Oh dear…… Farage called Welsh people ‘foreign speakers’ in paid-for video message | Nigel Farage | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/19/farage-called-welsh-people-foreign-speakers-video-message and oh dear oh dear https://twitter.com/PolitlcsUK/status/203458454...

Martin opined that Europe was grand and benefiting from inward migration. What bloody planet is he living on, in politics far too long and out of touch with the public mood. Whatever about anything else, Trump should have put him back in box as regards that matter. What evidence is there that he is...

Martin probably hesitated because he couldn't believe his ears, and then the moment passed amid all the shouting. In the noise and chaos, Martin missed the moment when he could have intervened and issued a correction. The whole thing was chaotic, noise and shouting from journalists, withTrump in a ...

Well, Trump misgendered Catherine Connolly, referring to Ireland's President as "he". In fact Trump's whole rambling presser, wandering from one topic to another, referencing bizarre conspiracy theories, blathering, back-tracking, talking total nonsense...well, it was a tad worrying. Whil...

Oh dear, she's annoyed Conor too. You'd wonder why he didn't run himself to prevent this appalling vista from arising. And where was he yesterday? No embrace at the Oval Office desk this year. It's almost like he's going out of FASHion. https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/conor-mcgregor-brands-pres...

I see the permanently offended are offended again. And Alex Jones too. She must be doing something right. https://www.msn.com/en-ie/entertainment/news/a-strange-line-to-stand-on-president-raises-eyebrows-with-st-patrick-s-day-address/ar-AA1YSoE4?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69ba66232b4f42cf907...

I'm almost afraid to say it, but I think we have more evidence from both France and Germany that the far right's advance may have at least temporarily stalled. The first round of France's mayoral elections were held yesterday. The RN held on to their one incumbent large city mayoralty, Perpignan, an...

Statsman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2026 8:09 pm Presumably change didn't cover the costs.

And I suppose Moscow and Beijing have other more deserving and profitable proteges these days. But wouldn't you think Mick could sell one of his vineyards?…login to view the rest of this post

Another one bites the ideological dust:- Tabitha Monahan: Independents 4 Change, the party of Mick Wallace and Clare Daly, goes out with a whimper https://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/tabitha-monahan-independents-4-change-the-party-of-mick-wallace-and-clare-daly-goes-out-with-a-whimper/a15997...

Makes that pre election delay to the housing figures much more egregious now. Though in fairness when they said we have "turned a corner" they didn't say which corner... I think those figures refer to 2025, not 2024. However the situation is disastrous no matter what way you look at it.

Never mind retrofitting, we don't seem to be able to build in the first place:-

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/eco ... e-than-75/

Apparently housing starts fell to 16,000 last year, down 75% (and 84% in Dublin).

Random Lurker wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2026 10:26 pm Next year, it'll likely be "our AI agent will be available shortly to address this", as a farmer would say of their bulling cow.

I often wondered how the agri-sector deals with the double meaning. Perhaps they're now called 'fertility experts'.…login to view the rest of this post

No matter how early you phone, my GP is queued out. You have to be careful about repeat prescriptions for vital medications--don't leave it too close to the time you are due to run out of meds. My GP won't give repeat prescriptions without seeing the patient first. But if the next available appoint...

I can't see an appropriate thread for this but this seems to be a catch-all Irish political one at this stage and it relates at least somewhat to climate change. This article is behind a paywall but the headline seems to sum it up fairly well. As someone who has had to shell out massive sums for ess...

Yes, I have heard many negative stories about the NHS, which is sad as it used to be a wonderful service. Or at least it was, when I lived in London years ago Down here I notice that friends who have an older GP get to see him/her (usually him) at any hour of the day or night These older doctors ar...

More evidence that Farage and Badenoch are in a hiding to nothing as regards Trump in general and Iran in particular:- 67% of Brits see themselves as anti-Trump, and only 13% as pro, while 70% see Reform as being pro-Trump. Huge majorities of all party voters other than Reform see themselves as anti...

Well, if in my lifetime I could get to see my GP without giving 10 days notice, and get my two brothers to stop fighting about Ukranians and about whose turn it is to cut the hedges, I'd be reasonably happy. Before I solve the world's problems, I need to solve a few closer to home Baby steps. I'm a...

Fair enough, I must have misread your post. That's a tricky one. There was a fair bit of that, and it peaked again with the release of her autobiography recently, but I think that there was a huge sense of "we want to blame someone", she was the most prominent person to point the finger a...

I would love a "New Ireland" or a "New Republic"-- this Utopian dream is even more attractive as the world goes up in flames, children die and the world economy is about to blow.... But you know, it remains a dream. Politicians--unless they are Ayatollah père or fils --have to o...

Statsman wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2026 1:00 pm It'll be finished just in time for a successful Border Poll.

That'll put those 'you'll lose your NHS' rumours to bed.…login to view the rest of this post

I agree with you on this. I really don't imagine Merz sees this as a disastrous result. The CDU did better than excepted, realistically, and I've a sneaking suspicion ( purely personal option) that Merz might actually be almost relieved that he doesn't have to lean further right to appease the elec...

Socthesecond wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2026 7:37 pm Still hope springs eternal.

BTW I expect the SD party to win both upcoming Bye-Elections

Galway too? I would not be shocked if they won Dublin Central at this stage.…login to view the rest of this post

Could be a the start a trend, could just be a blip. It does show that climate change is still a relevant issue to voters, despite Merz's deprioritizing it in favor of business growth both to the voters he wants to court and to the attitude across the pond. What I think is also worth noticing is tha...

Yep, the state election result was unexpected (by myself at least) but welcome, giving the current direction of politics in both int he wider world and specifically in Central Europe ( and I really would include the re-unified Germany in central Europe rather than Western Europe, both geographicall...

Two small pieces of relatively good political news from Europe in the midst of the all the woe. First, Swiss voters have rejected 62-38 a far-right proposal to cut the licence fee to the country's national broadcaster. Such proposals are rarely about the cost of the fee and more usually about giving...