It is my son’s 45th birthday today. Another birthday he has not enjoyed with his family because of an indiscriminate IRA bomb. Tim has lived on through the charity and it’s peace building work and so his life has served 000’s of others. God bless you my son

The UK has lost its mind. Best wishes and hugs to Graham Linehan 🎗️

Three of the topics we are not supposed to debate in Ireland: immigration policy, climate policy and gender ideology.

BREAKING The latest EU-wide Eurobarometer poll shows a majority of Irish people trust Nato - 53%, which is the same as the average across the EU. 34% of Irish respondents don’t trust Nato, lower than than the EU average of 37%. This will shock many, but it’s always been my view

And as for the many Russia bots and (fewer) Putin fans on here, Irish public opinion is among the least favourable to Russia in the EU. 62% of respondents had a very negative view of that country, with just 6% having a positive view. That, in my opinion, reflects views of the

Any chance you might pay attention this time Micheál Martin Simon Harris TD rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Record profits in a country with the 2nd most expensive electricity in the world, and they're hiking prices. This is criminal! rte.ie/news/business/…

Irish football is in some sort of a death spiral #ArmIrl

Anyone with Energia should consider switching to Electric Ireland:

Yet more evidence that the Russian dictatorship is intent on threatening and intimidating democratic Europe. The attack on Poland is a major escalation.

With luck, we’ll have a new drainage scheme for Dublin in just 25 years. Welcome to modern Ireland - Michael McDowell in today's @irishtimes michaelmcdowell.ie/with-luck-well…

Have we now reached a point where voting No in 2018 is regarded as a bar to the highest offices in the land?

My letter in ⁦The Irish Times⁩ today on Kneecap and threats to politicians including ⁦Simon Harris TD⁩ ⁦Micheál Martin⁩ ⁦Jim O'Callaghan TD⁩ ⁦Ivana Bacik⁩ ⁦Cian O'Callaghan T.D.⁩ ⁦Pat Leahy⁩ ⁦Pat Kenny Newstalk⁩ ⁦Fine Gael⁩ ⁦

Theresa May's short and sweet speech objecting to Assisted Dying

This is heartbreaking. independent.ie/irish-news/twe…

‘Their cowardice is disappointing,’ author John Boyne says after UCD society withdraws offer of James Joyce Award | Irish Independent m.independent.ie/irish-news/the…

“Evil preaches tolerance until it becomes dominant. From that point on, it seeks to silence the good.” — Saint John Henry Newman

Still unaware, Orla Feely? After the oldest & largest student society at UCD cancelled John Boyne? (But, of course, this disinvite complies with the proscription—by UCD’s Gender ID policy & the Irish Athena SWAN charter—of the expression of gender critical views on campus.)

A must-read for every Irish politician and civil servant with an outward-facing role. The world order has changed fundamentally and Ireland's foreign policy needs to change to reflect the new, unhappy, realities.

I feel I must apologise for some deeply offensive actions from my past: •At age 4 , I dressed as Dracula. I now realise this could be very hurtful to anyone who has ever had a blood transfusion. •At age 6, I dressed as a cowboy. This was culturally insensitive to Native