Niall MacAthloach
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#AnzacDay2026 It was such a privilege to lay a wreath on behalf of Commonwealth War Graves Commission at New Zealand Chunuk Bair Memorial, where my great great grandfather was wounded alongside our founder father Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on the morning of 10th of August 1915 @CWGC @dgcwgc @AAPAComms @NZDFHeritage @GovGeneralNZ




SDLP leader Claire Hanna has criticised the fallout over a row concerning a statue of Bobby Sands as an attempt to “delegitimise anti-sectarian constitutional nationalism”. The South Belfast MP slammed a “sham fight” between the DUP and Sinn Fein at Belfast City Council over the issue, and an ensuing “pile-on” on members of her party who abstained in the vote last week. Read more: tinyurl.com/yrp8z7sb

The Red Hand of Ulster is a symbol of the Protestant and Loyalist British community in Ulster - an emblem of loyalty, heritage, and a steadfast connection to the land and its history. No Surrender. Quis Separabit. 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧













“There is social capital in telling Jews they’re not seeing what they are actually seeing” While @HadleyFreeman writes specifically about the Jewish experience in the UK, it chimes for us here in Ireland. She correctly identifies the excuse for the current manifestation of antisemitism as antizionism. Here we are told that the marches with Hamas & Hezbollah flags are not antisemitic; we are told that “break the chains of Zionism” placards displayed outside the Dáil are not antisemitic; that such terms as the ‘global Zionist lobby’ are not antisemitic; that the call to ban Israeli academics, artists and culture is not antisemitic; that the attempt to de-name Herzog Park is not antisemitic; that vilification and false accusations against former Justice Minister @Alan__Shatter are not antisemitic; that “apartheid free zones’ in Ireland which ban Israeli businesses and culture are not antisemitic; where Israeli football teams which comprise both Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs are made unwelcome, but that is not antisemitic either. We could go on.




🚨🇪🇺 NEW: The EU has announced that EU citizens will now be able to call, send messages and use data with no additional fees in Ukraine and Moldova The two countries join other non-EU states like Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland who also provide the same access Negotiations are underway to include the following countries as part of a similar deal: 🇦🇱 Albania 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇽🇰 Kosovo 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇷🇸 Serbia









