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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 10h

In other words, if you bet 11 florins on CC you will win 4 if she wins, if you make the same bet on HH, you will win 22 florins

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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 11h

Odds on Heather Humphreys have shortened #aras25

Betting odds for the presidential election showing Catherine Connolly at 4/11 and Heather Humphreys at 2/1

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Hannah O'Sullivan @sullydaysleeper.bsky.social · 11h

🧵 #Áras25

Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 15h

Gentle reminder…the Special Criminal Court was opposed trenchantly and for compelling reasons by Mary Robinson before she became President; its continued existence has been criticised by the UN Human Rights Committee, UN Special Rapporteurs, the Irish Human Rights & …

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 19h

The two candidates in the Presidential Election have clashed over the Special Criminal Court with Heather Humphreys saying she supported it and Catherine Connolly calling for its abolition

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 23h

This is correct.
The government parties are trying to renege on solemn assurances given then to us so that we could approve those constitutional amendments. Now they insist the assurances are not legally binding.

#TripleLock #DoubleCross #Áras25

#smearthebejaysis

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 23h

Connolly: “In voting ‘no’ we had to vote a second time on Nice and on Lisbon and we were given absolute, solemn promises in relation to our neutrality that seem to mean nothing at the moment.

Because we are now going down a road of saying that the Triple Lock is not a core part of our neutrality.”

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Arlene Harris @arleneharris.bsky.social · 4d

In today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social the two remaining presidential hopefuls told me about their daily lives, their hopes and fears for the future, their earliest memory and the one thing people don't know about them #PresidentialElection
#Aras25
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...

Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly on hopes, fears, and daily routines

Getting to know more about our two presidential candidates with questions about everything from morning routines and earliest memories to biggest fears

www.irishexaminer.com

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 13h

Good point, this 👇👇
And I wonder which construction/development companies will profit from both?

Phil Harris @phil-harris.bsky.social · 14h

I heard on the radio that the cost of rebuilding Gaza is estimated to be £40-50 billion. The cost of HS2 is likely to be £40-80 billion. That seems a strange equivalence; the homes, businesses and infrastructure of 2 million people, versus a railway line from London to Birmingham

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 13h

Israel's gymnasts will not be able to compete at the upcoming world championships in Indonesia after sport’s highest court today rejected requests from the Israeli federation to 'guarantee the participation' of its team
jrnl.ie/6844401f

Israeli gymnasts not able to take part in world championships as appeal over visas rejected

Indonesian authorities denied Israeli gymnasts entry visas for the championships later this month.

jrnl.ie

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 13h

'You say Russia should pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Do you believe Israel should pay for the reconstruction of Gaza?'

Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 13h

During an EU Commission press briefing, a journalist questioned the double standards of European policy, asking whether Israel should also be held accountable for rebuilding Gaza — just as the EU demands Russia
The question was met with silence, as the EU spokesperson declined to comment.

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🌎🐎John Hyphen🎮🤠 @johnhyphen.bsky.social · 16h

belgium's coalition government is targeting everything for cuts: sick pay, unemployment benefits, public services, pensions – including raising the pension age

protesters with a banner reading: no war but class war

Climbers hanging a banner between two lamposts, reading: grève générale reconductible

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🌎🐎John Hyphen🎮🤠 @johnhyphen.bsky.social · 16h

140,000 people in the streets of brussels demanding workers' rights, social protections and an end to state complicity in the genocide in gaza

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 16h

Fintan O'Toole on preserving an alternative space by electing Catherine Connolly TD and President.

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 16h

“What Connolly would do is keep the presidency going as some kind of alternative space in the State’s official life.

The Áras would continue to function as a counterweight to Govt Bdgs, a space in which a wider set of Irish realities can be recognised.

Can we really afford to have no such space?”

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Uilliam Mac ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · 16h

If you're not from here, this is not some moribund area off at the fringes of town, it's one of the main thoroughfares in the city centre. Shoppers and tourists get to look at this every day. It's been like this for decades. This is what sensible politicians with sensible policies have gifted us.

Frank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 16h

I will be on @newstalkfm.bsky.social with @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social today between 2-3pm discussing dereliction levies, new Derelict Property Tax & what has to happen next to end #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland & ensure everyone has a home & place to play & create in Ireland #RestPlayWork

today between 2-3pm discussing dereliction levies, new Derelict Property Tax & what has to happen next to end #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland & ensure everyone has a home & place to play & create in Ireland #RestPlayWork

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Alan Dunne @aldunne.bsky.social · 16h

Any reference to the Special Criminal Court should, for full context, reference the UN Human Rights Committee's recommendation that it should be (more or less) abolished.

It always comes up during elections and, let's be honest, is really a 'do you support the IRA'–coded question

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 19h

The two candidates in the Presidential Election have clashed over the Special Criminal Court with Heather Humphreys saying she supported it and Catherine Connolly calling for its abolition

Presidential candidates clash over Special Criminal Court

The two candidates in the Presidential Election have clashed over the Special Criminal Court with Heather Humphreys saying she supported it and Catherine Connolly calling for its abolition.

www.rte.ie

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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 15h

Simon Harris authorised a US military plane to refuel at Shannon Airport on Sunday on its way from a Department of War airbase to the Nevatim Israel Defense Forces base.

It was transporting soldiers or military cargo.

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

Harris authorised Shannon stop for US war plane

It was transporting soldiers or military cargo.

www.ontheditch.com

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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 16h

With a handful of notable exceptions, Irish media has little to no interest in covering #climatechange

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Dr. Cara Augustenborg @caugustenborg.bsky.social · 4d

Fair play to #CatherineConnolly team who just sent a lovely reply to my request for info and a resource pack of her climate & environment interventions for students in my Climate Policy & Politics module. 🙌

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 21h

I remain a bit ambivalent on Catherine Connolly as a Presidential candidate, though less so than her unimpressive opponent.

But the latest bit, where voting No to various EU treaties is treated as a shocking break with norms is particularly stupid.

These were majority positions, more than once.

A bit table showing the breakdown of votes for the first Lisbon Treaty vote. The No side won.

A bit table showing the breakdown of votes for the first Nice Treaty vote. The No side won.

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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 19h

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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 19h

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change”

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

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Martin McGrath @martinmcgrath.bsky.social · 19h

Well this is... bleak.

Abandoned towns, huge costs and we're still building huge numbers of homes in at-risk areas.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 19h

Let's explore the Green credentials of Heather Humphreys - The woman former GP member Brian Leddin thinks should be president.
She advocated for an increased burn period during her time as Minister for Heritage, as well as prolonging the period during which hedgerows could be cut. #Spéirgorm 1/n

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 19h

I can't get over this as an answer. Like, did she hear the question, or just not want to hear it?

#Áras25 #SpéirGhorm

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPE6YYm...

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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 19h

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change”

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 20h

Seems like draining, drying, and burning every bog along the Shannon for decades wasn't our wisest choice

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 20h

Farmers along the Shannon Callows have said their livelihoods are being destroyed by rising water levels in the area, which takes in large stretches of land in counties Galway, Offaly, Roscommon and Westmeath

Farmers along Shannon say lives 'destroyed by flooding'

Farmers along the Shannon Callows have said their livelihoods are being destroyed by rising water levels in the area, which takes in large stretches of land in counties Galway, Offaly, Roscommon and W...

www.rte.ie

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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 19h

No mention of what needs to be done.... climate action anyone? Blocking drains on hills? Rewetting bogs?
No?
Just financial compensation for the flooding of flood plains...

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 20h

Farmers along the Shannon Callows have said their livelihoods are being destroyed by rising water levels in the area, which takes in large stretches of land in counties Galway, Offaly, Roscommon and Westmeath

Farmers along Shannon say lives 'destroyed by flooding'

Farmers along the Shannon Callows have said their livelihoods are being destroyed by rising water levels in the area, which takes in large stretches of land in counties Galway, Offaly, Roscommon and W...

www.rte.ie

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