Delighted that the President of Ireland is standing up for democracy on the global stage. She is also meeting with her opposite numbers from Mexico, South Africa & Colombia. President Connolly warns of global shift to 'might is right' in first overseas speech.

Today, President Connolly addressed the "In Defence of Democracy" Summit in Barcelona. This was the fourth high-level meeting of the initiative, launched by Brazil and Spain in September 2024. president.ie/ga/diary/det...

🔨 🔥 The time to rise has been engaged… “Finest Worksong” was released as a single in the UK on April 18, 1988. The video was directed by our very own @michaelstipe.bsky.social

Happy birthday to Bez. Here are Happy Mondays performing Wrote For Luck in NYC in 1990. Watch their Call The Cops tour film in full at youtu.be/NA0qK-bdmlk

ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart

IT is really important because without it Isaac Newton would just have discovered gravy.

In Newry it's a man called "Marty Bog Roll"..cycles about the town all day and night,with his bags of belongings wearing an anorak (no matter the weather) and no one bats an eyelid🙏

Oddly, I couldn’t stop laughing at this.

Sharon Osborne was ▶️an immigrant into the USA in the late 1970s ▶️an immigrant into Ireland in the mid 1990s ▶️an immigrant into the USA again from 2002 to 2005 ▶️and then again from 2010 to 2020 She has been an immigrant for approx 48 of her 73 years www.nme.com/news/tv/shar...

"Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah"🙏

And He took the milkshake, and shook the milkshake, and brought the disciples to the yard.

"Hate and war the only thing we got today" Speaking truth as always #5debutalbums7579

First Rule of Catholic Club, the Pope is infallible. This lad converted a wet week ago, and seemingly missed out on this one crucial detail. Can't believe I am somewhat defending the Catholic church, a club of which I am no longer a member because of their past 🤣

37 years on from the day that led to the unlawful deaths of 97 Liverpool fans and a year on from when a promised Hillsborough Law should have been in place, the message to the Prime Minister is simple…

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He goes to a different Kremlin.

There are people who could describe this album more eloquently than me I'm sure, but for me this is just fucking fantastic 🔥 #5debutalbums7579

Name a film or show based on a true story "I'm an innocent man"

HOWLING

This is very very sad. www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

Absolutely devastated to hear of the passing of Moya Brennan. Someone I had the pleasure of meeting occasionally in recent years. An immense talent, national treasure and all-round fantastic human being. Her loss will be felt immeasurably in her home of Gweedore. youtu.be/4zHTcxVjX0I?...

I don't think my day can recover from "I thought it was me as a doctor." Let's call it a wrap.

The message left by Pope Leo XIV in the guestbook of the Great Mosque of Algiers: “May the mercy of the Most High keep the noble Algerian people and the entire human family in peace and freedom.”

The world is just memes now x

Looks like JD Vance has had a storming week, failing to swing the Hungarian election or a deal with Iran

Rare image of a stork delivering a baby!

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's opposition leader Peter Magyar says Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded his election loss in a phone call.

"Teenage dreams so hard to beat"❤️ #5debutalbums7579

Current status of the Strait of Hormuz dispute

Two johnnies out with the most protestors are normal people who don’t want to see disruption and the government have millions for ‘other things’ there is of course a flood of support for them saying this. I’d say we are underestimating the support for the fash in Ireland tbh. Growing like cancer

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BREAKING: Massive Attack musician Robert Del Naja defies the unlawful ban on Palestine Action. He said “the actions of Palestine Action were highly patriotic, because they were pretty much protecting our country from getting involved in serious war crimes, and breaking international law."

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On the Muslim Sisters of Éire Facebook page. Totally normal protester behaviour. Definitely great to support people like this

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.

Disabled ppl have been protesting the Irish govt for €400 to help with the cost of living crisis after cuts last budget that went to hospitality sector tax cuts A few right wing business owners block traffic because they own heavy machinery, suddenly the govt has hundreds of millions of euro spare

If polling is accurate, the man who has run Hungary for 16 years may be about to lose power. Europe's right-wing populists are taking note - and no one is watching closer than Trump, writes Matt Frei. Read our latest newsletter: channel4news.substack.com/p/why-hungar...

👀 #Hungary 🇭🇺

Never forget

"You can't hear the image." The image

On this day in 1998 the Belfast Agreement was signed. A producer at Sky News, Kieran Devaney, needed a headline and came up with Good Friday Agreement. Nobody says Belfast Agreement anymore.

The Pope’s response to being threatened by the Pentagon? - Cancelled his July 4th US visit. - Spending our 250th birthday on an island where African migrants wash ashore. - Told Catholics to call their reps and demand an end to the Iran war. The first American pope. He will NOT be bullied by Trump!

getting fingered by mr tayto would be insane

#OtD 8 Apr 2013 former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died. Street parties spontaneously broke out across the country. Pictured: Thatcher being welcomed to hell by one of her good friends and supporters, serial paedophile Jimmy Savile stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1076...

A 2 0 battering but...#YNWA

Here we go! Up the Reds❤️