First Irishman to score a hatrick
Ned ‘Alphonsus’ Brooks.
Banged in 3 goals against United States on June 16th 1924 playing for The Irish Free State (FAI XI) but had also previously played for the all Ireland squad IFA XI
Played for Bohs, Shels, Stockport and Athlone town.
Born 14th August 1891, died 8th March 1958.
Ned Brooks
The original Parrot!
You live on stolen land, drink stolen water, and eat stolen fruit — yet speak with the arrogance of ownership.
Born in Argentina, roots in Ukraine, yet claim Palestine as yours?
Audacity isn’t identity.
Ireland's armchair generals are in retreat, the media is a shambles, respestability politics limps on and gaeilge is a big winner. Read seven mega massive takesaways from the presidential vote anseo.
https://t.co/BcZEsHqBSu
"You you'd think that politicians would have political visions. They don't. They're careerists. Most of the leaders of the Democratic Party, they're people who've kind of eaten a million canapes."
"The Trump Dictatorship with writer Joseph O’Neill" - available now.
Armed men confront Sky News in West Bank.
Sky's Stuart Ramsay spoke to Mohammed Robin, whose home near Ramallah was taken over by Israeli settlers.
Watch the moment they go back to see the property, and are confronted by armed men.
https://t.co/l6xSiXP0kc
These two Palestinian children are refugees because Israel has been occupying their land and ethnic cleansing their people for 77 years — and you still won’t hold them accountable for it.
You can’t platform them while protecting their aggressors.
Factually wrong and deranged tweet, lapped up by American bigots. 🙄
At most recent censuses (CSO - 2022, NISRA - 2021) there were 5,815,869 persons living on this island who were born on this island.
Also highly confident nobody appointed this racist to speak for Irish people.