Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar winning short-film ‘NO OTHER LAND’, has been freed:
“After being handcuffed all night and beaten in a military base, Hamdan Ballal is now free and is about to go home to his family.”
@BrianFlanagan1@FranceskAlbs #8: this goes deep into the foundations of rté. you'll find that Irish would-be TV professionals spent intern periods in the then fashionable state of Israel. definitely needs investigating.
🚨 NEW: President Zelensky says Sen. Lindsey Graham can move to Ukraine and gain citizenship if he wants his resignation call to carry "weight":
Reporter: "Senator Lindsey Graham said that perhaps you should consider resigning..."
Zelensky: "I can give him the citizenship of Ukraine. He will become a citizen of our country, and then his voice will gain weight."
"And I will hear him as a citizen of Ukraine on the topic of who must be the president."
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@EmmaCDeSouza Still no voting rights of any kind for Irish living outside Ireland. There was talk of an Irish Diaspora seat in the Seanad. That has gone absolutely nowhere.
Agree NI Irish urgently need representation & votes. How though?
As the city celebrates #Glasgow850, a special #StBrigidsDay event with Glasgow City Council on Friday 31 January will look at the extraordinary lives led by women of Irish descent in Glasgow.
Free tickets 👉 https://t.co/jq48dEtslf
🚨 We’re sad to announce that #StormÉowyn has caused severe damage across our Gardens.
At #Edinburgh, 15 trees have been lost – either uprooted or damaged beyond recovery. This includes the Garden’s tallest tree, the 29-metre Cedrus deodara, planted in 1859 👇
@MahmoudMassri15 Sorrow, that the people of Gaza have suffered so much. Fear, that their oppressors won't be held in check. Scepticism that the international community will see this through (although our civilization depends on this peace, truly).