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by Catapulta
Sun May 03, 2026 11:24 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel
Replies: 1927
Views: 150881

Re: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel

Tomorrow could turn out to be interesting... Trump announces ‘Project Freedom,' humanitarian effort to guide ships through Strait President Donald Trump announced “Project Freedom,” on Sunday whereby the U.S. military would begin guiding ships from other nations safely out of the Strait starting Mon...
by Catapulta
Sun May 03, 2026 1:08 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: The Polls Thread
Replies: 253
Views: 60267

Re: The Polls Thread

Socthesecond wrote: Sun May 03, 2026 12:47 pm Be interesting to see how Reform do " ovah" on Thurs.
Hopefully very well indeed! :Dlogin to view the rest of this post
by Catapulta
Wed Apr 29, 2026 8:36 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Presidential Election 2025
Replies: 990
Views: 93250

Re: Presidential Election 2025

Meanwhile, Michael D has returned €2.6 million in salary and allowances to the State https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/michael-d-higgins-returns-26-million-in-salary-and-allowances-to-the-state-of-ireland/a1983638527.html President Connolly also said during the campaign that she would not be taki...
by Catapulta
Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:30 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Presidential Election 2025
Replies: 990
Views: 93250

Re: Presidential Election 2025

Brabantje wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:23 pm That's great. Irrelevant though.
The President's sis is a Commie?

It certainly is relevant! :shock:login to view the rest of this post
by Catapulta
Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:53 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!
Replies: 33
Views: 5730

Re: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!

Seems a bit of a limp-wristed attempt at the assassination of a president. Basically just dashing past door security. Given the security lapses he could have just bodged up a ticket, turned up in a tuxedo and pulled a gun as he passed close to the stage where Trump was sitting. Like I pointed out- ...
by Catapulta
Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:44 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Presidential Election 2025
Replies: 990
Views: 93250

Re: Presidential Election 2025

Yes. You need to say more. Declan Bree (born 1 July 1951) is an Irish independent politician. He was a founder of the Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation in 1974, and was a member of that group until joining the Labour Party in 1991. He served in Dáil Éireann from 1992 to 1997. In May ...
by Catapulta
Tue Apr 28, 2026 2:23 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Presidential Election 2025
Replies: 990
Views: 93250

Re: Presidential Election 2025

p.ie man wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2026 2:11 pm I see our president's sister is going to Gaza on the next flotilla.

Maith an Bhean!
Well the woke virus seems to run in the family! :mrgreen:

Married to one Declan Bree!

Need I say more? :cry:login to view the rest of this post
by Catapulta
Tue Apr 28, 2026 1:56 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!
Replies: 33
Views: 5730

Re: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!

There are some interesting suggestions around the 'net that the reported 'assassination attempt' at the White House Correspondent's dinner may have been a false flag event. These suspicions are arising out of the following observations: (1) Trump is not known for a love of attending events where he...
by Catapulta
Sun Apr 26, 2026 9:29 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!
Replies: 33
Views: 5730

Re: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!

Taoiseach condemns 'shocking' assassination attempt on Trump Taoiseach Micheál Martin has condemned what he described as the "shocking" apparent assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump last night. Speaking in Cork, Mr Martin, said "it was very serious and very shocking to ...
by Catapulta
Sun Apr 26, 2026 9:24 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!
Replies: 33
Views: 5730

Re: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!

Yes, according to Simon Marks on LBC this evening, this was the case and furthermore JD Vance was rushed out of the ballroom before Trump was (perhaps this is protocol, in case he has to be sworn in as Prez 5 minutes later in the gents' toilet or somewhere similarly convenient). My understanding is...
by Catapulta
Sun Apr 26, 2026 5:40 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!
Replies: 33
Views: 5730

Re: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!

Trump says shooting suspect wrote anti-Christian manifesto US President Donald Trump has said the suspected gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner that the president attended had written a anti-Christian manifesto. "The guy is a sick guy," he told Fox News. "When you read his manife...
by Catapulta
Sun Apr 26, 2026 1:13 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!
Replies: 33
Views: 5730

Re: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!

Photo of alleged shooter wearing an israeli defence forces shirt. Now why would he be wearing that? https://news.abplive.com/news/world/who-is-cole-allen-nasa-fellow-and-teacher-accused-in-white-house-dinner-shooting-1838806 For cover obviously. For a man with some brains he has thrown away his lif...
by Catapulta
Sun Apr 26, 2026 8:52 am
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: President Trump survives murder attempt - again!
Replies: 33
Views: 5730

President Trump survives murder attempt - again!

Trump unhurt and suspect in custody after shots fired at White House correspondents' dinner This man certainly leads a charmed life - so far.... Another deranged loon attempted to kill Donald Trump but was quickly tackled by the very alert security guards who brought him down pretty rapidly. Thankf...
by Catapulta
Fri Apr 24, 2026 9:42 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel
Replies: 1927
Views: 150881

Re: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel

It's possible. The gerrymandering is getting pretty blatant on both sides in the run up to the midterms. Virginia is looking like it's going from having balanced and fair districts to ones that would make James Carson and Lord Brookeborough proud. That said, it's looking like many red spots will be...
by Catapulta
Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:31 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: President convenes Council of State meeting
Replies: 32
Views: 12074

Re: President convenes Council of State meeting

Brabantje wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:01 pm That's not how it works. Presidents in the past have, and no doubt will in the future, ignore the advice of the CoS. The President is not bound by the advice
True in theory

- but do you know of any where the President of the day ignored their advice & referred it to the SC?…login to view the rest of this post
by Catapulta
Wed Apr 22, 2026 8:19 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel
Replies: 1927
Views: 150881

Re: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel

Very Good News! :D “Very good news! I have just been informed that eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be killed…” - President Donald J. Trump https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2046999924651217013/photo/1 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGhnlXaWQAAV2po?forma...
by Catapulta
Wed Apr 22, 2026 8:10 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Galway West by election Q1 2026
Replies: 70
Views: 29210

Re: Galway West by election Q1 2026

Bye-election writs moved, voting set to take place 22 May The writs for the Dublin Central and the Galway West bye-elections were moved in the Dáil this evening. Fine Gael's Emer Currie moved the Dublin Central writ for the bye-election to replace the vacancy created by the departure of former Mini...
by Catapulta
Wed Apr 22, 2026 8:06 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: President convenes Council of State meeting
Replies: 32
Views: 12074

Re: President convenes Council of State meeting

No it doesn't. It can be challenged and I'm sure will be at some stage. The opposite would have been the case if she had referred it to the SC and the court had found it constitutional. That would have applied to every part of the Act, irrespective of what grounds it was referred on. If anything, d...
by Catapulta
Wed Apr 22, 2026 6:17 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: President convenes Council of State meeting
Replies: 32
Views: 12074

Re: President convenes Council of State meeting

Much to her chagrin no doubt she was told to sign along the dotted line... So now we are denied to right to have our say on this deeply problematic piece of legislation which basically holds the Irish people to ransom. However this does preclude challenge before the Supreme Court as to its Constitut...
by Catapulta
Wed Apr 22, 2026 1:10 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel
Replies: 1927
Views: 150881

Re: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel

There were Chinese whispers online emanating from an appearance on a podcast by an ex-CIA analyst, Larry Johnson about a bust up or screaming match in the White House last weekend. It was a sort of 'a friend told me that a friend told her kinda story', that Trump wanted the nuclear codes on Saturda...
by Catapulta
Wed Apr 22, 2026 1:07 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel
Replies: 1927
Views: 150881

Re: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel

Like I said, the Yanks, Brits and other assorted goons of the Western alliance have been interfering in the Middle East and destabilising the region for the past 2 decades, Iraq, Syria, Egypt etc. We all know a million plus Iraqis died as a result of the Yanks and their coalition of the willing des...
by Catapulta
Wed Apr 22, 2026 8:18 am
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel
Replies: 1927
Views: 150881

Re: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel

Like I said, the Yanks, Brits and other assorted goons of the Western alliance have been interfering in the Middle East and destabilising the region for the past 2 decades, Iraq, Syria, Egypt etc. We all know a million plus Iraqis died as a result of the Yanks and their coalition of the willing des...
by Catapulta
Tue Apr 21, 2026 9:39 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel
Replies: 1927
Views: 150881

Re: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel

Funny thing is, there was 40 odd years that the supposed 'hard-line Muslim fanatics', as you term them, were running the show in Iran and never until the past month did they bother their hole blocking the Straits of Hormuz or launching missiles at anyone except other aggressors, like Saddam's Iraq ...
by Catapulta
Tue Apr 21, 2026 9:33 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel
Replies: 1927
Views: 150881

Re: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel

President Donald Trump says the US will extend the ceasefire with Iran, at the request of Pakistan, and continue the blockade of Iranian ports. Here is his statement on social media: Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Fi...
by Catapulta
Tue Apr 21, 2026 1:32 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel
Replies: 1927
Views: 150881

Re: Iran- in full fledged war with Europe, US and Israel

Those sent to Eternity were no moderates! They were Hardline Muslim Fanatics. Those calling the shots there now are beginning to fracture between Pragmatics and the leftovers from the Old Regime. I am of the opinion that we have not seen the end of this yet and President Trump will have no choice bu...