John Mooney
@JohnMooneyIRL
Writes for @thetimes. PhD researcher on violent republicanism. Hosts The Dark State Podcast. Contact: Signal +353 (89) 975 3779 or [email protected]
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Here’s an extended piece I published on the Russian threat a few months back. Ireland buys sonar detector to tackle Russian submarine threat thetimes.com/article/7aa24a…
Russia has already mapped this gas pipeline. It was checked for undersea mines a while back after the Yantar was monitored loitering close to it. There’s lots of talk about attacks on subsea cables but energy pipelines are the real issue. If the data cables are attacked, it will…
Can we now acknowledge that “a wing and a prayer” isn’t a policy for our security and defence. We can’t continue to hope that everything will be ok. There are real risks to our security and economic wellbeing. Not having sufficient energy security, is gravely irresponsible.
Never drive past an animal you think is dead. On Sunday, I found a tiny kitten lying in a pool of blood on a backroad. I thought I saw its leg move, stopped and discovered it was still breathing. I didn’t think Hero would survive but she did. And is now with @DublinSPCA.
‘We haven’t eaten for five days’: Baby boy starves to death in Gaza as hunger spreads, medics say irishtimes.com/world/middle-e…
Who would have thought? @Ryanair pays bonus for catching oversized hand luggage #Ryanair thetimes.com/uk/transport/a…
The latest on our ongoing investigations into @CHI_Ireland. Dept of Health were not alerted to sexual assault by one healthcare worker on another at Crumlin Childrens Hospital. thetimes.com/world/ireland-…
Gardai will have the power to intercept and monitor live conversations on private messaging apps such as WhatsApp, iMessage and Instagram under a reform of surveillance laws used by Irish security services. thetimes.com/article/94bd3f…
New episode out now: Spoke to Ciaran O'Connor (@ISDglobal) about the rise of nihilistic violence — including the Carlow case where Evan Fitzgerald opened fire before taking his own life. What drives this new extremism? And how do we respond? patreon.com/posts/violence…
He did. Here is a pic of me with Mick in the Leb from 2023. I was mildly giving out to him and he did what he usually did; just smile, call me a flute and ignore me.❤️
I heard the terrible news on Saturday night. I'm still lost for words. I hope Mick knew just how much he was liked and admired by everyone in the profession. He was a great colleague and friend. Everyone is thinking of his family and colleagues at Reach at this awful time.…
Listen to "A Fragile Peace: Future Role in Lebanon" by The Dark State. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/theda…
On the latest episode of the Dark State. Donnacha Ó Beacháin discusses his new book Unfinished Empire, which explores Russian imperialism and its implications for contemporary geopolitics. #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar patreon.com/posts/unfinish…
I set up a thread about r/IrelandsUnderworld on Reddit. Do feel free to join and contribute.
⚠️2023, @JohnMooneyIRL writing about the kinahans & their links to Hezbollah & 🇮🇷 intelligence services The news this weekend shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone
It’s hard to overstate the scale of Kinahan’s operation. His cartel control much of the cocaine imports into Europe, as well as arms smuggling & money laundering around the 🌎. His clients include 🇲🇽&🇨🇴 drug cartels,🇱🇧Hezbollah & 🇮🇷 intelligence services. thetimes.co.uk/article/kinaha…
