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Conor McGregor And The Flight Of The Virtuous

Gearóid Ó Loingsigh ☭ writing in Substack on 29-November-2024.Conor McGregor was found by a jury of his peers, fortunately in the legal sense only, of having raped Nikita Hand and she was awarded €250,000. I say his peers in the legal sense as McGregor’s real peers are people like Andrew Tate, tweeting from Romania in support of him. Fortunately, twelve honest men and

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Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousSyria needs a progressive alternative to strengthen its economic futureErdoğan’s Syria?Unity critical to a successful political

TPQ Books Of 2024

Christopher Owens 🔖 As you’ve undoubtedly guessed from the title, here’s my list of, what I consider to be, the best books that were published in 2024. Most have been reviewed on here by me, but everyone loves a good list, especially at the end of the year.10. Before the Storm 📚 Beano NiblockNiblock’s new collection looks back at a pre-Troubles time. Examining the

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Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousIrish League: Glentoran’s Jay Donnelly to miss Big Two Boxing Day duel following ban for provocative gestureConor Keeley returns

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A River In Riga

Anthony McIntyre ☠ Perhaps growing up close to a city river has left me with a lifelong fondness for them.Daugava River, RigaFor around 16 years I lived within a few hundred yards of the Lagan. I swam in it, sailed on it, walked along it when on parole from the H Blocks, and was even arrested on it one dark Thursday evening in February 1973. It was the same night that Slade went

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Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousWhere is Syria headed?For Syrians in the Golan, Assad’s fall sparks hope and uncertainty‘Democracy won’t come to Syria overnight.

Dail Eireann 🪶 Or Flying Circus?

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ With all the ado of the 26 county elections over the Dail Circus marches on and on and on. With all the posters now slowly coming down the process of forming a government which, in this part of the world is no easy task it seems, gets underway. Fianna Fail won the most seats with 48 followed by Sinn Fein who collected 39 seats and Fine Gael with 38. Micheal Martin,

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Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousCOP29: UN climate talks face a credibility crisis as countries disengageCOP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on

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