The Saint

Non-conformist

[Paddy McKenna @paddymacc1]

This is madness
The Republic of Ireland with a population of approximately 5.4 million (nobody knows for sure these days) has one government-funded Non-Government Organisation for every 149 people in the country.
There are in excess of 34,000 government-funded NGOs in the country

[Hedgehog Cabin @HedgehogCabin]

Hot off the press!
Anya's babies are 3 weeks old today, and early this morning, for the first time, one came out for a little peek.
It's so exciting!
The first baby steps are such a milestone.
From now on they will get bolder and braver each day, and we will be seeing more of them.
They will have their first little nubs of teeth breaking through now, so it won't be long before they explore and taste solid food for the first time.
(the tiny dish of soaked food I had put out last night, just in case, was wolfed down by Anya as soon as she woke😁).
Just look at that perfect little miniature hedgehog!😍

[The Saint @tswittersaint]

@LOCthedreamer2 An aspect of the open borders policy that is never discussed.

[Bernie @Artemisfornow]

Lets just add some detail on synthetic Folic Acid being added to all flour debate thats raging. Many people had no idea it was happening and many more people didn't want it at all. So how did it happen?

You should know that your MP did NOT get the chance to vote on this legislation, even if you contacted them about it. ohhh no. It was decided by 3 quangos (The Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/1162) and based on UN and WHO nutrition targets under Agenda 2030 sustainable development goal 3. The policy chain looks like this:

UN/WHO nutrition targets are set by this unelected global body, then ...
⬇️They issue global food-fortification guidance
⬇️UK advisory bodies such as SACN/FSA
⬇️ Ministers
⬇️Statutory Instrument
🟰mandatory change to the national food supply.

And yes, the WEF promotes “food-system transformation” and nutrition interventions. WEF material has positively references flour fortification with iron, folic acid and vitamin A and talks about reshaping food systems for health, resilience and sustainability.

Does that sound like democracy to you? or does that sound like global decision making?

When the state changes the composition of everyday food consumed by millions of people, that should be done through a full Act of Parliament, with proper debate, scrutiny and accountability. It hasn't been.

[Lorraine Morris @MLorrM]

As some followers know, I have an outstanding complaint with @talktoBOI re my (historic) mortgage.

Today, I was offered €500 as an apology for their “lapse in service”.

Meanwhile pages 8 to 33 within the “Final Response” are wholly illegible.

I have been told I might need to “zoom in” to read the information as it is voluminous.

We truly have reached peak comedy when borrowers are being offered a few hundred euro for a “lapse in service” as the service continues to be well - lapsed?

My next post will be a photo of the page in the Final Response having fully “zoomed in”.

@PMJAudits @ArturNadol7566 @Wftproof

No information on the three shadow accounts and the erroneous narrative that I was buying foreign property - yet.

Something is very very wrong.

[The Saint @tswittersaint]

@laoisedebrun We can only hope.

[The Saint @tswittersaint]

@darrenjmoran @rtenews Buildings such as this one require buckets of money to restore and/or develop.

It’s a great pity.

[The Saint @tswittersaint]

@darrenjmoran @rtenews Thank you!

[The Saint @tswittersaint]

Can't argue with that either, but the current trend of 'assuming' is not helpful either. Our anger needs to be directed toward the direct cause - the government and its refusal to implement safe, humane & intelligent systems that prevent abuse.

Bird food attracts all sorts of birds - no point in arguing with the crow that he's not welcome - the answer is a system that keeps him out.

[Luke O' Connor @LOCthedreamer2]

I see Nick Delahunty is being sued by Daniel Ennis.

When you make as big an impact as Nick does, the powers that be are always going to try and silence you or shut you down.

I am sure that Nick will win the case. Everything he does is thoroughly researched and he is brave to put his head above the parapet in this way.

We need to show him as much support as possible

[The Saint @tswittersaint]

@darrenjmoran @rtenews My source is myself, I grew up there.

[The Saint @tswittersaint]

@darrenjmoran @rtenews I have something for you!

The convent lay derelict for 15 years, was up for sale, is a historic building and was set alight most likely for the same reasons buildings that are historic & not selling go up in flames in Ireland.

Does this answer any of your questions?

[Carlow Weather @CarlowWeather]

A cloud and breezy start to Thursday but wind will ease and more sunny spells will develop. A lot of cloud Friday and even more on Saturday but the Southeast coast looks the place to be for sunshine on Saturday.

[Hedgehog Cabin @HedgehogCabin]

It may not seem like it some days, but I can tell you the world is still full of truly good people with kind, loving hearts.
There are people who see the broken hedgehogs here, and want to help mend them, so they send supplies from my Amazon wishlist, or donate towards the cost of medicines via PayPal.
Without being asked, without expecting reward or praise.
Without fanfare.
Every day I am reminded of the sheer depth of humanity that abounds, despite eager reports to the contrary.🥹
Thank you to everyone who spares time, money and effort to help the hedgehogs, either in their own garden or by retweeting my infograms, or donating.
Plus all your words of loving encouragement.
Whether or not you realise it, you are all quite extraordinary.
You are my heroes, life savers.
And I couldn't do what I do without you.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
The parcels with notes were from Kay W, Wendy B, Phil E, Karen and Bertie, Susan R, In honour of Christopher Viney, Ray and Sue H, Christine R, Susan D, Amy C, Jennifer R.

[Nick Delehanty 🇮🇪 @Nick_Delehanty]

Today is first day of Ireland’s EU Presidency

Its going to cost the Irish taxpayer over €300m.

Thats 3x the amount Cyprus just spent, €95m
and 4x what Denmark spent, €80m.

Most of the money is going to:

Gardaí & security €125m
Dept of Foreign Affairs €65m
OPW will get €51m.

But what are they spending it on???

This E-Tender shows €131,000 will be spent on woollen scarf mementos for the 4,500 EU delegates.

6 months of waste & pageantry lie ahead.

[The Saint @tswittersaint]

@CareChampions2 Ever feel like we're in the middle of a cull?

[Gerard Casey @Casey5122dark]

Well said!

[Connor Boyack 📚 @cboyack]

Capitalism doesn't have to "work a lot better." It has to be left alone. Strip out the heavy regulations, the money printing, the endless bailouts, and the cozy arrangements between large corporations and the politicians who shield them from competition, and you'd finally see what markets do when they're actually free.

Most of what gets pinned on capitalism traces back to intervention. Inflation that eats away at savings is a product of central banking. Housing nobody can afford grows out of zoning laws and decades of cheap credit. Industries that gouge their customers manage it because regulation has fenced out the smaller rivals who would have undercut them. Each of these failures gets labeled a "market failure" and then becomes the justification for more of the government that caused it in the first place.

So when people get curious about socialism, what they're reacting to has rarely (if ever0 been a free market at all. Every time prices spike or a crisis hits, the state was already in the room w/ its hand on the scale.

[Laoise de Brún | Barrister | Seanad Candidate @laoisedebrun]

What a pleasure to sit down with my long time heroine from when she was an MP calling out the indoctrination of schoolchildren to now the leading star of @GBNEWS the beautiful and brilliant @miriam_cates. We had a wide ranging conversation about Ireland. I will post the interview once it drops. Can’t wait to see the end result: we GOT INTO it ; Referendum, Fuel Protests, origins of FFFG, it all. So enjoyable. Thanks so much for having me on.

[Carlow Weather @CarlowWeather]

Monday evening update with a look ahead as high pressure and warmer air try to move back in.