@IrishRail why are we always delayed multiple times at multiple stops for always almost 20 minutes or more.
this company embarrasses this country.
any planned improvements or just going to spend the money on 5carriage darts that won’t arrive on time.
The case of a soldier, Cathal Crotty (22) who brutalised a woman, Natasha O’Brien (24) in a random street attack and walked free from court has prompted protests across Ireland.
Large crowds of people marched in Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick today to show solidarity with Natasha O’Brien, 24, who has become a symbol of the legal system’s handling of gender-based violence.
They say we Arabs are "savages".
Did we kill 6 Million Jews?
Did we drop the Atomic Bombs?
Did we melt the skin off Vietnamese children?
Did we kill 2.4 Million Iraqis?
Did we create Al Qaeda?
Did we imprison a million children without food, water, and medicine?
And you call us the savages?
In 2021, this Zionist activist on campus filed a SLANDEROUS complaint against me with the Equity Office of McMaster, accusing me of harassment & discrimination. After the university hired a private law firm to investigate me for a YEAR, all his complaints were dismissed.
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The disabled 500 pound (227 kg) lion and his unlikely Dachshund friends who have been inseparable ever since the lion was a cub.
The lion is named Bonedigger and his friend is Milo, an eight-year-old Dachshund which rarely leaves his side.
Bonedigger was born with a metabolic bone disease that left him mildly crippled and has also struck up an unusual bond with zookeeper John Reinke, who lost both of his legs following a bungee jump accident.
When Milo and two other five-year old wiener dogs, Bullet and Angel, sensed that the lion was disabled they sought to comfort and protect him and become his friends for life.
@IrishRail on the train up to dublin, and have already had 3 delays and not even past longford. the service is absolutely ridiculous and embarrassing and is hardly ever on time. Is this ever going to be solved or do you just not care?
This is Dayman Sobol, a Polish citizen, who works at @WCKitchen World Central Kitchen. He travelled between Arab and foreign countries to provide humanitarian aids. During this war, he decided to travel to the Gaza Strip to help the displaced there, but today Israel took his life.
Dayman worked as the logistics coordinator for the organization The Israeli army killed him inside the jeep, although the jeep had the logo of the international organization. Today's crime is a message to the world that the Israeli army does not discriminate against anyone.
H/t @lifepeptides
I received a call from a man claiming to have Irish and Pakistani heritage who asked me to officiate his marriage ceremony in Tallaght. After sending him the necessary application form and receiving it back with all details filled in, my assistant Imam prepared the marriage certificate. As I made my way to the given address last night, I noticed the absence of cars, which seemed odd for a wedding gathering. When I called the person, he instructed me to reverse the car and meet him outside a different house in the same street. Following his instructions, I encountered him and another man who both appeared fully Irish and spoke with Irish accents.
Upon opening the passenger door to collect the certificate, my memory becomes blank. The next memory I have is sitting in the driver's seat of my car, feeling disoriented and confused about why I was there. Luckily, an Irish lady and two Irish men had come to my aid and informed me that help was on the way. It became evident that the two men who struck me intended to harm me rather than rob me, shocking me with the degree of premeditation involved.
Despite surviving the attack with my belongings intact (watch gifted by my late father, phone and car), except for my wallet, I contacted my friends and members of my community immediately. Five friends arrived within 15 minutes, and I was advised to go to James Connolly Hospital instead of Tallaght hospital. A friend drove me in my car to the hospital while others made their way in their cars to the hospital also.
After several hours of waiting, I underwent a CT scan and finally had a consultation with a doctor who gave me a positive prognosis, concluding that I had no brain injury or broken jaw, but rather tissue damage that caused severe swelling and pain, making it difficult to open my mouth. Alhamdulillah! (This painful process took 10 hours due to the healthcare crisis we have.)
It appears that the attackers were not aware of my identity and may have targeted any Imam or Muslim leader. Their actions likely stemmed from the prevailing racism and anti-migrant, anti-Muslim sentiments in Ireland. It would have been more constructive had they engaged in conversation with me and recognised that migrants and Muslims are not the underlying issue. We are ordinary human beings just like everyone else. This incident has left my community distressed, as it highlights the vulnerability of ordinary migrants to such violence.
I want to express my deep gratitude to the Irish lady and men who came to my aid when I was unconscious after the attack. The outpouring of support and well-wishes from people across Ireland, including political and faith leaders, artists, journalists, activists, the Irish themselves, and migrants, has been heartening during this challenging time.
This experience has reinforced my determination to preserve Ireland's compassion and unity, and protect it from hatred and division. I firmly believe that Ireland is a beautiful country, and the love and support I have received only strengthens that belief. While I hope the culprits are caught, I also hold the desire to communicate with them and offer forgiveness and prayers for their guidance. 🤲🏻☘️🇮🇪