Labour have branded Nigel Farage’s migration attacks "unfunded, unworkable and falling apart in real time." And the classic: "Unserious". They seem very reluctant to say "immoral" or "wrong".

It's disgusting that a man can he prevented from running for President just because nobody has heard of him and he's never done anything or filed the required paperwork

No. It's the election for the Head of State. The person should be known and have experience already. Getting 20 Oireachtas members or 4 local authorities isn't a stretch for anyone who should have the experience and knowledge to take on the role of Uachtarán na hÉireann. #Spéirghorm

Irish EU critics across the spectrum would do well to learn more about the workings, factions, personalities of the EU tbh. The way some people go on like “the EU” is an alien govt forced on us, or vdL is an empress, or make no distinction between S&D Vs EPP commissioners etc looks silly and lazy.

Interesting to see both a certain kind of liberal and a certain kind of leftist say that recognition of Palestine is meaningless. I do not think so, though I think the symbolism alone is wildly insufficient.

These are exactly the questions journalists should be asking Reform now. And asking, and asking, until they get an answer. I’d also like to know if Reform intend to revoke the “treated as settled” status that applies to Irish immigrants, and require them to relinquish their Irish citizenship.

So google maps updated some satellite footage, here’s one single Ukrainian village. One out of thousands

According to French daily Le Figaro, President Emmanuel Macron and his government are considering closing the Israeli consulate in Paris, expelling members of Israel's intelligence services from France, and opening up a French embassy in Ramallah in response to any Israeli action against France.

Good news, better shamefully late than never. Everything is far far far too slow but the once solid wall of western support for Israel by default is eroding brick by brick for many months now.

A deadly drone attack killed more than 70 people on Friday, in the single deadliest attack on the besieged city.

Same day btw

She’ll be very happy with this. Recent hypothetical polling that included Mary Lou in the running had her slightly ahead of Connolly. To be seen how much of that SF support actually transfers but even half of it would be a big boost.

As the Trump admin announces an end to TPS for Syria, I describe the decision as "deeply premature" and tell @washingtonpost.com "the reality is that a country that underwent 14 years of harrowing conflict and 54 years of dictatorship needs time to stabilize." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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Russia fired 40 missiles and around 580 drones at Ukraine in a "massive attack" that killed three and wounded dozens, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said

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i feel people have a issue with mixing up "these groups have loud right-wing voices" with "they are right-wing communities as a whole"

A map of the Israeli proposal to Syria was released by an American think tank, it has Israel -Staying in the Golan. -Staying in Mount Hermon. -Expanding the buffer zone in Quneitra. And would have Syria also concede to -Daraa demilitarized. -Suwayda no-fly zone for the Syrian Air Force.

“Thirty-four vehicles belonging to the Irish Defence Forces have arrived at a co-ordination hub in Rzeszów, southeastern Poland, and are due to be donated to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.“

Damn if only China had some leverage over the primary aggressor in all this.

So generous of Israel, after occupying more of Syria and destroying the entire Syrian navy and air force.

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This will be his view a year from now. Trump will never put pressure on Russia. Ignore, move on. The only deal on offer for Ukraine is “give up + no security guarantees” and they’ll keep fighting as long as that’s the case. Meanwhile Russia exchanges *extraordinary* casualties for inches of land.

Any bets on the next Eoin Hayes revelation? Maybe he was somehow in the RIC, or did transition year in North Korea.

I love how every new Eoin Hayes scandal features this headshot of him looking like he’s finding out live on air

President Michael D Higgins said some of the EU's strongest members are "deciding to stay silent in watching emaciated children in what is a human, manmade, really atrocious infliction on people" in Gaza

EU announce the bare minimum as a genocide is declared.

BREAKING: UN inquiry finds Israel’s war on Gaza to be genocide aje.io/2h84g2

Russia and Israel doing shit just like this regularly for years now. I’ve no energy left to debate people who equivocate on it. It’s just evil. Europe should be moving heaven and earth to stop them.

Curious responses on Irish twitter to the socdem blackface situation. The right largely coming to his defence that it’s cancel culture and a good laugh, the left largely coming to his defence because it was a long time ago and it’s a right wing smear job by the Daily Mail.

This and imo also just a huge number of FF & FG voters are existing home owners who want the “value of their home“ to go up. FF / FG will always be 20 times more worried about negative equity for the middle class than rising homelessness.

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

20th century Ireland was beset by poverty, misogyny, sectarian violence, child abuse and mass emigration. Nostalgia whingers should always be made to name the exact year they thought Ireland was “happier and healthier“. 2006? 1994? 1972?

The death of a towering figure in Irish music last week was overshadowed by other news stories. Funeral service of Nicky Ryan, producer of Enya, to take place next week. President Higgins Pays Tribute | Hotpress share.google/rLVYwei0Shai...

It’s almost like EU countries will do everything possible to avoid direct conflict with Russia and all the people insisting the European Commission is itching to bomb Moscow for military industrial complex stonks are full of shit.

Ru sent drones to Romania and "reckless" is a buzz word in the official reactions, but what does it mean? Ru is sending the drones deliberately not inadvertently, so reckless as "thoughtless" doesn't work. Reckless as in "ignores grave consequences" would be good, but where are the consequences?

Romanian Air Force intercepted a Russian drone over national airspace, - Antena 3 CNN Two F-16 jets scrambled from Fetești Air Base at 18:05 to respond to the threat.

if I see one more European bang on about Charlie Kirk I’m going to lose it

Air alarm is sounding in eastern Poland. Cause unknown.

Journalists really need to spend less time on twitter. I know for many of them that's where their biggest followings are, but it's clearly warping their perceptions of reality.

Website home pages of RTE, BBC, DW, and France24 are all wall to wall Charlie Kirk. Continental humiliation fetish.

Prison should never be punitive, even for my political enemies, so I hope Bolsonaro will still be free to pursue his passions and hobbies (getting sick and going to hospital)

👨‍🚒 Lieutenant Paisios led a team of twenty Greek rangers who answered Spain’s call for help against devastating wildfires in Asturias. They battled day and night, saving the village of Genestoso from destruction.

State of the Union was surprisingly solid overall for vdL tbh. Housing and jibes at the far right got more than a few claps from left MEPs. Still couldn’t use the word genocide but a huge positive shift on Gaza rhetoric even compared to 2-3 months ago. Exceeded my low expectations.

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“Why I left the left”* industrial complex

1 IRA MEMBER* vs 20 PROTESTANTS (ft. Gerry Adams)

Zero consequences for Google/Youtube and Meta enabling these AI scams featuring senior Irish politicians for 2 years now. Govt and major parties continue to use X for most social media comms despite it being owned by a loud and proud white supremacist. Spineless.

NI politicians haven’t much else to be talking about than the death of an American political commentator in Utah

can i be real here and say that i am having fairly serious whiplash from the fact that one annoying american's death takes up more of the bandwidth of this website than the fact that russia droned poland yesterday