Mary O'Brian

Great to see @LPerrins in the Spectator today, and looking forward to seeing @sarahcatryan's guest appearance on the excellent @irish_question_ podcast later this week.

The fact that Govt brazenly admit that they chastise the state broadcaster for not covering stories the way they want them to, shows how far down the Orwellian rabbit hole we’ve gone.

In a turbulent international period, Government has responded substantively. We will keep the economic situation under review to support vital sectors that keep jobs and the economy going.

Sinéad O’Sullivan: The protests aren't just about fuel, they're a revolt against a hollow state... jrnl.ie/7011572

It is clear that the National Concert Hall’s cancellation of the MDA Ireland event grossly violates its published Customer Action Plan which includes the following: A pledge “ to ensure the rights to equal treatment established by equality legislation and accommodate diversity so as to contribute to equality for the groups covered by the equality legislation on the grounds of gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation , religious belief, age, disability, race and membership  of the travelling community”. It also asserts that the NCH is “ committed to dealing with ALL OUR CUSTOMERS in a professional manner, according to fair and equal treatment, irrespective of race, gender, sociology- economic status, language, disability and other social attributes” and that “ we will promote staff awareness of equality and diversity” and “ deliver a quality service with courtesy and sensitivity”. Wonder what Mr Peter Kenna, the chairperson of the NCH board has to say. So far totally silent.

Wonder why tax is so high in Ireland? We’re paying for tens of thousands of these people.

@FineGaelBrux x.com/Nick_Delehanty…

Further actions on the way to help consumers, workers and entrepreneurs with the price of fuel⛽️ Coordination ongoing with the European Commission 🇮🇪🇪🇺

Last weekend, @davidmcw wrote a fantastic piece: "Is Ireland the worst run country in Europe?" Here on X, we already know the answer. But over at Irish Times, regular readers have no idea. Judging by the article, they think Ireland is run badly because of the Metro, Children's Hospital or Port Tunnel running over budget. The article doesn't even mention "Emergency Accommodation". In order to truly understand why "Ireland is the worst run country in Europe". You need to know how the Govt has spent over €15billion in 6 years. You need to know how: organised crime, people trafficking, corruption, off shore companies political influence, tax structures, the GAA, Wall Street bankers, runaway spending and total Govt incompetency, are the heart of all this. There is no other story like this in Irish Political Scandal History. Its truly the BIGGEST EVER. Maybe TOO BIG. Someone should definitely write a book on it.💡 @davidmcw ?

@mytimetospeakup @MarkLTighe

@MarkLTighe Conservative? Try 'far-right adjacent'

John McGuirk put on leave of absence from editor role at conservative website Gript Media irishtimes.com/politics/2026/…

“Irish energy prices highest in EU” - they used to be the 2nd cheapest. So what happened? FFG created a largely private sector quasi-monopoly in energy, said quasi-monopoly - energy companies - were by design free to gouge consumers, while media who receive lots of advertising 💰 from several of these energy companies seldom if ever discuss the issue of how exactly the market has been rigged against consumers. Domestic and international crony insiders bribed various FFG politicians over the decades to privatise most of our energy market in a manner that allowed those super-rich crony insiders to rig the market and then print billions in profit over the decades, at the detriment of almost everyone. Here’s a November 2025 economic report by the Nevin Economic Research Institute: “We see in 1980, that electricity prices for this representative consumption band, notwithstanding data gaps, were among the cheapest in the EU15 comparator group. In 1980, only Greek prices were lower than those seen in Ireland” Today, energy costs are the highest in the EU. All that’s happened over time is a bunch of very rich insiders have captured billions in profit to the detriment of consumers and the economy more broadly. To do so they worked with FFG politicians to create a “legally” rigged market. You’ll find this pattern of FFG politicians working with rich cronies to rig other markets - like insurance and health. While the rich insiders and politicians make out like bandits, everyone else gets screwed. And if you protest about being screwed, you’ll be smeared by the media, beaten by the Gardai and called all manner of things. This is how Ireland works. Until that is people realise they have the collective power to change it and turf these FFG cronies and their rich pals out of power for good.

Tomorrow, following a 19-day adjournment, the Dáil and the Seanad will resume. For 19 days, a nation in urgent need has been without effective leadership. The leaders of both parties have failed the citizens they claim to represent. It is time for both to resign. I've no confidence in either of them. #ResignMartin #ResignHarris

@IrishTimesOpEd The "far-right" lives in his head. How about a few articles from O'Toole about the government's incompetence? Or anything on the government buying the Irish media, including the Irish Times, with subsidies?

Fintan O'Toole: Ireland’s far-right movement will emerge from the ‘breakfast roll-atariat’ irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

@NotreDame Oh, go lecture someone else, will you? We're not impressed. nationalreview.com/2026/02/the-un…

A statement from University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., in support of Pope Leo XIV:

I hope you are paying attention @Keir_Starmer @bphillipsonMP and @lisanandy Women have had enough - Implement the #SupremeCourtRuling now! You have a duty to uphold the law! #OneYearLater @acts_grassroots

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). In memory of 6,000,000 who were murdered solely because they were Jewish. Never Again.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council spent €753,528 on the construction of 14 steps, a handrail and a ramp at Deerpark in Mount Merrion, Co Dublin – exceeding the original budget by €500,000. jrnl.ie/6927567

The government is currently threatening media outlets for failing to convey the official viewpoint, despite the substantial payments made to them. #WhatAMess

An advertisement for the buying and selling of women's wombs and their babies. x.com/hatchfertility…

Former Afghan teacher jailed for six years for sexual assault on a vulnerable teenager, then aged 16, in Sligo alleyway gript.ie/afghan-jailed-…

The State is gaining from the fuel crisis, so fairness demands that people are protected from it, not left to carry the burden while being handed back only a tiny portion of their own money. aontu.ie/sign-we-have-n…