Michael C. Murphy
@SITARMS
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Former army Lt Col. with long service in security & intel. Currently undoing damage done to Irish national security by misinformed 'security experts.
Dublin, Ireland
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@Niall_Boylan
@john_mcguirk
She proves his point; her programme is to censor the news. She obviously has done a good job up to now. What a waste of time staying up to view that programme.
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@GCraughwell
@MichaelDHiggins
@PresidentIRL
What makes me very happy is that
@PresidentIRL
has really upset the smug 'grow ups' pushing we must 'join a military alliance'. A group more dishonest you will not find. A group of academics, journalists & politicians who were silent when
@FineGael
decimated the
@defenceforces
.
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@rtenews
@liamnolanRTE
Quick answer. It's called democracy, something the Irish government seem to ignore.
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@Niall_Boylan
@nealerichmond
The host was less than unless and failed to ensure a proper debate. The host failed to let
@john_mcguirk
make a point without been interrupted by Richmond. When they try to shout you down you know they are hiding something; we know
@FineGael
@fiannafailparty
have a lot to hide.
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Ireland voluntarily agreed to fully participate in the EU relocation & resettlement schemes in 2015. Who was the minister who voluntarily signed Ireland up to that scheme that has now resulted in taxpayers having to pay €1.5m fine to the
#EU
. Incompetence
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@ErinMcGreehan
Next time you are at home read the Constitution and see what it actually says. If you need any help ask Michael McDowell or Maris Steen.
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@paulmurphy_TD
.
@paulmurphy_TD
was not present at the scene. As a public representative one would expect him to have the maturity to express sympathy to all involved & wait for a report before making a judgemental statement. No member of
@gardainfo
went on duty today wanting to shoot anyone.
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So an unaccompanied males can come into the country, claim non-stop social welfare, get a free house, then murder, & even stab children & nothing out of
@FineGael
TDs. But the same TDs want to cut social welfare from those who acted thuggish last Thursday. Thats FG for you.
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@TonightVMTV
@JohnOBrennan2
Another academic wanting Irish people to fight & die for wars created by large powers playing geopolitics. You never hear the same people criticising the Minister for Defence for the
@defenceforces
being 'Unfit for Purpose'.
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@RuadhanIT
The best way to defend the journalists is to produce the proof and put the naysayers in their place. Surely there are photos of the people with dogs, photos of the baseball bats or even the camp destruction. There is a need to counter
#disinformation
wherever it is found.
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@FineGael
Citizens liberties are at risk. Citizens will regret if this is approved. Orwell's 1984 gets closer with FG,
@fiannafailparty
and
@greenparty_ie
in government .
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Since the foundation of the state no Taoiseach has done more damage to the
@defenceforces
than
@LeoVaradkar
. Unforgivable for An Taoiseach to make such a disingenuous statement. The military do not get overtime, have no trade union & can't strike.
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@IrishTimes
The same people probably support Ireland's
#OpenBorders
and can't add one and one together.
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A really excellent article on the Black and Tans by Diarmaid Ferriter. A force to be reckoned with, a force not much different to Nazi occupying forces, a force this government wants to commemorate. Are they completely out of touch? Another fine mess for
@FineGael
.
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@NewstalkFM
Last year 13,651 people arrived in Ireland having travelled through other safe countries in order to gain free accommodation and social welfare from Irish taxpayers. Another scam funded by hard pressed taxpayers.
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@courtsnewsIRL
@rtenews
Disgraceful. When people complain about the Gardaí not doing their duty this is what happens when they do.
@FineGael
justice ministers needed to reform the Garda force not to destroy it. It is now externally controlled by pen pushers who never faced risk in their lives.
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@Mark_J_Henry
@CSOIreland
Written in a differnt form it could echo the Far-Right Great Replacement theory. Multiculturalism has failed everywhere else why do we expect it to be a success in Ireland? Even Merkel finally acknowledged it hadn't worked. Why does Ireland constantly fail to learn from others?
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@FineGael
@HMcEntee
So it took the stabbing of children in
#Dublin
for someone to do their job. Too little, too late,
#ResignHelen
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Lest we forget. Lieutenant Colonel Arnaud Beltrame a Frenchman and a hero in these modern times voluntarily swapped himself for a female hostage, he was then murdered by the jihadist. A year ago today it was reported that he had died of his wounds.
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@irishexaminer
Have they tried to place any refugee centres in Dalkey, Killiney, Foxrock, Mount Merrion to see how they get on or are these centres reserved only for 'The Others'?
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@AnMailleach
@Independent_ie
Or the fact their possible future wealth has been stolen by the generation of politicians in power in the last 2 decades.
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@IrishTimes
Perhaps if the Rose of Tralee Competition included men dressed as women the Irish Times might have an article arguing that this competition is the very essence of Irish culture.
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Where is the Minister for Justice,
@HMcEntee
? is she not responsible for the security of embassies? We are lucky that this did not have greater implications. This is no time to have amateurs in charge of the security of the state. Someone must be held to account.
#RussianEmbassy
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@BillyKelleherEU
Did you visit Iraq following the US and allies invasion. Did you visit Libya and visit the failed state following NATO bombing resulting in massive human trafficking and slave camps. Did you visit Abu Ghraib prison and see with your own eyes.
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@PatKennyNT
This was the first decent investigation of the scam of people arriving in Ireland without travel documents. Well done. It is only through honest journalism that people can have trust in what they are being told by government and the media. More of the same please.
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Thanks to Biden the Taliban now have more helicopters than the British armed forces.
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@Independent_ie
There must be an election on the horizon. Does
@fiannafailparty
consider arriving in the country without a passport a serious crime, if yes, then 70% of those arriving wouldn't even get into the country. FF is working against the Irish people they need to loose Dáil seats.
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@MichealMartinTD
#Hypocrisy
this government is in no position to criticise any other countries laws regarding human rights when Ireland is enacting the most draconian law attacking
#FreeSpeech
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@Casey5122dark
Proves people can write a whole article and not really analysis what they are they are arguing.
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Mother of two with 79 previous convictions drove directly at garda & gets only 14 months in jail. Think about it, 79 previous convictions. What a joke of a justice system we have. Why would the
@gardainfo
continue to do their duty? We are lucky they do.
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Is there not something disturbing to find a person
@desondy
lecturing about 'White Privilege' in an Irish college of all places? Have we lost the plot? Is this not 'hate speech' towards white people? Did the Irish not suffer enough?
@sundaybusiness
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Imagine an announcement that An Garda Síochána was not fit for purpose, how long do you think the minister would remain in office? Why should the Minister for Defence remain in office after admittance that the
@defenceforces
is not fit for purpose?
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@RonanMullen
@mdmak33
@JoeBrolly1993
@NewstalkFM
Senator, what a brilliant interview to retort allegations made against you on Newstalk which went unchanged by a poor interviewer whose biases were very evident when interviewing you. Is it any wonder the media has lost credibility with so many people.
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@AoifeRobinson
Best thing to do is to read a bit, read the history of Irish emigration & then compare & contrast, read about immigration into European countries in the last few years & see how governments got it wrong leaving a trail of destruction behind them. You will also find
#Hypocrisy
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@EoinLenihan
This Referendum proves the value of the Senate which
@FineGael
tried to get rid of.
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Despite beheadings with blunt knives, kidnappings, rapes, & murder of 1000s of women
@campaignforleo
@CharlieFlanagan
failed to prepare for the return of these people to Ireland. Government operated the BSF Principle - Bluff, Spin & Fingers Crossed
@conormlally
@irishdailymail
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@Independent_ie
#Taxpayers
, there's is no end to
@FineGael
spend. Irish taxpayers being fleeced by this party while Irish couples can't afford accommodation.
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@FergalBowers
@rtenews
When you have censorship of news by public broadcasting then trust is lost and will be difficult to recover. Waffle about misinformation, disinformation, foreign interference is taken as nothing more than supporting government propaganda & messaging.
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Totally unacceptable. The patience of the Gardaí involved was unbelievable. In most other jurisdictions the abuser would be in cuffs explaining to a judge who would hand out a proper sentence and not a tickle in the tummy.
An unpleasant example of the sad reality of what our Gardai have to endure
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@GCraughwell
@MichaelDHiggins
@PresidentIRL
@FineGael
@defenceforces
One would need to be asleep not to hear, see, understand the massaging, the narrative, the talking points of that group since Russia's invasion of Ukraine with non-stop coverage in the media.
@PresidentIRL
certainly saw it & reflected the views of majority of the Irish people.
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@KevDoyle_Indo
The
@PatKennyNT
at the moment is currently showing you up for your failure to investigate the scam of people coming into the country claiming protection. Failing to do your job to investigate rather than acting as an activist makes you part of the problem.
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@Independent_ie
Politicians should set the example and close the bar in Leinster House.
@MichealMartinTD
surely will lead the campaign.
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Whilst the country stands defenceless, whilst the
@defenceforces
stands unfit for purpose, whilst service personnel are walking out in droves, it should be noted the priorities of this Oireachtas Committee 'All About Me' appears to be the most important agenda items.
The head of the Defence Forces is to appoint a 'gender advisor', an Oireachtas committee has heard
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.
@MichealMartinTD
has given a promise to
@BerryCathal
to change ministerial instructions to
@IRLDeptDefence
regarding housing for military personnel on
@defenceforces
land. Clear example of when a Minister for Defence has an interest in his job policy can change. Great to see.
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@NewstalkFM
@BarryWhyte85
Great to see at least one journalist doing a proper journalistic job checking statements, correcting errors and disinformation. Not something we are used to. If we had more of this there would be more faith in the mainstream media & less belief in social media.
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@irishexaminer
What an admittance. The leader of a party that is a failure in every aspect of Irish society.
@FineGael
decimated the
@defenceforces
@naval_service
, now it cannot fully patrol our waters to interdict, Garda moral at all time low, courts are a revolving door.
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@irishexaminer
Correction. Irish taxpayers to pay
#EU
for failure to accommodate economic migrants who arrived in Ireland without identification from other EU countries.
Which politician from which political party signed up Ireland to this madness? He or she should be held accountable.
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@john_mcguirk
Confirmation that the Irish media are propagandists loyal to the government. When the government eliminated VAT on print news their loyality was bought. It should be not forgotton however that Loyalty means 'when you are bought you stay bought'. How long will that last?
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'When displaying the flag, no flag should fly higher than the National Flag and it should be placed on the right of any formation, that is to the observers left'. In my opinion it is unbecoming of
@gardainfo
to ignore protocol when handling the National Flag.
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@Niall_Boylan
Recently the
@gardainfo
arrested a number of people parading on Grafton Street, it is yet to be determined by the courts if they had been violent or threatening in public. Here however is a video of someone apparently threatening members of
@gardainfo
. Where is
@HMcEntee
now?
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What a disgusting display on our streets. If this is an example of law & order then God protect us because
@CharlieFlanagan
@FineGael
are incapable. Members of this government led by
@LeoVaradkar
@simoncoveney
should hold their heads in shame & disappear.
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@DanMulhall
Increasing the population by 1m in the last few years has really worked out well for ordinary people in housing, healthcare, and education. So having really made a complete mess of things let's double down on it. Shows how much certain people are out of touch.
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@TonightVMTV
@paulinegalway
@MHealyRae
So
@MHealyRae
sits there and listens without interruption & the very moment he speaks he is interrupted by
@greenparty_ie
@paulinegalway
. A sure indication she is hiding something, a sure indication she doesn't want a different viewpoint heard. A sure indication MHR speaks truth.
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A very fit officer left the
@defenceforces
before his time. I remember part of his retirement speech "during my career I got over every obstacle course that the army put up against me, the only obstacle, the greatest obstacle, that I never got over was the Department of Defence.
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@griptmedia
16 & 17 year old children cannot join the Defence Forces, cannot buy cigarettes or alcohol but
@NormaFoleyTD1
thinks it's appropriate that they can change gender without their parents consent. Is that insanity or what. Is that not
#ChildAbuse
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@FineGael
@LeoVaradkar
How many children will wake up with no news regarding an operation for their scoliosis because of
@FineGael
being in government for too long.
#VoteNoNo
.
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.
@naval_service
Commander must be commended for demonstrating leadership by taking 2 ships out of service. It is despicable that
@campaign4kehoe
would attempt to make liars our of
@defenceforces
officers who are not allowed to speak to the media. This is a new low for
@FineGael
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@SimonHarrisTD
Can we see actual Deportation figures, not Deportation notices, published per month? Then we know this is not just
#Spin
.
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@Independent_ie
In this more
#Spin
#Disinformation
#Churnalism
. There is a huge difference between Deportation Orders issued and deportations carried out. How many were actually deported? Why were Deportation Orders stopped & only resumed last month? Very poor journalism investigation.
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@Independent_ie
A journalist eventually looking outside the echo-chamber and asking common-sense questions.
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@Berlinnaeus
The man was convicted by a unanimous decision in court which proves the woman was protected by the Constitution and the law.
What do you want a garda in every bedroom?
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@Casey5122dark
The Independent falling in-line with its political party. Not a paper for independent thinkers or readers.
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Most important statement from Lisa Smith's interview "I am so angry and confused as well. I just don't understand how the people failed so badly." The biggest regret - ISIS failed. Let that sink in.
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@NWCI
@RositaSweetman
Is this the 1st
#NGO
organisation campaigning for a Yes vote in fear of losing funding from
@rodericogorman
.
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@mickthehack
Had to check it wasn't 1st of April. How about O’Connell Street. On the other hand nice job if you can get it.
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@Independent_ie
No thanks to the bullying displayed by members of the media and politicians. Well done
#Spar
for not succumbing to bullying.
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@griptmedia
@Ben_Scallan
What a waffler. Not one
@greenparty_ie
minister has yet to answer a straight question with a straight answer. They are bluffing and waffling non stop.
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@SimonHarrisTD
You and your party
@FineGael
, like Sinn Féin, are the part of the problem and not the solution as in the last 12 years you have exacerbated this problem, washed your hands of it, and then blame others for the problems that ye have created. FG & SF same same.
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@JimPowerEcon
Couldn't have said it better. 1 million at work do not pay income tax due to low wages, most young people cannot afford to buy a house or even rent, the health system is in crisis, record number sleeping rough on the streets, rural Ireland losing its population. Phoney statistics
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@JohnOBrennan2
@HollyCairnsTD
Another
#OpenBorders
spoofer supporting the economic migrant scam on the back of Irish taxpayers.
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@Independent_ie
Yesterday €1.5million to the
#EU
today €1 million extra to Ukraine. It appear
@fiannafailparty
is as loose with
#taxpayers
money as
@FineGael
. There is no end to government spend on foreign issues while Irish people struggle with
#housing
#healthcare
&
#homecare
.
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It's the new form of
#Colonialism
, destroy a country by war, proxy or otherwise, and then import cheap labour from the fleeing citizens. Facilitators include industrialists, lefties, trade unions, and scamming NGOs. Everyone happy except Johnny citizen & taxpayers.
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Another government junior minister turning off comments from the public. Another out of touch minister. Another minister who needs to be out of office and back down to earth by the electorate.
We need to build more homes & we need more people to build those homes. While it’s brilliant that we have so many more people taking up apprenticeships, we are also fortunate that we have so many coming to Ireland to work in construction, building homes and much more.
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Bertie Ahern says
@fiannafailparty
has no problem being a junior partner in government with SF a party that has just demonised
@gardainfo
and commemorates terrorists who murdered Gardaí without apology.
@IrishMailSunday
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@ST__Ireland
@ClareDalyMEP
politics are nor mine, but questions need to be asked:
Whose political agenda does this article serve?
Who is to gain from this political article?
Why is it only being published now?
Who is afraid of Clare Daly?
Not to be taken on face value.
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@david_bellew78
Like yourself happened to be in O’Connell Street today. For the main street of the capital city it could be classified as a kip. Would not advise any tourist or friend to visit it.
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.
@fiannafailparty
&
@FineGael
, through hawkish foreign policy, have been deliberately creating an atmosphere of hostility with Russia in order to create the conditions in which people will feel Ireland will need to join a military alliance for protection.
#neutrality
#Defence
#EU
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@nealerichmond
Who elected this failed German former defence minister to her current job? Perhaps she could give
@simoncoveney
some lessons on how to move on from failure to a huge salary job in the EU.
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I always find it strange that
@fiannafailparty
@FineGael
want Ireland to join a military alliance, either NATO or EU, or both. The same parties that have traditionally failed to fund Ireland's defence, failed to maintain a proper
@defenceforces
, & failed to coordinate security.
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@IrishTimes
Too much money being made by lawyers, NGOs, & hoteliers for that system to work. People with 'skin in the game' and adversely affected are finally letting government and SF know there is a different price to to be paid.
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@rtenews
Should read.
Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan will tell the Cabinet today that many towns and cities will have to be protected against rising immigration levels imposed on them by
@rodericogorman
@greenparty_ie
.
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@JRD0000
@RealIrishCONS
Fascism in disguise. Don't like your politics, don't like what you are saying, don't like what you are putting up on social media, so we will censor you in cahoots with big tech. Welcome to the 3rd World.
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Once again the military insurance policy called in. Once again the military to the rescue. This is a minor incident but the military are needed. You can imagine the requirement if there is a large scale disaster. Yeah, why do we need an army?
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@fiannafailparty
1st thing that is confusing - What's a woman?
2nd, how many 'enduring relations' can a man have?
3rd, can an inheritance for a family all of a sudden be shared with an 'enduring relationship' that the family did not know about until their parent has died?
#VoteNoNo
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@echolivecork
#hypocrisy
he wants enforcement of one law regarding protests but has no problem with another law regarding entry into the country without a passport not being enforced. The latter neglect of enforcement of the law of course causing the initial problem.
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