Not sure if this is horseshoe theory in action or if he's just a piece of shit

Maybe Ireland's worsening far-right problem will solve itself

"For Jennings, who turned 45 in June..." Good Lord www.irishtimes.com/sport/athlet...

Amid the tricolours of Dublin’s inner city, 50 faith communities are doing vital work www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

A missile battery in west Dublin, a French warship in Dublin bay and gardai equipped with anti drone guns are among the security measures planned or under consideration during the upcoming EU presidency www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Twitter right now is a fetid swamp of creeps trying the excuse the attempted murder of infant children in Drogheda

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

This is a really worrying move

"The sand in and around the city of approximately 400,000 is so caked with blood that you can see evidence of the RSF’s war crimes via satellite imagery, according to Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL)." Zeteo's Peter Rothpletz in today's First Draft morning newsletter, on Sudan:

Ireland’s ties to Nato are under threat due to “recent political shifts in Irish leadership”, the former UK military chief said in an apparent reference to the presidential election. It's part of an increasingly trend of UK criticisism of Irish defence policy www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...

As far as I know this is the first time Unifil troops have shot down an Israeli drone (despite many incidents). Maybe new rules of engagement? www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

A sitting Dublin city councillor has posted a call for "ethnic cleansing". Don't call them far right though

The guards on the front line at citywest tonight deserve a huge amount of credit.

In Saggart tonight there's a large group of masked men who just want to protect women and children who also happened to be determined to murder a hotel full of women and children

I have an awful sinking feeling about this protest in Saggart tonight. The rhetoric on far right channels has been extremely violent all day.

‘Young people are at Mass here every night’: Chaplain stabbed at barracks on military faith www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

Have you ever been subject to a scam call? www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

It was a pleasure to talk to Fr Paul Murphy during our visit to UN Post 245. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

‘We were raised up with the Irish since 1978, and suddenly they are pulling out’ www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

‘I’ll have to tell my husband I’ve lost all our money’: Calls reveal trauma of Irish scam victims www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

ANOTHER FAR-RIGHT MICRO-PARTY?! THAT'S OUR BEST IDEA?

Half of all sanctions against doctors in Ireland concealed from public www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...

I think people who pose a danger to the public are newsworthy. But I also think following severely mentally ill people so you can photograph them rolling around on the ground is incredibly grim behaviour.

Israel is now parading Irish citizens in front of cameras while its security minister, a convicted terrorist, stands and berates them www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

"Attwood opened the conference by talking about his own experiences with demonic forces, including a claim...someone beamed a voice into his head using 'voice to skull' technology that instructed him to 'kill your children.'" this was a wild ride www.wired.com/story/conspi...

How a doctor, who didn't understand basic medical terms or know how to perform an injection, was able to keep his licence in Ireland www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

The investigation, conducted alongside 50 international media organisations, identified dozens of cases of doctors prevented from practising in one country, but continuing to work in another. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

Far-right Catholics freaking out about the Pope doing normal Pope things will always be entertaining. The Pope blessed some water? Can you even imagine?

Ireland could work with other EU countries to build up drone defences, Taoiseach says www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Would be nice to hear the candidates push back against this notion that Dublin is some sort of dystopian hell hole

Crime is wrong - Heather Humpries

Russian flagged cargo ship "RCC Stargazer" sailing from Arkhangelsk, appeared in the Irish sea today. Current listed destination Iskenderun, Turkey.

I know what you're thinking and no, that's not how they rescued him. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

Pittsburgh Steelers player assaulted and robbed in Dublin ahead of NFL game www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

My suggested headline of "Handbags at dawn" was rejected out of hand. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

The businessman behind online “malicious smears” about presidential candidate Jim Gavin was successfully sued for almost €500,000 last year for spreading defamatory claims on social media. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

#defence #russia Russian warship parked itself 12 km off the south Danish coast, turned off its position broadcasting beacon (AIS) so the ship disappeared from ship tracking platforms. Meanwhile Denmark saw odd drone behaviours by major airports.

This but with the NFL and Dublin

New laws needed to tackle ‘shadow-fleet’ threat, says Department of Defence official www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

"Hey Maria, Michael McDowell here. just seeing I've a few missed calls from you. What's up?"

yea, he really went to town on him.

same thing happened to douglas hyde if I remember correctly

It was some suspicious luggage which was later deemed safe...

The Defence Forces' Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, aka the bomb squad, is on the way to Dublin airport following the discovery of a suspicious item in the lugagge of a departing passengers. Terminal 2 evacuated and flights suspended.

The cooperation between the UK & Irish militaries during Yantar's "visit" to the Irish Sea last November, gets a mention in this report. As has been well documented, Yantar spent at least some of its time within the Irish EEZ, while hovering over a critically important gas interconnector.

Against law, the Courts Service website published names of some people seeking asylum by “error”. A spokesperson says it has revised its processes to make sure it won’t happen again. But on Tuesday, some applicants’ names remained on its website.

Bear with me, I anticipate your disagreement. There is a clear pattern to the advice given to those who want to press back against rising racism. What it boils down to is that if you point out that racism is often being dressed up as “legitimate concerns” you will alienate people. /1