🟢 IFI advises that Galway + Erriff fisheries have both re-opened.
🐟 Excessively warm water temperatures last week led the fisheries to be closed temporarily to all angling – incl catch & release – to protect fish from potentially lethal heat stress.
ℹ️ https://t.co/du6lyCJRyy
@FearStairLmk Hang on, #Limerick has at least 4 Museums, Galway has very to do except eating and drinking. Unlike Galway #Limerick doesn't have to wait 40 year for a ring road and you will wait another 30 years before they get their Museum.
25th Anniversary of Camerata Ireland’s wonderful annual Clandeboye Music Festival in beautiful north Co. Down, 22-28 August. No aviation fuel required! @ArtsCouncilNI@RandoxOfficial@ANDborough@RTEArena. https://t.co/xtLtqfzyq9
Did you know the European eel is most illegally trafficked animal in the EU?
Every year, tonnes are smuggled out of the EU by criminal networks, despite its critically endangered status.
#TheRoadToGreen has the full story: https://t.co/pBnzVMbfUO
In partnership with @EU_ENV.
Tonight, we adorn our European institutions with the colours of Ukraine.
Two colours, carrying the spirit of courage.
Two colours, burning with resistance.
Four years into Russia’s full-scale war, these colours are shining brighter than ever
Slava Ukraini.
The Kavanagh boys, at Ireland’s Embassy in London; guests of Ambassador Fraser at his reception on the eve of the England v Ireland rugby match in Twickenham. C’mon Ireland! @IrelandEmbGB@IrishRugby@clongowes@OireachtasNews
⚫ IFI is seeking the public’s assistance after a fishing platform used by wheelchair users was partially burned down.
The fishing podium was set alight between Sunday night and early yesterday morning.
📞IFI asks anyone with information to call Monaghan Garda station.
🇺🇦 Präsident @ZelenskyyUa
"...And yet, 13 Russians are currently in Italy competing at the Olympics. They compete under “neutral” flags at the Games, while in real life publicly supporting 🇷🇺 aggression against Ukraine...And they are the ones who deserve disqualification" ⬇️
⬇️ New report showcases record-breaking fish hooked by Irish anglers.
🐟 Three fish caught in 2025 were the largest of their species landed in Irish waters.
🌐 Find out more: https://t.co/eCqVaHbqeb
As Iranians reach bravely for freedom, the United States—the supposed home of it—stands under scrutiny. The EU watches quietly as a new world order takes shape, while Russia and China dismiss freedoms altogether and move forward unchecked.
What a New Year lies ahead
Pope Leo XIV said he feels "great sadness" that Russia did not agree to a Christmas ceasefire and once again called for 24 hours of peace.
"Truly, one of the things that causes me great sadness these days is the fact that Russia has apparently rejected the request for a Christmas truce. Once again, I make this appeal to all people of goodwill to observe, at least on the feast of the birth of the Savior, a day of peace. Perhaps they will listen to us, and there will be 24 hours, a day of peace, across the world," he said, speaking to journalists.
Слава Україні
Ireland’s & EU’s continuing solidarity with, & support for Ukraine (as well as for Rule of Law in international affairs) was in full view during the visit to Dublin today by President Zelensky & Madam Zelenska. Ласкаво просимо, Дякуємо що завітали до нас 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦 🌻☘️
I addressed the Irish Oireachtas. It is a great honor for me to stand here today – in a country that understands the price of freedom better than many in Europe, better than many in the world, and that shares our belief that every voice counts, every nation matters. Please remember, your voice matters – from Ireland’s vote at the United Nations, to the words in your media. From your thoughts here in Dublin, to every home in the global Irish community around the world. That’s millions of people who can influence hundreds of millions more. When the most powerful apply pressure, the global community helps guide that pressure in the right direction. The aggressor must be held accountable for what was done.
Please, take an active role in making the Tribunal for this aggression a reality. Not just joining, but pushing, working, insisting that justice must begin with accountability. Please, continue to advocate for every form of sanctions against Russia. And it is time for Russian assets to serve the cause of peace – to help defend and rebuild Ukraine. This is a long-overdue decision, and it must be implemented. And please – call on everyone in the world to help return all the children abducted by Russia, and all the prisoners still held in Russian jails and camps – many of whom have been there not just since 2022, but since 2014, when Russia launched its hybrid war against us and occupied Crimea. This has gone on far too long to simply close our eyes and turn the page on Russia.
Without a just peace, hatred will not fade – it will continue to smolder and provoke new violence. History has seen this before. And this time, it must be different. We need real peace. Help us achieve it. And never lose your faith in Ukraine.