Deirdre O'Shaughnessy

Oof this is well worth your time

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Justice at last for Noel Farrell’s victims On The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast this week, Irish Examiner reporter Alison O’Reilly describes the court proceedings in the Noel Farrell case and the siblings’ reaction to finding justice at last, ...

Today's episode is with Alison O'Reilly - justice at last for Noel Farrell's victims.
This is a really eye-opening story about how Irish society reacted (or didn't) to child abuse in the 1970s and 80s. Always a woman to blame...

www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...

A reminder that when Christian Zionists and Christian Nationalists in the West talk about Christians, they are not talking about the Christians of the same holy land that Jesus himself came from. They don't give a shit about us.

I can't compete with this.

Any time soon they'll be embracing 15 minute cities

This is what ecocide looks like.

The Discourse has become sort of numb to the fact that the richest guy on earth and owner of a major social media platform just routinely spits out the kind of nakedly white supremacist shit that until a decade ago you rarely saw outside of places like Stormfront.

Colin Sheridan: Dubai’s influencer calm after Iranian missile strikes exposes the fragile illusion Missiles over the Gulf expose the fragile illusion behind Dubai’s luxury brand — and the hidden labour sustaining its glittering skyline

Colin Sheridan: Dubai’s influencer calm after Iranian missile strikes exposes the fragile illusion

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

‘Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape

"Smoke has covered the entire city. I have severe shortness of breath and burning in my eyes and throat."

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Really looking forward to interviewing Katriona O’Sullivan at the Cork World Book Festival. Tickets here corkworldbookfest.com/events/katri...

No drone has hit Dubai Marina. It was debris from a successful interception Everyone is ok.

No drone has hit Dubai Marina. It was debris from a successful interception Everyone is ok. Stay calm, everyone is safe.

No drone has hit Dubai Marina. It was debris from a successful interception

No drone has hit Dubai Marina. It was debris from a successful interception.

I wonder if a drone has hit Dubai Marina. Or whether it was just
debris from a successful interception.

If only loads of Dubai based accounts, including Isabel Oakeshott's, could tell me.

The Observer is running a men’s fashion special in the magazine… on international women’s day?

I mean

Really?

Pro-Shah protest in Whitehall, London. Another in Trafalgar Square features Israeli flags #iran

Bilbo and Paddington!

Early start for a tv pre record means I am out of the house before the WBD related hysteria begins… their costumes are ready. I have done my part … *slips away*

(I feel like Gandalf)

Cartoon Saloon Reveals Trailer for ‘Kindred Spirits’ Feature Tomm Moore was at Cartoon Movie to tease his upcoming animated film about an Irish refugee and a Choctaw boy on a magical journey across 1840s America.

EXCLUSIVE: Watch the first teaser for Cartoon Saloon's 'Kindred Spirits,' the new animated feature in development from studio co-founder Tomm Moore ('The Secret of Kells,' 'Song of the Sea'). www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

Jesus 😵‍💫

ai is driving people to suicide, but it also destroys the wages and working conditions of multiple industries without adding real value, so it's impossible to say if it's bad or not

Delighted to hear Ronan Collins on @rteradio1.bsky.social with Oliver Callan. Reminds me of lunchtimes at home with my Dad as a kid and all the lunchtimes since - I really felt my Dad was gone, gone when he retired.

Important to remember that the people most enthusiastic about bombing Iran are almost always the people most hateful towards refugees.

Latest podcast is a primer on what’s happening in the Middle East, with our correspondent former UNIFIL officer Colin Sheridan, and Dubai based reporter John Hayes. A good starting point for anyone who doesn’t know where to start! Find it at the link in bio
#trump #netanyahu #iran #dubai #war

When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2007, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2017, the US president was born in 1946.

And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Middle East air strikes — What it means for Irish in the region Irish officials monitor risks as Iran targets US bases in Gulf states where thousands of Irish citizens live

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Middle East air strikes — What it means for Irish in the region

www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...

We are deeply concerned by reports that military commanders are framing the Iran war as “God’s plan” and invoking Armageddon in official briefings.

Service members swear an oath to the Constitution — not to any religion.

We are reviewing these reports and will demand accountability.

This statement by Marco Rubio is a thing of beauty. No notes. It can be taken exactly as is and dropped into Orwell's 1984. I believe the correct Homeric adjective for military reasoning like this is "Hell-kissed."

Get thee to the Smithsonian, war crime-speak.

If you want to know how the British print news industry ends (which is, de facto, amazingly still what supports most newspaper websites) it's the distribution channels getting banjaxed. When you lose "TG Jones" etc even people who want a paper can't get one. That'll be the real start of the ending.

This is an excellent way to plan your time. It’s time honoured. What matters more?

I have to say the Post chose a hell of a moment to lay off all their foreign correspondents

BroadcastER, even