Mark Cummins

The first edition of the new Athlone Observer is to be published. LISTEN: 'Morning Ireland' broadcast #OnThisDay in 1985 rte.ie/archives/2015/…

BREAKING: Taoiseach Micheal Martin confronted by Enoch Burke’s mother on campaign trail in Galway. The schoolteacher has now spent over 700 days in prison after refusing to affirm transgenderism. Micheal Martin and his party are looking for votes in this election while turning a blind eye to the monstrous injustice of Enoch Burke’s ongoing imprisonment and destroying the youth of Ireland with their transgender ideology. Shame shame shame upon all of them.

🗣️ "We don't want any scenes like that ever again but there's a proper rivalry," Dundalk manager Ciarán Kilduff has reiterated his view that the Louth Derby is the biggest fixture in Irish football ahead of Friday night’s meeting with Drogheda United. #VMNews

in 1974, World Cup results were seemingly so tough to find in the US that the New York Times had to beg readers not to phone them up to ask, and directed them to a dedicated hotline run by @lufthansa

We have this evening been informed that the EFL’s League Arbitration Panel has upheld the sanctions imposed earlier this week.

On this day in 1963, Dennis Walker became the first black player to play for @ManUtd when he made his debut at Nottingham Forest. Walker added 'Manchester hero' to his list of notable achievements in 1996 when he helped evacuate the Arndale when it was bombed. He was working as part of the security of the centre and his efforts that went a long way to miraculously ensuring nobody was killed. When the bomb exploded, Dennis, who had just left the centre, was thrown across the street by the force. He survived. Another remarkable element to the life story of Dennis Walker.

We’ve had no land line in the shop on Leeson street for over two weeks. The reason.. the copper wiring was stolen and over 50 accounts have lost their phones. I’ve never heard of phone lines been stolen in Ireland before. Still no date for a live landline.

@courtsnewsIRL A very important WRC decision. An employer may have a limited reference policy, but silence and delay can have real consequences for a worker trying to rebuild their life after dismissal. Unfair treatment does not always end on the day someone loses their job. €40,000 awarded.

A company which unfairly made a worker redundant, then lost her another job by refusing, without explanation, to fill out a reference questionnaire in time, must now pay €40k towards her extended losses. courtsnewsireland.ie/worker-left-jo…

Not only Itamar Ben-Gvir — Israel’s Minister of Transportation, Miri Regev, also took part in the abuse and humiliation of the flotilla activists, calling them “terror supporters” and “drugged with alcohol.”

The BBC has compiled evidence of more than 160 Palestinian children deliberately shot in the head by IDF soldiers and snipers in Gaza. They concluded the worst thing ever: "Israeli jews are hunting children for fun."

📝 Club Statement: tinyurl.com/mwcpa8xf

RTÉ has become a cheap way for TDs to try and make their name - what's the point of Sinead Gibney asking questions of Adrian Lynch about outsourcing if she won't let him answer.

⛔️⛔️BREAKING: 🇮🇪🇮🇱Israel has kidnapped the sister of the president of Ireland. Dr Margaret Connolly, the sister of President Catherine Connolly, is among a number of Irish citizens who were detained by Israeli forces after a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in the Mediterranean this morning, organisers have said The president says: “I’m proud of her”✊🏼

🚨 Exclusive: Hull City are consulting lawyers to see if they have a case to be promoted straight to the Premier League after Southampton (subject to an appeal) were expelled from the Championship playoffs. Hull are unhappy at the prospect of facing Middlesbrough at Wembley having spent over a week preparing to play Southampton. Saints appeal is this evening and they will argue the punishment is too harsh. Hull's players had a pre-planned day off today and will return tomorrow with either two days to prepare for Boro, or potentially learn the final is against Southampton again. Hull are leaving legal avenues open, including the prospect of a challenge after the final.🐯 🤝 @alex_crook

HISTORICAL DECISION IN EUROPEAN FOOTBALL: Qualifying to Euro/World Cup will be similar to calendar phase in new Champions League: - all teams will be divided in two leagues: upper tier of 36 teams in 3 group of 12; lower tier in 3 groups of 6; - each team will play 6 games against 6 different teams, 3 home and 3 away, 2 teams from each of 3 pots, similar to new Champions League system; - in September will be defined how many teams will be qualifying directly and how many will come from playoff

An Irish woman who has been on the social housing list for 25 years, is now currently living 5 weeks without electricity, heating,hot water, cooking and showering facilities. Clodagh De Róiste first filled out social housing forms in 2001 and approximately 15 years ago, she filled out forms to be transferred to a disability listing. Clodagh says that Meath County Council have refused to urgently house her and refused to transfer her onto a disability listing. Clodagh took to social media to post a video of her providing documentation to Meath County Council as she continues to fight her case. 🎥 @Roccability

🐦‍⬛ 🎶FF TD @ChapCleere says an RTE producer gets paid 90k a year, therefore Derek Mooney gets €110k a year “to present an hour a week to listen to a few birds singing” Bakhurst says the producer pay is for the Dawn Chorus annual show “which takes a whole year to set up.”

The woman in this video is Caitriona Graham an Irish citizen. This is how our citizens are being treated by Israel , having been abducted in international waters, trafficked to a third state and now experiencing humiliation, stress positions, aggression and violence.