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Europe needs to ‘get serious’ about threat posed to it by Russia, Ukraine minister says Sergiy Kyslytsia says Kremlin already at war with Europe and predicts that Vladimir Putin will ‘escalate escalating’

Europe needs to ‘get serious’ about threat posed to it by Russia, Ukraine minister says

VoteSmart: Which presidential candidate shares your beliefs? VoteSmart, the Irish Independent’s election tool, is back for the presidential campaign and set to help voters see how their personal convictions line up against candidates’ positions.

Want some help deciding who to vote for in the presidential election?

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‘We can only conclude that there is a lack of understanding, empathy and prioritisation by the Spiritans for their victims/survivors," he said’.

Jasmine Crockett for Attorney General in 2028.

Europe, Russian confrontation a 'new type of war' - Tusk The Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk has said that the current confrontation between Europe and Russia is a "new type of war".

The Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk has said that the current confrontation between Europe and Russia is a 'new type of war'

Trump staying up all night putting 100% tariffs on everything from Offaly. #rydercup

The free press fights back... Introducing the Nerve. From the wreckage of my old newspaper, comes a new all-women, journalist-owned, independent publication. Join us!

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Catherine Connolly doubles down on warning about German rearmament Presidential candidate describes US as an ‘imperial power’ when questioned about Russian threat to Europe

Democratic 2025 Germany militarising because it is terrified of Russia after years of demilitarisation is not at all comparable to Hitlerite 1930s Germany. Ridiculous comment.

Catherine Connolly doubles down on warning about German rearmament

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Ireland can lead EU on equality — but first we must get our own legislation in order Ireland's EU presidency will be a chance to show leadership in terms of tolerance and fairness, writes Liam Herrick

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In the years to come, we will all be judged by how we behaved in this period, when the beast woke from its slumbers. Whether we stood up and were counted or hid in the shadows so that its gaze would pass over us.’

Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.

"But Kirk was not just putting on a show. He was a dedicated proponent of a specific political program. He was a champion for an authoritarian politics that backed the repression of opponents and made light of violence against them."

@jamellebouie.net, with a litany of quotes to back it up.

Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'

Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.

Here, he tells us his story.

Rules-based world order is dead, EU to concede “A return to the previous status quo seems unlikely,” EU executive concludes in first year of Trump’s second term as U.S. president.

The international world order is beyond repair and Europe should adapt to the law of the jungle — or else come up with new rules.

That’s the bleak message the European Commission is set to give tomorrow in a text detailing major challenges ahead.

Angela Rayner stands down over stamp duty row Rayner’s departure is deeply damaging to prime minister who had initially stood by her

Is there research on gender and responses to scandals? Because it sure seems that female politicians stand down quicker/more than male politicians.

Well worth a read. Political messaging and why it’s so important

Texas House just helped Trump rig the midterm elections "This is racial gerrymandering at its worst."

“Those of you who feel like this is okay, get ready for the fight. Because the fight ain’t over. It’s not over until we’ve energized America to save Democracy.”

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Man deported wins appeal to apply for protection again A man who was deported from Ireland to Nigeria earlier this summer has been granted leave to return to Ireland to look again for international protection, effectively overturning his deportation order...

A man who was deported from Ireland to Nigeria earlier this summer has been granted leave to return to Ireland to look again for international protection, effectively overturning his deportation order.

Please dm me if you can help.

The US and China have agreed to extend a pause in tariff hikes, preventing a surge in levies on the world's two largest economies. cnn.it/4oDGPvB

The Secret History of Tor: How a Military Project Became a Lifeline for Privacy A story of secrecy, resistance, and the fight for digital freedom.

Piece out today on the Online Safety Act, the Tor Project, and why breaking the basic security of our digital infrastructures in order to surveil women and children isn't the feminist win some are claiming it is: thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-secret-h...

“Your friends aren’t your friends,” he would tell me. “They don’t care about you.”

The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women

"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."

Ireland fined €1.5m by EU for flexible work law delays The EU Court of Justice has ordered Ireland to pay €1.54 million to the European Commission over delays in introducing laws allowing for flexible and remote working.

The EU Court of Justice has ordered Ireland to pay €1.54 million to the European Commission over delays in introducing laws allowing for flexible and remote working.

Calls for prompt redress for victims of historical sexual abuse in schools | Newstalk The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is calling for the Irish Government to ensure that...

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Opinion: ‘I’m angry that my abuse as a child does not count’. State must pay for school sexual abuse Worryingly, the inter-departmental group seem to be completely unaware of the European Court decision on Louise O’Keeffe’s case

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But why did he think it would not be?