Aidan McQuade 🇪🇺
@the_mcquade
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Republic of Conscience
Joined April 2011
"McQuade shows prodigious skill in shining a spotlight on the scandal of mother-and-baby homes and in brilliantly imbuing the past with his own potent blend of heart, soul and wit." Rosemary Jenkinson https://t.co/YaLinsFC37…
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Dear @Keir_Starmer Aren’t they just protesting against Britain becoming an “island of strangers”?
theguardian.com
PM condemns attacks against police, racist intimidation of minorities and use of flag to instil fear
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Israel is levelling Gaza City. Those that can get out are being bombed in their tents shot by snipers. Yet the world remains silent. Silence is complicity.
Civil Defense: The residents of Gaza City are currently being subjected to “ethnic cleansing.” The Israeli occupation has reached the level of “blind madness.” We call on the countries of the world and the international community to intervene urgently today, before tomorrow, to
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Starmer surrendered when he turned his back on disabled people that rely on the government for support. He surrended when he cut aid for the disabled. He surrendered the moment he called us an island of strangers. Real patriotism requires us to care. https://t.co/4x8Em4mbmB
bbc.com
The prime minister said the flag represents "our diverse country" and he will not allow people to feel intimidated.
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Isn’t the point of republicanism that different traditions on the island should be accepted? Isn’t that what the tricolour represents?
When did Heather stop going to Orange Parades? - John Lee FINE GAEL presidential candidate Heather Humphreys was forced to confirm yesterday that her husband was a member of the controversial Orange Order during the Troubles in the North. #PE25 #Aras25 #OrangeOrder
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Peter Mandleson sat in a white fluffy bathrobe smiling at a paedophile. He made a career out of befriending billionaires, including Epstein. He epitomises the rot in politics. Keir Starmer is as unfit for office as the man he belatedly sacked. https://t.co/npCZOMbTRl
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Northern Ireland has had some shocking secretaries of state, but they don’t come more despicable than Peter Mandelson.
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Don’t let the Charlie Kirk stuff distract. Israel is stepping up its annihilation of Gaza City.
Civil Defense: The residents of Gaza City are currently being subjected to “ethnic cleansing.” The Israeli occupation has reached the level of “blind madness.” We call on the countries of the world and the international community to intervene urgently today, before tomorrow, to
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This should be a universally accepted fact. [The @AJEnglish newsroom in DC; I’m here to guest on @AJInsideStory]
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The Northern Ireland economy is smaller than that of Fingal. The north needs Irish Unity. The UK hasn't delivered economically for the north.
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Flegs! The most important issue in politics!
EXCL: Britain will “never surrender” to far-right protesters who use the flag as cover for violence and to instil fear, Keir Starmer says, condemning attacks against police officers and racist intimidation of minorities. @jessicaelgot @BenQuinn75
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Far right figures squabble over fleg
theguardian.com
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From Pampers to Pot Noodle: the Israel-linked goods you might find in your house https://t.co/WylBKgrA4I
irishtimes.com
There’s a growing movement to stop buying products linked to Israel because of the war in Gaza – and it’s a long list
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Conductor of BBC Scottish Symphony, Ilan Volkov, urged the world last night to stop Israel.
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Who are you planning to vote in the next GE? Post your reason in the comments 👇 Add anyother in the comments 👇 RT for larger sample size
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The Russians started the war
Trump on President Zelensky: “He's always looking to purchase missiles. Listen, when you start a war, you gotta know you can win a war. You don't start a war against somebody that's 20 times your size and then hope that people give you some missiles."
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Very interesting piece by @rhiannonlucyc on the proposed expansion of London’s @NationalGallery
theguardian.com
Curators can now chart the seismic shifts in 20th-century art – and include more works by women and artists of colour, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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"There's a link between the people of Ireland and the people of the Choctaw" Éire agus na Chéad Náisiúin 🪶 17/09 📺21:30 ✨
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Tomorrow's front page 📰 Israel is 'drunk on impunity', says Gaza surgeon
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Far right protest today: 26 - police officers injured 9 - protestors arrested Proscribed group protests: 0 - police officers injured 1,600 - protestors arrested We have Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper to thank for this absurd anomaly
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This was at the Proms 2 nights ago - conductor Ilan Volkov
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