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Taing do Shealbh! Hamdan Ballal is freed🙏

@TVconormac Faoi dheire!

Irish language to be used on signage and ticket machines at Belfast’s new £340m Grand Central Station.

@TheAtlantic @JeffreyGoldberg As bizarre as it is frightening!

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @JeffreyGoldberg. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

@BrianFlanagan1 @FranceskAlbs #8: this goes deep into the foundations of rté. you'll find that Irish would-be TV professionals spent intern periods in the then fashionable state of Israel. definitely needs investigating.

It was inexcusable treatment by #rtebias. To make amends, here are possible actions by Ireland (& other countries) in response to Gaza crisis: Started/Done: 1) Recognise State of Palestine - Done 2) Closure of Israeli embassy - Done 3) Palestinian embassy opens - Done 4) Intervene in SA case at @CIJ_ICJ - Done 5) Support @IntCrimCourt arrest orders - Done To Do: 7) Pass the Occupied T Bill 8) Hold inquiry into @RTE's Israeli bias 9) Stop over flights of military stuff to Israel 10) Refuse entry to Israeli serving & ex-soldiers 11) Stop CB facilitating Israeli bond sales 12) Seek global arms embargo against Israel 13) Support local/int'l consumer boycotts 14) Suspend IRL-Israel trade 15) Push for rescind of EUIAA 16) Support removal of Israel from UN 17) Push for UNGA-led global #BDS Ongoing: Seek lasting ceasefire and peace in ME including release of all hostages/prisoners.

First time I quit a studio literally in search of oxygen, surprised to debate on what "the IDF says" or what "The American Jewish Committee thinks" IN IRELAND! My friends: Israel has killed 20,000 children in 16months. NO EU gvt has cut ties with Israel yet, including Ireland. This is what we must discuss.

@Breen @DniMALBA @irlscotland @SnaGaeilge @Breen & Áine Connolly Bord-cruinn Filíochta 2pm, in the beautiful Library of #TheSalisburyCentre. #DeepListening - Comhrá is Comh-éisteacht in the Art Room also 2pm. music and song workshops @Comhaltas & @DniMALBA start 1pm & run till 5pm, hup! 🎶🎶🎶💚

🚨 NEW: President Zelensky says Sen. Lindsey Graham can move to Ukraine and gain citizenship if he wants his resignation call to carry "weight": Reporter: "Senator Lindsey Graham said that perhaps you should consider resigning..." Zelensky: "I can give him the citizenship of Ukraine. He will become a citizen of our country, and then his voice will gain weight." "And I will hear him as a citizen of Ukraine on the topic of who must be the president." 🔥 🔥 🔥

@SaulStaniforth His defense rests entirely on his own flawed judgement & vague figures. Speaks to the committee as if they're interns on a jolly.

The head of the BBC claims he's been highly transparent around the decision to withdraw "Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone". An MP asks him who made the complaints about the documentary. He says "different people & various organisations" but tellingly he doesn't identify them.

@nwl88444048 Shocking! This only goes to prove the need for a full investigation into Noel Donohue's death.

Oct 2024, Irish journalist Donal McIntyre car was broken into, in Heathrow car park, valuables left untouched, but documents linked to his investigation of Noah Donohoe death, strewn around the car. Donal reported the break-in to the Metropolitan police...

@MsMelChen Surely the host should have offered an interpreter

That full Zelensky-Vance-Trump convo will be analyzed and dissected to no end in International Relations 101 classes for aspiring diplomats as a classic example of what NOT to do. Eastern Europeans sound pretty rude to the Anglo world. Part of it is an artifact of their language(s). Part of it is just the handicap of using English as a second language and not picking up the complexities of slang and tone. Moral of the story: for high stakes negotiations, hire an interpreter, even if you think your English is good enough. Also they are trained to make sure to not convey the emotional content of the message and by slowing down the back-and-forth, it tends to be a natural brake on escalation.

@EmmaCDeSouza Still no voting rights of any kind for Irish living outside Ireland. There was talk of an Irish Diaspora seat in the Seanad. That has gone absolutely nowhere. Agree NI Irish urgently need representation & votes. How though?

As an Irish citizen in the North, I can run for President, but I can't vote for the President. Disappointed that not only did FG-FF not bring forward the referendum to extend the franchise, but both have dropped the commitment entirely. irishtimes.com/politics/2025/…

@alexgill_ He's so clear and fearless.

Great to see Humza speak tonight. He was deeply persuasive, arguing on the side of humanity and effectively dismantled Gove's arguments. Though he's not re-standing I hope he remains in some form of capacity in politics as he is second to none at arguing for those without a voice

@PeterStefanovi2 Well done @SNP and all who voted with them

MPs vote in favour of compensation for Waspi women thenational.scot/news/24890800.…

Invernesians! Take a wee wander to #EdenCourt where my Deerhide Map Drawings are part of the 'Buaile' exhibition till end of Feb. Suas an staighre mòr, 's ann a chithear iad! #StrathnaverMuseum #WaspsInverness #MaoinnanEalainGàidhlig #Gàidhealtachd #gàidhlig

As the city celebrates #Glasgow850, a special #StBrigidsDay event with Glasgow City Council on Friday 31 January will look at the extraordinary lives led by women of Irish descent in Glasgow. Free tickets 👉 StBrigidsDayGlasgow.eventbrite.ie

@MichaelRosenYes Let this not be true

from Guardian:

🚨 We’re sad to announce that #StormÉowyn has caused severe damage across our Gardens. At #Edinburgh, 15 trees have been lost – either uprooted or damaged beyond recovery. This includes the Garden’s tallest tree, the 29-metre Cedrus deodara, planted in 1859 👇

@Kahlissee @EAPPI what is happening in the ground? Do you have team members in the West Bank?

@MahmoudMassri15 Sorrow, that the people of Gaza have suffered so much. Fear, that their oppressors won't be held in check. Scepticism that the international community will see this through (although our civilization depends on this peace, truly).

When you heard the news of the ceasefire in Gaza, what was the first feeling that came to you, honestly? Was it a mix of joy and hope or sadness for what we lost? Share your thoughts with us.

@AJEnglish 💔

‘I have kept the key to my house for over a year now’ 8-year-old displaced Palestinian boy Ahmed, known for documenting life under war in Gaza, shares his hopes of returning home after a ceasefire deal was announced.

@ScotCroftingFed Not forgetting Dr Calum Macleod's leading policy development work with @CommunityLandSc

Fantastic to see that crofting will continue to be well-represented with these appointments. Dr Lucy Beattie previously managed training programmes for SCF, while Rob Black is a SCF director. #croftingistheanswer