We have written today to Trinity College Dublin Provost Linda Doyle to express our opposition to the drastic fine imposed on TCD Students' Union 🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈 for engaging in legitimate protest.

You can read the letter from Lynn, Alice-Mary, Frances & Eileen below 👇

Alice-Mary Higgins Frances Black Eileen Ní Fhloinn

Our political discourse and democracy are being manipulated.

They kettled… the police? University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne, I owe you an apology. I wasn’t familiar with your game.

The true face of the state, attacking students peacefully occupying the Department of Finance demanding action on the cost-of-living and housing crisis. Photo by Fionn Bowes Fitzpatrick.

Students occupy the Department of Finance to protest the government's lack of action on the student and staff cost of living crisis.

Germany's Interior Ministry has issued a “Betätigungsverbot” against me, a ban on any political activity. Not just a ban on visiting Germany but also from participation via Zoom. Here is the speech whose publication caused this ban. Judge for yourselves! yanisvaroufakis.eu/2024/04/12/my-…

This, 100 times. When I hear people talking about flying casually like it isn't a big deal/moral dilemma it makes me go 'oh, people still do that?'.

We are about to go into Court for the ruling on our climate case. Our @GLAN_LAW team and the brave Youth4ClimateJustice youth applicants are joined on today's historic journey by Greta Thunberg

We will update on the outcome soon!

⚖️ We're here at the ECHR CEDH in Strasbourg today to hear the verdict on our #Youth4ClimateJustice case.

Thank you to Greta Thunberg for coming out to show their support, as well as everyone who has been with us throughout this process. We stand together for #ClimateJustice .

🗣️more background before tomorrow's historic decisions by European Court of #HumanRights in landmark climate cases
📢@CIEL_tweets & partners had honour to provide ⚖️ ECHR CEDH with amicus briefs laying out key arguments ahead of the decisions (links below)
🧵A short thread

📢BREAKING: the ECHR CEDH issued a groundbreaking ruling in the KlimaSeniorinnen case.

The Court found Switzerland in violation of the European Convention on #HumanRights for failing to implement sufficient measures to combat #ClimateChange .
Our statement: ciel.org/news/historic-…

German Railways sees remarkable 23% surge in international passengers in 2023 compared to 2019. railtech.com/coronavirus/20…

Amsterdam-Berlin up 23%, 2023 vs 2022.
Berlin-Warsaw up 22%
Munich-Verona up 20%
Munich-Vienna up 17%
Munich-Zurich up 16%

Darren O’Rourke TD Sinn Féin Claire Kerrane TD Matt Carthy TD European Parliament Ged Nash TD The Labour Party Jackie Cahill TD Fianna Fáil 'Rivers have to be what they are for & thats getting water away from farmland as qucikly as possible' Jackie Cahill TD
Cormorants an 'invasive species' are destroying large numbers of fish & habitats.
A deeply concerning contribution from the chair of the JOC for AG

Rory Hearne to seek nomination to stand for Social Democrats in European elections irishtimes.com/politics/2024/… via Irish Times Politics

With a €400m potential shortfall this is a relatively small amount, but hugely important politically. UNRWA is a vital humanitarian lifeline for millions of people in Gaza - can't be overstated how disastrous its collapse would be. Crucial that Ireland is vocally pushing back.

POLL — Current Affairs:

‘Do you agree that Israel’s ongoing military action in Gaza amounts to genocide?’

Agree: 79%
Disagree: 14%
Unsure: 7%

Via Ireland Thinks
2 February 2024
S: —

#Ireland #Poll

The rail industry must pull together to minimise impact on those who have chosen rail, not air, between the UK & Germany. This is precisely why current #railpassengerrights are *inadequate* for through journeys which have to be made on separate tickets.

Notable that Biden admin couldn't cite a single death or injury caused by Houthis in Red Sea

This shows that the entire unauthorized US military escalation is solely about shipping delays & insurance costs

It's truly 'Operation Late-Stage Capitalism,' as @BRhodes jokingly said