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Billy Garnon

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🎓Social Science & Politics | UNIFormNI | Le Chéile 32 - Diaspora led Civic forum for Irish Unification | ABAIR - Irish language tool |Derry Man | Dubai 🇮🇪

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Joined January 2020
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Putting a place of worship on a bonfire doesn’t show strength. It shows fear. This racist display, along with the paramilitary flag beside it, should be removed immediately by the PSNI. There is no place for this in a shared Ireland or a shared Northern Ireland.
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A really fantastic podcast here in Derry by @StormontSources team David, Michael & Tim. Hope to see more.
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Good luck to everyone playing, joining in or competing at this weeks @fleadhcheoil. I so wish it was back in Derry again. BELFAST you’re about to have the time of your lives.
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Martina’s account of choosing the struggle and her decision to have a termination is deeply personal. Her account of her subsequent operation while in Durham prison is an horrendous account of the inhumanity of the prison regime.
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You never know who you’ll bump into at @M_AndersonSF book launch @FeileBelfast @MaryLouMcDonald Maith Thú Martina. Looking forward to @feilederry this Wednesday.
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Great to spend the evening back home in Derry with Fintan Drury and Eamonn McCann at the launch of Genocide: Sponsoring the Destruction of Palestine. One of the best things about being home is the conversations you get to be around. Thanks to Jenny and Little Acorns Bookstore
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A welcome reflection on the Bessborough decision. Sites of historic trauma deserve exceptional care and respect. Listening to survivors before irreversible decisions are made is the right approach. Credit to @HollyCairnsTD and everyone who kept this issue in the public eye
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The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has reiterated the Government will reflect on the planning permission granted to build apartments on the site of the former Bessborough mother and baby homes site in Co Cork rte.ie/news/politics/2026/07…

Government to reflect on Bessborough planning decision

The Taoiseach has reiterated the Government will reflect on the planning permission granted to build apartments on the site of the former Bessborough mother and baby homes site in Co Cork.

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Derry, oh what a beautiful morning.
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Looking forward to attending the launch of Genocide: Sponsoring the Destruction of Palestine by Fintan Drury, with Eamonn McCann, at Little Acorns Bookstore this Friday evening. @LittleAcornsBks @DruryFintan
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The Day Innocence Died continues its cinema run, with new dates now added in Dublin, Belfast, Newcastle, Liverpool and London. Tickets available at TheDayInnocenceDied.com
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Irish Govt says Shared Island Initiative is its answer to preparing for the future. Yet,Taoiseach has also made it clear it is not a vehicle for constitutional change. You can’t claim to be preparing for Irish unity while refusing to prepare for it. Planning needs to begin NOW!
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I assume this is a mistake because unity does not require ‘enduring consent’. The parameters are clear in the Good Friday Agreement, the goal posts need to remain where they are.
Mícheál Lehane (@MichealLehane) profile pictureMícheál Lehane@MichealLehaneJul 7
Government has held an incorporeal meeting where it agreed to oppose SF’s Irish Unity legislation on the grounds that it cannot impose artificial deadlines on a process that, by its very nature, requires patience, partnership and enduring consent.
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This is the kind of moment that deserves support, regardless of who brings it forward. An Irish Unity Bill moves the conversation from aspiration to preparation. The future of this island should be shaped through democracy, dialogue and respect for everyone. We at support
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Don’t miss the extended conversation via @nealerichmond
Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) profile pictureNeale Richmond@nealerichmondJul 6
A glorious morning in Dublin, the sun is shining! Heading in to discuss building a unified, shared island and my thoughts on Irish Unity. Tune into Today with David McCullagh on RTÉ Radio One after 10am.
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Every conversation matters. From republicans to unionists. Government ministers to opposition leaders. Party leaders, senators and TDs. Le Chéile isn’t about telling people what to think. It’s about creating a space where Ireland can hear itself. youtu.be/xqLZ1Mlrfg0
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Do nationalists and republicans need to compromise? W/ @nealerichmond full conversation Tomorrow. Only on Le Cheile YT. instagram.com/reel/DaSz6efu8…
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QUICK FIRE. NO SCRIPT. NO DO OVERS. We wrapped the conversation on a fun note. Neale’s answer is? 🎥 Full conversation tomorrow on Le Cheile’s YouTube Channel. instagram.com/reel/DaS-JoDuq…
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Do the Irish abroad and Unionist have a seat at the table? youtu.be/xYFQpRAujpk?si=uGTL… via @YouTube with Minister @nealerichmond
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Do the Irish abroad and Unionist have a seat at the table?

**Do Irish citizens abroad and unionists have a seat at the table?*...

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NEW GUEST. NEW CONVERSATION. SAME TOPIC: IRELAND’S FUTURE ON UNITY. This Friday. Only on Le CHÉILE YouTube Channel
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🚨 irelandsfuture.com/2026/07/0…
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