Brian Costello

Ireland has a proud history of opposing anti-Semitism Outrage at the collective torture of Gaza is linked to our historical opposition to oppression

Ireland has a proud history of opposing anti-Semitism. The new US ambassador hasn’t grasped that Irish outrage over Gaza springs from the same morality that opposed anti-Semitism

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Podcast: Counter-Insurgency in the Irish Civil War with Gareth Prendergast – Irish Defence Forces Colonel analyses how the Free State won the Irish Civil War, defeating an insurgency where British forces had failed. theirishstory.com/2025/06/17/p...

Podcast: The Economic War 1932-38
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the trace war between Ireland and Britain in the 1930s. www.theirishstory.com/2025/05/21/p...

Thanks John

New book review of an analytical look at Free State counter-insurgency during the Irish Civil War. Book Review: Clear-Hold-Build, How the Free State won the Irish Civil War www.theirishstory.com/2025/04/30/b...

Got it yesterday!

Go hiontach Ruairí! I hope all is well.

Another contender - “My ancestors fought for Ireland down the centuries on the continent of Europe while yours were banging banjos and bartering budgies in the back streets of Barcelona.” James Dillon to Dev

Omagh victims and their families deserve better than ‘there was no alternative’ to violence The distress, like the devil, is in the details. And yet we owe it to those witnesses to let these details pass through the filters we use to keep the unbearable at bay

Omagh victims and their families deserve better than ‘there was no alternative’ to violence

The wrong trees,in the wrong place are causing multiple problems -currently,loss of electricity connection for 2 weeks.
IF we could only hit our own planting targets,with appropriate trees,in appropriate places, clearing a few (mostly Sitka Spruce) to safeguard power supply wouldn’t be noticed.

His graduation day, UCD 1902. I believe that is John Marcus leaning against the tree on the left. A chap called James Joyce standing in front of him!

Prolonged Storm Éowyn power cuts highlight the dire need to build our electricity resilience If this storm erodes public confidence in electrification, it could lead to backtracking

After the storm: The suffering of hundreds of thousands of people without power - and running water, internet and heat - for more than a week shows the dire need to build electricity resilience through clean energy.
#EnergySky #StormEowyn #Speirgorm

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

…..meanwhile, in South Sligo

Ireland and WWII is a hot topic on social media. Here's an overview: The Emergency – A Brief Overview
www.theirishstory.com/2018/05/21/t...

Diarmaid Ferriter: During this hard men era, Ireland would do well to remember Seán MacBride’s words MacBride asked ‘if those vested with authority and power practice injustice, resort to torture and killing, is it not inevitable that those who are victims will react with similar methods?’

During this hard men era, Ireland would do well to remember Seán MacBride’s words

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...

Thomas MacDonagh Museum Cloughjordan, Ireland Thomas MacDonagh Museum honours and promotes the life of the poet and patriot Thomas MacDonagh, who was a native of Cloughjordan.

Thank you to everyone who shared our post about the CD of World War 1 music. We found one! Not 50 metres down the road at the Thomas MacDonagh Museum. If you're interested in 1916 and that period, including WW1, do give them a visit: macdonaghmuseum.ie

#speirgorm #spéirgorm #WorldWar1 #EasterRising

What hit it? A double-decker bus or a 10 tonne truck?

I’m slightly in awe of many of the North Tipperary Cumman na mBan pension files I’ve read recently. Unfortunately the pension board didn’t always develop those sentiments 🤷‍♂️

Ireland facing climate fines of up to €20 billion by 2030, fiscal watchdog warns Previous estimate of €8 billion for climate compliance costs in the event of missing targets may be vastly underestimated

Ireland facing climate fines of up to €20 billion by 2030, fiscal watchdog warns.

The figure is more than twice the Department of Public Expenditure’s often cited figure of €8 billion, as it includes likely increases in cost of carbon credits.

www.businesspost.ie/news/ireland...

Would someone please step in and sponsor Lourdes Celtic in Crumlin? It's the local soccer club and its current sponsor is Conor McGregor whose name is branded on these kids. They deserve better.

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