Dr #MargaretConnolly, the sister of President #CatherineConnolly, is one of 6 Irish citizens kidnapped by #Israeli terrorists after a #Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in the Mediterranean this morning.

So far, 6 of the 15 Irish personnel on the flotilla have been kidnapped. They had prs-recirded personal statements, which were released by the flotilla.

#Palestine #PresidentConnolly

Dr Margaret Connolly is a GP in #Sligo town. She is also the wife of a former TD and Mayor of Sligo, and the sister of President #CatherineConnolly. #PresidentConnolly

Margaret is among a number of Irish citizens who were kidnapped by Israeli forces this morning after a #Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in the Mediterranean.

https://jrnl.ie/7043338
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0518/1573901-gaza-flotilla/
Irish Times: https://archive.is/p0kBC

#Palestine #Israel

"Amnesty International here in Ireland wants to put on the record our deep appreciation for the President’s clarity and resolve. She says only what so many of us are thinking." Stephen Bowen, Executive Director, Amnesty International Ireland.
http://amnesty.ie

#CatherineConnolly #PresidentConnolly #AmnestyInternational #InternationalLaw

‘Illegal War Crimes Are Illegal’ Insists Lunatic Irish President. 😉

#satire #WWN #WaterfordWhispersNews #PresidentConnolly #CatherineConnolly

#PresidentConnolly's statement on #InternationalWomensDay 2026 was about peace, and Ireland's #Article29 constitutional commitment to international law.

#CatherineConnolly's statement begins: "The violations of international law we are witnessing are shocking and numbing, but we cannot afford inaction.

What we have witnessed in recent days in the Middle East, and beyond, are not political disputes. They are deliberate assaults on international law."

Full text at https://president.ie/en/media-library/news-releases/statement-by-president-connolly-on-international-womens-day-2026

Fantastic statement today by our President #CatherineConnolly for #InternationalWomensDay “The violations of international law we are witnessing are shocking and numbing, but we cannot afford inaction.

What we have witnessed in recent days in the Middle East, and beyond, are not political disputes. They are deliberate assaults on international law, the international laws that have underpinned global peace for eighty years. We must name them as such”. https://president.ie/en/media-library/news-releases/statement-by-president-connolly-on-international-womens-day-2026

Statement by #PresidentConnolly following strikes on #Iran

Date: Sat 28 Feb, 2026 | 17:50

As President of Ireland, may I join with all those who have expressed such grave concern following today's strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel, and Iran's retaliatory strikes in the region.
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#CatherineConnolly

https://president.ie/en/media-library/news-releases/statement-by-president-connolly-following-strikes-on-iran