Roger O'Keeffe

Govt rushed it in today to forestal an Opposition no confidence motion that would have been taken next week when they want to be out campaigning.

Can't see how it would, but I don't see the point in doing this.

As I understand it, even if you give him your No. 1, he will presumably be the first to be eliminated, so your vote will transfer to your No. 2 choice, to whom it will be just as valuable as a first pref.

#Áras25

As I sit looking out the window of the Coombe with a baby sleeping on top of me (he's well) it is fucking criminal that the entirety of Cork street opposite it is derelict

I think it's time you introduced your son to the Jesuits!

Just beware of faux amis: there are so many, particularly between Spanish and French!

Color me shocked.

Maybe Mike meant "stood on" Capitol Police?

THE WOMEN OF MAGA...their 'standard of beauty' seems to be a bachelor party blowup doll.

Yeesch.....

Felta Cocke

New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1958

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

And, by the way, we're damned if we're going to let them crowd up above in Dublin have any of our water!

Farmers' livelihoods 'destroyed' by Shannon flooding Farmers along the Shannon Callows have said their livelihoods are being destroyed by rising water levels in the area, which takes in large stretches of land in counties Galway, Offaly, Roscommon and W...

Cow farmers: Give us money to produce cows.

Climate: But that means more methane and other greenhouse gases. Also means rising sea levels and higher rainfall, more flooding. You can't have it both ways.

Also cow framers: Give us compensation for flooding.

#spéirghorm #Ireland #ClimateChange

So, people are going to have to pass A level english to live here are they? I hope they study what I did at A level, Translations by Brian Friel, about the colonial evil of the English forcing people to adopt the English language

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Sublime!

An inspiring story.

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Have I understood the news from the world of Association Football correctly?

Will we have to wait another few weeks before deciding if we support the Other Boys in Green ( #COYOBIG?) or Cape Verde ( #COYCVB?)?

#speirgorm

If they're all as Christian as they claim to be, they should understand and reflect on the phrase "whited sepulchres", slink back to the shadows where they belong and STFU for ever more.

M&S mini thread for a Wednesday morning.

One day, the second time I worked there, I was ringing up a women's order and asked if she wanted cash back.

Also this.

Eric Trump: "Make no mistake -- he is heaven-bound. I've seen the hand of God on him for a very long time ... I think there is a lot less people going to heaven-- meaning, they are going to heaven slower because he stopped the death and destruction around the world."

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago. The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

The great agreement that Trump negotiated is nearly identical to the one he begged Netanyahu not to sign when Biden negotiated it.

Apple TV+ Rebrands to Apple TV, Ditching the Plus Sign for ‘Vibrant New Identity’ It's just Apple TV now, no plus.

How is this not an Onion headline

click.email.variety.com?qs=4fcd74758...

During an EU Commission press briefing, a journalist questioned the double standards of European policy, asking whether Israel should also be held accountable for rebuilding Gaza — just as the EU demands Russia
The question was met with silence, as the EU spokesperson declined to comment.

Line graph showing <100 people /week hospitalised with C19 in autumn 2024 falling in mid year to <50 & rising to >200 in recent weeks

🇮🇪 Last week

196 people hospitalised with Covid-19, 32 times rate of flu (6 people hospitalised)

Twice as many as last autumn

Still no HSE prevention campaign, still no accurate HSE public health information about transmission respiratorydisease-hpscireland.hub.arcgis.com/pages/covid-19

Do you think it is a portent?

Not sure "implemented" is quite the verb you're looking for.