#Ireland

This is not a time to park journalism and opposition politics “What journalism is really about-it’s to monitor power and the centres of power”- Amira Hass From the start of
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Interesting to see a member of your family subject to a twitter pile-on.The following are personal thoughts and opinions.Philip has worked for over 14 months, putting in savage hours, in
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Short map thread, inspired @ScienceAndMaps earlier this week. Many people are familiar with @OrdnanceSurvey grid references (e.g. summit of Ben Nevis is NN 166 712) - those two letters you
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hey i know this is really grim and stuff butdoes anyone have any knowledge of getting a visa in the us? my household situation is really bad right now. i
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William Brown (1777-1857): Irish-born Argentine admiral- Regarded as one of Argentina's national heroes for his victories in Independence War, Cisplatine War and at Río de la Plata- Creator/first admiral of
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NEW: Mon 6 April update of coronavirus trajectoriesDaily new deaths:• US has averaged 1,000 deaths per day over the last week• Daily deaths in Italy & Spain peaked around 23-24
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Republic Of Ireland CV19 T&T app cost less than €1mGave it for free toScotland, NI & Gibraltar.And in the USNew York State & Delaware, other US states looking at itGermany
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[Thread] Solving the #housing crisis means facing facts#1 Planning Permission is not a barrier to housing in Dublin, there are over 40,000 ‘ready-to-go’ permissions for houses & apartments in Dublin
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On this day 2 yrs ago, Ireland voted to Repeal its oppressive law on reproductive rights. 1 yr later, @coeurdelilas and I, with @sadpresspoetry, published this poetry collection in celebration
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1/ If you didn't see #SoulBoy on @BBCOne you can watch it via @BBCiPlayer. Such an important documentary for more reasons than you might appreciate. Firstly, an intimate portrait of
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I love Scotland deeply. My family is Welsh for 1000 years. I'm English. My heart belongs to each of you, but independence is inevitable. Brexit was the last straw. I'm
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I hear @ShaneKeegan81 has the unenviable task of helping select the Laois Mount Rushmore for @offtheball Looking forward to listening to it! My own 4 are; Alison Miller, Pat Critchley,
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My sadness with @HSELive @roinnslainte 1/ The days and the weeks go by. And yet I can still not take care of people the way I want to and need
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European Banks still need to book 220bn€ in loan losses for the Covid crisis. (Disclaimer: this is just my estimate, I could be totally wrong, read what follows at your
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It's good no one warned there would be a need for this if restrictions were eased as soon as they were: BBC News - Coronavirus: Leicester lockdown tightened as cases
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When the England squad was announced earlier this week, many fans couldn't believe Jack Grealish hadn't been selected. We teamed up with @danmorgi34 from @HeartOfTheHolte for a look back at
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