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Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender

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Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (18th century): one who focuses on unimportant issues while avoiding the important ones, or who fiddles/plays golf while Rome burns.

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BREAKING: Israel attacks Gaza school shelter again after dozens of Palestinians killed in initial aerial bombing aje.io/x9gkiv

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My illustration for Irish Artists For Palestine is on the cover of the next issue of Misneach's "Mionlach" 🇵🇸 More information here: www.instagram.com/p/DH-9dDqNoA...

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So far this morning (Thursday) Israel has murdered at least 24 Palestinians in Gaza.

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Pharmaceuticals - which account for about 60% of all of Ireland’s exports to the U.S. - are not subject to tariffs for now

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I hope this is true. My mum had dementia and it was the saddest thing. Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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So are we shipping everything to the US from Belfast now? #trumptariffs

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This Grok-created summary is not backed up by literally even one tweet in the lengthy run of messages beneath it.

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Orban gets rushed out of Budapest in a motorcade as his attempt to outlaw protests is totally ignored. Putin's puppet is likely finished. Just a matter of time now.

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💥🪧Happening right now in Budapest: 🇭🇺 Anti-government protesters have occupied four bridges, opposing Viktor Orbán’s crackdown on freedom of assembly under the guise of “child protection.” 🗣️ Though aimed at the Pride march, Orbán’s law threatens banning any kind of protests or rally.

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The Onion is willing to say it theonion.com/trump-says-h...

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

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In the context of THAT speaking row in the Dáil, important scoop from @thenewshughes.bsky.social today - the new ‘Other Members’ Questions’ slot, mimicking Leaders’ Questions, will be evenly rotated among FF/FG/Ind groupings… so that Michael Lowry gets four times more slots than FF backbenchers

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#NoOtherLand co-director Hamdan Ballal was reportedly attacked and injured by Israeli settlers, then abducted from the ambulance he was placed in Co-director Yuval Abraham says there has been no sign of Hamdan since

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In a targeted attack on his car, Israel has killed Al-Jazeera's Hossam Shabat, who was only 23 years old and was one of the last remaining journalists in Gaza. There are no words.

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Amazing. The Clontarf to City cycle lane closed the road to cars, disrupted the whole area for years. The final pristine cycle lane finally unveiled a bare few months ago? Today they’re tearing the landscaping, cobbles and the cycle lane up again.

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Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon ie, both online and in the high street. Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist. Support local, not the billionaires.

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Reminder: Kennys Bookshop delivers for free in Ireland. Easons have free delivery over 10 euros (and also sell toys and games and stationary). Lots of lovely booksellers in the actual stores too, like Books Upstairs, Gutter Bookshop, Hodges Figgis.

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In other news, 800,000 people have flooded the streets of Belgrade today in the largest protest in Serbian history. Despite threats of force, they are rising up against the populist government and president. A historic moment of defiance.

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I wrote this on young men, and why we need to stop lying about why they're easy prey for reptiles like Andrew Tate. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...

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Yes yes I know jokes about the pronunciation of Irish words are tired but I proper lol’d at this one 😂

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It would appear the Burke family. Yes that Burke family, are on the same flight to Washington certain Irish journalists. If they’ve been invited to the White House.. Michael Martin is in for an even bigger and far worse ambush than was first feared. #Speirgorm

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1. Major news in transgender care. Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines. They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the Cass Review in England. Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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I see the youth is unfamiliar with Vanessa Redgrave's speech in 1978 youtu.be/IAcOsK9gRLk

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Israel has blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari mediators to intervene

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Says it all.

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Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

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🇪🇺: "Today it became clear that the free world needs a new leader" This is an incredibly strong statement from the EU's foreign policy chief - way stronger than what Von der Leyen/Costa put out. Still no reaction at all from 🇬🇧Keir Starmer.

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Ukraine is Europe! We stand by Ukraine. We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor. Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

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Concerned with every news bulletin?.... Focus on Community, Community, Community - making yours stronger, all inclusive, respectful, energetic, compassionate, connected. That's the antidote. They want us afraid and disconnected. Don't allow it. Fight on your doorstep and enjoy the fight!

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Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia. Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist. Extraordinary.

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They’ve DerryLondonDerried the Gulf of Mexico

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⚡️ The historic moment of Estonia leaving the Russian-fed power grid. On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.

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We're just 3,775 signatures away from Ireland becoming the third country in the EU to reach its threshold! To be successful, a European citizens' initiative has to reach one million statements of support as well as minimum thresholds in at least 7 countries.

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Here's something that takes seconds and could have actual positive outcomes. There is an official 'citizen's petition' system in the EU. There's one open at the moment to ban conversion therapy for LGBT+ people in the EU. Ireland can be 1 of the 7 nations needed eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

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Verona Murphy rules that Michael Lowry’s Regional Group can now NOT be recognised as a technical group.

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I have signed this #EU initiative to propose a ban on #LGBTQ+ conversion "therapy" which every EU citizen above the age of 16 should be able to sign. #Ireland needs maybe 5,000 more signatures to reach the threshold #Spéirghorm #Spéirgorm eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public . Sign it and share it!

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“Before we can fight the Matrix, we have to wake up from it.” bylinetimes.com/2025/01/25/h...

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If the AMOC goes, we are screwed in Ireland.

submitted 68 days ago • 8 comments

Now, this is a statement!

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@ipsc.bsky.social march in Dublin today. #freepalestine

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A total of 30,330 homes were built in 2024, a decrease of 6.7% on 2023, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office

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