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Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 4d

Any commentator who blathers on about right-of-centre politicians being ‘woke’ immediately forfeits the right to be taken seriously.

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Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 5d

Thoughts and prayers for the Daily Heil.

a person is holding a small pink violin in their hand

Alt: a person is holding a small pink violin in their hand.

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Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 5d

And asked if they *really* identify with the antonym.

Tweet from Kathy Burke @KathyBurke:

I love being 'woke'. It's much nicer than being an ignorant fucking twat.
09:37 • 13/03/2022

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Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 5d

Comhghairdeas lenár nUachtarán seo chugainn! 🎉🇮🇪
Congratulations to our next President! 🎉🇮🇪

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Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 5d

Just disgusting. It’s rightly being widely condemned, but appalling we live in a climate where a gulpin like this can feel so empowered.

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 6d

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald was among canvassers threatened on a Dublin street today.

Gardaí were called over the incident, which happened at around 4pm on the city’s northside.
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Gardaí called as Mary Lou McDonald and canvassers threatened on Dublin street

The incident happened at around 4pm on the city’s northside.

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Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 6d

Finally managed to pull my initial thoughts on the British govt's Post-16 Education and Skills White paper into a blog.

I'm not the first to vent about adults being just an afterthought and the continued framing of adult learning as solely about 'skills'.
www.paulsceeny.com/post/educati...

Education and Skills in England: more narrowing of horizons for adults?

Some thoughts on the British government's Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, and how adult learning is perceived within England.

www.paulsceeny.com

Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 7d

It’s so tiresome- being gaslit by the D4 establishment about ‘reconciliation’ being a prerequisite for reunification.

Miriam O’C parroting the nonsense talking point about the Irish language being ‘weaponised’ is a case in point.

Laura McAtackney @lauramca.bsky.social · 7d

As someone from the North living the South, it can feel b othering that so much of the election talk is about appealing to Northern unionists and virtually no recognition of the ongoing trauma inflicted on Northern nationalists. Yet another day in the British state being denied justice.

Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 7d

Some people on this island are voting to elect their head of state
Others are digesting the fact that their state deployed paratroopers as peacekeepers - an oxymoron in itself, who killed children in broad daylight & then frustrated justice to the point that it was impossible. Such a stark contrast

Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 7d

A bitterly disappointing day for our city. Justice denied, again.

It’s small comfort that ****** at least got to see the inside of a courtroom (albeit behind a coward’s curtain) - unlike those who sent him here.

There is no British justice.

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 7d

A former paratrooper has been found not guilty of the murders of two men and the attempted murders of five men during the events of Bloody Sunday in 1972. jrnl.ie/6852291

Bloody Sunday: Judge expected to deliver verdict in trial of Soldier F

The former paratrooper has been charged with the murders of James Wray and William McKinney in Derry on 30 January 1972.

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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 7d

Bad day for the rule of law. The state can murder you in front of witness, cameras, frustrate justice for years, oversee destroying evidence and then put it 53 year later before a jury less trial to give themselves the green light about it all. And I have to pay my taxes to fund it

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Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 7d

T'was ever thus.

Though at least ****** got to see the inside of a courtroom (albeit behind a coward's curtain) - and has had to live with the possibility of being held to account for his actions.

Sadly, the same can't be said of those who sent him and his muckers to our city.

Boo-rendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 7d

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nanaj.bsky.social @nanaj.bsky.social · 10d

The UK media last week spent so much time banging on about a football match. Will they give the same amount of coverage to this ? I very much doubt it

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 10d

⏱️21 mins ago

"The Israeli Premier League derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was cancelled by police after "violent riots" before kick-off."

There are MANY politicians who owe West Midlands police a profound apology.

List/tag them. 👇

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Tel Aviv called off by police after disorder

The Israeli Premier League derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv is cancelled before kick-off and nine people are arrested.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 11d

#EndIsraeliWarcrimes #EndIsraeliImpunity

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11d

BREAKING: The Israeli military says it has begun a wave of air attacks on southern Gaza as the precarious ceasefire comes under threat.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7g8svh

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Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 13d

Unforced errors doesn’t even begin to cut it.

Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 13d

How has the government got itself into the position of standing up for Israeli football hooligans, while criminalising peaceful supporters of Palestine Action?

Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 13d

If only Starmer had moved "at pace" to stop arming Isra-hell and enabing its genocide... 😬

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...

Discussions happening 'at pace' to resolve ban of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, No 10 says - live updates

Government officials are meeting today to discuss fans from the Israeli football team being blocked from a game against Aston Villa.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 13d

I see the pro-genocide grievance factory is in full overdrive about a football match that shouldn’t be happening in the first place.

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Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 16d

Some thoughts about #AdultEducation across the island of Ireland: energy/momentum in the south; fragmentation/shoestrings in the north.

And with constitutional change coming, how to ensure adults aren't just an afterthought? #EducationPolicy #Think32 #BlogPost
www.paulsceeny.com/post/adult-l...

Adult learning across the island

Some thoughts about adult and community education across the island of Ireland

www.paulsceeny.com

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 17d

Una Mullally: Heather Humphreys tells us she’s a people person. Catherine Connolly shows us

Connolly has appeared on several podcasts that appeal to younger audiences and the more candid format suits her

www.irishtimes.com

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 21d

"The underlying point is that, given the history, there was nothing like sufficient trust that the UK state could, or would, provide the safeguards and protections of minority rights in Northern Ireland, and that remains the case today."

ukandeu.ac.uk/the-belfast-...

The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and Human Rights - UK in a changing Europe

Andrew McCormick explains the role ECHR membership plays in the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement.

ukandeu.ac.uk

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Brenda Gough @brendagough.bsky.social · 23d

We knew.
So did our government's.

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Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 24d

Poor Kemi... 😆
Poor Britian (whatever that is...) 🙄
#BadEnoch

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 24d

It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.

Goody-bag merch from Tory Conference branded "When Labour negotiates Britian loses" and signed "Kemi Badenoch".

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Claire Mullaly @clairemullaly.bsky.social · 24d

When the PSNI were over arresting peaceful protesters in London, loyalist terror groups with 12,500+ members threatened terror attacks for using this island's native tongue. No COBRA meetings, no British reporting, nothing.

Irish language group calls for all parties to condemn UDA and UVF threats to burn Belfast council facilities over language proposals

A leading Irish language organisation has called for all parties to condemn threats from the UVF and UDA saying they would carry out an arson campaign against Belfast City Council property displaying ...

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25d

This is grim & dangerous over reach.

This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.

Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 25d

NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.

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Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 26d

Abducted from international waters and clearly now being mistreated.

#IsraelIsATerrorState

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 26d

Lawyers for Irish flotilla detainees have expressed concern about 'mistreatment' by Israeli authorities
https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-citizens-flotilla-gaza-israel-6835415-Oct2025/

Lawyers for Irish flotilla detainees express concern about 'mistreatment' by Israeli authorities

Some 443 flotilla participants were arrested by Israeli forces, organisers said, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.

www.thejournal.ie

Paul Sceeny @paulsceeny.bsky.social · 27d

How many times does this need to said!

Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 27d

You can protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza and unequivocally condemn the antisemitic terror attack in Manchester.

Don’t let politicians or the media tell you that you can’t do both.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29d

Greta Thunberg is the best of us.

If you are not on her side there is something very wrong with you.

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