The Irish Government can channel tens of millions into the non-profit sector to push a referendum outcome, with the public only finding out one to two years later due to Charity Regulator reporting delays

#JusticeForNoahDonohoe Quite extraordinary developments in the Noah Donohoe case at a pre-inquest hearing today in the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast, possibly the most extraordinary developments to date. From @Beltel: Fiona Donohoe's KC, Ms Brenda Campbell, said:

That’s sealed it for me. Triple lock is one of my three red line issues in deciding who to vote for Don’t think FF understand public sentiment on this one. I cannot lend my vote to someone who support removal of triple lock

UNCONFIRMED reports of Russian drone incursion in Polish airspace as commercial traffic is being moved further to the west with Polish Air Force aircraft active in eastern Poland. flightradar24.com/multiview/3c21…

So when they say it to men, which they very often do, is it still misogyny, or is that different?

Possible developments, of a difficult nature...

The Polish daily newspaper Fakt: “Restless night over Poland. Russia is carrying out massive attacks on the territory of Ukraine. It was officially stated that Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our space, and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems

I'm going to bed now, but when I get up in the morning, I expect this to have been cleared up in a satisfactory manner. Are we clear?

Many experienced officers considered Burgh's northern campaign a disaster, losing thousands of troops to sickness, disease and combat. Worse, the fort Burgh was so proud of resulted in the greatest defeat of English arms by the Irish the following year at the Yellow Ford

The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces has announced that the operations of Polish and allied aviation related to violations of Polish Airspace have concluded, while the search and localization of possible impact sites in Eastern Poland are still ongoing. The Polish

Fianna Fáil caught between loyalty to the leader and the desperate need to actually succeed at something in politics. They're probably as sick of Micheál's hollow men and empty women as the rest of us are...

Ambitious...

Spooking is what Putin does best... invasions, not so much.

McDowell never used to be this wildly optimistic...

No, it would require about an extra 100,000 men with trades and skills who are not among those either present or arriving. If only houses could be built out of hot air and money, then we could use journalists, activists, and politicians to do it.

There goes my vote...

Earlier today I was walking along Talbot Street in Dublin for a bit of fresh air between the election coverage and work. I found myself in an antique shop, browsing. I spotted a detailed, life sized bronze sculpture of a rat. It’s was so weird I asked the shop owner how much.