An X post by @TheFlareNews, dated 28th December 2025. It reads 🇮🇪EPSTEIN IN IRELAND Women states she was "trafficked to Ireland" by Epstein Epstein's itinerary for the trip allegedly had meeting with Jewish Zionist activist, former Minister for Justice, & erotic novelist Alan Shatter, who liberalized Ireland's migration law. Attached are three images The first is a screenshot of a headline about allegations in the Epstein Files that a woman was trafficked to Ireland by Jeffrey Epstein for politicians and notable men The second is Eric Holder's 21st September 2011 schedule, with Alan Shatter's first name highlighted in blue The third is a photo of Alan Shatter

afaik I'm also the only person who has reported this originated with a far right "news" account to which sitting councillor and Dublin Central candidate Malachy Steenson gave a brief interview recently

A group of men with arms raised in front of an old pit wheel

The picket line at @ncmme.bsky.social yesterday. It is ironic that the museum which celebrates the history of mining now has the last real miners’ strike that’s ever likely to take place in England. These men carry the flame of lived experience of mining which brings that museum to life.

There’s a word for people who justify attacks on synagogues: it’s Nazis. We actually already know what to do with them.

“A State that Massacres Its Own People Cannot Be a Force of Liberation for Others" Palestine solidarity activists from the Chinese diaspora speak with Iranian activists in exile about the uprising in Iran in January 2026.

“A State that Massacres Its Own People Cannot Be a Force of Liberation for Others" : A Conversation on the Recent Uprising in Iran
https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/18/a-state-that-massacres-its-own-people-cannot-be-a-force-of-liberation-for-others-a-conversation-on-the-recent-uprising-in-iran [1/2]

If you see a news story about an attack on a synagogue and your first reaction is to start ranting about Israel then there is really nothing anybody can do to help you

Last night, Israeli forces struck a crowded tent camp west of Gaza City. Fire tore through the tents where displaced families were sheltering, turning a place that was supposed to be a refuge into another site of loss and devastation. (1/4)

Life with my autistic sons: ‘How do you explain all the worries, the sleepless nights?’ When James Hunt began posting about his boys online, it was a way to describe the emotions and experiences of their extraordinary lives. In sharing his family’s joy and struggles, he realised they wer...

Really interesting interview with James Hunt, father of two autistic sons. I hadn't come across him before, but my daughter says she's been following him on Insta for ages! Thank you, @johnharris1969.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

SEND reforms to 'strip away' children's legal protections, charity says Planned changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England were announced last month.

The war sidelined this from the news, but dissent continues www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Middle East Wars Are Still About Oil and Empire Gilbert Achcar explains how oil, US power, and regional rivalries have shaped decades of conflict in the Middle East — and why the confrontation with Iran fits a long imperial pattern.

jacobin.com/2026/03/us-i...

Four dead in 24 hours: Israeli settler terror intensifies amid Iran war Settler gunfire killed Palestinians in two West Bank villages as they tried to defend their land. In the aftermath, soldiers’ tear gas induced a cardiac arrest.

Israeli settlers in the West Bank harass, terrorise, destroy, burn, injure and kill Palestinians, their properties and livestock every day, while the IDF is aiding and abetting them.
Every. Day.
www.972mag.com/israeli-sett...

Eat the Peach Trailer (1986) YouTube video by Irish Film

Saw this mentioned this evening.
An excellent movie (Pauline Kale loved it IIRC) which seems to be largely forgotten. A shaft of light in a dark time for both Irish cinema and Irish life. Might still be lauded as a humanist classic if it was in French.
youtu.be/5K2OBSS5fzw?...

‘Lowry is no victim, irrespective of how well he plays the role’ - Mick Clifford.

SIPTU members are demanding that safe services, including appropriate staffing levels, are achieved for all grades to ensure the present and future of healthcare in the Mid-West is fit for purpose.

Full statement here: www.siptu.ie/siptu-calls-...

‘Extraordinary cruelty’: images show longterm ‘starvation strategy’ in Sudan Experts argue sensor and satellite data reveal targeted attacks by the Rapid Support Forces on farming communities were intended to prevent villages producing food

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

#DIBLives Placed in St Vincent's Industrial School, Goldenbridge at the age of 4, nurse and advocate for survivors of childhood abuse Christine Buckley (d. #OTD 2014) was assigned the number ‘89’, which replaced her name for the 13 years she was a resident in St Vincent's. www.dib.ie/biography/bu...

‘The war is between Israel and Iran. Why should people in Gaza pay the price?’ After closures of Gaza’s crossings drove up food costs and stalled medical evacuations, ongoing Israeli strikes raise fears of a renewed large-scale assault.

‘The war is between Israel and Iran. Why should people in Gaza pay the price?’

After closures of Gaza’s crossings drove up food costs and stalled medical evacuations, ongoing Israeli strikes raise fears of a renewed large-scale assault.

Ahmed Dremly & Ibtisam Mahdi

www.972mag.com/gaza-closure...

Iranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regime Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe among more than 100 signatories to letter urging PM not to get drawn further into the conflict

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Solidarity With the People of Ukraine – Bring the Stolen Children Home – Teachers’ Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 D01 T6V6 Tuesday March 24 7.30pm Solidarity With the People of Ukraine – Bring the Stolen Children Home – Teachers’ Club, 36 Parnel;l Square West, Dublin 1 D01 T6V6 Tuesday March 24 7.30pm – Speakers : Mari…

irishleftwithukraine.blog/2026/03/10/s...

Niche interest, admittedly

Video: A Beirut Hotel Sheltering the Displaced Comes Under Fire A Christian hotel owner opened her doors to Shiite Muslims fleeing Israel’s bombardment of the southern outskirts of Beirut. Then an Israeli missile struck the hotel, killing her 34-year-old reception...

Civilians in Lebanon, killed by grand geopolitics on which they had no influence or power whatsoever. Like civilians in Iran, Israel, Syria, the Gulf.

www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

America’s Threat to the World Peter Beinart speaks with Aslı Bâli about whether the war on Iran represents rupture or continuity in the history of US imperialism.

Highly recommended conversation between @peterbeinart.bsky.social and Yale Law professor Aslı Ü. Bâli for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social. Professor Bâli is incredibly sharp, nuanced and insightful

jewishcurrents.org/americas-thr...

Good post by @rachelshabi.bsky.social on antisemitism and “Semites”. (Quoting @jamesrenton.bsky.social, so extra points from me.) Tl;dr: if you’re using 19th century Orientalist language to talk about Jews and Muslims you probably haven’t thought enough about the issue to be worth listening to.

#OtD 8 Mar 1926 the largely female members of the Fur & Leather Workers' Union went on strike in New York City, enduring beatings by police. They won a 10% raise and a five-day week. Learn more about women's struggles throughout history: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...

BELLA CIAO - RANA CHOIR (Farsi, Hebrew, Arabic) YouTube video by Rana Choir מקהלת ראנה جوقة رانة

Lift up women’s voices.

This version of Bella Ciao was recorded last year in Farsi, Arabic, and Hebrew by the Jewish-Arab women’s choir Rana, based in Jaffa. It was first dedicated to the women of Iran, and later to all women living in war.

youtu.be/kBJoGGfNzUg?...

True. Although some of the more successful Irish online exports have piggy backed on anger over Gaza to push antisemitism

I think there's a kind of need for some people in Ireland to emulate everything about politics in the US and Britain; 'they've got a Zionist lobby' we want one too! 'Their far-right supports Israel, ours must too'! That Ireland is not America or Britain seems to elude people sometimes

I think it's partly because he directly criticised the club and appears to relish the conflict. But focusing anger over Gaza on one Irish ex-politician who happens to be Jewish is not the best tactical move, to put it mildly

Tzedakah Campaign 5786 Support Gaza Soup Kitchen

The people of Gaza continue to struggle for basic sustenance, particularly now that Israel has once again restricted the flow of aid during its attack on Iran. The Gaza Soup Kitchen is still doing all it can to feed and provide medical support to as many people a day as possible. Please help them.

There's enough well documented atrocities happening right now. I don't see why people have to invent ones.

Yeah this is far more serious. I find it hard to articulate clearly but I think there's something very risky for actual survivors in the way people casually trivialise horrendous crimes by throwing (obviously false) accusations around so readily