I agree. I've never seen anything like it: appalling.

Solidarity to Senator Eileen who called out the far right takeover of the fuel protests and is now being targeted online with disgusting racist abuse.

Malania to distract from the war
The war to distract from Epstein
Epstein to distract from corruption
Corruption to distract from sedition
Sedition to distract from impeachment...

This isn't 5D Chess.
This is Gobshite Whack-a-Mole

Absolutely.

I remember he once described himself as having been ' a 'good' lefty' in the past. I thought it was a telling phrasing, as though he was playing a role he never believed reflected his actual views and values.

Documents say asylum law centre was in “unprecedented crisis”. The Legal Aid Board tried to hide this with redactions. A spokesperson for the board said it redacted accounts that weren’t “evidence-based” and had not tried to “hide or trivialise the scale of any crisis”.

Documents say asylum law centre was in “unprecedented crisis”. The Legal Aid Board tried to hide it with redactions. A technical fail made it easy to reveal what sat behind the black rectangles. The board said it redacted accounts that weren’t “evidence-based”. www.dublininquirer.com/documents-sa...

Like a Banksy brought to life

Opinion: Teachers fear that speaking out about religious discrimination could see them fired Schools may take action to stop teachers “undermining the religious ethos” of the school. This has a chilling effect

Teachers fear being fired if they speak out about religious discrimination

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Ken O’Flynn: Cork TD’s immigration stance and populist politics under scrutiny Cork TD’s rhetoric, controversies and political evolution highlight tensions around immigration, misinformation and the rise of populist narratives

www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...

So between denying trans kids access to affirmative healthcare and the guidance effectively banning social transition in schools, one could be forgiven for concluding that the government's strategy is to to maximise the suicides of trans kids, to minimise the numbers who survive to be trans adults.

International Women’s Day is ‘all talk and no action’, says Senator ‘Little or no action’ in recent years says Eileen Flynn, who questioned failures on helping women in addiction or homelessness

International Women’s Day is ‘all talk and no action’, says Senator

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

Allowing British bases to be used in an illegal war of aggression is a catastrophic and historic mistake.

Britain has been dragged into another war because our Prime Minister would rather appease Donald Trump than stand up for international law.

I particularly love number 5. 🤣😂

The IFA has been operating a sit in protest in the lobby of Bord Bia since Feb 3, disrupting the work of the agency. Can you imagine how a similar pro-Palestinian protest would be dealt with?

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

“Name one time Trump was racist? Ok, I will…”

Fintan O'Toole: Epstein and his pals were culture warriors. The war they waged was against women Jeffrey Epstein and his friends were culture warriors – the war they waged was against women

The Epstein ‘files, are the underground waste disposal system of a very open and massive construct: the backlash against feminism.’
Great piece by Fintan O’Toole

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Explained: The dispute and the guidance about pronouns in schools Clarity looks at the recent dispute over guidance to schools regarding the use of pronouns and what the guidance and legislation says.

Excellent analysis of the situation regarding transgender students rights: Pat Leahy take note - THIS is journalism www.rte.ie/news/clarity...

Poem of the Week: The Lie A new work by Mary O’Malley

Poem of the Week: The Lie

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

We're on track to have well over 20,000 people in emergency accommodation by next election.

Get organised NOW against this government on the housing crisis!

We need to reinstate the eviction ban, use the tens of thousands of vacant properties, and build social and affordable housing en-masse!

The national convention on education is a rare opportunity to redefine inclusion in education.

Letter in the Irish Times today.

Great letter Derval 👏👏

This is giving "we have our own facts" energy

Incredible speech. And extra brownie points for referencing Vaclav Havel 👏👏

He's now riffing about Somalian pirates, referring to them as "low IQ people " #Davos #Trump

He has now been rambling, no autocue, for 50 mins #Davos

Trump repeatedly referring to Greenland as "a piece of ice". How insulting to a sovereign state #Davos

If insane rambling was an Olympic sport, Trump would win gold: no one would need to hand over their medal to him #Davos