David Gray is absolutely shite, awful singing voice and song-writing talent so awful that he rips off his own songs.

CNN visits a Nazi town in Arkansas (Fixed that for ya Donie)

Post your favourite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.

I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed. Here are the words she left behind: www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...

Wishing President Connolly well during her term! #Aras25

So proud of my father for all the passion, courage,care and vision he brought to the last 14 years as President of Ireland. Both my parents have always been driven by a deep wide love for Ireland & the world, for people, planet & possibilities. Looking forward to their next chapter! #Grá #spiergirm

1/2 One last Michael D memory before his second term as President ends. I last saw him the night he was elected. I have not met him since, never went up to the Aras at all. And that's grand. I don't really approve of party members in the Aras anyway - the President is above party politics.

In Michael D Higgins we have been lucky to have a President for the last 14 years who not only had such a keen appreciation of history but in labour history, not least during the decade of centenaries. It’s easy to take it for granted now but I always thought how easily that might not have been so.

One of the best things I ever did during my time in politics was acting as Director of Elections for MIchael D in 2011 / #Aras11. It was a great honour to be asked to do so by his team and my constituency and I will never forget that time. I wish you well in retirement, Mr President!

Why. The. Fuck. are peoole I follow here amplfying fascist / tech-bro racist propaganda. You've spread their message further. Job done as far as they're concerned. Cop the fuck on to yourselves.

It was fascism and race hate that the government of Ireland has refused to address in any meaningful way. These people have been weaponising fire against immigrants for several years.

We would also like an explanation as to why organisations that ran Magdelene Laundries in Ireland have a say in what happens to sex workers. Client criminalisation has pushed sex work underground in Ireland and increased violence against sex workers. www.thenational.scot/news/2557575...

It is an utter stain on so-called polite society that the GC movement is platformed, legitimised and coddled. They are fundamentalist extremists who want to obliterate an entire class of people just because of who they are. Their entire movement is about destroying existences

This. Is. Fascism.

If you're still regularly on Twitter - particularly if you're a political party, a corporation or a media organisation - you're contributing to this.

We're continuing to highlight the work of SWAI. In April 2023, Geila Ibram, a sex worker in Limerick, was murdered. Along with other sex worker organisations, we held a vigil outside the Department of Justice to highlight the lack of concern about sx workers' safety in Ireland.

An icon. May she rest in peace. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Otd in 2012 Savita Halappanavar died after being refused a life-saving abortion in Ireland. Her death led to huge demonstrations and helped put Ireland on the road to legalisation of abortion in a referendum in 2018. This is the story of that movement: isj.org.uk/irelands-abo...

The Crown Office is correct here. In Ireland, over the 8 years since client criminalisation was introduced, only 15 people have been prosecuted for the purchase of sex. Many more sex workers have been prosecuted during that time. The law is a failure! www.thenational.scot/news/2548108...

Aontú = Fashtú

This time we had political correspondents using references from the Hunger Games references in their social media posts when nominations were being decided... saw the same stuff when I worked in Leinster House - certain pol corrs treat politics like show business. #Aras25

Even this morning, Miriam O'Callaghan was *still* pushing the line that Paul Murphy is Catherine Connolly’s campaign manager. Not a good look at all to keep erasing Béibhinn O'Connor’s hard work & massive effort. And honestly reflects badly on RTÉ’s standards of research & reporting. #Áras25

Theres some rather sick and twisted spoiled ballots being shared here. Thats Declan Ganley and Peter Tobins constituency and if the media don't make them own it they're failing in their jobs

Dunno if sharing photos of the violent threats and hatred on spoiled votes and thereby giving those gowls the audience and coverage they want their otherwise mainly unseen messages to get is great tbh

First few official results now coming in for #aras25: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The literal only reason to spoil your vote in an elaborate way is to spread your message. Please stop helping the fash. #aras25

Why the hell are people posting such fateful fascist scrawling on spoiled election ballots? We all know it's horrendous - why the fuck are people amplifying such hatred? Does nobody think there may be African, Indian and LGBTIQ+ people here reading and seeing people amplify this stuff???? #Aras25

The adjudication of the spoiled ballots will be a total chore given the amount. Hopefully it won't delay the first count. At least there won't be a fear of of adjudicators making an error and taking one of the candidates out, or too much arguing over a spoiled vote indicating a preference. #Aras25

In my view, Roisin Murphy is a has-been looking for attention via hate. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

The bill we have co-created does not decriminalise violence against sex workers, including rape, exploitation, or trafficking. The current client criminalisation and brothel-keeping laws have failed and have actively made the lives of current sex workers worse. universitytimes.ie/2025/10/sex-...

"The Irish Times view on insipid and establishmentarian editorials" #Aras25

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.

Further coverage of the launch of our decriminalisation of sex work bill. The bill was co-created by several sex workers' rights advocates and centres the health and needs of sex workers. gcn.ie/decriminalis...

I simply cannot be arsed with this debate or campaign. What's the point? HH is not going to be President. #Aras25

I really wish these dirty fascists would get their hands off my country's flag.

Folks, using SS imagery to criticise the state of Israel is not the way to go. There's been some stuff getting posted just now on my timeline by people who really, really should know a lot better.

I've decided to switch off from the #Aras25 circus, it's just so pathetic to see the HH campaign sink to where its sunk to. It's not even interesting to watch as a veteran political anorak.

Press release: Decriminalisation of sex work bill launched by TD Ruth Coppinger The bill was co-created by Red Umbrella Éireann, the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland and the Street Workers Collective.

Posting this again because it seems timely. #Aras25

"Exitcote"

As a Dublin Bay North voter, #Aras25 is going to be my fastest ballot in many years. Just one preference going on my paper, no transfers. In the past 15 years, our ballot papers have been very long and a look at the transfer combinations and permutations has been needed. Not this time!

We're continuing to celebrate the work of SWAI over the years. In 2019 we launched our #DecrimForSafety and #SupportSafeSexWork hashtags to highlight the need for laws and policies that keep sex workers safe. We all deserve to feel safe in our jobs.

Getting sick of all the suck about #Aras25. Look this is really, really simple - Catherine Connolly is Continuity Michael D. If you voted for him, then vote for her. Anything she has done, he would have done.

Catherine Connolly loves the oul' bowl of coddle and singsongs about Dublin in the rare oul' times... #SmearTheBejaysis

Catherine Connolly cheers for Tipp in the hurling and the Dubs in the football!

I know of committed Labour Party members who are barristers representing SF deputies, and vice versa. Barristers are officers of the court and are impartial. #Aras25