So delighted in the landslide win for Catherine Connolly in #Aras25, the Irish presidential election. We need progressive voices at all levels of govt in the face of the rise of the fash here and elsewhere. We do *not* need current govt to go Keir Starmer + outfash the fash.
#spéirgorm
#spéirghorm

Yes, that’s my fear too.

Ha. I’d totally forgotten about Simon Hart’s til your comment - they were pretty crap, if I remember right(?)

What kind of journalist pits children against old people when both are equally deserving of care?

Is anybody ever fooled by fash election promises or is it just a handy “out” when their views are exposed as unpopular?

Looks like strong win by Catherine Connolly in Irish presidential election. 🤞A friend just put in group chat that Heather Humphries being beaten by spoiled votes. Don’t know if true but morto for her if so! Spoiled votes orchestrated by far right so can we expect FG to go full UK Labour fash now?

Ah feck, another bloody disappointmen… Thanks.

Who is this about?

So hilarious and so true!

I can only think “Duh”!

Insane that he thought otherwise before!

Absolutely - just not the one who says she absolutely supports foxhunting and hare coursing because they’re “rural pursuits”, who is anti-trans and who, as Minister for Biodiversity, extended hedgecutting season!!

Narratives that underpin racial hate by scapegoating foreign men only serve to continue the historical gender relations in Irish society that have shamed and abused women. When patriarchy, sexism, and misogyny are racialised, we all lose.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

If you don’t vote today you’re assisting the far right in their campaign to discredit the election. Get out there and vote.
#Aras25
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm

I sure hope this bears out. Heather Humphries is hideous.

Transparently so....
#WhiteLivesOnlyMatter

I don’t know who the person is but she’s bang on.
#IllegalSettlementsAreCodifiedLandTheftAndViolence
#Izrahell
#FreePalestine

Absolutely bang on.

I’m often at hospital (post Cancer and Long Covid etc) and it never fails to enrage/ depress me how few people wearing masks. Or on public transport/planes etc etc etc

All of this but also:
not voting is the same as voting for the worst candidate
CC may not be perfect but how many boxes do you have & how many does she check? V HH?
Feminist ✅ left ✅ LGBT rights ✅ pro-palestine✅ antibloodsports ✅ geailgoir ✅ empathetic ✅ independent ✅
#speirgorm #áras25 #aras25

These lads are amazing and relentless; digging up and airing the nasty secrets and lies of the government. Hats off to them.

Ha, this is damn clever. Has them all of a Twitter here on Bsky!

Heather Humphreys is spreading misinformation that Oireachtas political staff need so-called garda clearance – they don’t, according to documents obtained by The Ditch

Alan Shatter joined in – posting a fake document on X purporting to be official policy

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Or maybe it’s just typical, when you look at how many politicians will give reference for rape accused….