Michael O'Brien

Regional Officer @UnitetheUnion, former @dubcitycouncil cllr, Solidarity activist, fan of @ShelsFC @wearejames. Crumlin lad. All opinions expressed my own

[Michael O'Brien @mobrien1975]

@MichaelLCrick Incorrect! I'm a Unite officer. A majority of thoss officers who joined Community trade union have voted for strike to deny collective bargaining rights those of us officers who wish to remain members of Unite only. 'Bullying' didn't feature in the ballot they conducted!

[Ruth Coppinger @RuthCoppingerSP]

I see anti-choicers talking of a conspiracy to introduce abortion ‘up to birth’ (note loaded term). Late abortion is ALREADY legal in Ireland to save the woman’s life. It was even meant to exist under the 8th amendment. Once again they minimise women’s lives. #abortion

[Markie 🇮🇪 @MarkAgitprop]

1967: Chaim Herzog boasts about his decision to destroy 125 Palestinian homes in Jerusalem that housed thousands of residents.

He describes the Palestinian neighbourhood as "a toilet" & ordered bulldozers to flatten houses in the Mughrabi Quarter while families were inside

[The Ditch @wereontheditch]

"Illegal" US Immigration and Customs Enforcement flights – carrying deportees to countries they have no personal ties to – refuelled at Shannon this summer.

It’s Simon Harris’s position that such illegal ICE flights don’t don’t need diplomatic clearance.

https://t.co/bIDdeKoueU

[The Ditch @wereontheditch]

'We have three heroes on trial, Irish people being tried by Irish law, while the government is the one violating all of that. That's the ultimate shame in having to advocate for the obvious. We're here to talk about the Shannon trial, but we're also not just talking about that.'

[League of Ireland @LeagueofIreland]

THE SCENES🤩

Kerry McInroy has completed the comeback for Shels. What a game of football!

[Ruth Coppinger @RuthCoppingerSP]

List of people interviewed on key RTE news programme @thisweekrte the day after historic LEFT win in #PresidentialElection:
1. Maria Steen of Iona (hard right catholic)
2. Fine Gael junior minister
3. Fianna Fáil TD
and
4. Sinn Féin TD.

How does state broadcaster explain this?

[Ruth Coppinger @RuthCoppingerSP]

Statement I did earlier today. #PresidentCatherineConnolly

[Ban Blood Sports @banbloodsports]

Heather Humphreys' "intervention in alleged case of animal cruelty" • Farmer "with previous convictions for inflicting suffering on animals faced fresh charges but charges were dropped days after Humphreys delivered letter to Dept of Agriculture" https://t.co/73VfTwCcsY #Aras25

[Ruth Coppinger @RuthCoppingerSP]

Could the establishment make it any clearer who they want as next President. ‘Connolly’ surname used but its first names for ‘Heather’ who they are at pains to stress is gaining. It’s politer than #SmearTheBejasus I suppose.

[Michael O'Brien @mobrien1975]

@offtheball @ShamrockRovers @shelsfc That's the Sligo Rovers crest not the @shelsfc crest there !

[Ruth Coppinger @RuthCoppingerSP]

#PepperSpray, batons, riot gear. Incredible photos taken by Cian, young activist, at Dublin Port today. Why are @gardainfo tooling up & brutalising peaceful Palestine solidarity protest? 2 women pepper sprayed tell me that even after three showers, their skin is stinging.

[Censored Humans @CensoredHumans]

REPOST if you’re PROUD of Greta Thunberg for what she does for Palestine🇵🇸✊🏻

[Michael O'Brien @mobrien1975]

As a trade unionist I have declared my support for @catherinegalway for President and encourage other trade unionists to do so like wise. https://t.co/wJya9ddEyL

[Michael O'Brien @mobrien1975]

have been recruited by legal means! @unitetheunion @ITFglobalunion

[Michael O'Brien @mobrien1975]

The trafficking of fishers from Indonesia into Ireland to work on Irish flagged fishing vessels has been ongoing over the last year. Two of these victims have so far been admitted by the Garda into the referral mechanism for human trafficking. A couple more may be referred to 1/

[Michael O'Brien @mobrien1975]

working on an Irish vessel in Dunmore East. Since July last year Irish fishing vessel owners have had a means to legally recruit non-EEA fishers under the work permit system. A cap of 150 permits was agreed with fishing industry representatives. To date only 6 non-EEA fishers 5/