Adam Hallissey
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I’m offering a €10,000 reward for information that leads to the criminal or civil conviction of those who created the RTÉ player.
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Never ask a woman her age, a man his salary or Sinn Féin how they'll pay for it.
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It was so obvious that the Government would just make the hospitality curfew a few hours later than 5pm & claim victory.
Some fucking triumph having to leave the pub at 8pm at Christmas time despite having three vaccines & close to no chance of falling seriously ill from Covid.
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Why did
#GolfGate
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#FuneralGate
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When I was 15 or 16 years old I thought that Eamon Ryan and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin were the one person but that some people just used this person’s Irish name.
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@benrileysmith
I mean, fair enough you ignored the President, Vice President, Don Jr and others, Ben. But Eric too? A step too far.
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Interesting stuff on the role of apprenticeships in the modern world and the reasons not to put young people off doing them from Cork’s finest, Ken O’Connell. College isn’t for everyone and too many waste their time there.
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“What do we want?”
“Affordable housing!”
“Where do we want it?”
“Dunno. Anywhere really. Just not here. Or near here. And make sure the buildings aren’t high.”
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This is what happens when you bring shoddy student union type politics to the Dáil. Happier to morally pontificate than deal with reality.
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I just don’t understand it. Where is our generation’s moral compass?
(Sinn Féin has 40% support among the 18-24 age category).
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@benquigley00
^^ Getting a phone call off your best mate struggling for breath is not something you ever want to experience.
“He’s a tough cookie though, I think he’ll carry on.”
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Richard Boyd Barrett’s never ending insistence that we shouldn’t condemn X unless we also actively condemn Y, Z and Israel has to be one of the most tiresome takes out there.
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@benrileysmith
It was Eric, after all, who called PA when nobody else knew the outcome. Yes, it was incorrect, but that’s not the point.
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Mary Lou McDonald hasn't had the time to download the Covid-19 tracker app which helps save lives but has had the time to head off to Belfast to the funeral of Bobby Storey.
Is this really the change people desire?
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Richard Boyd Barrett asks the Taoiseach to ensure no political party or politician in Ireland does ANYTHING to assist a Trump victory in the US election in November.
Deputy Boyd Barrett then, in the space of 15 seconds, describes Joe Biden as "frankly useless".
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This Sinn Féin later ceased to exist and is not modern-day Sinn Féin which was founded in the 1970s.
One part of it led by Eamon de Valera founded Fianna Fáil.
The other led by the likes of Michael Collins founded Cumann na nGaedheal which later became Fine Gael.
On this day in 1905 Sinn Féin was founded at a meeting in the Rotunda in Dublin.
After the meeting, we outlined our position:
“Our declared object is to make England take one hand from Ireland’s throat and the other out of Ireland’s pocket.”
#OTD
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For a party that supposedly hates wealth creation so much, Sinn Féin really does have no issue with being Ireland’s richest political party.
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How could Sinn Féin supporters possibly be the most likely to question the science behind a Covid vaccine?
Could it be because Sinn Féin politicians actively promote an anti-establishment narrative over all else?
Nah, must be because everyone else is so elitist.
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Pearse Doherty and Sinn Féin are seemingly starting to learn about the benefits and borrowing we can now avail of as a result of honouring our debt over the past decade.
I wonder where we would be if we had listened to the far-left calls to default and burn the bond holders?
There has 'never been a better time to borrow', says
@PearseDoherty
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The party would introduce a tiered approach to wage subsidies- taking account of severely and moderately affected sectors of the economy.
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My piece from today;
"Populist forces (left+right) thrive when succeeding in convincing a nation’s people that their problems are more significant than they are and that there are fewer reasons to be grateful for living in that country than is the case"
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Young people have stood against the prejudiced foundations, perverted nationalism & baseless economics of right-wing populism when others wouldn't.
But we need to hold the left-wing to account too. They are equally capable of false, unrealistic promises.
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The Irish politics version of Donald Trump’s theory that he could shoot someone and wouldn’t lose any voters is Sinn Féin joking around about whether or not Gerry Adams was part of a terrorist organisation and seeing if anyone gives a shit.
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About time.
Twitter has finally intervened to stop Paddy Cosgrave distributing his BS through ads. (Political ads are banned on Twitter. Even for cool tech bros).
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It's funny Eoin, because Deputy Ward is listed in today's Irish Times piece as being one of eight politicians to swear statements to receive full expenses for the lockdown period.
Any TD who asks for such an allowance should hang their head in shame.
Sinn Féin Dublin Mid-West TD Mark Ward said that TDs are “paid more than enough” and said that, if anything, TDs should take a pay cut.
@Wardy1916
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But how will Cuban citizens be able to see Sinn Féin’s tweets of solidarity with its government now?
Cuba has restricted access to social media sites in response to recent protests
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“Can’t wait for the Web Summit. The networking should be great & the speakers are sure to give insights into the future of enterprise/tech.”
Paddy C: “Sit down and buckle up, it’s time for the latest episode of my obsession with making a fool of myself.”
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As a general principle, just because a protest is left-wing doesn’t make it peaceful.
“Bitch, c**t and whore were among the names being hurled at Burton.”
“There were 50 or more people gathered round the car, some thumping, some chanting personal abuse.”
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Today, I am resigning from the Green Party. Full statement:
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I’m offering a €10,000 reward for information that leads to the criminal or civil conviction of those who created the paper straws at McDonald’s.
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Paul Murphy doesn't want a ban on protests at politicians' homes because it could be a slippery slope and prevent protests such as the Jobstown protest.
Protests such as the Jobstown protest, which saw a Tánaiste trapped in a car against her will by a mob, should be prevented.
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Hilarious to see those who went on about the count that each Minister got elected on as if it mattered at all in a PR STV system laughing at Trump’s antics.
We’re explaining the impact of mail-ins to Trump. We had to explain the entire concept of vote management to you geniuses.
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My piece from today is long but very important. "The history of our forefathers who fought for independence for our nation is nobody’s to claim exclusive rights to – but if there's a queue for recognition, modern SF aren't close to the front of the line."
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This is genuinely sad. I hope this kid turns out alright and the adults in her life don’t impact her irreparably before she grows up.
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This video, with 18,000 views on TikTok and hundreds of shares, is what’s wrong with young people’s political engagement online. It’s good to be politically engaged. It’s not good to echo fictitious narratives purely to fit in and get shares. Herd mentality.
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SF fails to deliver on back of first preferences | “They made a very feeble effort to form a government, preferring to sit back and every so often come out of their 'bunker' to snipe at what the current bunch are trying to do”
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Excited to announce that I’ve taken up the position of news editor with a new startup
@Newsline_ie
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The news has become too political. Newsline will focus exclusively on stories based on FOI requests, PQs & investigations.
Be sure to follow as we launch over the next few days.
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Just picked up this yoke on the way home.
Name suggestions welcome.
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The taxing of tangible assets, such as our Local Property Tax does, has proven to be society's greatest equaliser.
So why does the left oppose it? Simple answer: it's easy to promise everyone you will replace a tax placed on them with a tax on bad guys.
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Footage of Mick Wallace and Clare Daly visiting the group Hashed al-Shaabi is now being used by the Iraqi militia as a promotional tool.
This is what happens when you allow ideology to inspire you to do things that make you a national embarrassment.
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This is the first new piece I've written for
@ProgressBrief
in quite some time.
Young people need to learn to be willing to call out hypocrisy & populism on the left as we do with the right.
We currently don't for fear of being politically ostracized.
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New piece out today on
@ProgressBrief
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Many young people vote for Sinn Féin thinking that they are a typical centre-left, social democratic party.
There are progressive options in Ireland. But Sinn Féin is not a progressive political party.
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Wonderful endorsement Aoife!
It comes, of course, from a man who regularly refers to Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael politicians as “vile” and pond scum” and to whom misinformation - (such as that Claire Byrne was in YFG) - is the name of the game.
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For those unclear about the meaning of 'neoliberal';
Neoliberalism WAS an approach which prioritised free markets, less regulation and economic liberalism.
Nowadays, a neoliberal can be used to describe any elected politician you dislike or anyone who is not far-left.
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Mick Barry is by far Ireland’s worst TD - an absolute disgrace. Pass it on.
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Ask all of those already commenting on the Dublin shooting story what GSOC stands for and they will probably think it’s some sort of underground fashion brand.
Why has waiting for the facts to be properly established before coming to a conclusion on something become so uncommon?
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Today shows once again that it is beyond time to move away from the message of “Sinn Féin is different for the wrong reasons”. The people that can be reached know this by now.
It’s time to move to a message of “FF, FG & others, get your shit together before it’s too late!”
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Now that school staff have been cleared and the gutter-journalism and shoddy politics involved have been outed, just wondering when the apology that is actually due is coming,
@AodhanORiordain
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I always wonder if those like Paul Murphy who pretend it is not utterly obvious that liberal democracies with capitalist mixed economies provide a better quality of life are just playing along to appease their dogmatic supporters or are genuinely that uninformed.
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The falsehood that populism is nothing more than a rhetorical method / political strategy continues to rise.
It’s just not true.
That strategy involves a specific sort of policy agenda: one which makes unrealistic promises based on unworkable platforms.
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I've been thinking a lot about why the far-left and far-right hate Varadkar so much.
It's tough to pinpoint what the causation is but it definitely seems to be an episode of groupthink. It's fashionable amongst dopes to despise him with no policy basis.
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Piece by me for
@newdemocrat_ie
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"Politicians who rely on anger, inaccuracies & false promises exist on both sides of the political spectrum.
It's important for young people to call out hypocrisy regardless of whether the culprit is left/right-wing."
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Not sure how you could possibly misconstrue what I said as any way abusive, just like how WiFi Paddy and his buddy’s tweets here are also fair game.
But Roman Shortall personally abused & demeaned anybody on here who didn’t adhere to his narrow, populist agenda for a long time.
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@GeneralBohs
The cringeworthiness of Irish reporters' interviewing of Irish people at international events never fails.
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I cared about Sinn Féin & People Before Profit's populist hypocrisy when it comes to the Local Property Tax long before it was cool.
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Translation:
Fair play to Fine Gael for having the rainy day fund in place in the first instance.
Fair play to Fianna Fáil too for being willing to avail of the fund for its intended purpose.
“Raids.” Why is everyone addicted to bad news?
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Noooooo!
Now who is going to be my moral arbiter telling me who is classist, fascist, immoral and less than the rest of us? Where will I get the Victim Olympics results?
Will have to source my daily dose of far-left activism masquerading as journalism elsewhere, I suppose.
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WiFi episode aside, how bad must what FG did to Paddy Cosgrave have been or how good must what is in store for him if SF governs be for him to be acting like this?
There are people who were viciously bullied for years in school that conduct less intense revenge campaigns.
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If the government was to do this and it inevitably turned out to be a failure Mick Barry would organise a series of protests and harp on about how the government should never have nationalised Ulster Bank.
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The consequences that will occur if the vitriolic & abusive political culture, primarily online, is to continue cannot be overstated.
I can attest to so many friends who grew up dreaming of being a TD/Cllr & have the skills to do so well but who would no longer consider running.
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Translation:
Government engages in social media monitoring to gague popularity of various policies as is common practice internationally and in the private sector.
Shocker.
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Why are my Ógra Fianna Fáil friends hyping up this video so much?
“I wasn’t going to join the party struggling for an identity and falling in the polls, but then I saw the 3-second clip of a chair.”
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Listening to this April clip of the CMO advising against the mass usage of masks by the public, can’t help but notice how similar the language being used to advise against antigen testing is.
A similar coming around towards antigen testing is on its way if science wins out.
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Far-left Twitter’s former preeminent ‘legal executive’, who consistently spread lies and misinformation for political gain, is involved with new media startup The Ditch, for those unaware and considering taking the project seriously.
Untrustworthy bunch of characters involved.
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@gavreilly
@VirginMediaNews
No party like a Marty party. Get in loser, we're going Gaelic Grounds.
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*Labour on 4% in a poll*
“They’re finished.”
*Social Democrats on 5% in a poll*
“What a force to be reckoned with!”
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When did anglophobia-based nationalism become compulsory for members of the Irish left? Be proud of Ireland for our own achievements, not because of a hatred of Britain and stop trying to be Sinn Féin, they’re going to destroy smaller left-wing parties electorally anyway.
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I hope Tony Holohan is doing alright. Appreciated his leadership so much.
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Fine Gael must be Europe’s only “centre right party” to have signed up to a document supporting a Green New Deal, Housing for All and universal healthcare? Almost as contradictory as SF being “of the left” but never seeing a new tax they wouldn’t abolish. Irish politics 🤷🏻
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“Gardai will recommend that the Tánaiste not be prosecuted because they have found no evidence”.
In saying that, you’d be a fool to believe that the
#LeoTheLeak
crowd will pay much attention to the facts of the situation. Perception trumps all.
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There's a certain far-left populist on here whose initials are R.S whose content is by far and away the most insufferable and disingenious currently on the Irish political scene.
The sheer volume of bullshit he tweets is almost impressive if it wasn't so vindictive. SAD!
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I know it may be difficult to update your memes but the poverty report you’re referencing is from 2018, the figure has since dropped substantially. Latest figure is 9,335 homeless - not 11k. That’s far lower than Northern Ireland. Never mind me tho, don’t let facts get in the way
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One of the greatest mysteries in politics is seeing Fine Gaelers who are passionately anti-Brexit, anti-Boris, anti-Tory being called West Brits by the far-left.
Such a lack of any policy knowledge.
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Ruairi Quinn here doing a pretty good impression of the typical response when one of the lads tries to bail on going for pints.
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I know it is not fashionable but there are many young people who oppose SF because of an understanding of its role in Ireland’s history.
My almost non-existent tax bill wouldn’t change during a SF gov but what I thought of our country’s people would.
Call me a cynic, but I sometimes wonder if the moral outrage the 'Husband/Rugby fan/Dad' brigade have for Sinn Féin is less about the victims of a conflict they've traditionally ignored, and more about the threat to their privilege and pay packets under a SF lead government🤔
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Pirate flag Twitter is going to lose its shit.
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It's been an awful few weeks for those who love to moan about Ireland being a dismal little country with more to complain about than be grateful for.
We're fast solidifying a position as a global leader with a far greater influence than others our size have garnered.
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A €5.2 billion investment in social housing.
Bloody neoliberals.
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We are not perfect, but no country is. The last 30/40 years are a clear reason to be hopeful.
To constantly want to present Ireland as being a failed state of winners and losers does a huge disservice to so many groups of people.
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@shockproofbeats
Still best political tweet I've seen:
He promised to run the country like he ran his business. It ended with Rudy Giuliani outside Four Season Total Landscaping next to a dildo shop, after a staffer mistakenly thought the empty parking lot was a Four Seasons hotel.
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I've a new piece out - one that has taken years & multiple versions to write.
It's a cautionary story about how *anybody* willing to pay for web hosting, sell a bit of their soul & mirror their audience's ideological purity can garner political power.
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The same crowd who fawned over Gemma O’Doherty and co when it was useful to do so because they attacked the “political establishment” are now bemoaning the rise of the far-right.
A bit of introspection wouldn’t go astray.
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Can’t wait to go home and head to bed after the pub at 5pm. That’s definitely what we’re all going to do. Solid plan.
NPHET recommend 5pm closure time for hospitality from Monday next. This will be considered by Government tomorrow. Also spectators at sporting and live events recommended to be kept to very low numbers.
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Sinn Féin is a progressive political party?
In the run up to the 2016 GE, various SF TDs said that the party's two redline issues were the abolition of 1) the local property tax and 2) water charges.
Not improving public services, protecting the environment or social progress?
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Out of curiosity, what type of house did people actually think that the south Dublin barrister lived in? With the Old Woman in the Shoe?
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Once again, repeat with me: Ireland is NOT the United States.
Just because Bernie Sanders, AOC & others talk about the excessive existence of lobbying & corporate campaign financing in the US doesn’t mean it applies to Ireland.
Read Irish lobbying regulations. They’re rigorous.
This week the Dáil will debate a Sinn Féin Bill that seeks to bring greater transparency to political lobbying.
"For too long, FF and FG have permitted the existence of a revolving door between politics and the lobbying industry."
@Farrell_Mairead
➡️
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The perfect illustration of how baseless the foundations of populist politics in Ireland are doesn’t exi—
Credit:
@hill_charlotte
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What a stupid question, Michael.
Haven’t you heard Ireland is a hellhole which can only be solved by far-left populism? Get with the programme.
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The likelihood of Ireland’s ‘best and brightest’ pursuing or even considering political representation as a career falls every day.
Attended a meeting tonight and a bag of sh.t thrown a me and my government colleague !!!
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Why are so many TDs who are absolutely NOT going to get re-elected (in most cases, because they only got in on Sinn Féin transfers last time out which won't happen this time) calling for an immediate general election? Turkeys voting for Christmas.
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@aoifegracemoore
This really could have been a reply to the original tweet.
There’s something strange about a prominent national journalist scolding some 18 year old and sending their followers to reprimand him.
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Wanna know the reason why people like me- clearly a progressive of the centre-left - interact so much with FF/FG? Because they tolerate dissent and encourage debate. FFers never shut up about Micheál, FGers are always the biggest pain in Leo’s ear. Disobey Mary Lou and be damned!
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When did the term ‘citizen journalist’ become a synonym for ‘prick with an iPhone’?
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Mary Lou McDonald is my Taoiseach.
Jeremy Corbyn is my Prime Minister.
Anyone who says otherwise is a neoliberal shill.
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I'm not sure what is funnier - the ignoring of the fact that the number of people emigrating has fallen steadily over the past 10 years or the idea that we need Liadh Ní Riada, of all people, to be the political hero to fix the issue or any issue.
My eldest 21yr old who has a job just told me that everyone her age including herself are saving up to emigrate..she then said 'Mom you have to get back into politics to stop this' she wants to stay here but can't afford to..
#heartbreaking
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You’re not a socialist or a Republican if you show basic economic understanding.
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