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The far right will, of course, treat the Paul Doyle case very differently from one where the accused is darker-skinned or foreign or both. The rest of us must not. That’s kind of the point.

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#Paddystinian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Hands down the best #6ofthebest of @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social @laurenlaverne.bsky.social 🕺🏻

@eddyfrankel Aint holding back here #RobbieWilliams www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

“We all want to be optimistic about this, but everything Trump says often unravels 48 hours later.” “72 – 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬.” What is the minerals deal - and has it made peace possible? articles.globalplayer.com/7giKUrjauRUQ...

I 💚 #Kneecap #SharonOsbourne said the hip-hop trio "took their performance to a different level by incorporating aggressive political statements". When asked for a response, the band replied: "Statements aren't aggressive, murdering 20,000 children is though."

We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham

About bloody time. 👍https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/17/laughter-not-laptops-cafe-culture-fights-back-against-keyboard-invaders?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

What an embarrassment #EnochBurke family removed from Washington Ireland Funds dinner after disrupting event www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

“Wootton, it needs to be said, is the idiot’s idiot. A half-witted hamster masquerading as a discredited GB News presenter. There’s a lot of them about.” 😂 #DanWootton #ReformParty www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Fascinating woman #EleanorMaguire obituary: #Irish neuroscientist who changed our understanding of memory 🇮🇪 www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2...

Seized, settled, let: how #Airbnb and #Booking.com help #Israelis make money from stolen #Palestinian land www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

I for one won’t go near #m&s while they are advertising on #KGBNEWS @gbnews #marksandspencer

Ditch thise #Tesla ‘s www.theguardian.com/business/202... #ElonMusk

With Volodymyr Zelenskyy balking at Donald Trump’s bid for Ukraine’s critical rare earth minerals, the Kremlin is now attempting to persuade the US president that Russia can offer a better deal.

In journalism it's important to reflect both sides,listen, understand nuance,be aware of your bias It’s also important to call out facts that aren’t true Trump suggested Ukraine started the war with Russia That is not true.Facts matter.If you want to end a war,you need to face up to how it started

This is tragic #JamesWilton #Ukraine www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

😬 They’ll be up in arms #Brexit www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Former GB News presenter Calvin Robinson has lost his priest's licence after giving a suspiciously familiar salute on stage

‘Falsifying business records after paying hush money to an adult film star.’ Sometimes you need to hear the headline to fully appreciate the story…

#LizTruss sends legal letter ordering Starmer to stop saying she crashed economy. Oh Liz… just stop now.

#Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner. #Zuckerberg #Musk and #Bezos are on one mad ego trip about there wealth. 🙄

Poor little #RobertJenrick being chewed up on #bbcr4today

Meet America’s new boss, Elon Musk

My Kneecap-related predictions are now (almost) up there with my Brexit-related ones…

As a proud Kildare man myself living in London I too cringed at Paul Mescal’s Brit-bashing #PaulaMescal www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...

I fu*kin love #kneecap Daily Mail vs Kneecap: Belfast rap trio’s ‘anti-British’ film has the newspaper up in arms again www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...

Northern Ireland to continue to retain some EU trade laws post-Brexit

Chappell Roan, semaglutide and Kamala Harris: the most mispronounced words of 2024. #BarryKeoghan ‘s family are the only family in Ireland to pronounce it with a hard ‘g’. It’s ‘Keo-an’ … simple

#Muhammad is UK’s most popular boys’ baby name for first time. The best story all day.

An amorous donkey broke out of a Dublin field and attempted to mount a passing horse, allegedly injuring the rider, leading to a €60,000 personal injuries claim in the Circuit Civil Court. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

“Oh no! It’s End of Life Bill” From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

More than 300 people attended the funeral of woman in Carlow, after an appeal by an undertaker following her death last Friday

#Michelin starred chef pleads with thieves to return £25,000 worth of #stolenpies - what excellent PR #CynicalMe #PueGate

Why the F am I agreeing with #SarahVine on #BBCr4today #GregWallace

#GreggWallace says complaints came from ‘middle-class women of a certain age’