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       Ireland
   DIR By: guest5
       Date: March 20, 2021, 3:08 pm
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       Activists Fight to Preserve Irish Language
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       > PROTECTING THE IRISH LANGUAGE: This activist says Irish
       language speakers have been treated like ‘second-class citizens’
       in Northern Ireland — but movements like @dreamdearg are
       rallying to change that.
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  HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz8gUJMvvSc&t=119s
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       Sinn Féin
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       > Sinn Féin is the largest Irish republican political party, and
       was historically associated with the IRA, while also having been
       associated with the Provisional IRA in the party's modern
       incarnation. The Irish government alleged that senior members of
       Sinn Féin have held posts on the IRA Army Council.[81] However,
       the SF leadership has denied these claims.[82]
       >
       > A republican document of the early 1980s stated: "Both Sinn
       Féin and the IRA play different but converging roles in the war
       of national liberation. The Irish Republican Army wages an armed
       campaign... Sinn Féin maintains the propaganda war and is the
       public and political voice of the movement".[83] Robert White
       states at that time Sinn Fein was the junior partner in the
       relationship with the IRA, and they were separate organisations
       despite there being some overlapping membership.[84]
       >
       > The British government stated in 2005 that "we had always said
       all the way through we believed that Sinn Féin and the IRA were
       inextricably linked and that had obvious implications at
       leadership level".[85]
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       > Immediately after the June 2017 UK general election, where the
       Conservatives won 49% of seats but not an overall majority, so
       that non-mainstream parties could have significant influence,
       Gerry Adams announced for Sinn Féin that their elected MPs would
       continue the policy of not swearing allegiance to the Queen, as
       would be required for them to take their seats in the
       Westminster Parliament.[71]
       >
       > In 2017 and 2018 there were allegations of bullying within the
       party, leading to a number of resignations and expulsions of
       elected members.[72]
       >
       > At the Ard Fheis on 18 November 2017, Gerry Adams announced he
       would stand down as president of Sinn Féin in 2018, and would
       not stand for re-election as TD for Louth.
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       More:
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       Gerry Adams
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       > Gerard Adams (Irish: Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh;[1] born 6 October
       1948) is an Irish republican politician who was the president of
       Sinn Féin between 13 November 1983 and 10 February 2018, and
       served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth from 2011 to 2020.[2][3]
       From 1983 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2011, he was an abstentionist
       Member of Parliament (MP) of the British Parliament for the
       Belfast West constituency.
       >
       > In 1984, Adams was seriously wounded in an assassination
       attempt by several gunmen from the Ulster Defence Association
       (UDA), including John Gregg.[4] From the late 1980s onwards, he
       was an important figure in the Northern Ireland peace process,
       initially following contact by Social Democratic and Labour
       Party (SDLP) leader John Hume and then subsequently with the
       Irish and British governments.[5] He led Sinn Féin to change its
       traditional policy of abstentionism towards the Oireachtas, the
       parliament of the Republic of Ireland, in 1986; it later took
       seats in the power-sharing Northern Ireland Assembly. In 2005,
       the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) stated that its
       armed campaign was over and that it was exclusively committed to
       peaceful politics.[6]
       >
       > In 2014, Adams was held for four days by Northern Irish Police
       for questioning in connection with the abduction and murder of
       Jean McConville in 1972.[7][8] He was freed without charge and a
       file was sent to the Public Prosecution Service,[9] which later
       stated there was insufficient evidence to charge him,[10] as had
       been expected since shortly after his release.[11][12] Adams
       announced in November 2017 that he would step down as leader of
       Sinn Féin in 2018, and that he would not stand for re-election
       to his seat in the Dáil in the 2020 election.[13] He was
       succeeded by Mary Lou McDonald at a special ardfheis (party
       conference) on 10 February 2018.[14]
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       More:
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       Re: Ireland
   DIR By: guest5
       Date: April 10, 2021, 1:37 am
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       Did Brexit Spark the Belfast Riots? What Really Instigated the
       Riots? - TLDR News
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       > Over the last week, some pretty serious violence and riots
       broke out in Northern Ireland. The cause of said violence is
       pretty confusing with different people pointing at different
       motives. So in this video we explain what happened in Belfast
       and try to unpick what might have caused this.
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  HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge_zY1_1nds
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       Re: Ireland
   DIR By: Cthens
       Date: April 10, 2021, 11:11 am
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       Just curious, what is Aryanism's stance on the IRA?
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       Re: Ireland
   DIR By: guest5
       Date: April 11, 2021, 6:12 pm
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       --- Quote from: Cthens link ---
       >
       > Just curious, what is Aryanism's stance on the IRA?
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       A Positive one.
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       Re: Ireland
   DIR By: guest5
       Date: April 11, 2021, 6:18 pm
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       Northern Irish loyalists demand changes to Brexit border
       protocol
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       > The Irish premier and British prime minister are calling for
       calm in Northern Ireland after the seventh night of violence
       between pro-British loyalists and Republican nationalists.
       > More than 70 police officers have been injured in clashes.
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  HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRkyVI1MwSo
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       > Ulster loyalism is a strand of Ulster unionism associated with
       working class Ulster Protestants in Northern Ireland. Like most
       unionists, loyalists are attached to the British monarchy,
       support the continued existence of Northern Ireland within the
       United Kingdom, and oppose a united Ireland. Unlike other
       strands of unionism, loyalism has been described as an ethnic
       nationalism of Ulster Protestants and "a variation of British
       nationalism".
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  HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_loyalism
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       Re: Ireland
   DIR By: guest5
       Date: April 30, 2021, 10:54 pm
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       Will Brexit Lead to a United Ireland? Why 42% of Northern
       Ireland Support Leaving the UK
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       > Polling over the last few years has shown a significant shift
       in support for Northern Irish Independence and a United Ireland.
       There's a number of factors behind this change, so in this video
       we unpack the different attitudes toward the union, why some
       people want a united Ireland and if Brexit kickstarted this
       whole situation?
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  HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNnXEqjBJNU
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       Re: Ireland
   DIR By: 90sRetroFan
       Date: March 10, 2022, 3:45 am
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       We can always count on Ireland:
  HTML https://us.yahoo.com/news/moscow-scolds-irish-envoy-truck-132913375.html
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       > LONDON (Reuters) - Russia called in the Irish ambassador on
       Tuesday to demand an apology and lodge a formal complaint, the
       foreign ministry said, after a man drove a lorry through the
       gates of Russia's embassy to Dublin to protest against Moscow's
       invasion of Ukraine.
       >
       > The Russian ministry accused protesters near its embassy of
       "essentially adopting tactics widely used by terrorists",
       demanded Ireland compensate Moscow for damage and said it wanted
       those responsible for the incident punished.
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       Re: Ireland
   DIR By: guest55
       Date: March 12, 2022, 11:10 pm
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       Irish lawmakers call for actions against Israel
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       > "EU members have profited well from Israeli apartheid over the
       years. Since 2012, EU member states have sold arms to Israel to
       the tune of nearly €700 million per year."
       >
       > Irish lawmakers on Wednesday called out the
       West's​​ “double standards” for imposing sanctions
       on Russia after invading Ukraine but not doing the same to
       Israel over its violations in Palestine.
       > #Palestine #Ireland #Israel #Ukraine #Russia
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       Re: Ireland
   DIR By: Ireland
       Date: November 25, 2023, 12:15 am
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  HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ireland-dublin-riots-stabbing-1.7038726
       Irish PM slams 'criminals' who rampaged in central Dublin after
       stabbing attack
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       >
       >
       > Ireland's prime minister on Friday condemned anti-immigrant
       protesters who rampaged through central Dublin after three young
       children were stabbed, saying the rioters simply wanted to cause
       chaos, not protect the country's way of life.
       >
       > Police made a number of further arrests on Friday evening as
       they mounted a significant security operation in Dublin to
       ensure that there was no repeat of Thursday's disorder. A number
       of people were taken away in police vans following sporadic
       altercations.
       >
       > Police arrested 34 people after Thursday night's rioting, when
       up to 500 people looted shops, set fire to vehicles and threw
       rocks at crowd control officers equipped with helmets and
       shields.
       >
       > Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Ireland's capital had
       endured two attacks — one on innocent children and the other on
       "our society and the rule of law."
       >
       > "These criminals did not do what they did because they love
       Ireland, they did not do what they did because they wanted to
       protect Irish people, they did not do it out of any sense of
       patriotism, however warped," Varadkar told reporters on Friday
       morning.
       >
       > "They did so because they're filled with hate, they love
       violence, they love chaos and they love causing pain to others."
       >
       > Thursday's unrest came amid rising tensions over immigration
       in Ireland that mirror trends in other parts of Europe.
       >
       > When he was questioned about anti-immigration tensions earlier
       this year, Varadkar told Ireland's Parliament that there was
       always a place for peaceful protest, but violence, intimidation
       and racism were never legitimate.
       >
       > "I think when it comes to this matter, we should never lose
       sight of the bigger picture — we're facing a major refugee
       crisis not just here in Ireland but all across Europe," he said
       in May.
       >
       > The head of Ireland's national police force, Commissioner Drew
       Harris, described those who took part in Thursday's unrest as a
       "complete lunatic hooligan faction driven by far-right
       ideology."
       >
       > Benicio told Britain's Press Association that the disturbances
       seemed to be caused by a "small group of people" who "wanted an
       excuse to do what they did.''
       >
       > "What I can say is I know the protest is against immigrants,
       and for me it doesn't make sense because I'm an immigrant myself
       and I was the one who helped out. For me it doesn't make sense."
       >
       >
       >
       >
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       Re: Ireland
   DIR By: IrishRiots
       Date: November 28, 2023, 3:11 pm
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       Conor McGregor INVESTIGATED For Irish Riot Tweets | Breaking
       Points
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       > Krystal and Saagar discuss Ireland cracking down on speech
       after riots broke out.
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       Paraphrasing Krystal: "It was a recent immigrant from Brazil who
       tried to stop the stabbing attack...".
       Related:
       Ireland’s housing crisis facts and figures: All you need to know
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       > Regardless of where you stand in the housing market, here is a
       comprehensive breakdown of the facts and figures
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       > The housing crisis in Ireland is complicated – whether you’re
       a tenant, a prospective house buyer, a landlord or a homeowner
       considering selling. Here, we provide a breakdown of the facts
       and figures around it.
       >
       > Homelessness
       >
       > The most striking figure when discussing housing in the State
       is the number of people who are homeless. That number reached a
       new record level in January, after rising for the seventh
       consecutive month – with 11,754 people living in emergency
       accommodation at the start of this year, according to the most
       recent monthly figures from the Department of Housing.
       >
       > That includes 1,609 families, with 3,431 children in
       homelessness. Fifty-five per cent of them are single parent
       families. Nearly two-thirds are Irish, 22 per cent are from the
       European Economic Area or the UK, with the remaining 17 per cent
       being from outside the EU...
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  HTML https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2023/03/23/irelands-housing-crisis-facts-and-figures-all-you-need-to-know/
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