#Ireland

If Phil Hogan cares one jot about how the EU Commission and how its Commissioners are *perceived* in Ireland, he will resign. He showed scant regard for public health rules
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28th June 1920Wellington Barracks, Jullundur, India4,500 miles away from Ireland, a key episode in the Irish War of Independence begins - The Mutiny of the Connaught Rangers. It begins in
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The medieval colonisation of Ireland1 of 11/ My thoughts in relation to the issue of whether #Ireland was colonised in the #medieval period set out in a twitter thread.The International
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The excellent @CER_IanBond @CER_EU has prompted me to look back at my 2017 predictions and recommendations for Brexit/Northern Ireland and British-Irish relations. This can be a trying (squeaky bum) task
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In honour of the National Ploughing Championship, we bring you Aldi products as tractors: a thread #AldiPloughing2020 @NPAIE No ploughing? No problem. Like your fav, and
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Thread: This is the so called Giant's Ring, a late Neolithic henge monument at Ballynahatty, near Shaw's Bridge, Belfast, Northern Ireland... Inside the enclosure, east of the centre, is a
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“Ireland is not relevant to any global power games” This is incredibly naive and thus dangerous considering how wrong it is. A quick thread for the benefit of @paddycosgrave...https://twitter.com/paddycosgrave/status/1245750636173557762 March
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How to fund healthcare is a conundrum across the world due to an increasing number of old people who are often sick in complex ways. Solving it requires evidence based
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‘England’ does not mean ‘UK’: a thread about devolution and lockdown measures in Wales. [1/10] I've seen a lot of confusion over the lockdown, especially in Wales. However, contrary to
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Reminder there are 20,000 undocumented in Ireland, some currently being deported.@MichealMartinTD: 'I intend to work closely with the new Administration to pursue immigration reform, an issue important to thousands of
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Brexit Reality check from an Irish perspective.1. The UK has ITS border with the EU on an island . The border was IMPOSED by the UK .2. Many people from
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Bringing Ireland's History to Life. My restored and colourised 1901 photo featuring Dr. Patrick Joseph Gallwey aged 41 playing golf on the old Tramore Golf Club course in the seaside
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With regard to the Northern Ireland protocol and state aid the UK government is being disingenuous and misleading. Going to do this thread with regard to the legal texts, and
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New series starting in @IrishSunSport today sees @OCowzer and I pick our 10 best Ireland players of all time. They’re in chronological order and first up is Jackie Careyhttps://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/5261655/jackie-carey-ireland-football-manche
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The earliest leprechaun story is medieval (Adventure of Fergus son of Léti): Fergus mac Léti King of Ulster falls asleep on beach & is dragged into the sea by 3
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I know I said this yesterday, but... In 1847,at the height of the Irish Famine, there were crop failures across Europe. European countries banned grain exports. The UK Govt, which
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