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  1. #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.

    #iepol #Mullingar #FilmNoir

  2. #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.

    #iepol #Mullingar #FilmNoir

  3. #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.

    #iepol #Mullingar #FilmNoir

  4. #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.

    #iepol #Mullingar #FilmNoir

  5. #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.

    #iepol #Mullingar #FilmNoir

  6. 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.”

    open.substack.com/pub/borowitz

    #iepol #uspol #FiannaFail #Satire

  7. 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.”

    open.substack.com/pub/borowitz

    #iepol #uspol #FiannaFail #Satire

  8. 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.”

    open.substack.com/pub/borowitz

    #iepol #uspol #FiannaFail #Satire

  9. 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.”

    open.substack.com/pub/borowitz

    #iepol #uspol #FiannaFail #Satire

  10. 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.”

    open.substack.com/pub/borowitz

    #iepol #uspol #FiannaFail #Satire

  11. The next time some guppy talks about _The Road Tax,_ I think I'll slip in and say "You think The Road Tax is bad, them bastard leprechauns don't even pay excise on drink", since if we're stuck listening to windbags repeat bullshit misinformation and imaginary problems to endanger cyclists we may as well go full farce and scream bloody murder over imaginary tax breaks for a mythical creature elite.

    #iepol #ireland #roadsafety

  12. The next time some guppy talks about _The Road Tax,_ I think I'll slip in and say "You think The Road Tax is bad, them bastard leprechauns don't even pay excise on drink", since if we're stuck listening to windbags repeat bullshit misinformation and imaginary problems to endanger cyclists we may as well go full farce and scream bloody murder over imaginary tax breaks for a mythical creature elite.

    #iepol #ireland #roadsafety

  13. 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.

    ontheditch.com/palestinian-vis

    #iepol #Palestine #TheDitch

  14. 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.

    ontheditch.com/palestinian-vis

    #iepol #Palestine #TheDitch

  15. 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.

    ontheditch.com/palestinian-vis

    #iepol #Palestine #TheDitch

  16. 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.

    ontheditch.com/palestinian-vis

    #iepol #Palestine #TheDitch

  17. 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.

    ontheditch.com/palestinian-vis

    #iepol #Palestine #TheDitch

  18. "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.

    rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0804/

    #iepol #ielegal

  19. "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.

    rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0804/

    #iepol #ielegal

  20. "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.

    rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0804/

    #iepol #ielegal

  21. Dublin 4’s version of Marie Antoinette’s ‘let them eat cake’? Let them get the bus – The Irish Times

    archive.is/Jxyb4

    #IEpol #Mastodaoine #Dublin #Metrolink

  22. Dublin 4’s version of Marie Antoinette’s ‘let them eat cake’? Let them get the bus – The Irish Times

    archive.is/Jxyb4

    #IEpol #Mastodaoine #Dublin #Metrolink

  23. Dublin 4’s version of Marie Antoinette’s ‘let them eat cake’? Let them get the bus – The Irish Times

    archive.is/Jxyb4

    #IEpol #Mastodaoine #Dublin #Metrolink

  24. 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

    Six on life support at Temple ...

  25. 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

    Six on life support at Temple ...

  26. 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

    Six on life support at Temple ...

  27. 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..

    #Dublin #DubC #MastoDaoine #IEPol

  28. 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..

    #Dublin #DubC #MastoDaoine #IEPol

  29. 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..

    #Dublin #DubC #MastoDaoine #IEPol

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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