An Irishman who was in Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre when the stabbings took place has said it was 'just horrific' rte.ie/news/2024/0413…

More than €2m has been spent so far on the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland, even though the body has yet to get up and running due to delays in legislation rte.ie/news/2024/0413…

Listen back 📻

Clare man Niall Naughton was at #BondiJunction when the stabbings took place earlier today - he spoke to Colm Ó Mongáin on Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin today - listen back here ⬇️ RTÉ Radio 1

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This is a really great and important piece

Civilians caught in the middle of Sudan’s bloody power struggle: James Copnall talks to friends, humanitarian workers & experts to shine a light on the background & current conduct of a conflict that seldom makes headlines.
Well worth a listen (28 mins).

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13 children in acute hospitals 'beyond medical need' & HSE-TUSLA budget wrangling over children with complex needs FOI docs released to ⁦Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin⁩ reveal - read more on ⁦RTÉ News⁩ rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

More than 120,000 people have been newly displaced due to the shelling in northwest Syria, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports.unocha.org/en/country/syr…

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that more than 70 people have been killed in northwest Syria since the escalation on October 5, more than a third of them children. reports.unocha.org/en/country/syr…

Leaving aside the ‘edgy’ premise, it’s quite the achievement for this POLITICOEurope article to take zero account of the large number of Syrian refugees taken in by Jordan already and to only quote an anonymous official from one side to support the argument.

Are the UK Conservatives really arguing that the ECHR, a court that ruled:
*sleep deprivation
*stress positions
*white noise
*lashing people out of helicopters WASN’T torture is…too touchy-feely?

“We document civilian harm in the hope of preserving the dignity of victims, and aiding long term efforts for justice and accountability.”
- Airwars
A much-needed verified resource - check it out:
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Israel and Gaza: what comes after the Time of War by ⁦Tony Connelly⁩ for @RTENews rte.ie/news/2023/1105…

In recent days, I have seen many asking ‘how does Israel justify killing so many civilians to kill one man?’

I want to explain the concept of non-civilian cutoff values (NCVs) - essentially the number of civilians a military deems acceptable 'collateral damage' when striking.

We went and spoke to some settlers in the West Bank, and the Palestinians who live near them, and well it was quite something - 📷 by Oliver Marsden thetimes.co.uk/article/in-the…

.⁦Tony Connelly⁩ gets into the weeds on the EU’s less-than-coherent response to Hamas attacks & Israeli response via @RTENews - worth a read rte.ie/news/analysis-…

Speaking to Colm Ó Mongáin, Peter Power, Executive Director UNICEF Ireland says the 20 trucks which entered Gaza this morning with aid is merely just a 'trickle' #SaturdayRTE

In 2019, Colm Ó Mongáin was in Gaza, covering the Great March of Return demonstrations. He recalls here what he witnessed, the people he met and his attempts in recent days to make contact with them. Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin with Colm at 1pm.

This is what happens to our Late Debate presenter Colm Ó Mongáin when he has no outlet to talk politics 🐶🤪
Thankfully he's back on-air tonight at 10pm.

Had the opportunity today to speak with Colm Ó Mongáin on Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin about No Confidence vote in Drew Harris

Didn't cover everything but appreciate being given time to contextualise current dispute in history of political disfunction around policing

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