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Irish mammy, left leaning socialist. Wolves FC fan. Pro choice. CMPunk fan. Play the odd PC game. I swear a lot. Drogheda/Ardee Louth. #SpéirGorm Proud #Paddystinian

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It's shocking to see

05.03.2026 20:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Keir Starmer apologises to Israel for noticing Israel carried out a false flag on RAF Akrotiri British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been forced into a grovelling apology after mistakenly noticing that Israel had carried out a false flag operation against the UK.

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been forced into a grovelling apology after mistakenly noticing that Israel had carried out a false flag operation against the UK.

www.normalisland.co.uk/p/keir-starm...

05.03.2026 14:38 — 👍 83    🔁 34    💬 4    📌 1

BREAKING: Huge numbers of homes in Israel have been destroyed in the war, leaving distraught Israelis wondering whose homes they can steal next, given they've already destroyed every home in Gaza 😭😭😭

05.03.2026 16:05 — 👍 251    🔁 61    💬 12    📌 1
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

05.03.2026 16:59 — 👍 3074    🔁 1124    💬 177    📌 231
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Defence Secretary fails to rule out UK taking part in strikes on Iran

NEW: Defence Secretary John Healey has declined to rule out UK aircraft taking part in strikes on Iran

05.03.2026 19:37 — 👍 1    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
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Fifa bosses are in a standoff with officials in a Boston town who have said they will not provide a license to host World Cup games – including two of Scotland's – amid a $7.8 million security costs row

Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

05.03.2026 18:52 — 👍 11    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 2
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FOX: Trump fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

05.03.2026 18:48 — 👍 714    🔁 179    💬 129    📌 68

Zelensky should tell him to kiss his arse in response to their request for weapons/defense aid. The fucking audacity.

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Don't forget Ecuador

05.03.2026 18:41 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#SpeirGorm #Iran

05.03.2026 18:40 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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05.03.2026 18:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Israel's propaganda directorate being sued by unpaid activists claiming millions Former Israeli spokesperson Eylon Levy is not part of the lawsuit - but says he is owed money by Israel's public diplomacy directorate

"Eylon Levy, a high-profile British-Israeli who served as an official government spokesperson until March 2024, said that while he is owed money, he has grown tired of trying to get it and is not participating in the lawsuit." 😆

www.middleeasteye.net/news/israels...

05.03.2026 18:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sexual assault survivors opting for counselling rather than criminal trial over fear of notes disclosure in court One respondent to survey said: 'I am afraid to take my abuser to court in case my 10 years of counselling notes end up in court'
05.03.2026 17:40 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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In 2006 I told the late (great) Prof. Ray Gillespie that I wanted to publish every surviving scrap from the 1766 religious census, by 2016. I missed the 🎯by 10 yrs, but 😃 to report that on the 260th anniv. it's done. Everything, >50k names & population details, now online.
@maynoothuniversity.ie

05.03.2026 14:12 — 👍 32    🔁 9    💬 5    📌 0
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North Cork Creameries ceases production, 100 jobs at risk The farmer owned co-operative North Cork Creameries has ceased production at its Kanturk-based plant with the potential loss of up to 100 jobs.

The farmer owned co-operative North Cork Creameries has ceased production at its Kanturk-based plant with the potential loss of up to 100 jobs

05.03.2026 17:36 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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They say, "Iran is striking all the countries around it."

Iran is striking all the US military bases in the countries all around it.

05.03.2026 14:35 — 👍 107    🔁 47    💬 10    📌 4
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Trump, Bondi face lawsuit over approval of ByteDance TikTok US asset sale President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi ​were sued Thursday over the ‌U.S. government's approval of a deal by TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to ​establish a majority American-owned ​joint venture, saying the approval was ⁠illegal and did not ​meet the requirements of a 2024 ​law.

President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi were sued Thursday over the U.S. government's approval of a deal by TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to establish a majority American-owned joint venture, saying the approval was illegal and did not meet the requirements of a 2024 law.

05.03.2026 15:25 — 👍 5    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 2
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Tenants of 36 households in Co #Wexford were told their landlord was delivering eviction notices because of the Govt’s new rental rules, according to a leaked video.

Residents heard the landlord would follow “radio shows and political debate” before making a “final decision” on their housing.

05.03.2026 13:12 — 👍 27    🔁 21    💬 4    📌 10

They look overjoyed to be back in a safe environment

05.03.2026 14:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The APA Council of Representatives invited testimony from JVP member @barrytrachtenberg.bsky.social to pass the resolution, which reinforces the APA’s commitment to countering antisemitism, while also recognizing the legitimacy of teaching and advocating for Palestinian rights.

05.03.2026 14:42 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
The nominees for February Premier League Save of the Month.
Guglielmo Vicario 
Gianluigi Donnarumma 
Jose Sa 
Emiliano Martinez 
David Raya 
Jordan Pickford

The nominees for February Premier League Save of the Month. Guglielmo Vicario Gianluigi Donnarumma Jose Sa Emiliano Martinez David Raya Jordan Pickford

The nominees for February Premier League Save of the Month.

05.03.2026 14:43 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2
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Police told Kelly Wilkinson to ‘cool off’ and give estranged husband ‘a break’ days before he burned her to death, inquest hears Wilkinson was turned away by police while seeking help four days before she was murdered, Queensland coroner’s court told

There are almost always numerous glaring risk factors before women are killed by domestic partners.
Repeatedly reporting fear and threats to police is not some subtle clue.
Governments make a choice when they ignore them. #Necropolitics #Femicide

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

05.03.2026 10:52 — 👍 7    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1
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Circumcision classed as potentially harmful practice in new CPS guidance Controversial plans to class procedure as potential child abuse in latest guidelines for England and Wales dropped Circumcision has been classed as a potentially harmful practice in new official guidance for criminal prosecutors in England and Wales, but controversial plans to class it as possible child abuse have been dropped. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided against including circumcision alongside dowry abuse, witchcraft, and female genital mutilation in its new guidance on honour-based abuse, after objections from Jewish and Muslim groups when the plans were revealed by the Guardian. Continue reading...

Circumcision classed as potentially harmful practice in new CPS guidance

05.03.2026 11:03 — 👍 54    🔁 16    💬 7    📌 7
Frame from helmet camera footage showing driver of a blue Hyundai Ionic registration 251D39415 overtaking a cyclist while holding a bowl with a spoon sticking out in her left hand.

Frame from helmet camera footage showing driver of a blue Hyundai Ionic registration 251D39415 overtaking a cyclist while holding a bowl with a spoon sticking out in her left hand.

No time for breakfast in the mornings? No problem - you can catch up and eat your cereal from a bowl with a spoon while overtaking cyclists in traffic.

04.03.2026 19:48 — 👍 149    🔁 46    💬 15    📌 7

Hey everyone, if you know someone with a spare ticket to Dublin Comic Con on Saturday, could you let me know?

Looking for two right now

It's important to me so any help would be appreciated

04.03.2026 09:08 — 👍 9    🔁 32    💬 0    📌 4

😲

04.03.2026 23:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

There's a petrol station near me, had to do some pickups so I ended up passing by it 4 times today.
9.30 am: Diesel 172
10.30 am: Diesel 174
12.00: Diesel 178
3.30: Diesel 179

04.03.2026 21:43 — 👍 25    🔁 16    💬 6    📌 1
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JUST IN: Judge orders Trump administration to finalize goods entering US without assessing tariffs that were struck down reut.rs/4stb7Cn

04.03.2026 21:11 — 👍 20    🔁 10    💬 3    📌 2
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Bayer's $7.25 billion Roundup settlement gets initial OK from Missouri judge A state court judge in Missouri gave an initial green light on ​Wednesday to a proposed $7.25 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits claiming Bayer's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.

A state court judge in Missouri gave an initial green light on Wednesday to a proposed $7.25 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits claiming Bayer's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.

04.03.2026 20:15 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1

Oil and fuel retailers are being called into the Enterprise Minister’s office on Friday to explain why prices at the pump have jumped so high ahead of any supply disruptions caused by the war in Iran. Revealed at FG’s weekly PP meeting this evening. @virginmedianews.bsky.social

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