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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 9h
"Gaza has exposed how Europe’s supposedly universal commitment to human rights is now conditional on whose suffering is recognized, whose resistance is considered legitimate and whose demands for justice are considered worthy of attention." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How Gaza changed Europe, exposing cracks that grow bigger by the week | Shada Islam
Solidarity with Palestine’s suffering is punished but MEPs allow a witch-hunt of European Muslims, says Brussels-based commentator Shada Islam
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CalicoRo @calicoro.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
1976: Irish women have to travel to Britain to buy contraception.
2026: British women have to travel to Ireland to buy Sally Rooney.
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One_Alien @one1alien.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
British justice.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Dublin: Member of European Parliament says this poster calling for the law to be upheld is being refused by some site owners on political grounds.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
BBC: Some governments [echoed loudly by agenda-driven politicians and media] initially rushed to the same conclusion: they blamed Moscow. German police ignored the noise. They went on following the forensic crumbs. Eventually they led to Ukraine.
bbc.com
Nord Stream trial: How German police followed the evidence - to Ukraine
After four years, a Ukrainian man is set to stand trial in Hamburg accused of sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines.
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James Vaughan @equusonthebuses.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#OnThisDay 1935: one of the 20th century's greatest political cartoons. David Low in the Evening Standard on Fascist Italy's war in Abyssinia...
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Remarkable claim by Kallas, given the EU's sullen refusal to do what the Court asked them to do last May twelve months.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Rarely reported fact: In May 2025, ICC President Akane publicly asked for help from the EU. Specifically, to implement its own law that would protect Judges from sanctions being imposed on them *within the EU*. The EU has turned a deaf ear. That was 17 months ago.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Senator Tom Clonan is a former Officer in the Defence Forces.
irishexaminer.com
The spin and misinformation around the triple lock is eye-watering
Suggesting there is ‘no link’ between the triple lock and our neutral status is akin to suggesting there is no link between the steering wheel and the brakes on a car, writes Senator Tom Clonan
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
FT interview with ICC Deputy Prosecutor, who says the Court is now insulated against US sanctions.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The Israeli surgeon Daniel Solomon is one of the speakers at the Bearing Witness meeting on Wednesday, organized by The Rights Forum. He is a direct witness to the systematic torture of Palestinians in Israeli detention centers."
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Many prefer to avoid facing that fact. Others rationalise it.
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fergusshivnen.bsky.social @fergusshivnen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The night shift
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After Sheeran, use of a threat like this cannot be ruled this out.
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Hearing from several sources around Ireland hotel that agents are telling players you must play our you'll never play for a US owned team the UK.
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How grim and predictable from faceless agents profit in the background.
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15:00. 26/09/2026 from Earth . 196K Views
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Ausgezeichnet!”
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“If the world sees that Ireland refused to play Israel, they could get kicked out of UEFA and it could start a chain of events.”
independent.ie
‘It’s not too late’ – Trade unionist Mick Lynch calls on Ireland players to boycott Israel games at Siptu event in Dublin
British-Irish trade unionist Mick Lynch has urged the Ireland footballers to “make the right choice” ahead of their upcoming double-header of Nations League fixtures against Israel.
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Éibhear Ó hAnluain @eibhear.gibiris.org · 25/09/2026
How can An Taoiseach spend 3 years running interference *for* a genocidaire and then claim that no one acted to stop it?
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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Has Israel, even once, showed any deference to those who continue to engage them in the name of diplomacy? They have goaded their "critics" and made a mockery of international law at every step. To stay in that room only serves to assist them in that goal by giving them a target for their disrespect
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
An ICC message not consistently mentioned by media
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Today, Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver his speech to the UN General Assembly. It is a disgrace that this war criminal is being given a platform there—despite an outstanding arrest warrant—instead of being immediately arrested and transferred to The Hague.”
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wearing number 19, Natalie smiled for photos with a scarf reading An Phalaistín, designed by Dublin artist Spicebag, over her shoulders. Two years later she is sitting in an Israeli jail. She faced her sixth court hearing yesterday evening. www.ontheditch.com/we-are-livin...
ontheditch.com
Palestinian footballer who played Bohs stuck in Israeli jail
“We are living a nightmare,” her father told The Ditch.
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Dublin Fire Brigade @dubfirebrigade.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Need to get rid of an old car? You can donate an end of life car to us for road traffic collision training. We'll collect for free (Dublin area) and issue the appropriate certificate
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Barbra Streisand @barbrastreisand.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In light of the current administrations attempt to suppress news media outlets, I’m reminded of this quote by our third president of the United States. "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” — Thomas Jefferson
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
She is of course correct in both.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"We are seeing an attempt to erase a population." Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs. "Our credibility is gone on this issue and if we don't act collectively then the decisions of the Israeli government will not change"
rte.ie
'We are failing' - McEntee questions EU's Israel response
The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said the EU's credibility "is gone" regarding its response to the actions of the Israeli government in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"We who are free have a duty to use our freedom courageously and bravely to make decisions that are for the benefit of society, nature, the climate and the world. We must protect and preserve the beauties and gifts of the Earth for future generations." - President Connolly
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Knowledge made useful.
rte.ie
President Connolly says Trump asked about united Ireland
President Catherine Connolly has said US President Donald Trump asked her if she believed Ireland would be united during her lifetime.
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Breaking: In a potentially landmark decision, a major data centre project in Mayo has had planning permission overturned over climate concerns. More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social this evening.
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Eoin Meehan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 オーエン @etm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Age verification for children means age verification for all. And age verification for all means ID verification for all. Why is this not being screamed from the rooftops?
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other
stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

Ed was in …What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.

And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed.
Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Courts protect the vulnerable from the ruthless. The ICC is under unprecedented attack. The US has openly said it intends to dismantle it. Russia is delighted. In 2001 we put our support for the Court into our Constitution: We picked a side.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Predictions: They will continue to support Israel. They will continue to ignore ICC President Akane's plea to protect Court personnel from US sanctions. They will continue to identify Russia as a greater threat to us than climate change. They will have a nice time in Wicklow.
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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This is what #Israel does to Palestinian captives. And Australia, Canada, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, United States etc allow this to happen and declare their solidarity with Israel. bsky.app/profile/rk70...
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fergusshivnen.bsky.social @fergusshivnen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Drones have been around for a long time here in ireland. youtu.be/myPZRGc07_Y?...
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Uilleann Pipe Drones
YouTube video by Gerry Lyons
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Cork once hosted Greenpeace's flagship the Rainbow Warrior. It was a special occasion. The ship was later sunk in a terrorist bombing attack by French State forces in New Zealand. The Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira was killed on board.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
IT: advice from the Attorney General that it would likely be unconstitutional for foreign military forces to deploy within Irish territory on active operations, even if been officially requested. A breach of Art. 15 - 'only the Oireachtas has the right to raise a military force on Irish territory.'
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
'States and Institutions claiming to support human rights and uphold international law must lead by example with action - not just with words.' That was the expectation.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I8 months ago the ICC Court President Akane (Japan) pleaded with the EU to use its own laws to protect Court staff. The EU declined. Last week the US imposed draconian sanctions on Judge Akane. Russia had already targetted her for arrest. She is now being targetted by the US and Israel.
euobserver.com
EU urged to use obscure blocking statute to protect International Criminal Court from Trump sanctions
MEPs and a group of EU governments want the EU Commission to use its blocking statute to prevent US sanctions against International Criminal Court judges from applying to EU firms and banks.
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zeno @egrettt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/... "exposed to Israeli and international media what Palestinian media already knows: the IDF doesn't stop settlers' violence, it often enables it"
haaretz.com
Analysis • By smashing a Palestinian monument, Tzvi Succot exposed the West Bank's reality
Tzvi Succot took a hammer to a Palestinian monument in the West Bank, and thus exposed to Israeli and international media what Palestinian media already knows: the IDF doesn't stop settlers' violence,...
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"If you commute on an e-bike 20km a day, five days a week, your charging cost would be about $20 – annually."
theconversation.com
The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Young person cycling is killed. Driver of van involved drives off. #cycling #driving
independent.ie
Teen dead after hit-and-run between van and cyclist in Co Meath
A teen has died following a fatal hit-and-run in Kells, Co Meath this evening.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hands, shroud and shadow.
Hands, shadow and shroud.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Amal Abu Khater (age 10) was killed by a bullet in her back inside her family’s tent.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Council of Bar and Law Societies of Europe demands EU action to protect judges at ICC under US sanctions. www.ccbe.eu/fileadmin/sp...
ccbe.eu
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
You’ll remember this - IDF expertly targetting the photographers on the hospital staircase.
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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 23/08/2026
The Boheh Stone is a large boulder outcrop in the environs of Clew Bay in County Mayo. The stone bears remarkable prehistoric rock art. With more than 250 motifs evident, it is one of the most highly decorated stones that features this style of art to be found in Ireland. #Ireland #SpéirGhorm
A large lichen and mossy lump of bedrock outcrop, covered with prehistoric art of concentric circles and hollows
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 22/08/2026
A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation this week in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation. www.notus.org/immigration/baby-asyl…
notus.org
Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application
The 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation.
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