So I can have less people in my house this Christmas than last Christmas even though last year nobody was vaccinated and this year everyone at the table is double or triple vaccinated? Is this real life? Are we in the Truman show?
#nephet
Fifth in a four horse race. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for Niall and supported our campaign. Always the underdog with a tiny team, I am so proud we were able to run a campaign that was a voice to people who felt voiceless and put issues that mattered to people firmly
Its not the nightclubs or pubs or unvaccinated.Its the government and their failure.Dont let yourself get distracted, they failed,no extra capacity, no antigen testing, hospitality closed half of the summer for no reason...and now they are trying to blame us. Dont let them do it.
I had a miscarriage, alone, in Holles street during this pandemic, I’m glad that inhumane rule has been sorted so the government can move on to important things like weddings and appointing their mates to made up jobs, oh wait....
#whatajoke
#liftmaternityrestrictions
Years from now, people will pretend they didn’t agree with this, that ‘everyone knew it was wrong’. Don’t believe them. If you’re not speaking out against this now , you can feck off with yourself later when everyone agrees it’s insane.
Being recognised by my children and the state today for the contribution I’ve made by being at home for 7 years. Happy Mother’s Day to everyone, and especially the voters of Ireland, for women, carers, and the family, you did it!! ❤️
Its actually sad that our constitution will continue to refer to me& other mothers as neglecting their duties in the home when we go to work. My family isn’t a family either. To say I’m disappointed is an understatement.
So the state pays for the national womens council to NOT represent me, a woman in Ireland, AND for the childrens rights alliance to NOT represent my kids because they are white? Ireland, what happened to you?
"White people” are “walking around with a backpack of invisible privileges in our society", the CEO of Ireland's government-funded Children’s Rights Alliance has said:
This time 5 years ago I was living in Dundrum and devastated at having not been elected. Today I live in Malahide and I have two things I didn’t have then 😍 if you lost an election this weekend take heart, life brings you wonderful places when you least expect it
#thereisaplan
White people in Ireland need to understand that we have an unearned privilege simply being white. Let’s examine our own biases on International Migrant’s Day.
It’s infuriating to think that as well as all of the restrictions on us, women are giving birth and losing babies alone in Holles street, but across merrion square, Katherine zappone is having a party with her mates. What a disgrace these people are.
Think of the families you know, that are not married. Vote yes for them.
Vote yes for women, and for people who care across our society. Imagine what message a no vote sends.
#VoteYesYes
#RtePT
Brillant AGM for
@NWCI
today, great participation of our members and the adoption of strong positions on ending genocide in Palestine, affirming our positions on reproductive rights, trans inclusive feminism, climate justice and commercial sexual exploitation of women.
WATCH: Fine Gael Enterprise Minister Peter Burke has called for a “review of the NGO sector” to assess how representative some organisations’ views are compared to public opinion:
No. And they never will. But at least now it’s clear. They don’t represent women, they represent nothing, a government puppet, a woke talking shop, and a BETRAYAL of the women of Ireland.
Joe Brolly: Luke Littler is the only person in history born with a beer belly, a ‘Mum’ tattoo and three kids. He looks as though he was created in a laboratory by a mad scientist using DNA from Phil Taylor and a buxom barmaid.
🚨Breaking 🚨
The NHS have banned puberty blockers for children.
This day will go down in history as the day that safeguarding of children came back into existence.
Nessa only wants coverage for people she likes and agrees with. She is a member of the advisory panel for the Democracy in Europe Movement. What a joke.
Niall Boylan: The ‘shock jock’ aiming to produce a shock in the European elections in Dublin
@harrymcgee
why are you and the Irish Times giving this person a WHOLE page in the paper? Fortunately ehimd a paywall.
It's not an either or situation. You can focus on Health, Housing, Law and Order as well as focus on making sure our marginalised communities are protected. Protecting the marginalised against incitement of violence from racists/homophobes/bigots is law and order.
Knocked out after Count 14, plurality of transfers to go to
@Niall_Boylan
The very best of luck to Niall and his wonderful team for the rest of the election, it was a pleasure getting to know them all over the last few days.
#EUelections24
Remember when reducing womanhood to dumb stereotypes was considered demeaning to women? Thankfully with 'womanface' they can now go back to pretending that being a woman is about painting our nails,shopping and sleepovers in our underwear, only difference is now we cant complain!
Dylan Mulvaney has released "Days of Girlhood," a pop single signaling his latest venture into the music industry.
Some of the first reviews on YouTube have called it "the greatest song of the year."
What are your thoughts?
Taoiseach Simon Harris says it is “objectively” not fair to say that the government has “failed” on asylum seeker accommodation, adding: “I don’t think there is a community across Ireland who believes that.”
Gript Media reporter
@fatima_gunning
was pepper-sprayed this evening by a member of An Garda Siochána in Newtown Mount Kennedy, despite having repeatedly and audibly identified herself as a working journalist.
I am old enough to remember the olden days, where men attacking women at a womens event would have been universally condemned. The price we pay for progress i guess.
A big mistake KJK made when she went to Aus/NZ was thinking like the colonialist she is, “These little subjects will welcome me, their superior Brit, with grateful open arms” and failed to recognise how that would be received in “the colonies”. She’ll learn again in Dublin
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha is this parody??? From the party that spent 2k on the referendum? Hahaha thanks for the laugh aodhan, this is peak comedy 🤣
You can’t put progressive causes in the hands of conservative parties because essentially they don’t instinctively understand them.
They’ve made a bags of this and they need to own it. They can blame NGOs & the AG all they like - it’s the govt’s failure.
Saint, goddess, bishop, beer drinker, bodily autonomy advocate – St Brigid was badass. Ireland’s only woman patron saint fought against forced marriage, sex slavery, and unwanted pregnancy, her biographers say. She held abusers to account. And now a new public holiday in her
Only those involved in a political campaign will understand the deep cathartic thrill of cleaning the leaflets, coffee cups and rubbish from your car today 🎉🤓🫠
Micheál Martin hits out against BAM, contractors of the new National Children's Hospital, telling the Dáil that the company is likely engaging in a commercial strategy 'to try and extract more funding and more money from the Irish people'.
Read:
Eamon Ryan urges public to keep paying the TV license fee to keep RTÉ's "accuracy, fairness, balance and entertainment".
"If we stop paying we lose all of that. And that would be really harmful and bad for our country."
#gript
#RT
Égate
"It's the first time in 87 years that women in Ireland have the opportunity to reject language in our Constitution that has always been sexist. It's now outdated and it needs to go"
Dr Mary Murphy
#VoteYesYes
on March 8
It is remarkable that the candidate in 4th right now
@Niall_Boylan
who has outlasted many other candidates wasn't considered for the
@rte
debate -
@SocDems
and
@pb4p
were in there and their candidates are gone. Now
@ClareDalyMEP
gone too. Must be very frustrating, whatever about
Ireland's proposed hate speech laws, the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022, will not progress further until the autumn
From this day forward can we all agree to use the term ‘a hyperbolic turn of phrase’ anytime we get called out for spreading misinformation? Because it’s absolutely brilliant and makes me laugh 🤣
A politician using a hyperbolic turn of phrase does not disprove the science around rising sea levels. I suspect the people who work at Gript know that but perhaps think their readers wouldn't? 2/2
One of the most sincere, hardworking, decent people I ever had the pleasure of working with. A passion to work for a better Ireland for her daughters, and for all of our children, that was inspiring to be around. I’d follow this lady into battle ❤️
Over the past year, I have dedicated myself as an unpaid volunteer to creating a meaningful political alternative for those of us seeking real change. My goal has always been to build a political party that genuinely listens to and understands the needs of the Irish people, free
Anyway, moral of the story is I’d rather die in my bed at home than in a chair, I’m glad we pay such high tax rates, the services we get in exchange are positively 3rdworld, and I’m excited the new government whoever they are to fix this mess, I’d honestly treat a sick dog better
No party has had as much impact on Dublin in the last five years. The
@greenparty_ie
councillors had a clear vision of what they wanted to achieve, and put in a lot of hard work to get there. If you like what we've done, vote Green on June 7th and we'll continue to deliver.
Here is the full interview with
@Midlands103
yesterday morning on why I founded Independent Ireland, why I left, and what’s next.
I firmly believe that some TD’s are not listening to the people who voted them in.
I will contest the next general election in Laois as an
Keeping 'To Kill A Mockingbird' and 'Of Mice and Men' on the JC syllabus isn't worth the hurt they are causing.
Dept should see sense here.
"Government urged to drop novels with 'racial slurs' from Junior Cert" (via
@thejournal_ie
)
Me: I’m going to go upstairs and clean the bath, it’s getting a bit filthy Him: why would you clean a bath? Sure the kids use it every night?
And that, my friends, is the difference between men and women.
#socialdistancinglearnings
“Excluded From RTE Debate”
Tomorrow night, Prime Time will be hosting the Dublin EU candidate debate. You would imagine that with only 8 spots available, it would be a balanced selection between independents and establishment candidates to give undecided voters a fair chance to
Thread: Went to Beaumont hospital yesterday with Quincy (google it) I had a gp referral and was going under duress because I’ve heard not great things. I arrive early afternoon. The waiting room is packed, standing room only except for a seat beside the door which I take. The
Spot on Emer. Tune in tomorrow for a ‘review needed of hate speech law’ and a ‘reconsideration of gender ideology in schools needed’ chapter in the tomfuckery school of electioneering 🙄
#dontfallforitlads
For 4 yrs and 11 months
@FineGael
had absolutely no problem with the excessive spend on NGOs or how their funding was even justifiable.
On the 11th hour, they issue some unconvincing mutterings.
Insincerity is the common thread through every one of their pre-election promises
What is a woman?
@sarahcatryan
while on a career break having three children, did a law degree at night, Kings Inns to become a barrister, ran the longshot
@Niall_Boylan
#euro2024
campaign that took on the political establishment and has never made excuses or asked for quarter.
The two most experienced clinicians involved in transgender healthcare in Ireland have made a formal complaint to HIQA about the HSE's treatment of children with gender identity issues
I’m 3rd level educated and stay at home because I want to.Not childcare, choice being described as a punch in the gut for other women is pathetic.Patronizing tone of some about other women’s choices when they don’t fit into the narrative they want is awful
Incredible reaction by one woman describing other women who decide to prioritise their children and their work in the home as "a punch in the gut".
The enemies of female empowerment are not men, but rather other women who would reduce their life choices.
This is categorically not a win for mothers or women, and is an affront to suggest it is.
People & organisations that have a very long history in Ireland of silencing,shaming & imprisoning women, of dumping babies in septic tanks - this was not a vote for mothers.
#Referendum24
If you remember the endless reruns of ‘Murder, She Wrote’ back in the day after Ireland started receiving BBC TV, then this is for you.
We challenged
@MariaWalshEU
to channel her inner Jessica Fletcher & make a campaign video in the style of her favourite TV show. Check it out👇
Fine Gael wants safer streets and stronger communities.
That’s why Taoiseach
@SimonHarrisTD
met with Dublin City Councillors and MEP candidate
@ReginaDo
to see how a new task force can ensure this.
I had a double vomiting bug situation today with a 1.5 year old and a 3.5 year old. It was horrific chaos, puke and pooh everywhere. Still though, had a better day than this government 😂
Just reading about that actor getting bottles smashed over his head and bitten in Dublin City centre. City has been feral for a couple of years now and nothing being done. Here is some potential training material for us below anyway…
@Niall_Boylan
@Toibin1
And if he’d said the same thing to her he’d have been forced to issue a grovelling apology for his misogyny by now 🙄. The hypocrisy is depressing.
A vote for
@sineadgibney
is a vote for back room deals to deprive women and girls if their sex based rights. She signed a pledge to do exactly this by any means necessary. Also signed by
@ReginaDo
of the 9 genders.
We’ll have a new housemate next year. While it was so exciting for us to see her for the first time today, she seemed to be yawning through the whole thing! 20 weeks down, 20 to go….!
Smartest guy I know, principled, with real political ideology and never ever goes with the crowd no matter how unpopular it might be. I couldn’t possibly be prouder of him. Politics needs more not less of him but your loss is our gain I guess 😍
@JohnOBrennan2
@Glenna_lynch
But he didn’t say that. It was a topic on a show he did, the tweet came from the show account, this has all been explained already. Try to keep up.
Footage released by officials in Afghanistan is said to show 3,000 litres of alcohol being poured into a river. The sale and consumption of alcohol is banned in the country.
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