Mastodawn

Does anyone really believe that if Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald resigned today that their parties would replace them with someone less racist? Think about which voices are loudest in those parties at the moment.

Long may they ineffectively reign.

#irishpolitics

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)May 23

Sinn Féin’s twin failures in Irish by-elections pile pressure on party’s leader https://www.politico.eu/article/sinn-feins-twin-failure-in-irish-by-elections-puts-pressure-on-leader/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Irishpolitics #Elections #Politics #Finance #Poll

Sinn Féin’s twin failure in Irish by-elections puts pressure on party’s leader

Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Ireland’s chief opposition party since 2018, can’t deliver a win in her Dublin Central power base.

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)May 20

Sinn Féin faces criminal kingpin in Dublin election https://www.politico.eu/article/sinn-fein-faces-criminal-kingpin-in-dublin-ireland-by-election/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #ElectionsinEurope #Irishpolitics #Immigration #Corruption #Elections #Platforms #Refugees #Politics

Sinn Féin faces criminal kingpin in Dublin election

An open parliamentary seat in Dublin Central should be Sinn Féin’s for the taking. But the capital’s most famous mobster is on the ticket, too — and could determine the winner in Ireland’s complex voting system.

POLITICO

Eurovision News May 16

‘We’re not the United Nations’: top official defends Eurovision ahead of tense final – POLITICO

The countries sitting out this year’s 70th anniversary contest (Spain, Ireland, …
#Eurovision #Competition #Conflict #Crisis #culture #Dutchpolitics #EurovisionSongContest2026 #History #Iceland #Icelandicpolitics #Ireland #Irishpolitics #Israel #Media #music #PedroSánchez #Rights #Russia #Services #slovenia #Spain #Spanishpolitics #TheNetherlands #Ukraine #War
https://www.europesays.com/europe/43782/

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)May 16

‘We’re not the United Nations’: top official defends Eurovision ahead of tense final https://www.politico.eu/article/eurovision-united-nations-top-official-defends-ahead-of-tense-final/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Icelandicpolitics #Spanishpolitics #ForeignAffairs #Dutchpolitics #Irishpolitics #Competition #Conflict #Services #Politics #culture #History #Crisis #Rights #Media #Music #War

‘We’re not the United Nations’: top official defends Eurovision ahead of tense final

Song contest managers are “prepared” for more disruptions during Saturday night’s event, said Jean Philip de Tender, deputy director general at Eurovision organizer EBU.

POLITICO

Kookulainn May 15

Deport anyone from Drumcondra!
They have a history of being a very shady bunch intent on defrauding the nation.

#BertieAhern #IrishPolitics #mastodaoine #Drumcongo

Luke Drury May 4

I've no strong ideological objection to nuclear, but as far as I know at the moment it doesn't make economic sense when compared with renewables backed up by energy storage (batteries, green hydrogen, pumped hydro etc.) and interconnects. But the absolute legal ban is silly and probably should be removed.

#IrishPolitics #Nuclear

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/04/ireland-should-examine-seriously-nuclear-power-option-says-taoiseach/

Ireland should ‘examine seriously’ nuclear power option, says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin cites advances in technology and over-reliance on imported fossil fuels as factors for looking at nuclear power

The Irish Times

Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈Apr 19

Did a Healy-Rae write this? 🤔 #Ireland #IrishPolitics www.rte.ie/news/2026/04...

What now for Michael Healy-Rae...

Muir Apr 15

The Money Is Not There
“Three collapses in a weekend the blockade ended — notes on the government, the opposition, and the tradition I write from”
#IrishPolitics #LeftRepublicanism
https://forlouth.medium.com/the-money-is-not-there-b6422f996612