Pat Considine
1.1K posts






POLL - Galway West by-election Kyne (FG): 17% (-1.8) Thomas (INDIRL): 16% (+6.6) Ogbu (LAB): 12% (+8.7) Nic Fhionnlaoich (SD): 9% (+5.4) Keane (FF): 8% (-8.8) Cubbard (IND): 7% (+3.3) Lohan (SF): 7% (-6.5) Murphy (GRN): 6% (+3.0) Welby (IND): 6% Nugent (AÚ): 4% (+1.9) Garrity (IND): 3% Rooke (PBPS): 2% (+0.5) Cahill (IPP): 1% (+0.2) Conducted by Ipsos B&A for Irish Times/TG4




The ignorance implicit in @MickCliff contribution is breathtaking. Unwittingly, he betrays himself to be anti-GFA re consent, disrespectful of unionist commitment to the Union & cynical regarding Irish govt duty to plan & prepare for constitutional change.





The campaign calling on the Republic of Ireland Men’s team to refuse to play Israel in the Uefa Nations League this autumn has been backed by high profile figures from football and the arts. Music legends Paul Weller, Bobby Gillespie, Christy Moore, and Mary Coughlan have been joined by Kneecap and Fontaines DC and others in signing an open letter to the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). Read more: tinyurl.com/2r774pks


The game against Liverpool confirmed it for me he looked so upset that even after performing well, he wasn’t given the chance to play 90mins For the last few games now, Mbeumo’s body language when he gets subbed off makes me feel like something isn’t right. What is the problem?










ON RTE1 TV TODAY ….The price of kerosene - the home heating oil used by so many residents in the midlands and the west is still very high and it’s CRIPPLING people on a weekly basis as the price of filling an average sized household oil tank is now nearly 900 euro - yet the Government’s first and second attempt to ease the burden have not really tackled this - and now electricity charges are set to go up - we need a new energy voucher system to help people get over this crisis - and the time has come to reduce the VAT on all electricity bills (it’s a 9 per cent surcharge on your bill) - I have REAL proposals to deal with these issues (at EU and national level) which are effecting households and I will go into them in detail on the RTÉ News European Parliament Report in Rte1 TV at 10.30am this Saturday morning May 2nd …this show is repeated on a loop on the Rté News Now channel on TV throughout the day today and over the next few days so tune in if you can . We will also be talking about Coco’s Law - the new legislation aimed at protecting online abuse - inspired by Dublin mum Jackie Fox who lost her daughter Nicole as a result of it …an important topic in EVERY household in Ireland where there are young people using the internet - that’s on Rte1 TV at 10:30am today Saturday May 2 if you want to hear more







@DurrutiDub The EU is the greatest institution on earth right now and while there are many things I would change including it's hypocrisy in aiding authoritarian regimes, it can be built on and changed. Free people, free movement, I mean jesus it's principles are fucking amazing.



A new highest score for both Independent Ireland and Aontú in this weekend's Ireland Thinks/Sunday Independent poll, on 9% and 7% respectively.







