The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #962

Beau, Josh, and Voice of Wales discuss Ireland's resistance to migration, the resignation of the Welsh First Minister, and Just Stop Oil finally getting a taste of justice.

Reading List

• Ireland: Fire, Fury & Foreigners

  • Yousef Palani jailed for life for murder of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee in Sligo - Irish Times

  • THE WEEK IN CRIME: ASYLUM SEEKER CHARGED WITH RAPE OF WOMAN OUT ON BAIL, AND MUCH MORE - Gript

  • Syrian refugee jailed for three years for the ‘deplorable’ rape of defenceless woman - Belfast Telegraph

  • Anti-immigrant riots in Ireland after three children allegedly stabbed by foreign national - National Post

  • How misinformation and far-right groups sparked a riot in Dublin after the stabbing of three children at a school - EDMO

  • Irish PM plea not to link crime with immigration - BBC News

  • ‘Every migrant woman I know, including myself, has suffered from depression’ - Irish Times

  • Dundalk - Google Maps

  • Paddy Murphy Facebook post - RealMessageEire - Twitter

  • Protest outside the house - RealMessageEire - Twitter

  • Leftist - roisin_music - Twitter

  • Great turn out in Dundalk to confront the right wing fascists - westbankbhoy - Twitter

  • Coolock - Google Maps

  • Former factory in Dublin intended to house asylum seekers is set on fire - The Guardian

  • Coolock site owner has received millions from Department for provision of accommodation - The Journal

  • Crown Paints Factory set on fire for 3rd time in a row - RealMessageEire - Twitter

  • Fourth fire breaks out at former Crown Paints warehouse in Coolock - BreakingNews.ie

  • Incendiary devices found near site of Coolock protests - RTÉ News

  • Women and children not safe - RealMessageEire - Twitter

  • Pepper spraying protests - RealMessageEire - Twitter

  • Police push over - RealMessageEire - Twitter

  • Ballyogan - Google Maps

  • Garda injured and 13 arrested following night of unrest at Ballyogan asylum seeker site - Irish Mirror

  • The Camp Locals setup outside The Plantation Facility, Was set on FIRE - RealMessageEire - Twitter

  • NINE TO APPEAR IN COURT OVER BALLYOGAN ASYLUM CENTRE PROTESTS - Gript

  • Tallaght - Google Maps

  • Two men arrested after break-in at proposed asylum seeker site that was petrol bombed - Irish Mirror

  • Man jailed for rape and sexual assault of two young girls - BreakingNews.ie

  • Dundrum - Google Maps

  • ‘It’s too many people in too small an area’ – row brewing over plans to house 280 migrants in Tipperary village of 165 people - Independent.ie

  • Frustration at lack of clear communication concerning Dundrum House Hotel IPAS centre - Independent.ie

  • Sinn Féin pledges new migration system in significant policy shift - Irish Times

  • Irish PM condemns 'reprehensible' Dublin violence - BBC News

• Vaughan Gething

  • First problem was Gething accepting £200k donation from David Neal of Dauson Environmental Group. This company was given a suspended prison sentence in 2013 - BBC

  • Vaughan Gething: Wales's first minister loses confidence vote - Sky News

  • Hannah Sacked - Sky News

  • From the off, she denied it - Hannah Blythyn - Twitter

  • Turns out he was wrong and the rag that broke the story put out this article - Nation.Cymru

  • 16.05.24 - Nation.Cymru

  • 16.05.24 - Nation.Cymru

  • 21.05.24 - Nation.Cymru

  • 09.07.24 - Nation.Cymru

  • 10.07.24 - Nation.Cymru

  • 10.07.24 - Nation.Cymru

  • Four ministers resigned - Sky News

  • “Joy in Wales as 20mph blanket speed limit is scrapped after £32million, a year of anger and Welsh government's biggest-ever petition that was signed by 470,000 - including family of the minister who championed the policy” - Daily Mail

  • Extra £5m to review 20mph - BBC

  • The only name in the hat so far is Eluned Morgan - BBC

  • Driving ban for Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan for speeding - BBC

• Just Stop Oil Gets Stopped

  • Lotus Eaters tweet - The Times

  • Cressida’s Mum Speaks - Twitter - NotFarLeftAtAll

  • Obnoxious posho - Indigo - YouTube

  • Snooker - YouTube - BBC Sport

  • Wimbledon - YouTube - Wimbledon

  • Football - YouTube - Sky Sports

  • GP - YouTube - FORMULA 1

  • Garden Show - YouTube - The RHS

  • Sunflowers - YouTube - National Gallery

  • Mona Lisa - YouTube - National Geographic

  • Rokeby Venus, National Gallery - YouTube - National Gallery

  • Magna Carta - YouTube - British Library

  • Stonehenge - YouTube - English Heritage

  • Taylor Swift's Jet - YouTube - Future

  • Aston Martin - YouTube - Aston Martin

  • Department of Energy - YouTube - U.S. Department of Energy

  • Harrods - YouTube - Harrods

  • Rolex - YouTube - Rolex

  • Scotland Yard - YouTube - The Guardian

  • MI5, Home Office, Bank of England - YouTube - The Telegraph

  • Posh twats - YouTube - James English

  • Closing Roads - YouTube - The Guardian

  • Man attacks Just Stop Oil protesters obstructing London road - YouTube - Guardian News

  • Woman drags Just Stop Oil eco protesters two at a time from the road - YouTube - The Telegraph

  • Angry workmen push Just Stop Oil protesters out of the road - YouTube - The Telegraph

  • Climate protester run over by lorry in Germany - YouTube - DW News

  • Just Stop Oil protesters get milk poured over their heads - YouTube - James English

  • Aileen Getty - Grand Daughter of John Paul Getty - $4m to Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion - All just an excuse to sow havoc in our countries - The Telegraph

  • ytimg - YouTube - BBC News

  • Dale Vince - BBC

  • The Daily Mail - Daily Mail