No I think he reckoned it wasn't worth his while correcting him, and possibly eliciting some misogynistic remark from Trump that would have only made things worse. I thought Martin did well enough, reminding Trump that Europe wasn't the hellhole he was painting it as, and defending Starmer from Tru...

So both the Israeli and US regimes are throwing out signals, false or true, that they wish to extricate themselves from the chaos they have brought down. Declaring victory, that they've destroyed uranium enrishment and ballistic missiles (how many times claimed now?) But it's not that easy is it. Ir...

Lumpy Talbot wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 6:46 am I'm not terribly certain that it is his beliefs he is standing up for. He is after all an agent for a cult.

And what cult would that be?…login to view the rest of this post

Enoch Burke has routes available that could see him freed from jailing for civil contempt of court. And without agreeing to any injunction against him. But it wouldn't serve his mission to deal with the substantive issue at hand that led to this. So for the present he will remain a thorn in the Iris...

Yes I got that. My meaning was that it had nothing to do with why we are anti-UK. We are not a separate nation becouse we are fundamentally different in any major way from the British. We are a different nation because the British never accepted us into their nation or family group or whatever righ...

Gatsbygirl wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2026 4:30 pm Well, Trump misgendered Catherine Connolly, referring to Ireland's President as "he".

I can't understand why the Taoiseach goes on these jaunts to the White House. It'd be far more logical to send our first citizen. Isn't that their job?…login to view the rest of this post

Can those admirers of the state of Israel kindly advise us where we may send our invoices for 25%+ increase in heating oil and the extra €0.40 per litre of diesel we have to pay out. Since they are primarily responsible for this state of affairs. I expect and demand restitution. And so should every ...

Yes-it's part of the reason that I feel that I come from an archipelago as well as an island. There's another erratic Gaelic area in Wales. I dont think that there is any irony. The irony I was referring to relates to the Gaelic speaking parts of Scotland.. that the reason they speak Gaelic there i...

The Americans increasingly looking very exposed and foolish. Every liliehood that this is the begimning of the end for Trump and the administration he has built to big himself up.

p.ie man wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2026 2:29 pm Israel attacked iran and dragged moron trump with them. Now we face a global recession. Thanks, Israel!

I don't think Israel truly gives a flying f*** about anyone or any other state in the world. Their heads are so far up their own holes and their eyes and ears blinded with fear & hate.…login to view the rest of this post

I have a love/hate relationship with the term 'The British Isles'. I completely reject it and never want to hear it while the present state of Ireland continues but I think it should be something that we can wear in the case of Irish unity if it occupies a similar position to that which Scandinavia...

What do you mean 'treated like shit'? How were they treated like shit? Do some light reading like the book 'Different but the Same' - to hear the experiences of Southern Prods. Even this afternoon, there was someone on about the release of 1926 census in the next few weeks and that one of the strik...

The public health system down south can be a complete postcode lottery. I go for my eye test, optician says current glasses OK but I'l recommend you go to the eye clinic to get a matter checked as it could lead to problems down the road. Letter goes to GP. GP sends letter to regional hospital. 6 wee...

I'd put good money down you'll be here in March 2036 moaning why we're no further on. I reckon most of us will be six feet under. If anyone wants to make a UI a possibility, they should set about persuading others that it''s a good idea. Not just declaring that everyone is happy clappy and hands up...

I thought this thread is supposed to be about the current war on Iran started by Israel and the US and it's consequences for us all. Why do some posters persistently drag it down the road of the rights of Israel to exist? It's not relevant and is thrashed to death on many other threads. Israel does ...

Thing is Iran already has the Shahid drone which is causing chaos in Tel Aviv from film I've seen so all they need from China is a steady supply. The film I've seen (with the necessary cautions around such film from the 'net) shows Shahid missiles getting through the much vaunted 'iron dome' defenc...

Where's the demand for a border poll down here in the Republic?? It's not exactly top of the agenda, if anything it's a long, long way down peoples list of priorities. A nice wishy washy green tinged idea. That's about it. By the way southern protestants accepted they'd be a minority in the Free Sta...

Even worse is the reported involvement of China in supplying Iran. They could make Shahid drones by the thousand and ship them through Pakistan and Afghanistan on the Iranian border and very likely outproduce the missiles used for the Israeli 'dome' defence. That may already be happening. Between R...

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...

The Yanks want to pull the plug on this thing, but they can't. If they admit this was all for nothing to the Gulf states, you can kiss good night to all those American military bases from Iraq to Oman. Iran doesn't seem to care and they are going to drag them into a quagmire and they're going to dr...

p.ie man wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2026 2:15 pm How is operation epstein fury going?

That'll surely leach back into the news cycle before too long.…login to view the rest of this post

Let me guess that she'll travel first class and stay in a 5 star, whilst lecturing us on our legal responsibilities re integration and our carbon footprints..

The Iranians are supposedly dangling a massive carrot in front of all the Gulf Nations whose precious oil barrels are sitting in depots but can't go anywhere for fear of being sent to the bottom of the Straits of Hormuz. That's according to Middle East Monitor . From tomorrow, any nation that cuts ...

Trump already trying to call a 'win', like declaring an election won. He's running scared bigtime of the stock markets and oil prices. Question is even if he and his buddy back off with the high explosives, will Iran? A stunned wasp can deliver a nasty sting that lasts and lasts and lasts. Why shoul...

Socthesecond wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2026 7:48 pm I'm expecting a Connolly bounce and all manner of Gaelgóirí to tip the balance away from the Indo fella.

More like a Connolly flounce!!!…login to view the rest of this post