‘A judge has hit out at the limited options available to him to appropriately deal with psychiatric patients appearing before his criminal court.’ www.rte.ie/news/investi...

Families around the world are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, despite doing the least to have caused it. For Uwamahoro and her family, the Trócaire Box is so much more than a box - it's a lifeline. Please support this year's Trócaire Box Appeal: www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...

We’re incredibly proud to share that Simon Communities of Ireland has been named an Official Charity Partner of the GAA! 🏐 We’re honoured to stand alongside fellow charity partners, Cancer Fund for Children, Engaging Dementia, & AsIAm, as we work together to strengthen communities across Ireland 🤝

NEW Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll: Ahead of SOTU, Trump's approval falls to new low of 37% — & just 20% among independents. Issue approval on immigration and deportations falls to new lows of -15, and voters say admin is spending on the wrong issues. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ahead-of-s...

Today marks 4 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, triggering one of the world’s largest displacement crises MPI has traced the movement & outcomes of this migration, for Ukrainians & host communities alike Our analysis is collected here: https://bit.ly/MPIUkraine

‘Most importantly, it requires leadership. Leadership that understands – inclusion is not a favour to be granted but a right to be upheld.’ @dervalmcd.bsky.social

New TG4 documentary series explores history of Irish women and the law www.irishlegal.com/articles/new...

The European People’s Party, with others inc. far-right parties, is dismantling EU standards on health, environmental, social rights and digital protections including corporate sustainability rules. This behaviour is not surprising once you examine who they listen to. euobserver.com/203910/the-e...

Four years into Russia’s war on Ukraine, women-led organisations are sustaining the humanitarian response while defending equality in Civil Code reform, writes Iryna Koval. jrnl.ie/6961734

How do refugees navigate and reshape the EU’s geopolitics of asylum? Drawing on fieldwork in Greece, @G.Mavrommatis shows how refugees enact their geopolitics in practice, exercising freedom as possibility within and against restrictive EU and national regimes. #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/migr...

“Can you imagine explaining being afraid of UEFA “disciplinary measures” to an orphan amputee who lives in a tent?” ~Aoife Moore The Irish News ☕️🥐

A new law in Israel blocks Palestinians who've graduated from universities in the occupied West Bank from teaching in Israeli schools A reminder that in July 2024 the ICJ ruled that Israel is an apartheid state

Several European countries are considering social media bans for children. We must regulate platforms, not children. I urge caution: ✅ Focus on "safety by design" ✅ Demand algorithmic transparency ✅ Enforce the #DSA & #HumanRights standards Read my Shout Out👇 www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

Tusla have referred five providers of Special Emergency Arrangements to the Garda National Vetting Bureau over significant vetting concerns, the agency has confirmed to @investigates.thejournal.ie. The agency also said that they have ceased engagement with eight providers. jrnl.ie/6963224

One EU Commissioner has a voice and uses it.

‘Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full’: Iran’s students on why they are protesting again As details of the death toll for January’s protests continue to emerge, three students explain why they are resisting a return to normality More than 45 days after a brutal January...

‘Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full’: Iran’s students on why they are protesting again

'Nearly 40,000 children in #Gaza are facing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe after losing one or both parents, in what #UNICEF has described as the largest orphan crisis in modern history.' gazaherald.com/2026/02/21/g...

We are incredibly proud to join Disability Federation Ireland, Irish Wheelchair Association and Acces for all Ireland to demand a €400 Emergency Disability Payment. Join us: Saturday, 28 February Garden of Remembrance, Dublin 1:00pm

Starting this evening, in Tralee, 7pm, Ashe Hotel. Rula Nasr-Mazzawi on Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing and Suppression in Historic Palestine Tralee, Mon 23rd Feb Cork – Tue 24th, Connolly Hall @ 7pm Limerick – Wed 25th, Absolute Hotel @ 7pm Dublin – Thur 26th, Pearse Centre @ 6.30pm #FreePalestine

The BBC’s decision to cut this section of Akinola Davies Jr’s speech when the Baftas was broadcast later in the day is shameful.

"Banning children’s access to social media...shifts the responsibility for safety from the platforms that create the environment to the children who navigate it." - Council of Europe High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O'Flaherty

Hi All, The Grove Radio Show returns @nearfm.ie this Friday 27 Feb 2026. This week will feature a cracking playlist from 4 school friends from St. Mary Baldoyle who went to St. Pauls era Grove circa 1986 to 1988. Hope you can join us live from 9.30 pm or on mixcloud playback from Saturday.

An outlier in Europe: Spain’s plan to ‘regularise’ 500,000 undocumented migrants

Congress scaled back some of the Trump admin’s proposed cuts to US aid, while the UK government shows no signs of reversing planned reductions. That means the UK’s aid cuts now outstrip those across the pond, @ianmitchell1.bsky.social & @samhugh3s.bsky.social calculate: https://go.cgdev.org/4qPQj6H

Local leadership in humanitarian action is already happening. Examples from Kenya, Yemen, Indonesia, and Somalia show what’s possible when local actors are trusted and resourced to lead. 🎥 Hear directly from local leaders. youtu.be/yckJa2jnROs?... #LocalizationWorks #LocallyLedAction

Alison Comyn writes for The Journal: When men experience domestic abuse, silence and stigma often trap them long after the violence begins — and Ireland’s support system is still catching up... jrnl.ie/6961567

Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling. If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Either Trump lied when he said the military strikes in June “completely obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities Or they’re lying now to justify starting a war in order to cover up the mounting evidence against Trump in the Epstein files and the horrific crimes committed by ICE Or-more likely-both

Hani Mahmoud reports on a little Palestinian boy who'd been approved for travel abroad to get medical treatment. But Israel blocked him leaving & now he's dead. Israel is preventing thousands of Palestinians from leaving to get the medical help they need. The genocide continues

JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

Kneecap is proud to support a special screening of 'The Voice of Hind Rajab'. A film that everyone should watch to understand just how brutal Israeli occupation is. 📍 Kennedy Centre, West Belfast 📅 25 February, 6pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/HIND-KNEECAP 🔴Entry is free once registered

While on paper a ceasefire has been in place in Gaza since October 10, 2025, the reality on the ground is anything but peace. The killing of Gazans never stopped; the intensity merely reduced, perhaps just temporarily, writes Robert Swift ✍️ Read more: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Ibec out early with its women’s day greetings: Equal Pay for Equal Work at a Later Date 🫶

He wasn't arrested for being a rapist. He was arrested for "misconduct in public office". The justice he faces is not for women, it's for money.

‘A global hero’: Jesse Jackson’s legacy of activism around the world

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The Guardian is a self-styled "liberal" newspaper. But it's just another far right propaganda rag. Actively supported and promoted sabotage corruption of Labour. Plus lies of alleged antisemitism against Jeremy Corbyn. A worthless hypocritical McCarthyite relic. www.thecanary.co/trending/202...

Great to see such solidarity on a wet day. 🇮🇪 🇵🇸

‘the historically ingrained belief that what the State offers to those with greatest need is a benefit, rather than an essential right’ www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

🇮🇪 I just concluded my 10-day official visit to #Ireland, where I observed important progress in protecting the environment, but these achievements are at risk. Press release: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... @un-spexperts.bsky.social

Weather extremes worsen while voices of denial grow louder.

UNICEF says access to essential supplies remains a major challenge in Gaza, where a fragile ceasefire has not eased shortages or high prices after more than two years of conflict. #VMNews

"decisions such as the EU nitrates derogation ... proposals for LNG infrastructure ... lifting the #Dublin Airport passenger cap, are yet to include adequate, comprehensive and scientifically based assessments of environmental and #climate impact" What chance @gov.ie will take action? #spéirgorm

“A worrying narrative was developing in Government and business circles in which environmental defenders were “stigmatised”. UN special rapporteur slams Ireland’s eco backsliding on airport expansion, nitrates derogation & demonising of environmental defenders. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...