Zoteo is really good. Mehdi Hasan seems to be one of Britains best journalists.

Yes. The universe must think I need the exercise.

The Irish people detained by Israel are John Connellan, Michael Fix, Colm Byrne, Fiacc Ó Brolcháin, Martin Guilfoyle, Robert Murphy and Cat Graham.

O’Daly also said that Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris “are putting our lives at risk by not holding Israel accountable”.

“They could shoot us in the fucking head and it would be business as usual between Ireland and Israel. Without our politicians holding Israel accountable, Israel knows they can do anything they want to us.”

I just buy in Aldi because I have easy transport to there. But there are probably better deals out there I don’t know of. I’m limited to Sensodine for my sensitive teeth coz I can’t even handle a cold glass of water otherwise.

The US dominated world sucked in a lot of ways,

Agreed

but at least it was stable.

Highly debatable.

I do the same thing for the same reason with toiletries: toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss, shampoo and body wash. It just annoys me to run out of them so one wall is just stacked with stuff like that. And like yourself, other people will use them so I can’t really over do it. I aim to buy a one year supply once per year.

I know some people used places like Musgraves to buy things for their business (or their homes, bought through the business) but I’m not sure how much cheaper they are these days.

Ah, sin uafásach gan dabht.

I gComhaontú Aoine an Chéasta sa ré réamhshruthaithe i 1998, foráladh go ndéanfaí iarracht srianta a dhéanfadh díspreagadh nó a bheadh ina chonstaic ar chothú agus ar fhorbairt na teanga a bhaint ar shiúl. Foráladh freisin go n-oibreodh Rialtas na Breataine chun teacht ar sheirbhís ar Theilifís na Gaeilge (mar a bhí, TG4 anois) ó thuaidh.

Ní raibh sé sin ar eolas agam 🤦🏻‍♂️

“Tá sé scannallach, beagnach 30 bliain ar aghaidh ó Chomhaontú Aoine an Chéasta, go bhfuil RTÉ iad féin ag déanamh socruithe clár teilifíse a cheannach agus a chur ar fáil trí Ghaeilge, agus ansin bac a chur ar an gclár sin do phobal na Gaeilge atá lonnaithe sna sé chontae,” dúirt sé.

Aontaím leo céad faoin gcéad.

I must give Sionnach a go. I have it installed but never got around to it. Thanks for the nudge!

Buntús Cainte is available online for free as far as I know (Youtube, and some of the language apps have the audio course included). I really like that one too and I have all three books/CDs. It’s a bit dated in some ways, but the blas on the speakers is fantastic.

I like the Gaeilge Gan Stró series because they’re modern and include good audio to listen to. I find it easier to just listen to the audio until it sounds familiar and then read the chapter after that.

I saw an Irish teacher online recommending something for retention that works well for me: basically when I hear something on Irish radio or TV that sounds familiar but I don’t know what it actually means, I write it down and look it up later. I remember those well and they’re usually useful and current.

Fair play OP, ádh mór leis. Some great replies too.

Nobody should have to show papers or ID to “protesters” to attend a medical appointment or access essential services. The violent language such as putting guns to peoples heads (as one of them said on national TV), a sign calling for hangings, etc is not normal protest.

It’s also not a good look for the organisers to be asking for taxpayer subsidies while also having a record of not paying tax.

Ideally the government would have us on so much solar that, like Spain and other countries, we would be well shielded from the impacts of this illegal war. Unfortunately farmer and haulier reps have consistently decried and voted against climate action in Ireland. They are to blame for this aspect of the disaster and are holding others to ransom for their own errors.

I don’t support the government and think the social contract is so badly broken that the same government cannot (or will not) right the wrongs done. I sympathise with the farmers who are trying to clarify that the anti-immigrant element are hijacking their cause. Protests should be disruptive, but these have crossed a line and I don’t support them or their demands. We need to transition away from fossil fuels, not subsidise them.

Our gov pays a lot of lip service, visits the Rafah border, etc. But we have betrayed Palestinians very badly and they are paying with their lives.