I was told on Friday the gov was still holding the line on carbon tax - now they've caved on it. That smacks to me of a mother of all rows internally.
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Brian Mahon
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Brian Mahon
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Political Correspondent with @IrishDailyMail. Email me at [email protected] with any stories. DMs open.
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Fuel protest organiser had tax judgments of €550,000 and was convicted of cruelty after 60 cattle died on farm
independent.ie/irish-news/fue…
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The TV show The Upload coming true in real life...
Ryan Fournier@RyanAFournier
Sam Altman has admitted he is on a waitlist for a procedure that would digitize his brain. The procedure would kill him. He considers this an acceptable trade for digital immortality. This is the person making decisions about the future of artificial intelligence for hundreds of millions of users. A man who views ending his own biological life as a reasonable step toward uploading his consciousness to the cloud. These are not the priorities of a stable leader.
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Every front tabloid front page and backpage for sport already have "Czech mate" or some variation ready to go for tomorrow's paper.
Michael Pierse@michaelpierse
Headline writer can take the rest of the day off.
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Asked broadly the same questions of SF yesterday - crickets. Comment from Dundalk SF TD Ruairi O'Murchu though...
Pat Leahy@PatLeahyIT
The chair of Drogheda United, Sinn Féin TD Joanna Byrne, declined to respond to questions about the incident. She declined to say whether she witnessed Drogheda supporters throwing flares onto the field or if she would help gardai with their inquiries.
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Humiliating climbdown by a pompous, underachieving institution. How was a 4-week ban on a BBC journalist imposed without somebody raising a red flag about the negative publicity irishnews.com/news/northern-…
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Why won't the Social Democrats just come clean and say who paid Shatter?
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Man is clearly a multi multi millionaire and has run a successful business for decades and gets dragged through the mud for what? To appease the IFA? Who got the Mercosur trade deal vote they wanted from the gov't and the nitrates directive.
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The Larry Murrin story is one big signal to figures in the private sector to simply not bother engaging with the public sector unless absolutely necessary.
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Not one glove laid on Larry Murrin in Agri cttee this afternoon.
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The PfG *did not* commit to voting against the Mercosur trade deal come what may. It is worded very carefully. It states: "Work with like-minded EU countries to
stand up for Irish farmers and defend our interests in opposing the current Mercosur trade deal."
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Great interview with @albertdolan_ by @_BrianMahon_ @irishdailymail however it appears deadlines are being set for @MichealMartinTD #aras2025
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“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” is what a @usedgov spokesperson wrote to one of our reporters, @MegsNewz, after she repeatedly tried to get comment from the department and its officials. My column: propublica.org/article/propub…
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Malachy also inadvertently noted: 'Micheál Martin took one look at his successes over the past 12 years and decided he was a plum candidate for the highest office in the land.' The report showed that Martin did indeed only meet Gavin once before backing him.
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For all the chat about Jim Gavin, I still think this, by @MalachyClerkin best describes how the debacle came about. Martin, a big GAA man himself, had his head turned by Gavin's managerial record.
irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-g…
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Inside Haaretz, the Israeli newspaper which is both revered and reviled for sticking to journalistic norms at a time of war and conflict prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel/7…
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Easy to say now - and FF apparatchiks adamant they did due diligence to best of their ability - but particularly after Indo come calling in early September, why don't FF go and ask Gavin "give us the name of your tenants, and we will tell you if there's a problem or not"?
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Preach. It's a niche gripe but the music politicans like Harris put over their videos is so naff.
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Yates should have declared his interest after he trained Jim Gavin - of course he should have. But these politicians are seriously precious if Yates is so far inside their head.
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Jesus, politicians complaining about the 'smearing the bejesus' comment at Oireachtas cttee with Yates is unreal. Fine Gael DID go negative. Did they smear her? No, they didn't. But did they specifically go after her? Yes, yes they did.
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