In case you missed it, the Focus Ireland podcast delves into the causes behind the homelessness crisis.

In our latest episode, Clare McKenna speaks to Senior Lecturer Lorcan Sirr & Kelly Ann Byrne Focus Ireland LEAP Ambassador.

Listen via the link below.

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Julian Assange selected as finalist for prestigious Sakharov human rights award | The Independent #SakharovPrize #SakharovPrize 22 #FreeAssangeNOW
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Simon Coveney, on yet another solo-run, agrees to deploy Irish Defence Forces on the ground in the war-zone of Ukraine in four weeks time for 'training', bomb disposal etc. Also, commits €66m to providing military equipment to Ukrainian army. This is our Constitution.

BREAKING: A Palestinian Doctor, Abdullah Al-Ahmad, Working At The Jenin Governmental Hospital, Was Just Declared Dead By Israeli Gunfire.

Israeli occupation forces shot him in the head, reportedly right outside of the hospital this morning.

Liz Truss is a manifestation of billionaire cash as mediated through dark money think tanks. My latest contribution to Double Down News

James O'Brien absolutely destroys Brexiteer after Brexiteer as 'all of their chickens have come home to roost almost at exactly the same time'.

This is one of his most explosive monologues yet...

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In 2012, NASA retired the space shuttle Endeavour to the California Science Center in South Los Angeles. It had to slowly creep through 12 miles of LA streets. bit.ly/2SRztKO

UN ‘deeply distressed’ by discovery of 92 naked migrants at Greece-Turkey border independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…

This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen. Watch the whole video.

Micheál Martin and FFG flailing like a mortally wounded dinosaur. Extinction awaits. #HousingCrisis etc. etc. etc.

I worked with Robbie on Cracker. Later at the first Harry Potter premiere I introduced my 9 year old daughter to him. She almost collapsed with excitement. He made her sit at his table and he spent easily 45 minutes chatting to her. I’ll be eternally grateful for his kindness.

The state responding to the homeless with an army instead of a home is an indictment of the whole system

Thousands of students across the country are standing up and fighting back. They are crippled by the cost of living and housing crisis, with huge rents, long commutes and many hidden fees.

Time to cancel all fees, & provide safe, affordable housing. Education is a right Union of Students in Ireland

The punk in liam cunningham 🏴‍☠️ couldn't resist a bit of one of the best live acts he's ever seen. Playing now Race Tracks with Will Buxton Amp

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.The Grayzone has obtained an April 2022 plan drawn up for senior British intelligence officers hashing out a scheme to blow up Crimea’s Kerch Bridge with the involvement of Ukrainian forces.

Kit Klarenberg's full story, with leaked documents:

thegrayzone.com/2022/10/10/ukr…

From the start it's been clear – and reported – that US/NATO goal is not to save Ukraine, but to sacrifice it to weaken Russia.

Like most US war policy, spending billions and risking nuclear war over who rules Donbas will benefit no Americans: just a tiny sliver of DC elites.

That barometer of bond market anxiety - 30 year gilt yields (the higher they are, the more worried the market is) have been heading back up to where they were before the Bank of England's £65bn intervention - and this morning's announcement hasn't stopped it: