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@RichieHayes2 #HateSpeech law will drive the racists underground. If there are people out there spreading hatred, we need to know who they are - and to open a conversation with them, not shut them up.

@blues155 @CareChampions2 My thoughts exactly.

@CareChampions2 Tell them to pretend they are Ukrainian and some NGO will take a case on their behalf. They've no chance if they are Irish as we are now the ones being discriminated against.

"It is really terrifying and we have nowhere else to go." These are the words of Elizabeth Stewart (84), who is currently facing the impossible. After seven years of building a life in the Sonas Retirement Village in Enniscrone, Elizabeth and her husband Frank (88) have been served an eviction notice for June 6th. Frank suffers from advanced dementia and is recovering from two broken hips. He is non-ambulatory, requires a hospital bed, and relies on a specialized wet room for basic hygiene. The couple received notice on November 26th from Nasso BK Holdings Ltd, a company with US-based investors who are reportedly selling six properties due to changing rent laws. Nine tenants across six houses, all living with disabilities ranging from MS to dementia are being forced out of their "step-down" homes. Elizabeth has spent the last three years as a full-time carer for Frank. They moved to this village thinking it would be their "last move" Elizabeth and Frank are looking for the right to live out their lives with dignity. They are asking for a reprieve after June 6th to allow time to find suitable, medical-grade accommodation through Sligo County Council or private means. Our older people deserve better than to be "cleared out" for an investment sale. #Sligo #Enniscrone #HousingCrisis #DementiaAwareness #SligoCountyCouncil @kodonnellLK @JamesBrowneTD #HumanRightsDoNotGrowOld #CareChampions independent.ie/regionals/slig…

Someone suggested I, as a "settled" person, should intervene in the Dublin inner city gangland feuds - which would be not only bizarre but pointless as I'm not part of those communities.

Good to hear John Connors using his influence to call on fellow Travellers to instil decency in the rogue elements of their community. A few years ago I suggested this to him & some of his followers took offence.gript.ie/john-connors-u…)

Save Freeview TV for Lynette and millions of others who depend on it! - Sign the Petition! c.org/XNNVTxkgxg via @Change

@NewstalkFM Marmite broadcaster - which is the hallmark of a great one, and he also has the perfect speaking voice. My mother and I listen to his show when we can and are glad he's not actually leaving the airwaves.

After 12 and a half years, Pat Kenny signs off from his weekday show for the final time.

@ClydeDonnelly99 @griptmedia Whatever about private pensions (which are a gamble), state pensions shouldn't be paid from tax; it sows resentment between young & old, and everyone knows their PRSI wouldn't fund even an impoverished retirement. Ireland’s natural resources should be harnessed and invested.

@griptmedia Two major flaws in this report. 1) How is our population going to decline by 2050? Is there some policy change on the horizon? 2) No mention at all of the effects of AI and robotics, which will break the link between population size and economic output. See Larry Fink at Davos.

GERARD CASEY on the failure of the NESC report to address Ireland’s Ponzi-type pension scheme of current workers paying now for benefits which they may never receive, or receive only in a significantly diminished form later. gript.ie/those-now-payi…

Dublin city's most beautiful shopping centre and longtime hangout of "tribes" (goths, punks, artists). I set a chapter of my novella unRIP in the iconic St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre. To save it from destruction please sign this petition c.org/y7SqvX5Tcr via @Change

@KayBurley That's both the creepiest and oddly (inappropriately) funniest thing I've seen for a long time. A nightmarish image with just a touch of Steampunk and an air of menace.

Oh my 🙈

@ciaranmullooly I used to work with him on the Bray People when we were both teenage trainees.

@ciaranmullooly He was a very talented, hard-working and ethical journalist, and on a personal level kind and witty. Also did a lot for St Vincent de Paul and had a great idea to set up a self-build project to help solve the housing crisis. I often thought he should have run for election.

Deeply saddened to hear this news this morning: Niall was full of life and energy in his job and not afraid to rock the boat either: If I remember correctly , he once set out to doorstep one Pat Kenny on the campus in Donnybrook about Rte salary costs ! He was a dear colleague . RIP

@JohnKennyMedia @rtenews He was such a kind, decent, witty guy, and a talented, hard-working, ethical journalist with loads of great ideas. I worked with him when we were both junior reporters on a local paper (the Bray People).

RTÉ News journalist Niall Martin dies, aged 58 I’m so sad to see hear of Nialls passing. Been a colleague for decades may he RIP. TA BRON ORM rte.ie/news/ireland/2… via @rtenews

@Matt_Pinner Chocolate

Blueberries 🤣🤣 The last thing you ate is what you have to name the sheep

Inconsistent speed limits are making drivers jam on the brakes. Has anyone considered this might be a factor in the rising number of M50 crashes? @RSAIreland @GardaTraffic @aaroadwatch @AXA @rtenews

@katress @Teslaconomics It is by choice for me. It's a nasty post by someone who clearly has led a very sheltered life (or is lying). I doubt the anonymous poster is a parent. Plenty of parents abuse their own children and / or see kids as future sources of free labour.

Thanks for the reminder. I’m not childless by choice. It’s the most painful part of everything that’s been taken from me. Posts like this, while they mean well, completely neglect that there’s an entire pocket of people who could be exposed to it for whom this “saddest life possible” is an inescapable reality. Respectfully, fuck you.

A childless life is one of the saddest lives a person can live. It’s sad bc you miss out on one of the greatest forms of happiness a human can ever experience. This is the kind of joy that doesn’t come from $, status, or freedom. Rather, this pure joy comes from loving someone more than yourself. And also there’s a deeper thing of not having kids. Your story, your values, your genetics, all the things that make you unique, don’t get carried forward. Having kids is a bet on the future. It’s like saying, I think tomorrow is worth investing in. But when you choose not to, you’re opting out of the future you could’ve helped shape. This is the kind of happiness, which imo is the highest level of happiness a human can feel, that only exists when you have kids. Being human is awesome. Make more beautiful humans. Have kids. You will never feel ready, and I promise, you won’t regret it.

Fianna Fail leadership bloodbaths are the stuff of Old Hollywood, full of macho threats. The wake (!) of the Presidential campaign, as described in by John Drennan in today's @irishdailymail, is not so much Michael Martin as Martin Scorcese!

Thank God for our Posties - they know their geography. Merry Christmas @AnPostGreetings

@rose_symphony3 I think Joel is her son. And Alfie is her stalker (seriously hateful vibes coming off him).

Wouldn’t be surprised if this wasn’t foreshadowing & Jasmine or Zoe’s son (who’s probably going to be her stalker) is killed at Christmas or shortly afterwards. The way only 1 forget-me-not is planted & Zoe only thought one survived originally #Eastenders

@MiriamOCal Reeling in the Years is brilliant. It should be prescribed by mental health practitioners to boost memory, release positive emotions and help people of all ages bond. Genius to put the soundtrack of each year with the news footage. I see that other channel has done a rip-off.

John O Regan is leaving RTÉ-the brains/creativity behind Reeling in the Years&also the brains/slog behind every election/referendum/special event you’ve watched for the past 3 decades.Beautiful,brilliant guy-as a presenter thank u for always having my back,eternally grateful ✨❤️

@Joycewillbenext @gavreilly @RuthCoppingerSP I find both abortion for "choice" and foxhunting for "sport" abhorrent. Both involve taking an innocent life for no good reason.

@gavreilly @RuthCoppingerSP She wants to kill babies up to full term but wants to outlaw killing foxes. She's some piece of work.

@nellydeno @gavreilly @RuthCoppingerSP Both are atrocities. To be pro-life is to defend the innocent and helpless.

@gavreilly @RuthCoppingerSP Yet Coppinger wanted to kill babies up to 9 months old this evening. Thankfully that was defeated too