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offsite link Army Sergeant Travis Decker Murdered His Three Children After Being Denied Mental Health Care at JBL... Sat Jun 07, 2025 04:52 | JBLM Whistleblowers
A corrupt military police force and incompetent Commander who denied emergency mental health care and crisis counseling to an American service member resulted in the murder of the sergeant's three young daughters

offsite link Gaza doctor grieves her nine children killed in Israeli strike Sun May 25, 2025 20:00 | imc
Israeli regime continues it's slaughter
'The children were completely charred'

Paediatrician Alaa al-Najjar was treating victims of Israeli attacks when her children were killed by an Israeli strike on their home

offsite link British doctors working in Gaza describe territory as a ?slaughterhouse? Sat May 24, 2025 00:23 | imc
There?s no food getting in so people are starving,? surgeon Tom Potokar says
British doctors working in Gaza have described the territory as a ?slaughterhouse,? where the patients they are treating are severely malnourished.

Plastic surgeons and orthopedic specialists from the UK are based at the Amal and Nasser hospitals in Khan Younis in the south of the territory.

Dr. Tom Potokar, a plastic surgeon specializing in burn injuries, has worked in Gaza 16 times but said this mission had revealed a level of destruction far greater than his last visit in 2023,

offsite link It is time to talk about the Out of Control Immigration. Mon Mar 31, 2025 22:12 | imc
For the last few years since the CV19 scamdemic undocumented immigration into Ireland has surged. No one is allowed discuss it because they do not want any rational debate about it. If you do you are labelled an extremist. However this out of control immigration is fully facilitated by the Irish government and the EU and the shady figure behind the Neo Con movement pushing for endless war, wokeism and globalist agenda.

offsite link [Dublin] National Demonstration for Palestine: End Israeli Apartheid & Genocide Thu Mar 06, 2025 22:35 | ipsc
Sat, 22 March 2025, 13:00 Assemble at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin 1
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, supported by over 150 Irish civil society organisations, has called another National Demonstration for Palestine on Saturday 22nd March.

The march will begin at the Garden of Remembrance at 1pm and finish outside the D?il on Molesworth Street/Kildare Street to bring our demands to the Irish government?s doorstep.

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Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

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offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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offsite link Labour Police Boss Blasted After Handing ?5,000 of Taxpayers? Cash To Help Save Liverpool Pride Mon Aug 11, 2025 19:15 | Richard Eldred
A Labour police chief is under fire for giving ?5,000 of public money to save Liverpool Pride just weeks before a High Court ruling found uniformed police participation in such events biased and unlawful.
The post Labour Police Boss Blasted After Handing ?5,000 of Taxpayers? Cash To Help Save Liverpool Pride appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link White Working-Class Failure Mon Aug 11, 2025 17:05 | Mary Gilleece
White working-class educational failure isn't about ambition but the damage done by progressive ideologies and bad ideas, says Mary Gilleece.
The post White Working-Class Failure appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Reform UK?s Doge Efforts ?Save More Than ?100 Million in Council Spending in 100 Days? Since Local E... Mon Aug 11, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
By scrapping Net Zero projects and cutting costs, Reform UK says its Musk-inspired "DOGE" unit has clawed back ?110 million in council savings just 100 days after its landslide victory in May's local elections.
The post Reform UK?s Doge Efforts ?Save More Than ?100 Million in Council Spending in 100 Days? Since Local Elections As Nigel Farage?s Party ?Rolls Back Net Zero? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Labour Frees 26,000 Prisoners Early ? Hundreds Jailed for More Than 10 Years Are Released Mon Aug 11, 2025 13:04 | Richard Eldred
Labour?s early-release scheme has freed over 26,000 criminals ? including killers, rapists and other serious offenders ? and is on track to release nearly 45,000 in its first year.
The post Labour Frees 26,000 Prisoners Early ? Hundreds Jailed for More Than 10 Years Are Released appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link One of Britain?s Wokest Councils Has Banned Staff Referring to Parents as Mum and Dad Mon Aug 11, 2025 11:00 | Toby Young
Merton Council in South London has banned its employees from using the words "mum" and "dad". Instead, they must use terms that "recognise diverse family formation". Meanwhile, its debts mount and potholes go unfixed.
The post One of Britain?s Wokest Councils Has Banned Staff Referring to Parents as Mum and Dad appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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longford / housing / press release Friday June 27, 2014 21:34 by Tom Carty   video 1 video file
After a May Day Bank Holiday fire, an IndiGoGo crowdfund is running for the eco restoration of Robin Gill cottage

Last May bank holiday, a fire at the cottage in Ballinamuck burned everything back to the walls. To get it back on track, an IndiGoGo campaign is being started.

The cottage was an eco restoration which was being sold as the previous owner ran out of funds read full story / add a comment
longford / environment / event notice Friday March 28, 2014 15:53 by NWT
Our previous two volunteer days in Farnaght earlier in the year had to be cancelled due to the weather so there's a lot to be done. On the day we will be planting a new hedge and checking on how our previously planted trees are doing. Farnaght was first planted over ten years ago and the birch in particular has shot up making this reserve a great place to visit to see how quickly native woodland can be established.
Bring Suitable clothing and lunch.
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longford / housing / event notice Friday October 12, 2012 11:07 by Briggy
Broadcast Alert and Photo Call Notice
When- today, 5pm Friday 12th October
What- MEP will visit the plagued Gleann Riada Estate, Longford for the first time to see first hand the conditions residents are being subjected too. Residents will give a guided tour and will hold a discussion.
Who - Marian Harkin is a group member of ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) group in the European Parliament. Gleann Riada is a housing estate in Longford, Ireland currently owned by NAMA.  
Where - Gleann Riada Estate Longford, to confirm attendance or for further enquires contact John, 003535 (86) 886 5558
About - Riada read full story / add a comment
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longford / education / event notice Friday March 26, 2010 19:51 by L.Mellows   text 1 comment (last - friday march 26, 2010 19:52)   image 1 image
A meeting on staff, students and the Unions on campus. read full story / add a comment
longford / politics / elections / press release Monday April 20, 2009 22:17 by Saoirse
At a recent convention Sean Lynch was selected by Republican Sinn Féin to contest the forthcoming local elections. He will be a candidate for Longford Co Council in the Drumlish area read full story / add a comment
longford / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday August 12, 2008 09:13 by Margaret O'Regan   text 12 comments (last - wednesday august 13, 2008 21:31)
A black woman was handcuffed and arrested at Longford Railway Station yesterday evening at about 6 pm for not paying her fare on a bus or train. read full story / add a comment
longford / arts and media / event notice Sunday February 10, 2008 03:12 by Over The Edge
Open-mic at National Writers Group Festival

in the Literature Louge, Clarke's Bar, Dublin Street, Longford Town

on Saturday, February 16th, from 10pm
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longford / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday July 13, 2007 19:22 by Justice for All
We have found out from past public meetings that many members of the public have suffered for long periods of time from unscrupulous greedy solicitors who are prepared to lie,rob, cheat,alter documents,decline to reply,overcharge, be corrupt collusive and more, in a direct contradiction to their esteemed and implied credibility and Office held. read full story / add a comment
longford / environment / event notice Monday February 19, 2007 00:32 by Michael O'Callaghan
Wednesday 21 February
7.30pm - 10pm
Longford Public Library read full story / add a comment
longford / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday July 30, 2006 00:16 by Jake
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, south of Tyre
Saturday July 29, 2006

Guardian

Inside a well-furnished apartment in a village on the outskirts of Tyre, with shelves of books piled from floor to ceiling, a black turbaned cleric and three men sit sipping bitter coffee. By the door is a pile of Kalashnikovs and ammunition boxes; handguns are tucked into the men's trousers. The four are Hizbullah fighters, waiting for the Israelis.
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longford / health / disability issues / opinion/analysis Sunday July 23, 2006 15:34 by Sean Crudden   text 22 comments (last - tuesday march 31, 2009 12:36)
Why was John Carthy so isolated? Why was he one against many? What is the rationale for the Abbeylara siege? Why did John Carthy have to die? read full story / add a comment
longford / history and heritage / event notice Monday June 26, 2006 17:18 by Josephine Hayden
Remember hunger striker Martin Hurson at Mostrim (Edgeworthstown) Co Longford on Sunday July 16. read full story / add a comment
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