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None of this is to deny that Russia, China, or Iran might take an interest in Irish discontent; great powers, like bored cats, will paw at anything that moves. But the more pressing curiosity is the unexamined role of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue itself presented, with a straight face, as a neutral referee in the global struggle against “misinformation,” despite its clear origins within the Anglo-American security ecosystem, funding from Biden-era State Department nevermind its founder’s cheerleading role for Zionism.
https://www.theburkean.ie/articles/2026/04/12/ciaran-oconnors-iranian-bots-time-for-irish-media-to-register-isd-as-foreign-agents
https://www.theburkean.ie/articles/2026/04/12/ciaran-oconnors-iranian-bots-time-for-irish-media-to-register-isd-as-foreign-agents
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Ciarán O’Connor’s Iranian Bots: Time for Irish Media to Register ISD as Foreign Agents | The Burkean
The Irish Times op-ed pages have long enjoyed the rare distinction of irritating both left and right, largely through its habit of quietly importing the anxieties of British securocrats and repackaging them as native concerns. From ritualised scoldings about…
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Sad to hear the passing of talented Dublin artist and friend of the channel Immanuel Godson.
Funeral Mass to take place on June 11th at 10am in the Church of St Luke The Evangelist, Kilmore West.
Go ndéana Dia grásta air.
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Funeral Mass to take place on June 11th at 10am in the Church of St Luke The Evangelist, Kilmore West.
Go ndéana Dia grásta air.
🔗 rip.ie
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