One of the most politically instructive statements of recent decades :👇 A plan in early 2000s "to take out 7 countries in 5 years" : Iraq💣 Syria💣 Lebanon💣 Libya💣 Somalia💣 Sudan💣 Iran...(any day now we're told)

UNSC ceasefire resolution on Gaza vetoed by US (again!) Different administration, same facilitation of Genocide. Potentially useful for 2026 Citizenship Project #3 Omar El Akkad's commentary in his excellent book: One Day Everyone Will Have Been Against This, sums it up well:

Parliamentary Ed Officer Dr. Conor Reale is holding a 1 hour online revision session for 6th Yr P&S students the week before the P&S exam. Focussing on the work of the Dáil, Seanad, Committees etc Wed June 18th from 7-8 If interested email [email protected] for the link

University of Limerick are doing an upskilling course for those interested in teaching Politics & Society at second level. Details are available here: Politics and Society for Teachers (Level 8)- Professional Diploma ul.ie/group/26/conte…

Month of June in Progressive International's Calendar. Focusses on Dhofar Rebellion in Oman. Calendar available in hard copy & free download here: workshop.progressive.international/products/inter

Excellent article by patrick bresnihan that joins the dots btw: -Globalisation, Genocide, Colonisation, Militarism &🇮🇪link in that chain -🔑🤔Andre Gunder Frank's Dependency Theory -How FDI policy becomes foreign policy -How money corrupts the public sphere🤑 irishexaminer.com/opinion/commen…

chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-last-day… "This is the final blood-soaked chapter of the genocide. It will be over soon. Weeks. At most....Once it is over, all those who supported it, all those who ignored it, all those who did nothing, will rewrite history, including their personal history."

Reminder, this is happening Tomorrow:👇

For students:👇(just a suggestion) Some prefer to e.g. spend less time reading through the paper and more time on essays. Whatever works. Key mistake: Spending too long on SQ

"Iran is the main source of regional instability." It's almost as if Ursula von der Leyen is on a personal mission to discredit the EU. Brings to mind this recent swipe at the EU: "WTF happened to Europe?!"👇 youtube.com/watch?v=FWdhcd…

2025 HL Short Qs

2025 P&S (HL) DBQ

2025 P&S (HL) Essays

Irish Times review of 2025 paper : irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…

OL Paper 2025

OL 2025 P&S paper:

To quote Smedley Butler (formerly the most decorated US Marine): "War is a racket." The sad fact is that today Genocide is also a lucrative business decision. Highlighted in a new report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt ohchr.org/sites/default/…

Month of July in the Anti Imperialism Calendar. This month showcases Irish resistance to apartheid.

Welcome back to all for the new academic year. A reminder of the Citizenship Project titles👇 Deadline for submission of completed Citizenship Project Reports is May 1st 2026.