As Ireland is also neutral should it not also close its airspace to US military flights directly linked to the Iran way?
14.03.2026 22:49
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As Ireland is also neutral should it not also close its airspace to US military flights directly linked to the Iran way?
They get high on it; death, destruction, the feeling of power and dominance gives them a kick.
They care not one jot for the lives of 'others', or their own service members.
US was known around the world as the land of the free, where liberty, freedom and democracy was a beacon for others.
No longer
As a result of sanctions, Iran was forced to become self-sufficient especially in the area of medicine. Over the last 2 weeks, Israel/US has targeted this self-sufficiency by destroying pharmaceutical factories and warehouses.
Superbugs resistant to antibiotics are rising fast. I tested water at Lough Neagh (40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water) & found high levels of antibiotic-resistant genes from human & livestock poo. If we treat waterways like sewers, this is what we get. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our regional partner, we help defend, conduct/share intelligence, supply arms.
Israel killing entire families, again, seemingly same is happening in Iran.
Wouldn’t be surprising if US regime is doing the same, to kill an individual. Military, political, scientists, academics all targets.
Ella Baron is easily the sharpest of the Guardian’s new stable of cartoonists. The lower panel of this - channeling one of the most famous images of the Vietnam War - stands on its own.
As the military conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran continues, Turkish elites have reportedly begun circulating claims that Israel could turn its military attention toward Ankara should Iran emerge from the war depleted — a belief analysts say reflects growing mistrust and conspiratorial thinking in Turkey rather than any actual Israeli intent. “I have started hearing from inside of Turkey suggesting that there’s a not unsizable position of governing elite circles which do believe that Israel will turn its attention next onto Turkey, militarily or some derivative thereof, after its finished with Iran,” Sinan Ciddi, director of the Turkey program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said during a livestreamed webinar on Thursday. Steven Cook, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, called Turkey’s perception of Israel’s intentions as “ridiculous.”
The likely next PM of Israel, Naftali Bennett, said that Israel must not "turn a blind eye" to Turkey and that "We [Israel] must act in different ways, but simultaneously against the threat from Tehran and against the hostility from Ankara.”.
Why is it then conspiratorial for Turkey to think this?
That’s quite a temp swing you have there, anyhow enjoy the Irish stew and the cold.
22c really, that’s a heatwave. Some summers here don’t reach that high lol. Treat yourself for St Patrick’s day.
I can confirm it was yummy…lol, and…second helpings are Always better, which is tonight. Chance of frost tonight too.
Love the sound of a blackbird. Thanks for sharing this.
Seemingly there's now 18 US heavy bombers at RAF Fairford. 12 B1s and 6 B52s.
Each one can carry 24 2000-pound bombs. That's a lot of 'defensive' capability. Wonder what's been bombed..target list agreed with UK govt?
UK involvement deepens in this Israeli/US war, without parliament's approval.
Graph of average annual fees for BA/BSc or equivalent courses in the OECD showing England as the most expensive and Nordics the least
Anglosphere agony vs Nordic nirvana.
(PS Can't believe I'd never seen this graph before, so grateful to @stephenkb.bsky.social for sharing in his fab morning newsletter (www.ft.com/inside-polit...)
‘People’….come on now. 160 young school girls, aged 5 to 11, and 15 teachers. Don’t finesse this atrocity.
Hannah Spencer MP in her maiden speech in Parliament:
"Our struggles may be different, but our humanity is the same. We always stick together, we always fight for each other.
"And that is what I want us to take forward from International Women's Day and to do that every single day."
Pot of Irish stew simmering on the hob.
Hmmm...the Irish stew is shaping up nicely. Will thicken more before dinner. I'm getting hungry now.
Made home grown onions(sturon), spuds(cara) but alas, shop bought carrots. A dose of barley in there as well.
Irish coins of different sizes, showing a horse, salmon, bull, hare, hound, hen, pig and woodcock
In 1926, as a member of the Irish Senate, W.B. Yeats enthusiastically took charge of the committee designing new coinage for the Irish Free State. Yeats decided the different denominations should be symbolised by different animals (was he consciously thinking of this as the “tails” side?) 1/2
As it's a very wet dismal day, and in lieu of the usual lunchtime doggy walk, I think tis a day to make Irish stew. Then let it slowly percolate till dinner time.
Might add barley this time..forgive me mammy.
I agree with @ayoub.bsky.social that “Israel’s territorial ambitions and drive for total domination far outweigh any commitment to long-term regional stability.”
any analysis of Israel and Lebanon that does not include the stated desire by multiple Israeli politicians - over many years - to destroy Lebanon itself is either not paying attention, in denial or actively deceiving people
A special military operation.
Going well, as all such special operations go.
There a significant amount of European naval and air assets deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean. Greek, Dutch, Italian, French and ofc British.
To protect Cyprus ...really it's to protect Israel & US bases.
Yet they cannot directly say..'regional partners'.
Why protect Israel? Who started this?
Ok, who is this Icelandic guy? He's hilarious 😂
BBC News reporting on Israel/Us Iran war is so poor. Biased for sure, to the point it doesn’t really inform or explore the broader picture. Nor does it cover the human misery being inflicted upon Iran or Lebanon.
And then they'll wonder why young people leave the country, and the birth rate falls, as people put off(can't afford) having kids or getting married.
They just changed the law to massively favour institutional landlords over tenants. Their plan on housing delivery is to get foreign money to deliver overpriced build-to-rents. They want to turn the Irish population into a cash machine for foreign investors. It’s outrageous.
Imagine trying your damndest to find *more* absentee landlords given Ireland's history. #spéirgorm
Listened to the first podcast which I found very informative on Iran and its diverse political situation. These guys eloquently, yet simply, cover Iran and Israel/US attacks. Looking forward to hearing their views and being informed.
Thanks for sharing.
Image is a screenshot of a reasoned amendment to the Courts and Tribunals Bill. It is signed by Siân Berry, Hannah Spencer, Carla Denyer, Dr Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay. It reads: That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Courts and Tribunals Bill because it is an inadequate and dangerous response to the challenges faced by the courts; it does not provide the correct solutions to the chronic backlog of cases in the Crown Court; it would not address the long-term underfunding that has led to the degradation of court systems, infrastructure and buildings; it would limit the crucial civil liberty and constitutional protection of trial by a jury of one’s own peers by removing defendants’ right to elect the Crown Court for all triable either-way offences; this change would cover a range of protest-related offences, and because protest rights and free speech, which act as safeguards against authoritarianism, have already been eroded by this Government and should not be limited further; jury trials build public trust and confidence in the courts and act as a space of shared civic responsibility that builds social cohesion; more effective interventions could be implemented that do not roll back fundamental rights, including expanding the use of ‘blitz courts’, increasing the number of sitting days, removing from the system cases that are no longer in the public interest to prosecute, increasing investment in legal aid, improving court case management technology, and bringing in more efficient processes to ensure defendants are brought to court and to the dock on time; and removing rights to judgment by one’s own peers may have the unintended consequence of increasing court backlogs through a rise in appeals.
🚨We have tabled an amendment to reject the Government’s sinister attempt to remove jury trials including for many protest related offences.
Our civil liberties have already been eroded by this Govt and should not be limited any further.
Greens are standing up against Labour's toolkit for tyrants.
“Europeans had weeks of notice that US president Donald Trump was about to trigger a war in the Middle East,” notes @ecfr.eu.
“The conflict is now wreaking carnage in the world’s most energy-rich region on an hourly basis, increasing the direct costs to Europeans and boosting Russia’s war coffers."
Just finished Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett. A thoroughly enjoyable, easy to read book, If you’re into fantasy mystery, or even if you’re not, worth giving this a go.
Onto Project Hail Mary, as recommended by the son. Apparently the audiobook is excellent.
