I'd be lying if I said watching how the mainstream media has failed on reporting the Gaza genocide didn't also give me the push to go independent. What has been heartening throughout is seeing independent outlets fill the space left behind. They've never been more important.
Personal news: I've decided to leave my job as Deputy Editor-in-Chief at the Thomson Reuters Foundation to go independent. It's a scary move but I want to concentrate on amplifying under-reported stories.
On Saturday I will join the official Irish delegation to the funeral of Pope Francis. We will be there to pay tribute to a man who led our Catholic Church with compassion & more broadly a global leader who challenged us all to do better on the big issues of our time #PopeFrancis
Tánaiste says Conor McGregor 'doesn't speak for Ireland' as MMA fighter arrives at White House.
Harris also said he admires Nikita Hand’s ‘bravery and courage’. https://t.co/m32N8ofixw
Tánaiste says Conor McGregor 'doesn't speak for Ireland' as the rapist coke head arrives at White House.
Simon Harris also said he admires Nikita Hand’s ‘bravery and courage’.
IRELAND STANDS WITH NIKITA!
And, towering above his swaggering bluster, this is what real courage looks like. His victim, Nikita Hand, speaking after winning her case against him.
During a time when courageous leadership is in somewhat short supply President Zelenskyy will probably go down as one of the greatest leaders of this decade.
The taking of hostages is in itself a most evil act.
For Hamas to compound that by parading the bodies of Israeli hostages, including two young children, is callous, appalling and beyond any moral compass.
It must be condemned unreservedly.
Behind the music - Liv Monaghan https://t.co/aKtmPvTSkp via @rte Paris-based Irish singer-songwriter @Liv_Monaghan has released the video for her new song, Alltar, which was shot in Glendalough. We asked her the BIG questions . . .