Fintan O'Toole
Award winning Irish journalist
18 stories
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Drumcree is the theatre of the absurd, straight from Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks,
- according to Fintan O’Toole, whose column this week focuses on the eruption of sectarian tension in PortadownIrish Timesirishtimes.com/podcasts/early…
Short, sharp, decisive — this is the illusion that lured the present US president into his disastrous war on Iran,... The wide gap between ambition and outcome — this is the measure of his folly. That gap is an abyss into which human lives are hurled: as of last Sunday, according to the independent Iranian Human Rights Activists News
- writes O’TooleIrish Timesirishtimes.com/world/middle…
A journalist using ‘quotes’ regurgitated by machines to write about the dangers of AI is like a doctor treating patients by injecting them with a deadly virus
- Fintan O’Toole’ on Peter Vandermeersch’s AI travailsIrish Timesirishtimes.com/politics/2026…
Most people in Ireland view the war as reckless and illegal,
- Fintan O'Toole, one of Ireland's most prominent political commentators, told CBS News this weekCBS Newscbsnews.com/news/us…
Earlier
Budget 2027; absurdity of Drumcree; US coverage of Cornell case; and oesophageal cancer survival rates
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/podcasts/early…How animals behave in a solar eclipse is extraordinary
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/opinion/2026…Climate science suggests worse is to come
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/opinion/letters…Recent scientific reassessments strengthen the case for rapid climate action rather than weaken it
Foreign Policyforeignpolicy.com/2026/06…Germany's heatwave has a political fallout
Deutsche Welledw.com/en/germany…Climate change has largely fallen off the national and international agenda, surfacing only briefly when extreme weather events — such as those currently affecting Europe — force it back into view
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/opinion/letters…The pitter-patter of little feet in the Áras? No, Michael D’s not back
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/politics/2026…Exceptionalism Can Be Lonely. Ask Britain.
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/06…Without the vengeful and malicious obstructionism of the Irish, all the promises of freedom and prosperity would have been fulfilled
Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…Fundamental flaw in the way we elect TDs
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/opinion/letters…Unionists and Sinn Féin are like Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael — desperate to be loved
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/opinion/2026…Trump’s threats of targeting water plants in Iran, a potential war crime, alarm Gulf allies
CNNcnn.com/2026/04…Like other countries in the severely water-stressed region, Iran relies heavily on desalinated water
Axiosaxios.com/2026/03…Iran launches missile and drone barrage on Dubai
Saudi Gazettesaudigazette.com.sa/article/66…Kuwaiti Oil Firm Blames Iran for Tanker Attack
The Wall Street Journalwsj.com/livecoverage/iran…Trump Tells Aides He’s Willing to End War Without Reopening Hormuz
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Such a move, coupled with potential Iranian retaliation against its Gulf Arab neighbours, could unleash devastating consequences across the water-starved Middle East
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Kuwait Warns Of Major Oil Spill After Tanker Attacked By Iran In Dubai
ABP Livenews.abplive.com/news/world…KPC warned of a possible oil spill in surrounding waters, Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA reported
Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…Irish government cuts excise duty on diesel and petrol
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Fuel retailers were urged to ensure that cuts in taxes on petrol and diesel are quickly passed on to motorists as the Government unveiled a €250 million package of support for households and businesses impacted by soaring energy costs
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/politics/2026…Fuel prices set to fall as Coalition navigates uncertain terrain
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/politics/2026…Iran’s Larijani warns US and Israel: You’ll pay for your miscalculation
Arutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/42…Their observations to Reuters offer a previously unreported glimpse inside White House decision-making as it adjusts its approach to the biggest U.S. military operation since the 2003 Iraq war
Reutersreuters.com/world/us…Iran war nears two weeks with no signs of letting up
Deutsche Welledw.com/en/iran…Visa relief announced as flights resume and security alerts remain in place
Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/uae/usisrael…Trump: War with Iran progressing 'very rapidly' but isn’t over
Arutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/42…UAE intercepted Iran threats while is allowing expats with expired visas to return
Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/uae/us…In Tehran, hope for change turns to panic: 'They are turning the country into ruins'
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/world/iran…Lebanese Justice Minister decries Hezbollah's actions: 'We have to control our own country' CNN
CNNcnn.com/2026/03…