Republic must acknowledge forgetting northern nationalists, Leo Varadkar says irishtimes.com/politics/2026…

My statement on the anniversary of the October 7th terrorist attacks:

Father Hugh O’Flaherty, the Irish priest in the Vatican, masterminded the rescue of over 6,500 Jews and Allied servicemen during the German occupation of Rome in WW2. Operating from Vatican sanctuary, he ran a secret network of safe houses, convents and farms, often slipping out in disguises to dodge the Gestapo, gaining the famous title “the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican”.

It’s not called the land of ‘céad míle fáilte’ (a hundred thousand welcomes) for nothing! Thrilled to see Ireland voted the friendliest country in Europe in @condenast poll. 🇮🇪☘️ irishtimes.com/life-style/tr…

99% of folk just don’t give a fvck 🤷‍♂️ It’s only uber-bigots like you, Bryson, Lockhart and Allister that are losing sleep over this. 30 years ago you’d have had your lust for trouble sated but nowadays, people embrace the peace. Suck it up 👍

It’s been 25 years since Geri Halliwell released ‘It’s Raining Men’, a remake of the Weather Girls classic - a favourite amongst male genital fetishists. What’s your favourite cover version & why is it Pet Shop Boys ‘Always On My Mind’? #AbsoluteBelter ™️ #TransWomenAreWomen 🍆🏳️‍⚧️

Belfast Harbour will be welcoming 𝙃𝙈𝙎 𝙌𝙐𝙀𝙀𝙉 𝙀𝙇𝙄𝙕𝘼𝘽𝙀𝙏𝙃 into port tomorrow. “The Royal Navy aircraft carrier will arrive in Belfast as part of a scheduled visit, so keep an eye out for her in Belfast Lough from sunrise as this impressive vessel makes its approach. We also look forward to welcoming the crew during their stay in the city.” 📸 Belfast Harbour

Quite a few "pro-Palestinian" events in Ireland scheduled for October 7 and 8, including events at hospitals and outside the US Embassy

⚠️💥NEW DRUMCREE: Naomi Long - Policing operation ‘costing millions. Maybe it’s time for the Orange Order to walk away. They’ve got their win.’ 🎥🎤Justice Minister and @allianceparty leader @naomi_long says she is very concerned about how much the policing operation at Drumcree, along with court time, is costing. She told Chief Reporter @jamesgould23 that 'we simply don’t have that money' and that it is being taken away “from other services”. She made clear that she wants to see a mediated solution, with people able to get back to their normal lives.

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Apparently, I am an anti-Unionist, Alliance-loving, pan-nationalist, Orange Order-hating, Wolfe Tones-listening secret Shinner who happens to be a Prod. My allegiance is to the reader. That is where my journalism begins and ends. When others stand on bins, I stand on principle.

I’ve had a constructive meeting in Belfast tonight with @HMcEntee as efforts continue to find an agreed way forward on Drumcree. Once again I am grateful to everyone who has offered their help and engaged in frank and open dialogue. 1/2

We stand once more surrounded, abused, threatened and harangued by the mob. They couldn’t even have the respect or common decency to peacefully allow us to speak. Those who called for this mob to come to the court, including legal professionals, should take responsibility for the mob rule they have unleashed. But let us say very clearly: you can do your absolute worst. You can threaten, you can abuse and you can surround us like a baying pack of hyenas. We won’t be giving in, we won’t be bullied and you don’t scare us. Our community faced down a thirty year IRA terrorist campaign. We defied you then, and we defy you now. Today the Court of Appeal asked the lawbreakers whether they would even abide by any decision of the court: no answer forthcoming. SF have been clear, they only abide by the law when it suits them. We stand where we always stood, on the side of the law. We will abide by it. We respect the judiciary. The world can see the mob for themselves.

Airlines in Chile have started saying the name right 😎👍 #VivaChile 🇨🇱🇫🇰

Heimir Hallgrimsson calls on UEFA to keep Ireland and Israel apart in future after another fractious encounter in Serbia. Says fatigue after difficult window a factor in 1-1 draw but credits players for not reacting to half-time flashpoint. #RTEsport

It's very difficult to do under the sink plumbing stuff when it's almost physically impossible to get down on the floor to get under the sink. 😂