Biden authorises Ukraine to use US long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia thejournal.ie/biden-authoris…

First of the party leaders to arrive in RTÉ for the leaders debate is Independent Ireland’s Michael Collins. He says his focus in this election is cost of living and calling out and cutting down government waste. TheJournal.ie

Me and my three screens will be live fact-checking tonight's leaders' debate for TheJournal.ie. Follow our liveblog over the course of the next 2 hours or so for the results: jrnl.ie/6545327t #GE2024

Simon Harris TD Fine Gael Fact Check: How many children were waiting over four months for scoliosis surgery in 2020? 🚨 In June 2020, 83 children had been waiting more than six months for surgery. ⚠️ This is significantly higher than the figure of 35 cited by Simon Harris in

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Tracking state reactions to the ICC Arrest Warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant, & Deif 🧵

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At a Judea and Samaria Council conference, finance Minister Smotrich said, “Taking over Gaza isn’t taboo. I’m all in. We can control Gaza and cut its population in half through voluntary migration within two years.”

#BREAKING 🛑: We are pausing the delivery of aid through Kerem Shalom, the main crossing point for humanitarian aid into #Gaza. The road out of this crossing has not been safe for months. On 16 November, a large convoy of aid trucks was stolen by armed gangs. Yesterday, we

Did fewer than 60% of registered voters cast their ballots in last Friday's general election? Almost certainly not. jrnl.ie/6561800t

Eoin Hayes made €199k from his Palantir shares - but what is the company and what does it do? jrnl.ie/6569126t

Last week, Amnesty International published a lengthy report detailing its finding that Israel is committing genocide in the occupied Gaza Strip. Israeli officials have accused Amnesty of inventing its own definition of the crime. jrnl.ie/6568231t

I was happy to be interviewed by David Mac Redmond for his article on the vexatious allegations about the Amnesty International report on #genocide in Gaza thejournal.ie/amnesty-intern…

A lot of people are trying to argue Ireland wants to change the definition of genocide based on this statement. This article addresses the same question in relation to the recent Amnesty International report. jrnl.ie/6568231

FactCheck: False claims about Ireland's position on Gaza ramp up after embassy closure. Great piece by my colleague ⁦David Mac Redmond on⁩ TheJournal.ie jrnl.ie/6574998

Israel's defence minister said today that Ireland and other European states who have criticised his country's war on the Gaza Strip are "legally obligated" to take in Palestinians from the devastated territory.  jrnl.ie/6615165

As plans announced by Donald Trump to "take over" the Gaza Strip and forcibly displace its population have shocked even close allies of the US and Israel, occupation forces in the West Bank have been driving people from their homes en masse. jrnl.ie/6624911t

"I think they want to erase anything about refugees,” one displaced resident told The Journal. My article about the ongoing Israeli assault on the #WestBank in #Palestine. thejournal.ie/as-the-world-c…

I spoke to Francesca Albanese about Irish support for Palestine and its limits.

An important contribution to the discussion about the ‘Triple Lock’ ⁦Lynn Boylan 🍷📖🐾⁩ ⁦Barry Andrews MEP⁩ ⁦Regina Doherty MEP⁩ ⁦Irish Neutrality League⁩ ⁦Raymond Deane⁩ ⁦Peace and Neutrality Alliance (Ireland)⁩ ⁦Village Magazine⁩ ⁦The Ditch⁩ thejournal.ie/does-the-un-se…