Maybe being super-duper-Catholic and also having a problem with anti-Semitism, are not entirely unrelated?

Billy Husky Reference to the 'Perfidious Jews' was not removed from the Roman Catholic liturgy until the 1950s. The blood libel and Jewish deicide myths were preached from the pulpit for centuries. Irish people were not immune from the anti-Semitism that was inspired by Roman Catholicism:

Setting my watch to begin the countdown to another Here's How Podcast denying there is any problem with anti-Semitism in Ireland, while admonishing and chastising Jewish people who may suggest otherwise.

Damming critique of our shambolic defences stings because it rings true. Interesting piece by Jackie King of Ibec in todays Business Post. Security and defence are key requirements for our future economic prosperity. Micheál Martin Simon Harris TD Helen McEntee TD

The lad who is pushing the renaming of Herzog park in Dublin, is PBP councillor Conor Reddy. He loves Hamas and celebrated October 7th. There is no 'perception' of antisemitism in Ireland. There IS antisemitism in Ireland Daniel Mulhall

Left: a councillor has announced he is standing by the proposal to rename Herzog Park. Right: the councillor in question’s response to the October 7th massacre. Enough said.

"A week ago hardly anyone knew that elected representatives in the nation's capital would vote for an overtly anti-Semitic proposal, but now it is national headlines ..."

Wow!! Well done to all! This was a purely grassroots campaign led by Irish people who hate antisemitism Rachel Moiselle Citizen Speedman 🎗️ Irish Jewish Voice John McGuirk

Lovely people, WE DID IT! The motion to rename Herzog Park has been withdrawn. This is such a huge win and one that has only come about due to public pressure. Thank you so very much for all of your help! 🥹🎉

"I do not know if that racist proposal was bad or not, but I do know that I want to make it about the race of Israelis."

Ireland has dozens of anti-tank missiles that the country refuses to share with Ukraine, because the nation is pathetically neutral between Ukraine and Russia. If you have decided to sit this one out, then just take a seat, otherwise new policies would be more useful than tweets.

“Nice knees you got there. Shame if something happened to them.”

I was 18 when I tattooed the Amnesty International insignia on my arm. I am now 45, writing a letter to the Swiss because a man is going to prison for saying that men and women have different skeletons- Amnesty International should be leading this charge not a comedian from the UK Graham Linehan

I can’t stop laughing. It’s such a brilliant piece of writing.

Winter Lights around the world The Dublin Winter Lights festival is illuminating the city until 21 December, transforming iconic landmarks, buildings and bridges. There are light displays at the GPO, Dublin Castle, Merrion Square Park, the River Liffey, and elsewhere. This

Puh-lease.

Dublin Winter Lights is part of a global cultural genre of Winter Lights festivals from Berlin to Beijing and Sydney to Cincinnati. Here are links to twenty other examples around the world. Check them out! michaelnugent.com/2025/12/03/win…

On this basis has Conor also had an ongoing campaign against the right to exist of China, Sudan, Nigeria, Yemen, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Congo, etc … or does this rule only apply to the Jewish state?

A Methodist pastor claims to have transformed from a man into a woman merely by saying a few magic words. A Catholic priest would claim to transform cheap wine into 2,000 year-old carpenter blood in much the same way.