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Jun 7
Mouth cancer cases already rising at an alarming rate.
Health experts have raised concerns about the rise of tobacco-free nicotine pouches known as "snus" in Ireland
rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/060…
Community note
Article mislabels pouches as "snus" — snus is tobacco leaf and EU-banned; pouches are tobacco-free.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC89…
europa.eu/rapid/press-re…
Risk context missing: pouches have fewer nitrosamines than nicotine gum (13ng vs 380ng).
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/33/2/1…
tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/01/americ…
WHO report cited draws causal conclusions its own methodology cannot support.
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Jun 5
How very short sighted when there are so many EV’s that are already built and ready to go.
Much better for the environment to buy second hand rte.ie/news/2026/0604/157670…
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Jun 2
Absolutely nothing done to the driving test or lessons apart from they cost more and are mandatory. No new education for young drivers and nothing about tests for new drivers that are licensed from other countries.
The RSA is the problem
The solution isn’t a hi-vis jacket
Mandatory hi-vis is not good road safety policy, it’s cover for decades of inaction. A death every 48 hours on Irish roads is a complete systems failure, not a visibility problem. I spoke to @johncookeradio on @drivetimerte.
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Bob Flavin retweeted
This is an absolute joke of a story. Presenting 20k worth of expenses over TWO YEARS for the top exec in Irish media as some sort of extravagance is nonsense.
If anything this type of context free gotcha story does the public a disservice @Jennifer_Bray.
RTE’s Kevin Bakhurst ran up €20,000 bill for hotels and restaurants thetimes.com/world/ireland-w…
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May 31
20k over two years ffs the man is the boss of a company that paid out that kind of money every few minutes.
Nothing story seriously.
RTE’s Kevin Bakhurst ran up €20,000 bill for hotels and restaurants thetimes.com/world/ireland-w…
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May 31
Genetics and being functional with alcohol.
Still died with lung cancer being one of the coolest men in the world.
Paul Newman. 12 pack of beer a day for decades. Chained smoked. No morning routine. No supplements. No sun gazing. No fasting. No ice baths. No journaling. Lived artistically and handsome to the ripe old age of 83.
When men were men.
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May 30
Isn’t Ireland a great little place altogether? Thanks @EamonRyan for making another company really profitable in the name of Green
May 30
I hadn’t realised this.
Re-Turn is making bin charges more expensive.
Bin companies are losing €15m in revenue from aluminium cans and PET bottles. The cans are worth €800 - €1400 a tonne & bottles €500.
So we are paying twice!
Deposit charge higher bin charge.
I think we need to start a Boycott.
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May 29
Journalism is difficult isn’t it @FineFail ?
May 29
Re-Turn is the scam that keeps on scamming.
Fine Gael councillor was hired by Re-Turn to lobby a Fine Gael Minister to remove 23% VAT on the unclaimed bottles!!
The councillor previously worked for the PR company Teneo whose client is ReTurn.
ReTurn is sitting on €100m after just one year but they’re still not happy. They wanted tax exemptions on top.
A humiliation gravy train.
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May 29
You know it’s a bank holiday and @HqBloom is on so why is you Dublin bound trains running nearly one hour apart?
I would’ve imagined that you would put more commuter services on today. @IrishRail
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May 29
Two posts that perfectly sum up the disaster that the current Government has made of Ireland.
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May 28
Goodbye whatever is left of Irish farms.
May 27
The government wants to end many restrictions on one-off housing, including the cap on the number of homes that may be built on farms.
It will be the "biggest overhaul of rural housing rules in two decades", according to Simon Harris.
thejournal.ie/one-off-housin…
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May 26
I am not wearing a hivis jacket to walk to the shops
May 26
A motion passed by Clare County Council has called for making high-vis jackets mandatory for pedestrians and cyclists.
It has been criticised by the Irish Cycling Campaign, which said it would push some people back towards the car.
thejournal.ie/hi-vis-jackets…
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May 26
Honest to god I thought it was a new Hyundai
May 25
Yes, this is a Ferrari. For real.
Ferrari's first all-electric car, the Luce, has arrived, and it brings radical change to Maranello.
What do you think of its looks?
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May 25
Could have used the 50m euro from the IT project to fix the bloody pipe.
May 24
Diesel has been leaking into the River Liffey from an underground pipe connection near the Samuel Beckett Bridge for over a year.
The leak links to a fuel farm owned by Irish Rail, which is used as diesel storage for fuelling trains at Connolly Station.
jrnl.ie/7046606
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May 23
Not a single mention of Centrica or the fact that @BordGaisEnergy are currently being restructured by the MD of @BritishGas
We could have renewables running this country but we took 1b for our national system. Thanks IMF
The European Union's statistical agency confirmed earlier this month that Ireland had the highest electricity prices of any EU member state for the second half of 2025 rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/052…
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May 23
Did you know that the CEO and MD of @BritishGas and @BordGaisEnergy are the same people?
They have a monopoly over pricing and in Ireland and the UK.
Bord Gais was sold to Centricia in 2014 we are paying to maintain the system while the profits go to London @sinnfeinireland
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May 20
The woman in this video is Caitriona Graham an Irish citizen.
Kidnapped in international waters, abused, beaten, put in stress position by Israel. A rogue state that Ireland sent €20m in dual use tech to in 2024 alone. @MichealMartinTD grow a spine.
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May 20
Stress positions being used when the prisoners are being moved.
Taken in international waters, held, made to kneel and squat.
They are being tortured and yet again International Human Rights are being ignored by Israel.
May 20
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released a video showing detained participants of the intercepted Gaza-bound flotilla being bound and dragged in Israel's Ashdod Port, writing, "That's how we welcome the terror supporters. Welcome to Israel."
Read more here: haaretz.com/israel-news/isra…
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May 19
Why are 12v sockets being removed from the cabins of modern cars?
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