight could have been coined for him. www.thejournal.ie/media-minist...

What have we become? bsky.app/profile/elio...

There is no limit to the craven obsequiousness when it comes to the US tech firms. www.thejournal.ie/patrick-odon...

I know of a REALLY good way of reducing the number of cases taken against the Minister for Justice. It's called (and bear with me, here): "Making Better Decisions." It's crazy, but it just might work.

Happy New Year everyone. youtu.be/H7fBFtif9H4?...

The hallowed New Years tradition of receiving a congratulations email from every hotel, restaurant, bar, train station and cafe you have ever used free WiFi in.

Deeply impressed with Zack Polanski. A little glimmer of hope in the distance.

Teuta Hoxha, 29, has been in prison without trial for 13 months. news.sky.com/story/fears-... #BritishJustice #NeverNotAtIt

I see the whole "united left" thing is dead already, over a very thorny complex issue that really divides the nation... *holds ear piece* ... eh... sorry, no, I'm being told that it's actually over the incredibly niche interest of killing animals for sport

Zarah Sultana and Jenny Jones putting the rest of the British political establishment to shame. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

It is absolutely ridiculous that there is no rail link between Rosslare and Waterford: www.thejournal.ie/rail-review-...

An excellent candate and someone with a real vision, not only for the constituency, but for the country.

Jim O'Callaghan really doesn't seem to understand that it is *always* in the interests of justice and the public interest that the Government obeys the law of the land. You can't say "okay, yeah, they did something illegal, but you can't sue them because reasons". www.thejournal.ie/circuit-and-...

Gary Gannon on the disturbing lack of outrage over the death of four-year-old Tadgh Farrell, and his aunt Mary Holt, were deliberately burned to death in their home. open.substack.com/pub/garygann...

Given the clear urgency to go to war, it might be useful if the minister clarified who exactly she plans to go to war with. When we 'take back sovereignty' what does she plan to do with it?

If Fianna Fáil knew about Jim Gavin in advance then it'll be clear that being a dodgy landlord wasn't an issue for them. It was being a dodgy landlord and getting caught that was the issue. www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...

The Department of Housing now offers helpful advice on how to deal with the consequences of their generational failure.

Hopefully this is the beginning of the end of the long search for closure that Lisa Dorrian's family have endured. www.bbc.com/news/article...

A surprising result, given the recent full throated attack on access to justice from the government and media. Perhaps people are protective of their rights and don't want them diluted at the behest of developers?

Harry McGee, on the IT politics podcast, just asserted that the recent drones seen around Zelenskyy’s visit were military grade weapons launched from within the Irish state by foreign agents. There’s no evidence for any of this, it’s absolutely unhinged.

What's the opposite of Impostor syndrome?

Irish authorities asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by IDF www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

So it seems the claim of 30% increase in judicial review in 2025 was based on the number to 26 June & *a guess* at a number for July to Dec (which wasn’t fact checked & is wrong) .. & that erroneous claim is the entire justification for govt plan to limit access to the courts #Speirgorm #Planning

Cruelty is anhedonic. It rarely delivers the euphoria promised because, in the abstract, what feels righteous and joyful inevitably reveals itself to be sordid and small. Then it's "No not like that". "No not enough". "No the real battle, the forever war to make this feel good starts now". Forever.

Perhaps understandably overshadowed by the other motion, but the proposal to rename the Diamond Park would have been an incredible tribute to both Terence Wheelock and the ceaseless efforts of his family to have justice. www.thejournal.ie/proposal-to-...

Bangor pastor blesses far-right killers www.thecanary.co/global/world...

Asylum seekers could pay up €1,000 per month to live in tents. Absolutely vile behaviour from a government, so enmired in their goal of creating misery for asylum seekers, that they have decided to monetise it. www.thejournal.ie/justice-mini...

The Tanaiste said if it “doesn’t end” it allows a “vacuum to develop” which could be filled with far-right “populists”. Strange how the government bends over backwards to accommodate the concerns of the far-right but not the far-left. www.thejournal.ie/justice-mini...

A deeply depressing read. The poor child at the heart of all this, and her family. This is where the panic merchants are bringing us. m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic...

Parnell Street is proof enough of this. Without the immigrant community it would be a wasteland, with the immigrant community it's lively and a pleasant place to be.

🔖 Must read “On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse” a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...

CJEU, environmental law New judgment: Ireland is in breach of numerous provisions of EU law on water pollution - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

It's hilarious to think of Enoch Burke on the run, unless going to show up at some foreign airport claiming asylum due to religious oppression in Ireland. Having said that, maybe him being some other nation's problem wouldn't be the worst.

Among other topics, we discuss the sale of children in care. They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...

It's pleasing to see the High Court taking such a robust line not only with Enoch Burke, but with is family members who have engaged in a concerted attempt to undermine the functioning of the courts.

“He accused the Dáil of being the only forum in Ireland where it was not discussed” well when your party (and Labour) were running the Dáil the International Protection Bill was guillotined before it could be fully debated

Simon Harris edging perilously close to claiming he's being 'cancelled' by the left because of his views on immigration.

This is incredible. Listen to it. youtu.be/0fE8l25CG2E?...

"The problem with targets is that we keep missing them, so we're moving to a vibe based estimate of the numbers of houses we need to build."

We are perilously close to him using the phrase "turning the corner on housing" which is the traditional cry of a government housing minister in distress.

A really excellent and informative piece from Dr Kelleher, explaining the reality of the Judicial Review system.

Very pleased to hear our new President speak about home is a fundamental human right. Adequate housing is a human right and should be a part of the Irish Constitution. The proposed text of a constitutional amendment and the rationale for it can be found here: www.homeforgood.ie/referendum/

A well deserved retirement for a good and faithful servant of the public good. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Seems that client confidentiality is important for pundits working for political parties, but not for presidential candidates working as barristers. m.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

Fundamentally this measure is to stop people complaining to the courts that the state has acted unlawfully This would apply when you complain about the unlawful behaviour and the High Court agrees with you Rather than work within the law the state decides to stop people telling the courts about it

The Government's new stated aim is to make it so unattractive for lawyers to take good cases against the State that they will stop. Not bad cases. Good ones. Successful ones. This new rule only applies if you *win* your case. Doesn't that worry anyone slightly? m.independent.ie/irish-news/o...

It's emblematic of the do-nothing government, that one of the parties isn't able to deliver an internal report on time and without a row. If Finna Fail can't get their act together to produce this report what hope of them producing anything in government? www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-...