NEW: CNN has independently confirmed the Russia funded US media company that paid American right-wing social media stars is Tenet Media, based in Tennessee. Some very big names tied up in all of this. Reporting w/ Zachary Cohen Evan Pérez Sean Lyngaas cnn.com/2024/09/04/pol…

The political environment of Northern Ireland is a hindrance rather than a help to positive change. For Sinn Féin and the DUP, the politics of division is preferable to a coalition-type representation, writes academic Graham Spencer irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

‘The trajectory is very good’: can Simon Harris and Keir Starmer cleanse the Anglo-Irish palate? irishtimes.com/politics/2024/… #ireland #uk

Bertie Ahern calls for end to ‘paranoia’ over North-South co-operation irishtimes.com/politics/2024/… ⁦ITCommonGround⁩ #ireland

Cross-Border co-operation should be significantly expanded into a broader number of subjects, even if that happens outside of the institutions created by the Belfast Agreement, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said. irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

Former Bristol mayor’s lessons for Limerick leader - some really interesting thoughts on how to run a city ⁦ITCommonGround⁩ #limerick e-pages.dk/irishtimes/346…

BREAKING: Swedish Court Sends Ex-CEO of Swedbank to Prison for lying about Russian money laundering at her bank. Very powerful move! occrp.org/en/news/swedis…

One wonders if every EU country is interpreting the GDPR regulations in the fashion that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission is doing - some of the interpretations here act against the public interest - CCTV to be used to catch dumpers in cars e-pages.dk/irishtimes/346…

Cross-border co-operation is rarely easy, holds major opportunities for pitfalls, but there are calls for more of it, but worries about how it can be done

The handling of this matter by Roderic O’Gorman’s department has been nothing short of a disgrace #referendum Office of Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman criticised for breaking Freedom of Information rules irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

Cross-Border co-operation to ensure that people affected by Norrhern Ireland’s mother and baby homes can find records and get proper compensation irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

Some quote, this

In an audio recording introduced by the DOJ on Day 5 of #USvGoogleAds, a publisher using Google AdX asked a Google executive directly: “You have made it impossible for any of us to discover yield with anyone but Google. Isn’t that a monopoly?” bigtechontrial.com/p/google-knows…

‘I don’t think this war is going to end any time soon’: Irish medical student returns from Ukraine - a story that put things for the rest of us in context e-pages.dk/irishtimes/346…

Rather clever idea, this…‘You see drivers watching matches on laptops, people eating breakfast cereal, putting on make-up’ e-pages.dk/irishtimes/346…

Kinahan gang leaders Liam Byrne and Thomas Kavanagh plead guilty to UK charges #crime irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024…

This is a real shame

Fair dues…

It’s political campaigning, but not as we know it …. #trump

Tax and welfare systems should be reformed to encourage cross-Border working, young people’s forum hears #ireland #crossborder irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…