‘Family after family have said they will not give up. Morally, the very least they deserve is to have this put right. Whenever human rights abuses are committed, the world should know.’

Reflecting today on the Legacy Act and its consequences:

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Cost of Irish reunification overblown and benefit underplayed, argue academics

Nearly 30 years ago, Andrew Muir wrestled with coming out as a gay man. He believed going public about his sexual orientation would spell the end to his dream of being involved in politics. Now, he's in charge of Northern Ireland’s farming

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This is my beautiful home town Tartu in Estonia. GPS jamming in the region by Russia has now gotten so bad that Tartu airport has not been able to receive flights for the last two days.

Hybrid warfare against Estonia - a NATO member for 20 years - is getting worse. 1/5

More than 80% of asylum applicants now coming from UK over NI Border, says McEntee

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Remembering ... the late Dr Éamon Phoenix.
His family are collecting photos & other material.
Contact: [email protected] 🖊️

Bandit Country author says IRA was ‘very clever’ using ‘machinery of the British state against the British state’ irishtimes.com/politics/2024/… @itcommonground #northernireland #thetroubles

CCTV protected the Dodder Valley Park until the Data Protection Commission insisted on its removal. Thugs cut down FORTY trees at the weekend. One wonders often who ⁦Data Protection Commission Ireland⁩ thinks it’s protecting #dataprotection

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So pleased our investigation into hedge fund mogul Crispin Odey picked up this award last night. I hope the women who entrusted us with their stories know this prize is for them as well.

Life really is too short to indulge this sort of nonsense. Grow up.... #grammar
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The proportion of the Irish-born population now living abroad is at its lowest in TWO CENTURIES. Just think about that #immigration #emigration irishtimes.com/business/econo…

This is Cork's main shopping St - Oliver Plunkett St - at 2pm today. 3 guys openly dealing - their customers aggressively begging to get the cash Cork City Council & Gardai need to be a lot more proactive on this.

The story of Ireland is a story of emigration and one that needs to be better understood in the Ireland of today, says Irish emigrants leader…
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‘Jesus Christ, the doors are locked’: The full story of the Stardust fire, with new testimony

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‘Make no mistake and remember, the Stardust changed every person it touched’: Witness testimony was startling and distressing irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…

Dr Anthony Fauci honoured for his contribution to public health by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…

There are people on X seeking to associate Long Covid with vaccination against the disease. Today’s hearing at the Oireachtas with Long Covid Advocacy Ireland noted the large number with Long Covid, after the first wave in 2020, long before any vaccines. Facts matter.

Wherever he goes, it seems the circus follows. My report from inside the right wing conference in Brussels the police sought to shut down as Farage was on stage:
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This week, the UK will likely pass a law saying Rwanda is 'safe' to deport asylum seekers to. Meanwhile, I was recently denied boarding on a flight to Rwanda, presumably because of my journalism on the treatment of refugees there. (THREAD) 1/

“I don’t come from a privileged background, and I’m a woman, and I’m from Cork, but with all of those disadvantages I managed to enjoy the career that I have had and the privilege of being a judge of the Supreme Court.”

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