I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.

First article of 2026 out. "India’s security approach and its space in global politics", with Vidushi Kaushik (lead author), @dublincityuni.bsky.social, in Revista UNISCI, Universidad Complutense de Madrid - issue focused on India's new role in Global Politics. www.unisci.es/indias-secur...

We all dread the arrival of our monthly electricity and gas energy bills And the govt task force hasn’t bothered their backsides www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

If you're a victim of repeated flooding, you need to start looking at land use upstream. One of these sponges up vast amounts of water, releasing it slowly, the other does not. One reduces flooding, the other *increases* it. Without addressing this core driver, it'll just keep on getting worse.

Downing Street has rejected the prospect of rejoining an EU customs union after an official from the bloc said Brussels would have an “open mind” to discussing it

More than 12,000 homes are needed in Gaeltacht communities to meet EU minimum standard, an analysis on a new website has suggested. jrnl.ie/6943165t

Around Banbridge tomorrow night? I will be in the Town Hall at 7pm, with Prof Colin Harvey @cjharvey1.bsky.social of QUB. Talking about my research on the UK subvention and the possible economic costs and benefits of a united Ireland. Report here all-islandeconomy.com/analysing-th...

A good read. Instead of discount on rates, follow Manchester’s example and double rates on empty units, 4 times normal the following year, then 8 times- followed by CPOs if landlords do not pay. Rents drop, units, and houses get filled. Everyone benefits (except the existing institutional landlords

Jeffrey Epstein sent money to Mandelson’s husband after prison release, emails reveal

Al Jazeera denounces YouTube's submission to the ban of its broadcast in Israel and calls for adherence to international conventions.

For the Irish times to publish this article, without mentioning that Ray Bassett argued that the Republic should have seriously considered leaving the EU, is to seriously mis-represent this quote. The truth is the opposite. The UK Govt was reckless about Northern Ireland and the EU was positive

A great opportunity to work with the Human Rights Consortium on a Bill of Rights for NI. Further information here: www.humanrightsconsortium.org/job-advertis...

The Telegraph’s political editor is saying, more subtly, what others are saying brutally.

NTA continues to force Irish Rail to stay on X despite child sexual abuse material scandal Irish and international experts have said social media platform X was generating child sexual abuse material, as well as nonconsensual "undressing" images of adults, but the National Transport Authority…

It tells you everything you need to know that Reform are parachuting in a rent-an-extremist - this isn't about representing the people of Gorton and Denton, it's about using this place as a platform for their careers. Manchester will show him the door.

A former scholar of the far right will stand as a far-right candidate in the U.K. Anyone who knows Matt, or has followed his career, will not be surprised by this. It is, nevertheless, a good reminder that the tides have turned and the grift is moving (far) right these days, also within academia.

Please. This is absurd. Europe can certainly deter Russia and defend itself if its focused and determined. Perpetuating a sense of European helplessness may help Rutte bureaucratically but its 1. wrong 2. prevents action. 3. willfully blind: the US ain't coming to defend Europe.

The most shocking bit of this ... Former Met Police Chief John Stevens, who led an official investigation into state collusion in Northern Ireland "once said that of 210 people arrested during his enquiries, only three were not state agents". www.bbc.com/news/article...

But it won't be. The draft strategy has been with Seán Canney for 9 months. Even if it's approved soon, there's nothing to suggest that it won't be implemented at the same glacial pace. Meanwhile, they've cancelled the pilot which was supposed to deliver cameras last year.

This is also likely to add further misery to Labour’s fortunes in Scotland and Wales next May.

This has always been the Brexitist goal - to put the UK under US standards, and Washington recognises, after years of having its standards shunned for Europe's, an opportunity: An insinkable low-standards aircraft carrier on Europe's doorstep. #AirstripOne 1

Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions – softened seemingly at Davos – have transformed attitudes in the EU and compressed timelines for decoupling from the United States. bit.ly/4qe2YjL

Not a surprise, but absolutely stark

For the people in the back

Support for Fianna Fáil has dropped to its lowest level since the 2024 general election, according to a new opinion poll. jrnl.ie/6937651

Clancy has travelled to Ukraine to visit and talk to officials there. He said that while individual nations may be focused on their own issues, as a unit the #EUMC sees the Ukrainian struggle with Russia as the key issue that must be focused on. (The Journal) #Ireland

I'm sure this post won't annoy anyone in Northern Ireland

The first instincts of someone in the BBC news editorial team when confronted with this story appear to have been ‘don’t mention the video’.

358 806 signatures for the full suspension of the EU-Israel association, more than 1/3 of what is needed and 4 of the 7 countries needed over 100%. tinyurl.com/mv8fzdhu ☑️Belgium 103% ☑️Finland 100.5% ☑️France 296% Ireland 58.7% Italy 79.8% Netherlands 31% Poland 51.4% ☑️Spain 111.9% Sweden 81.6%

Fianna Fáil at 15 is some drop from the 22% in the GE only fourteen months ago Social Democrats on 10, that party’s highest ever poll rating

Latest RED C @businesspost poll sees FF fall again, as SF & Soc. Dems make gains. Sinn Féin 24% +2 Fine Gael 18% +1 Fianna Fáil 15% -3 Independent 13% -1 Soc. Dems 10% +2 Labour 5% +1 Aontú 5% -1 Ind. Ireland 4% = PBP-Solidarity 3% = Green Party 2% -1 Net: Other 1%

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "I just saw a video of more than 6 masked agents pummeling one of our constituents and shooting him to death. How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?"

France’s ban on forever chemicals, approved by lawmakers in February 2025, bans the production, import or sale of any product for which an alternative to PFAS already exists. Some industrial exemptions remain, but the move sets a regulatory benchmark. buff.ly/3oByrhc #ShareGoodNewsToo

Ireland can’t claim to be The Greatest Country in the World, but if you have diabetes here, you qualify for the HSE’s Long-Term Illness Scheme, which provides insulin for *free*. The scheme is not means tested. It might count as socialism though, so some in the US might find it offensive.

What would one call a system that does this? 🤔

Those nations that have accepted the invitation to the Board of Peace are a *lot* less democratic than those that have rejected it.

Some great news to cheer us up for a change!! share.google/xuLjwIfUWk0y...

Has Rutte overstepped? His sycophancy may yet be his downfall.

Outrage is mounting in the US state of Minnesota after ICE agents detained a five-year-old boy during immigration raids in Minneapolis. A school official described the move as “essentially using a five-year-old as bait” jrnl.ie/6936711

“Surrender?” What?

New report explores the future of public service media in the event of a reunified Ireland. The research argues that a new public media organisation should be considered; future‑facing, regional and democratically accountable. Read more: https://ow.ly/Lzcq50XW8OE

Wait a minute. The grandson of the UK’s most notorious fascist works for Palantir? That’s a bit too on the nose.

Impressive result to top this IMF Skills readiness league which cites tertiary education & lifelong learning programs that help adapt as technology evolves as key. 52.4% of 25-64 y/o Irish people hold a Bachelor's degree or higher, the highest rate globally. UK is outside top 25.

"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%." www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...

If anyone has ever shared an intimate image of you online without your consent, you can report it to a member of @garda.ie or to @hotline-ie.bsky.social >> www.hotline.ie You can also seek support from a #RapeCrisis Centre >> www.rapecrisisireland.ie #OnlineSafety #SexualViolence #SurvivorSupport

President Emmanuel Macron: “Where Ukraine was eminently dependent on American intelligence capabilities by an overwhelming majority a year ago, today two-thirds are provided by France. Two-thirds.”

🎵 In Banbridge Town In the County Down One evening Feb the 4th. Ireland's future are hosting a discussion with Professor Colin Harvey & John Doyle on the opportunities, benefits and costs of a United Ireland. Banbridge Town Hall 7pm. @cjharvey1.bsky.social ¦ @johndoyle.bsky.social

Robin Ince has been presenting this popular science show on BBC Radio for 16 years. Transphobia is becoming compulsory the UK.

Fantastic news for @dublincityuni.bsky.social Well done to the faculty and wider community at DCU.