I suppose it's easier to assume that people on the left in the countryside have just never bothered engaging with their friends/neighbours/family/local orgs than admitting that these protests have a well developed and generational worldview that leans right wing

ICTU have got this bang on. They’re “ordinary decent people” when they’re farmers and small business owners. Everyone else is rabble if they protest.

Yup. waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/04/14/d...

Two things can be true at the same time: grievances can be real and people struggling, but their protests and the allies they choose completely wrong. And the double standards the state and media applies to them also obvious. The next time there's a strike, see how far you get blocking O'Connell St

Well, now. Trouble in paradise. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

You may know we had a family bereavement in late 2025 and while I’m not able to talk about it, my sister, the bravest person in the world, has written a small note and is running the Mini Marathon in memory of our Teddy. Pls read and maybe share or donate: www.gofundme.com/f/teddy-farr...

The TD should be named. All who gave references should be named. Anyone giving references for sex offenders should forfeit the right to stand for election to any position of authority.

Why would anyone be shocked that they're still blockading. Government just capitulated to two of the heaviest subsidised industries to the tune of .5 billion. They paid the hostages ransom and didn't even get the hostage.

The 'movement' supposedly tryin to ensure that hauliers have affordable access to fuel, is reportedly doing targetted harrassment of the families of drivers trying to deliver fuel. None of this makes sense as protest. It makes entire sense as an extremist attack on our infrastructure. #spéirghorm

Hospitality got around €700m through VAT cuts, which is supposed to be government revenue generated by end user, but instead it benefits rich corporations. This tax cut will simply end up in the hands of oil producers. Any other rich self interest groups need some going out money? #speirgorm

Bad week for fascists.

Toodlepip, Vik. #Hungary

They attacked the Muslim Sisters of Éire, one of the kindest and mostly welcoming groups out on the streets of Dublin providing meals to the unhoused. Fuck every single one of these rat fucks.

Well, now. Who was it who said Aontú was the Irish for bandwagon?

Protestors deciding what gets in and out of ports fuel for emergency services, animal feed and water treatment chemicals, is so wild and dangerous. Only bird brains would back this now

He's at the "shitting on the board" stage now, isn't he?

"Anyone who has revelled in the joys of having a disagreement with a 24-carat feminist knows what it is to have your brains sucked out through your nostrils and turned into pancake batter." Kevin Myers, writing for Grift, explains what happened to his brain. We did wonder.

So true - marching is energising! "People whose aims and ideas you may find abhorrent are equally entitled to take to the streets. The difference is that, in terms of numbers, hate is massively outnumbered by love — it’s just that hate gets amplified." www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...

It's Herself again... www.independent.ie/regionals/le...

“If the survivors had sued, most might not have got much as the proof of abuse was limited or absent. It was more of a moral thing." What kind of morality exists in these religious orders? www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...

“Sell all that you have … and come follow me.” Saint Maria, who shows no sign of parting with the Holy Handbag, quotes Jesus, in whom she professes to believe. #FeckOffIona www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...

The gender pay gap is made-up, says woman with invisible friend. #FeckOffIona

Ha'Aretz 'Like Gaza': Israel Says It Plans to Demolish All Homes in Lebanese Border Villages More than 600,000 Lebanese who fled their homes will not be allowed to return, Israel's defence establishment said, adding that the IDF plans to control all areas south of the Litani River. EU:

Two columns from the "Institute" in today's @irishtimes.com? Any minute now Mr D Quinn is going to start bleating again about their being silenced. #FeckOffIona

Today, Saint Maria of the Holy Handbag references a wealthy US tradwife, while insinuating that women who work outside the home do not get to enjoy the company of their children. These are your options, women. Marry a millionaire or forget your kids! #FeckOffIona

There is no child out there identitying as a hologram, the only way they could put that in a newspaper is to get an attention-seeking dickhead to say it. And even she couldn't bring herself to pretend to have direct experience of dealing with the child.

Some of ye are too young to remember it but Houghton scored in the 11th minute against Italy and we had to endure the next 80 odd with our cheeks clenched and our hearts in our mouths. You young wans know nothing about tension. #coybig #speirgorm

Remember when Saint Maria of the Holy Handbag said Christianity was all about science and logic? www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Why we should ban trans conversion therapy. rejserin.medium.com/why-we-need-...

Sunday Independent...

Irish Independent...

Deliberately conflating immigrants and sex crimes can indeed be considered racist. Not so much a dogwhistle as a trumpet.

Today, an Irish journalist complains about Irish St Patrick's Day parades not celebrating "Ireland, Irishness, or Ireland’s patron saint." He does this in a British magazine and designs his piece for British readers. (Remove the Mother from Mothering Sunday? Really?)

*Inventing Irish dancing* "No movement above the waist." "Agreed. Shiny tap shoes."" "Perfect. Colourful dresses." "Yep. Huge curly wigs." "Ye-What?" "Just enormous curly wigs on all the women." "I don't think-" "I want it to look like they're wearing a sheep on their heads."

Holy shit. I jut saw the price of a standard postage stamp in ireland.

The thing with AI is that you really should read it before you post it...or else it might look like you're taking the piss... 😜 (from a poster looking for help with a local parade)

Ah, there's St Maria of the Holy Handbag in the Irish Times, arguing for us to abandon superstition and return to "the science, logic and scholarship" of Christianity. Wonder if her invisible friend told her to say that? #FeckOffIona

Shouldn't our Taoiseach know for sure, one way or another?

Irish Times...

"...at least they weren't afraid to wear their own shoes." Excellent piece, from Declan Lynch

Some contemporary news coverage of the Choctaw Nation's Gift from 1847. The last piece mentions another donation from the slaves on a plantation somewhere south of the Mason Dixon line.

Times of Malta...

Reading Kiera Bell's story it's clear she wasn't trans, she wanted to fit in with her male friends. She fooled doctors because it's what she wanted. To try and punish people, who are actually trans, for misleading others is abhorrent. The truth of many needs to supercede the voice of the minority

Fascinating ruling this morning from the CJEU: EU law requires countries to recognise an acquired gender of their own citizens, if that recognition is needed to give effect to their freedom of movement and their rights to work and live elsewhere within the EU.

The State cannot continue to fund schools that operate in flagrant denial of children's and teachers' right to freedom of religion and belief. Excellent piece from David Graham of @educationequality.bsky.social in today's Irish Independent. #SeparateChurchAndState

Is it because their heads are missing?

Do we actually believe these people will ever change? Why did we ever allow them near our children? Out of our schools. Out, out, OUT! www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

Every appearance of Phonsie Cullinan on our TV screens should be accompanied by a reminder that this is the man who suggested that giving them the HPV vaccine would render 12-year-old children promiscuous.

Oh. Another war. That fixes everything every time. Nobody gets hurt, children aren’t obliterated, limbs aren’t lost, trauma is totally avoided and everybody is happy all the time. Read this a few years ago. It’s a long piece. It’s also startling and terrifying. www.theguardian.com/education/20...