John Collins

As Tulach Sheasta, Contae Thiobraid Árann.
Group CFO, international corp. Passionate about civil rights, equality, justice.
All views expressed are my own

[John Collins @JC_TIPP]

To those who don't understand why Robert Fico supports Orban and Putin.

Fico is determined to turn Slovakia into another kleptocracy

@Euan_MacDonald @Maks_NAFO_FELLA @KyivIndependent @EuromaidanPress

[euronews @euronews]

🇸🇰 What lies behind the growing anger against Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico and his new government?

#EuronewsWitness investigates what is happening.

Watch in full: https://t.co/LY9088oRhU

[John Marston @Marston1889]

Caolan is doing an amazing job exposing just how deep Russian influence is in the EU and it has to end once and for all.

[olexander scherba🇺🇦 @olex_scherba]

Putin speaking at today’s St Petersburg Economic Forum….

[Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 @GLandsbergis]

Some people are looking at this and saying oh well let's continue sending alumina to Russia anyway

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

The Ukrainian Embassy said alumina exported from the Aughinish plant in Limerick is "extensively used by Russia’s military-industrial complex." https://t.co/stjujxj5lp

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

Every sign at this refinery in Ireland is in russian. The official website is a .RU domain.

There’s no reason to hide it because local politicians are openly doing it for them.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Israel executed Theodosia today in Qlayaa, South Lebanon.

She was on her way to take her exams.

Israel dropped a bomb on her car, killing her and her parents.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

🚨 BREAKING: Al Jazeera confirms Israel bombed a Lebanese hospital for the THIRD time. The ICU is completely destroyed.

A mother desperately rushed to find her premature baby alive amidst the rubble. Washington is fully complicit in these war crimes!

[Olena Tregub @OTregub]

Omg this shocking interview alone can tell you all you wanted to know how Ireland ended up exporting alumina that went into over 40 weapons companies in Russia. It’s just - “I don’t know”.

[Francis Harris @fharris2011]

Irish minister: There's no Russians working there [at the Russian aluminium factory in Ireland]
Q: So why are there signs in Russian?
M: I don't know

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

@ShaunPinnerUA Literally in russian 🫠

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

What’s going on in Southampton isn’t about injustice, it’s about male violence.

It’s knuckle dragging scum being incited into angry mobs by multimillionaires.

They’re bored, racist radicalised idiots.

[Squinter @squinteratn]

Or teachers, it seems.

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

For weeks, Irish politicians have dodged questions about the refinery in Ireland supplying Russia’s war machine.

So I tracked down government minister Niall Collins at a farming show.

He refuses to back sanctions & his stance was worse than I expected.

Avoidance.

[John Collins @JC_TIPP]

Great respect to @CaolanReports for highlighting this.

[John Collins @JC_TIPP]

The supply of alumina from Ireland to Russia is shameful and indefensible.
No economic benefit outweighs the support of a nation defending it's right to resist and exist.

[UKR Embassy to Ireland @UKRinIRL]

The Embassy of Ukraine to Ireland expresses its serious concern regarding the continued export of alumina from Ireland to the Russian Federation.

According to a trade data, this troubling trade flow has increased significantly, with exports rising from €196 million in 2021 to €318 million in 2025, positioning the Russian Federation as the largest destination for Irish alumina exports and surpassing traditional European partners. This represents the highest level of exports to Russia since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

These figures raise serious concerns, as alumina remains a critical raw material for the production of aluminium, which is extensively used by Russia’s military-industrial complex. Aluminium is used in the manufacture of a wide range of Russian military systems, including Iskander-M ballistic missiles, Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, Kh-101 and Kalibr cruise missiles, as well as Shahed-136/Geran-2 attacks unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

The devastating consequences of Russia’s military production continue to be felt daily by the people of Ukraine. Over the past week alone, the Russian Federation has launched more than 2,900 attack drones, nearly 1,560 guided aerial bombs, and more than 150 missiles of various types against Ukrainian cities and communities. Every activity may contribute to sustaining Russia’s industrial and military capacity warrants careful examination.

The Embassy takes note of the ongoing investigation being conducted by the relevant Irish authorities and welcomes the Irish Government’s commitment to establishing all relevant facts. We look forward to the timely conclusion of this process and to any measures deemed necessary on the basis of its findings.

Ukraine fully recognises the importance of protecting jobs, communities, and industrial competitiveness in Ireland and across the European Union. At the same time, Russia’s continued war of aggression requires constant vigilance to ensure that commercial activities do not directly or indirectly contribute to sustaining the military capabilities of a state engaged in a brutal and unprovoked war against a sovereign European nation.

Ukraine highly values its strong partnership with Ireland and deeply appreciates the steadfast support and solidarity demonstrated by the Irish Government and the Irish people since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion. We count on Ireland’s continued leadership in supporting Ukraine, strengthening the effectiveness of international sanctions, and ensuring that European resources, technologies, and supply chains cannot be exploited to sustain Russia’s war machine.

The Embassy of Ukraine remains committed to constructive engagement with Irish partners on this important issue in the shared interests of European security, international law, and accountability.

[Nicolas Tenzer @NTenzer]

Shame on Ireland for its double standards: it keeps saying it supports Ukraine, but 80% of its aluminum production goes to russia to fuel its death machine that is murdering Ukrainians on a daily basis.
The greed for profit is leading Europe to its own destruction.
A disgrace.

[Olena Tregub @OTregub]

Ireland’s contribution to European security appears to be exporting alumina to Russia.

According to Eurostat, Ireland accounted for roughly 94% of all EU exports of alumina to Russia in 2023 (€231 million), 98% in 2024 (€347 million), and 99% in 2025 (€316 million).

Germany, Italy, and everyone else are statistical noise by comparison.

According to investigators, Irish alumina goes to 40 firms that have been sanctioned by the EU, and whose weapons have killed thousands of civilians and caused widespread damage in Ukraine.

A fascinating interpretation of “neutrality”: supplying a key raw material for Russia’s aluminium industry while Europe debates how to stop financing the Kremlin’s war machine. But important to mention that European Union still allows export of alumina to Russia in principle.#alumina21

[Sergiy Kyslytsya 🇺🇦 @SergiyKyslytsya]

As Ireland 🇮🇪 is about to assume @EUCouncil presidency as of July 1 this year more than 80 per cent of Irish-made alumina went to Russia in the first quarter of this year, by far the highest amount since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Figures obtained by The @IrishTimes show that for the first three months of this year, 83 per cent of all alumina exports from the Republic – 200,619 tonnes – went to Russia. In March, an Irish Times investigation, carried out in co-operation with the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and published, found that Aughinish’s Co Limerick plant is shipping vast amounts of alumina to smelters in Russia, where it is used to make aluminium, which is then sold to a trading company, ASK, that supplies dozens of Russian arms manufacturers.
@kmathernova @kajakallas @eucopresident @vonderleyen

https://t.co/NGGBkU3X6l

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

🤯 WOW: Lithuanian basketball rivals unite to chant support for Ukraine.

Fans of Žalgiris and Rytas stunned the arena, pausing their feud to chant Ukrainian slogans in a massive show of solidarity.

[Zachary Foster @_ZachFoster]

If Hezbollah killed 41 Israelis today, the antisemitism industry would describe it as a barbaric and savage massacre.

When Israel kills 41 Lebanese people, they call it a ceasefire.