Having a flashback to when a senior Garda contacted my college in Oxford to try to get me expelled because of my conviction Then head of the college former DPP Ken McDonald told me about it in a slightly embarrassed tone Funnily enough, he also had a conviction for drug dealing

@sarahmaintains.bsky.social hoping everyone stays safe. Sending love and solidarity ❤️✊🏼🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️

"cancel culture" was an overblown thing where some people got fired for sexually harassing their employees and others got yelled at on Twitter. The conservative version, which some claim as an inevitable counterbalance, is doxxing & death threats for making fun of self-proclaimed white supremacists.

2003: Michael D with Catherine Connolly (and her two sons out of pic) in a protest against the disastrous war on Iraq. 📸 Joe Shaughnessy #Áras25

Apologize for retweeting the same article twice but - and I say this with no hint of irony - this is a pretext to the single largest, easily litigated lawsuit in human history. This is an egregious violation of IP law, law protected quite literally & specifically by the Constitution. Total insanity.

“Surrogate marketing, where non-alcoholic products are branded with alcohol-related brand names, has provided an opportunity for…brands to continue to expose consumers to #alcohol marketing wthout technically marketing alcohol. A notable example is _____a non-alcoholic brand….” #spéirghorm #EU

Irish pharmacists are very supportive if you ask for a non-Teva substitute. Stock shortages might mean they still occasionally have to dispense Teva but they will try their best to respect your wishes. Never put your health at risk if a substitute isn't available.

it's complete bullshit to be forcing anyone do be doing 'volunteer' work, regardless of if they're a doctor or not.

It doesn't matter if you're into food and restaurants, this is a must-read on the importance of fact-checking and subject-matter experts (and a mini exposé on how a particular food enterprise in Dublin is capitalising on its absence in Irish media). www.allthefood.ie/single-post/...

Another win for The Ditch and BDS. After The Ditch uncovered evidence the Marianne Danica was transporting 18 containers of artillery projectiles to Israel, the people of Cabo Verde said: No. Cabo Verde has refused the ship harbour. We will continue.

Not sure if maps are satire. Can't tell anymore these day.

Who’s responsible for probably the greatest environmental disaster this century in Ireland? Nobody! What caused it? Nothing! What are we going to learn from it…? Just take a guess… www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

There’s a simple solution to this. Right to work upon entry, for a limited time and subject to booking the registration appointment and attending it when scheduled www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

Laissez la belle arménienne accompagner votre soirée…💕

Interesting dynamic last night: Connolly's certainty forced the two centrists to follow her lead on how to talk about issues. It shows the value of not having to platform a hard right candidate like Steen. The centre really has no view, and this is the vacuum that the far right are trying to fill.

“Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health & well-being of himself & of his family incldng food, clothing, housing & medical care…necessary social services, & the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age…” #spéirghorm

“We used to build public housing. We stopped building public housing in 2009. That was an ideological decision. Now we go from crisis to crisis.” @catherinegalway.bsky.social #Aras25 #Áras25 #Tonightvmtv

Probably the biggest lesson of the Holocaust is that so many of those who perpetrated it, from politicians to prison camp guards, simply went home. They were never held to account for their active part in one of the greatest crimes against humanity in history.

The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%. (Published May)

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift.ie

Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age." She was 78.

Smears and threats against lawyers representing people seeking asylum ramp up. “Solicitors play a vital role in the administration of justice and any threat to them is an attack on the legal rights of every person,” said a Law Society spokesperson. More here www.dublininquirer.com/smears-and-t...

Just 2 gun rights advocates sitting behind a wall of bulletproof glass while enjoying a memorial for a gun rights advocate who got murdered by a gun.

"I heard [the manager] tell [the senior editor] that he should only use Maebh as a last resort until this thing had blown over," the broadcaster told the WRC earlier. Colm Ó Mongáin tells tribunal he heard RTÉ manager warn over giving shift work to video editor www.independent.ie/irish-news/b...

Opinion: The budget will show if Government is serious about a 'step change' for disabled people jrnl.ie/6801506

The last remaining Black opinion columnist on the Washington Post fired for...condemning gun violence? Quoting Kirk's own words? She was fired for practicing journalism while Black.

Again, a reheating of Linehan's transphobic views, and not one quote from a trans person or group.

Every time the Government takes a hatchet to the legal system to mollify the insurance industry, we're promised that premia will come down. Every time, they go up instead. And the insurance lobby will say if they just do *one more thing*, etc. etc. www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Whoever invents noise-cancelling headphones that just block out TikToks on public transport will make a fortune and they need to get their damn finger out

The IAI is firmly against genocide and the destruction of cultural heritage. We have added our name to the list of archaeologists calling for the EAA to boycott Israel and we encourage all our members to do the same. The deadline to add your name is TODAY. buff.ly/x0EoTpR

Dear colleagues, some concerning news has been circulating this week in relation to the 2025 @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social Annual Meeting (Belgrade Virtual). We, the IAI Board, believe it is important to acknowledge & share this info. Please see the full statement, with links, here: buff.ly/8YG0WmV

He’s back

We're holding a table quiz next month in aid of our Gazan colleagues -- get your table booked ASAP, we're filling up fast!

Cowardice. Farage couldn't ask for a greater gift than Keir Starmer.

Someone needs to go to prison for this.

Not for the first time, a client has instructed me to withdraw a Join Spouse visa application because the DOJ's excessive delay in processing it has led to the marriage's breakdown. The supposed special protection of marriage in the Irish Constitution is a sick joke sometimes.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: Terence Wheelock my.uplift.ie/petitions/du... @uplift.ie

Today Reuters TV journalism contractor Hussam al-Masri was killed by Israel in an attack on a hospital, and I actually can't believe the words I've just typed. #STOPKILLINGJOURNALISTS

Tá sceitiminí orainn! Ná bí buartha muna mbeidh tú ag an bPicnic Leictreach mar go mbeidh DJ JT linn beo sa stiuideó lena seit Mansa Musa an Satharn seo ar 'Afra-Éire' @raidionalife.bsky.social ! Bí linn ansin 🎧🌸

The mainstreaming of far right discourse 2015 to 2025 in two pictures. The first is from a right wing troll that caused widespread outrage. The second is a supposedly serious journalist just asking questions

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March tomorrow at 2pm from the Garden of Remembrance, for #JusticeForHarvey and all the children that have been failed by the state. Come with friends, family, neighbours, etc. There needs to be a full public inquiry into CHI. #RecallTheDáil #ResignHarris

Genuinely loving all the international replies of people going, "Lol those are also the colours of the French flag!" but, guys, this is Northern Ireland and the guy in that photo is sectarian murderer Jonny Adair

Ireland Welcomes Ortega

The Brits must be planning on murdering a shitload of women, children, and journalists

How on earth does a right wing extremist who is encouraging people to engage in criminal damage still retain his MBE? Especially when he posts a 4 year old image apparently featuring former UDA leader Adair. 🤔

Oh yes, this type of thing has not previously been problematic in any part of the UK. Not at all.

This has to end now.

You know what never gets old? People in inflatable t-rex suits visiting t-rex skeletons in museums

The CEOs of the country's lowest-paying large companies made $17.2 million on average last year. Their workers made $35,570.