Stephen O'Byrnes

BREAKING - Passengers on an American flight from Atlanta to Puerto Rico captured one of the closest videos of the Artemis II launch from their plane, and it’s going massively viral, with some commenters expressing concern about how close the plane was to the rocket.

As a kid growing up in Northern Ireland, I dreamed of winning all four majors. Being able to bring these trophies home was truly surreal.

@AnMailleach This judge needs to get out more. Imbibe in the real world. What an appalling judgement not only for all Gardai, but for all right-thinking, responsible citizens

It sometimes seems like judges live in another country: Garda in bike chase gets driving ban and €500 fine as ‘Grace’s Law’ scrambler crackdown due to come into force independent.ie/irish-news/cou…

Brilliant- if true. Where is this ‘Government announcement’ ?

A full plenary meeting of Limerick City & County Council has just ended abruptly amid chaotic scenes after more than four hours, followed by the words "We'll be back on Prime Time again". Whatever about that, they'll definitely be back in @thecurrency. Extraordinary dysfunction

Finally! No more cheating trans-ID men like Petrillo, Hubbard. No more DSD men -Semenya, Khelif, Lin in any future Olympic/Paralympic sporting event. No more women athletes robbed of team places/medals. #Paris2024 was a travesty @sharrond62 @TheCountessIE @Martina @Riley_Gaines_

This guy is now a serious embarrassment to every European country 🤮

@iocmedia Wonderful. Thanks to @iocmedia President Kirsty Covernty and Medical & Scientific Director Jane Thornton for leading the way back to equality & non-discrimination for female athletes. Elite female athletes around the world will thank you.

The International Olympic Committee announces new Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport. Read: olympics.com/ioc/news/inter…

Sanity is coming back to the world. 👏👏👏

Brilliant response Sandra but not surprising that IT is petrified about tackling the inherent malignancy of Trans ideology.

Dear Irish Times You didn’t ask me on but discussed me and my work in detail so let me assist on the question posed in your heading and a few other gaping holes. 1. I am the CEO of an organisation called @TheCountessIE. We incorporated a number of years ago. I am one of three directors. 2. We weren’t “involved in a failed Referendum” but this description from @IrishTimes is quite the tell. For us as grassroots leaders of a No/No campaign that spanned 30 locations over 7 weeks, this was a landslide victory. We view the 73.9% who voted to retain A41.2 as our constituency. 3. Our constituency do not want men in female spaces or services, prisons or shelters, sports or quotas. They know a man cannot be a woman and equality is predicated on certain accommodations like single sex spaces which provide safety, dignity and privacy for women and girls. They do not want their children indoctrinated into gender, or any other ideology at school. Far from being a twitter constituency as you describe, they are the majority. 4. Our advocacy stopped the Government removing the word woman from Maternity legislation. Our advocacy stopped the rollout of mixed sex toilets in schools. Our advocacy helped defeat the planned collapse of the gender ground and transposition of hate speech. 5. We have evolved to address the impact of immigration which like trans, is a sacred pillar of the new left that the electorate were not allowed to vote on. We observe how the media behaves the same way with regard to each of these issues. 6. We are alive to, and well versed in, the use of an ad hominem response because we dare challenge the narrative. 7. We know we represent the majority and will continue the work. 8. The work has been recognised globally. @TheCountessIE has addressed/briefed the UN alone three times, the EU parliament, Houses of Parliament, US Assistant AG among others. 9. Thank you for the ongoing coverage of the issue at hand which is the risk presented to women and children by the policy of housing unscreened male migrants en masse in residential areas. Le meas, Laoise de Brún BL

Coming in @thecurrency tomorrow: a three-part investigation with 40+ interviews about why controversy has erupted over Ireland's first directly elected mayor, Limerick's John Moran. It's been a difficult story to tell, as explained in this (free) podcast: thecurrency.news/articles/media…

I absolutely agree with these women and their right to female/women only changing facilities.

@RTECountryWide #Israel Serious questions for Dept. of Agriculture & farm organisations about how a shipment of live cattle could be dispatched to Israel in the past couple of weeks

One of the last balanced journalists to feature in the mainstream. Thanks Brenda for covering this!

Bonjour ! Suspendu dans le temps ! ♥️♥️#Antibes #juanlespins 😍 😍 #cotedazurfrance Le Défi de Lavarenne Excellente journée.

My latest for Genspect. A reply to @Mickcliff, pompous ass, who tells Irish Examiner readers that I “lack compassion”. Please, Mick, stand up for those being punched down upon or else why bother being a journalist at all?

Continuing his disgraceful behaviour as Prime Minister, De Wever would do well to remember what his own country experienced as the hands of a predatory imperialist neighbour.

@morningireland Thanks for the series of wonderful tributes to the legendary Ronnie Delaney this morning. Priceless memories of a gentleman and unique athlete. #RTE