Pat Kelly
@patrickvkelly.bsky.social
Author and Commentator. For Ireland’s Unity and Future. My personal BlueSky account under Article 40.6.1.i Bunreacht na hÉireann. All opinions my own. Repost not endorsement.
@railusersie.bsky.social 2050 hrs Dublin Pearse to Drogheda McBride has departed at 2056 hrs
February 3, 2026 at 8:56 PM
@railusersie.bsky.social 2050 hrs Dublin Pearse to Drogheda McBride has departed at 2056 hrs
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026.... If this is a de facto use of chemical weapons by the Israeli Defence Forces, against a UN mission including Irish (EU) troops, the UN and the ICC need to act, as well as the EU. @kajakallas.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
Defence Forces condemns Israeli chemical drop in southern Lebanon
Over 350 Irish troops serving as part of Unifil multinational deployment near ‘Blue Line’ border area
www.irishtimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026.... If this is a de facto use of chemical weapons by the Israeli Defence Forces, against a UN mission including Irish (EU) troops, the UN and the ICC need to act, as well as the EU. @kajakallas.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
Wales is on the move towards independence and is likely to elect a Plaid Cymru government in May 2026.
February 1, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Wales is on the move towards independence and is likely to elect a Plaid Cymru government in May 2026.
I’d say Browne is a goner in Wexford next election if Sinn Féin move a second candidate into north and east area of Wexford constituency.
January 31, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I’d say Browne is a goner in Wexford next election if Sinn Féin move a second candidate into north and east area of Wexford constituency.
45% of voters want An Taoiseach to resign now according to the latest Sindo poll.
January 31, 2026 at 8:46 PM
45% of voters want An Taoiseach to resign now according to the latest Sindo poll.
Any other leaks from this new Sindo opinion poll?
January 31, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Any other leaks from this new Sindo opinion poll?
American papers, please copy. Especially Irish American papers. @irishecho.com.web.brid.gy @irishvoice.bsky.social No American of Irish ancestry should continue to support Trump, MAGA or the US Republican Party.
January 26, 2026 at 7:11 AM
American papers, please copy. Especially Irish American papers. @irishecho.com.web.brid.gy @irishvoice.bsky.social No American of Irish ancestry should continue to support Trump, MAGA or the US Republican Party.
This is highly effective. It will not just damage Starmer, but it will damage Reform in England especially.
Help us make hope normal again.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:28 PM
This is highly effective. It will not just damage Starmer, but it will damage Reform in England especially.
This is shocking! We all remember Steve Scherer on @news.rte.ie giving reports. Why is a man of this calibre out of work? This does not reflect well on Reuters, or Canada, as it highlights the same lack of a social safety net as in the USA.
I worked alongside Steve in the Reuters Rome bureau. This is his story of hard work doesn’t protect you from hard times.
stevescherer.substack.com/p/my-journey...
stevescherer.substack.com/p/my-journey...
My journey from foreign correspondent to Uber driver in Trump's America
I once documented human displacement and desperation; now I am living it
stevescherer.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:20 PM
This is shocking! We all remember Steve Scherer on @news.rte.ie giving reports. Why is a man of this calibre out of work? This does not reflect well on Reuters, or Canada, as it highlights the same lack of a social safety net as in the USA.
Words of wisdom from @president.ie @tagesschau.bsky.social @lemonde.fr @tagesspiegel.de @elpais.com @wyborcza.pl @berlingske.bsky.social
President Catherine Connolly has warned that "the consequences of a 'might is right' mentality are now "crystal clear before our eyes" amid a period where "countries can be invaded at will, or threatened with invasion"
Consequences of 'might is right' now clear - President
President Catherine Connolly has warned that "the consequences of a 'might is right' mentality are now "crystal clear before our eyes" amid a period where "countries can be invaded at will, or threate...
www.rte.ie
January 21, 2026 at 8:55 PM
@irishrail.bsky.social Any idea what is the long hold up getting into Connolly from the Northern line?
January 21, 2026 at 9:17 AM
@irishrail.bsky.social Any idea what is the long hold up getting into Connolly from the Northern line?
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Full back and forth here: youtu.be/G4WOw1jCLn8
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Full back and forth here: youtu.be/G4WOw1jCLn8
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Bus privatisation has been a disaster for us, but this government is in denial.
I got contacted every week by people who have missed or are late to school, work, interviews, etc. as a result.
We should have free, frequent, and reliable public transport - instead, we're getting more GoAhead...
I got contacted every week by people who have missed or are late to school, work, interviews, etc. as a result.
We should have free, frequent, and reliable public transport - instead, we're getting more GoAhead...
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Bus privatisation has been a disaster for us, but this government is in denial.
I got contacted every week by people who have missed or are late to school, work, interviews, etc. as a result.
We should have free, frequent, and reliable public transport - instead, we're getting more GoAhead...
I got contacted every week by people who have missed or are late to school, work, interviews, etc. as a result.
We should have free, frequent, and reliable public transport - instead, we're getting more GoAhead...
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Gavin Newsom is totally right.
Europe, with a few notable exceptions, have been shockingly weak in the face of Donald Trump.
Europe, with a few notable exceptions, have been shockingly weak in the face of Donald Trump.
At Davos, Governor Gavin Newsom said European leaders were “complicit” and “pathetic” in how they handle President Trump, adding that he should have “brought a bunch of knee pads for them.”
January 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Gavin Newsom is totally right.
Europe, with a few notable exceptions, have been shockingly weak in the face of Donald Trump.
Europe, with a few notable exceptions, have been shockingly weak in the face of Donald Trump.
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We cannot keep pandering to Trump’s bully boy tactics.
He’s creating global chaos and we have to finally say enough is enough.
We need strong leadership.
He’s creating global chaos and we have to finally say enough is enough.
We need strong leadership.
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
We cannot keep pandering to Trump’s bully boy tactics.
He’s creating global chaos and we have to finally say enough is enough.
We need strong leadership.
He’s creating global chaos and we have to finally say enough is enough.
We need strong leadership.
www.irishnews.com/news/norther... @news.rte.ie @irishtimes.com @irishexaminer.bsky.social @nuachttg4.bsky.social You need to report this as prominently as you do other disappeared stories. Shocked that DPP refused to charge on Dec 23rd to bury it in Christmas news cycle.
Gardaí ‘covered up’ presence of British army car near sectarian murder crime scene
Seamus Ludlow was shot dead by loyalists in Co Louth almost 50 years ago
www.irishnews.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:33 AM
www.irishnews.com/news/norther... @news.rte.ie @irishtimes.com @irishexaminer.bsky.social @nuachttg4.bsky.social You need to report this as prominently as you do other disappeared stories. Shocked that DPP refused to charge on Dec 23rd to bury it in Christmas news cycle.
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ... @irishtimes.com Why in the hell is there a photo of Starmer and a UK flag in this? They aren’t in the EU. Is it just another opportunity for you to fly your flag of preference? And you ask me for a subscription…?
EU ambassadors summoned for emergency talks after Trump threatens to impose tariffs over Greenland
Tariffs would risk ‘dangerous downward spiral’ in transatlantic relations
www.irishtimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:45 AM
www.irishtimes.com/world/americ... @irishtimes.com Why in the hell is there a photo of Starmer and a UK flag in this? They aren’t in the EU. Is it just another opportunity for you to fly your flag of preference? And you ask me for a subscription…?
@chrissiehynde.com Can you solve a question that has run in Dublin since 1980. This record, Go Now, by The Features, was heavily played on Dublin pirate radio stations that summer. DJs had to keep repeating that it was not you. m.youtube.com/watch?v=FMnk... Did you ever do a cover? You should do.
Features Go Now 1980
YouTube video by TheBudgie29
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January 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
@chrissiehynde.com Can you solve a question that has run in Dublin since 1980. This record, Go Now, by The Features, was heavily played on Dublin pirate radio stations that summer. DJs had to keep repeating that it was not you. m.youtube.com/watch?v=FMnk... Did you ever do a cover? You should do.
www.irishnews.com/news/norther... @news.rte.ie @irishtimes.com @irishexaminer.bsky.social @thejournal.ie Some news you have missed.
Mickey Brady tributes paid as former Sinn Féin MP remembered as ‘a giant of the community’
Brady served as MP for Newry and Armagh for almost a decade and was also a former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
www.irishnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
www.irishnews.com/news/norther... @news.rte.ie @irishtimes.com @irishexaminer.bsky.social @thejournal.ie Some news you have missed.
I am astounded that neither @news.rte.ie nor @irishtimes.com have yet picked up on or reported the death yesterday of Mickey Brady, a legendary MP and MLA who represented a constituency just 90 km outside Dublin. Or is there a policy to ignore such news? It’s all over social media.
January 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I am astounded that neither @news.rte.ie nor @irishtimes.com have yet picked up on or reported the death yesterday of Mickey Brady, a legendary MP and MLA who represented a constituency just 90 km outside Dublin. Or is there a policy to ignore such news? It’s all over social media.
@irishrail.bsky.social Where updates should be. Not on Twitter.
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
@irishrail.bsky.social Where updates should be. Not on Twitter.
@irishrail.bsky.social I was informed by Iarnród Éireann this morning, on another platform which most users in Ireland have left (source: The Journal poll January 12 2026) that this is not an official account. I have asked Iarnród Éireann to please post updates here, not on Twitter.
January 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
@irishrail.bsky.social I was informed by Iarnród Éireann this morning, on another platform which most users in Ireland have left (source: The Journal poll January 12 2026) that this is not an official account. I have asked Iarnród Éireann to please post updates here, not on Twitter.
Everyone should watch questions in Dáil Éireann, and Statements on for example European affairs. Forget about RTÉ News and Virgin News and the print media. Get on Channel 207 on Virgin Media or equivalent on Sky or Saorview. It is riveting. See what the Government is not doing.
March 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Everyone should watch questions in Dáil Éireann, and Statements on for example European affairs. Forget about RTÉ News and Virgin News and the print media. Get on Channel 207 on Virgin Media or equivalent on Sky or Saorview. It is riveting. See what the Government is not doing.
This cause is close to my heart - the last meeting place of the Government of Ireland in 1916. please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa...
Save Moore Street from Demolition
We the undersigned wish the Moore Street area to be conserved as a cultural historical quarter and street market. We wish the sixteen-building Moore Street terrace to remain intact. We do not wish the...
my.uplift.ie
March 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This cause is close to my heart - the last meeting place of the Government of Ireland in 1916. please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa...
Today’s collection of broken glass from Portmarnock Velvet Strand, Dublin’s Premier swimming strand. Come on folks, this is really dangerous and needs to stop.
March 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today’s collection of broken glass from Portmarnock Velvet Strand, Dublin’s Premier swimming strand. Come on folks, this is really dangerous and needs to stop.