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[Ruth Feeney @Keane162005]

Well done @Maura_Ajak89 ❤👏🏼

[mauraajak 89 _ماورة أجاك @Maura_Ajak89]

After 10 years in the journalism sector, I decided to try something new.
I would like to introduce my new project hello Stranger, a podcast that will be my journey to meet new people, hear new ideas that reflect on the developing affairs
https://t.co/Ll6xJAF4Mp

[Sam Mednick @sammednick]

The AP met three women who said they were abducted, held as sex slaves and forced to buy their freedom. https://t.co/b6sDVJpTsV

[Sam Mednick @sammednick]

It says sexual assaults have soared since the war began but it did not have data on assaults by combatants.

The U.N. says many women have been subject to sexual slavery and forced to pay ransoms for their release, sometimes up to $10,000.

[Sam Mednick @sammednick]

Women say they were raped and ransomed by fighters in #Sudan’s ongoing war. The United Nations calls sexual violence one of the “most defining features” of Sudan’s war, now in its fourth year.

[CTSAMVM @CTSAMM_SSudan]

Women in South Sudan are not just observers. They are essential partners in monitoring the ceasefire and securing a stable future.🕊️🇸🇸 @NorwayinSSudan @IrlEmbEthiopia
#GivetoGain #IWD2026

[UN Peacekeeping @UNPeacekeeping]

Earlier this year, Mongolian peacekeepers serving with @unmissmedia rushed to protect civilians as violence and gunfire erupted in Abiemnhom, #SouthSudan.

Protecting civilians remains at the core of UNMISS’ mandate. More on the work of the mission: https://t.co/WoGGAmptZ8

[John Crotty @itsjohncrotty]

The lies told about Ireland - no particular order:

Ireland has seen a staggering amount of online interest and interference over the last 5 years, to the point it now has the worlds highest external malicious bot traffic - 71%, versus 35% in the U.S for example

Here are some of the regular falsehoods:

'A famine (scarcity of food) caused 1 million+ deaths in Ireland 1845-1851':

Over 4000 ships carried food from Ireland in 1847 alone, the famines worst year (Black ‘47).
Over 3 million livestock were exported 1846-1850.
6 million quarters of grain left 1845-1847 (about 1 million tonnes)
While avoiding all deaths was unlikely, access and entitlement to food, rather than its scarcity, was a primary factor.

'Ireland was pro-Nazi in WW2'':

Ireland was exclusively and extensively pro-Allied in WW2.
It violated neutrality in the Allies favour completely, across dozens of ways, any of which would have led to war with Germany if they became known.
9% of the Irish population voluntarily joined the UK war effort. Zero went to Germany.
The Irish state is the only neutral to exclusively aid the Allies and openly criticise Nazi actions.
Ireland had lowest far right uptake in Europe.
Britain's MI5 said at wars end ‘Ireland was of more use neutral’

'Before the Anglo-Norman arrival, Ireland was not unified or coherent':

Irish identity and island wide culture formed from about 500BC.
No later they 500AD they called themselves Irish, differentiated foreigners and shared an island wide society and identity that worked as one on laws, language, religion, culture, origin myths & legends.
They even met up to compete in national inter-kingdom sports days. Many tribes, but one people.

'Before the Anglo-Norman arrival, Gaelic Ireland was uncivilised':

Ireland had the most advanced law system in Europe, a restorative learned profession with divorce, animal welfare laws & rare execution.
All-Island assemblies created laws like 'The law of the Innocents', 697AD, that gave protection to women and children in times of war.
Irish monasteries were a shining light amid Europe's dark ages, returning & advancing literacy & learning.
A complex all-island society placed immense importance on culture.
Claims of cannibalism & backwards barbarity were fabricated or exaggerated by Anglo-Normans propagandist, Gerald of Wales, to justify colonisation.

'Ireland has an inflated history of antisemitism / racism':

Ireland has had the lowest levels of antisemitism in Europe since the first Jewish arrivals in the 11th century.
Zero expulsions. No pogroms. No exclusion from government/societal roles.
Irelands most important politician, Daniel O’Connell, fought for Jewish rights in the 1800’s.
Ireland enshrined Jewish right of practise in its 1937 Constitution, a unique action in an antiemetic age.
Claims Ireland exclusively excluded Jews in WW2 are false - all refugee entries were minimised. Jews made up 20% of those left in, likely the largest cohort of a small number.
Ireland has no history of large scale, organised racially motivated groups or state segregation
(of course racism and antisemitism existed in Ireland as everywhere)

'The IRA & its tactics represent all Irish':

The Irish Republican Army fought a popular campaign for Irish independence 1919 - 1921, achieving partial independence for the country.
Since then, the groups popularity waned as violent tactics were at odds with a desire for political advancement of Republican ideals.
By World War Two, the group had just 2k members from a population of 3 million and were deeply unpopular with the Irish public for their tactics.
Many Irish remained / remain Republicans, and desirous of a reunited Ireland, but not via violent means.

[Eye Radio @EyeRadioJuba]

The government has officially opened Boma National Park to local and international tourists, marking a major effort to jumpstart #SouthSudan’s eco-tourism sector - #SSOX https://t.co/3TIjVul1Kk

[UNMISS @unmissmedia]

#UNMISS mourns the loss of our Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Nicholas Haysom, who inspired all those whose lives he touched with his principled leadership, wisdom, and unwavering commitment to peace in #SouthSudan 🇸🇸.
https://t.co/fwSbn7ggdE

[Sam Mednick @sammednick]

Critics say such emigration from Gaza is not voluntary after the war left much of the strip uninhabitable. Rights groups also warn that people need to be allowed to return, and Israel has a decades-long track record of making it difficult for Palestinian to return to Gaza.

[Sam Mednick @sammednick]

Several of the passengers — who fled after more than two years of a devastating war that has decimated Gaza — said they didn’t know who was behind the trip. But they largely didn’t care, they said, as long as they could leave.

[Sam Mednick @sammednick]

Documents obtained by The Associated Press and accounts from people involved with the flights show that Ad Kan, an Israeli group run by soldiers and former intelligence officers, worked via another company to distance links to Israel and organize the flights.

[Sam Mednick @sammednick]

Last year, three flights left with residents who’d signed up to leave Gaza, with the last one arriving in November in South Africa as a surprise to everyone on the ground.

[Sam Mednick @sammednick]

At the time, South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola called the flights a “clear agenda to cleanse out the Palestinians out of Gaza and the West Bank.”

[Sam Mednick @sammednick]

An AP investigation's found that an Israeli group discreetly organized the mystery flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza. The Israeli group's founder adamantly supported Trump’s proposal to resettle Palestinians, raising further questions about the motives behind the flights.

[mauraajak 89 _ماورة أجاك @Maura_Ajak89]

@BBCAfrica highlight
South Sudan's conflict can only stop if regional powers broker a #ceasefire & political talks. The detention of opposition leader Riek Machar is a key driver of violence. W/ 1000s displaced & aid blocked, the humanitarian crisis is catastrophic. #SouthSudan

[Irish Embassy Addis @IrlEmbEthiopia]

We are so excited for the return of @officialgaa inter-county hurling and football next weekend!

🏑 🏐 To mark the occasion, we are remembering a great throwback to an international hurling extravaganza deep in the Ethiopian highlands. 🇮🇪 🇪🇹

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

Irish academic and university staff across the island of Ireland have appealed to President Michael D Higgins to nominate Dr Francesca Albanese for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
https://t.co/YvxJO5HHIk

[Joe Brolly @JoeBrolly1993]

The geographical origin of posts mentioning #irelandisfull 72% are from
abroad, the vast majority being from the US (60%) and the UK. This is a con job on behalf of the super wealthy, turning ordinary people v each other. Don’t let them turn you to a path of hatred & violence.

[Abdullah Aljumaili | Bonnar ÓLoingsigh @AbdullaAljumali]

The moral is this: we must remain cautious about the rise of disinformation and extremist rhetoric. Compassion and critical thinking are more important than negative retaliation.

Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.☘️🇮🇪 6/6

[Ruth Feeney @Keane162005]

@IrlEmbEthiopia @LoretoRumbek @IEAmbEthiopia @Irish_Aid Excellent work being done!