“Yesterday we witnessed the inauguration of a man whose ideology embodies everything the EU was founded to reject”
“Standing up to Trump will come at a cost, but it is much less than letting this poison win”
“Europe must resist because our history demands it”
- My Speech on Trump’s inauguration
“The work of rebuilding Gaza begins now. It will be impossible without UNRWA.”
“I am disgusted at the diseased mindset of MEPs who have voted to undermine their work”
- My speech in the European Parliament today.
The latest addition to the Brussels office wall.
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The future of Gaza’s 650,000 children are in UNRWA’s hands.
Along with other MEPs I met with UNRWA’s chief of staff Ben Majekodunmi today.
In two weeks the despicable Israeli law effectively banning UNRWA comes into effect.
It cannot be allowed to proceed.
Let’s put a new generation in Dáil Éireann Limerick. Vote Conor Sheehan number one tomorrow.
@conorsheehan.bsky.social is in with a great chance of returning a Labour TD for our city - but every possible vote will be needed to make it happen.
Polls open at 7am!
To quote Dick Spring - "Don't sleepwalk into more of the same old, same old - time for a new generation and real change"
Please vote #ShaneIsChange No. 1 this Friday!
@aodhanoriordain.bsky.social pointed out that homelessness is missing from the commissioner-designate's mission letter, even though the EU is committed to ending it by 2030.
He asked Dan Jørgensen what his proposals are to work towards this goal:
Depressing that the member states are now the ones pushing for more action on the climate crisis than the European Parliament - for the first time ever.
This is what a parliament dominated by FG’s EPP looks like.
Calling media lawyers on here. I believe the Irish party Sinn Fein may in breech of the European Media Freedom Act in its proposals to commission a review of RTÉ's objectivity in its international coverage.
As expected, there was no consensus among EU foreign ministers to agree to outgoing EU high representative for foreign policy Josep Borrell's proposal to suspend political dialogue with Israel, over its conduct of the Gaza War
www.rte.ie/news/europe/...
Celebrating my 14 year Twitter anniversary with my first bluesky post.
