Coles
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An Irishman throwing an eye over the numbers. Not a member of any political party.
Argentinian players are filthy. It shames the game that they're in the final. #EspArg
It'll be interesting to see if the Spanish get poisoned before the match or during the halftime break.
CNN will never show you this : An Israeli settler pointing a gun at a Palestinian farmer. "This land is mine now. Get out. Never come back" The farmer's family worked that land for generations. The settler flew in from Eastern Europe
As billions around the world tune in to the World Cup, this is what has happened to football in #Palestine. Since October 2023, Israeli forces have killed at least 1,007 Palestinian athletes and sports professionals and destroyed more than 260 sports facilities.
Ireland’s Govt insists it can safely abandon our commitment to the UN known as the Triple Lock and instead give itself the legal authority to force our soldiers to fight abroad in EU actions “because the EU abides by international law.” Nobody believes that to be true.
Vatican accuses EU of double standards on war
Doctrinal chief in Rome says the European Union applies international law selectively, sanctioning some military invasions but not others.
politico.eu
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“Humanity goes before the sport - it's that simple." Former Palestine captain Imad Zatara wants to send a message to Irish football - boycotting the games against Israel would send a powerful message to the world. Full interview & video here: philipoconnor.com/humanity-goe... #SpeirGorm
This is a genuinely mindblowing combination. 1) Deliberately false information, 2) promoted in schools, 3) using public money, 4) in the service of private profits, 5) at the cost of our collapsing ecosystem.
Conn Donovan@conndonovan.bsky.social · 4mo agoA "Sitka Spruce, the Amazing Timber Tree" book was sent to every primary school in Ireland this week.
@pidgeondublin.bsky.social So refreshing to hear someone speaking so intelligently about Inheritance Tax. @rte.ie
Everything we need to do to stop climate breakdown, we also need to do for national security. Energy saving, more renewables, more electricity storage and interconnectors, electrification of transport, heating, cooking and industrial processes, plant-based diets. We win on all fronts.
Over the last couple of weeks Donald Trump murdered 175 schoolgirls and Micheál Martin gave him a bowl of shamrock and invited him to visit Ireland. And the Irish Times thought that was great.
Leo Varadkar should reveal if he was blackmailed by a foreign entity into his resignation after he condemned the actions of Israel in his speech to the UN in September 2023. www.thejournal.ie/un-speech-le...
Taoiseach calls for removal of security council veto power during UN speech
Leo Varadkar also paid tribute to Private Séan Rooney in his speech today.
thejournal.ie
Extraordinary crowds as a mass funeral procession begins in Minab, Iran for the 165 school girls & teachers killed in the US/Israeli school strike on Saturday. Many outcomes of this war are uncertain. But a renewed generation of hatred towards the West is now baked in. (🎥 Alireza Akbari)
If Steve Bannon was in contact with right wing political groups in Ireland who would his points of contact be? Most are just too insanely nuts and lack public or media credibility. I also think he'd approach US 'expats' or those with links to the US. Ganley, Deeter, Sheridan are my shortlist.
Ah yes. The annual reminder of how utterly shit "Ireland's Call" is.