Israeli strikes in Gaza last night killed at least 91 people, including dozens of children, according to hospital reports. It was the deadliest day since the ceasefire began, though Donald Trump insists the deal will survive.
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29.10.2025 14:33 — 👍 1 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 3
It is way past time for the UK government & the BBC to get off X & for Musk to be treated as a threat to national security.
The world's richest man is using his site to promote civil war, ethnic violence & the overthrow of an elected government.
You won't win him over with another conference on AI
29.10.2025 10:11 — 👍 1117 🔁 432 💬 31 📌 10
Bar chart showing big reductions in growth rates in advanced economies between 1950 and 2025.
This explains a lot (Source: www.ft.com/content/20d6... )
29.10.2025 06:41 — 👍 35 🔁 15 💬 8 📌 1
Taoiseach suggests referendum on changing 'restrictive' process for getting on presidential ballot
One in eighter people spoiled their votes.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Oireachtas may have to look at changing the process by which a person gets on the ballot in presidential elections, which he described as "restrictive".
jrnl.ie/6856687
26.10.2025 08:05 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 32 📌 69
Humphreys says she suffered 'sectarian abuse' during race
Fine Gael presidential candidate Heather Humphreys has said her family was subject to "awful sectarian abuse" during the campaign.
"My family and I, but especially my family, were subjected to some absolutely awful sectarian abuse and I was disappointed because, as a country, I thought we had moved on from that”
www.rte.ie/news/preside...
26.10.2025 12:01 — 👍 12 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
Le grá, ó Ghaillimh ❤️
25.10.2025 14:39 — 👍 211 🔁 52 💬 6 📌 2
🗳️#Áras2025: The final national results are in — this is how Ireland voted in this year’s Presidential Election.
📺For reactions, analysis and interviews, watch Virgin Media News.
25.10.2025 18:29 — 👍 17 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 4
It’s official - highest percentage AND highest absolute number of votes in the history of the presidency
More than Dev, more than Michael D.
#Aras25
25.10.2025 18:35 — 👍 29 🔁 15 💬 3 📌 1
Heather Humphreys concedes presidential election and congratulates Catherine Connolly
‘Catherine will be a president for all of us and she will be my president and I really would like to wish her all the very, very best.’
Heather Humphreys has conceded the presidential election and has congratulated Catherine Connolly on her election win.
While the results have yet to be verified, tallies from around the country show Connolly as having a commanding lead.
jrnl.ie/6855663
25.10.2025 13:04 — 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
There’s this really annoying thing where if you don’t listen to the Beatles for a year and then put on Revolver one day it sounds *absolutely amazing* and you want to tell everyone how absolutely amazing Revolver is but there’s no way of doing that without sounding absolutely nuts.
24.10.2025 21:15 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
A special week at Áras an Uachtaráin ✨ Yesterday University of Galway President, Professor David Burn, paid a courtesy visit to meet with President Michael D. Higgins.
24.10.2025 13:38 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Both candidates for President have now voted.
Catherine Connolly in Galway - where she read “If I was President of Ireland” essays by local kids.
Heather Humphreys in Monaghan - where she was joined by her granddaughter.
#Aras25
24.10.2025 10:56 — 👍 38 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 2
Generative AI presents a huge challenge to democratic politics in creation of disinformation - but there also needs to be focus on the platforms that enable and encourage the spread of this disinformation. Politicians should condemn disinformation in all its forms.
18.10.2025 19:05 — 👍 40 🔁 10 💬 4 📌 1
This latest "barrister meets AI" disaster is something all stage 1 law students should read. It is vital about the key skill of case reading - you mustn't use AI to substitute for the skill of being able to find cases and find key content in cases:
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
17.10.2025 09:03 — 👍 120 🔁 63 💬 6 📌 10
The UCL Constitution Unit has an excellent briefing series on UK politics that is perfect for students of all ages and levels. The latest release includes a briefing on #NorthernIreland, which I co-authored.
Read it for free here: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
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15.10.2025 10:29 — 👍 5 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
O'Neill welcomes Long's call for border poll criteria
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill has welcomed comments by Stormont's Justice Minister Naomi Long who has called for Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn to set out the c...
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill has welcomed comments by Stormont’s Justice Minister Naomi Long who has called for Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn to set out the criteria for when he would call a border poll
15.10.2025 10:54 — 👍 18 🔁 9 💬 4 📌 4
The UCL Constitution Unit has an excellent briefing series on UK politics that is perfect for students of all ages and levels. The latest release includes a briefing on #NorthernIreland, which I co-authored.
Read it for free here: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
@conunitucl.bsky.social
15.10.2025 10:29 — 👍 5 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
Constitution Unit publishes new briefings on constitutional principles and the health of democracy
The Constitution Unit has today published new and updated briefings as part of its Constitutional Principles and the Health of Democracy project.
It is briefings day!
We are releasing newly updated versions of our briefings, plus three new ones!
The series covers topics from the constitutional principles that underpin democracy to the role of citizens' assemblies.
Use this mega-thread to browse them.
And find out more 👇
15.10.2025 06:00 — 👍 18 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 5
How does politics work in Northern Ireland?
Constitution Unit briefing by Lisa James, Conor J. Kelly and Alan Renwick, published October 2025.
NEW: How does politics work in Northern Ireland?
@lisajames.bsky.social, @conorjkelly.bsky.social and @alanrenwick.bsky.social explain Northern Ireland's politics and political structures, including power-sharing, the impact of Brexit and debates over Northern Ireland's future.
Read it 👇
15.10.2025 06:00 — 👍 1 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
Black and white image of the first degree day for women, 14th October 1920.
#OnThisDay in 1920, the first women received their Oxford degrees 🎓
📷 | St Anne's College Oxford
14.10.2025 08:15 — 👍 51 🔁 16 💬 3 📌 1
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