Charlie Flanagan
@CharlieFlanagan
• Chair Irish Red Cross • Foreign Affairs Minister 2014-17• Justice Minister 2017-20• Minister for Children 2014 •Chair Foreign Affairs Comm 🇮🇪 20/24• Lawyer•
Sunday evening music choice marks Croke Park All Ireland football victory as Sam is Kerry bound once again. They'll be jiving madly across the kingdom tonight. g.co/kgs/4PgWaCG
Irish Red Cross members in Kerry are honoured for their service independent.ie/regionals/kerr…
Biography of Eliza Lynch, Queen of Paraguay by Michael Lillis & Ronan Fanning is a great read. ' The Irish Evita' She was the most famous woman in all of 19th Century Latin America.
Eliza Lynch (19 Nov? 1833/4? #Charleville #Cork-25 July 1886 Paris, France). Mistress of Francisco Solano Lopez, dictator of Paraguay 1862–70! Nowadays considered "National Heroine" of Paraguay! First Lady; 15 years most powerful ♀️ in country. 6 children. dib.ie/biography/lync…
St Fiachra of Sleaty on the banks of the river Barrow in County Laois (between Athy & Carlow) was a friend of St. Patrick & probably the first ordained bishop in Leinster. He founded a lively monastery on the site the cemetery of which is still in use today. There you go !
25 July: St Fíachra Cáel of Cluain Caichni on Berba/River Barrow, close to #Aghade #Carlow (Dr Elva Johnston)? 'Cáel' means 'thin/slender'; probably refers to this saint's appearance (O'Hanlon). In 5th C, St Iserninus, St Patrick’s nephew founded church in Aghade & buried there.
Following a good call with @POTUS, we have agreed to meet in Scotland on Sunday to discuss transatlantic trade relations, and how we can keep them strong.
A Marshall Plan is needed for loyalist communities, and so much more irishtimes.com/politics/2025/…
King Kai must be kept. #Respect.
Would you sell Havertz for Isak?
Are you Irish living in FL, AL, MS, PR, USVI, or have you Irish heritage? Help us shape Ireland’s new Diaspora Strategy by sharing your views and experiences in the Global Irish Survey. ireland.ie/en/irish-diasp… #yourstrategyyourvoice #globalirish #irishabroad
Both sad & disappointing to see United States leave @UNESCO in another blow to multilateral order.The agency does much good work across the world promoting peace through international co-operation in education, culture & science. @EU_Commission must now bridge gap
🇮🇪 🇧🇪 Happy National Day to Belgians everywhere & especially Belgians living here in Ireland. 🍺 🍫 🧇
Happy Belgian National Day! 🇧🇪Joyeuse Fête Nationale! 🇧🇪Prettige Nationale Feestdag! Will you celebrate with some waffles 🧇 or some moules-frites? 🐚🍟
Colonel Perry Street, Edenderry persists to this day.
#Otd 1798: Execution of Anthony Perry, "screeching general". Born Co Down to Protestant family & lived prosperous life at Inch near the Wexford/Wicklow border as gentleman farmer. Marched on Ulster with c 1,000. Hanged in Edenderry, Co Offaly with Fr M. Kearns & buried together.
Another night of massive 🇷🇺 attack against Kyiv and other cities in 🇺🇦. Putin is going all out for military victory. Trump 🇺🇸 gave him 50 days and is meanwhile busy with Epstein files.
Sunday evening music choice honours Tipperary, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2025. Congratulations 💙🧡 google.com/gasearch?q=sli…
20 July: St Mo Loga of Slíab Bladma/Slieve Bloom, Co. #Laois & Co #Offaly. "industrious, radiant" MartG. Not known when he lived. Mountains formed N border of kingdom of Osraige & then Upper Ossory. Fionn Mac Cumhaill brought up here by aunts so he would be safe from Clann Morna!
It was an honour to present the Creative Arts Award to the legendary Pat Jennings at the Fiddler’s Green Festival in Rostrevor last night in recognition of his sporting greatness and his work promoting reconciliation. Let’s celebrate sport’s ability to bring people together.
Great to see more coverage of the North-South Business Cooperation Awards which we are very proud to be a part of Building Bridges: Ireland can benefit from more cross-border business collaboration independent.ie/storyplus/buil…
Self-promotion klaxon! Delighted that Gill Books will be publishing my new book, “From Crown to Harp”, in October… how the Treaty was undone in 34 episodes! Pre-order links here: linktr.ee/mcculld
I am delighted to announce that @McGuinnessEU has been officially nominated by @FineGael to run for President of Ireland 🇮🇪   Mairead has all the attributes to bring our nation together at this important time.
Sunday evening music choice is Lunchan lim great caves of Kyiv g.co/kgs/QS92v4Q