Reposted by Dominic McGrathFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026VON DER LEYEN: WE WANT TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR CANADA TO THE FIRST ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE EU. 3266
Reposted by Dominic McGrathUna Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Two Irish support acts who had already wrapped on Ed Sheeran’s tour - Biird and Amble - have published statements in support of the Palestinian people, with Biird also saying they support the artists who have withdrawn from the tour. 925060
Reposted by Dominic McGrathSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 11/09/2026"Jet-zero" latest… 13921
Reposted by Dominic McGrathColin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New in the Ulsterisation of UK national life. If the authorities don't confront far right paramilitaries in part of the state, expect this sort of group in other parts of the state to want a piece of the same action. 12464195
Reposted by Dominic McGrathPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“Reform.... present themselves as the anti-establishment insurgents, but banning independent journalists like me from party conference isn’t anti-establishment. It’s the establishment playbook.” Am taking being barred from Reform conference as badge of honour! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform UK bans three journalists who have investigated party from its conferenceGuardian City editor Anna Isaac, investigative reporter Peter Geoghegan and broadcaster Michael Crick refused entry 24551206
Reposted by Dominic McGrathJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 30/08/2026Trying to make local journalism works as a business is hard. That's why I'm proud to announce that London Centric is diversifying into the capital's ice cream trade. www.londoncentric.media/p/ice-cream-...londoncentric.mediaIntimidation, illegality and Mr Whippy: We join London’s ice cream warsLondon Centric enters the ice cream trade • The capital’s soft serve vendors act like they can ignore the law • It turns out they probably can 24454128
Reposted by Dominic McGrathLiz Carolan @lizcarolan.com · 26/08/2026Right on queue, the stock price rises 1107
Reposted by Dominic McGrathLiz Carolan @lizcarolan.com · 26/08/2026This is some bullshit Meta settles its case for $17billion But that is not the $200 billion sought And its over 10 years, so $1.7billion And its spread across 52 states / territories, is that $35m? And its a grant for "online safety initiatives" And no judgement of liability Its a <1% tax 414982
Reposted by Dominic McGrathBrendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026If anything this has even holier connotations now 3649177
Reposted by Dominic McGrathKen Foxe @kenfoxe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Government paper said large companies employing thousands of people had plotted a scheme with financial advisers to push staff into pension schemes that would yield very little in return (underline is mine). Our latest set of FOI records available at: www.thestory.ie/2026/08/12/l... 034
Reposted by Dominic McGrathKen Foxe @kenfoxe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Overcrowding in jails was so extreme that the Irish Prison Service planned hostage-negotiation training and considered using courthouse cells in the event of serious riots. Response group was told “operational tensions are severe.” www.thestory.ie/2026/08/05/h... 033
Reposted by Dominic McGrathLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/07/2026++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n... 11332511369
Reposted by Dominic McGrathThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 27/07/2026A mishearing in a courtroom led to reports a bomb suspect had spent years in "Syria". She actually had been in Saoradh, a political group named after the Irish word for liberation. jrnl.ie/7114590jrnl.ieLawyer of bomb suspect clarifies she spent time in Saoradh, the political group, not SyriaThe defendant’s lawyer confirmed his statements had been misheard. 67844
Reposted by Dominic McGrathSean Bell @seancmbell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I stand by this, but even I wasn't expecting the Spectator to publish a hatchet job on Anthony Bourdain, written by a far-right influencer, which opens by *approvingly quoting the Unabomber* 511077195
Reposted by Dominic McGrath🍺Donald Clarke 🎥 @donaldclarke.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Brenda Fricker, a legend, has died. www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...irishtimes.comBrenda Fricker, Irish Oscar-winning actor, has died aged 81Dublin born and raised, Fricker was the first Irish woman to win an acting Oscar in 1990 for her role in Jim Sheridan’s My Left Foot 31641129
Reposted by Dominic McGrathDenise Breen 🖖 @denisebreen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Today is the 11th anniversary of the Gender Recognition Act here in Ireland. I will always celebrate this day as the State finally recognized my gender. Decades of campaigning led to the Act. I owe a debt to those who went before me We were the 4th country in the world to bring in such legislation 11613167
Reposted by Dominic McGrathPhilip Boucher-Hayes @philipb-h.bsky.social · 15/07/2026It’s baffling how Net Zero is now being used as a synonym for runaway eco-radicalism that threatens our way of life. But when I made this programme two years ago Net Zero was agreed by all to be common sense and achievable. Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...rte.ieEp 23 – Net ZeroWill climate action work? If we spend trillions on a Green Transition what are the chances we will get Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050? Philip speaks to one of the few people with right mix of skill... 02712
Reposted by Dominic McGrathBrendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Photos from tonight are added to the Eleventh Night(s?) album now. brendanjharkin.myportfolio.com/eleventh-nig... 4238
Reposted by Dominic McGrathHannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 07/07/2026The CSO has released data on metered electricity consumption for 2025. The extraordinary headline figures: - Electricity consumption from data centres grew by nearly 10% last year, and now accounts for 23% of Ireland's electricity demand. 7263182
Reposted by Dominic McGrathAidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Hahahahaha come on, pick a smaller number guys 55813
Reposted by Dominic McGrathJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Brutal demolition from @eciu.net of the 'we're just one per cent of global emissions - what difference can we make' bullshit. www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi... 44926
Reposted by Dominic McGrathSam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 19/06/2026"What is striking is not just that deprived areas host some data centres: it is that they host almost all of them. Nearly 90% of Dublin’s data centres are located in economically-deprived areas."tasc.ieNearly 90% of Dublin’s data centres are in economically-deprived areasIn March, global data centre and colocation provider Equinix announced construction of a new data centre in Dublin’s Blanchardstown neighbourhood (Equinix, 2026). 713751
Reposted by Dominic McGrathSarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Aerial PARTIAL view of the anti racist, anti fascist crowd in Belfast right now. City Hall to the left for scale. This - this is the real Belfast. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. 8488622240
Reposted by Dominic McGrathPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The houses of ethnic minorities in Belfast didn’t ’go on fire’ last night - as my radio has told me - they were set alight 562708603
Reposted by Dominic McGrathLuke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Timothy Gaston TUV spoke of an "influx of migrants" There are 2,379 men, women and children seeking asylum in Northern Ireland. This is less than 0.15% of our 1.9m population. The number of people claiming asylum is also at the lowest point the past three years. Only around 10% live in hotels. 142
Reposted by Dominic McGrathMorgan Jones @morganj0nes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Anna Turley on Today saying the Common Travel Area has been “open for discussion for some time”. By who ??? 1613420
Reposted by Dominic McGrathColin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 09/06/2026We can't look away from the images of families fleeing burning houses without calling this out as a pogrom, whipped up by influential actors who care nothing for the people of Belfast: www.irishnews.com/news/norther... 9766339
Reposted by Dominic McGrathSarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Tl full of posts from lads who didn't know northern irland existed until last night being like how do you do my fellow countrymen 3337
Reposted by Dominic McGrathRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Why is The World At One reading out Rupert Lowe's posts on the Northern Ireland attack, at the start of the bulletin? He leads a party that is polling at about 3%. This is not about "censorship": it's about the choices media outlets make concerning which voices to amplify. 561448419
Reposted by Dominic McGrathEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Like clockwork 371631329
Reposted by Dominic McGrathSam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Councillor: Can I see the reports on which you are basing your argument that it makes financial sense to abandon (rather then retrofit/upgrade) DCC's HQ on Wood Quay, and build/relocate to a new HQ at Camden Yard on Kevin St? DCC Chief Executive: No. 1159
Reposted by Dominic McGrathSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 27/05/2026While Tony Blair is trashing UK govt energy policy, NESTA analysis finds "early signs [it] may be working" 2022: Gas prices went up 100%, electricity 83% (roughly 1:1) 2026: Gas +28%, elec 6% (5:1 = "electricity beginning to decouple from gas") www.nesta.org.uk/blo... 12503200
Reposted by Dominic McGrathGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 22/05/2026Turnout in the by-elections is estimated at 45% in Galway West and about 40% in Dublin Central. Galway therefore looking at 50,000 ballot papers with 17 candidates and no meaningful hope of anyone reaching the quota. A long day - and very possibly two days - of counting beckons in Salthill. 45510
Reposted by Dominic McGrathDr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Trans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life. And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should 76118164114
Reposted by Dominic McGrathTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 21/05/2026If you think someone is trans, you can ask, however be sure to ask in a say that wouldn't put them at a disadvantage or seem hostile or that is harassment. If they deny it, you can ask them to prove it, however there aren't any documents that would work to prove it. Hope this clarifies things. 15473158
Reposted by Dominic McGrathLizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 15/05/2026A new far-right terror attack in the UK has been confirmed in court. Alina Burns, then 18, tried to behead an Iranian refugee who was standing outside a barber's shop in Bristol with an axe The attack took place on 2 August 2025 but a judge did not rule on 'terrorism connection' until today 19548358
Reposted by Dominic McGrathPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026When Democracy for Sale started publishing stories about how Labour Together under then minister Josh Simons hired a lobby firm to investigate journalists I *really* couldn’t have foreseen this… 1822791
Reposted by Dominic McGrathColin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 12/05/2026It's almost as if the Legacy Commission was not really set up to deliver truth recovery for people in NI, but to end legal avenues for redress that were embarrassing to a government in London. It's such a wonder that this story isn't getting news attention outside NI: share.google/uRk9SBtEzbAN...share.googleICRIR: 'Something fundamentally wrong' with Troubles legacy bodyFormer police ombudsman criticises the organisation set up to investigate Troubles-related deaths. 15133
Reposted by Dominic McGrathPatch Thompson @patchthompson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Andy Burnham arriving at Euston Station 071
Reposted by Dominic McGrathRebecca McKee @rebeccamckee.bsky.social · 11/05/2026There are pros and cons for the government in having a record number of Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPSs) on the books The cons obviously include there being more people who can quit the role and cause quite the headache... 2127
Dominic McGrath @mcgrathdominic.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Have been digging into Nigel Farage's bitcoin company and specifically the Irish, Dublin-based "MIT crypto alumni" who is chief financial officer Also a surprising link to The Giant statue proposed for Dublin... www.businesspost.ie/companies/me...businesspost.ieMeet the Irishman at the centre of Nigel Farage’s bitcoin business 153
Reposted by Dominic McGrathLisa O’Carroll @lisaocarroll.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Final Hackney count Was a Labour stronghold since 1964 (bar an 8 y gap) Labour had 43 of 57 seats before election. The 57-seat council is now - 42 Green - 9 Labour - 6 Conservative (in Stamford Hill/Springfield area) www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2026/05/08/l...hackneycitizen.co.ukLocal elections 2026: Green party wins majority of seats on Hackney Council – Hackney Citizen 11310
Reposted by Dominic McGrathLeonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Manchester's map looks a bit like Berlin's and Vienna's - green core with social democratic red ring around it, radical right in the poor suburbs, traditional right in the rich ones.. 67727
Reposted by Dominic McGrathChris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 08/05/2026We're taking FPTP to bold new exciting places. 1621469
Dominic McGrath @mcgrathdominic.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Some great details from this latest @tommygreene.bsky.social piece on the Dalradian gold mine inquiry in Tyrone www.thedetail.tv/articles/roy...thedetail.tvRoyal family could make millions from Sperrins gold mine, inquiry hearsThe Crown Estate legally owns almost all gold and silver deposits in England, Wales and Northern Ireland 233
Reposted by Dominic McGrathColin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The Dillon case is available at the following link. It effectively reduces the Windsor Framework's rights and equality protections, as litigable measures, to the Six Annex 1 Directives. Any broader UK Government pledges are just ashes in the mouth: supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc...supremecourt.uk 52719
Reposted by Dominic McGrathNatasha Walter @natashawalter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims. One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full: 4520451181
Reposted by Dominic McGrathDan McCrum @mccrum.bsky.social · 24/04/2026The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has committed more targeted killings of journalists than any other government’s military since the CPJ began documenting them in 1992. 3223134