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Thousands march in Dublin against Ireland’s mass migration policies as McGregor pursues presidential bid
Thousands of people participated in a march against Ireland’s mass migration policies in the country’s capital of Dublin on Saturday.
UFC champion Conor McGregor – who is considering a potential presidential bid in his native Ireland – posted a video message beforehand from Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance, where the march began hours later.
«Hello everyone in Ireland. April 26th, 2025 – A big day here for our country. «A historic month for Ireland since 1916,» McGregor said, referring to the recent anniversary of the Easter Rising against British rule.
«Over 100 years ago, our brave men and women made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could live free today. So let us remind ourselves why we are here. And also why we are not here,» McGregor said. «We are not here to build hatred amongst each other. We are not here to sow division. We are here to commemorate the valiant heroes who went before us. We honor their spirit, we honor their fight.»
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Thousands of protesters opposed the Irish government’s mass migration policies in a march through in Dublin City centre on Saturday April 26, 2025. (Conor O Mearain/PA Images via Getty Images)
McGregor said the protest would be intended «to shine our light on the failure of Ireland’s government and our full disapproval of it.»
«Be respectful, be proud, be united,» McGregor said. «Because together, we will be heard, and as one, we will be victorious in our mission. To those leading their march and speaking for the tens of thousands standing behind you: be calm, be clear.»
«Speak with dignity – we want to hear your voice. Together we rise, together we win,» he added. «God bless us all. God bless Ireland.»
The large-scale demonstration kicked off on Saturday afternoon in the garden, as crowds carrying tri-color flags headed down O’Connell Street.
Some protesters carried placards reading «Irish Lives Matter» and «Ireland is Full,» and many wore green hats with the message «Make Ireland Great Again.»
Irish police, known as gardaí, showed a heightened presence in the capital, maintaining a cordoned-off line between the marchers and a smaller group of counter-protesters who gathered in front of the General Post Office (GPO).
«Over 106,000 Irish men, women and children attended yesterday’s rally,» McGregor wrote on X Sunday, sharing aerial photos of protesters waving tri-color flags. «Not one social order incident to report. Tremendous! Onward for Ireland!»
Police later said «no major incidents» happened Saturday, though three people had been arrested for «public order offenses,» according to the Irish public broadcaster RTE. Police declined to provide additional information.
The counter-protest was organized by United Against Racism and was backed by members of opposition parties including Sinn Féin, Labor, People Before Profit, the Social Democrats, the Socialist Party and the Green Party, according to The Irish Times.
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They held banners that read, «Boycott Apartheid Israel» and «Dublin Stands Against Racism,» according to photos from the scene.
Gardai on duty near a counter-protest at the GPO on Saturday April 26, 2025. (Conor O Mearain/PA Images via Getty Images)
McGregor first announced his interest in running for president of Ireland after meeting with President Donald Trump on St. Patrick’s Day, though the fighter has suggested the country’s nomination process is stacked against outsiders like himself.
Those who spoke at the march included Dublin City councilors Gavin Pepper, Philip Sutcliffe and Malachy Steenson and Fingal councilor Patrick Quinlan, according to Breakingnews.ie.
«The fact of the matter is we’re bringing in thousands and thousands of people and putting them up in hotels while our own people are being left to rot… We’ve had enough of this in Ireland,» Pepper said to a cheering Dublin crowd, according to a video shared on X. «Irish people come first in our own country. It’s time for mass deportation. The traitors of Sinn Féin do not care.»
The prime minister of Ireland, who holds the title of taoiseach, Micheál Martin, told reporters on Sunday that he did not «accept the negativity from those who spoke yesterday in respect of where modern Ireland is today,» according to a video shared online by Susanne Delaney, a contributor to the anti-globalist outlet Irish Inquiry.
«The level of opportunity in modern Ireland today again is far in excess of anything previous generations experienced in terms of educational completion and so on,» Martin, who also met with Trump in the Oval Office earlier in March, said. «The big social issue of our day is housing, but we’re focused on solutions to that and less so on the rhetoric of it.»
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Asked about the growing size of the «Irish nationalist» movement, Martin said the «ballot box is the key metric, the key determinant of the organization of society, who gets elected into government, who gets elected into local councils.»
«And I think it has to be based on ideas and policies,» he said. «We believe we have a stronger set of ideas than perhaps those who articulated yesterday.»
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Un polémico e influyente cardenal caído en desgracia desafía su exclusión del cónclave
A medida que el Vaticano cambia de marcha de despedirse del papa Francisco a elegir a su sucesor, el estatus de un cardenal italiano alguna vez poderoso ha sido una pregunta constante y fuente de rumores mientras se prepara el cónclave del 7 de mayo.
El cardenal Angelo Becciu llegó a ser un influyente jefe de personal del Vaticano e incluso un destacado candidato papal. Pero cayó en desgracia en 2020, cuando Francisco lo obligó a renunciar a su puesto como jefe de la oficina de canonización de la Santa Sede y a sus derechos como cardenal debido a acusaciones de mala conducta financiera.
Becciu negó haber cometido irregularidades, pero fue juzgado en el tribunal penal del Vaticano y condenado por cargos relacionados con finanzas en diciembre de 2023. Está apelando la condena y la sentencia de prisión de cinco años y medio y ha participado en las reuniones previas al cónclave, pero persiste la pregunta sobre si realmente puede votar en él.
El lunes, los cardenales que ingresaban a las discusiones previas al cónclave fueron inundados con preguntas de periodistas sobre si Becciu sería permitido en la Capilla Sixtina o no. No se tomó ninguna decisión.
Becciu ascendió a la prominencia y al poder durante el papado del conservador Benedicto XVI y está muy afiliado con la vieja guardia conservadora del Vaticano. Aunque al inicio fue asesor cercano del papa Francisco, la posterior caída de Becciu a manos del recién fallecido pontífice podría sugerir que el cardenal podría votar por alguien interesado en deshacer algunas de las reformas de Francisco.
A los 76 años, Becciu está por debajo del límite de edad de 80 y técnicamente es elegible para votar, pero las estadísticas oficiales del Vaticano lo listan como “no elector”. Cuando fue destituido en 2020, Becciu dijo en una conferencia de prensa organizada apresuradamente que no votaría en ningún futuro cónclave. Pero recientemente ha insistido en que tiene derecho a votar y los abogados canónicos han estado examinando el documento del Vaticano que regula el cónclave para determinar si tiene razón.
El documento, conocido por su nombre en latín Universi Dominici Gregis, establece los criterios para los electores, dejando claro que todos los cardenales menores de 80 años tienen derecho a elegir al papa, excepto aquellos que han sido “canónicamente depuestos o que con el consentimiento del Romano Pontífice han renunciado al cardenalato”. Añade que después de la muerte de un papa, “el Colegio Cardenalicio no puede readmitirlos ni rehabilitarlos”.
Nunca ha habido claridad sobre a qué exactamente renunció Becciu o cómo: la declaración de una línea emitida por la oficina de prensa del Vaticano el 24 de septiembre de 2020 decía simplemente que Francisco había aceptado la renuncia de Becciu como prefecto de la Congregación para las Causas de los Santos “y sus derechos conectados al cardenalato”. No hay indicios de que haya sido sancionado canónicamente.
Después de que obligó a Becciu a renunciar, Francisco lo visitó en ocasiones y le permitió participar en la vida del Vaticano. Pero el papa también cambió la ley vaticana para permitir que el tribunal penal de la ciudad Estado lo procesara.
El diario italiano Domani informó la semana pasada que durante las discusiones previas al cónclave, a Becciu le presentaron dos cartas firmadas por Francisco antes de morir indicando que no debería participar en el cónclave. Pero no estaba claro qué peso tienen esas cartas o si el Colegio Cardenalicio puede anular los deseos de Francisco.
El asunto no es menor, ya que la participación o falta de participación de Becciu podría invalidar la elección.
Preguntado nuevamente el lunes si Becciu participaría en el cónclave, el portavoz del Vaticano, Matteo Bruni, se mostró evasivo. Dijo que se discutió el tema pero que no hubo “resolución”.
Mientras tanto, las preguntas siguen en torno a la integridad del juicio que condenó a Becciu y a otros ocho. Durante el proceso, el tribunal escuchó que Francisco intervino en varias ocasiones en nombre de los fiscales y que el testigo principal de la acusación contra Becciu fue instruido y manipulado por personas externas.
La apelación está programada para comenzar en septiembre.
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The White House on Monday morning revealed that President Donald Trump wants to do «whatever it takes» to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the table for peace talks with Ukraine, including slapping Russia with additional sanctions.
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«Obviously, the president feels like we are making progress, but he’s been frustrated at both sides, which he’s made clear,» Blair said. «He said over the weekend that the Ukrainians should have signed the deal with us weeks ago, and he wants them to hurry up and get that done. And Putin, [Trump] is very displeased with the attacks on civilian areas last week, and [Trump’s] put on the table increasing sanctions, secondary tariffs on oil, whatever it takes to make sure that they hurry up and get to the table and create peace.»
Russia launched a deadly missile attack on Kyiv that killed at least 12 people and injured at least 90, including children, on April 24.
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When asked whether Trump was angry at the idea that Putin may be stringing him along, Blair pointed to a statement the president posted on his TRUTH Social platform on Saturday.
«Well, look, he put out a statement, I think, two days ago on his TRUTH [Social account], where he said he does not want to be tapped along, he won’t accept it.» Blair said. «He’s displeased, again, with the attacks on civilian areas, and the president said it makes him feel like maybe he doesn’t want peace as badly as he says he does. And the president’s not going to stand for that. If that means increasing sanctions, he’s obviously put that on the table.»
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Blair spoke to Fox News about one hour before the Kremlin announced a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine from May 8 to May 10 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. Kyiv did not immediately respond to the announcement.
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Putin has previously said that he agrees in principle with a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal, though has so far refused to accept a complete unconditional ceasefire.
Over the weekend, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to temper expectations for a major peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, telling NBC’s «Meet the Press» that while progress has been made, a deal is «still not there.»
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Rubio’s Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, told CBS’ «Face the Nation» in a pre-recorded interview that aired Sunday that Russia won’t discuss any potential negotiations in public, though emphasized that Russia is «always available for a dialogue.»
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