Cllr. Emer Tóibín
@UnityakaAontu
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Aontú Councillor, Navan. Sports-mad foodie keen on current affairs & community activism. Pro woman, pro challenge the groupthink & promoter of social awareness
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Why is the spat between the wives of English soccer players on our 9 o'clock
@rtenews
2 or 3 nights in a row?
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97 Irish cases of monkey pox is headline news
@rtenews
55,000 Meath kids on dental waiting lists is not
Nor the 4.5k kids awaiting a mental health appmt
Nor the 1000s of kids awaiting a psychological assessment
Nor the torture parents have 2 endure to get care for a child
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Ireland has long been lauded as a source of a well educated & skilled workforce
Talk to any 2nd level teacher, they'll outline the dumbing down in recent yrs of the curriculum, the cut in hrs of core subject learning only to be replaced with 100s of wellbeing hrs
Whose wellbeing?
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Hard to watch & to believe this
So few journos ask anything resembling a hard question, the stranglehold on free speech ever tightening
But when a journo does his job, the Taoiseach & Tánaite gather up their notes in pre-agreed unison & show their contempt
Arrogance unparalleled
IGNORED: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar walks out of a press briefing as
@Ben_Scallan
is mid-sentence asking about government ministers spreading referendum misinformation.
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The distance between the ordinary man on the street and the people who decide the content of our children's education is growing at a phenomenal rate. Many of us question 'who writes this stuff'
& 'how does it pass muster?'
This is what the Department of Education is pushing in SPHE classes. This is how much the people who run this state hate what is left of any conception of Irish nationality.
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My mother &
@Toibin1
embracing at Dublin Castle this afternoon at the prospect of a win for our Constitution
#Mothers
#Carers
#Disability
#Constitution
#V
ótáilNílNíl
#Aont
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It's incredible that 1 small/independent media group can ask hard questions that many of us want answered
If ever a time in Irish life this honest &robust questioning is needed it is now
It may illicit wishy washy ill-informed responses but its reassuring to hear Gript in action
"There are various entitlements": Micheál Martin responds to a question by Ryan Casey, boyfriend of Ashling Murphy, about how Slovak killer Jozef Puska came to Ireland to be jobless on welfare for a decade. Question by
@Ben_Scallan
.
#gript
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@ErinMcGreehan
Erin, that is not true. That is the narrative that contributed to the govt's defeat. Manipulating words to hoodwink the electorate backfired & thankfully most recognised emotive misrepresentations for what they were
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20 yrs ago wud have seen the removal of govt minister for this reckless tinkering with our Constitution
His behaviour post referenda equally reprehensible
How have we come to this point that we tolerate such low standards in public office
@rodericogorman
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Having engaged in the most egregious abuse of his powerful position, we can no longer take him at his word.
Minister Roderic O'Gorman says the public's rejection of
#Referendum2024
was not a rejection of the political parties who advocated for a 'Yes'/'Yes' vote, or a rejection of State-funded campaigning NGOs like the National Women's Council.
Question by
@Ben_Scallan
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If you're in a 'durable relationship' for 1 or 2 yrs & it ends, what happens to the house which is owned & paid off by 1 person? Can the other person claim a share of it?
Our Constitution needs to be crystal clear & airtight
So many questions
Few answers
@rodericogorman
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I am actually very embarrassed by this
Whoever told him this was a good line should be fired. No Leo, it doesn't make the public rethink their views. It just makes you sound like a supercilious 14 year old telling your parents that you're smarter than they are.
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Children's best interests should come first
They're not at risk of getting ill from Covid & are low transmitters of it
The mask enforcement completely infringes on their right to a safe education
The government must be held accountable here
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'The more the Covid pass is used, the safer it is'
@CMOIreland
said yesterday.
Does this stand up to scientific, medical or epidemiological scrutiny?
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How many TDs does it take to have a debate in the Dail?
Not many, according to this picture in the Dáil during the EU Migration & Asylum Pact 'debate' today
Peadar Tóibín on his feet outlining the many drawbacks of Ireland opting in.
But where are the govt TDs?
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Has any1 in govt stopped to think why 42% of babies born in '22 were outside marriage? Is it bcos marriage & buying a home is unaffordable for many & asking us to vote yes they want to normalise that. Normalise their failures?
Families Want Affordable Homes Not A Referendum.
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@sineadgibney
Over women's rights?
How is that right or fair or reasonable or progressive or inclusive or practical or safe or scientifically sound?
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In light of recent questionable behaviour by
@rodericogorman
in terms of 2 refs, suppression & misrepresentation of AG advice, his stonewalling of requests for answers about 34 missing children in state care & ongoing concerns re. emergency placements of kids, how do u say this?
There is nobody I would trust more than Rod to lead our party.
He's got principles, decency, and experience - and a work ethic that can't be matched.
He has 100% got my vote for leader.
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Another demeaning example of the rights of women being deleted in favour of men. It's actually hard to believe this is state sanctioned.
True to form, not a dickie bird from the
@NWCI
, the Council that claims to speak up for women's rights
Barbie Kardashian, a man who threatened to torture, rape and murder his mother has been jailed for five and half years with the final 12 months suspended, and will continue his sentence in the women’s section of Limerick Prison.
Kardashian had 15 previous
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Very disappointing that open & honest discussion can't take place at full
@meathcoco
meeting today
Any challenge of govt's handling of unactioned deportations, entrants with false/no documentation is greeted with accusations of being racist
Honest open debate is off the table
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Why is there talk of our covid pass still being retained for travel?
Is it to replace the Irish passport?
Is it the prelude to something else?
Honest discussion about the purpose of the certificate & the use of our data is a must
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The line has been well & truly crossed.
If we tolerate this, then nothing, I mean nothing, is sacrosanct.
Black will never be more white.
🚨Beating women is now a spectator sport
We have never been more aware as a society of male violence against women
Why are the
#Olympics
allowing this male to enter the boxing ring with a woman?
#Paris2024
@fairplaywomen
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Personal responsibility appears to be the best foot forward. 7 or 8 hours of mask wearing a day is not good for anyone, least of all a child. It is time for parental decision
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Another missed opportunity by
@RTENewsAtOne
to ask
@rodericogorman
the questions many of us want answered
Can
@kevinbakhurst
explain why questions around the missing children in state care & buried AG advice are a no go area for
@rtenews
& broadcast staff?
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The same TD who last year set up a group to counter misinformation/ disinformation & charged with developing a National Counter Disinformation Strategy knowingly tweets a line that is NOT in the Article to whip up support for a yes vote
@cathmartingreen
is acting in bad faith
It's not reflective of today's society for our constitution to say that a woman’s place is in the home.
Diverse families deserve equal recognition in our constitution.
A yes-yes vote in both referendums will help create a more equal & inclusive society in Ireland
#VoteYesYes
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No better way to mark Int'l Women’s Day today than vote to celebrate women & to copperfasten the special status of motherhood in the Constitution
For this generation of women & the next
For the sake of the common good
Mothers, let's embrace them. Don't erase us
#VotelNoNo
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Emergency powers til June now. Why?
The government never plans this far on anything
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Following the science we've learned the vax pass guarantees no-one a COVID free life & is therefore a dangerous & futile tool.
So what health purpose does it serve? It only distracts, discriminates, divides & denounces. And more, it is detrimental to our health & wellbeing
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Have lost count of the number of advisers
@EamonRyan
has at this stage but if shorter showers & slower drives is the (patronising) output of their brainstorming, then a more obvious cost saving measure needs to be taken within the dept
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We're a small country with a small population.
With a massive annual tax take over many years
So why are things in our country such a mess
Until we get accountability reinstated in every public office, dysfunction will continue apace
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Young girl rang y'day v. upset that she's not allowed to graduate without vax passport. She is young, v. healthy & takes necessary precautions & has never had covid. Antigen test would sort this out instantly but instead we have coersion & unnecessary deliberate privations. H
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Health was the reason cited to enforce covid passports. So what's the reason to enforce them tomorrow?
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If ppl had confidence in the gov to oversee proper immigration policy: ie
•enforce the 1000s of deportations
•send back those with no/false documentation
•cut DP waiting times
• return immigrants to 1st EU landing country
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It is wrong to have children masked at school for many hours every day
It's especially wrong when holders of expired vaccine passports have free rein
Consistency & common sense is totally absent from leadership
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Let's talk immigration
16 govt reps unavailable last wk to come on radio
The policy makers refuse to listen, to respond or to action the concerns of so many people.
They are supposed to be answerable to us
Worth listening to short clip below
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@MichealMartinTD
If you were focused on the bread and butter issues, we'd see it and feel it.
You wouldn't have to tell us.
Totally switched off from your grassroots
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Article 41.2.1° “the State recognises that by her life within the home, woman gives to the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved.”
The language may be archaic but its import is beautiful in its recognition of everything that a mother is & does
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Spoke at an event yday to 18 to 35 yr olds
Main topic raised was huge number of their peers & friends emigrating. Not for the usual reasons to explore the world & gain work experience but they see no future here in their homeland.
An astonishing legacy by this govt
#YouthDay
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4224 people in Louth/Meath signed up to 'Be On Call For Ireland’ health service recruitment campaign. A mere 4 were recruited. Can't get my head around how a Health Minister & a government could be part of such a stunt.
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This is the face of a 20 week old, unborn child, almost halfway to being born.
Compassion doesn't cut life short.
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Criticism of
@LeoVaradkar
today is not deemed 'reflective of the mood of the entire country' says
@RichardbrutonTD
That is some arrogance & disconnect
@SaturdayRTE
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Went to buy a mass card today in a shop in Navan for a friend who lost her sibling very tragically to be told they couldn't sell it to me due to
#Covid
restrictions. Was gobsmacked. The plot has truly been lost.
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Another gaping contradiction is Vradkar's feigned solidarity with librarians. His actions have put them in the line of fire
Considering he approved these questionable books for 12 yr olds, how could he not have forseen this warranted & nationwide outcry
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These TDs were voted in to do a job.
Now they've voted that someone else does that job.
We, the Irish people, have no say in policy that will have far-reaching & financial impact on us.
This govt is utterly reckless & irresponsible
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YES to peaceful & respectful protest
NO to porn masquerading as education to children
The heroic staff of Limerick City Library played a blinder today in protecting & defending the beautiful, peaceful sanctuary that is our local library against the fascist elements who ambushed it, upsetting young & elderly service users. Well done to all of you 👏
#Limerick
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For 4 yrs and 11 months
@FineGael
had absolutely no problem with the excessive spend on NGOs or how their funding was even justifiable.
On the 11th hour, they issue some unconvincing mutterings.
Insincerity is the common thread through every one of their pre-election promises
WATCH: Fine Gael Enterprise Minister Peter Burke has called for a “review of the NGO sector” to assess how representative some organisations’ views are compared to public opinion:
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Great to retain the Aontú seat in Navan & to grow my vote sizeably from 2019.
Greater still is my thanks to the voter who places their trust in me & to my team of canvassers & leafleters & supporters.
Míle míle buíochas
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If 25 people can attend a wedding, then why not the same at a family funeral? Where is the logic & the heart.
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Concerning that 70% of Ireland’s legislation comes from the EU
FG, FF & Green MEPs cotinue to cost us our
sovereignty & immigration control with immigration pact vote last week
Aontú oppose this pact & will fight to retain & regain sovereignty in Europe
#aont
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We will only realise now how tough it has been on children, young and older, to have been forced to wear masks for so long & for so much of their day. We will finally see the joy on their faces.
For those who may be a little anxious, it is wonderful that you have the choice
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The election of
@rodericogorman
as party leader reveals significant membership of
@greenparty_ie
can overlook serious duplicity, wrongful action & neglect of duty
The Green Party had announced Minister Roderic O’Gorman as their new leader at a party gathering in Bewley’s Café, Grafton Street. 1896 members cast votes between 4th and 7th of July, with Minister O’Gorman earning a majority with 984, or 52%
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@willieodeaLIVE
Welcome tweet & looking forward to seeing timely action
But I can't refrain from asking the questions -
how & why did
@fiannafailparty
loose sight of the bread & butter issues of the people/its grassoroots & allow itself to get distracted by culture wars
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Some Aontú volunteers at various count centres. Boxes opened so far indicate a strong no vote.. In many centres, they are the only observers at the count.. Yes- advocates staying away.
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@irishexaminer
Just answer the 2 questions that everyone is asking except the govt & its media
Why did you lie about & suppress the AG advice prior to the referenda?
And where are the missing children in state care?
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@peterrowen_
€15 million alone spent on Covid tests last week (7 day period)
The majority of children & teenagers were not sick & will not get sick.
Hemorrhaging vital funds away from critical services.
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For almost 8 months we have experienced shutdown/partial shutdown with the one aim; to save lives. Last night, many of our elected reps rowed back on that commitment & voted to make it easier to end lives.
#AssistedSuicide
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This speech is definitely worth 4 or 5 mins of yr time.
This bill has incredibly serious ramifications for us all if it goes through
The govt has got it wrong again & is attempting to pick off our rights one at a time.
If they are stupid, we certainly can't afford to be.
Tóibín hammers the increasing authoritarianism of this draconian Government who are now regularly deleting the democratic rights of the people.
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Another very sad day for human rights & unborn children.
This government has no backbone.
The extreme element of abortion activism has hit the delete button on humaneness & humanity
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Is it really newsworthy that some govt TDs & senators are fessing up now although they stayed quiet before
#Ref24
Is this not what is all wrong about Irish politics?
@morningireland
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It isn't acceptable in 2023 that publically funded
@nwci
that purports to represent womens' rights would refuse a ticket holder entry to their AGM
Why?
Because she holds a different opinion to them
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An identical planning application that previously had been refused only 4 months prior, gets over the line when
@HMcEntee
gets involved.
Thats twice now (that we know of) where
@FineGael
have duped
@meathcoco
or important information has been overlooked
Helen McEntee intervened in a planning application on behalf of a family friend and wrongly used the title of justice minister.
The applicant had been refused permission for the same development four months previous but was successful this time around.
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@griptmedia
The
@greenparty_ie
has long departed from its former goals & any semblance of propriety
This public event is in very poor taste & an embarrassment. It was wrong.
It's hard to watch the standards of public office slip so much
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I believe the majority of ppl is unaware that
@LadiesFootball
has endorsed the policy that allows boys over 12 & men who identify as female 2 play with or against girls/women bcos who'd imagine that an org set up to promote women's football wud jepordise the safety of its players
The Countess Info Stalls team have so far collected 320 signatures for our LGFA letter, asking
@LadiesFootball
to reverse its trans policy ratified in February 2023. That is three hundred and twenty conversations, hopefully leading to many more discussions, about why men should
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@MichealLehane
@smytho
@TodaywithClaire
There is no earthly justification to drag this discriminatory practice out another 10 days never mind 10 weeks. It serves not one health benefit.
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This govt has obligations to its citizens also: esp to those with disabilities, mental illness, suffering disadvantage, poverty & neglect
To those languishing on health & housing lists & damaged by govt-run public services & their endless resulting inquiries
#NoConfidence
"We have international obligations": Irish Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien refuses to say whether Ireland can accept another 100,000 asylum seekers, while Minister Paschal Donohoe says "we will find the money" to support asylum seekers despite "challenges."
#gript
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#thehardshoulder
Karl Deeter speaking sense. Mass hysteria has taken over.
People are not thinking clearly. There is an inherent risk in living our lives. We have to live with Covid.
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''In 2023, it is the end of access to pornography websites for our children," Barrot, Min. for Digital Affairs in France said in an interview with Le Parisien
Meanwhile, Ireland is going in the opposite direction in our schools and in our libraries
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Elderly man misses appointment call from his HSE consultant this morning (only 3 rings) Plans his morning around it but can't get to it on time. He spends the next hour trying to make contact with relevant dept. No luck. Is this what passes for health care in Ireland today?
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11 wks since evidence from AG office showed
@rodericogorman
breached his ministerial duty to the people
2 wks out from local/EU elections, no sign that he will deviate from or explain his position despite mounting evidence against him & his govt colleagues
No trust, no vote
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Has the gov &
@CMOIreland
deliberately omitted
#Antigen
testing from the fight against
#Covid
to secure full vaccine take up?NEPHET are in a minority globally in its decision to rule it out to date
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Was
#NPHET
proposal to assess legalities & ethics of mandatory vaccines today something of a very public stunt
Why now
How can the remaining 5% of the population be so critical
Or was to make us recoil to our preferred position of 'voluntary' vaccination
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Weddings with 50 guests can go ahead but Christenings, Communions & Confirmations can't.🤔😐
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Highest Covid cases in Europe despite longest & strictest lockdown. Ongoing governmental (NEPHET) refusal to do what Europe has been doing for 7 months has exposed our country disproportionately. Well time to add antigen testing to the toolkit
#Aont
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Strikes me as odd that when polls are discussed on
@RadioBrendanRTE
the broadcaster & panel don't think it worth noting that (unfunded)
@AontuIE
at 1 TD is at 3%, its leader at 28%, compares incredibly with other parties with many TDs
Lab 6
Gn 12
SD 6
Worth a wee mention no?
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Motion below passed despite
@FineGael
submitting amendment to include transwomen. Nearly every FG, 1
@fiannafailparty
& 1
@SocDems
cllr supported amendment.
Very disappointing to see female cllrs deny their own
We will not be removed from legislation or from the Constitution
My motion for today's council meeting
'That Meath Co Co calls on the Govt to copperfasten women's identity in all future legislation pertaining to women's rights & words like woman, maternal & womanhood are never diluted, diminished or deleted from laws or regs going forward' 🤞
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@labour
@AodhanORiordain
Because it's difficult we dispense with it? Let's make the learning of Irish better.
The Irish language is almost a millennium older than English.
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Is there a growing call for a National Day of support withdrawal for certain NGOs?
Abortions are a normal part of reproductive journeys
This
#March28
, we join activists worldwide in launching the Global Day to Destigmatize Abortions📢
Find resources to
#DestigmatizeAbortions
at
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As personalities dominate politics, no mention of
@rodericogorman
His burying of AG advice re referenda wording
No mention of his lying to electorate
No mention of his tinkering with Constitution
No mention of govt backed NGOs manufacturing call for change
No accountability
The Taoiseach refuses to answer questions on state funding of NGOs,
on the misleading of the Dáil and the people by Roderic O'Gorman before the Referendums and
On the leaking and ignoring of the Attorney General Advice.
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Some people are skeptical of the existence of 'mission creep' - the gradual but relentless drive towards the deletion of women from legislation (Maternity Bill last year, Cervical check literature: person with a cervix, 'mother' from the Constitution, 'woman' from the Article)
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What does public consultation count for anymore?
73% against this Bill yet the gov ignores the findings & pushes ahead
They must be reminded it serves the people.
GRIPT EXCLUSIVE: The Irish government is driving ahead with the proposed hate speech bill, even after more than 73% of responses to their public consultation expressed negative views about the idea.
#gript
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Out of 1347 people who voted, 97% do not agree with male born players competing against women or girls. I would appeal to
@LadiesFootball
to reverse their decision & be inclusive of the safety concerns of players, parents, coaches & supporters
#levelplayingfield
Should male-born players be allowed to compete in girls' or women's Ladies Gaelic Football?
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@VillageMagIRE
Meanwhile the govt sits back watching everyone tear strips off each other spared of all blame & responsibility for the absolute mayhem that is their immigration policy
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I've 6 siblings. We can't agree on everything. Similarly, there's no political party with whom you share agreement on all policies
But we can all agree, the current administration is working against the people
We need fearless people with conviction, competence & ethics
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Why does an organisation set up & run by women for women & girls risk the health, safety & participation of girls in football?
And then risk all the hard won progress & buy in by seeking to control the narrative?
These are not the actions of a grassroots community group
As LGFA directs players on what to say to media, Danielle Loughery says there is “massive opposition from all over the country” on the inclusion of transgender players in girl's teams, but that people fear their families and their clubs will be targeted.
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Aontú at 4% in latest poll, 1% ahead of Labour & Green Party & equal to Soc Dems.
Help is at hand in our constituency offices in Navan,Trim, Delvin & Limerick City as well as clinics all over the country
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10 people allowed to attend a funeral. This the most abject form of bleakness.
9 more weeks of this? This has to be reviewed.
@MichealMartinTD
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12,000 live deportations as of last year.
The State doesn't know if they have left or not.
No records are kept, no checks in place.
Incredible lack of oversight or controls.
Voluntary deportations are a peculiar way to deal with failed applications
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To everyone, especially all the women & men who voted yesterday, to ensure a very happy Mother's Day today, go raibh maith agaibh
#L
ánaMáithreacha
#Motherhood
#MaternalBonds
#StrongWomen
Love & gratitude to my own mother, the rock on which our family is built
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Jackie Cahill,
@LadiesFootball
comms manager talks of duty of care to players to equip them in advance of press events.
No mention of duty of care on the pitch or in changing rooms
#LevelPlayingField
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My motion for today's council meeting
'That Meath Co Co calls on the Govt to copperfasten women's identity in all future legislation pertaining to women's rights & words like woman, maternal & womanhood are never diluted, diminished or deleted from laws or regs going forward' 🤞
The Dept of Health received legal advice to delete four references to ‘woman’ and ‘man’ in Assisted Reproduction Bill, while the Soc Dem queried use of the word ‘mother' with surrogate.
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@rtenews
I try not to be cynical. But I'm struggling here.
Not a dickie bird before the election.
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Guím beannachtaí na Cásca oraibh
A very happy Easter to you
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Equality used to be about the rights of women, to be equal to men
Now, women are less equal to a man who describes himself as a woman
Vote for candidates, both female & male & a party who critically thinks
@AontuIE
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Can anyone give an approximation of the difference in the viral load between 2 healthy 40 yr olds, one of whom is vaccinated & the other not, both with Covid. Asking on behalf of constituents & 1000s of businesses staying closed to indoor dining due to enforcement of C19 certs
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'That they have had to force a debate on one of the most horrendous accounts of how late term abortions are creating emotional trauma in the medical profession and agonising death to unborn children remains a scandal'
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2 major disappointments to note by
@EamonRyan
before he stepped down as leader
Not holding
@rodericogorman
to account for his dreadful action on the 2 recent referendums & failing to resurrect the Navan Dublin rail line abandoning 10s of 1000s of Meath commuters to commuter hell
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