Lawyer. Doctoral Candidate. Former Army Officer. BJJ/MMA student.
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Ireland’s military is moving into the 21st century – some fear it is not ready:
“Purchasing gaffes, malfunctioning machine guns and planes too big for hangars show the Defence Forces has a lot to learn.”
irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/…
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Ah, the oul censorship.
Where would we be without it?.
Surprised there is no public book burning.
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Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin says Jewish morality requires killing the babies of your enemies.
"Because I'm Jewish, and I guess I'm a little bit weak morally, I don't want to see babies being killed," but "morally that's what should have been done," Feiglin says.
"If we would have done [to] Gaza...what the Americans did in Nagasaki…this movie NAZA…would have never came. The world would be with us just as they were with us after we won the Six-Day War."
Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin says Jewish morality requires "wiping out" Gaza and the West Bank.
Q: "Is it a Jewish point of view to like wipe out all of Gaza…and annex the West Bank?"
Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin: "100 percent."
Feiglin adds that all "Arabs" in Gaza—including babies—are the "enemy," not simply Hamas.
"Every child, every baby in Gaza is an enemy," Feiglin said explicitly last year. "The enemy is not Hamas."
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I have spent the last few weeks building Public Purse Ireland.
Its aim is simple. List every line item of government expenditure with the supplier, description and the amount, starting with grants and purchase orders.
No fancy charts, no broad economic strokes, but just there in black and white.
The information is out there, scattered and hidden on the web. Public Purse brings it under one roof.
The Defence Forces Conciliation Scheme has been operating without an adjudicator despite the Labour Court nominating one in December 2025.
That recommendation has been "ignored".
irn.ie/article/33636
“The Department are knowingly overseeing the rostering of 24-hour duties e.g. maritime patrols, counter-UAS operations, engineer searches and security tasks in the full knowledge, at the point the roster is set, that they will not be paid for it.”
thejournal.ie/raco-pdforra-r…
“There isn’t another job out there that six months in will give you €42,000 a year with no degree or specific skills.”
irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…
It’s always those who have never served who shout the loudest about going to war!
What a ridiculous take in 2026.
If Ireland wants Northern Ireland it will have to fight for it. Ireland doesn’t even have a proper military, has no real air force or navy, is not a member of NATO, is a neutral country and even depends on the UK for protection. N. Ireland will be British for hundreds more years.
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Any future moves towards Irish unity are enshrined in law as per the Good Friday Agreement/Belfast Agreement by a referendum in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. There is no requirement for a war and any suggestion of such is factually incorrect
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The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will gather on Monday to sign a deal designed to kick-start the break-up of the United Kingdom, The Telegraph can disclose.
🔗: telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
A great evening in Malaga for the launch of the new Spanish Irish Business Network chapter! Great to meet the Ambassador of Ireland to Spain and (more importantly) old colleagues and friends! 🇮🇪🇪🇸
"She explained that she and her neighbours... had nothing to do with the military base. She would be shocked, she told us, if her children even contemplated a career in the armed services, even as a cadet officer." rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0901/…
“British warships providing air defence to Ireland during its EU presidency will not be allowed to enter its territorial waters.” telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08…
"Our Defence Forces, such as they are, are loyal servants of the State and the people. Is their loyalty in any way reciprocated?" - @SenatorMcDowell
irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/…
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I have little time for TikTok either as an app or organisation but they are right to ignore this kangaroo court.
The attempt by Irish politicans and their media lickspittals to move the blame away from the failure of the Irish justice system is laughable.
independent.ie/irish-news/po…
Garda Ryan was charged with three counts of dangerous driving under the Road Traffic Act 1961 and one count of endangerment under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 when he pursued three thugs in similar circumstances.
That was 2021.
They’ve had enough time!
Gardaí to receive pursuit training for the first time in aftermath of M9 crash
irishtimes.com/crime-law/202…
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"Eleven particularly active members of the gang have been charged a combined 427 times - an average of 39 times each."
What’s the point of multiple charges if it doesn’t result in conviction and sentencing?
Without certainty of conviction and sentencing for crime, the criminal legal system is little more than an expensive form of pantomime.
I just read about the so called “Lucky Dip” gang; a group of up to 60 juveniles all males whose average is 17. Eleven particularly active members of the gang have been charged a combined 427 times - an average of 39 times each.
You should read it too ⬇️
rte.ie/news/primetime/2025/0…
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It should be a standard measure that every time the min wage increases in the budget…
Tax bands should increase
Prsi entry points should increase .
Etc.
Revealed: The entry point to the higher rate of income tax for workers is to increase by at least €2,000 - businesspost.ie/daily-briefi…
The Government’s new jet “can conduct its full range of missions”, a minister has insisted after reports that the removal of a navigational tool could cause difficulties when landing in fog.
breakingnews.ie/ireland/mini…
