It's all just so frustrating and predictable, isn't it? For years people have been warning of the far right rising in Ireland and we've been laughed at and dismissed by the media and the government. In turn, the govt. have not acted, have treated right wing agitators with kid gloves.

The young girl in question was in the care of Tusla, an agency with more scandals than I can count but the focus will now be on immigration and the riots and not the failure of a govt. agency whose explicit job it is to keep children safe. Rioters, you're yelling at the wrong buildings.

There will be statements today about how various ministers are "horrified" at what happened last night, but they won't be horrified enough to push for prosecutions for hate speech, to actually take action to improve the housing crisis that agitators are using to whip up fear and resentment, etc.

It is convenient for the govt. to have people fighting among themselves and not rioting outside the Dáil about the scandalous delay in the children's hospital, the way they turned certain areas into ghettos and then washed their hands of them, the way they prioritise landlords above families, etc.

Am watching the #Aras25 election with interest and as an Albannach from the Brexit-ravaged lands of NorthBritain. Heard Catherine Connolly on @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social and she came across very well. Then learn that her opponent supports fox hunting(?!). That & this headline should see CC win.

Others have noted that this doesn’t have anything to say about who rioters were. But neither does it have a single word to say about the terrified people inside City West who were the intended targets of the mob’s violence

Catherine Connolly being a barrister should be covered by the press - to highlight how impressive it is that she succeeded in the profession in Ireland without family legal connections & being not from a upper middle class background. Astoundingly difficult in the period she would have been training

I think Ireland should pride itself that people consider uprooting and starting new lives here. It wasn't too long ago that people were leaving this country in their droves for new pastures elsewhere.

The group's activities have included People Protected Bike Lanes, Die-ins & slow cycle protests. Since 2021, I BIKE Dublin and Monthly Cycles have organised the monthly Critical Mass cycles in Dublin city - a fun and leisurely cycle around the city centre with some great tunes! #CriticalMassDub

The Central Bank is under much greater obligation to facilitate the issue of these Bonds than Catherine Connolly ever was to rep Banks in eviction cases and yet I’m confident that the usual suspects will ignore the obvious as usual.

The smearing didn't go down well with the voters. The undecided moved to Catherine Connolly, and Catherine didn't lose any votes. Park for a minute who you want to win. Can we not have nasty politics again please? @simonharrisireland.bsky.social

I’m in Australia, but looking for an Amazon alternative I haven’t found better than the Irish bookstore @kennysbookshop.bsky.social - I often get discounts that effectively cover shipping, delivery times are good, and they ain’t Jeff. :-)

Decision time.

Ok no more procrastination doodling today...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie

My solidarity with trans people isn’t at odds with Reproductive Justice — it’s integral to it. I will keep using inclusive language. I will keep including trans people in my work. Our liberation is bound together. Are you coming along?

The same forces attacking abortion access are attacking gender-affirming care — both rooted in control. We can’t stop at abortion access. We have to dig injustice out at the root, not just when it touches our own gardens.

Pregnant women are people. “Pregnant people” doesn’t erase cis women’s experiences with pregnancy — it expands the frame. It helps make all reproductive health safer and more accessible for everyone.

“I was with you, until you said ‘pregnant people.’” I get this a lot. I’m an abortion provider, and the CEO and President of an org known for abortion advocacy. Let’s talk about why I use inclusive language — and why I’m not stopping. 🧵

The terrible truth of the Irish state's complicity in apartheid Israel's genocide of Palestinian. Our government is not representing us, or upholding international law. #SanctionsNow Ireland is the world's second-largest importer of Israeli goods. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

The Presidency should be an office for an active, brave and imaginative woman, and not a socket for a totem pole. - John M Kelly, at various times a FG TD and Constitutional Lawyer, as recalled by Dr Donal Coffey of Maynooth University and very slightly edited by me. #Áras25 #gender #language

“We used to build public housing. We stopped building public housing in 2009. That was an ideological decision. Now we go from crisis to crisis.” @catherinegalway.bsky.social #Aras25 #Áras25 #Tonightvmtv

Catherine Connolly will be a great president 💪💚☘️ #Aras25 #retpt #rteprimetime

My branch colleague has asked that I help him share his endorsement of Catherine Connolly as a disability activist. I'd appreciate you taking a moment of your time to hear his thoughts. GRMA #Spéirgorm

The Final Debate is on Prime Time at 9:30 pm tonight. Tune in and show your support. Your vote is your voice. On 24th October, vote for a strong voice, independent of Government. Vote Catherine Connolly #1

There is that.

Nice one @catherinegalway.bsky.social! A great excuse to reconnect, use your franchise & support a great candidate for Irish President. Too busy building community, energy & hope with the fantastic Catherine Connolly campaign to mud-sling ✨🤩☘️🫶🏾🇮🇪 #spéirghorm #IrishPol #Áras25 #Connolly

I used to cycle in Dublin and I both loved but also dreaded it due to lack of infrastructure. Prioritizing cyclists'd improve traffic,air quality, mental and physical health. During the pandemic, cycling paths were created between Blackrock and Dun Laoghaire which was bare minimum...a nice photo op.

Quite apart from the fact that CC was required to represent her clients by the standards of her profession, the idea that you can't criticise an institution you represented in a professional capacity is nonsense. It allows for no nuance, growth, or change. #spéirgorm

What is rarely mentioned is 'digging out foxes' - when terriers are sent in after foxes... regulations were introduced in Ireland in 1998 to 'regulate' it but they are unenforceable and unenforced. naturewatch.org/campaigns/wi...

She said she tends to be a “worrier” and sitting in packed courthouses, watching people being evicted from their homes as a “direct consequence of govt policy”. “People had to emigrate,” she said - some took their own lives - “directly consequent on government policy.”

Catherine Connolly has just done a doorstep. ➡️ “Deeply disappointed” to be talking about barrister work instead of debating visions for presidency. ➡️ Says HH should withdraw her remarks to Sunday Indo. ➡️ Work on repossession cases “absolutely impacted” her. (1/2) @virginmedianews.bsky.social

If former poachers could be taught to raise butterflies as an alternative and sustainable livelihood,couldn't fox hunters and Heather Humphreys be taught an alternative that involves respect and care for the environment and the beings in it? #connolyforpresident #Áras25 @virginmedianews.bsky.social

All the coverage is of the Israeli captives released from Gaza, zero about the Palestinian bodies returned by apartheid Israel with clear signs of torture and execution. Israel doesn't even try to hide these crimes because of total impunity. #FreeThemAll www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

I'd love to know what absolute galaxy brain in FG decided that the way to take down CC was on her barrister work around housing, given their shameful record on the subject. Like, what the hell were you thinking?

RTE finally had a barrister on this morning who confirmed that barristers are 1) required to take clients in their area of expertise and 2) have a duty of confidentiality and shouldn't talk about their own cases. FG is undermining the rule of law with their attacks. #Aras25 #SpeirGorm

Open Letter by scientists to the Council: "Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”. Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025, 2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets. zenodo.org/records/1739...

We all need to get out and vote for a President who will represent Ireland with pride, courage, and integrity. This Friday, October 24th, vote for a strong, independent voice. Vótáil Catherine Connolly 1

Cab driver says he's voting for Catherine Connolly because "she's highly intelligent and speaks Irish." This election is done! #Aras25

Packed crowd at Vicar Street for the Get Out The Vote rally for Catherine Connolly. Heather Humphreys and Fine Gael want to suppress the turnout of young and working class voters. The answer is to turn out in massive numbers in rejection of their fear and smear campaign.

The best thing Humphreys could do for herself during the TV debate is to start with an apology to Catherine Connolly , directly from her. It won’t change any election outcome, however she may leave with some dignity and leave Fine Gael in a heap.

“I never evicted anybody from their house." - Heather Humphreys

In the final days of the campaign, @irishtimes.com is getting quite confused...

Business as usual has given us 2 Irelands. Public squalor and private wealth gives us damaged ecosystems, mountains stripped of plant life, #DerelictIreland 16,000 officially homeless, child poverty, poor public services, right wing marches, scoliosis. It doesn’t have to be like this. #Vote CCFP

Being paid as a Minister in a government that voted to seal the mother and Baby home records was capitalising on thousands of vulnerable innocent people's misfortunes. #Áras2025 #Aras2025 #SpeirGorm

As another of the leaders of Scrap the Green Paper can confirm the fear and harm these proposals caused. HH ignored our requests to meet or to accept a petition signed by thousands of Disabled people. And since this there has been a marked increase in reviews of DA recepients, to punish us

Some people sincerely feel that: — Migrants are destroying communities. It’s still racist. — LGBT folk are corrupting children. It’s still homo/transphobic. — Disabled people are burdens in workplaces. It’s still ableist. Emotional sincerity without critical reflection makes dangerous politics.

This averages out at a violation roughly every four hours, around the clock, continuously since 10 October. At what point do we stop calling it a ceasefire when Israel has just literally not ceased firing

Wtf is a TEST of a ceasefire?!?!??!?

Presidential election candidate @catherinegalway.bsky.social cycling through #Salthill with a group of supporters. Sunday 19th October 2025.