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#MullingarNoir may not be the world's biggest film genre. But its star is Fianna Fáil's Robert Troy, TD for Longford–Westmeath.
In 2022 years ago, the bold Robert was outed for failing to declare transactions between his property empire and Westmeath County Council, of which he had been a member. He resigned his post as junior minister.
Robert returned to govt in 2025. But he will always be best known for the #NickCave remix of his election video.
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In Irish politics, there is an old joke that the once-mighty Fianna Fáil party regularly wrestles with its conscience, but always wins.
US Senator #SusanCollins (R-Maine) does it solo.
“For the past 29 years, when there’s been a tough call to make, I’ve responded by wringing my hands and furrowing my brow,” Susan Collins told reporters. “Looking worried is a full-time job, and an amateur like Troy Jackson simply isn’t up to it.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/susan-collins-challenges-democratic
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Ireland is refusing more #Palestinian visa applications. But Israelis still get visa-free travel to Ireland.
63% of Palestinian applications for short-term visas were refused. That's 4 times the 2023 level.
50% of Palestinian applications for a long-term visa are refused, up from 9% last year.
Refusals of study-specific visas have soared.
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The crypto charity once chaired by Bertie Ahern is being wound up thecurrency.news/art... it never did anything #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
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"Christian Brother" is an Irish oxymoron. Young men coerced into a life of chastity & poverty in the name of Christ & education. Their own trauma & resentment was infamously vented on their pupils by decades of sadism & #rape.
Now they try to evade liability for their crimes. As an unincorporated body, the Christian Brothers cannot be sued unless they provide a 'nominee’. The brothers didn't. So all of the relevant members are being sued individually.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0804/1586407-christian-brothers-names/
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Dublin 4’s version of Marie Antoinette’s ‘let them eat cake’? Let them get the bus – The Irish Times
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Doctors at the Dublin hospital say the rate of serious brain injuries they are seeing in children is unprecedented, describing it as an epidemic that is out of control. They have called for a total ban on e-scooter use. www.rte.ie/news/irel... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
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Fourteen-kilometre stretch from Dublin Connolly to Malahide is to be doubled from two-track to four-track www.irishtimes.com/t... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol #dublin
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I read @gavreilly reporting that Ray McAdam is set to be given a Seanad seat (to replace Seán Kyne), and I think I just got a little bit sick in my mouth..
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Ah, I see FFG are trying to do the "High Vis and Helmets are going to be mandatory for pedal cyclists" authoritarian bullshit again. 🙃
A high vis vest wont make me more visible to drivers, but a trans pride flag cape would make me more visible and rapidly increase the likelihood that "fellow" motorists would murder me.
#sarcasm #iepol #fuckffg #cycling #ireland #bullshit #transrightsarehumanrights
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Oh gawd 🤮🤮🤮
#LisaNandy told #BBC R4 Today: "I think there will be two things that will be different under Andy #Burnham.
"The first is that it will be faster and bolder, and he's willing to think very differently about how we deliver that change.
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"The second thing that will be different is we will wear our hearts on our sleeves more."Quote from https://archive.is/Lrttv
It's as vapid as when #SimonHarris became #Taoiseach in 2024 promising "a new energy". 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮