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As usual Mis-Representing missions without Triple Lock as ‘Peace-Keeping’ -Completely False -All future non UN Mandated Missions will be ‘Peace Enforcement’ -‘Coalitions of The Willing’ ‘Stabilisation Forces’ -Removing Triple Lock will commit future Irish soldiers to War Fighting
✍️ The Triple Lock is no longer fit for purpose - in @businessposthq, I share my thoughts on why reform is necessary.
If we keep this self-imposed restriction in place, we place our proud tradition of Irish peacekeeping abroad at serious risk.
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Woo hoo loadsa money!
But not for me or you!
We got a big fat NO when we asked for a €400 emergency payment for people with disabilities and carers!!!!
Really sad to hear about the passing of the great @astaines. We weren’t politically aligned, but his calmness put up with my impatience. He will be missed by all who knew him. Ireland, unknowingly, owes him a debt of gratitude. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
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Former Unionist and Irish-Northern Irish-British identity explorer, Claire JC came over to the @TortoiseShack. This is the best photo I got.
Anyway, Ulster Says Maybe and why a border poll is not off the table is out now everywhere
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This is an important PalCast. They all are. But this first person testimony about the Palestinian experience of Israel’s “administrative detention” is must watch/hear.
Abdulkhaliq Burnat is a Palestinian law student from the village of Billin, in the West Bank. He was jailed for a total of 5yrs in Israeli jails, 4 of them were under administrative detention without charge or trial. He shared his story on the @TortoiseShack PalCast - out now.
Really sad to hear about the passing of the great @astaines. We weren’t politically aligned, but his calmness put up with my impatience. He will be missed by all who knew him. Ireland, unknowingly, owes him a debt of gratitude. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
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🎙️ Ireland’s data centre boom is corporate welfare dressed up as progress.💸
Big Tech gets the power, water and profits. The public gets the bills, emissions and grid pressure.
Thanks to @RoryHearneGaffs and @Trickstersworld for having me on the @TortoiseShack
Palestinian Teacher Arwa Alzraiy joins us on the @TortoiseShack from Gaza to discuss the current situation and how, even now, the IDF is controlling the education of students in her school. Please listen/watch. She’s a remarkable, no-nonsense woman.
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Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane had some words for the Govts failures around climate action and some more for the Greens, Labour and Social Dems. We had a great discussion-debate-podcast
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The Govt opened a consultation aimed at getting the public to blame Judicial Reviews for their infrastructure failures. 98% of respondents gave them the answer they DIDN’T want.
Fred Logue explains why on the @TortoiseShackpatreon.com/posts/patron-exc…
Two takeaways from this rather bizarre article.
@davidmcw has a very poor grasp of Marx & Marxism and an even poorer grasp of Sinn Féin housing policy.
But when your bar is late night Dalkey dinner party conversation then who needs facts or informed opinion!
A gang of corporatists, establishment activists, miscreants, ne’er-do-wells, losers and conspiracy theorists.
Which are we? Depends on your perspective…