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British atrocities didn't stop 300 years ago. If you're old enough to remember IRA terrorism, then you're old enough to remember British Loyalist (backed by the British state, with intelligence, weapons and rampant state collusion) and British army atrocities.

Irish and qualifying Commonwealth citizens are not Britons. From looking at the attached pdf files they mean English, Scottish and Welsh people. (I don't think they ever poll in Northern Ireland.)

Representation of the People Act 1981 - Wikipedia

Not sure about MPs in general, but the law was changed after Bobby Sands was elected.

Used to be a warehouse operator where I worked that would feed a blank 6x4 inch label from the label printer, write his password on it and stick it to his desk under his keyboard. His keyboard was fairly wobbly from the size of the pile by the time he left.

Francis Sheehy-Skeffington - Wikipedia

Murdered by British soldiers in the aftermath of the Rising.

Irish band Cry Before Dawn on stage in Cork in April 2011

My wife's favourite band. 14 years since we saw them. Was a great night then too.

Sydney Sweeney in an American Eagle ad wearing a denim jacket and jeans.

I've had enough.

In this thread, I will tell you, definitively, whether Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.

This way, you will be more informed when shopping for your wardrobe . 🧵

They've deleted it now.

Nasa intern loses job after accidental profanity-laced tweet to Space Council fellow A hopeful Nasa intern has lost the position before she even started after swearing at a member of Nasa's space council on X.

This story is almost 7 years old. Not sure why the @independent.ie is running a UK Independent story from 2018 as "Latest News"

Did I miss the news? When did Ireland leave the EU?

The Irish state changed name once. From Irish Free State to Ireland. Republic of Ireland is a description of the state, but it is not, and never has been the official name of the state.

I don't think we'd have had a choice - Allied High Command would have been calling the shots. It simply wasn't an option any Irish gvmt could risk, a potential for Civil War 2. Maybe a better ambassador could have offered a deal, but trust from the Irish gvmt was low. Covert support was provided

Anyone who thinks we could have joined the war is crazy. We were stone broke, had a tiny army with almost no weapons. We would inevitably ended up with British troops deployed on our soil, & Irish soldiers under the command of British generals, who less than 20years earlier were killing Irish people

Dev did visit the German ambassador to pass on his personal condolences to the ambassador on the destruction of his country. Dev felt the ambassador had behaved in an honourable manner (unlike the British & American ones who were utter shits, & the sources of some of the lies told about Ire in WW2)

Yes. With both the correction and the In The Loop clip.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland hasn't existed in a century.

Yes. FWIW, back in 2016 I anticipated (a) that the impossibility of the Brexit promise would lead to an angry blowback which the far-right would capitalise on; and (b) Ireland would take at least some of the blame for Brexit not turning out as promised.

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A great read on the latest brain dribblings from the Tory party on the island next door.
#Speirgorm

There is a statue of Cromwell outside Westminster though...

Not in the least not surprised when I saw who it was.

Not just as a concept - the bars themselves are an Irish export in many cases. You order the design you want, and a while later a shipping container shows up with absolutely everything you need. The bar, all the decorations etc. A great little industry for the company that came up with the idea.

Irish Trekkies seeing those pints of Guinness

#StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #StarTrekSNW #Guinness

That's not the Irish flag either! 🇮🇪 for Ireland. 🇨🇮 for Côte d'Ivoire

YouTube video by Hat Trick Comedy Father Ted | End Of The Ice Age

Happy "End of the Ice Age" to all who celebrate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNTI...

Screenshot from Wikipedia: A black and white image of a racehorse with text below reading Potoooooooo British thoroughbred racehorse Potoooooooo or variations of Pot-8-Os (1773 - November 1800) was an 18th-century thoroughbred racehorse who won over 25 races and placed higher than some of the most prominent racehorses of his time. He went on to be an important sire, whose leading runners included Epsom Derby winners Waxy, Champion, and Tyrant. He is best known for the unusual spelling of his name, pronounced Potatoes.

just super stuff

How Irish Resistance Shaped Australian History When British authorities deported Irish rebels to their Australian penal colonies, they also exported a tradition of anti-colonial resistance.

How Irish Resistance Shaped Australian History https://jacobin.com/2025/07/irish-resistance-australian-history-anti-colonialism/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

I want to upgrade my win 10 PC to Linux, but I can't as the only game I play uses anti-cheat. It's very annoying.

There were never any ships on Great Ship Street. It's the wrong side of the castle to the river. It was originally Great Sheep Street and the name got corrupted over time.

No, they aren't. You need a parent or grandparent born on the island of Ireland.

The Gist: Age Verification is an Epic fail From the 21st July 2025, Ireland’s regulator will be enforcing age checks at the door for social media sites in the EU. This is the Gist.

New Gist: Age Verification is an Epic fail

On Bluesky's introduction of age verification, selling us to the Fortnite guys, and how the arrogance of Ireland's regulator has seen it deliver the very outcomes it once called "bonkers".

www.thegist.ie/the-gist-age...