Tom Dowling 🇮🇪

Trump's & Witkoff's areas of expertise are in real estate. The pair of them together has as much diplomatic knowledge as my 11-year-old niece. The war will end when the Russian economy collapses or Putin dies.

That's some story for young Aine to tell in time.

Only 29% would back Brexit now

The deal will fall apart before ever reaching a final agreement.

'Drone followed Gaza colleague home and wiped out his family', says British doctor It comes after Donald Trump's Middle East envoy visited a food distribution site in Gaza. Steve Witkoff and the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, toured a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) dist...

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Gerard Howlin: The EU status quo Ireland prospered in for 50 years is over Being at the centre in Brussels requires new credentials we have yet to acquire.

The EU is much more important to us than in the past. Our relationship to Europe is vital to our interests.

🔴 As of this morning, the death toll in Kyiv following the Russian strikes of the night of July 30th as increased to 28.

159 people were injured.

The death toll from the Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on Thursday, July 31, has risen to 28, including 3 children, after rescuers recovered more bodies beneath the rubble, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. Another 159 people were injured, including 16 children.

Whitkoff:

Putiln is a good man

-I believe he wants to end this war.

-He said a prayer for Trump after he was shot.

- He had a beautiful portrait commissioned of Trump.

Whitkoff: I know noting about Putins' nightly war on Ukrainian women and children, hospitals, and schools.

Conor McGregor loses appeal over jury's finding of rape Conor McGregor has lost his appeal against a High Court jury's finding that he raped Nikita Hand.

It's a good news day. 👍

Conor McGregor loses appeal over the jury's finding of rape.

The inside story of JP McManus’s shuttered €30m Limerick rugby attraction The multi-million-euro Irish Rugby Experience remains shut, in danger of becoming a white elephant, in the words of Willie O’Dea

Plain and simple, the Rugby Museum was never a commercially viable project and would never be.

McManus knew this and still proceeded for whatever reason. Then he tried to force it on the council with with support of JP friendly councillors.

The true value of the building about 15 million.

Broadcaster and actor Seán Rocks dies aged 63 Broadcaster and actor Seán Rocks, the voice of Arena on RTÉ Radio 1, has died aged 63.

Sad to hear of the sudden death of Sean Rocks, a truly unique ambassador for the arts. My thoughts with his family and friends.

Belarus is worth watching. They are in serious economic trouble and Lukashenko might know how bad economically things are getting.

just went to immigration court in Lower Manhattan to see with my own eyes how masked and armed federal agents are apprehending people in the hallways as they walk out of their scheduled hearings.

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#Trump, who claims to be America's greatest president ever.

Greed trump's the environment.

Dunne retakes F2 lead with Belgian Grand Prix victory Alex Dunne reclaimed the lead of the FIA Formula2 Championship with victory at the Belgian Grand Prix feature race.

🇮🇪 Dunne retakes F2 lead with Belgian Grand Prix victory.

Joanna Lumley: ‘I love Ireland as much as you can if you’re not an Irish person’ Lumley, a dedicated Hibernophile, was delighted to be in Wicklow filming the second series of Tim Burton’s Netflix hit Wednesday

Continued success of the Irish film industry.

Joanna Lumley: ‘I love Ireland as much as you can if you’re not an Irish person’.

Has Ireland’s Intel loss turned out to be its gain? State lost out to Germany in bid for new chip plant

Has Ireland’s Intel loss turned out to be its gain?

Israel is starving Gaza | Editorial ***

Gaza is starving, and Israel is responsible.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...

“Israel's forced starvation of Gaza and the weaponization of aid has, after months of warning, reduced Gaza to a state of famine. In addition to the daily stream of war crimes broadcast on social media by IDF soldiers since the war's start...

I hope Scotland demonstrates its right to free speech.

In pictures: Starvation in Gaza Food markets are empty. Human waste is piling up. Illness is spreading. And people in Gaza are “collapsing on the streets from hunger and dehydration,” humanitarian organizations warn.

Starvation in #Gaza

This man-made famine created by the Israeli gov while Trump and the US supports this injustice through lack of condemnation.

Stripe co-founder’s Weston Airport granted permission for new search and rescue hangar An Bord Pleanála went against an inspector’s report to uphold the local council’s decision

Stripe co-founder’s Weston Airport granted permission for search and rescue base at Lucan.

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The polarising power of Andriy Yermak, Ukraine’s other wartime leader President Zelenskyy’s right-hand man is fuelling concerns over creeping authoritarianism

Unelected. Unapologetic. Uncompromising.
Andriy Yermak is not Ukraine’s president. But he often acts like one. He handpicks government officials—and dismisses them. The prime minister and military brass frequently defer to him.
My FT Mag profile of Ukraine's Green Cardinal
www.ft.com/content/4d61...

Trump will sell this as a big win. However, it is US consumers who will pay the largest part of this tariff.

Decreasing US consumers' spending power.

O'Leary describes Dublin Metrolink as 'a waste of money' Michael O'Leary, Group Chief Executive of Ryanair Holdings, has described the proposed Metrolink rail service in Dublin - that would also serve Dublin Airport - as a waste of money.

MOL is one of the sharpest minds in aviation. That does not make him an expert on public transport.

Metrolink is not just serving the airport but Swords, the fastest growing town north of the city. It is vital for commuters.

It's time to fast-track Metrolink - stop talking act.