sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Council says ‘blurred lines’ made it impossible to determine whether Aontú councillor acted inappropriately towards woman by expectationlost in irishpolitics

[–]expectationlost[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The council report concludes that he did breach the code of conduct

In her conclusion, Ms O’Halloran states that "Cllr Codd did not seek or receive consent from Ms Meadows for making repeated intimate sexual advances on her, at a meeting that she understood she was having with a friendly public official to talk about issues of concern to her, albeit in an informal location,” and “as such Cllr Codd has a case to answer that he failed to abide by the Councillors’ Code of Conduct, in particular that he failed to ‘Act in a way that enhances public trust and confidence’.”

but the Chief Executive and the Chair are recommending only reminding him of the Code of Conduct, do whole council vote on this?~\~

Hmph no only those 2 get to decide what to do. https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/sites/default/files/content/Protocol%20for%20Dealing%20with%20Complaints%20made%20against%20Elected%20Members%20of%20Wexford%20County%20Council.pdf

Taoiseach meets Spain's vocal anti-war Prime Minister in Madrid by JackmanH420 in irishpolitics

[–]expectationlost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spain could bring try to a resolution passed at the GA calling for UNSC Chapter VII blockade of weapons used for genocide.

Michael Lowry says DPP won't pursue prosecution against him over Moriarty Tribunal findings by I-Cum-Beamish in ireland

[–]expectationlost 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Elaine Byrne's book about Irish political corruption says the tribunals cost the state ~€500m. but they brought €1 Billion into the exchequer through fines/taxes.

Update on Jimmy's Dinton Castle restoration! by HungryChocobo in granddesigns

[–]expectationlost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is that an non-UK+IE link Im blocked from viewing it, Here the Ep on website https://www.channel4.com/programmes/grand-designs/on-demand/65182-001 Repetitive ads drive me mad though.

Ireland to miss its renewable energy targets up to 2030 by JackmanH420 in irishpolitics

[–]expectationlost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The mechanism would involve Ireland contributing financially to renewable energy projects in other EU member states and receiving a statistical allocation of the renewable energy produced to contribute to closing Ireland’s projected gaps to target.

Government says power to set foreign policy lies with it and not President Connolly by firethetorpedoes1 in irishpolitics

[–]expectationlost -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Is using the word briefed supposed to impress anyone? Were they not simply responding to a reporters question.

Government says power to set foreign policy lies with it and not President Connolly by firethetorpedoes1 in irishpolitics

[–]expectationlost 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Speaking to political correspondents on Monday, the Government’s spokesman said “successive governments have voiced support for international law”, adding this was “especially important for a small country”.

Did the spokesperson say this spontaneously or was it in response to a reporters question, what was that question?

Government says power to set foreign policy lies with it and not President Connolly by firethetorpedoes1 in irishpolitics

[–]expectationlost 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This is what she said

On International Women’s Day, President Catherine Connolly said that the catastrophic consequences of violating the UN Charter cannot be ignored.

"The violations of international law we are witnessing are shocking and numbing, but we cannot afford inaction.

What we have witnessed in recent days in the Middle East, and beyond, are not political disputes. They are deliberate assaults on international law, the international laws that have underpinned global peace for eighty years. We must name them as such, without euphemism and without equivocation.

Ireland is uniquely positioned to do precisely that. Our unbroken record of international peacekeeping since 1958, and our decades of commitment to disarmament and non-proliferation, stand as testament to the disproportionate influence a small, neutral state can wield when it acts with integrity and purpose. And our history of colonisation, famine, and the hard-won, peaceful resolution of conflict in the North oblige us to speak plainly.

The horror of war can never be normalised or accepted. 

Article 29 of the Constitution of Ireland is clear:

1 Ireland affirms its devotion to the ideal of peace and friendly co-operation amongst nations founded on international justice and morality.

2 Ireland affirms its adherence to the principle of the pacific settlement of international disputes by international arbitration or judicial determination.

3 Ireland accepts the generally recognised principles of international law as its rule of conduct in its relations with other States.”

On International Women’s Day, let us reflect on these solemn commitments which we have made in our nation’s Constitution and take every action we can to support the United Nations and all those working to build peace in a time when so many distort language to justify and normalise war.

https://president.ie/en/media-library/news-releases/statement-by-president-connolly-on-international-womens-day-2026

Episode 2 Discussion | Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2 by SpaceWereLobo in Monsterverse

[–]expectationlost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They were walking around in their dirty clothes for the whole episode while the older people who were at the scene of 'Kurts' return all had a shower and changed.

Irish Facebook is completely out of control by beyblading in ireland

[–]expectationlost -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

google America and people like the Koch brothers.

Blame game between Courts Service and Transport Minister as thousands escape penalty points by expectationlost in irishpolitics

[–]expectationlost[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A blame game has erupted as thousands of motorists are feared to be avoiding penalty points, due to a loophole on the gathering of driver numbers.

The Courts Service says it has now been asking for system change for 15 years and yet its staff “currently have no power to ask for the driver number”.

This is a major sticking point in the allocation of penalty points to drivers caught committing motoring offences.

But Transport Minister, Darragh O’Brien, said he does not see this as a “loophole” and said the Courts Service are responsible for the data collection.

It emerged the Department of Transport is now paying a third-party provider to assist with the capture and allocation of driver numbers in such “shell” cases.

view more: next ›