A controversial pro-Israel lobbying group made an “urgent suggestion” to Micheál Martin’s department about lines to include in a speech he gave – and the taoiseach complied. The Claims Conference said, “We realize that this is very short notice." www.ontheditch.com/micheal-mart...

When you put no value on the lives of others then death becomes big business.

Ursula von der Leyen faces blowback over diplomatic ‘overreach’ As the Iran conflict enters its second week, national diplomats say the European Commission president is overstepping her role and wading onto their turf. www.politico.eu/article/ursu...

A presentation at the European Commission described plans for the rapid movement of European and NATO soldiers across the EU including Ireland – raising questions about Irish neutrality The commission is arguing for the deregulation of EU transport rules www.ontheditch.com/eu-plans-for...

The EU’s climate retreat problem: punishing early movers. This puts European energy & climate leadership into doubt, while those very policies are precisely the ones that can attract new investment and create jobs, which is what everyone ultimately wants. share.google/p9I18rnQIqnJ...

ireland needs to grow up and take responsibility for its own defense, the time of nato freeloading is over we must scrap our entire education budget and instead buy 3 fighter planes to instantly get shot down in a friendly-fire incident there is no "magic wand" to wave to make this not necessary

Cycling in Dublin for commuting rises 50% as most residents back more bike lanes The vast majority of residents across the State’s five main cities want increased investment in cycling infrastructure, even when that results in less road space for cars. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

The US has openly admitted that they are going to commit more war crimes in Iran. Yet Micheal Martin & the EU are too cowardly to condemn these actions. Ireland must have no part in the war crimes of America & Israel - Get the US military out of Shannon airport.

Power grid faces the extra pressure of data centres and 300,000 new homes – until 2029 EirGrid, has also predicted that data centres will be using 32pc of all the electricity consumed in the country by 2030. www.independent.ie/business/iri...

‘It’s a slap in the face’ – Irish households are paying twice as much for electricity as data centres www.independent.ie/business/per...

Patrick O Donovan threatens to suspend funding to football teams after flare incident but when he was Minister for OPW he took zero action against OPW for illegal disturbance of roost of rare species of bat. A NPWS report recommended prosecution.

Ireland should not play UEFA games against Israel. We should demand Israel are banned from the competition. Sign and share the petition if you agree my.uplift.ie/petitions/fa... @uplift.ie

Good woman Joanna, the bullying and intimidation of anyone who speaks out against Israel is relentless and must be exposed. #BoycottIsrael jrnl.ie/6960999

Proposed ‘investor courts’ will put corporate interests ahead of public ones #StopCETA www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

Compensation scheme for Stardust fire survivors described as ‘absolutely horrendous’ An insult to the families. No lessons learned. No consultation. No exceptionality. Re-traumatising www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

Palestinians deported from US by ICE! ‘from an airport near a notorious removal centre in Arizona to Tel Aviv. The jet made three refuelling stops en route: in New Jersey, Ireland and Bulgaria’. @paulmurphy.pbp.ie @richardboydbarrett.pbp.ie @lnbdublin.bsky.social

Energy regulator urged to scrap data centre policy following Supreme Court's wind farm ruling jrnl.ie/6947397

The animal cruelty the EU-Mercosur deal will be importing to Europe euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

Claiming antisemitism is a serious problem in Ireland, Martin and Harris cited an organisation accused of major factual distortions – and whose vice president, an ex-IDF general, had to cancel a trip to South Africa for fear of a war crimes arrest. www.ontheditch.com/martin-and-h...

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Ireland doesn’t view the Global South through the lens of Great Powers theory but through solidarity. When Sinn Féin recognises the genocide in Palestine, it reflects on its own history with the British. thebattleground.eu/2026/01/26/i...

This thread restores my faith in humanity

Great News! Mercosur will be referred to ECJ 🙌🏻

They really have taken leave of their senses. The Minister is just going to make all planning and environmental decisions personally, and he wants the Oireachtas to waive pre-legislative scrutiny?! www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Israeli agricultural exports face looming ‘collapse’ as world rejects products over Gaza genocide #BDS #BoycottIsrael mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...

Reports that #Mercosur vote will be tight. Time to contact Regina Doherty, Barry Andrews and Sean Kelly. Any chance of having a word with your FG colleagues Patrick? @patrickodonovan.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/by-t...

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

🚨🇮🇪 A single Dublin data centre found to consume as much power as 200000 homes. Uncovered by @lnbdublin.bsky.social Reported by Jack Horgan Jones @irishtimes.com

In my FOI, Dept officials stated-Moving data centres to regions would “very likely create a constrained region wherever they seek to connect”, impacting the ability to connect housing, enterprise or projects focused on electrification of heat and transport. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Irish MEPs among group hoping to get Mercosur deal referred to top EU court jrnl.ie/6926626

Scales of Justice with @attractaub.bsky.social is out now everywhere podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...

END TRADE WITH ISRAEL Today the European Left Alliance have launched an EU Citizens Initiative calling for suspension of the EU Israel Association Agreement. eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public . Sign it and share it! eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/

Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.

There's lots of coverage on the impact of #Mercosur on farmers but very little on the environmental and human rights impact of the deal. Im resharing an article I wrote for @eolasmagazine outlining my concerns on the deal and why it needs to be stopped. www.eolasmagazine.ie/lynn-boylan-...

Back in Görlitz, locals say the change in factory production from civil to military production has uncomfortable historical echoes. In the 1930s during the build-up to WW2, Nazi Germany ordered the Görlitz plant to manufacture armoured personnel carriers. www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

🇮🇹 Italian journalist dismissed after asking question on Gaza Gabriele Nunziati was recently dismissed by his employer, the Agenzia Nova agency, after asking a question about Gaza at the European Commission. The incident has raised concerns around press freedom in European countries. #AFPVertical

Apparently standing up for Public health, human rights and climate is performative 😑 Asked whether Ireland would still vote against #Mercosur if it looked certain to be approved, the FG leader said he had never been interested in “performative politics” www.breakingnews.ie/world/contro...

A new report shows that Russian oligarchs are exploiting ISDS courts to resist the sanctions that have been imposed on them. So on the one hand the Irish Government talk a lot about their support for Ukraine while on the other hand, they want to lock us into these insidious courts through #CETA

Meet the U.S. Donors Funding ELNET, the AIPAC of Europe. "As an EU lawmaker, I am very concerned that U.S. groups are seemingly successfully able to determine EU policy on Israel.” theintercept.com/2025/12/15/e...

The French government (note, not the Irish Government) called on Sunday to postpone a crucial vote by countries on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, widening a rift within the bloc over the controversial pact. www.politico.eu/article/fran...

There is no place for Antisemitism. None. Solidarity with the victims and their families today. Seeing and Countering Antisemitism with Harry McEvansoneya - no paywall www.patreon.com/posts/111840...

Lets take the UK Christmas #1 spot for #Palestine🎄🇵🇸 Buy the new single Lullaby from Brian Eno, Nai Barghouti, Dan from Bastille, Celeste & more. All profits go towards urgent,life-saving funds for Gaza Buy here: linktr.ee/T4Plive Next 24 hrs key for sales to send this massive msg of solidarity

PFAS #pollution is everywhere in Europe - in water, soil, food, even our bodies. But the #PFAS crisis didn’t come out of nowhere. Weak chemical controls under EU REACH allowed this to happen. A system meant to protect us simply didn’t. Here's how it can be improved: buff.ly/8wg3nV2 #REACHRevision

Art and poetry from Palestine were on display in the European Parliament as part of an exhibition to show the rich and diverse cultural heritage of Palestine. dublinpeople.com/news/dublin/...

A powerful lobby group has been targeting Irish MEPs, Ministers & the EU Commissioner to garner support for deregulating human rights & climate obligations for corporations. Keep an eye on how they vote next week. 👀 Will they bow to pressure from lobbyists and corporations?

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has filed a complaint against Microsoft Ireland to the Data Protection Commission. The ICCL is accusing Microsoft of unlawful data processing on behalf of the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza

Today the combined opposition did our own scrutiny of the bill to fully ratify #CETA - since Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael have blocked any scrutiny of it in the Dáil! The message from the legal academics was clear- there is zero benefit to the public in signing up to investor courts