The need to export oil through the Straits of Hormuz is 'humanitarian' now is it? I can't see Trump being daft enough to send USN vessels into the Straits of Hormuz as he'd be risking the sinking of a US navy vessel by drone or missile attack. There's a reason the aircraft carrier group around the ...

Tomorrow could turn out to be interesting... Trump announces ‘Project Freedom,' humanitarian effort to guide ships through Strait President Donald Trump announced “Project Freedom,” on Sunday whereby the U.S. military would begin guiding ships from other nations safely out of the Strait starting Mon...

Socthesecond wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2026 12:47 pm Be interesting to see how Reform do " ovah" on Thurs.

Hopefully very well indeed! …login to view the rest of this post

Meanwhile, Michael D has returned €2.6 million in salary and allowances to the State https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/michael-d-higgins-returns-26-million-in-salary-and-allowances-to-the-state-of-ireland/a1983638527.html President Connolly also said during the campaign that she would not be taki...

Brabantje wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:23 pm That's great. Irrelevant though.

The President's sis is a Commie?

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Seems a bit of a limp-wristed attempt at the assassination of a president. Basically just dashing past door security. Given the security lapses he could have just bodged up a ticket, turned up in a tuxedo and pulled a gun as he passed close to the stage where Trump was sitting. Like I pointed out- ...

Yes. You need to say more. Declan Bree (born 1 July 1951) is an Irish independent politician. He was a founder of the Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation in 1974, and was a member of that group until joining the Labour Party in 1991. He served in Dáil Éireann from 1992 to 1997. In May ...

p.ie man wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2026 2:11 pm I see our president's sister is going to Gaza on the next flotilla.

Maith an Bhean!

Well the woke virus seems to run in the family!

Married to one Declan Bree!

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There are some interesting suggestions around the 'net that the reported 'assassination attempt' at the White House Correspondent's dinner may have been a false flag event. These suspicions are arising out of the following observations: (1) Trump is not known for a love of attending events where he...

Taoiseach condemns 'shocking' assassination attempt on Trump Taoiseach Micheál Martin has condemned what he described as the "shocking" apparent assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump last night. Speaking in Cork, Mr Martin, said "it was very serious and very shocking to ...

Yes, according to Simon Marks on LBC this evening, this was the case and furthermore JD Vance was rushed out of the ballroom before Trump was (perhaps this is protocol, in case he has to be sworn in as Prez 5 minutes later in the gents' toilet or somewhere similarly convenient). My understanding is...

Trump says shooting suspect wrote anti-Christian manifesto US President Donald Trump has said the suspected gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner that the president attended had written a anti-Christian manifesto. "The guy is a sick guy," he told Fox News. "When you read his manife...

Photo of alleged shooter wearing an israeli defence forces shirt. Now why would he be wearing that? https://news.abplive.com/news/world/who-is-cole-allen-nasa-fellow-and-teacher-accused-in-white-house-dinner-shooting-1838806 For cover obviously. For a man with some brains he has thrown away his lif...

Trump unhurt and suspect in custody after shots fired at White House correspondents' dinner This man certainly leads a charmed life - so far.... Another deranged loon attempted to kill Donald Trump but was quickly tackled by the very alert security guards who brought him down pretty rapidly. Thankf...

It's possible. The gerrymandering is getting pretty blatant on both sides in the run up to the midterms. Virginia is looking like it's going from having balanced and fair districts to ones that would make James Carson and Lord Brookeborough proud. That said, it's looking like many red spots will be...

Brabantje wrote: ↑Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:01 pm That's not how it works. Presidents in the past have, and no doubt will in the future, ignore the advice of the CoS. The President is not bound by the advice

True in theory

- but do you know of any where the President of the day ignored their advice & referred it to the SC?…login to view the rest of this post

Very Good News! :D “Very good news! I have just been informed that eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be killed…” - President Donald J. Trump https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046999924651217013/photo/1 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGhnlXaWQAAV2po?forma...

Bye-election writs moved, voting set to take place 22 May The writs for the Dublin Central and the Galway West bye-elections were moved in the Dáil this evening. Fine Gael's Emer Currie moved the Dublin Central writ for the bye-election to replace the vacancy created by the departure of former Mini...

No it doesn't. It can be challenged and I'm sure will be at some stage. The opposite would have been the case if she had referred it to the SC and the court had found it constitutional. That would have applied to every part of the Act, irrespective of what grounds it was referred on. If anything, d...

Much to her chagrin no doubt she was told to sign along the dotted line... So now we are denied to right to have our say on this deeply problematic piece of legislation which basically holds the Irish people to ransom. However this does preclude challenge before the Supreme Court as to its Constitut...

There were Chinese whispers online emanating from an appearance on a podcast by an ex-CIA analyst, Larry Johnson about a bust up or screaming match in the White House last weekend. It was a sort of 'a friend told me that a friend told her kinda story', that Trump wanted the nuclear codes on Saturda...

Like I said, the Yanks, Brits and other assorted goons of the Western alliance have been interfering in the Middle East and destabilising the region for the past 2 decades, Iraq, Syria, Egypt etc. We all know a million plus Iraqis died as a result of the Yanks and their coalition of the willing des...

Like I said, the Yanks, Brits and other assorted goons of the Western alliance have been interfering in the Middle East and destabilising the region for the past 2 decades, Iraq, Syria, Egypt etc. We all know a million plus Iraqis died as a result of the Yanks and their coalition of the willing des...

Funny thing is, there was 40 odd years that the supposed 'hard-line Muslim fanatics', as you term them, were running the show in Iran and never until the past month did they bother their hole blocking the Straits of Hormuz or launching missiles at anyone except other aggressors, like Saddam's Iraq ...

President Donald Trump says the US will extend the ceasefire with Iran, at the request of Pakistan, and continue the blockade of Iranian ports. Here is his statement on social media: Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Fi...