Irish NGOs to be Given Policing Powers
"Local community safety partnerships" - Ireland's much-derided Migrant NGOs will get a role in policing - including what citizens can say. According to investigation from Extra.ie, embattled Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is facing a revolt from the government's senate...
Media Mix-up: Potential Legal Action Against Virgin Media
Last night, Virgin Media aired a report on what they called the disinformation and incitement on social media surrounding the stabbing incident on Parnell Square and the angry scenes that followed. At one point in the broadcast, they play the...
Fact-Check: TD Paul Murphy Accusations Against Irish Twitter User
Why are politcians using Dáil privilege to make spurious claims about private citizens' beliefs? On Tuesday, People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy made a speech about social media activity around the stabbing incident of last week in which multiple people...
Irish Police Social Media Staff Are Promoting Antifa Tweets On Official Channels
Today, @GardaInfo and @GardaTraffic were seen liking posts from Antifa activist Charlotte O’Sullivan, tweeting about her being banned from her infamous Twitter page “Ireland Against Fascism”, an account notorious for harassment and threats against those on the political Right. The...
“You Reap What You Sow”: Kids Knifed, Wrath Felt
Burkean Editorial: As expected, the state, media, and Twitter peanut gallery have been shrieking about the events of last night while ignoring the nightmarish act that caused it. The reality of the situation is more complex, but can be reasonably...
“What is happening to this country” – At Least 3 Children Stabbed in Dublin City Centre BREAKING NEWS
An attack in Dublin City Centre near a school has left at least three children with stab injuries. Gardai were called to the scene after reports of an attack at Parnell Square East around 1pm. The children have been taken...
All around the world elections are being fought online
It makes sense to fight on the battleground that suits us. (This article is syndicated with permission from https://joblog.substack.com/p/all-around-the-world-elections-are) There are seven months to go to the Local and European elections and maybe not much more than that until the...
Gaelicism in Practice: William Rooney
Extracts from a longform essay "Gaelicism in Practice" by William Rooney, The United Irishman, January 12, 1901. “Those Penal Days,” of which Davis sung, though the acme of all that fiendish cruelty and bigoted injustice could devise, as far as...
Government Spends Billions on Refugees but Refuses Irish People Humanitarian Aid
Locals in Wexford were told by the government that they would not receive aid after a freak weather disaster destroyed their lives. The same government literally sends billions abroad for the same situation; the only difference is that they're happy...
Paddy Cosgrave Did Nothing Wrong (About Israel)
The Web Summit founder has been forced to issue an apology for his tweets on the situation in Gaza. What was this all about, and was he right to say sorry? Over the past few days, a storm in a...