⁦Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD⁩ has become an unlikely advocate for ⁦Óglaigh na hÉireann⁩. Today’s story on how she believes Ireland must expand the reserve defence forces to counter hybrid threats in a rapidly changing security environment. #defence thetimes.com/article/064a98…

Vulture funds ‘to pay twice stamp duty on homes’ thetimes.com/article/103902…

Abusers’ names were common knowledge, yet no one dared speak by ⁦Gary Murphy⁩ thetimes.com/article/c8b779…

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'Russia has now received shipments of ballistic missiles from Iran and will likely use them within weeks', says Antony Blinken. trib.al/Rx0iR33 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

🚨 BREAKING: US Secretary of State Blinken & UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will travel to Kyiv to inform Ukraine that restrictions on use of long-range missiles against Russian territory will be lifted. — House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul in Axios interview

Somehow missed this. The Latvians have opened criminal proceedings against ex-MEP Tatiana Zdanoka on the back of The Insider's investigation into her ties to the FSB: vdd.gov.lv/en/news/press-…

Russian espionage, sabotage in Europe now ‘more likely,’ Norwegian intel chief warns politico.eu/article/russia…

Yuval Noah Harari on the danger of AI agents: AI "can take power away from us ... It is already able not just to invent things, it is also able to manipulate people."

Proud to launch our new ‘Investigates’ series in The Impartial Reporter, proving once again that original journalism is worth paying for. We’re uncovering hidden stories and shining a light on critical issues. This week, we expose how dog breeders exploit a legal loophole in Fermanagh.

Chief Wiggum, Springfield PD, here… they’re doing WHAT?

Same, Kitty. Same.

Russia is not capable of waging a wider war. Putin has been bluffing... and Biden has fallen for the bluff. Times Radio

David Burke was this week's guest on the Dark State where he discussed how Mi6 recruited an agent inside Garda Intelligence. #Garda #Spy #Mi6 #espionage patreon.com/posts/crinion-…

This is brilliant. Do watch.

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Apart from the decency of doing such a thing when you face annihilation and need every resource for yourself, note that Hungary is on the receiving end of this largesse. Ukraine shows itself to be better than its neighbors.

Very sorry to hear the sad news about the death of Irish Times journalist Jack Fagan. He was a very decent man to young journalists back in the day. What a man to retire from the profession at such an old age. Example to us all. RIP irishtimes.com/media/2024/09/…

NEW: Micheál Martin rules out Fianna Fáil going into coalition with Sinn Féin “We will not be governing with Sinn Féin,” he tells Morning Ireland

Possessing "some rare and many noble qualities", Anne Devlin (d. #OTD 1851) endured brutal treatment and torture, but persistently refused to give any information about Robert Emmet in the wake of the rebellion of 1803. Upon her death, she was buried in #GlasnevinCemetery.