Yep. Only outside Schengen to defend Common Travel Area. If UK within Schengen axiomatic that Ireland would join. No referendum required.. since no treaty change involved.

Hegseth Borrows Violent Prayer from ‘Pulp Fiction’ to Bless Iran War at April Pentagon Worship Service For the second month in a row, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself “secretary of war,” read a violent prayer — that echoes a scene in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction — during a worship ser...

what’s funny about this is that tarantino wrote this “ezekiel 25:17“ for the film. it isn‘t actually in the bible. publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-bo...

Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Defeat in Hungary’s Election

Don't underestimate what a huge defeat this is for the Trumpist project of destroying the EU and establishing ethnonationalism all over Europe.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

Trump makes a profane post threatening genocide on Easter, trashes the Pope for refusing to worship him, and posts a depiction of himself as Jesus healing the sick.

The right-wing political pastors who promoted this scumbag fake Christian as someone chosen by God are charlatans.

Got to be good for change?

About damn time

Impound it…

Exactly. And the irony of someone demanding a reduction is tax who owes over €500k to Revenue. If only I'd been born with a brass neck...

FFS

Racists brining the country to a standstill this week (under guise of fuel crisis) tried to intimidate one of the great charities in the country last night.

MSOÉ have been feeding the unhoused for 11 years on O Connell street.

Ugly scenes but beautiful show of solidarity from the people they feed.

Putin has strengthened NATO, while Trump has weakened it

It’s the ‘city on a hill’ nonsense when the shining city is in fact in flames.

One illustration. This titan of finance writes, without an iota of irony that he hopes “one day all of Europe and the Middle East will attain
long-term stability and prosperity.”

Nothing about US currently led by a certifiable & malevolent lunatic…

No. Just a celebration that US markets are rising

Jamie Dimon's Letter to Shareholders, Annual Report 2025 | JPMorganChase

Just had the misfortune to read JP Morgan CEO’s letter to shareholders. www.jpmorganchase.com/ir/annual-re...

Genuinely extraordinary to me how such successful people can be either (both?) profoundly stupid or consciously mendacious without even breaking a sweat.

You may wonder why the Europeans aren't responding more forcefully to JD Vance in Budapest

1/ Because Orban looks set to lose & any EU intervention could be counterproductive

2/ Because the US is so far beyond the pale - Greenland, Iran, Ukraine etc. The EU is quietly moving on

From your lips to God’s ears

If Donald Trump does give an order to attack civilian targets that have no military value as a means of collectively punishing the Iranian people, Marco Rubio should resign and the military must refuse to abide, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues: theatln.tc/NVYpWajy

Surprisingly high

‘The spy is the boring guy in a suit’: Inside the State’s military intelligence service In a rare interview a senior officer with the Irish Military Intelligence Service talks about its work – and the threats facing the State

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

To damn little far too damn late.

So many US evangelicals worshipping their golden idol.

That always ends well for the chosen people.

Oh dear. Oh my.

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Trump’s threats to pull out of Nato leave alliance exposed

None of whom.. bar one… asked you to undertake this madness.

Five EU governments found to ‘consistently’ dismantle rule of law Exclusive: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovakia actively pursue regressive policies, watchdog finds

🚨🚨 Grim news: Governments in five EU MS are “consistently and intentionally” eroding the #ruleoflaw, Europe’s leading civil liberties group has warned, while democratic standards are deteriorating in six more, including historically strong democracies. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar...

Edward Burke: Ireland’s tough stance on Russian sanctions didn’t extend to Aughinish alumina exports Aughinish Alumina revelations in The Irish Times came a day after Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine

Ireland talked tough on Russian sanctions - until it came to one metals plant in Limerick

Another reminder that the Irish are Ferengi... Rapacious capitalistic leprechauns from a place with non stop rain who'd sell their granny for a few bars of gold pressed latinum

Investigation: How raw materials from Aughinish Alumina in Limerick enter Russia’s weapons supply chain Alumina made in Aughinish, Co Limerick is exported to smelters that sell aluminium to a trader supplying Russian arms manufacturers, an investigation has found. The project analysed confidential docum...

From the Shannon to Siberia: How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain

www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

Iranian military mocks Trump's claim of US-Iran negotiations An Iranian military spokesperson mocked U.S. attempts at a ceasefire deal Wednesday, insisting that the Americans were only negotiating with themselves. Lt. Col.

BREAKING: Iranian military spokesperson mocks U.S. attempts at a ceasefire deal, insisting that the Americans are only negotiating with themselves. The comments come shortly after the Trump administration sent a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran through Pakistan.

Taoiseach wants review of ‘concerning’ findings in Irish Times Aughinish investigation Evidence of Irish-produced alumina entering Russian military supply chain is ‘horrific and shocking’, says Labour leader Ivana Bacik

“Irish governments have lobbied extensively over the years for Rusal, Aughinish’s parent company, to be excluded from sanctions targeting Russia.”

Irish government ’concerned’? Yeah.

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