Says the man who could have run for a seat in House of Commons, but didn’t Nigel Farage

Higgins ‘lectured us about the atrocities being committed by Israel’, says Chief Rabbi in Ireland irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…

Both Malvern Primary School on the Lower Shankill and its Catholic counterpart, St Joseph’s on the Lower Falls, face challenges worsened by poverty and the Troubles legacy. But for every one of the North’s underprivileged getting an education is hard work irishtimes.com/life-style/peo…

Educating on the breadline in Belfast - the story of two extraordinary teachers and the reality of social division, poverty and the continuing effects of The Troubles on a new generation
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My thanks to Ian d’Alton for his review of my book - Ulster’s Lost Counties - in this week’s Irish Times Books . Always instructive to listen to his reflections / read his writing. (And Thanks Dr Emily MarkFitzGerald for the post + Martin Doyle for commissioning the review.)

I’ve just laughed out loud in an airport lounge. Even if you hate golf, I suggest you’ve got to read Malachy Clerkin. A joy 😂😂😂 Scottie Scheffler: After his arrest, that’s the last time anyone will call the world No1 dull and boring #golf

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Except it isn’t true. Be careful what you read, and from where

Article on Dublin Monaghan bombings by ITCommonGround Mark Hennessy where I discuss how and why the Irish Government didn’t energetically pursue the case irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

Also to add it’s great to read there might some progress with Operation Denton. Cardiff University Politics and IR

This is a bit mad, I've been shadow banned on Twitter. If you don't follow me you'll not see what I post, will not find content on searches and my responses are hidden as offensive. It appears referenced history in response to hateful content is not allowed on Twitter

Interesting numbers, these Irish Times poll: Sinn Féin slide continues with further five-point decline #ireland

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This desperate bid for ‘me, me’ notice is a such a bore #dublin #nyc

Priceless, this 😀

This is why public service broadcasting matters. One of the defining documentaries of modern Ireland #Stardust

Dubai Unlocked – Investigation: Members of the Kinahan family have been disposing of millions of euro worth of property in Dubai as they come under increasing pressure from international sanctions, an Irish Times investigation has found.
An analysis of leaked property records

Separated by schooling: Too many Northern Ireland children “rarely encounter members of the other side until they are in their early 20s. By that time, prejudices are locked in,' says David Rice who is battling to change segregated education irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

The fact that the President of the GAA, Jarlath Burns cannot see the problem with his argument - that GAA matches are revenue opportunities to be sweated - bodes ill for an organisation with deep ties in every parish on the island #gaa @gaa

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More than 90 GENUINE French news articles were rewritten by Russian network using AI economist.com/science-and-te…

Robert Hutton The Irish Times Mark Hennessy Bloody hell, imagine

Al Murray - DKMS.ORG.UK 🇺🇦 The Irish Times Mark Hennessy It's a funny one: *NOW* we know the Nazis probably couldn't have managed to go past GB to carry out a hostile landing in Ireland, but in 1940 it clearly seemed plausible.

In the The Irish Times, Mark Hennessy explains what happened next...

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