‘The atmosphere in Ireland is toxic for Jews’.

No ethnic or religious minority should feel this way in this country. None.

When does the deterrent bit kick in?

I can personally attest that failure to treat my mental health condition and the continued efforts to push me back into work before I was ready, meant my condition worsened and I lost 15 years of my life before I got the real treatment I deserved. This tactic is counterproductive

Richard Garland Nobody should have to resort to abuse in order to debate any issue. Those who do so are implicitly admitting to having lost their argument. The answer to abuse is blocking.

Richard Garland People with narcissistic personality type agree with it Richard

Richard Garland No, I totally disagree. Debates can get heated, but using profanity, personal insults and intimidation are not acceptable. If they have been used, then it pretty much suggests that one might be losing the argument...

Heartbreaking 😞😞

This ⬇️100 per cent. We deplore that America exports its toxic politics worldwide, but then Prime Time led on Tuesday with the protests in a New York college. Why?!?

Katie Simpson: Police misconduct found in early stages of investigation - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

A man has been arrested in connection with an incident in Co Wicklow earlier this week during which builders renovating a hotel were shouted at and told to leave the site rte.ie/news/crime/202…

Richard Garland When you live in an echo chamber you trade emotional comfort for intellectual timidity. Sure you’re surrounded by people who flatter your ego and tell you nice things. But your arguments don’t survive contact with criticism. It is all bound to end — as you found there — in tears.

It is sad that some people are so insecure in their own identity that they attack a woman for being passionate about a language.

If someone wants to study Irish then they should be allowed to do so without being mocked. It doesn't affect anyone else. I spend a lot of time playing video games - it's my choice too. It's personal development. Linda Ervine MBE is a good person and I congratulate you - well done!

Why is it that so many high profile Republicans, including those platformed by the Irish media, are incapable of challenging people with logic and reason, and instead immediately resort to insults?

Best wishes Matthew!

Honoured to be elected as the new Chair of the VIC Young Unionists.

Special thank you to my friend and outgoing Chair Ben Sharkey on his hard work over the past year.

Excited to be working alongside our new committee, to continue to build a strong Ulster Unionist youth wing 🇬🇧

I've looked through all the comments and at the time of scrolling not one is from someone in a position of leadership at a school saying “We buy our books from our local bookshop”.

Maybe schools have no budget for books? Maybe they're content to pay over the odds at…

“I was at an event not that long ago in Belfast, and with me being in a powered wheelchair, it was extremely difficult to go on the cobbles, especially on a wet evening.

“They can cause the wheels to get stuck between the cobbles and I could be thrown from the wheelchair and be…

How international social media users are stoking Ireland's migration debate trib.al/etgifHY

Richard Garland People often also assume because you take a certain position on one topic that you’re in x or y box and therefore to be derided and actually it could be an individual position on an individual topic.