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Garda Commissioner says no disruption tolerated from those who don’t want war while facilitating massive disruption from those who do. This is where we are.
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What Taoiseach & Min McEntee have proposed for Irish Troops -Doing ‘Peacekeeping’ & ‘Peace Enforcement’ in Proposed Non UN (NOT Blue Helmet) EU ‘Support’ Mission to Assist in ‘Disarmament’ of Hezbollah (Trilateral Agreement Between Israel, Trump & Leb Govt) Would END #Neutrality
The Taoiseach has insisted that Ireland will remain militarily neutral in the years ahead rte.ie/news/2026/1112/159890…
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Drink will be taken.
Ray and I will be giving a joint talk at the Whistleblower bookstore in Dublin on Thursday 19 November.
Students at University College Dublin voted to give me James Joyce Award, while Trinity College students chose to honor Hunter Biden. (Joe & Jill came to Dublin to celebrate; got mixed reception.) I’m unabashedly delighted. Here is UCD award announcement: raymcgovern.substack.com/p/j…
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The British are looking for a fight.
The Russians have warned them its a very, very bad idea.
Agree?
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Where are our Opposition politicians, defenders of our neutrality, in calling out the "Drone Deal" announced by President Zelensky in Dublin yesterday. Taoiseach Michael Martin has backpedalled this morning, but how did it get to this point where there is a draft memorandum?
"Drone Deal" is Ukraine's own branding for deepening security-military ties with other countries.
How on earth can we justify deepening military ties with one belligerent in a war? If , for some reason, we want world-leading drones, we could ask Russia below. But that would be crazy (as well).
This below is verified from the Ukrainian government.
rnbo.gov.ua/en/Drone-Deals/7…
#DefendTheTripleLock
"There is no deal"
Micheal Martin is backpedalling like a divil on Morning Ireland about the military drone deal with Ukraine. This looked like a scam deal for products and/or services which Ireland doesn't need, but is a way to funnel more of our money to Ukraine.
Buying and using military kit from one belligerent in the Russia-Ukraine war isn't wise. The Russians manufacture deadly AI-guided €500 drone killers but it would be mad for Ireland to buy them.
But the Drone Deal is all very proforma and vague. There's no costings, justification, volumes, delivery schedule etc. And Micheal doesn't really want to talk about it.
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I don't like what I see of the EU in Dublin. The community of people's was a great idea, but this constant war-mongering and ignoring the will of the people is very concerning.
Ireland's membership of the European Union began in 1972 when 83% of Irish people voted "yes" to joining the European Communities in a referendum held on 10 May.
You would wonder how many of us would say "yes" today, watching the Government’s betrayal on the Triple-lock and our neutrality.
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In Sept 2021 a European Court of Auditors Report found no evidence that Ukraine had used the Billions of EU money for the purpose allocated, the money disappeared. But that didn't stop the EU throwing hundreds of Billions more at Ukraine. Any chance of some accountability at EU.?
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We have arrived at a point where a journalist on a major evening news show can say that Ireland is 'stuck in a time warp' for not actively engaging in EU preparations for war and that this has *nothing* to do with our neutrality.
Gaslighting reaching new levels.
🗣️ “What they [EU members] cannot understand is how we have not spent enough money to properly defend ourselves,”
@alisonoconn on differing views among EU member states on Irish defence spending.
#TonightVMTV
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Dylanesque, of course - and bone-chillin'.
Including the failed Qatar gambit; the implications of "neither war nor peace"; and why hell's gonna break loose.
Black is the color, none is the number
geopoliticsprime.substack.co…
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I want to past the whole text of what @GretaThunberg said at COP31, because it is so profound and true.
'Greta Thunberg has said that the planet is “not dying, it is being killed and we know by who” in a stark intervention at the Cop31 climate talks in Antalya, Turkey.
“It is being killed by the very same people thought to come to our rescue,” Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist, said. “No one is coming to our rescue.
“When our human rights are being threatened by states and other institutions, it’s our duty to stand up and be the adult in the room and fight for everyone’s human rights.”
Thunberg spoke at a packed press gathering in the Cop31 venue alongside other activists from Nepal, Australia, Palestine and Canada. All of them lambasted governments’ inaction on the climate crisis and called for the end of Turkish energy shipments to Israel, which Thunberg said was “directly feeling the genocide in Palestine.”
“We are heading towards a future of more genocides and more ecocides and the complete compromise of our basic rights and where basic necessities become luxuries,” Thunberg said. “It’s more clear than ever in spaces like these that the situation could not be any less under control, the planet is not dying, it is being killed.”'
theguardian.com/environment/…
Now ask, why so few other if any people with a platform, are speaking the unvarnished truth like this.
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Simon Harris recently criticised jobseekers and NGOs.
But now the Tánaiste and his parents refuse to answer questions about whether the Harrises were eligible for a state-backed housing scheme that saw their €600,000 home sold and leased back to them after they’d accumulated mortgage arrears.
Simon Harris recently came under fire after telling his Fine Gael party colleagues, “We need to have a much closer look at what’s happening with public money when it goes out to organisations that are not the government.”
He also said, “The dole is a safety net, not a way of life.”
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Deluded von der Liar says she "welcomes the Abu Dhabi talks" and is glad Europeans were represented.
Someone forgot to tell her they weren't allowed past the lobby bar, and were eavesdropping outside the door like interns.
The woman is completely detached from reality.
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'I want people who left Ukraine and who are of mobilization age to be in Ukraine'
— Zelensky
'We very much want them to come back'
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Remember when President Connolly was rounded on by Irish media commentators for saying that certain European countries were heavily invested in developing a 'military-industrial complex'.
politico.eu/article/poland-h…
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You're right. You've been right all along. All climate activists need to understand this. What I say here is not just my opinion. Please read this and digest it. Your life and the lives of much of humanity depend on understanding this dynamic.
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A reminder: the people in power don’t need conferences, treaties or agreements to start taking real climate action. They can start today.
When enough people come together then change will come and we can achieve almost anything. So instead of looking for hope - start creating it.
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Ireland has played an active part in the Shelter Coalition (donations to Ukraine to build neighbourhood bomb shelters, and donated €500,000 in 2025). God knows what President Zelensky is talking about today. More €donations presumably.
Why are we buying military drones from Ukraine? How many, how much? And for what? Regardless, it can't run into €millions, can it?
The big giveaway during this visit is likely to be a new "loan" by the EU to Ukraine (EU borrows the money from the private sector and pays interest on it, gives the money to Ukraine, and crosses its fingers that Vladimir Putin will hand over reparations to Ukraine at the end of the war which Ukraine uses to repay the loan, or, if that fails that the EU can rob frozen Russian assets). How much will this cost Ireland? Around €1.5bn in upfront liability plus ongoing interest payments to the private sector lender.
I thank Ireland for its unwavering support for Ukraine, for our defense, and for our people. We have always received Ireland’s full understanding of what is happening in Ukraine and, most importantly, of how unjust Russia’s aggression is – against Ukraine and against normal, peaceful life in Europe.
Today, during my meeting with Micheál Martin @MichealMartinTD, I briefed the Taoiseach on the situation in our country, on what is happening on the front line and how difficult it is for us to restore our infrastructure after Russian strikes. I am grateful for Ireland’s readiness to help and for the support packages it provides.
We agreed that Ireland will take an active part in the Shelter Coalition. Thank you for this contribution. Today, we also discussed the details of our Drone Deal with Ireland. The priority is naval drones and security at sea. We are ready to help Ireland with this.
