Aisling

Bilingual journalist | MA International Relations @ucdpolitics | Master's in journalism @CFJParis

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

@thejournal_ie The count continues in Dublin-Rathdown with four candidates still standing but only three seats left. It’s going to be close with O’Connell in the lead at 8,218 votes and Fleming bringing up the rear with 7,486. All depends on transfers from Green Party’s Martin

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

@thejournal_ie All set for day two of the count in a sunny Dublin-Rathdown, with 3 out of 4 seats still for the taking. It’s going to be a tight race, with the Green Party’s Catherine Martin fighting for her seat.

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

@thejournal_ie “The doors were warm and the results have shown that as well”: Neale Richmond responds after winning the 1st seat in Dublin-Rathdown as counting continues.

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

@thejournal_ie Minister Catherine Martin of the Green Party says it has been a “tough day but we will come back stronger” as she fights to keep her seat in Dublin-Rathdown.

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

‘You wouldn’t ask if they’re Catholic or Protestant’: the music festival bringing Belfast together https://t.co/ZEOKOyTc42

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

‘I can’t cut the signal’: DRC radio boss vows to stay on air as rebels seize key city https://t.co/OJ2VOJSXSV

[Intl Peace Institute @ipinst]

On the opening day of @GenevaPeaceWeek, IPI President @raad_zeid discusses the development of the new peace agenda. @TheGCSP

"Peacemaking and peacebuilding should be a cornerstone of the New Agenda for Peace." #GenevaPeaceWeek

[Tom Gara @tomgara]

A brief Googling suggests Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Olof Scholz, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky are all 5'7, it's an unprecedented consolidation of European power in the hands of short kings

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

The Ecological Destruction from the Border Wall, in “American Scar” | The New Yorker https://t.co/59PpQXqGwu

[Graeme Smith @smithkabul]

The Taliban’s decision to prevent girls from attending secondary schools is terribly disappointing, and could have far-reaching consequences for Afghanistan’s relationship with the world. This thread offers some initial analysis and context. 1/

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

"If combined with Chinese gains in East Asia and the Western Pacific, it will herald the end of the present order and the beginning of an era of global disorder and conflict as every region in the world shakily adjusts to a new configuration of power."

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

Grim predictions...
Opinion | What we can expect after Putin’s conquest of Ukraine https://t.co/fduO48E98o

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

"The map of Europe has experienced many changes over the centuries. Its current shape reflects the expansion of U.S. power and the collapse of Russian power from the 1980s until now; the next one will likely reflect the revival of Russian military power [...]"

[Crisis Group Sahel @ICG_Sahel]

1/5 Le Conseil de Sécurité de l’ONU s’apprête à voter sur l’adoption d’une résolution qui pourrait élargir son mandat aux défis en matière de paix et de sécurité causés par le changement climatique. Les membres de l’ONU devraient soutenir l’initiative. 🧵👇

[Father Ted Quote of the Day @FrTedQOTD]

"Fr. Crilly, I've just heard on the news that they've taken the roads in." #StormBarra

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

In early September, I wrote another article for Venti on Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis: https://t.co/Fj4pp5N7K5

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

World leaders expressed concern..., but there have been no public commitments to send peacekeeping forces to Washington. The African Union followed the EU’s position of non-intervention in America’s fragile democracy: “We, too, believe in American solutions to American problems.”

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

Opinion | How Western media would have covered the storming of the U.S. Capitol if it had happened in another country https://t.co/vFE9gvucZm

[Dublin Zoo @DublinZoo]

❤ Save Dublin Zoo ❤

As Ireland’s largest family attraction, we've been doing our best to stay positive and stay afloat during these difficult times, but now, we need your help.

[Aisling @AislingRedden]

See this Instagram photo by @unicefclubsirelandtcd https://t.co/RKrNASXMoI