Former Irish Ambassador Bobby McDonagh argues that statements made by Catherine Connolly would be picked up by important Irish allies as being anti-EU.

Delighted by this Guardian review of The Traitors Circle: the Rebels Against the Nazis and the Spy Who Betrayed Them, which it calls “excellent” and “a propulsive story of German resistance” - and by this paragraph which very much captures what I was trying to achieve with this book

The former ambassador says while it is tempting to give up or throw in the towel as the world implodes, the European Union must remain a beacon of humanity. www.thejournal.ie/readme/europ...

We must not avert our eyes from Gaza. Former ambassador Bobby McDonagh says the horrors of what has happened in Gaza are tough to witness, but we cannot turn our backs.

Ireland’s home is in the European Union. Never more obvious or important

Excellent, as always, from @bobbymcdonagh.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Excellent as ever from @nathalietocci Trump’s US doesn’t just think Europe is obsolete – it wants to see it dead

Important wake up call for Europe from Nathalie Tocci Greenland is testing Europe’s willingness to stand up to Trump. It’s failing

Ireland is breaking the link between economic activity and climate change. Over the past decade, we halved the amount of CO2 emissions produced for every € of economic activity. Our greenhouse gas intensity is now among the lowest in Europe. 🇮🇪🌍 ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...

More good news about Ireland from @drmarkhenry.bsky.social . Less than 2% of our teenagers smoke every week

The former ambassador to Ireland says the international community cannot forget the thousands of Ukrainian children taken from their families into Russia.

Attended impactful seminar today about the 20,000+ Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, deprived of both family and identity. A blatant war crime, similar to abductions prosecuted at Nürembourg

#shouldertoshoulder Come on Ireland!

Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social is spot on

Delighted to join Bluesky today. Musk has ruined X as platform for civil and informed conversations