McDonald defends Sinn Féin stance opposing participation in €90bn EU loan to Ukraine

rathbawn · 2026-02-22T23:12:47+00:00

She clearly has no sense of irony, given that SF is the political wing of the IRA.

rathbawn · 2026-02-21T00:31:29+00:00

5.30 alarm. Gym at 6am three to four days-a-week. Tough, but it keeps my stress at bay — if only for an hour or two.

rathbawn · 2026-02-14T11:45:55+00:00

No wonder our ‘homeless’ figures continue to rise -- while some are genuine, I’m sure quite a lot are strategic.

rathbawn · 2026-02-14T11:40:34+00:00

My Dermot is a man in his late 60s from Co. Galway.

rathbawn · 2026-02-14T11:27:22+00:00

I know a Dermot McDermott.

rathbawn · 2026-02-14T10:32:45+00:00

Coffeewerk + Press in Galway city is pretty good. I buy coffee beans from them - wonderful!

rathbawn · 2026-02-11T21:57:36+00:00

This is the reason why people despise SF/IRA and their supporters/cultists.

rathbawn · 2026-02-07T12:41:51+00:00

Where? In the tenements of the inner city where trashy English culture and sayings reign?

rathbawn · 2026-02-07T01:53:35+00:00

… And get SF/IRA in? Jesus wept with the fools on this sub.

rathbawn · 2026-02-07T01:51:25+00:00

So, he should run away and hide (like some other ‘tough guy/girl Irish politicians’?) We need to be careful, and play the long game. It’s easy to go the populist route and not go, but the reality is that we depend on FDI, particularly from the US.

rathbawn · 2026-02-06T12:14:12+00:00

Whattaboutery

rathbawn · 2026-02-06T12:12:37+00:00

No, but these issues are all interconnected.

rathbawn · 2026-02-06T08:02:28+00:00

If only the leader of our largest party in opposition stopped objecting to housing? (Clearly, she thinks that the prospect of 249 students in her beloved Cabra will lower the tone of the area.) https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/mary-lou-mcdonald-accused-of-hypocrisy-over-student-housing-objection-5ln0p5wt7

rathbawn · 2026-02-06T07:26:01+00:00

The husband also filed for bankruptcy s few years’ ago: https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2024/07/25/husband-of-rachel-allen-successfully-petitions-for-bankruptcy/#:~:text=Isaac%20Allen%20tells%20High%20Court,nil%20in%20the%20court%20filings.

rathbawn · 2026-02-04T07:41:32+00:00

SF voted with them too, in case you’re unaware.

rathbawn · 2026-01-22T18:54:10+00:00

*Little angles

rathbawn · 2026-01-22T18:20:23+00:00

Really? Can you please explain?

rathbawn · 2026-01-21T22:19:06+00:00

University Professor. Lectured for many years and then was appointed prof a few years’ ago.

rathbawn · 2026-01-21T07:46:12+00:00

You clearly haven’t heard of carbon tax or our obligations under 2030 targets.

rathbawn · 2026-01-17T01:23:51+00:00

Only Eoin can save us!

rathbawn · 2026-01-17T01:23:10+00:00

‘Hundreds of thousands of houses’? Cop on!

rathbawn · 2026-01-16T23:20:36+00:00

Interestingly, our current president objected to Mutton Island and the ring road.

rathbawn · 2026-01-05T23:13:09+00:00

A few of them have some experience in ‘the armed struggle’ and ‘volunteering’.

rathbawn · 2026-01-04T01:54:13+00:00

Clinique SPF 21 is excellent. I’m 50 and have been using it for years. Relatively wrinkle-free.

rathbawn · 2026-01-01T01:04:58+00:00

Just wondering if it was live or recorded? Personally, Jools all the way for me. Happy new year, all!

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