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Joe Noonan
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Cork-Donegal migrant blend. Knows some law.
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My Donegal grand-uncle volunteered. He was 19 when the Germans killed him in France.
WW1 poster urging Irishmen to join the Army and fight Germans.
November 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Cork city heron equally patient.
Heron on riverside steps.
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Objectively it's both.

We have a constitutional prohibition on EU common defence.

Art. 29.4.9
The State shall not adopt a decision taken by the European Council to establish a common defence pursuant to Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union where that common defence would include the State.
The State shall not adopt a decision taken by the European Council to establish a common defence pursuant to Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union where that common defence would include the State.
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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'Investing in defence should not be seen as “militarisation” or a step towards some sort of common European army,' he insists.

#TripleLock #Neutrality
Catherine Connolly campaigning with former Irish members of the Defence Forces in favour of active neutrality
November 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Fighting for the European Union www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
Photo of Seán Clancy in Brussels office with EU flags.
November 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Young women face conscription in Denmark.
November 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Conscription in Denmark too.
November 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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“The Government went door to door in the election and said the bill was a priority and would be passed.
What has changed? - The Government has won the election so it does not have to live up to its promises.”

Duncan Smith TD
Martin and Harris
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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The European General.
Irish General says Ukraine is the front line.
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Expect more.
Hurricane Melissa packed the most powerful wind gust ever recorded A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft measured a 252 mph gust at the ocean surface as it approached Jamaica.
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Fourteen complaints in issue
November 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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On those grounds, the Court (Ninth Chamber) hereby: 1. Declares that, by failing to transpose fully or correctly Article 2(38), Article 4(2), Article 5(2), Article 7(3), Article 9(2), Article 11(3)(a) to (d) in relation to groundwater, Article 11(3)(e), Article 11(3)(i) in relation to surface water, Article 11(3)(l) in relation to groundwater, and points 1.4 and 1.5 of Annex II to, and points 1.3.1 to 1.3.5 and point 2.4.5, first paragraph, of Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under those provisions;
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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You can count on the EU.
Netanyahu counts on the EU. Seen here with Von der Leyen in Jerusalem.
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Kitty Holland reports:
Judge says it is ‘unacceptable’ no beds are available for two children ‘at risk of death’ whom he ordered to be detained for their own safety.

#ChildLaw
Failure to abide by Court Order to protect vulnerable children criticised by Judge.
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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“The council’s planning department, the council’s chief executive, the commission’s inspector and the commission itself all declined to favour the development of a large waste facility functioning round the clock and involving noise impacts and smell emissions of the most offensive category at an unserviced rural site only 70 m from the nearest existing residential dwelling. The disappointed applicant for permission now turns to the court for a fifth opinion, but the central issue is whether the commission is correct in its oral submission that “this case screams merits disagreement”. That is the opening to the judgment, the image in the first post. Image here recites Court’s summary of its findings.
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Oxygen challenge fails in High Court.

www2.courts.ie/acc/alfresco... #waste #planning #JudicialReview #Louth
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Three stories. Irish Independent landing page
Three stories from today in Ireland
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Cable Street
Map of undersea cables around UK and adjacent seas.
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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That time again.

#Cork #StAngelas
Snow fight on Patrick's Hill
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Every Season is Scam Season.
Scam text.
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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“If the Government were confident in its planning decisions, it would welcome judicial scrutiny rather than fear it.” #Oversight #Accountability #JudicialReview
Sir, – The Government’s proposed emergency planning legislation includes plans to restrict judicial review and to reduce cost protections in environmental cases (“Government seeks emergency planning powers to speed up infrastructure delivery,” November 1st). Yet the Irish Academy of Engineers’ report “Rebalancing Ireland’s Energy Policy”, published this week, identifies the real obstacles to infrastructure delivery as conflicting policy targets, lack of policy clarity and tardiness in policy delivery rather than judicial review. While Ministers point the finger at judicial review, just 5.3 per cent of An Coimisiún Pleanála decisions were challenged this year. The academy’s findings expose the Government’s scapegoating. Instead of addressing the systemic failures in policy co-ordination and delivery, Ministers are choosing to restrict Irish citizens’ constitutional right to hold public authorities to account. Judicial review exists precisely because public bodies make errors that require correction. When An Coimisiún Pleanála fails to follow proper procedures, as repeated judicial reviews demonstrate, the answer is not to silence citizens but to ensure the authority is properly resourced and capable of competent decision-making. The proposed cost restrictions are particularly cynical. Removing cost protections turns justice into a privilege that only the wealthy can afford, effectively silencing community groups and environmental advocates who lack the resources of powerful developers and the State. If the Government were confident in its planning decisions, it would welcome judicial scrutiny rather than fear it. Ireland’s infrastructure delays demand honest solutions based on coherent policy, adequate resources and competent administration. Weakening judicial review will not accelerate delivery. It will erode the constitutional safeguards that protect both citizens and the environment from poorly considered decisions. – Yours, etc, MICHAEL O’MEARA,
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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It says in the paper.
Amounts to public sector
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Congrats Scotland. Finishing in style. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
McTominay scores with epic overhead shot
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Words ✅️
Action ❌️

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Both the Taoiseach and Tánaiste have acknowledged Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide and have pledged to comply with the ruling of the ICJ. The court was unequivocal that this must include an end to all trade, in both goods and services, and investment in the illegal settlements.
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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High Court: It is important that the courts ensure that the Rule of Law is maintained, that those who deliberately breach court orders are held to account, and that those who seek the protection of the courts against malign teachers will not be turned away.
This case involves the most deliberate, sustained and concerted attack by Mr. Burke, and other members of the Burke family, on the authority of the civil courts and the Rule of Law in this country in recent times. It is important that the courts ensure that the Rule of Law is maintained, that those who deliberately breach court orders are held to account, and that those who seek the protection of the courts against malign teachers will not be turned away.
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM