#Germany's Culture Minister #WolframWeimer of the #CDU is a former leading journalist, and now an extreme right culture warrior who suppresses critics of #Israel and of #imperialism, and denounce supporters of #Palestine for "#antisemitism". In 2017, #Weimer condemned #UNESCO as ideologically controlled by despots, Islamists, & left-wing ecologists. He uses security services to censor cultural awards.

Report by #DerekScally in #TheIrishTimes:

https://archive.is/G9f8Q / https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/03/09/removal-of-german-bookshops-from-prize-list-calls-a-ministers-actions-in-question/

A tale of 2 columns.

In #TheIrishTimes, #FinnMcRedmond laments British disdain for #Starmer. 'he believed in standards and probity', lies McRedmond. https://archive.is/2FKnd

In #TheGuardian, #AdityaChakrabortty notes the real Searmer: 'deceiving his way to the top of the Labour party, sitting on his hands during the massacre in Gaza or clamping down on protest against it.' https://archive.ph/7xuvQ

McRedmond's centrist lies are as mendacious as Tory hagiography of #BorisJohnson.

#iepol #ukpol

75% of #Irishpeople support #Irishneutrality.

#CatherineConnolly's clear support for undiluted #neutrality was a big factor in her landslide victory in the #Aras25 presidential election.

Ireland's centrist media runs a propaganda barrage against neutrality. This is a rare case of 3 Irish academics being allowed in The #IrishTimes to make a pro-neutrality case: Patrick Bresnihan, Niamh Ní Bhriain, and Rory Rowan. #TheIrishTimes #iepol

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/11/16/opinion-neutrality-matters-to-irish-people-lets-stop-deriding-it/ / https://archive.is/ucgNK

What in the name of God is wrong with people who object to bilingual street signs?

If you don't read the #IrishLanguage, that's fine. The #EnglishLanguage sign is still there for you.

In #TheIrishTimes, Newton Emerson denounces "#Belfast’s aggressive signage policy". In reality, the only aggression is from #unionists who want the Irish language off their streets.

#EnoughAlready. Make all signs bilingual

Paywalled original: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/10/16/newton-emerson-no-the-irish-language-does-not-belong-to-us-all-stop-insisting-it-does/

Archived full text: https://archive.is/UaXGX

Fintan O'Toole is a liberal rather a lefty, but he is a social democratic liberal rather than a classical liberal. So there was hope that the doyen of Irish columnists would show some sympathy with Connolly's views.

But instead, the mighty O'Toole has thrown his lot in unequivocally with #TheIrishTimes's strident loyalty to the EU's militarism. :(

Paywalled original: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/09/30/fintan-otoole-catherine-connolly-should-try-to-keep-her-inner-basil-fawlty-under-wraps/

Archived full text: https://archive.is/fD6RL
#IrishTimes #FintanOToole #CatherineConnolly #Aras25

Saw a post from #TheIrishTimes on Facebook earlier. It was an article about our new citizens and the citizens ceremony.

The comments underneath it were limited so you couldn’t post anything, which is great, because it means you won’t get the usual racists spreading their bile. But why now and why that particular article? And why haven’t they been doing it for years?

#Mastodaoine

Novelist #SallyRooney set a trap for the #UK government. ❤ They ran into it. 🤣

Rooney wrote in #TheIrishTimes that she supports #PalestineAction, and would donate her royalties from the #BBC to PA.

Her article is illegal in the UK. So are her donations. But Rooney is an Irish citizen living in Ireland, so the UK government can do sod all about it.

The wise response by the #UKgov would have been silence. But of course, they chose instead to give the story new legs. 🙄
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bbc-people-downing-street-palestine-irish-times-b1243433.html

>>There has been a dramatic increase in the number of sanctioned Russian ships, known as shadow fleet vessels, sailing through Irish-controlled waters, an Irish Times investigation has found.

Nineteen of these vessels have been tracked passing through, or just outside, the Irish Economic Zone (EEZ) since May. Many of the ships have exhibited unusual behaviour such as taking economically inefficient routes or sailing well outside recognised shipping lanes.<<

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/07/21/number-of-russian-shadow-ships-in-irish-controlled-waters-rises-dramatically/
#Russia #ShadowFleet #Ireland #TheIrishTimes #Shipping

Here is something for Tesla Owners in Ireland.
The Irish Times is asking owners how they are feeling now #Musk is such a divisive political figure.

#Ireland #tesla #TheIrishTimes
https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2025/02/26/irish-tesla-owners-how-do-you-feel-about-your-car-as-elon-musk-makes-the-headlines/