Writs have been moved in the Dáil for the Galway West and Dublin Central bye-elections due to take place on Friday May 22nd. Richard Boyd Barrett moved the Galway West writ with the words “get the posters up.”
Fianna Fáil Dublin Central byelection candidate councillor John Stephens lied on a planning application for a second house
He falsely claimed in a planning application form his Dublin home was up for sale to secure permission for a second house in Galway
www.ontheditch.com/fianna-fail-...
For more than a week, Amazon has managed to keep a death at its Troutdale, Oregon, facility out of public view.
Workers I spoke to are pissed.
Em @news.rte.ie you might want to re-word this headline 🙈
Deeply ironic that the Irish Govt is going to use its upcoming EU Presidency term to advocate for less regulation on the very tech companies that are profiting from the radicalisation that is currently crippling parts of our economy and society.
Hmmm.
*Micheál Martin takes a deep breath*
"We can't fix this issue overnight, you're not giving us enough credit, you're playing politics, you're indulging in populist rhetoric, we're turning a corner, it's deplorable & diabolical & disgusting to say we could be doing more, more tax cuts for landlords"
Things I have seen in the rubble of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon in the past week. More here: www.instagram.com/p/DW9f6buDhW...
In his first 100 days, Zohran Mamdani has:
-Delivered millions in restitution for workers cheated by gig companies
-Cracked down on predatory landlords
-Launched the first stage of a universal childcare program
-Fixed thousands of potholes in NYC streets
This is what leadership looks like.
Do you not remember learning about the helicopter and pied piper's role in 1916?
Simon Harris on Six One saying nothing to convince me that the Government has a clue what to do about these 'fuel protests'
Which pretty much sums up the FFG 'couldn't plan a piss up in a brewery' government
America & Israel are out of control but ordinary European Citizens should 'stay at home' 🙈
People, it's time to take the power back!
Micheál Martin lied to journalists when he said armed US soldiers weren't landing at Shannon Airport.
Martin said there are “no weapons” passing through the airport – but his colleague Darragh O’Brien authorised US troops carrying guns to land there.
www.ontheditch.com/ag-insint-br...
Not in years, but tomorrow!
We have the solutions to the fuel crisis right now: temporary cycle lanes, 30km/h limits, and free public transport.
Yet we keep choosing subsidies that accelerate climate collapse.
My piece in The Journal this evening.
LAPD officers arrest a protester dressed as the Statue of Liberty outside a federal building during a ‘Kings Day’ protest. (Connor Sheets/Los Angeles Times)
A remarkable photo from #NoKings in DTLA from Connor Sheets of @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/l...
james connolly looking smug
every environmentalist who has for DECADES been saying we need to get off oil and gas, watching governments panic at this energy crisis
Tbh this thread just goes to show that the FFG Government can't even plan for the needs of... The Government!! #IrishGovermentIsFull
Things I have seen in the rubble of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon over the past week. More up here: www.instagram.com/p/DWPjaZSjUv...
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese delivers her latest report on how apartheid Israel tortures Palestinians in every single aspect of life. Member states have an obligation to act to stop Israel's apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide, for Palestine, for all of humanity #FreePalestine
"Professor Ahearne, a former economist at the US Federal Reserve who later advised Taoiseach Micheál Martin" This tells you all you need to know. This isn't research it's propaganda 🙄
This is who Micheál Martin should have visited today... Happy Patrick's Day ☘️🇮🇪
I'm not really a movie person and I haven't seen Hamnet but I'm so happy that Jessie Buckley won the Oscar. A great boost for the talented Mná of Ireland!!
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
You've all heard of the Resource Curse: countries are impoverished by rich resources in their territories, as these trigger colonial looting.
Now we see the Base Curse: if you host a US base, you don't enhance your security. You make yourself a target.
“No one gives a sh*t about housing.”
“Affordability is a Democrat scam.”
“If [gas prices] rise, they rise.”
It couldn't be clearer: Trump never cared about lowering the cost of living.
Medicare for All - "That's socialism!"
Social Security - "That's socialism!"
Debt free education - "That's socialism!"
Universal childcare - "That's socialism!"
$1 billion per day on a war in the Middle East that no one wants, while millions of people at home struggle.
"That's just how it is."
If this isn't a cult leader with a Messiah complex I don't know what it is... #US
I don't know how to clip a segment (sorry), but the bit I really want you to watch starts at 29'10". It's about the deep roots of the attack on Iran and why it's just as well Starmer is "no Winston Churchill". I'm surprised this aspect isn't more widely discussed. 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
And here's the clip, thanks to James: bsky.app/profile/jame...
So according to Reddit, the Chinese New Year of the 'Fire Horse' 🔥🐎 is bang on...
Reuters Exclusive
"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."
"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East."
