For most Irish citizens in the Middle East, the ministry’s advice remains “shelter in place”.
Come on, now.
There is no outcome to this saga that will materially affect the policy of the Israeli state in one direction or another.
Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee was asked whether the Government was stalling the Occupied Territories Bill out of fear of upsetting the Trump administration. She didn’t directly deny this, but said that the bill was “going through a process the same as any other legislation.”
One would almost get the impression that the calculations being made are as callous as you could imagine.
New funding.
But it would be nice, just once in a while, if the people running this country acknowledged their own hypocrisies.
A new way for some to exercise an old prejudice
It is grotesque to suggest that some Irish wine mom in Mayo who has shared a “free Palestine” post on Instagram is in some way responsible for the actions of a terrorist in Australia
Skull-counting is the best way of initially assessing the numbers of deaths after a fire, but it is not infallible.
Dublin is probably the worst-managed capital city of its size in Europe.
“RTÉ will not participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, nor will RTÉ broadcast the competition.”