Being frustrated over how the Commission always moves to take control of collective relations with a neighbouring state over trade and border control is a bit like being frustrated at water for being wet

French Michel Barnier backs Enrico Letta report

<<Enrico Letta provokes a necessary wake up call !

Europeans urgently need to invest more, together, and mobilize their savings. Why not a 'European blue savings passbook'?>>

The only positive outcome from this otherwise disastrous Congressional mess is that it has forced EU states to move much further and faster with rearmament and aiding Ukraine while triggering stronger awareness that Europeans can no longer take US reliability for granted

Concerns regarding defence and the Óglaigh na hÉireann highlighted in the letters page of today's Irish Examiner
Simon Harris TD
Micheál Martin
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD

Thanks The Irish Times for your report on the launch of From Tip to Top. And thanks too to everyone who came. I’ll be on John Toal BBC NI radio Saturday am, and RTE Radio1 ⁦Brendan O’Connor⁩ 12noon Sunday. The book is in all good bookshops now! irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…

Letters to the Editor: Ireland needs a dedicated defence minister. Amen to this irishexaminer.com/opinion/yourvi…

EU proposes undoing harm Brexit has done to young people on both sides of Channel. No surprise this Government isn't interested, but what a miserable response from Labour. Neither party pro growth or the interests of our young people #depressing bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

A nice picture from today's The Irish Times of events held yesterday at Baldonnell with Cadet Sean Murray graduating as part of the 29th Young officers' wings course, with his grandfather in attendance. Well done all.
Irish Air Corps
Óglaigh na hÉireann

Friday night in London and I am combing through the Clerical and Parochial records of cork, cloyne and Ross. Wtf is wrong with me?

It was a joy to conduct a Fireside Chat interview with Dr Anthony Fauci in ⁦Dublin Castle⁩ last night on the occasion of the presentation of the 2024 ⁦Fulbright Ireland⁩ Public Service Award to him.
An inspiring & humble man whose impact on global health is immense.

Protecting citizens ‘imperative’, says Garda Commissioner after protest outside O’Gorman’s home.

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Israel so desperately needs a government that will give *everyone* some hope. A government that would immediately stop all new settlements in the West Bank, release every Palestinian who has not actually hurt anyone, arrest any settler commiting a crime, and release Marwan

Masked men harassing an elected representative of the people. They are thugs and cowards. Roderic O’Gorman TD you have every right to protection from this.

Minister O’Gorman’s privacy and property have been violated in a disgusting and shocking manner. I’ve spoken to the Garda commissioner. This cannot be tolerated.

It's hard not to feel abondoment here.

The Gardaí described it as a 'public gathering.' It wasn't a picnic in the park, lads.

And what does 'graduated approach' mean? What awful 'graduated' event will have to happen before Gardaí take decisive action? irishexaminer.com/news/politics/…

My friend Lyra never even made it to her 30s. She was just 29 when she was shot dead five years ago today. I often think of her & what was lost - that lovely, warm, funny, cat-crazy force of life & all that wonderful writing. Would have loved to read her take on so many things❤️

Team EU 🇪🇺 at yesterday’s #G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting. #G7 FMCBG

It matters who we send to represent Ireland 🇮🇪 in Europe 🇪🇺

Independents 4 Change MEPs have:

👉Voted against condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine
👉Dismissed the genocide of Uyghurs in China
👉⁠Been in favour of removing sanctions against the Assad Regime
👉Supported a

Jesus this is absolutely abhorrent- how are these people not arrested? What’s going on?

It was a great pleasure to welcome Georgetown University President John DeGioia to University College Dublin today.