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State admits it’s allowed weapons through Ireland to Israel

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 1d

State admits it’s allowed weapons through Ireland to Israel. The state has admitted it allowed munitions of war – onboard a US military plane authorised by Simon Harris to touch down at Shannon Airport – to travel through Irish territory on their way to Israel.

www.ontheditch.com/state-admits/

It’s the fist time in almost 20 years.

AI: An Environmentally-Disastrous Con - REBEL

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 1d

AI: An Environmentally-Disastrous Con.
Adam Tallon discusses the economic, social and environmental impact of capitalism's AI drive.

rebelnews.ie/2025/09/30/a...

In March 2025 Google officially rolled out its AI Overview feature. Every…

A state guilty of genocide must be dismantled - REBEL

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 1d

A state guilty of genocide must be dismantled.

Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan aims to get Israel off the hook for genocide. Israel is already breaking it. rebelnews.ie/2025/10/15/a...

The ceasefire in Gaza, announced last week, was welcomed by many –…

Humphreys stays silent on property affairs

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 2d

Tax breaks for the powerful, penalties for the poor. Heather Humphreys won’t answer questions about her property or unpaid rates — proof that in Ireland, the establishment always looks after its own

www.ontheditch.com/humphreys-st...

Media indulges her silence.

You don’t need to be left to see the lies about Connolly

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 2d

Who's (still) afraid of Catherine Connolly?

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(Full article at the link above)
Who's (still) afraid of Catherine Connolly?
By Diarmuid Flood.

The below is the second of our articles looking at repeated attempts to smear presidential candidate Catherine Connolly. Our fir

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 2d

Catherine Connolly is attacked by the establishment because she challenges their power. While they defend war, cuts to social services, and protect interests of corporate elites — she defends neutrality and working people. That’s why they’re scared. www.ontheditch.com/comment-you-...

Ivan Yates was at least honest about the tactics he would need to use.

Humphreys was star attraction at event under investigation

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 2d

Simon Harris let a US warplane refuel in Shannon on its way to an Israeli military base. Ireland should be neutral — not a pitstop for war. This government’s complicity in genocide shames us all.

www.ontheditch.com/simon-harris...

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 2d

A “charity” event under Garda investigation — and Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys was the star guest www.ontheditch.com/humphreys-wa...

The company was incorporated just a year before.

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 2d

While families struggle with rent and bills, the government wines and dines arms lobbyists like Lockheed Martin. Billions for war, nothing for housing or health, that’s the true face of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael’s “security”.

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"Smear the bejaysus out of her": The establishment is running scared of Catherine Connolly - REBEL

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 3d

“Smear the bejaysus out of her”: The establishment is running scared of Catherine Connolly.
With Catherine Connolly leading in the presidential polls, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin and Kieran Allen explain why the establishment has gone into overdrive in their desperate attempts to discredit her.

It is not often that the PR techniques of the political establishment…

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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 3d

There is no place in Shannon or Aldergrove for the US military or NATO - Our government have made Ireland a pawn in their global supply chain for war, intervention and genocide, they must be stopped. Simon Harris told us in the Dáil that he wasn’t aware of any illegal US military flights carrying mu

Who's (still) afraid of Catherine Connolly?

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 3d

We have no confidence in Simon Harris. For all the children him and his government left waiting for critical surgeries, for the 5,000 children languishing in emergency accommodation, for those left without a school place, and for Harvey he should resign. In 9 days time you can show Fine Gael how you

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 4d

Who's (still) afraid of Catherine Connolly?

rupture.ie/articles/who...

(Full article at the link above)
Who's (still) afraid of Catherine Connolly?
By Diarmuid Flood.

The below is the second of our articles looking at repeated attempts to smear presidential candidate Catherine Connolly. Our fir

By Diarmuid Flood The below is the second of our articles looking at repeated attempts to smear presidential candidate Catherine Connolly. Our first article can be found here . “You’re going to be shocked about this now… I would go bullheaded: ‘Do you want a provo in the park? Is she a Rus

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Who's (still) afraid of Catherine Connolly?

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 4d

Who's (still) afraid of Catherine Connolly?

rupture.ie/articles/who...

(Full article at the link above)
Who's (still) afraid of Catherine Connolly?
By Diarmuid Flood.

The below is the second of our articles looking at repeated attempts to smear presidential candidate Catherine Connolly. Our fir

By Diarmuid Flood The below is the second of our articles looking at repeated attempts to smear presidential candidate Catherine Connolly. Our first article can be found here . “You’re going to be shocked about this now… I would go bullheaded: ‘Do you want a provo in the park? Is she a Rus

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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 4d

Michael Healy-Rae, the Dáil’s largest landlord, is backing Heather Humphreys.

Fine Gael have brought together coalition of crisis:
A coalition of the housing crisis,
of the cost-of-living crisis,
and made up of politicians whose contribution to Ireland has been to make life harder and more expensiv

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 5d

A burnt-out home is on sale for €225,000, described by Ray Cooke as needing a “full renovation.”
The truth? It’s not just this house that needs renovation - it’s our entire housing system.

Ordinary people don’t stand a chance in a market rigged for:
Multi-billion euro investment funds that pay no t

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 6d

The lowest income workers in our state will be 4.1% worse off with middle-income earners losing an additional €500 a year, even those considered high-income earners will come out of this budget with less in their pockets after paying for the very basics of life. The government are using their power

Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 6d

If there are any rebates or energy reliefs built into budget 2026 from the government, pre-budget energy hikes mean they’ll all just be swallowed up as corporate profit.

One in five children in this country are living in poverty, many missing meals, or going cold in the winter and these pressures