Allan
@allanartist.bsky.social
Cartoonist and caricature artist
www.caricatures-ireland.com
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The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Pedestrians should make themselves more visible on the footpath.
Car hits pedestrians in Foxrock after mounting footpath
Car hits pedestrians in Foxrock after mounting footpath
Two boys in their mid-teens and driver of vehicle (20s) taken to hospital after incident
www.irishtimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Pedestrians should make themselves more visible on the footpath.
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on a related note, a crude photoshop or paint job will ALWAYS be funnier than a photorealistic AI generation
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
on a related note, a crude photoshop or paint job will ALWAYS be funnier than a photorealistic AI generation
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The Justice Minister has been called upon to explain why he 'kept secret a sweetheart rental agreement' for former Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.
While Commissioner, Harris lived in an OPW property in Phoenix Park and rent was paid by An Garda Síochána jrnl.ie/6889144
While Commissioner, Harris lived in an OPW property in Phoenix Park and rent was paid by An Garda Síochána jrnl.ie/6889144
Questions raised about why former Garda Commissioner had rent paid for by state
Former Garda Commissioner Drew Harris lived in a property owned by the OPW in Phoenix Park for seven years.
jrnl.ie
November 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Justice Minister has been called upon to explain why he 'kept secret a sweetheart rental agreement' for former Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.
While Commissioner, Harris lived in an OPW property in Phoenix Park and rent was paid by An Garda Síochána jrnl.ie/6889144
While Commissioner, Harris lived in an OPW property in Phoenix Park and rent was paid by An Garda Síochána jrnl.ie/6889144
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🧵 As we look towards the #LateLateToyShow next week, it's time to remember that everyone - including the State - will expect us all to donate generously to the very worthy causes supported financially by the Toy Show Appeal. Let's think about this.
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🧵 As we look towards the #LateLateToyShow next week, it's time to remember that everyone - including the State - will expect us all to donate generously to the very worthy causes supported financially by the Toy Show Appeal. Let's think about this.
Friday Cartoon: Companions Cannot Lie (Companion Film Review) #film #movies #reviews #cartoons #reddwarf #companion #sophiethatcher #speirgorm
Friday Cartoon: Companions Cannot Lie (Companion Film Review)
Companion is the latest iteration of an increasingly common trope that flips expectations in a stylish, brutal and hilarious hour and a half (the perfect movie length!) THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!
www.caricatures-ireland.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Friday Cartoon: Companions Cannot Lie (Companion Film Review) #film #movies #reviews #cartoons #reddwarf #companion #sophiethatcher #speirgorm
Couples Gifts Ireland: Caricature of Couple with Comically Large Wine Glasses! #speirgorm #caricatures #art #drawing #wine
Couples Gifts Ireland: Caricature of Couple with Comically Large Wine Glasses!
Couples Gifts Ireland: the above caricature was a gift for the pictured couple featuring aspects of their lives together!
www.caricatures-ireland.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Couples Gifts Ireland: Caricature of Couple with Comically Large Wine Glasses! #speirgorm #caricatures #art #drawing #wine
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Thirty years since the best reaction to losing a referendum was spoken! In 1995 one of No Divorce Campaign leaders Úna Bean Mhic Mhathúna,on leaving the RDS as the 15th amendment to allow divorce was passed,shouted to celebrating pro divorce campaigners,’Go way ye wife swappin' sodomites’!#speirgorm
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Thirty years since the best reaction to losing a referendum was spoken! In 1995 one of No Divorce Campaign leaders Úna Bean Mhic Mhathúna,on leaving the RDS as the 15th amendment to allow divorce was passed,shouted to celebrating pro divorce campaigners,’Go way ye wife swappin' sodomites’!#speirgorm
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When Dunnes staff refused to handle S African goods they were denounced by politicians from FF/FG, as well as "business leaders". The same groups blocking the OTB today. They were spat on, beaten by Gardaí and followed by Special Branch. It took 3 years to shame the govt. into acting. Reluctantly.
The Taoiseach is visiting the home of Nelson Mandela in South Africa today, as he pays tribute to civil rights activists from the country's apartheid era www.thejournal.ie/micheal-mart...
Taoiseach visits Mandela home and memorials to civil rights leaders in South Africa
Martin has told crowds this weekend that the two countries have forged ‘eternal’ bonds with each other.
www.thejournal.ie
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
When Dunnes staff refused to handle S African goods they were denounced by politicians from FF/FG, as well as "business leaders". The same groups blocking the OTB today. They were spat on, beaten by Gardaí and followed by Special Branch. It took 3 years to shame the govt. into acting. Reluctantly.
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And so it begins: client with a stamp 4 and severe mental health issues which limit his ability to work, tells me he’s afraid to claim any benefits because of potential impact on his naturalisation application #speirghorm
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
And so it begins: client with a stamp 4 and severe mental health issues which limit his ability to work, tells me he’s afraid to claim any benefits because of potential impact on his naturalisation application #speirghorm
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This is absolutely depraved!
No citizenship if you receive social benefit is disgusting, but also if you have debt?!
Have a credit card? Need a loan for a car? Lucky enough to qualify for a mortgage?
No citizenship for you
What if this was the same for Irish abroad?
Wankers
#IrishPol #Speirgorm
No citizenship if you receive social benefit is disgusting, but also if you have debt?!
Have a credit card? Need a loan for a car? Lucky enough to qualify for a mortgage?
No citizenship for you
What if this was the same for Irish abroad?
Wankers
#IrishPol #Speirgorm
November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is absolutely depraved!
No citizenship if you receive social benefit is disgusting, but also if you have debt?!
Have a credit card? Need a loan for a car? Lucky enough to qualify for a mortgage?
No citizenship for you
What if this was the same for Irish abroad?
Wankers
#IrishPol #Speirgorm
No citizenship if you receive social benefit is disgusting, but also if you have debt?!
Have a credit card? Need a loan for a car? Lucky enough to qualify for a mortgage?
No citizenship for you
What if this was the same for Irish abroad?
Wankers
#IrishPol #Speirgorm
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Sad to hear of the death of Margaretta D’Arcy. She was a real one. #speirghorm
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sad to hear of the death of Margaretta D’Arcy. She was a real one. #speirghorm
Trump's Russian "Peace" Deal for Ukraine #trump #putin #epstein #epsteinfiles #ukraine #russia #cartoon #cartoonist #speirgorm
Trump’s Russian “Peace” Deal for Ukraine
'President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier warned Ukraine faced "one of the most difficult moments in our history" over US pressure to accept the plan seen as favourable to Moscow.'
www.caricatures-ireland.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Trump's Russian "Peace" Deal for Ukraine #trump #putin #epstein #epsteinfiles #ukraine #russia #cartoon #cartoonist #speirgorm
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i’ve been sort of peripherally aware of enoch burke for a while but it was only seeing this article that i saw how absolutely batshit insane his whole family is, leading me to discover this incredible paragraph on his family’s wikipedia page
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
i’ve been sort of peripherally aware of enoch burke for a while but it was only seeing this article that i saw how absolutely batshit insane his whole family is, leading me to discover this incredible paragraph on his family’s wikipedia page
Tusla or its historic equivalent should have intervened here a long time ago.
'This is not normal behaviour': Why three more Burkes could be facing jail for contempt of court jrnl.ie/6880856
'This is not normal behaviour': Why three more Burkes could be facing jail for contempt of court
A High Court judgment from this week has widened the case between Enoch Burke and Wilson’s Hospital School.
jrnl.ie
November 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Tusla or its historic equivalent should have intervened here a long time ago.
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Once again, we are way too relaxed about the fact that "shooting Irish people is good actually" is a mainstream political position on the neighbouring island.
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Once again, we are way too relaxed about the fact that "shooting Irish people is good actually" is a mainstream political position on the neighbouring island.
Stop buying this crap.
TEMU and SHEIN recall hundreds of products across Ireland amid serious fears for children's health
TEMU and SHEIN recall hundreds of products across Ireland amid serious fears for children's health
Customers have been warned to 'stop using the products immediately'
Online platform's Temu and SHEIN have recalled different products across Ireland amid a serious risk and harm to children's health. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has alerted the public to the following re
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www.limerickleader.ie
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Stop buying this crap.
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Remembering the generations of patriots who gave their lives so Ireland could be worse than Britain.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Asylum seekers should not view Ireland more favourably than UK, says O’Callaghan
‘Over 80%’ of those claiming asylum in Republic are reaching Dublin via Northern Ireland, says Minister
www.irishtimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Remembering the generations of patriots who gave their lives so Ireland could be worse than Britain.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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I've been thinking about how Britain's legacy in Ireland is a civic tradition of state cruelty and Jim O'Callaghan is that tradition writ large. #speirgorm
Justice and Migration Minister Jim O'Callaghan said he's committed to ensuring Ireland is 'not viewed more favourably than the UK by those seeking to claim asylum'.
His statement comes following proposed reforms to the UK's asylum practices
jrnl.ie/6877693
His statement comes following proposed reforms to the UK's asylum practices
jrnl.ie/6877693
O'Callaghan 'committed' to ensuring Ireland not viewed 'more favourably' than the UK by asylum seekers
A new International Protection Bill to reform Ireland’s asylum system will be published later this year.
jrnl.ie
November 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I've been thinking about how Britain's legacy in Ireland is a civic tradition of state cruelty and Jim O'Callaghan is that tradition writ large. #speirgorm
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This is an anti-integration proposal. Longer wait times serve absolutely no other purpose.
Longer wait time for Irish citizenship under consideration as UK overhauls asylum system
Longer wait time for Irish citizenship under consideration as UK overhauls asylum system
Moves come after new policies unveiled in Britain which may require State to tighten procedures further
www.irishtimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
This is an anti-integration proposal. Longer wait times serve absolutely no other purpose.
Every fucking decision Donohue made as Finance Minister is suspect.
NEW: Paschal Donohoe is resigning as MInister for Finance, and as a TD, in order to take up a role with the World Bank in Washington. Announcement expected after this morning's Cabinet meeting. @virginmedianews.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Every fucking decision Donohue made as Finance Minister is suspect.