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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · 5d

Another great performance by Catherine Connolly - Bringing passion, empathy, common sense agus Gaeilge to a debate on our next president

I want a president who will speak truth to power. Not a president who reads off queue cards prepared by the government press office

#TWIP #Spéirghorm #Áras25

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · 5d

RTÉ: We need to speak about the Irish language, but I need you all to be quick.

Náireach #TWIP #SpéirGorm

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · 5d

Catherine Connolly leading the poll to be our next president.

Without a doubt, she is the candidate with the vision, passion, and energy to bring us towards Unity!

Ar aghaidh linn 🇮🇪

#Áras25 #SpéirGorm

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · 8d

#AllEyesOnSumudFlotilla as Senator Chris Andrews and his companions on the Sumad Flotilla do what our governments are not brave enough to do.... break the siege of Gaza with humanitarian aid 🇵🇸🇮🇪

#Gaza #SpéirGorm

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · 10d

One candidate stood head and shoulders above the rest in that debate.

Catherine Connolly will be a president for all of Ireland.

North, South, East, and West.

#TonightVMTV #SpéirGorm #Áras25

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · 19d

Is iarrthóir iontach í @catherinegalway.bsky.social , agus táim súil go mór don fheachtas atá os ár gcomhair! 🇮🇪 🗳

#SpéirGorm #Aras2025

Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 20d

I welcome the announcements that Sinn Féin and @greenpartyie.bsky.social are backing my candidacy for president of Ireland, I am very much heartened by their support.

The coalition of left, centre left parties and independents backing my run for president is a welcome change for Irish politics.

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · 25d

Liverpool fans in the final minutes of every game this season

#LFC

a man standing in front of a door with ted lasso written on the bottom right

ALT: a man standing in front of a door with ted lasso written on the bottom right

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · 26d

Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South, Kathleen Funchion, has hit out against a move to allow EU funds to be redirected towards military spending at the expense of social and regional funds

#SpéirGorm #IrishPol

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EU social and regional funds must not be redirected towards military spending- Kathleen Funchion MEP - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South, Kathleen Funchion, has hit out against at a move to allow EU funds to be redirected towards military spending at the expense of social and regional policies Following ...

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Sep 7

In our thousands
In our millions
We are all Palestinians

Proud to march in solidarity with the people of Palestine 🇵🇸

#Gaza #Palestine #SpéirGorm

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Sep 3

I wonder what Jim Gavin thinks of Mercosur? 🤔

#SpéirGorm

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Aug 15

Great match & tribute to Liverpools forever number 20

#LFC #LIVBOR #YNWA

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Aug 9

Fine Gael is the party of homeownership ... that's why every month they deliver record house prices, record rents, and most shamefully, record homelessness.

#SpéirGorm

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Aug 8

Tune in next week when the chap annoying everyones feed about the US Congressmen & women's letter, endorses McGregor for president - Because who cares about human rights when 16 people you've never heard of wrote a mean letter.

#SpéirGorm

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Jul 20

Sky News reporting that at least 67 people have been killed by IDF gunfire whilst queuing for food in #Gaza - and over 100 injured.

Meanwhile the International community continues to turn a cold blind eye and cancels anyone who calls this for what it is. Genocide.

#SpéirGorm #Palestine

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Jul 8

Sinn Féin MEPs Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion will be voting to censure Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday.

"Her failure to act in the face of the genocide unfolding in Palestine is indefensible.

#Gaza #Palestine #EuropeanParliament #SpéirGorm

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Ursula von der Leyen’s position is now 'untenable' - Boylan & Funchion - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin MEP’s Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion will be voting to censure Ursula von der Leyen in the European Parliament this week. It has become increasingly clear that Ursula von der Leyen, and h...

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Jun 26

The European Union has no credibility when it comes to upholding human rights, human dignity, and no credibility as a partner for peace.

There should be no trade deals for war criminals.

#SpéirGorm #Gaza #Palestine

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European leaders delay action to suspend trade with Israel

A review of Israel’s trade agreement with the EU found the country had breached its human rights obligations included in the deal.

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Jun 25

An Cheathrú Rua ag seasamh leis an bPalaistín

🔴⚫️

🇮🇪 🇵🇸

#SpéirGorm

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60 people protest at University of Galway meeting in Carraroe over its ties with Israeli institutions | GalwayBayFM

60 people are protesting at a meeting of the University of Galway's Governing Authority in Carraroe this afternoonIt's over the university's alleged inaction an...

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Jun 22

That's a funny way to comdemn the bombing of Iran

#SpéirGorm

Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jun 22

Iran must never acquire the bomb.

With tensions in the Middle East at a new peak, stability must be the priority.

And respect for international law is critical.

Now is the moment for Iran to engage in a credible diplomatic solution.

The negotiating table is the only place to end this crisis.

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Jun 20

Any EU leader that fails to agree to the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement is complicit to a genocide being live streamed onto their phones.

#SpéirGorm #Gaza #Palestine

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Jun 20

“Vice President Kallas’s comments were ill-advised and deeply insensitive to the experiences of Irish communities still seeking justice to this day.

Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion calls on Kaja Kallas to withdraw her remarks on Ireland's history

#SpéirGorm #EU

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Vice President of European Commission should withdraw remarks on Ireland’s History - Kathleen Funchion MEP - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South, Kathleen Funchion, has written to the Vice President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, urging her to withdraw comments made during a debate on the upcoming NATO...

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Jun 17

2 Bedroom property in Galway sells for €300,000 above its advised minimum value. 💰💰

The 91m² home sold for €625,000 🏠🏠

How can ordinary workers & families get on the property market when a 2 bed is going for €625k?

#RaiseTheRoof #SpéirGorm #IrishPol #Galway

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Salthill home sets record by selling for €300k over AMV | GalwayBayFM

A home in Salthill has set a record for a local auctioneer - by selling for almost €300 thousand above its advised minimum value.

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Jun 16

Lynn Boylan & Kathleen Funchion raise questions over von der Leyen's telephone conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu -

The Sinn Féin MEPs have written to the Commission asking if von der Leyen raised the outstanding ICC arrest warrant with the Israeli PM.

#SpéirGorm

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Questions raised following Von Der Leyen phone call with Netanyahu - Kathleen Funchion MEP and Lynn Boylan MEP - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin MEPs Kathleen Funchion and Lynn Boylan have questioned the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, over a telephone conversation she had with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Ne...

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Jun 15

Proud to have stood with 100,000 plus today, calling for the European Union to finally impose sanctions on the Israeli regime, who are committing a live streamed genocide.

🇮🇪🤝🇵🇸

#SanctionIsraelNow #SpéirGorm #IrishPol #Palestine

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Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Jun 13

Sanction Israel Now!

Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jun 13

The reports emerging from the Middle East are deeply alarming.

Europe urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint, de-escalate immediately and refrain from retaliation.

A diplomatic resolution is now more urgent than ever, for the sake of the region's stability and global security.

Kevin Lally @kevinlally32.bsky.social · Jun 6

Hollow words until you suspend trade deals with war criminals

Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jun 6

The @ec.europa.eu fully supports the ICC and its officials.

The ICC holds perpetrators of the world’s gravest crimes to account and gives victims a voice.

It must be free to act without pressure.

We will always stand for global justice and the respect of international law.