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RTE’s Biased Coverage Of Palestine And Sinn Féin’s Call For A Review

Gearóid Ó Loingsigh ☭ writing in Substack on 25-November-2024.Sinn Féin has said that it would ask for a review of the national broadcaster RTE’s biased coverage of Palestine and other international conflicts. They were criticised by almost all and sundry for doing so. They were accused of censorship and their own use of lawsuits to silence critics was raised once again

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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 CuriousPalestinians in Israel’s north ‘abandoned’ by authorities as rocket deaths soarIsrael Halts Assault on Lebanon as Ceasefire Takes

The Ukraine And Middle East 💣 Are We Heading For Armageddon?

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ In February 2022 Russian President Vadimir Putin sent his armed forces into neighbouring Ukraine.Putin gave several reasons for his decision some of which held a small amount of water. He claimed Ukraine was harbouring “Nazis” on its territory and he, Putin, is clearing the area of “Nazi” organisations. This claim has been given credence by the Ukrainian President,

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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 CuriousEnemy Of The Farmer: How Inheritance Tax Policies Betray Rural CommunitiesBuilding International Solidarity Against Imperial

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Kilmichael Ambush Commemoration 🪶 24 November 2024

John Crawley 🎤 I would like to thank the Kilmichael commemoration committee for inviting me to speak todayI consider it a great personal honour to be given the opportunity to join with all of you in paying homage to the valiant men who fought and died here for the complete freedom of Ireland.Sunday, the 28th of November 1920, would cap a tumultuous month in the struggle to achieve Irish

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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 CuriousUN welcomes ceasefire between Israel and LebanonIsrael has agreed to a truce in Lebanon. Here’s what that meansGenocide in Gaza is

A Night At The Crapera

Anthony McIntyre ☠ The three of them lined up for the showdown that became a slowdown. No knockout blows, no clear points victory, there was nothing to detonate the Big Bang, which may have surprised some given Sinn Fein's background. Pretty much a damp squib sort of night.Watching Tweedledee, Tweedledum and Tweedleduh line up to out-Tweedle each other did not put me to sleep

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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 CuriousDr Kevin Bean, a thoughtful, honourable and courageous academicKevin Bean – a tributeReflections: The Generosity of Fredric

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