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John Collison, who uncritically interviewed Musk recently www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p... should be asked about that interview and his view on the fascist-tendencies of some tech billionaires in future business section interviews (I am always open to interviewing either of the Collison brothers)

Oxfam Ireland: Skyrocketing inequality is leading to conflict, extremism, authoritarianism and fear Today, Oxfam launches its landmark report, Resisting the Rule of the Rich, revealing that there are now more billionaires than at any time in history.

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Charity expresses concern over suspended sentence for Garda after assaulting partner Women’s Aid and Dublin Rape Crisis Centre commended Margaret Loftus for taking the case.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has expressed alarm after it emerged that a garda who carried out a "terrifying" assault on his then wife would receive no jail time.

The organisation commended Margaret Loftus for her "courage in seeking justice" against her ex-husband Trevor Bolger
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The absolute state of this.
Noel Kelly must have something big on/for the Irish Times.

Men will insist upon a secret barter account to pay them hundreds of thousands of euros while their colleagues are laid off or given pay cuts (all while presenting themselves as Toy Show Jesus) before going to therapy.

Donald Trump has not assembled a “Board of Peace” for Gaza.

He has assembled a Board of Occupation.

The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.

That is up to the Palestinian people.

Time to kidnap the head of the narco state.

Grok apologist under pressure

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Fine, here’s unequivocal – Catherine Connolly is right There’s an intellectual insecurity to the Irish ruling class, its political parties, its media, its blind followers.

A statement of fact – that Hamas exists and is embedded in Palestinian society – and a straightforward condemnation of western intervention angered a class that’s never served Irish sovereignty, let alone Palestinian humanity

Catherine Connolly was right

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Remove the Freedom of Dublin City from U2's Bono I've just signed this petition calling on Dublin City Council to remove the Freedom of the City from Bono after he accepted an award from Joe Biden. Will you sign too?

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/re... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social

Fares not Fair!

Commuters around north Dublin were hit this week with huge hikes in the price of their rail tickets.

We’ll be around Balbriggan in coming days with our information leaflet.

Scan QR code to demand reversal of this callous, cynical move by NTA & Government.

Was telling Harry last year how anti-immigrant telegram channels always share random Garron Noone videos...👀

Once again proven correct that the arc of immersion humor is long but bends towards genuine concerns

Trump on Gaza: US president proposes ‘take over’ to build a ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ and resettle 1.8m Palestinians Proposal could ‘change history’, visiting Israeli PM tells ‘the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House’

Trump proposes ethnic cleansing of the Gaza strip, while meeting genocider Netanyahu..

Still the Irish political establishment will go to the White House on St. Patrick’s Day and allow him to present himself as a friend of the Irish. He is no such thing.

A long thread of the voting record of Not So Independent Ireland and many of the other fake independents who are actually FF/FG sheep in wolves' clothing.

Please share and make sure your friends don't end up voting for people who will put FF/FG back in power in #ge24.
#SpeirGorm #KickOutFFFG

Heard Aontú referred to as the Bishops' party and that sounds about right.

O'Gorman introduced a two tier system that gives less rights to black and brown asylum seekers than to white asylum seekers, and he's the most 'progressive' on this.

Immigration debate on Katie Hannon tonight:
- Michael Fitzmaurice
- Peadar Toibín
- Matt Carthy
- Roderic O'Gorman
- James Browne FF
- Helen McEntee

Let the performative cruelty Olympics commence.

'Greedflation' (i.e. corporate profiteering) is fueling the cost of living crisis.
A cost of living crisis is a chance for profit for corporations.
We need price caps on food and energy, and take the profiteering out of people's essentials.
#CostOfLivingCrisis #KickOutFFFG #SpeirGorm #ge24

Headline saying that a woman who accused Conor McGregor of assault had her car set ablaze.

Headline and first paragraph of story about a woman, found to have been raped by Conor McGregor, who had her home invaded and partner stabbed after accusing him.

Presented without comment.

Never play a drinking game based on Ivana Bacik saying the word constructive.

Vote @OllieDePaor no1 in Fingal East in General Election on 29th November.

End 100 years of Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael.

Another Ireland is possible.

Simon Harris is more right-wing than Leo Varadkar. His ‘law and order’ posture on drugs is ridiculous. The war on drugs has utterly failed and drug abuse continues to damage working class communities.
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Great teams out today across Tallaght and Rathfarnam knocking doors to ask people to vote for PBP.

People understand that having socialist TDs in the Dáil makes a difference for working people and carers.

Want to help? 👉 www.paulmurphytd.ie/volunteer

#GE24 #SpéirGorm #KeepPaulinTheDáil

Thanks a lot to Eileen Flynn for joining our PBP team for a canvass in Cherryfield tonight. Great response from people who are newly in the #DublinSouthWest constituency.

Our manifesto may be censored over on X, the everything site formerly known as Twitter, but you can still read it at the link below

www.pbp.ie/ge24/manifes...

#ge24

People Before Profit call on ‘all parties of the Left’ not to prop up Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil in next government The message from People Before Profit Solidarity (PBP) in this election campaign is “vote left, transfer left”, the party said as it launched its manifesto today.

We need to #KickOutFFFG. We need a left government that serves the interests of those who suffer from the crises, NOT those who profit from them.

Other parties should make the same commitment we are making - no matter the numbers, no propping up FF/FG!

I can’t hear the tv without subtitles what makes you think I would enjoy an audiobook over just reading it