Exclusive | One attendee said: "The crowd were shocked. To hear these words from a minister about women at an event that aims to inspire and empower women; I spoke to at least 10 women after this and everyone was outraged by his comments."

BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are close to finalising a trade deal that will mean loosening our food safety laws to allow the sale of chlorinated chicken in the UK. Isn't this exciting? x

Here’s what the Program For Government says about our all island project, preparations for constitutional change and unity. #Spéirghorm #IrishBluesky #Ireland #IrishPolitics

Rumour: Konami And Square Enix Expected To Bolster 'Switch 2' Software Library With Major IP.

Sunday think-piece: ✍🏼💬 #Spéirghorm #IrishBluesky #IrishPolitics #Ireland #NorthernIreland 🔗 tinyurl.com/2tphktya

Wow. The number of @bsky.app users has now passed 27 million! 👏

Seeing the right slowly come to the realisation that billionaires and elites are the root of their problems is just incredible stuff. Class consciousness is on the rise, and I am here for it

"The €100 fee will be charged to funeral directors but the site says it will remain free for users" This in effect translates to "The Irish Times Group receives €100 every time someone in Ireland dies". Which is pretty grim to consider. #SpeirGorm www.thejournal.ie/rip-introduc...

Today's lesson discusses the American health care system for those in countries where their system provides care for free or reasonable fees. 👇

Having a modern morning — ie both on phones. Me: "Martial law in Korea!" Robin: "I don't see that anywhere" Me: "It's on Bluesky" This site has arrived

Wow. This post from @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social has been shared 11,300 times & has 60,400 likes on @bsky.app. On X it has just 8 shares & 13 likes (despite a much larger following). Don’t tell me Musk isn’t throttling accounts. Thankfully the forecast going forward is BlueSky’s.

This site is so much better for breaking news

Post-#GE24 govt formation latest: Tues/Wed: First meetings of new parliamentary parties Thurs: Mary Lou McDonald to meet Cian O’Callaghan Ivana Bacik to meet Roderic O’Gorman Fri: Simon Harris and Micheál Martin to meet (on margins of British-Irish Council in Edinburgh) Bacik to meet O’Callaghan

It’s notable that in all the border constituencies Sinn Fein topped the polls in first preferences which shows that border communities are tired of living with the realities of partition.

This 👆 FF & FG would prefer Labour or SocDems as a partner so that when homelessness, housing are still an issue in 2029 and kids with scoliosis are still waiting for treatment, it'll be the fault of those pesky lefties.

Ireland is unique in having a centre-right Labour Party and a neoliberal Green Party

Or they no longer run multiple candidates in multiple constituencies anymore

Almost 1,000 prospective homebuyers have applied for just 51 houses costing up to €495,000 in the Republic’s most expensive “affordable purchase” housing scheme built to date. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...

Vote 'til you boke.

🗳️ #Vóta2024 #GE24

Carlow-Kilkenny one to keep an eye out for. The 2 returning FF TDs are heavily odds on; the other 3 seats are open. If SF are to be the largest party they probably need 2 here. If FG win 2 here they're likely doing well overall. And a must win for the Soc Dems if they're to make a breakthrough.

Despite all the talk of the rise of independent candidates, they're polling just 2% above 2020 levels.

Sinn Fein specifically asking voters to give their lower preferences to the Social Democrats, PBP-Solidarity and some independent candidates.

#GE24 🗳️

Irish America wants a united Ireland. And it’s ready to fund it. www.politico.eu/article/how-...

Gardai are investigating allegations far right candidate Philip Dwyer assaulted the father of a rival candidate in Bray on Sunday. Photographs and video show him producing an extendable baton during the incident www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

I think it was very rude of the leader's debate to get in the way of this train speeding off the tracks

Simon Harris apologises again for treating a distressed care worker with contempt. "I thought she was a Shinner," he told reporters. #leadersdebate

Worth the listen. Mary Lou McDonald talking sense to Joe & Dion open.spotify.com/episode/4GVY...

“You brought the crash and you brought austerity” was the best line of the night. #ge24 #ge2024 www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

New report: Women’s organisations call for cross-border cooperation to tackle domestic violence www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

7:40am and the Fine Gael press office put the first call of the day into the RTE editorial desk just to set the agenda for the day. I’m kidding. Obviously, they don’t call until 8:30am at the earliest xx

I'm gonna get people's children back from Australia!

FG trying to intimidate RTE into not running the story is extremely worrying. #GE24

We've endured Fine Gael's 'experience' - it's resulted in adults living at home with parents, astronomical hikes in the cost of living, days on trollies in hospital, our young people emigrating for better in their thousands. Those who can, leave. Éire bocht. FF and FG out!

Hmmm

“We have exchanges all the time” This is Paschal Donohoe confirming that Fine Gael tried (successfully?) to shape the way RTE covered Simon Harris’s disastrous interaction with carer, Charlotte Fallon. As the Gaelers say, Chilling.

SuperValu, Costcutter, Centra and Carry Out to cease selling Conor McGregor’s Forged Irish Stout and Proper No Twelve whiskey www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024...

Conor McGregor removed from ‘Hitman’ video game after losing civil sexual assault case jrnl.ie/6553074

#GE24 Irish Daily Mail: Fine Gael figures contacted RTE staff to express concern over THAT video and how it would be featured. Numerous senior figures in RTE have declined to comment on accusations of pressure being put on them by Fine Gael. Entitlement...

88% of Irish electorate want radical or moderate change And yet a government based on current main governing parties of FF/FG remains most desired (27%) 🤷‍♂️ #GE24 www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Make it make sense

This is more than enough reason to move to alternatives The big advantage of Twitter (in the day) was getting news in real time, but if thats not true anymore, then what even is the point? www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...