Gareth Crowe

@MaryLouMcDonald She speaks!

Sinn Féin TDs and Senators met this morning and will be moving a motion of no confidence in the government. The actions of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Independents have been disastrous. They have lost the confidence of the public. It is clear that they still are not listening and do not accept the scale of this fuel and cost of living crisis. All reports indicate it will be more of the same half measures from them this evening. This is unacceptable. We need the maximum reductions now, as proposed by Sinn Féin weeks ago.

@StMichaelsColl1 @stmcnews Rest in peace Fr. Bradley. You were a very fine man.

Sad news from Donegal as Rev Fr Willie Bradley CSSp passed away this morning. Rest easy Willie and thank you for all you did for ⁦@stmcnews⁩ and its’ community of pupils, past pupils, staff, parents and clergy. Funeral arrangements later. ⚔️⚔️⚔️

"Lemass was extraordinarily prescient that Europe’s dependence on the US security umbrella could lead to problems in the future. Ireland, he stressed, was militarily unaligned, not neutral. In any confrontation between “East and West, we will be on the side of the West. Ireland will side with democracy against any socialist or totalitarian system. But we consider we could give more service to the West outside a formal alliance. “I, personally, would not at all disagree with de Gaulle that Europe must be capable of an independent defence, if this is feasible, because there is a great deal of sense in his contention that when the chips are down, America would not commit suicide for the sake of Europe.” My article in @IrishCentral about Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir. irishcentral.com/opinion/others…

I was proud to host the Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) @MichealMartinTD at Independence Hall & present to him a congressional award honoring the 3 Irish-born signers of the Declaration of Independence, as well as all of the many Irish who fought in the American Revolution. 🇺🇸🇮🇪

@DarraghOBrienTD Good man Darragh. Proud to be married to a Brazilian in Ireland. The ties are strong and important between our countries. Great job Ambassador.

Fantastic night here in São Paulo 🇧🇷 Great to join Ambassador Martin Gallagher and his team for a packed celebration of all things Irish and the growing links between Ireland and Brazil. Well done to Martin and the team on a brilliant evening ☘️

☘️ Absolutely beautiful, boiled bacon ribs, potatoes, cabbage and a little white sauce. Bacon Ribs are called bodice in some parts of Ireland. Very tasty indeed 😋☘️💚🇮🇪 #Traditional #Irish #Food #Ireland

Delighted to be at Cambridge University today to mark the establishment of the Childers Chair of Irish History in Trinity College. In Prof Alvin Jackson, Cambridge has chosen a historian of the very highest rank for this professorship.

@LulaOficial @Haddad_Fernando @ricardostuckert Someone’s running again…….

Hoje o companheiro @Haddad_Fernando faz aniversário. Parabéns pelo trabalho e o compromisso incansável em favor do povo brasileiro. 📸 @ricardostuckert

@PM_ViktorOrban @ZelenskyyUa You’re done.

Yesterday in Davos, President @ZelenskyyUa crossed a line. There is nothing new in the fact that, as elections approach in Hungary, he once again placed the Hungarian government, and me personally, in his sights. What was surprising, however, was that in his speech he also criticised every other European leader. He says the support sent to Ukraine is insufficient, the weapons are insufficient, and Europe’s determination is insufficient. We did not have to wait long for the response from Brussels. Last night, @vonderleyen presented a roadmap for Ukraine’s development. In it, the Brusselians accepted every Ukrainian demand. $800 billion for Ukraine, accelerated EU accession by 2027, and further support all the way until 2040. This is where things stand. President Zelenskyy has things all backwards, yet the Brusselians are eager to pay up. We will have a few words to say about this as well. A national petition is coming, through which we can send a clear message to Brussels: we will not pay!

'This country of ours is no sand-bank thrown up by some caprice of earth. It is an ancient land, honoured in the archives of civilisation, traceable into antiquity by its piety, its valour and its sufferings.'💚 ~Irish writer Thomas Davis (1814-1845) 📍 Derrynane, Co. Kerry ☘️

Irish Cadets at Arlington Cemetery for John F Kennedy’s Funeral, 1963. The only state burial in US history to feature a foreign military unit.

Aerial view of Hook Lighthouse on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, Ireland.

@rtenews RIP Guido, shameful what happened to you.

Guido Nasi, the Italian man who was paralysed as a teenager after an unprovoked attack in Dublin, has died aged 43 rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

@Ciara_Ahern I’m so sorry. Louie was a beautiful girl. Be gentle with yourself.

O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, in 1949, the night Ireland was officially declared a Republic.

Home looking as lovely as ever

If Ireland lives in your heart - Manage your subscription here - loveireland.substack.com/account

@BBCNewsnight Why is this clown on air ?

"He and Rachel Reeves have completely lost the plot" Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says Keir Starmer "has failed in macroeconomic terms" while Prime Minister #Newsnight

@NSTRIKE1231 Nope

🇺🇸🇻🇪🎯 #BREAKING According to preliminary reports, Venezuelan Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino López has been killed in Caracas as a result of an airstrike carried out by U.S. fighter aircraft on his residence. P.S. This information has not yet been officially confirmed. See the latest updates with us: @NSTRIKE1231

@NiallStanage Sage reporting from Niall

This seems bad.