In Ireland today, people who have survived war, torture, and persecution are being let down by the very legal system that is supposed to protect them. We are not talking about paperwork delays or administrative inconvenience. We are talking about people whose lives — and whose children's lives — depend entirely on what happens in their legal proceedings. And in too many cases, those proceedings are being handled in a way that falls far short of what any decent standard of justice requires. At Emerald Welcome Centre, we have walked alongside these families. We have seen things that keep us awake at night. We have seen a mother handed a signature page and told to sign — without ever being shown the appeal document lodged in her name. She did not know what story had been told on her behalf. It was not her story. We have seen a man arrive at his International Protection hearing — the most important moment of his entire journey through this system — having had no contact with his solicitor in the weeks beforehand. No preparation. No briefing. No one in his corner. He walked into that room alone. We have seen families wait in silence for weeks, calling and texting a solicitor who did not respond, not knowing whether they still had legal representation, not knowing whether their hearing was still scheduled, living in a state of unbearable uncertainty that no human being should be asked to endure. These are not edge cases. This is a pattern. And it is happening to some of the most vulnerable people in Ireland — people who do not have the power, the language, or the legal knowledge to challenge it themselves. This is why we need you. Not because you are a lawyer. Not because you are an expert in asylum law. But because you are a person who believes that fairness matters. That every human being — regardless of where they were born or what passport they carry — deserves to be treated with dignity when they stand before the Irish legal system. Ireland has a proud tradition of solidarity. We are a nation that remembers what it meant to be the emigrant, the stranger, the one who needed another country's kindness to survive. That memory is not just history. It is a call to action. When you sign this petition, you are telling the Irish Government: we are watching, we care, and we expect better. You are giving a voice to people who cannot safely speak for themselves right now — because they are still inside the system, still waiting, still hoping that Ireland will be everything it promises to be. Please sign. Please share. And please know that your name on this petition is not a small thing. It is an act of solidarity with some of the bravest people in this country.

Close your eyes and think of 2010. For most of us, it’s a lifetime ago. We’ve finished school, started jobs, traveled the world, and fallen in love. We’ve grown up. Toyosi never got to grow up. He is frozen in time at fifteen. He is the boy in the football jersey who never got to play his final match. He is the son who never got to come home for dinner on that Good Friday. He is the brother whose laughter was replaced by a silence so loud it still rings in his family’s home sixteen years later. When Toyosi was taken, a piece of Dublin died with him. But the real tragedy didn't end on that street in Tyrrelstown. The tragedy continued in the courtrooms and the Garda stations, where the system looked at a grieving family and eventually just… stopped. How do you tell a mother that no one is responsible for her son’s heart stopping? How do you explain to his friends that the law has no answers for them? Every signature on this petition is a candle lit for a boy who was left in the dark. It is a message to the State that we haven't forgotten the child who loved football and had a smile that could light up a room. We are signing because Toyosi’s life was precious, and the truth is the very least he is owed.

The Triple Lock is core to Ireland's Neutrality. It prevents us being dragged into foreign wars by our government or, more accurately, by pressure on the government from the US, the UK and the EU. We believe that there should be no changes to the Triple Lock and Ireland's Neutral status without a referendum where all the people of Ireland can decide. Our government does not want a referendum and is currently in the process of dismantling the Triple Lock without a mandate to do so. Irelands neutrality keeps us safe and is what has kept us out of foreign conflicts. With world politics being so volatile currently, and world peace being so fragile, now more than ever it is vital that  Ireland is a voice for peace and justice and that our soldiers continue to be respected in their vitally important work as peacekeeping forces. For further reading on the Triple Lock, and our governments plans to dismantle it, please read this easy to read open letter from Irish academics to the government; https://www.pana.ie/posts/open-letter-from-irish-academics-on-triple-lock

Around 30,000 children have been killed in Gaza, along with thousands of teachers. Yet Allianz insures the munitions used by the Israeli military and has invested over €7 billion in Israeli government bonds, helping fund the ongoing assault. Parents should not have to worry that money paid to protect our children with the Pupil Personal Insurance  could contribute to the killing of other children. We cannot support a corporation like Allianz with so much blood on its hands. 

We recognise the vital work Women’s Aid Ireland does to support survivors of domestic abuse. However, its ongoing partnership with Allianz raises serious ethical concerns. Since 2021, Allianz has funded high-profile campaigns with Women’s Aid Ireland, including World’s Strongest Women, Dead Flower Shop, and Valentine’s initiatives promoting healthy relationships. This partnership, renewed in 2025, is set to continue until at least 2028, with approximately €1 million committed. Yet this funding appears largely directed toward awareness campaigns rather than frontline, life-saving services. This raises concerns that brand visibility is being prioritised over direct support for women and children in crisis. At the same time, Allianz has faced sustained criticism over financial links connected to Israel’s genocide  in Palestine. Reported concerns include: • Investments in Israeli government bonds linked to military activity • Financial involvement in companies supplying military and surveillance technology • Insurance coverage for companies engaged in military and security operations Meanwhile, the reality for women in Gaza is devastating: • Women and children make up the majority of those killed • Around one million women and girls have been displaced • Women are giving birth without safe medical care, clean water, or basic resources. Violence against women is not only personal — it is also shaped and sustained by political and economic systems. Continuing a partnership with a corporation linked to these concerns risks undermining the values of safety, dignity, and solidarity that Women’s Aid represents. We call on Women’s Aid Ireland to: • End its partnership with Allianz • Ensure all funding aligns with human rights and ethical principles • Stand consistently with women everywhere — including Palestinian women Solidarity must be universal. Women’s safety cannot be selective.

The Triple Lock is the only thing that protects Irish Neutrality. It allows Ireland to be independent on the world stage and avoid being dragged into other people's wars. It ensures that Irish soldiers are only sent abroad for genuine peacekeeping missions, not to support invasions of other countries. It's moments like this that the Triple Lock was created for. The world needs neutral peacebrokers now, more than ever. Irish politicians must not abandon Irish Neutrality now, at its most important time in history.

Israel as a genocidal, racist apartheid state should be shunned at every level - economic, political, cultural and in sport

Ireland should not be associating with murderous fascist dictators.

I believe there is a serious and legitimate case for designating U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a terrorist organisation, based not on rhetoric or emotion, but on behaviour and impact. Terrorism is commonly understood as the use of force, intimidation, or fear against civilians in order to achieve political objectives. By that standard, the question should not be who is acting, but what they are doing. State authority should not place an organisation beyond moral or legal scrutiny if its methods align with those definitions. ICE is a civilian enforcement agency, yet it routinely uses armed, militarised tactics against non-violent people. Raids on homes and workplaces, sudden detentions, family separations, and prolonged incarceration without meaningful due process are not accidental excesses — they are central tools of enforcement. These actions are not aimed at stopping imminent violence. They are aimed at deterrence. Fear is not a side effect of ICE policy; fear is the policy. The impact of ICE’s actions extends far beyond the individuals they detain. Entire communities are terrorised. People avoid schools, hospitals, courts, and police out of fear that any interaction with the state could lead to detention or deportation. Parents are taken without warning. Children are separated from caregivers. Communities are left in a constant state of uncertainty, never knowing when the next raid will occur. This is collective intimidation, not targeted law enforcement. Human rights organisations have repeatedly documented deaths in ICE custody, denial of adequate medical care, prolonged detention without trial, and the use of solitary confinement. These are not isolated incidents. They are systemic, recurring, and tolerated. When an institution repeatedly inflicts serious harm on civilians and faces no meaningful accountability, it ceases to function as a legitimate law-enforcement body and begins to resemble a coercive force operating above the law. ICE has also engaged in collective punishment, a practice prohibited under international human rights norms. Family separation was explicitly justified as a deterrent, despite the known psychological harm it causes. Workplace raids punish entire households and communities for alleged civil violations by a few individuals. Punishment designed to make an example of people, rather than to deliver justice, is a defining feature of terror tactics. Crucially, ICE operates with near-total impunity. Officers are rarely held criminally responsible for abuses. Oversight mechanisms are weak. Courts regularly defer to claims of sovereignty or “national security.” This lack of accountability allows coercive violence to continue unchecked, reinforcing fear rather than upholding the rule of law. Non-state groups have been designated as terrorist organisations for engaging in detention without trial, intimidation of civilians, and political coercion through fear. When the same behaviours are carried out by a state agency, they are excused by authority rather than examined on their merits. If terrorism is defined by method rather than membership, this double standard cannot be justified. This is not an argument that borders should not exist, or that immigration law should not be enforced. It is an argument that enforcement through terror, intimidation, and collective punishment is illegitimate — regardless of who carries it out. A state does not gain moral exemption simply by wearing a uniform. Designating ICE as a terrorist organisation would acknowledge that terrorism is defined by actions, not by flags or institutions. It would affirm that no organisation is above scrutiny, and that violence and fear directed at civilian populations in pursuit of political goals must be condemned consistently. If we claim to oppose terrorism, we must be willing to recognise it even when it is carried out by the powerful.

The current U S President is leading a campaign that infringes basic human rights akin to leaders of Nazi Germany.

Recent reports state that Israel plans to revoke the registration of MSF and 30 other International NGOs operating in Gaza as of March 1st if lists of staff are not submitted for vetting, this is an unreasonable demand as NGOs vet their own staff.  The support provided by the NGOs is nowhere near enough to meet the needs of Palestinians, yet removing it will have a terrible cost Denying medical assistance to civilians is unacceptable under any circumstances.  Allowing Humanitarian Aid is an obligation under International Law.

Why leave and de-platform toxic and lock-in social media (such as X, Instagram, Snapchat, Tiktok) ? Black Box Algorithms: Lock-in platforms aim to show you more content that their owners like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and their paymasters want you to see, and less content that you want to see….  https://xodus.online/why#algorithms Rise of the far-right: Toxic platforms promote hate, the far-right, and interfere in elections…. https://xodus.online/why#democracy Disinformation: Toxic platforms do not support adequate fact-checking or moderation…. https://xodus.online/why#disinformation Over-consumption: Advertising-profit-platforms promote consumption patterns which are unhealthy for people and planet…. https://xodus.online/why#consumerism