BARRISTERS PLOT TO STRIKE AGAINST LAMMY’S PLANS TO SLASH JURY TRIALS Parts of the profession want to ‘bring the courts to their knees’ in order to ‘destroy’ Labour’s plans to erode more of our rights! It could see prosecutors decline work from the Crown Prosecution Service for

The polar storm has now reached Gaza, and the cold is unbearable beyond words. People inside the tents are shivering, children are crying from the pain. There’s no heating, no electricity, not enough blankets, not even warm water. Everything is freezing. The air cuts

The last 13 years of my police files have disappeared. It’s also worth noting that investigations into Rotherham are still ongoing and they recently visited me for more information. I was the first person to go on record with the police in what is now known as the biggest

Gardaí have described as "reckless and callous" an attack on a house in Co Offaly that killed a four-year-old boy and a 60-year-old woman rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Why doesn't the media talk about Sudan? Sudan is bleeding. At least 400,000 people were KILLED in Sudan. Sudan's war has set off the world's largest crisis, as the fighting continues to devastate lives and livelihoods.

We are expecting a statement in reply to this Darragh O'Brien We work very hard for our community we don’t ever expect anything in return but what we do expect is for people to acknowledge our work and to not try to claim it for their own. Playing “Wink Wink, nudge nudge

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With Storm Bram on the way, people are being urged not to think about putting up any more Christmas decorations tonight, and instead to take down or secure anything outside that could take flight in tomorrow’s winds jrnl.ie/6896734

“Today in the early morning, Israeli police accompanied by municipal officials forcibly entered the UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem. Police motorcycles, as well as trucks & forklifts, were brought in & all communications were cut. Furniture, IT equipment & other property was

a thousand people killed and a million displaced in Sumatra an apocalyptic catastrophe barely acknowledged in media Deforestation is a human rights emergency.

📢 Amazing News: The Voice of Hind Rajab has secured a Golden Globe nomination for Best Non-English Language Film. This is HUGE! Justice for Hind

It’s the 78th birthday of Jimmy Lai, the campaigner for Hong Kong’s freedom, who has now been jailed for 1800+ days. His health is bad and he’s not getting proper treatment. As a rich man, he could easily have stayed away from HK. Instead, he returned and stood by his friends.

That this is the Department’s message to the tens of thousands of people who have to move back home with their parents while the Department is changing rules which are leading to people being forced to move back home. It’s dystopian thejournal.ie/department-of-…

Middle class ‘respectable’ people with your drugs habit, this is the vast criminal network you’re part of. This is the kinda stuff you finance. m.independent.ie/irish-news/cri…

Darragh O'Brien Sad that the developer had to take a JR against the compulsory purchase of part of his lands leaving the remaining lands landlocked Thankfully the mediator saw sense Another example of how JRs work

Really important statement to read & understand why public participation is critical & why when system fails why JRs play their part. Ultimately state bodies messed up but these unsung heroes did their civic duty & saved the Irish state money & our environment 💚🌍 #kudos & 🙏

We need more investigative journalism like this. This is the actual job of the media to act as a check and balance to our government not a press release department. These investigations put a spotlight on and contribute to ministerial and departmental compliance with our laws.

Just so we are all clear, - Israel has shrunk Gaza by 50% - Anyone crossing the new (imaginary) border is shot (including children) - Strict limits on food and medical aid - Still no journalists allowed Their plan is working: make it intolerable to live in Gaza All illegal

Revealed: Ireland blocks dual-use exports to Israel over “high risk” of military diversion Could new records uncovered by The Currency indicate a critical shift in policy? And should exports have been halted sooner? Article link at end of this short🧵...

The decision is the first case where officials explicitly noted a "high risk" of diversion “to support the military actions of Israel in the region”. Dual-use exports have soared since October 2023, with Israel's military activity in Gaza described as genocide by Irish leaders.