Think that Canada’s border agents, the CBSA, are radically different from ICE? @desmondcole.bsky.social explains how the Canada Border Security Agency works, often in tandem with ICE, to detain and deport migrants, sometimes with lethal consequences. youtu.be/T2WuZY5ViqM

Irish man and humanitarian volunteer Sean Binder has been acquitted of all charges, including membership of a criminal organisation, fraud, money laundering, and smuggling, at a court in Greece this evening jrnl.ie/6928251

How do they get away with this stuff? They’re either purposefully misleading, or just blatantly ignorant to the facts. Family reunification accounts for less than 1% of inward migration to Ireland. It just means a traumatised person gets to be with their spouse or child while they restart their life

A change to Ireland’s immigration policy, which will force refugees to wait three years before they can seek family reunification, has been dubbed “performative cruelty” by Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. #Speirgorm dublinpeople.com/news/northsi...

The UK government signalling they may unblock arms sales to Israel is deeply troubling. Let’s not be fooled by talk of “ceasefires” or “peace.” Israel’s genocide in Gaza has not stopped. Killings have continued. The illegal blockade remains as does the system of apartheid.

"US airlines have filed a formal complaint against Dublin Airport’s passenger cap with the United States Department of Transport, claiming it breaches Ireland’s legal obligations. Responding, the Taoiseach confirmed the Government intends to remove the cap." www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

Apartheid Israel has murdered at least 14 people in Gaza today, 5 of them children. It is bombing Gaza right now. At least 425 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the so-called ceasefire. War crimes committed with total impunity including from our government. #GazaGenocide

"It's not necessarily the app that's making the images... it's people using the app that's making the images. Making images of that sort is reprehensible..." No, people are asking the app to make the images. IT'S A FEATURE. Not a bug.

The legislation is mad. All immigration Judicial Review will now be sent to Dublin Circuit Court? But just immigration, nothing else? A duty on Court Presidents to try and reduce the number of cases taken against the Minister whenever he asks them? It's like it's Jim's personal fiefdom.

I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.

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Great letter in today's Irish Times refuting the ridiculous assertion that standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people is unfairly 'singling out' Israel, in fact the apartheid state is singled out by the so-called international community but for total impunity for its crimes. #FreePalestine

Racism, pure and simple, from our supposed Minister for Justice.

The ease with which sections of the Irish media can be convinced to pivot to shilling for racism and fascism should be causing you all to be very worried indeed.

I'm sickened that the government voted CETA through at 1am last night. It's an anti-people, pro-corporation deal that allows Canadian investment companies to sue us, the Irish people. So a Canadian company can buy up housing & sue the Irish state if we introduce rent controls. #Speirgorm #Speirgorm

Scandalously at 1am, the government has just pushed through a law with far reaching ramifications. It allows them to sign up to a parallel court process only accessible by corporations. There they can sue Ireland if we do anything to interfere with their "right" to profit.

What a ridiculous waste of everyone's time. The world is literally on fire and this is what gets attention and resources??

This is awful news, especially as the state continues to throw money at organisations like Ruhama, who do absolutely nothing except spread bullshit

🤯 Journalist, Munk Debate member, U of T graduate, and recent (unanimously selected) PEN Canada Ken Filkow Prize recipient for her work advancing freedom of expression in Canada, @smohyeddin.bsky.social, is turned away from attending tonight's Munk debate in Toronto. Good grief 🤷

Strong letter in today's Irish Times, we are sick of waiting, the government must enact the full #OccupiedTerritoriesBill with services included, immediately. #EndIsraeliImpunity

Was the Department of Justice using experimental chatbots to give immigration advice? “The public should not be used as guinea pigs, particularly vulnerable groups in a legal process which could be impacted by a chatbot giving an incorrect answer.” www.dublininquirer.c...

Another glorious win for FFG housing policies

As a handful of us have been screaming for a long time now: there is no "ceasefire". The UN security council has approved the further colonisation of Gaza, and Israel is being rewarded for its genocide. It's still the 1700s in the West, we just have phones and cheap dopamine addictions now.

The @theguardian.com runs with "tensions rise", to describe what is in fact unilateral US aggression against a country that poses zero threat to the US or to anyone else.

"Mohamed Suliman...recounts that between 1979 and 1985, the Nimeiri regime implemented 5 IMF structural adjustment programs that forced Sudan to devalue its currency in order to promote exports, reduce public spending and withdraw critical subsidies on fuel and food."

🚨 TAKE ACTION: Tell Basketball Ireland our Women's Team should not play against genocidal Israel #BDS #BanIsrael www.ipsc.ie/action-item/...

Whatever your view on judicial review and NIMBY-ism, this is an appalling attack on the rule-of-law — If a person successfully (successfully!) proves wrongdoing by the state, the state will bankrupt them? Cui bono? Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael conies and the worst days of An Bord Pleanála corruption.

Great letter in today's Irish Times highlighting our government's absolute refusal to reflect the will of the majority of people here who want sanctions on apartheid Israel for its genocidal crimes against Palestinians. They promised they would enact the #OccupiedTerritoriesBill, where is it?

Here's the link to jump straight to the petition. www.horizonottawa.ca/back_off_ford

Great letter in today's Irish Independent. Almost a year after promising to enact the Occupied Territories Bill in the election, our government has yet to do it. We've been waiting for 7 years. #OccupiedTerritoriesBill "Are Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael serious about passing this bill? Where is it?"

Boycott them all. Do not serve them, do not socialise with them, nor render them any assistance whatsoever. There have to be real-world consequences for this naked embrace of racism. No decent person can remain silent, for to do so is to sacrifice our neighbour, and we'll be next.

"What you’re looking at here is economic migration, primarily, and basically, people shouldn’t come to Ireland if they know deep down that they’re not going [to be granted asylum].” - Micheal Martin on Thursday. You may as well have lit the touch-paper yourself, Taioseach.

Wed: “Our migration numbers are too high”-Simon Harris Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’” Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris *Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*

Is this the same asylum system that his party/government set up, that both FF and FG have run for years separately and together, that made millions for themselves and their developer pals, that refugees and NGOs have literally protested against for years because the system is not working and cruel.🤔

Not one of the problems faced by people in Ireland is caused by immigration - every single one of them is a result of over a century of rule by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. As they pivot to naked racism to win over the crayon brigade to prop up their terminally dwindling influence, remember that.

The music blared from the dressing room and beers were claimed from the fridge as Ireland toasted a crucial Nations League playoff success. Carla Ward's side beat Belgium 5-4 on aggregate to secure League A status and guarantee a seeded playoff for the 2027 World Cup qualifiers. jrnl.ie/6858917

Israel is bombing tents again with F35 jets. They commit genocide with impunity. There was no ceasefire, they broke it every single day. They must be held to account. Speak up. Take action. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

Saying that it's "too hard" to get on the Irish president ballot when an independent woman got the entire Irish left to back her, got the biggest vote ever and beat two historically dominant parties is not just wrong - it is breathtakingly offensive and outrageously dishonest. #Aras25 #Speirgorm

Catherine Connolly got more votes than any other president in history - any pol corr or commentator trying to convince you that the story is actually the spoiled votes is showing you their whole arse, and should be treated accordingly.

Bill 212 wasn't enough. Now the Government of Ontario plans to handcuff municipalities from making meaningful decisions about their roads and block the construction of any new bike lanes that would involve road reconfigurations. Read more: www.cycleto.ca/ontario_bann...

A full blown fascist riot results in 6 arrests. 8 women were arrested by the Gardai during the peaceful Mothers Against Genocide protest outside the Dáil. Tells you everything you need to know.

"Serious accountability and MAJOR changes". 🙄 Garron Noone trying to tread the fine line between wanting to be really, really racist and, at the same time, keep the sweet, sweet "influence" dollars flowing in. He is who he told us he was back in March.

The ceasefire was announced last Friday, the Israeli military has already repeatedly violated it. 🧵 jvp.org/wiretwitter

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...

when the hospital budget runs dry but the "Ronald Reagan speeches during baseball games to lobby foreign conservatives" budget is thriving

For the first time since 2006 the state has admitted it allowed munitions – onboard a US war plane authorised by Simon Harris to land at Shannon Airport – to travel through Irish territory on their way to Israel Darragh O’Brien granted the exemption. www.ontheditch.com/state-admits/

This is an incredibly important story👇

Israel’s top officials are openly declaring that they intend to terminate the Gaza ceasefire after they get their hostages back. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israeli-of...