Did anyone dig into historical media about Auginish Alumina? There is some real eyebrow raisers 😳 The Irish Independent reported back in 2013 that a highly profitable Auginish Alumina paid just €1,952 in total corporation tax over 5 years despite €191 million in sales 🤔
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Germany will one day be studied as a case study of left-green indoctrination that turned an admired industrial powerhouse into the sick man of Europe.
If leftists can ruin Germany, can you imagine what they could do to your country?
This Caolan dude doesn't let up. He doesn't just mention a story and then move on. He puts in the work and does a full investigation. Our American media could learn a thing or two from him.
This is an update to the story about Irish Aluminum going to Russia.
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🚨 DIRECT FROM INSIDE IRAN: "Arm us."
This video was just transmitted directly to me from a woman inside Iran. She is taking a massive risk to smuggle this footage to the outside world because she needs the international community to understand the reality on the ground.
Her message is not a symbolic plea. For her, and for the millions she represents, this is a tactical necessity for survival. She is showing the world that peaceful protest against this regime is an impossibility.
The objective reality driving her demand is clear. Since the uprising erupted in December 2025, the state's violence has been absolute. Security forces are documented repeatedly opening fire with live ammunition directly into unarmed demonstrations, and tens of thousands of civilians have already been killed.
The Iranian people are facing an apparatus fully willing to execute its own citizens to retain power. They are not asking for foreign boots on the ground. They are asking for the basic means to defend themselves against a systemic slaughter.
She risked her life to bypass the blackouts and get this video out. The world needs to confront this reality.
Irland: Nimmt nicht an einem Gesangswettbewerb (!) teil, weil eine Sängerin aus Israel dabei ist.
Irland, wenn eine russische Firma eines russischen Regime-Mannes in Irland Aluminium für den russischen Vernichtungskrieg in Osteuropa herstellt: 🤷🏻.
The Embassy of Ukraine to Ireland expresses its serious concern regarding the continued export of alumina from Ireland to the Russian Federation.
According to a trade data, this troubling trade flow has increased significantly, with exports rising from €196 million in 2021 to €318 million in 2025, positioning the Russian Federation as the largest destination for Irish alumina exports and surpassing traditional European partners. This represents the highest level of exports to Russia since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
These figures raise serious concerns, as alumina remains a critical raw material for the production of aluminium, which is extensively used by Russia’s military-industrial complex. Aluminium is used in the manufacture of a wide range of Russian military systems, including Iskander-M ballistic missiles, Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, Kh-101 and Kalibr cruise missiles, as well as Shahed-136/Geran-2 attacks unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
The devastating consequences of Russia’s military production continue to be felt daily by the people of Ukraine. Over the past week alone, the Russian Federation has launched more than 2,900 attack drones, nearly 1,560 guided aerial bombs, and more than 150 missiles of various types against Ukrainian cities and communities. Every activity may contribute to sustaining Russia’s industrial and military capacity warrants careful examination.
The Embassy takes note of the ongoing investigation being conducted by the relevant Irish authorities and welcomes the Irish Government’s commitment to establishing all relevant facts. We look forward to the timely conclusion of this process and to any measures deemed necessary on the basis of its findings.
Ukraine fully recognises the importance of protecting jobs, communities, and industrial competitiveness in Ireland and across the European Union. At the same time, Russia’s continued war of aggression requires constant vigilance to ensure that commercial activities do not directly or indirectly contribute to sustaining the military capabilities of a state engaged in a brutal and unprovoked war against a sovereign European nation.
Ukraine highly values its strong partnership with Ireland and deeply appreciates the steadfast support and solidarity demonstrated by the Irish Government and the Irish people since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion. We count on Ireland’s continued leadership in supporting Ukraine, strengthening the effectiveness of international sanctions, and ensuring that European resources, technologies, and supply chains cannot be exploited to sustain Russia’s war machine.
The Embassy of Ukraine remains committed to constructive engagement with Irish partners on this important issue in the shared interests of European security, international law, and accountability.
Europe is facing the biggest migration crisis in centuries yet all they care about are ketchup bags and paper straws.
They make us a joke of a continent.
Frankly speaking, neutrality is a morally bankrupt concept.
Having studied sanctions evasion and wartime supply chains, I’ve found some facts particularly striking: neutral Switzerland is the leading European supplier of microelectronics that end up in Russian weapons, while another neutral European country, Ireland, is the leading supplier of aluminum for Russia’s war machine.
So that’s what “neutrality” often means in practice.
For weeks, Irish politicians have dodged questions about the refinery in Ireland supplying Russia’s war machine.
So I tracked down government minister Niall Collins at a farming show.
He refuses to back sanctions & his stance was worse than I expected.
Avoidance.
Every day, ships leave this russian owned factory in Ireland straight for St Petersburg carrying thousands of tonnes of raw alumina for the war machine.
There’s corruption everywhere. Locals tell me politicians are bought by oligarchs.
Ireland is no longer militarily neutral.
Ça fait un moment que je me pose des questions sur le bilan (provisoire) de Milei en Argentine. On lit tout et son contraire. Alors j'ai arrêté de lire les commentaires et j'ai regardé les chiffres bruts.
L'Argentine, c'est l'expérience grandeur nature que les économistes attendaient depuis 50 ans. Même pays. Même peuple. Même culture. On change UNE variable : la méthode économique.
Avant : des décennies de gestion étatiste et péroniste, "redistributive". Le résultat concret ? 211% d'inflation, 42% de pauvreté, un État en déficit permanent qui finance son train de vie en faisant tourner la planche à billets.
Puis arrive Milei. Méthode inverse, brutale, assumée : on coupe, on déréglemente, on arrête d'imprimer.
Deux ans plus tard (photo à son arrivée (fin 2023) vs aujourd'hui) :
Inflation annuelle : 211% → 31%
Inflation mensuelle : 25% → ~2%
Déficit public : −5% du PIB → +1,8% (excédent)
Croissance : −1,6% → +4,4%
Pauvreté : 42% → 28%
Sans débat. Jugez par vous-mêmes.
Et le point essentiel : ces gains ne vont pas "aux riches" ou "aux marchés". Ils vont d'abord aux plus pauvres.
L'inflation est l'impôt le plus injuste qui existe — elle frappe ceux qui n'ont aucun actif pour se protéger. La diviser par 7, c'est rendre du pouvoir d'achat à ceux d'en bas. Et 14 points de pauvreté en moins, ce sont des millions de gens, pas une ligne Excel.
Pendant un siècle, on a expliqué aux Argentins que l'État les protégerait en dépensant toujours plus. Résultat : un des pays les plus riches du monde en 1910, ruiné. On vient d'inverser la méthode. Regardez le résultat.
À un moment, il faut accepter ce que les faits racontent : sur le terrain économique, la méthode libérale a livré en deux ans ce que des décennies de socialisme avaient promis sans jamais tenir. Et ça profite d'abord aux plus modestes.
On peut détester le style de Milei — la tronçonneuse, l'outrance, les sorties improbables, il n'a rien d'un homme d'État classique. Mais on ne juge pas une politique économique au style de celui qui la mène. On la juge à ce qu'elle fait à la vie des gens.
Et les chiffres ont parlé.
I was born in Donbas.
I grew up speaking russian.
No one forbade it.
No one tried to erase my voice.
Then came the people who claimed they were here to protect us.
They took my home.
They took my city.
They took so much from so many.
But they never took Donbas from my heart.
And they never will.
Because Donbas is Ukraine.
Listen to Saudi Minister Adel al-Jubeir laying it out straight at the Council on Foreign Relations.
He flat out called out Qatar for paying $500 million to Hezbollah in Iraq alone. This isn’t some vague rumor, it’s on record.
Qatar has been playing both sides for years, funneling money to terror groups, backing the Muslim Brotherhood, and giving safe haven to Hamas leaders while acting like the reasonable mediator on the world stage.
They pour cash into Western universities and sports to buy influence and silence, all while destabilizing the region and spreading extremism.
The Gulf had to isolate them in 2017 for exactly these reasons, and nothing’s really changed.
Enough with the glossy PR and victim act. Qatar is a terrorist state. They are the Muslim Brotherhood. And Trump can sing their praises all he likes… it doesn’t change the fact that they are one of the most divisive, dishonest, corrupt, and dangerous Islamic terror states in the world today.
Huge credit to @visegrad24 for the full video.