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My impression is it only happened because the Israelis ditched Ireland - I havenât seen anything as to why but am guessing either Luxembourg undercut the ICB on fees or Israel is âpunishingâ Ireland as a whole cos the majority of the people are against their genocide..
And that fact that heâs an emigrant himself just adds to the crazy!
Abso-feckin-lutely! #spéirgorm
We've long passed the point where Starmer's rhetoric is "in danger of" getting migrants killed, and appear to be rapidly approaching the point where he'll publicly admit to being sad if they are not.
As the mighty Greta would say; youâre showing some #smalldickenergy there, John. Hope youâll feel better soonâŠ
*did nothing
But the ICB did notj; it was the Israelis who shifted their genocide bonds to an even more immoral central bankâŠ
Tbf itâs only that the Israelis have ditched us rather than it being due to any action taken here. Maybe a punishment because the Irish people have told them loud and clear we are opposed to their genocide or maybe the Luxemburgers(??) undercut the Irish central bank with a lower commission??
I've protested Israel's actions every way I can. Now, I'm joining the flotilla sailing for Gaza www.thejournal.ie/readme/gaza-...
I dunno; I imagine that sheâs missing the relative peace and safety of Ireland while watching ICE round up terrified people and disappearing them. Iâd take the rain, myselfâŠ
Charlie Chaplin speech against fascism certainly stands the rest of time. Goosebumps.
Remember though; power is seized by those who are awake on the dayâŠ.
As someone else pointed out earlier the use of inverted commas in the headline, when the world has seen the video of the attack is journalistic malpractice (or, I would add, lazy chicken shit at best)
It sure sounds like itâs been just a good olâ snooozefest of lateâŠ.
Heâs brought a tear to my eye; lovely to see such a great human being hitting their stride.
Oh, thanks for that. (Not being able to edit Bsky posts is annoying!)
Blatant assault of an (Irish) protestor by the German police. Carried out in full knowledge they were being filmed; this is very scary. Respect to Kitty OâBrien for her brave actions and hope she recovers from her injuries and the trauma of the unwarranted assault.
Unlike being chair of a certain board đ
Youâre quite the wordsmith. Have you ever considered writing a book? đ
Nice one, Nige - is it your own?
Remember the old âaithnĂonn ciarĂłg ciarĂłg eileâ? In this case it translates as âlying, powermongering, bastarding criminals will suck up to each otherâ.
Donât insult poor SmĂ©agol!
â€ïž I have to disagree with Naoise; our govt is spineless but also yiz are brave. Thank you for doing this for those of us who canât/just arenât brave enough.
#speirgorm #FFFGShame
They so are. Effing grotesque.
And still is, the obnoxious git.
Iâm nearly in tears watching this. We all know the horrors of whatâs happening but itâs like screaming into the void; the government will not act. When you see the access the Israeli lobby is getting to the Press Regulator and even govt politicians itâs not surprising: Theyâre dead afraid of the US.
I will be taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla departing next week. Our governments remain complicit in Israelâs genocide & refuse to act. Join the movement to break the siege, stand with Gaza, & support the Palestinian struggle for liberation. #SailToGaza #BreakTheSiege #GlobalSumudFlotilla
đ€ź Glad that wasnât the night I was there. Could have wrecked my buzz. And what a buzz it wasâŠ
NOOOO! Do not go gentle into that winterâs night. Rage, rage, against the dying of the light (and heat)!
It was. The other one I remember from my childhood was what I thought was âThe Day we went to Rossioâ. (I only just found out it was Rothesay-oh!đ) He really got into that one and cd rouse a whole party with it.
Too true. The world is so screwed.
Awh, that was one of my (Scottish) Grandadâs party pieces! (Not the Led Zeppelin bit though. He wasnât that catholic in his tastes!)
They can just feck right off. Iâm hanging on to the end of summer by my fingernails - so even Halloween can just stfu til the end of Sept
Itâs been worrying me for a long time; people think of the far right here in Ireland as a bit of a joke but they are far from funny. The only thing that has helped keep them at bay is in-house fighting. Itâs just waiting for one super-thug fash to bind them. #SpĂ©irgorm
Itâs mind boggling how Israel is still mostly getting a free pass - itâs a stain that wonât be forgotten (unless the Israeli spy mentioned above, succeeds in whitewashing this genocide). Sheâs already unhappy with the way Irish school textbooks portray Israel + is agitating for them to be changed!
Remember the 15 (at least, I think it was 15) aid workers they murdered and buried with their vehicle and lied and lied about? That is being buried/forgotten about as this will be tooâŠ
I donât actually drink fizzy drinks myself but weâre having a party and are doing a few cocktails - couldnât bring ourselves to buy Coke so was delighted when our daughter found out about the Sat mkt. Going to serve this in the Cuba Libres and call them Gaza Libres (if only Gaza *could* be free đ)
My daughter got some at Dalymount on Sat. Apparently sold out by 1pm - hours before the solidarity market was due to finish! As the other poster says thereâs also Palestine Cola which seems to be made in Sweden (w profits for Palestinian aid so a similar vibe - but have no idea about the taste.)
Awh, thanks. Iâm lucky to have supportive family and friends - not everyone does.
OMG this is just hilarious. Scarlett/ more for Keith Mills or Austin Stack, the Feckin Eejits. We have some Gaza cola coming to ours, (not via Mary Lou I hasten to add!) Advanced reports says itâs delicious.
Meanwhile Iâm the only freak in my town who wears a mask and/or avoids indoor gatherings. I was immunocompromised before I got Covid last Oct; since then itâs been a shitstorm of health problems incl exhaustion, blood clots, racing heart. Now my GP says I may have rheumatoid arthritis. Nightmare đ
The bias in our media is so shocking youâd think we were in the USâŠ
It should be available for everyone, not just artists, but weâre a long way from that. In the meantime itâs been great to see artist friends whose lives have been made much easier for having the BI. #UniversalBasicIncome #BasicIncome
Iâd say youâre doing godâs will!
Oh and thereâs the Occupied Territories bill has been languishing in parliamentary purgatory for years and years now. Theyâre also allowing this spy access to govt and Press Regulator but wonât release minutes on meetings despite FOI requests; absolute hypocrites. www.ontheditch.com/fine-gael-de...
Unforch our President has no power, + while our govt wrings its hands and says all the right things Ireland is up to its neck in Israel; war bonds sold thru our Central Bank, arms flying over + thru Shannon airport from US, adoption of EHRA definition of anti-semitism + *massive* trade in microchips
So these lads think of themselves as the master race? HmmâŠ. Theyâre well disguised if so!
Agree
Yep!đ€ź
Remember when they called Ireland âTreasure Islandâ because of the profits they make here? Guess they squeeze more money out of stores where they get away with itâŠ
This woman has totally made my morning. What a spirit! #FreePalestine
What a spirit; totally made my morning.
OofâŠ
And films; having to check before watching the old one. Itâs icky-feeling.
Jaysus, Anyone with half a brain knew he was as corrupt as his predecessor (for whom he was Minister for Finance!): the jockeyâs-bollix-necked wanna-be emperor of Ireland, Charles Haughey! And yet FFers wd bring him back in a heartbeat. Plus ça changeâŠ
Have you seen the recent study carried out on behalf of âPals for Palestineâ on RTE Online Israeli bias? (I canât upload here.) It was way worse than I had thought. Report was submitted to CoimisiĂșn na MeĂĄn who rejected it because RTE Online is unregulated, so not in their remit! Mind blowing.
Have you seen the recent study carried out on behalf of âPals for Palestineâ on RTE Online Israeli bias? (I canât upload here.) It was more way worse than what I had thought. Report was submitted to CoimisiĂșn na MeĂĄn who rejected it cos RTE Online is unregulated, so not in their remit! Mind blowing.
www.ipsc.ie/press-releas...
I knew media bias in favour of Israel was bad - didnât realise how bad; and this is in Irl, where majority of people are pro-Palestine (or at least anti-genocide)! Bias study results sent to our media commissioner were rejected cos âRTE online is unregulatedâ. Yep; major state newssite unregulated!
Boycotting Teva is the least we can do. And donât forget that Sudocrem - that I thought was still an Irish product - is owned by them too. âčïž
We need a site value taxation that would penalise this hoarding. Bastards.
Sally Rooney please fund an armed wing of CATU
Iâm with you. They are dessert wrapped up in dinner clothes - just plain wrong. Them and all types of squash, blergh.
Thanks, Iâd thought it was but didnât trust myself because I always called any butterfly with red in it a red admiralđ
This lovely flutterby has cool looking antennae. At a distance they look like zogabongs - for anyone who remembers Zig and Zag! #spéirgorm
If only they had rallied for Palestine; instead they have actively assisting a genocide and are criminalising anyone who protests itâŠ.
Every day a new fascist action day in the USâŠ.
âItâs not complicated â silence is a choice. And itâs the wrong one.â Ms Rachel has essentially dedicated her platform to Gaza.
When I first saw that quoted I thought it the cleverest and most chilling joke ever. Now I know itâs not half as chilling as he is.
So Mary Ward was actually the first person. And poor Bridget was quite a ways behind her. The moral of the story is that cars hated Irish women, I guessâŠ.
Iâm old enough to remember Covid!
Go Sally Rooney. Knows her rights from her wrongs and not afraid to shout it.
Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a âsupporter of terrorâ under UK law, so be it www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Canât top any of these; fuck cancer indeed.
This is a most pathetic and strange rant from former great-comedy writer now arch-trans hater, Graham Linehan. JKR is the absolute pits but apparently even she doesnât support him. Which tells you something!
Stronger than Miggeldy? I think not!
Not sure who youâre talking about but yeah, itâs not a consolation prize or some kind of revenge enabler; they need to take look at the quality of our last 3 prez and cop the fuck on.
Thatâs so awful - especially as the fash will chalk it up as a win.
Cracker of an article - well done, Maxim Kelly and the Galway Advertiser. Sharp and funny as fuck. Iâd much rather live with immigrants than the tosser fash. #FuckTheFash #SpĂ©irgorm
Cracker of an article - well done, Maxim Kelly and the Galway Advertiser.
What Kneecap saidâŠ
I support Palestine Action and PalAct Ăire here in Ireland: If governments wonât do the right thing then the people have to.
Feck, that shd have been âproscriptionâ, obvs; it sure ainât no remedy!
Thats quite the epitaph!
The authoritarian state reveals itselfâŠ. Iâm v worried that Ireland will ape this bullshit prescription. We need to fight tooth and nail to make sure it doesnât happen here. #spĂ©irgorm #FreePalestine www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
We are living in post-truth times - so this comes as unpleasant but unsurprising news. Revolting man.
Just a reminder, in case you werenât sure, that the answer is always yesâŠ.
I love our President - in his case I wish the role held some actual power. Am hoping the next president will be as decent, passionate and intelligent as he isâŠ. He is 100% on the right side of history with regard to Gaza. #spĂ©irgorm
Awh, thanks for that and sorry for the loss of your parents. My own Mum died on March 1st 2020 (suddenly, not from Covid) just before I began chemo - and then there was the pandemic. Grim times. But I am, thankfully, in remission. đ€
Her and Ashleyâs Facebook livestreams kept me going through cancer/Lockdown. I found her so human, totally relatable - warts ân all.
Maybe you encountered a few less militant ones. I guess they know they havenât got a leg to stand on but they still following orders. It wd take a huge amount of courage to stand up against fellow cops + say âthis law is an assâ but if they donât stand up, the slide towards fascism will speed up.
Theyâre illegal in the Republic of Ireland - it has had zero effect on reducing the quantity of them being let off around Halloween. But I imagine in the Netherlands there'll be actual enforcement...
After the media damage is inflicted and seen by millions of eyes,you receive a private email to say there's no evidence and no action,seen by two people only There's no public apology. They don't send this to media or post it on police accounts We will continue to fight. We will continue to win.
Bless; what a gem.
Itâs also about cops âjust following ordersâ and not having the courage to say this is morally wrong. I wonder how they sleep in bed at night - arresting non-violent protestors, among which are grannies and people in wheelchairs⊠ACAB
Unfortunately the pic of Janey Godley with "Trump is a cuntâ sign +high-fiving a cop, is an old one. She died about a year agođ„. Was great to see people channelling her eg with signs saying âTrump is still a cuntâ! (I also really liked the one that said âLike Hitler, only his hands are littlerâ!)
Bang on, Clare Daly.
At least the poll is showing a resounding âget stuffedâ. The idea that the Irish people could be better represented by this twonk than by Miggeldy is insulting and ridiculous.