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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 1h

Nobody:

Irish News Media:
ALL OF THE ENOCH BURKE, ALL OF THE TIME!!
IT’S NON-STOP BURKE FAMILY UPDATES!!
[Look at his sister, she’s going to do something weird!!]
THE BURKE DRAMA IS OFFICIALLY GOING ON FOREVER!!

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 3h

The EU presidency will be occupied by the Taoiseach, not by UnahÉ, on Ireland's behalf, though?

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 22h

I haven't tried Spearhead, but by all accounts it's both a nice intro to AoS and a fun game in its own right. If you decide to build up to 2K, it's hard to go very wrong with LRL, they're consistently competitive, play in every phase of the game, with a deep roster.

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Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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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Frank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 1d

At what stage #aras2025 campaign will national media cover this?
Owning 2 derelict flats Heather Humphreys has been central to @finegael.bsky.social ideology that's given us record levels of homelessness, vacant homes & dereliction
But yet @catherinegalway.bsky.social is the problem
#DerelictIreland

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 1d

Dear Journalists, Muckslingers, adherents to the Ivan the Smearer playbook, and those who genuinely wish to know her position.

Catherine Connolly on Russia/Ukraine.
A thread of primary sources. Pinned on my page for anyone who needs it.

2022
"Blatant breach of international law by Russia"

Deputy Catherine Connolly- speech from 1 Mar 2022

YouTube video by VideoParliament Ireland

www.youtube.com

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 1d

I personally prefer 'Blueshirts in Birkenstocks', but it's a bit of a mouthful, I suppose

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 1d

The protection of the environment for the benefit of all is a left-right issue. Here’s why:

Who benefits from environmental destruction? The rich. Who pays for it? Everyone else. Who pays the most? The poorest people in society. It doesn’t get more starkly left-right than that.

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Randy @blueorexclusive.bsky.social · 5d

When looking for evidence of Heather Humphreys' stance on animal rights, I came across several articles about a withdrawal of a serious animal cruelty case following her letter in 2017: archive.is/202508280733...
someone who Catherine Connolly hired in 2018 is used as media fodder, why not this?

archive.is

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 1d

This case involved a farmer with convictions for animal cruelty earned after he had already been banned for life from owning livestock.
After Humphreys letter that latest abuse case was dropped.

Why is she not being asked about it?

@newschambers.bsky.social @drivetime.bsky.social

Randy @blueorexclusive.bsky.social · 5d

When looking for evidence of Heather Humphreys' stance on animal rights, I came across several articles about a withdrawal of a serious animal cruelty case following her letter in 2017: archive.is/202508280733...
someone who Catherine Connolly hired in 2018 is used as media fodder, why not this?

archive.is

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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 1d

every day that Heather Humphreys is not asked why she refused to meet with disability activists during the Scrap the Green Paper campaign is another day of ignominy for the Irish press. she's running on her record, yet she's not questioned on it any substantive way

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Matthew Parkinson-Bennett @matthewpb.bsky.social · 2d

I really think “We’ve made up a rapist. He doesn’t exist. Why won’t you condemn him?!?” is some of the most bizarre Brass Eye stuff we’ve ever seen

The Foggy Jew @hmcevansoneya.bsky.social · 2d

Like, Catherine Connolly isn't perfect and there are valid criticism of her, but instead we have been subjected to some of the most incredible nonsense over the last few weeks instead. Even things with a real basis have been pushed to nonsensical extremes. A mess.

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The Foggy Jew @hmcevansoneya.bsky.social · 2d

Find someone who loves you as much as Alan Kelly loves attention

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 2d

OMFG. I doubt there's a single member of the Labour pp, who unanimously turfed him out on his swiss as leader for being impossible to work with, feel any differently about him than CC does.

He said he hopes his party leader Ivana Bacik will deal with the matter.

"As a party, obviously we value our own members more so than somebody who has spent the last 20 years basically attacking us, but in fairness that now we are supporting as a party in this election," he said.

"But I mean, in fairness, I've spoken to Ivana about it, she reached out to the parliamentary party, she said she was going to deal with it. It wasn't a very nice thing for a presidential candidate to say.

"I trust Ivana will deal with it, because at the end of the day my colleagues, I would say, will have my back much quicker than they'd have Catherine Connolly's back."

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 2d

This lad has not now, nor has he ever had, a solitary lick of self-awareness.

Labour TD Alan Kelly says Catherine Connolly made 'very snide remark' about him

Asked to respond to a comment made about him by Catherine Connolly last week, Labour Party TD Alan Kelly said it was a "very snide remark".

While speaking to reporters in Co Tipperary on Friday, Ms Connolly was asked if she was winning over Mr Kelly’s support.

She said: “I’ll leave Alan Kelly to deal with Alan Kelly. That’s a full-time job perhaps.”

"It was a very snide remark. It was kind of a degrading remark. That's the Catherine Connolly I know. It was nasty," Mr Kelly told Tipp FM.

Mr Kelly said "loads of people" within his party have said the comment was not acceptable given they are supporting Ms Connolly.

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 3d

Does Heather Humphreys think she’s running to be head of the IDA, or President of Ireland #rtethisweek #aras25

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 3d

Given how much his own parliamentary party seems to dislike him, good chance he'll get Bertie'ed

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 3d

He has notions of a prestige post in Europe in between, too.

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Daithi @daithig.bsky.social · 3d

One of the oddest things about this election are people pretending that Heather Humphreys isn't a conservative.

It's something which has served FF and FG here for decades, they're the "centre", but it's still nonsense.

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 3d

Micheál Martin's sole ambition as Taoiseach has been to just be An Taoiseach. The idea that he would ever do anything with the office other than maintain the status quo would be an absurdity to him. More substance to be found in a dormouse's fart.

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 3d

To Madeira for £74k!

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 4d

I'd say the SPECTRE tent at the Galway Races was a vibe back in the day

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 4d

I'm probably daftly optimistic, but between Yates and Brolly in the last 2 days I think/hope it's awoken a hunger for something better in at least some.

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 4d

Not that he wanted or intended to, but Yates has done us a service here, this is FG with the mask off. It's who they are, and always have been.

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Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · 4d

"Look what you made me do"

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