In his explanation of vote, the US deputy ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood said the US veto did not represent opposition to Palestinian statehood 'but instead is an acknowledgment that it will only come from direct negotiations between the parties'.

He’s quite right!…

🏡Last month, there was the highest number of homes commenced in any March since records began in 2015.

We didn’t want this war, we don’t want it to continue.
Hamas needs to be stopped, the kidnapped must be released, & the people of Gaza should be freed from the rule of Hamas.

Hayley worries that James is having second thoughts about sidelining Rafferty. Tommy is irked when volunteers for the new community garden bail on him. Babs is alarmed when Ruby suggests she might not attend college. #FairCity 8.30pm RTÉ One

There’s a number of people selling themselves as independent candidates in the upcoming local and European elections. They’re nearly all against immigrants and they’ve been making a name for themselves by roaring and shouting at anti-immigration protests. Most are basically

Hamas has rejected 5 ceasefires so far, the last one four days ago. Unfortunately our Taoiseach seems to be only making demands of Israel. Balance them. Make demands of Hamas too. The EU passed a resolution stipulating that any ceasefire in Gaza would be conditional on the…

The UN really is corrupt from the ground up. 👇

Sharon and Anto resign themselves to the fact that James is back in Hayley's life. Joan offers Melanie a promising career opportunity in Edinburgh, but Alex isn't keen. Jess is pleasantly surprised when Steo invites Ruby around for dinner. #FairCity 8.30pm RTÉ One

If a man hires a hitman to kill his wife - that man is guilty as fuck

Iran pays for Hamas and Hezbollah to attack Israel - they are guilty as fuck

Great to be in St Thomas's Junior National School in Lucan today to mark a really significant expansion of the hot school meals programme to 900 more primary schools.
This will mean an extra 150,000 children are going to benefit from a hot meal during school!

Well worth a read 👇.

“By the way, speaking of evil… South Africa, Canada, Ireland, and the rest of you previously closeted antisemites, we see you”.

This is a well thought out and articulate post from an Israeli man I follow. It breaks my heart to see my country being described as antisemitic, but…

The Israeli Arrow 3 defence system, developed as a joint venture between Israel and the US, faced a huge test last night. One it passed with flying colours. Germany has already agreed to pay nearly $4 billion to buy this from Israel, in light of the Russian threat. How long…

Steo prepares to act as security for Melanie at the fundraiser. Zoe and Joan are irked at Melanie when they realise that they've been duped into working together. Georgie recruits Gwen to protect him from what he perceives as Sharon and Anto's advances. #FairCity 8.30pm RTÉ One

This came up a a memory, and what a lovely memory it is too. I’m with Noddy and Suzan Holder at the Manchester Arena on this day in 2017. I was/still am a huge Slade fan and getting to know Noddy Holder was really special. He’s lovely. And Suzan is fabulous and lovely too

I could be totally wrong here, but it’s been bothering me why Leo Varadkar resigned and I’ve come to a conclusion it was a mixture of things, but two in particular. I think the NO NO vote in the referendums did upset him. I think he realised he didn’t have his finger on the pulse…