Owen Polley

'You could (and probably should) laugh at these guileless, self-important, wannabe revolutionary eejits (Kneecap). But they betray something troubling about a younger generation of Irish nationalists and its exaggerated sense of victimhood.' app.newsletter.co.uk/story/6564491/…

@3000Versts Foreign British boat person thinks he can lecture the indigenous Irish majority about their legitimate struggle against colonial anti Irish oppression and discrimination. If you don’t like it here Eoghan you can head off back to Britain.

'You could (and probably should) laugh at these guileless, self-important, wannabe revolutionary eejits (Kneecap). But they betray something troubling about a younger generation of Irish nationalists and its exaggerated sense of victimhood.' app.newsletter.co.uk/story/6564491/…

⚠️🗣NEW: 'People are in tears. Brexit was bad enough. I am pleading.' Hundreds face losing jobs in ‘political standoff.' 🎥🎤Chief Reporter @jamesgould23 speaking to CEO of the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action, Celine McStravick. 📍Community and voluntary groups have gathered at Stormont this morning over impending funding cuts. It comes as a key funding scheme is being replaced this week, with cash for voluntary groups set to be cut by 64%. The sector warns this will lead to hundreds of job losses. The Stormont Executive and community sector have called for the decision to be reversed but the Government says the Executive has the means to provide extra support if it chooses. Today, the message was clear: “Time is running out.” The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will be replaced by the Local Growth Fund on 1 April. In 2023, EU funding to charities and community groups in Northern Ireland through the European Social Fund (ESF) ended as a result of Brexit. It was replaced by the UKSPF, which will now in turn be replaced by the Local Growth Fund. The new fund has a 70/30 capital-to-revenue split, resulting in significant cuts to day-to-day funding for the voluntary and community sector.