Ireland

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Reading about the Sandi Peggy case and the various issues that have arisen in Scotland - the rape crisis centre, secret cameras in mixed sex toilets in schools, Isla Bryson, Katies Dolatowski etc - it makes me think, is there just as much issues in Ireland?

i know Barbie Kardashian, the male player on a women’s GAA team. Are there as many issues in Ireland as there is in Scotland, but not really reported on in Ireland?

Indeed @Cailleach1 it is surreal how people will wonder aloud how the laundries happened while simultaneously dismantling women's rights under the new dogma. After the UK SC ruling Norma Foley "assured" us that we would not be getting the protection that UK women have.

I don't know if A. Martin uses women's changing rooms. I know he uses women's toilets because he's posted photos of himself doing so. I read Audrey Ludwig's post today on discrimination leading women to self exclude. I haven't used a swimming pool in years because of the GRA but I don't expect Martin or Norma Foley to care much about that.

https://x.com/GaelsFairPlay/status/1919422723182280810?t=SZww6oRPU_WNv9EJeCYHMQ&s=19
Timely reminder that the LGFA are still failing to protect women.
While the camogie skorts saga is making the headlines and was an unmissable opportunity for Simon Harris to virtue signal, the far more dangerous situation in the LGFA is just not progressive enough to generate the same publicity.

Is there a link to the petition anywhere?

They have it linked in response to the first reply. If you read the first response which asks for a link then click "read reply" , the link is in there.
I don't think Mumsnet allows direct links to petitions on this board.
It's on Change.org.

Signed.

https://x.com/stellaomalley3/status/1920163680630485274?t=UEBlZu8Gw3PuIMx7iFsl6w&s=19
I am delighted to see those journalists stand their ground.
The question asked by the Gript journalist was for a comment on government policy.
It was a reasonable question to ask any elected politician.

I think there is a deep irony in seeing how similar Coppinger is to Trump in her behaviour. Trump has behaved exactly the same way in press conferences.

Equally, it is deeply frightening to know that she felt she was entitled to behave this way and I think scenes like that only reinforce the perception that the bailout of RTE has compromised it's integrity.

Seeing the reaction of the 2 journalists who spoke up is the first time in years that I have felt some hope for journalistic integrity.

I was amazed and really heartened that the journalists stood by Gript

Well done them.

Yep that was really good to see

Yes, very heartening to see the journalists holding their ground.

Maybe the tide is actually turning... 🙏

Looking at Stella's tweet I saw she also mentioned that Ruth Coppinger and Rosa are having a "march against the manosphere" this evening. Will there be signs at it saying that Sex Work is Work? And will anyone develop hemochromatosis?

Following on from this.
https://x.com/PaulTreyvaud/status/1922358886935286208?t=nhTQc-QNX6PTr0junm7QLQ&s=19
Louise Burne really wasn't letting her off the hook.
A few things stood out in what Ruth said.
Ruth's reality :She said she wasn't questioned on the incident by any journalists.
Reality She was pulled on that because Ciara Kelly annihilated her last week on Newstalk.
Strangely, that disappeared from the playback function on Newstalk later the same day.
Perhaps Ruth thought it being removed would be enough to make it seem like it never happened.
The second thing I noticed was that they said they are different to Trump because Trump doesn't allow the AP journalists into the White House, they would never do that just because they disagree with the journalists.
Yet only days ago she was outraged that they had gained access to the Dail
https://x.com/RuthCoppingerSP/status/1920838037577027717?t=sEnKqipPS4kh4sreDnosg&s=19
Finally, that apology to Louise and Jack Horgan Jones had to be dragged out of her at the end. Extremely poor behaviour from an elected politician.

I'm so impressed with the speed with which the other journalists, some of whom might not be great admirers of Gript - assessed the situation, saw what Coppinger and Paul Murphy, he's being let off the hook- were doing, saw the implications, understood the ethics and within seconds said
'We're done here'

I believe it was Louise Burne of the Irish Mirror who spoke those words - fair play to her!

Edited to add: that kind of speed of response comes from actually believing in something, not just paying lip-service to it. If you hold ideals sincerely, you don't have to think about them, you live them.

https://x.com/Glinner/status/1925460904075825511?t=wQWRW65vXWYHd7LI2qDJtA&s=19
Glinner interviewed by Ian O'Doherty.

I listened to that yesterday, thought it was an interesting interview. It's unlikely to happen but it would be good to get some of Glinner & O'Doherty's old friends on to hear their side of it or how they justified it. (I don't think I'd agree with them but I'd just find it interesting to see how their minds are working).
One thing that Glinner said - he suggested that JK Rowling doesn't interact with him maybe because other people have briefed against him (I think that was the phrase he used). Rowling doesn't seem to me like someone who is going to take another person's word for it when it comes to character. I think whatever her reason, it'll be her own reason and not someone else's.
The Fr Ted musical sounded like it would have been brilliant.

I agree with you about JKR, she’s very much a woman who makes up her own mind. And it’s possible that he’s just not her cup of tea - we don’t all have to like each other 🤷‍♀️

I don't think JKR owes Glinner 'interaction'. They're on the same side of this issue, that's all. He's coming across as a bit entitled when he moans about this.

I completely agree that she doesn't owe him anything. It's not strange that he'd wonder why they don't interact, given their prominence. It just annoyed me that he suggested she was swayed by others, she's nothing if not independent.

Yeah. I suspect there is a reason for it, but I agree it'll be something she's made up her own mind about.

I head him interviewed on a podcast a couple of months ago (for the life of me I can’t remember which one) and he was asked about the court cases he’s been involved in. The interviewer asked him if JKR had donated to his crowdfunders or publicly tweeted in support of him during the various hearings. Glinner seemed disappointed (and came across as annoyed too if I’m being honest) that she hadn’t. And I remember thinking that he seemed a bit entitled with regard to expecting interaction from her.

JKR is very much about supporting women/children and she can’t be expected to contribute to every GC-related legal crowdfunder going, much as the TRAs seem to think she (and the Heritage Foundation) bankroll every GC legal action.

Yes, JKR makes up her own mind and doesn't owe anyone an explanation.

I'm not disparaging Glinner here at all, but I always oscillate between thinking "wow, I really admire his courage" and "ffs, I don't think he judged that very well at all". I did switch off for a while when he decided the real enemies of the people were Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal - I can understand why he felt aggrieved, but he did insist on going on and on and on and on about it.

And simply because of who he is and his personality, however courageous he is, and we're lucky to have him, there's always going to be some drama surrounding him that's at a tangent to the main issue.

I don’t really understand jkr. Surly she could bankroll a massive response to the madness? All these grass roots organisations could be so much bigger with some funding

Why should she bankroll organisations she has no control over?
She decided she wanted to fund women (mainly) who have to go to court to uphold their rights to ensure they have access via a fair system where the other side can nolonger win due to bigger funding pots.

I know what she decided to do. And i don’t think much of it. It’s a reactive decision. It would be much more helpful to fund the many grassroots groups who are already working well.