Ireland has long been divided along religious lines — Protestant Northern Ireland and the Catholic Republic of Ireland, both of which hold that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, have often been at odds — but the nation&#8217;s new president, Catherine Connolly, omitted Jesus entirely from her Christmas message.
Connolly&#8217;s message, posted via X, was broadly mocked for its focus on things that had nothing to do with the Christmas season, much less the Christ whose birth is being celebrated. Instead, Connolly spoke of climate change, voiced support for a Palestinian state, and praised &#8220;diversity.&#8221;
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In this, my first Christmas message as President of Ireland I would like to wish each of you, here in Ireland and abroad, a very happy and joyful Christmas and a peaceful New Year. <a href="https://t.co/V1Tbt6fIyH">pic.twitter.com/V1Tbt6fIyH</a>
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&#8220;In this, my first Christmas message as President of Ireland, I would like to wish each of you, here in Ireland and abroad, a very happy and joyful Christmas and a peaceful New Year,&#8221; Connolly began. &#8220;In these final days of December, as we pass through the Winter Solstice and witness the darkest day of the year, slowly but surely the days will lengthen again.&#8221;
&#8220;Christmas invites us to reflect on the values that truly matter: kindness, tolerance, respect for each other&#8217;s differences,&#8221; she continued, pausing to reflect on the number of people worldwide who were facing the impact of &#8220;interconnected crises&#8221; such as war, displacement, and climate change.
&#8220;In particular, we think of the people of Palestine, Ukraine, and Sudan, our own history marked by forced immigration and loss gives us a lived understanding of the brutal realities of dispossession, hunger, and war,&#8221; she said, thanking first responders and the military for their service through the holidays and the rest of the year and calling on everyone to raise their voices in celebration of &#8220;diversity&#8221; and &#8220;champion sustainable solutions to the climate crisis.&#8221;
Irish radio and television host Niall Boylan raised the <a href="https://x.com/Niall_Boylan/status/2003173527902441547">obvious point</a>: &#8220;I’m not a believer in religion myself but surely it might be respectful to give the birth of Jesus a quick mention. Suppose that’s not her thing. She’s only president of a Catholic country after all.&#8221;
&#8220;The word Jesus seems to be missing here,&#8221; a retired London police officer <a href="https://x.com/NormanBrennan/status/2003103503728689366">added</a>. &#8220;Along with the 1,200 Assassinated Innocent Israeli victims? Wouldn’t it be nice for once for political leaders to give a Christmas Message from the [heart] rather than a written one read from a Lectern? Many can read a script much better from the [heart].&#8221;

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The Irish government, which has openly displayed its hatred for Israel in recent years, took another step targeting the Jewish state, becoming the first country in Europe to introduce legislation forbidding imports from the Biblical areas of Judea and Samaria.
Irish Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister and former Prime Minister Simon Harris introduced a bill titled the General Scheme of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill. It was passed by the Irish government and now must be approved by the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny, the Jerusalem Post <a href="https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-859160">reported</a>.
“The situation in Palestine remains a matter of deep public concern,” Harris declared. “I have made it consistently clear that this Government will use all levers at its disposal to address the horrifying situation on the ground and to contribute to long-term efforts to achieve a sustainable peace on the basis of the two-state solution.”
“Ireland is speaking up and speaking out against the genocidal activity in Gaza,” Harris told reporters, urging other countries to echo Ireland’s actions as he said, “every country must pull every lever at its disposal.”
Former Justice and Equality Minister and Defense Minister Alan Shatter ripped Harris on X, writing, “Only Simon Harris and our current government could be so foolish as to create the acronym PIGS to reference a new law that targets &amp; boycotts Jewish-produced goods. &#8230; The gov has now proudly published its own farcical version of the Occupied Territories Bill (OTB), the first time since the defeat of Nazi Germany that any European gov has promoted a law to specifically boycott Jewish produced goods &amp; criminalise those who import them.”
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“Only Simon Harris &amp; our current gov cld be so foolish as to create the acronym PIGS to reference a new law that targets &amp; boycotts Jewish produced goods.” Explainer. The gov has now proudly published its own farcical version of the Occupied Territories Bill (OTB), the first… <a href="https://t.co/dMw7T4tlZX">https://t.co/dMw7T4tlZX</a>
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Last December, Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s Foreign Minister, announced Israel would <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/15/europe/israel-ireland-embassy-closure-intl/index.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20actions%20and%20antisemitic%20rhetoric,to%20a%20foreign%20ministry%20statement.">close its embassy</a> in Ireland, citing Ireland’s “extreme anti-Israel policies.”
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Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Simon Harris reacted, “This is a deeply regrettable decision from the Netanyahu government. I utterly reject the assertion that Ireland is anti-Israel. Ireland is pro-peace, pro-human rights and pro-International law.”
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This is a deeply regrettable decision from the Netanyahu government. I utterly reject the assertion that Ireland is anti-Israel. Ireland is pro-peace, pro-human rights and pro-International law. <a href="https://t.co/rDga5GpT3u">https://t.co/rDga5GpT3u</a>
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Despite Harris’ protestations that Ireland’s government is not anti-Israel, the evidence suggests otherwise.
In February 2024, then-Taoiseach Leo Varadkar <a href="https://www.breakingnews.ie/israel-hamas/leo-varadkar-says-israel-has-become-blinded-by-rage-1588287.html">denounced</a> a possible Israeli operation into the Hamas stronghold in Rafah, saying it would be a “gross violation of international law on top of all the other violations of international law which Israel is responsible for.” He continued by ripping Israel for not bowing to the wishes of outsiders, saying, “It’s very, very clear to me though, that Israel is not listening to any country in the world, I don’t even think they’re listening to the Americans anymore. They have become blinded by rage.”
In May 2024, only days after Harris declared, “I abhor the actions of the Netanyahu government regarding what is happening in the Middle East,” Ireland officially <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/28/spain-norway-ireland-officially-recognize-palestinian-state-denmarks-parliament-rejects-proposal/">recognized</a> a “Palestinian state.” Harris stated, “The government recognizes Palestine as a sovereign and independent state and agreed to establish full diplomatic relations between Dublin and Ramallah. We had wanted to recognize Palestine at the end of a peace process. However, we have made this move alongside Spain and Norway to keep the miracle of peace alive.”
On November 7, the Irish parliament <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/11/07/irish-parliament-passes-motion-accusing-israel-genocide-gaza-dublins-hostility-jewish-state-mounts/">passed</a> a non-binding motion attacking Israel, stating, “genocide is being perpetrated before our eyes by Israel in Gaza.”
Ireland <a href="https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/12/11/738927/Ireland-formally-joins-South-African-genocide-case-Israel-ICJ">joined</a> South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Looking into the past, in 1996, Ireland finally permitted an Israeli embassy in its country; it was the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/03/14/1233395830/ireland-pro-palestinian">last country</a> in the European Union to open an Israeli embassy in its own country.
As far back as 1945, within days of Adolf Hitler’s suicide on April 30, 1945, Ireland’s Taoiseach Éamon de Valera <a href="https://historyireland.com/de-valera-hitler-the-visit-of-condolence-may-1945/">called on</a> Eduard Hempel, the Nazi minister to Ireland, to &#8220;express his condolences.&#8221; He <a href="https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-761886">said</a>, “I certainly was not going to add to his [Hempel’s] humiliation in the hour of defeat.”

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Former UFC champion and Irish businessman Conor McGregor stopped by the White House on Monday and send well wishes to Americans on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day.
In a clip shared on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHTXl3sRk6k/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA%3D%3D">Instagram</a> by the White House, McGregor — who traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak with President Donald Trump about issues facing Ireland — stepped out all decked out in a green pin-striped suit and matching green tie and said, “Happy St. Paddy’s Day America.”
President Trump later posted a photo on <a href="https://x.com/POTUS/status/1901714538384548258">X</a> from their meeting in the Oval Office. In the snap, Trump was sitting behind the Resolute Desk with McGregor and the two shared a hug.
In a clip from their <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1901706850929635545">meeting</a>, McGregor tells Trump, “I&#8217;ll tell you what. Your work ethic is inspiring.&#8221;
Earlier in the day, the UFC fighter spoke to <a href="https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1901656188565311644">members of the media</a> and talked about the concerns Ireland faces when it comes to immigration.
&#8220;Our government has long since abandoned the voices of the people of Ireland,” McGregor told the press. “And it’s high time that America is made aware of what is going on in Ireland.”
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“What is going on in Ireland is a travesty,” he added. “Our government is the government of zero action with zero accountability. Our money is being spent on overseas issues that have nothing to do with the Irish people.”
“The illegal immigration racket is running ravaged on the country,” the UFC champ continued. “There are rural towns in Ireland that have been overrun in one swoop, that have become a minority in one swoop. So, issues need to be addressed.”
McGregor said that the millions of Irish Americans living in the United States need to know about what has been happening in Ireland because if not, “there will be no place to come home and visit.”
“Ireland is at the cusp of potentially losing its Irishness,” he said. “And I’m here to raise the issue and highlight it.”
Last week, Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin flew to the United States to meet with Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance at the White House to discuss the two countries’ relationships and goals.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whats-with-these-socks-trump-pokes-fun-at-vp-in-oval-office-meeting">A clip from</a> that Oval Office meeting later went viral after the president poked some fun at Vance&#8217;s wardrobe choice for the day, showing him wearing socks with green shamrocks scattered throughout.
“I have to just, speak of inflation, I love these socks,” Trump told the press, as he pointed at Vance’s feet. “What’s with these socks?”
“I’m trying to stay focused, but I’m very impressed with the VP’s socks,” he added, while the Vice President completely cracked up and couldn’t stop laughing.
Martin also seemed to think Trump’s comments were funny, and enjoyed a laugh about the ribbing the president gave to Vance.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ufc-star-conor-mcgregor-warns-trump-of-illegal-immigration-racket-in-ireland" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC Star Conor McGregor Warns Trump Of ‘Illegal Immigration Racket’ In Ireland</a>

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President Donald Trump said this week that he will remain flexible on his economic policy, especially as it relates to tariffs, because he wants to have the ability to make adjustments as needed.
Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters inside the Oval Office on Wednesday during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin.
The remarks were featured in an exchange with a reporter from NBC News, which Trump slammed as &#8220;one of the worst networks on television.&#8221;
&#8220;Let me just tell you, I have the right to adjust,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And I was called by the automakers, as an example, General Motors, Ford, etc&#8230;, the big three, the big four, and they asked me to do them a favor. Could I delay it for a period of four weeks so that they&#8217;re not driven into a little bit of a disaster for them? They actually love what I&#8217;m doing, but they had a problem. And I&#8217;m not like a block that just &#8216;I won&#8217;t delay,&#8217; it&#8217;s called flexibility. It&#8217;s not called inconsistency. It&#8217;s called flexibility. And I think you want me to be flexible to.&#8221;
He said that while he remains flexible on the issue for now, there will be little flexibility once the tariffs start.
&#8220;April 2nd is going to be a very big day for the United States of America,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The United States of America is going to take back a lot of what was stolen from it by other countries and by frankly, incompetent US leadership, grossly incompetent.&#8221;
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POTUS: &quot;The United States of America is going to take back a lot of what was stolen from it by other countries and, frankly, by incompetent U.S. leadership&#8230; We&#39;re going to take back our wealth and we&#39;re take back a lot of the companies that left.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Uy9F0AnP39">pic.twitter.com/Uy9F0AnP39</a>
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Trump then shifted to talking about U.S. immigration policy and the millions of people that former President Joe Biden let into the country over his four years in office.
&#8220;So look, we, this country, needed somebody to defend it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s this big, beautiful place that was being ripped off by by illegal immigrants coming in from prisons, coming in from mental institutions, gang members, gang leaders, drug dealers, pouring into our country with the open borders.&#8221;
&#8220;I am so angry at the last four years of what they&#8217;ve done to our country, what they&#8217;ve done to this country, between inflation, but maybe the most that bothers me is that they would allow millions of people to come into our country that are stone cold, murderers, killers, drug dealers, the worst gang members, the worst people allowed into our country,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And we&#8217;re now getting them out. We&#8217;re going to get them out. We&#8217;re getting them out.&#8221;

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President Donald Trump ripped the &#8220;stupid&#8221; political leaders in the United States on Wednesday during a meeting in the Oval Office with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin.
Trump made the remarks after stating that the entire reason the European Union was created was to &#8220;take advantage of the United States.&#8221;
The president said that Ireland was one of the countries that was taking advantage of the U.S. but that he had respect for them for doing so because that&#8217;s what he would have done if he was in their position.
&#8220;But the United States shouldn&#8217;t have let it happen,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;We had stupid leaders. We had leaders that didn&#8217;t have a clue, or, let&#8217;s say they weren&#8217;t business people, but they didn&#8217;t have a clue what was happening.&#8221;
&#8220;And all of a sudden, Ireland has our pharmaceutical companies and other [companies], this beautiful island of 5 million people, it&#8217;s got the entire US pharmaceutical industry in its grips,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I&#8217;d like to see the United States not have been so stupid for so many years, not just with Ireland, with everybody.&#8221;
Trump said that one of the main reasons that he decided to run for president in the first place was he was looking at trade deals and he believed that the U.S. was being ripped off.
&#8220;I decided I had to do this because somebody had to straighten it out,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And I didn&#8217;t see anybody that was going to. I looked at trade deals that were so bad I&#8217;d actually say, &#8216;How is it possible that this could have happened? Who would have been so stupid to let these deals happen?'&#8221;
The president said that with respect to Ireland, he would have told U.S. pharmaceutical companies that they could go to Ireland if they wanted to, but he would hit them with a 200% tariff on their products if they did, ensuring that they would never be able to sell to the U.S. market.
&#8220;You know what they would have done? They would have stayed here,&#8221; he concluded.
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POTUS: &#8220;The EU was set up to take advantage of the United States&#8230; I&#8217;d like to see the United States not have been so stupid for so many years&#8230; When the pharmaceutical companies started going to Ireland, I would have said that&#8217;s okay &#8212; but if you want to sell anything into… <a href="https://t.co/ohTjMrJjkR">pic.twitter.com/ohTjMrJjkR</a>
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President Donald Trump poked some fun at Vice President JD Vance’s wardrobe choice on Wednesday during an Oval Office meeting with Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin.
In a video posted on <a href="https://x.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1899854196595147052">X</a> from Daily Wire’s White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan, Trump, Vance and Martin could be seen holding a press briefing while discussing the two countries’ relationships and goals.
The 47th President of the United States made it clear he was distracted by Vance’s cream-colored socks with green shamrocks scattered throughout.
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“I have to just, speak of inflation, I love these socks,” Trump told the press, as he pointed at Vance’s feet. “What’s with these socks?”
“I’m trying to stay focused, but I’m very impressed with the VP’s socks,” he added, while the Vice President completely cracked up and couldn’t stop laughing.
The Irish leader also seemed to think Trump’s comments were funny, and enjoyed a laugh about the ribbing the president gave to Vance.
The Daily Wire WH correspondent captioned her post with the video, “Aaand Trump allegedly loves the socks.&#8221;
Ahead of the meeting, <a href="https://x.com/NewstalkFM/status/1899818161819505118">Vance</a> seemed to have an inkling that Trump might notice those festive socks when he gave remarks at a St. Patrick&#8217;s Day breakfast attended by Martin.
“One of the things that we try to do with this breakfast is remind people of the important bonds of friendship between the United States and Ireland,” Vance said, adding that it was a great opportunity to break out the green clothing and shamrock-printed items.
“The president is a very big fan of conservative dress,” he added. “So, if he notices these socks, you [Martin] have to defend me and you’ve got to say this is an important part of cementing the Irish-American relationship.”
At one point during the <a href="https://x.com/stoolpresidente/status/1899867196639064251">Oval Office</a> gathering, Trump also weighed in on the news that Rosie O’Donnell had moved to Ireland following Trump’s victory, after a reporter asked the Prime Minister how he could let O’Donnell move there. O&#8217;Donnell and Trump have had battles in the past.
“Ireland is known for its very happy, fun-loving people. Great attitude, many of them in this room right now that I’ve met. Why in the world would you let Rosie O’Donnell move to Ireland? I think she is going to lower your happiness level,” the reporter said to Martin, who definitely seemed unaware about what he was asking.
“Thank you,” Trump said. “I like that question.”
“Do you know you have Rosie O’Donnell? Do you know who she is?” Trump asked Martin. “You’re better off not knowing,” the president quipped. 
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WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance hosted Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the vice presidential residence on Wednesday morning, kicking off Martin&#8217;s visit to the United States capital.
The vice president and second lady Usha Vance greeted Martin and his wife outside the Naval Observatory around 9:00 a.m., after the Vance children had already left for school. Irish music played as the Martins and Vances headed inside, and Vance and Martin each delivered brief remarks as their guests dined on Irish fare.
The Daily Wire spotted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in attendance, as well as Maine Senator Susan Collins, a Republican. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his wife attended the breakfast as well.
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Good morning from <a href="https://twitter.com/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VP</a>’s residence, where the Taoiseach of Ireland will soon arrive for St. Patrick’s Day breakfast with Vice President Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance. <a href="https://t.co/0puXkEGp3X">pic.twitter.com/0puXkEGp3X</a>
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&#8220;One of the things that we try to do with this breakfast is just remind people of the important bonds of friendship between the United States and Ireland,&#8221; explained Vance. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s a great opportunity to do that.&#8221;
Vance also joked about his wife wearing green pants and his own socks with shamrocks on them.
&#8220;When we meet, later in the Oval Office, to the Taoiseach, the president is a very big fan of conservative dress. So if he notices these socks, you have to defend me,&#8221; the vice president said, as those attending the breakfast laughed. &#8220;You have to say this is an important part of cementing the Irish-American relationship.&#8221;
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For his part, Martin thanked the Vances for hosting the breakfast and emphasized the importance of the relationship between the United States and Ireland.
“We know that building peace is a difficult and painstaking task, and we are ready to play our part to support the work to end conflict and to secure peace in the Ukraine,” Martin said.
After the breakfast, the Irish delegation headed to the White House to meet with President Donald Trump. During a meeting in the Oval Office, Martin praised Trump&#8217;s handling of the peace initiatives, calling the war in Ukraine &#8220;devastating&#8221; and expressing himself &#8220;shocked at the prospect of young people losing their lives in that number.&#8221; 
&#8220;Anything we can do to stop the violence is an extremely positive thing,&#8221; the Irish Taoiseach said. 
Later today, Trump will participate in a &#8220;Friends of Ireland Luncheon&#8221; at the U.S. Capitol, before he hosts a St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Reception at the White House.

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Rosie O’Donnell finally confirmed rumors that she moved out of the United States following President Donald Trump’s victory as she called out legacy media for not doing their job.
In a nearly ten-minute long video posted on Tuesday on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@rosie/video/7480502460596079918">TikTok</a>, the 62-year-old TV personality/comedian and vocal supporter of the Democratic Party said on January 15, before Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, she and her 12-year-old daughter Dakota &#8212; who now goes by Clay &#8212; moved to Ireland.
“It’s been pretty wonderful, I have to say. The people are so loving and so kind, so welcoming and I’m very grateful,” O’Donnell said, noting that she decided to move because it “would be the best for myself and my 12-year-old child.”
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“I’m happy. Clay is happy,” she added. “I miss my other kids. I miss my friends. I miss many things about life there at home and I’m trying to find a home here in this beautiful country and when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that’s when we will consider coming back.”
“It’s been heartbreaking to see what’s happening politically and hard for me personally as well. The personal is political, as we all know,” O’Donnell continued, subtly referencing her past battles with Trump.
Without naming Trump, the former host of “The View” said the move out of the United States was something she just felt like she and her child “needed to take care of ourselves and make some hard decisions and follow through.”
O’Donnell said that the legacy media in America “has been letting us all down” and “haven’t been doing their job,” which she said they are required to do “in order to maintain a democracy.” The comedian also claimed the only place a person can get news about “protests and what not” was on TikTok, without explaining further.
“So, here’s hoping that they [media] will get better before it’s too late,” O’Donnell said. “And here’s hoping that it’s not too late already. Protect your sanity is all I can say. Protect your sanity as much as you can, and try not to swim in the chaos if possible. But I know it’s nearly impossible when you’re there in the middle of it.&#8221;
“I think about everyone every day and the United States of America,” she added. “And I am hoping that we can turn things around, counting on you, all of you, to do what’s right. And I think deep down inside, we all know what that is.”
O’Donnell has five children through adoption since 1995: Parker, 29, Chelsea, 27, Blake, 25, Vivienne, 22, and Dakota, 12, <a href="https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/733825/rosie-odonnell-children-what-to-know-estranged-daughter-chelsea/">Hello! magazine</a> noted.

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Elon Musk’s social media platform X is being hailed in Ireland for its defense of the free press after it declined to comply with a demand from Irish authorities for confidential user data from one of the nation’s only independent news outlets.
An Irish court order, issued on June 13, 2024, and obtained by The Daily Wire, sought not only private account details, but also a log of IP addresses and messages tied to the Gript Media’s coverage of the April protests against the forced housing of undocumented migrants by the Irish government.
The order, granted under Ireland’s Criminal Justice Act 1994 at the request of Garda Síochána, Ireland’s national police, directed X to produce extensive data linked to Gript Media’s official X account, @griptmedia. The court order specifically sought subscriber and registration details, including all logged IP addresses, private messages that would have exposed confidential informants, attachments, and posted videos from April 25-28, 2024.
In a February email to Gript, X notified Gript of Ireland’s June request and said it would not comply.
“X has not produced information related to your account in response to this legal process,” the email said, according to a copy obtained by The Daily Wire. “One of our core values is to defend and respect the user’s voice. Accordingly, it is our policy to notify users of requests for their account information as soon as the law allows us too, unless we’re generally prohibited from doing so.”
In April, <a href="https://gript.ie/in-newtownmountkennedy-the-state-has-crossed-the-rubicon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gript</a> extensively covered protests in Newtownmountkennedy, where Irish citizens opposed the establishment of an &#8220;asylum seeker&#8221; accommodation center. The demonstrations escalated on April 25, with the Garda Public Order Unit using force, including pepper spray, against protesters. Gript’s journalist Fatima Gunning was caught in the clashes, an incident captured on video and widely circulated online.
According to court documents obtained by The Daily Wire, it was shortly after the publication of these videos that the Gardaí sought legal authority to access Gript’s X account, a move seen by journalists as an attempt to intimidate those seeking to expose state misconduct.
Gary Kavanagh, Gript’s deputy editor, condemned the order calling it a “direct attack on press freedom” designed to deter sources from speaking to journalists.
“The role of journalism is to hold power to account, but how can we do that when the state is using secret court orders to access our private communications?” Kavanagh said. “This is not just about Gript; this is about the future of a free press in Ireland.”
He also praised X for its “commitment to free speech.”
“If this had happened under the previous management of Twitter, we might never have even known about it,” Kavanagh said. “The fact that Musk’s team stood firm is a testament to their commitment to free speech and transparency.”
Gunning, the journalist, told The Daily Wire that if X complied with the order, she would have been “powerless” as a reporter.
“As a journalist, if I cannot establish trust of confidentiality with sources if needs be, I am in many ways rendered powerless to report on issues of concern to the Irish people,” Gunning said.
“I can put my hand on my heart and say that I believe my reporting on the situation in Newtownmountkennedy was fair to both the protestors and the Gardaí,” she said. “Anyone interested doesn’t need to take my word for this: they can simply watch the many videos I posted from the scene which did not give favorable coverage to either side.”
“Nothing was concealed from the public on my part, so to have our national police force use laws originally intended to tackle those funding terrorism against my colleagues and it feels like nothing more than a gross abuse of power and Irish law.”
Kavanagh says Gript has since instructed legal counsel to challenge the warrant’s legitimacy, suspecting it may have been improperly awarded. “If the Irish state can do this to Gript today, it can do it to any journalist tomorrow,” Kavanagh stated.
Reached for comment by The Daily Wire, a Garda Síochána spokesman &#8220;declined to comment on ongoing investigations,&#8221; but defended the use of court orders, stating that law enforcement has a duty to obtain all available evidence when investigating alleged criminal activity.
“We operate within the legal framework set out by the Irish courts and judicial oversight is always applied in such cases,” the spokesman said.
The force did not address concerns about press freedoms or the implications of using anti-crime legislation against journalists.
This is only the latest of a number of controversies amid growing concerns over state surveillance and media suppression in Ireland and the European Union. Critics argue that granting police unrestricted access to social media accounts could undermine free speech and chill the press, particularly in countries where major social media companies, including X, maintain European headquarters.
The incident also ties into a broader debate on Ireland’s housing crisis and immigration policies. Many protesters in Newtownmountkennedy argued that the government’s prioritization of undocumented “asylum seekers” for housing left native Irish citizens waiting years for accommodations. The government’s approach, coupled with its crackdown on journalists covering these protests, has only inflamed public distrust.
X’s refusal to comply with the court order, however, underscores the platform’s commitment to free speech.
As the Irish government faces mounting international criticism over its treatment of independent journalists, its handling of immigration protests, and the potential misuse of legal mechanisms to silence dissenting voices, Gript Media remains resolute—vowing to challenge the order in court.
Ireland&#8217;s prime minister Micheál Martin, known as the Taoiseach, will be in Washington, D.C., this week to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House.

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In December of 2024, for the second year in a row, a male Irish dancer who identifies as a transgender girl has <a href="https://www.quickfeis.com/FullOireachtasResultsFreeV2?OireachtasId=29" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won the title</a> of Southern Regional Champion, beating out nearly 100 girls and indirectly depriving a young woman of the opportunity to compete at the World Championships. 
As an internationally competitive Irish dancer, I have been appalled at the introduction of men into women’s sports across the globe in the last several years, and specifically, at the effects of this practice upon my own sport. Despite recent victories such as the defeat in federal court of the Biden-Harris administration’s attempt to legally expand the definition of sex in Title IX to include the nebulous concept of “gender identity,” which would have <a href="https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2025/2025-1-title-ix.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">punished states</a> for barring biological males from women’s sports, many female athletes are still forced to yield their spaces to boys and men.
In recent months, I have watched young women diligently balance AP classes, cross-training, and other sports with rigorous dance classes, frequent travel to competitions, and acute mental pressure that accompany athletes everywhere, only to have to compete against individuals with physiological advantages. These girls all train in the hope of qualifying for the <a href="https://www.clrgoireachtas.com/world-championships" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Irish Dancing Championships</a>, a feat attained by a mere 1%. The World Championships are often termed our “Olympics,” and for good reason. While a normal <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/expert-answers/heart-rate/faq-20057979#:~:text=A%20normal%20resting%20heart%20rate%20for%20adults%20ranges,to%20100%20beats%20per%20minute." target="_blank" rel="noopener">resting heart rate</a> for adults ranges between 60 to 100 beats per minute (BPM), the stamina required to compete in three champion-length rounds means our resting heart rates are often near 40bpm. Our complex rhythms must be unfailingly precise; we require the flexibility to kick well above our heads, and we must possess the explosive power to jump and freeze in midair, even while wearing heavy, fiberglass shoes. Some of us commute several hours to dance class, and in my case, as just one example, I delayed attending my first-choice university in order to secure a qualification.
After all this sacrifice, girls are then made to compete against individuals who, according to the National Library of Medicine, possess superior lung capacity, denser bones, and significantly greater muscle mass <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9331831/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">even after estrogen therapy.</a> As of 2022, International Olympic Committee regulations require biological males wishing to compete as females to undergo “hormone therapy” to maintain testosterone levels “below 10 nmol/L (nanomoles per liter) for one year.” It is crucial to note here that this standard is patently unfair: The female range for testosterone is “&lt;1 nmol/L.&#8221; Furthermore, the National Library cites multiple studies demonstrating hormone therapy’s “limited success” with one study revealing that although male-to-female trans individuals’ testosterone levels “decreased significantly,” “nearly all” failed to reach female levels.
Additionally, current testosterone levels are a faulty metric to begin with: Male exposure to “testosterone secreted before birth … and postnatally &#8230; has driven permanent effects.” Females have “10-12%” smaller lung capacity and heart size “85% that of males.” Further studies reveal that male-to-female trans-identifying individuals experience “no bone mass loss” after “28-63 months of estrogen therapy,” and lose just “5-10%” of what can be a “50-75%” muscle mass advantage, an effect which evidence indicates could be “mitigated” by exercise. The implications of these findings upon policy for a highly aerobic, plyometric sport such as Irish dance ought to be self-evident.
Already, in the U.S., England, and Scotland, girls have been deprived of titles, World Qualifications, World Medalist status, and other honors. And now, this past December, we had to watch a boy win another female regional title. Anyone who was present or has seen the videos of that moment knows how discouraged his female competitors and their parents and teachers were.
One mother I spoke to asked to remain anonymous and expressed her frustration. Her daughter has competed in Irish dancing for eight years. She says this issue is “a biological thing,” citing the example of her 11-year-old son who has already overtaken his highly-ranked 15-year-old sister’s best cross-country runtime. Regarding dance, she says: “There’s a lot of disappointment from the girls feeling like there’s nothing that they can do training wise.” 
“There were a bunch of girls that have retired &#8230; and have cited this as the cause of why they were retiring. In particular, two girls that are on the podium &#8230; almost every year.”
It is not only parents who see injustice in this practice. One dancer, who competes at the North American level, talked to me about not just her own but also her competitors’ sadness on the changes to their competition: “We work all year for this championship &#8230; and we expect it to be just a girl’s competition.” She says the biological males “tend to be more aggressive, dominant, and take over the stage,” and deprive her competition of opportunities like “getting a recall or a national qualification.” “The majority of us girls feel that disappointment and disagree with” the policy. She concludes, “Awards for me used to be the absolute highlight of Oireachtas &#8230; but this year, when the boy won the championship title for the second time &#8230; my gut dropped.” Another highly-ranked dancer in the competition concurs, recalling that awards “felt pretty awkward.”
They were not alone in their displeasure, with the first dancer noting that “many of us” and “lots of the audience” did not applaud. What used to be “a fun vibe” of “friendship and girlhood backstage” has shifted to one in which “everyone is now on edge.”
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In addition to a physical advantage, boys dancing against girls poses a greater risk for female injuries. Power and swift motion are key components of Irish dancing, and we usually compete two or three dancers at once. Despite our best efforts, differing choreographic floor patterns and an impulse to retain the front of the stage or lose points for timidity sometimes cause collisions.
An anonymous male World Qualifier, talking to me about his in-studio training, said that “aggression is a very big difference between how I dance” compared with “girls at the studio,” continuing to say that “boys will take the front of the stage more definitively,” than girls, who have cause to fear accidental collisions with boys. He speaks strictly out of a sense of fairness, stating that if “a biological male who identifies as a female competed in the male competition, I would have no problem with that.”
It is past time to end this open discrimination against our girls. Given the obvious evidence demonstrating the physical advantages of boys over girls, and the widespread recognition of injustice among the dance community, it ought to be very clear that our girls deserve their own competitions. Although many of the parents, dancers, and instructors who have spoken out on this topic have chosen to remain anonymous, fearing ended careers or vitriolic tirades against personal character, those of us who wish to protect our girls do not ascribe to such “cancel culture.” We do not call for ostracization or exclusion based upon differing beliefs; dancing is a joy which is and should be accessible to everyone. Just never at the cost of young women’s dreams.
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Emily Claire Boulet has Irish danced competitively for the past nine years. She is currently pursuing a B.A. in English with a concentration in Business Administration at the University of Dallas.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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A woman in Ireland falsely claimed she was sexually assaulted by a group of immigrants and has received only community service for her lies.
Tanya Wall, from the town of Dungarvan, told police in February 2023 that she was walking home alone at night when multiple men dragged her down an alley and sexually assaulted her, the Waterford News &amp; Star <a href="https://www.waterford-news.ie/news/waterford-woman-fueled-racial-tension-with-false-sexual-assault-claim_arid-43049.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. She claimed the men were startled and fled after another woman walked by, but Wall couldn’t describe this woman to police.
After Wall made her claims, she and the police went to the scene of the alleged crime but found nothing that could be used as evidence. Police then went to Wall’s home to collect her clothing for evidence and were able to obtain messages from her phone as well.
After two weeks of investigation, including CCTV footage that showed “clear inconsistencies” in Wall’s claims, according to the News &amp; Star, it became clear she was lying. On March 8, 2023, police arrested Wall at her home and interviewed her three times, during which time she claimed she didn’t have a good memory of the alleged attack.
Wall also told police that she told her ex-partner and mother that she had been attacked. Her sister then posted about it on Facebook — aiming her ire at immigrants in Ireland. The post angered many Irish nationals, who, following the mantra “believe women,” assumed the allegations were true and accused police of covering up the incident to protect immigrants.
Authorities in Europe have a history of downplaying violence from immigrants or outright ignoring it, including the ongoing scandal involving Pakistani “<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4xnv02nr0o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rape gangs</a>” and how British authorities have handled it.
After Wall was arrested for lying about the sexual assault, her defense attorney, Sarah-Jane Comerford, claimed that Wall had “severe diabetes” and made the allegations due to high blood sugar and drinking too much on the night she alleged the attack happened. Comerford further said that Wall knew she told a lie that “completely snowballed” and for which she was not “brave enough” to stop, the News &amp; Star reported.
Wall pleaded guilty to making a false report to police and wrote a letter of apology to local police, claiming she “never meant to cause so much stress, time and work.”
Judge Eugene O’Kelly criticized the apology, however, saying Wall didn’t directly apologize to the immigrant community and that her false accusation “fueled racial division” and “planted hatred into the community,&#8221; causing &#8220;alarm and upset.” O’Kelly also faulted Wall for failing to retract her false claim even when given an opportunity to do so. Despite all this, she was sentenced to just 200 hours of community service.

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