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  @Doomstrike @clickhere The Journal did a great in depth piece here; I try not to get into personalities too much for 2 reasons; I prefer to look at systems and bigger patterns (that is how my brain works); and (importantly}, this is not a funded project and I do not have money for lawyers

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  Happy election poster night to all who celebrate! Posting can be pricey - here’s a breakdown of costs I found in the filings of Irish candidates from the 2019 EP elections

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  @elizatech thanks Elizabeth - I must make the time to write this up properly

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  The Irish Freedom Party are currently the biggest spender on political ads on YouTube - dropping over €4k in the past 3 weeks Latest from The Briefing, my newsletter https://www.thebriefing.ie/campaign-round-up-google-youtube-ad-spend/

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  Remember Happy Slaps? I've been obsessing over them for the past little while - and wondering if there is a direct lineage to today's filmed political violence. I write a newsletter about it - you can read it (and subscribe) here: https://www.thebriefing.ie/from-happy-slaps-to-todays-political-violence/

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  The Catholic Church has committed & covered up abuse in every area of Irish life it has been given power over Yet we are leaving the secularisation of our public education system to individual parental choice Where is the ambition? Me in the @irishtimes today https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/09/16/can-i-afford-to-let-religious-ethos-be-a-factor-in-choosing-a-school-for-my-child/

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  Who is paying for the Facebook ads pushing the #IrishFuelProtests? A tow truck company Oh and Tommy Robinson is now nuzzling in All totally normal stuff... New newsletter from me (after a long hiatus!) https://www.thebriefing.ie/who-is-funding-the-fuel-protests-online-campaign/