1. Pat is a Unionist.
2. How patronising and dismissive is he of Irish people in the six counties that he considers them a cost.
3. A better Ireland for all would upset insiders like Pat.
4. See point 1.
The American public spoke clearly last week. They rejected Trumpism. But we have yet to earn our mandate. That will require bold leadership.
I called on Sen. @ChrisVanHollen to lead our caucus as a candidate back in April because he leads with courage and experience. We need both right now. Which is why I’m proud to stand with him in his bid to lead our Senate majority.
Reducing Irish unity to a static balance sheet isn't economics—it's narrow accounting. Saying NI must "work" under Westminster first is a catch-22: partition is why it's broken. You don't value a generational investment by counting Year One costs while ignoring the returns.
Reducing Irish unity to a static balance sheet isn't economics—it's narrow accounting. Saying NI must "work" under Westminster first is a catch-22: partition is why it's broken. You don't value a generational investment by counting Year One costs while ignoring the returns.
@PatLeahyIT Reducing Irish unity to a static balance sheet isn't economics, it's narrow accounting. Saying NI must "work" under Westminster first is a catch-22: partition is why it's broken. You don't value a generational investment by counting Year One costs while ignoring the returns.
No other civil service on these islands would countenance such a nakedly political statement to be published on official channels.
Full of wild digs about "nationalist MLAs" and attacks on individual MLAs.
Is *anyone* upholding the civil service code @HeadNICS??
We need to stop selling weaponry to foreign governments that use it to do the worst things, including genocide and apartheid and war. https://t.co/7nhYsPB3q6
“ Hamilton: We really need to put pressure on Israel to open the crossing from the Palestinian side. ”
The courage to show up, speak out and stand firm like this, in front of the whole world.. isn’t something just anyone has. And I mean ANYONE.
You’re unbelievable, Lewis..
@whitford747 British soldiers are above the law. They can shoot innocent people, in this case a man with learning difficulties and face no consequences.
The gang rampaging in Jericho includes Neria Ben Paziv (alias: Angel of Death).
His gang abducted Palestinians and tied them up and urinated and put out cigarettes on them 3 years ago. Israel didn't press charges.
Same gang, now stealing houses.
Israeli soldiers closed a checkpoint in Hebron, trapping Palestinian schoolchildren inside.
The terrified children were prevented from leaving and forced to wait until they were released.🤬👿
⭕️ The DUP, TUV, and UUP have used a Petition of Concern to block a Sinn Féin Bill that would have ensured teachers and staff are in place in Irish-medium schools to meet growing demand.
Using the Petition of Concern to deny children the support they deserve is despicable.
It is blatant sectarianism and anti-Irish bigotry, and yet another desperate attempt to drag us backwards.
There is no going back to the past.
Sinn Féin will continue to stand up for people’s rights, and face down those who want to drag us back.
Not a bit surprising to anyone paying attention & @RhonddaBryant will know this more than anyone.
It's really a matter of when, not if, this referendum happens now... until then, I would suggest anyone with an interest should start to actively engage in the debate / discussion as to what a New Ireland will look like, and how an all island economy would work.
For anyone arguing for Status Quo, it's much more straight forward, as we are living it everyday, we know what that looks like in N Ireland.
Great to see @SimonHarrisTD launch his blueprint for a United Ireland over the weekend, as there is a huge body of work needing done, to give people the information they need to decide what is the best way forward.
For me the opportunity rests with aligning the two economic structures, overnight releasing the potential of the Northern Counties, putting Newry, Belfast, & Derry on an equal footing to Dublin, Cork and Galway.
I have seen at first hand the transformation of Republic of Ireland over the last 25 years with the levels of investment/jobs coming into the region, which unfortunately has bypassed for the most part, the Northern Counties.
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