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🗣️ “Be careful who you criticise.” Make Ireland Great Again, a Virgin Media News documentary, examines US–Irish tensions in the Trump era, including Ireland’s stance on Gaza and pressure over US military use of Irish airspace. 📺 Tomorrow at 9pm on Virgin Media One & Play
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Morning lovelies! Thank you for all the thoughtful replies on the short piece, I'll be replying to them soon :) Long day ahead for moi, but it should be too bad lol I hope y'all are well 🩷
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