Jim Gavin’s Dublin GAA legacy would definitely feel a lot tainted to me if I was a Dub. #Áras25

It’s official. It’s the beginning of the end for Micheál Martin.

Connolly is not really great on the Ukraine question. It’s important to note that any immediate ceasefire shouldn’t directly fall on Ukraine. Putin has repeatedly shown that he has no interest in the peace talks. #Áras25

Any form of anti semitism is deeply immoral & reprehensible. No member of any community should come under direct attack just because of how a twisted lunatic feels about a particular conflict. Just sit in at an Israeli embassy and leave the Jewish community alone!

Dear people who are trying to equate Palestinian statehood recognition with the tragic attack in Manchester, An attacker’s alleged motive /= recognising the Palestinian people’s right to self government. Don’t be a bunch of dense cunts, please. Think before you type. #Manchester

No one literally cares about this. If anything, it will make her seem like a compassionate woman in the eyes of some voters. There isn’t necessarily anything wrong with giving ex prisoners a job.

We shouldn’t even consider overseas voting until we sort the thorny issue of Irish citizens not being able to vote in the North.

I love how the first American pope could be considered “woke” in these mad times. It’s fittingly ironic you know.

I wonder if being born into a billionaire family enabled him to take the fight directly to Trump? America is a gas country for sure!

I have no doubt it was signed off at the highest level. I am sure they went into Gaza knowing they signed their own death warrants. It is borderline evil and, in no uncertain terms, a war crime.

The Provos were able to recruit through mass unemployment among Northern Irish Catholic men among other factors. I don’t think enough white English men are affected to a similar extent.

We’ve made peace with being a cyber tax haven colony, judging by the recent Irish general election… I hope the Trump tariffs, if they are implemented for real, will hurt the FFG voters in material terms.

When your staunchest European ally says hold up there…….

Nelson Mandela supported armed struggle. That’s why he was imprisoned for so long! Let’s not sanitise him here please.

I don’t think this is accurate @theguardian.com #speirgorm

Massive story. Not a word on what he was at in 1798

Last weeks column was on Feargus O'Connor, the Chartists and their relationship with Daniel O'Connell. I'm a great admirer of O'Connell on some fronts, but certainly not all. "History has recast Daniel O’Connell as a liberal icon, but he was no revolutionary." www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

Genuine question for Irish ppl Daniel O’Connell would have condemned the Old IRA, who actually delivered results, for using physical violence. Can one truly praise Daniel O’Connell’s “non violent protest” and lionise the Old IRA for delivering independence at the same time? #speirghorm #speirgorm

He’s genuinely one of the most overrated (or overpraised) Irish figures in history. Catholic emancipation wasn’t really all that. It was nothing more than a distraction from the actual goal - full independence…

I hear it’s the 250th anniversary of Daniel O’Connell’s birth. Catholic Emancipation was nothing more than a pyrrhic victory. Completely unnecessary. It’s a major travesty that we haven’t renamed O’Connell Street after Wolfe Tone. He’s literally the spiritual founder of Ireland as we know it.

Diarmait Mac Murchada…..

It’s very simple. The Prime Minister of the UK doesn’t have to speak about “minor matters” in the north anymore as the English public is increasingly detached from Northern Ireland. One day, it will be us who will have to tackle the issue either via border poll or unilateral English withdrawal.

Just watched Clue for the first time on Netflix. Fuck me, it’s a masterclass in comedy. So many memorable performances, perfect pacing and witty writing. I’ll never know why I didn’t see it earlier.

For southern Irish people who keep citing tax increases, new flags & anthems in a border poll. If you vote against Irish unity, you are voting for the (likely) risk of a unilateral English withdrawal from the North. You honestly think the Tories or Reform will honour the GFA? Haha #SpeirGhorm

@cjayanetti.bsky.social Jaysus I got dog piled. I guess I underestimated the online size of Americans! I can’t imagine how you can navigate social media on a daily basis!

@katyhayward.bsky.social Hi, I need to find something about the risks of the sudden British disengagement from Northern Ireland. Have you written about this? I think it’s very much an underpriced possibility. Thanks very much.

It’s way past time that they need to have their faces smashed in. This overt display should be socially unacceptable.

Ireland is full? Slow down there chief, we haven’t even recovered our population at pre famine levels. One more million to go here.

This is what stricter immigration policies look like. This is what you voted for. This is what you wanted. This is what you got. Are you proud?

Anti immigration protests are a big reason why the Dublin City centre has turned into a hostile shithole. They have this funny idea that implementing a stringent immigration system will magically stop irregular migration. Haha no. Global poverty, wars, climate change etc are driving it.

We just witnessed one of the best goalkeeping performances in CL knockout history. You dropped a 👑, Becker Alisson. #LFC

The Brits will feel the emotional impact of the below comments much more since they cherish the “Special Relationship”. The French will be like “lol told yous lads”.

You are lucky he didn’t headbutt you in the Oval Office.

I am emailing the Taoiseach to urge him to boycott the annual St Paddy’s White House visit in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. I hope many Irish people are doing the same. [email protected]

My respect for Zelensky just continues to skyrocket. He basically told Trump to go fuck himself.

Let me tell you the story of an actor www.rogerebert.com/tributes/i-t...

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say he exemplified the best of American cinema. Great actors turned in bad performances. You’ll find plenty from the likes of De Niro, Al Pacino. But this man? He never gave a bad performance. RIP

I did a Bond marathon and honestly there is an awful lot of Bond films I will refuse to rewatch even on TV. All Moore films are on my film blacklist just because they suffer from awful pacing issues. I swore off most Connery films which may prove a bridge too far for some but it’s just me.

Hear me out here. Salah has been the “most underrated” world class player on the planet in the last few years. I am not talking about rival fans’ opinions. It’s that many LFC fans wanted to sell him! I don’t think there’s been a top player like Salah that has been more reviled than any other.

Accusing a political party of engaging in politics? Oh my god!!!! That’s really scandalous!

In hindsight, the ending of No Time To Die was such a fitting way to canonically end the James Bond franchise. They had a great run while it lasted..

The Chinese Century has truly arrived…….

America is really a failed state if its deputy head of state let some random Stockholm girl hurt their feelings…..

It is a bit worrying that a few Irish politicians and a moderate segment of Irish people are parroting the MAGA talking points. Which, uh, don’t make sense in an Irish context…

You can cautiously support increased investment in defence (to actually enforce Irish neutrality anyway) and oppose NATO membership at the same time. Nuances and all.

Here we go. A global shocked pikachu moment is coming when Ukraine produces some kind of a dirty bomb as a deterrent. The Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is truly dead now.

This will certainly be one for Irish history books…. 😬

Ok, I’ll say Samuel Jackson as Uncle Sam in the Halftime Show in front of Trump is quite a stroke of genius.