Andrew Kavanagh

@danobrien20 Surprised at that extreme take Dan

Sanchez cosies up to Beijing and seeks confrontation with Washington. He’s increasingly a threat to the rest of the EU.

Ukrainian soldier records what he thinks will be his final video as his unit is surrounded by Russian forces

Take a look at the table of net fuel costs when you add tax and base cost (from March before the war shock). Ireland is below the EU average for diesel and petrol. So protestors are either a) dumb b) being manipulated [ask - why Ireland is the only place in Europe with protests?]

To be clear Ireland currently taxes ~50% of fuel after cutting excise duties. That's now below the EU average of 52% Anyone claiming it's 65% is just repeating a misinformed statement. And that misinformation is fueling what these protests think can be achieved #fuelprotest

@shelsfc One of the best promotional videos I've seen. Well done to all concerned!

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Lived in London during the 2000 fuel protests. There was a sense of real societal crisis. We’re moving into that territory in Ireland now. Blockading refineries threatens the lifeblood of a society, threatening even basic human health in multiple ways. It is disproportionate and needs to stop.

Some traditions never change… Through generations the Full Kit W**ker legacy lives on. Shelbourne FC’s brand new retro-inspired third kit out now! Shop now at Shelbournefc.ie 🔥 #football #fullkit #fyp #Chadwicks #LetsGetItDone

@AnfieldAgenda No spine and no shame?? Have no issue with people backing or not backing Slot but this tweet is below Anfield Agenda's standards. How is having a genuine football opinion as a fan about a spine or shame?

Those with no spine and no shame who were calling for managerial backing have been muted as Slot has failed once again to rescue a season that has veered so alarmingly off course.

J.D. Vance in April 2025: “I think a lot of European nations were right about our invasion of Iraq. Frankly, if the Europeans had been a little more independent, and a little more willing to stand up, then maybe we could have saved the entire world from the strategic disaster that was the American-led invasion of Iraq…I don’t want the Europeans to just do whatever the Americans tell them to do. I don’t think it’s in their interest, and I don’t think it’s in our interests, either.” unherd.com/2025/04/transc…

@DaraghCassidy @PaulCoffey_DL Get that concept but the economic indicators suggest that's not needed now. Although calming, Inflation is still a concern and domestic demand was up 4.9%. I would hold off until the economy cools and requires stimulation. Bigger task is to build infrastructure or cash reserves.

@DaraghCassidy @PaulCoffey_DL No Daragh, I clumsily referred to Ireland as they. I think UK infrastructure is better though most of it is decades old, except some new train lines in London. Lower taxes here won't close that gap, that's my point. Just want Ireland to invest it better in infrastructure.

One way to support workers during the energy crisis is to let them keep more of their own money. Making workers pay the top “luxury” rate of tax on any income above €44k (which is below the average full-time wage) is wrong in my opinion. It should be €50k, if not higher.

@DaraghCassidy @PaulCoffey_DL They being Ireland

@DaraghCassidy @PaulCoffey_DL I never said it was a failed state, and they don't have better infrastructure and no particular argument on health. But I still don't think a tax cut in current environment makes any sense. Perhaps, if domestic demand was on the slide, I could understand it.

@PaulCoffey_DL @DaraghCassidy Daragh, I agree with you on many points but you only have to look across the water at how the UK wasted so much of their potential wealth on tax cuts. We need money set aside for our future wealth and development, the economy doesn't need further stimulation adding to inflation.

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Ireland does a fantastic job reaching out to its global diaspora and friends around the world. Best wishes for St Patrick’s Day from your neighbours in Scotland. Check out the video 👇 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️

St Patrick’s Day is a good day to remind Americans that the Irish - despite being a country of only 5.2 million - now invest more here than any other country… Thanks for the great write up, @mchalfant16

Senator Graham says he has never heard Trump so angry. Somewhere in Europe, nobody is sleeping badly about this. Let’s be precise about what’s actually happening here. Europe has spent thirty years trying to contain Iran through diplomacy. The JCPOA was a European initiative. Trump tore it up in 2018. Iran’s nuclear programme accelerated directly as a result. Europe warned this would happen. Nobody listened. Now Graham is calling European diplomacy “a miserable failure” while standing next to the man who blew up the only agreement that was working. As for the Strait of Hormuz. Europe imports oil through it, yes. So does China. So does India. So does Japan. If Graham wants a coalition, he has a planet to call. What he appears to want, however, is specifically European military assets deployed in support of a war Europe was not consulted on, did not request and does not want. That is not an alliance. That’s a shit show. Graham says this makes him “second guess the value of these alliances.” Europe has been second guessing that value since Trump. Welcome to the conversation, Senator. You are about eight years late.

trump, last saturday: don’t need british ships. we will remember, we don’t need people that join wars after we’ve already won. trump, this saturday: hopefully united kingdom will send ships so that strait of hormuz will no longer be threatened.

How's this for two housing statistics. Ireland built the most houses per capita of the countries in the EY Euroconstruct database in 2025; and the % of 30 year olds living with parents in ireland increased more in 10 years than any European country. Can't keep up with demand.

I'd prefer to have Ukraine in the EU with us than corrupt illiberal Hungary under Orban. It's a pity we can't switch them.