What’s happening in Coolock, Ireland, and who is Paul Connolly?

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Anyone from Ireland? Allegedly the Irish press and possibly the BBC have been working with - or possibly infiltrating - Antifa.

Antifa Battered In Coolock, Their Phones Seized By Nationalists Apparently Revealing Seedy Links Between Media, NGOs, and Far Left | The Burkean

This embarrassing physical humiliation for the Left, along with the trove of info revealed, is the final nail in the coffin of street-level leftist organising in the 26 counties. The time of “No Pasaran” has passed

www.theburkean.ie

[CONFIRMED] Irish Media ADMITS to Antifa-Linked 'Undercover' Operations To Stage False Flag; BBC Involved? | The Burkean

The Newstalk team went undercover to “engage in counter protest” against a group of families opposed to a migrant centre in their neighbourhood. They got beaten up and lost their phones

www.theburkean.ie

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23CoolockPhone&src=typeahead_click

There’s nothing on the BBC website and the Irish Times and Irish Independent and even the Express don’t mention it at all in their reports:

More than 1,000 protest against housing of asylum seekers at Coolock factory

Department of Integration said on Friday it was considering using the former Crown Paints warehouse as an accommodation centre for international protection applicants

www.irishtimes.com

Community ‘held at ransom’ by anti-asylum seeker protests in Coolock

Communities are being “held at ransom” by protests against accommodation for asylum seekers in Dublin, one councillor has claimed.

www.independent.ie

Horseback-led protests erupt in Ireland over migrants being housed in factory

Anti-immigration protests have erupted in the heart of Ireland over new plans to house 500 asylum seekers.

www.express.co.uk

 

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so some random site describing people as "leftists" is posting some "news".

You’ve not bothered to read anything, have you? Those photos in the Twitter thread look authentic.

 

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From the first link:

"(The Burkean is relying on local sources in Coolock for this piece. Since it is a breaking story, this article merely relays what is being discussed at street-level and on social media. As such this information should be considered unconfirmed, and therefore we refrain from identifying any of the persons involved for legal reasons. Most the video/images can be found on X/Twitter)"

In other words, "we can't say what we want to because it's not accurate and we'll get sued but let us heavily imply this is indeed factual."

e: they also missed out a word in their disclaimer, not exactly cementing my belief in their credentials.

So you didn’t bother with the second? You know, the one with ‘Confirmed’ in the title?