Philip Beattie

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Oh man! This one stings. I grew up watching her fantastic performances, starting out with the first series of British TV show Casualty in the 1980s. She was always very real and authentic. She went on to get an Oscar and well deserved it was. RIP Brenda Fricker 🇮🇪🎬 #filmsky #moviesky #cinema

Brenda Fricker wins an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in My Left Foot (1989). The picture shows her after the ceremony holding the Oscar statue aloft with a wee wry smile on her face. The ceremony was the 62nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, 1990.

Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37. They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.

It’s disgusting that access to healthcare in this country, even for children, is determined not on the basis of need but on ability to pay. This legalised discrimination against working class and poor children is happening so consultants & private healthcare companies can further enrich themselves.

Mick Lynch on why the government and the FAI must ensure that the Nations League fixtures against apartheid Israel are not be played. The Palestinian picket line must not be crossed. #StopTheGame FAI must take a stand and refuse to participate in Israel game www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...

Mick Lynch: FAI must take a stand and refuse to participate in Israel game

Only fair for football association to be compensated for deciding Ireland team cannot in all conscience fulfil fixture

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Home after a day of athletics in Athlone. My 7 year old, who competed in the 4x200m relay and then long jump, is still full of energy - and her 42 year old parents who just drove the car and cheered her on are absolutely shattered. 🤣

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No—he's lying. It was Pakistan that wrote up the ceasefire agreement, and Pakistan has said unequivocally that Lebanon was included. So this isn't a mistake Iran has made, this is Trump yet again covering for war crimes and vigilantism by Israel by lying to the American people. A Trumpist pathology.

Reuters@reuters.com · 4mo ago

Vice President JD Vance said Tehran's negotiators thought the US-Iran ceasefire included Lebanon, but the US had in fact not agreed to that reut.rs/4dxkmgB

Right now, there are tens of millions of Iranians waiting to find out if Donald Trump will exterminate their civilisation. Absolutely hideous. They need our solidarity.