Neale defend Ireland's €400m Budget for the EU Presidency. The last 2 holders were Denmark and Poland. Poland spent €95m. Denmark spent €35m.

Few want to pay a tax for the services that few actually use so the only way revenue is still flowing through the TV License is: inertia & a threat of enforcement. End of story. @RTE have lost the majority of its willing customers. And became a coercive mechanism of the State.

JFK once invited to dinner 49 Nobel laureates, Robert Frost, William Styron, Ernest Hemingway, James Baldwin, Katherine Anne Porter, John Dos Passos, James Farrell and Lionel and Diana Trilling, and others. His line on the occasion became famous: “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House—with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone." Some of you were alive when that happened.

Having asked Grok, ALL modern societies display signs of racism, there is no modern society in which racism is completely absent. Relative to other countries in the world, and as assessed by the World Values Survey which asks respondents in different countries if they would be hostile to a different race family living next door, Ireland is at, or very close to the bottom of the league table, that is, we are amongst the least racist societies in the world, and waaay less racist than societies like Japan or Nigeria. And finally, here's the kicker, and I quote Grok .... "Evidence from psychology, political science, and public opinion trends indicates that repeated elite accusations of systemic racism against a relatively tolerant society often increase polarization, defensive in-group identity, and anti-immigrant or backlash sentiments rather than reducing prejudice." So, not only is Sinead Gibney misleadingly accusing Irish society of racism when we're among the least racist in the world, but her "elite accusations" tend to increase anti-immigrant sentiment and polarisation! It would assist fairness and accuracy and societal cohesion if political panel presenters or fellow members on such panels would challenge such elite accusations. But that's probably asking for too much.

No word yet from the most prominent son of Scotland in America @realDonaldTrump

Mark Carney presents well but is the embodiment of Davos Man.

I’ve never had this much fun in Boston, the Tartan Army is incredible. Ready for another amazing day. No Scotland No PARTY! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Absolutely fantastic to watch, from afar, my home city embrace supporters from my late mother’s home country - especially in the great pubs imported from the place that is now my home. A perfect confluence of 🇺🇸, 🇮🇪 and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Hope the Scots make a run!

Shane Coleman is either a desperate lying sycophant in support of the global neoliberal establishment agenda or genuinely ignorant. He spouts all the baseless logic and makes all the usual smears on those who dissent.

Is there any authentic curiosity as to how and why these changes have happened? It seems the assumption is that the Irish people just got more racist, a big group just gor more racist despite the best efforts of media, polirucal, NGO, education, arts cliques to stop to smear people as racist who do not fully support FFG welfare immigration policies.

Shes right.

Its wonderful that people from all over the world will directly experience how wonderful the American people and tell their friends and family at home, at a time when Trump is doing his best to destroy the reputation of the country globally.

Every bar owner in Boston is figuring out how fast Amazon can deliver a Scottish flag.

Officially supporting Scotland in the World Cup. They can bring the craic!

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brilliant ad

Truly Amazing

This is like a Benny Hill sketch, it is so outrageous, hard to believe it is real.

Not one liberal politician or journalist argued that the George Floyd "I can't breathe" clip shouldn't have been shared. They only want to stop you seeing the Belfast clip because it's massively, massively inconvenient to them - 'sensitivity for victims' has zilch to do with it.

I see Kieran Cuddihy is under fire for the way in which he demeaned and insulted Mikey Graham and his Daughter on Liveline. The #BeKind brigade are only kind when it suits their agenda. #HowIrelandWorks