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Dispatch · 25 Sep 2026

Dublin City Council's U-turn on the Christmas lights.

25 Sep 202610:3616.1K views
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TL;DR
  • Dooley films on Dawson Street, outside the Mansion House, which he says was the residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin for over 300 years. A few days earlier, he says, a former Lord Mayor went on national television about the lights, and a press release set out the plan: winter lights from mid-January until early February, just after St Brigid's Day, which would "energize" the city and bring more people onto its streets. Dooley calls the council "globalist Grinches" trying to wipe out heritage, culture and traditions.
  • Within the last 24 hours, after what he calls a huge public outcry, the council turned around. Someone speaking for the council on events told a radio show that morning that there was no intention of cancelling the Christmas lights, that Christmas is a very important time for Dubliners and for all of Ireland, and that the plan was just a continuation. Dooley thanks everyone who spoke out and says the Lord Mayor, in his chambers at the Mansion House, should clarify the statement too.
  • The Mansion House is also where the Democratic Programme was first signed in 1919, he says, a programme that demands Ireland's resources, wealth and land belong to its people and that he says was never put into practice. Walking towards Grafton Street and Trinity College, he points to empty premises, apartments he says belong to wealthy individuals, and people sleeping in doorways during the day, where before it was only at night. Minutes earlier, he says, a man sleeping in one of those doorways was moved on. He sets this against Micheál Martin talking about world problems in New York, and the Lord Mayor talking about revitalising the city.
  • He cites a split in which the richest 10% own 50% of the wealth and the poorest 50% own only 10%, and blames the same government for what he calls a mass immigration agenda and a cost of living catastrophe. The lights victory still matters, he says, because it stands up for national identity, heritage and tradition. He asks viewers to share the video and keep the conversation going, because only ordinary people coming together and speaking out can force change.
Transcript
00:00

Hello everyone and thank you very much for supporting

Hello everyone and thank you very much for supporting my videos. I am located near the Mansion House here on Dawson Street in the centre of Dublin. This place was the residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin for over 300 years. Many people have lived in this house after me, including the first owner, Joshua Dawson, and later the likes of Daniel O'Connell, and in the last few months, former Lord Mayor Michal McDonagh. A few days ago, he.

Appeared on national television, talking about abolishing the so- called winter lights. Actually, those were supposed to be Christmas lights. In recent years, his idea, announced in a press release, was to light the winter lights in mid-January. This would last until early February, just after St. Brigid's Day, and he said it would " energize" the city and increase the flow of people through the streets.

Interesting, isn't it? From this politician from the Fine Gael party. Parts of successive governments that have brought Dublin city centre to decline. Here are the promises to make it clean, safe, and accessible to ordinary working-class people. He became completely different. And his idea was to so-called " activate" it. And we see widespread homelessness. We see many people in Dublin barely making ends meet. And many, many small businesses are being forced to close because of policies.

Supported by people like Dara Calleri, who sits in this posh place here on Dawson Street. And also a large sign indicating the presidency of the European Union in 2026. They are also very proud of it. Again, they say it's more sovereignty. This is a very historic place, because it was here in 1919 that the democratic program was first signed. And it has never been embodied in our society. Which demands that the ownership of Ireland, its resources,.

Wealth and land belong to our people. Instead, we have globalist politicians who have sold out, as well as authorities such as Dublin City Council that have been completely taken over by these globalists. Who have essentially become globalist Grinches, pushing this agenda, trying to destroy any notion of our heritage, culture, and traditions. All the while being diligent students for their globalist masters. But in the last 24 hours, or even the last 10 hours, after a huge public outcry.

03:04

— which I talked about in the video last

— which I talked about in the video last night — regarding the absurd decision to cancel the Christmas lights, they've done a 180-degree U-turn. The Lord Mayor for Events was on the radio show this morning and said they had no intention of cancelling the Christmas lights. Christmas is a very important time for Dubliners and for all of Ireland. And he said it was just a continuation. So, uh, a big U-turn from Dublin City Council. Perhaps the.

Lord Mayor, who occupies the luxurious chambers of the Mansion House here on Dawson Street, should also clarify this statement. And they made a big U-turn after huge, massive public pressure. So, well done to everyone who spoke out on this matter. Well done to all who continue to uphold our proud Christian heritage, our values, our traditions, our history, our culture. And at the same time, we see people like Daire O'Brien saying they want to revitalize the city.

Well, he could revitalize it by solving a lot of the problems with homelessness here and vacant premises. You see empty spaces here on Dawson Street too. And, surprisingly, there are many apartments that are also located in this location. They all belong to wealthy individuals. Some of them could make housing affordable for citizens and really revitalize the city. And also, as you go further, there are many people sleeping in doorways. Even during the day now, whereas before.

It was only at night, you see cardboard appearing and taking up many of the storefronts around. It's pretty busy here this afternoon. Many people go about their daily business, and many are actually completely detached from the inhumanity we see on our streets in this regard. People sleeping in doorways, in sleeping bags, and this is at the same time as there is so much wealth in our society. This is part of the globalist dream being pushed by the.

05:41

Irish political establishment

Irish political establishment. Absolute farce. Just a few minutes ago, a man was sleeping there in a sleeping bag. He was just removed from there. So perhaps many tourists don't want to see the reality that Dublin has faced. As you go around here, you can see a little further along, another doorway, in which someone is sleeping.

“So perhaps many tourists don't want to see the reality that Dublin has faced”

This is Dublin. And this is the nonsense that the Irish political establishment is pushing. With Michal Martin in New York, who talks about solving world problems. He's not interested in solving real problems here on the streets of Dublin, [ __ ]. The man is also on the street. And this is at the same time, what did he say? People like Dara O'Brien, the Lord Mayor, talk about revitalizing Dublin city. And this, he said, is right next to where.

Grafton Street is. Up here, and then you also have Trinity College. Many barriers. There are many, many people around. This is the same government that pushed the mass immigration agenda. Wreaks havoc on Irish society. This benefits those at the very top. In Irish society, the richest 10% own 50% of the wealth, while the poorest 50% own only 10% of the wealth. And on the most acute side, we see homelessness; we see all the other problems where people are.

Struggling to survive, not to mention the cost of living catastrophe and all the other crises that people are facing right now. So we need to revisit the democratic program of over 100 years ago and the vision of those who signed the proclamation the day before, and the first President of the Republic of Ireland was Patrick Pearse, who proclaimed it on the steps of the General Post Office. And that's just a snapshot of what was happening.

Around Dublin city on Friday afternoon, early Friday afternoon, in the context of the Dublin city government's U-turn under public pressure. When people unite, everything can change. Only ordinary people from below will make these changes happen, to demand the Ireland we really want, not the Ireland dictated to us by supranational institutions like Brussels and Washington. or anyone else who wants to advance their own agenda and has no interest in the sovereignty of our nation, in the resources of our nation,.

08:52

In protecting the interests of our people and serving

In protecting the interests of our people and serving their interests. That's why it's so important that power is returned to communities, and keep these conversations going. So, share this video. Please tell everyone what is happening. Have these conversations and spread the word, because only ordinary people, coming together and speaking out against what is happening, can force change. And while this victory regarding what's happening with winter rights is still important overall, it's still important because it's standing up for our.

National identity, our heritage, our traditions, our values ​​at the expense of this globalist nonsense where people are becoming mindless. They want people to be unattached, mindless consumers. So the profits of these companies are untouchable. And real values are the inhumanity we see on the streets, for example, which we must fight and which we must change. There is no need for this, this is a country that has so much wealth, according to Martin Harrison and Leo.

Varadkar in the Independent. They are not interested in serving the people. So we need to take back this power for the good of our country. So, thank you very much for all the support for my videos. Very grateful for them, but please share them. But more importantly, involve more and more people in the conversation. And more and more people are waking up and speaking out about what is really happening across Ireland. So, I'm in Dublin. This is longer than.

I expected, see you soon. Take care of yourself.

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25 Sep 2026 · Government · 10:36

Dublin City Council's U-turn on the Christmas lights.

After a public outcry, Dublin City Council has done what Dooley calls a 180-degree U-turn and now says it never meant to cancel the Christmas lights. Filming near the Mansion House on Dawson Street, he credits everyone who spoke out and says the Lord Mayor should clarify the statement himself. Then he walks towards Grafton Street and finds people sleeping in doorways in the middle of the day. Dublin will not be revitalised by a lights festival, he argues, while homelessness and empty premises go unsolved.

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TL;DR
01
Dooley films on Dawson Street, outside the Mansion House, which he says was the residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin for over 300 years. A few days earlier, he says, a former Lord Mayor went on national television about the lights, and a press release set out the plan: winter lights from mid-January until early February, just after St Brigid's Day, which would "energize" the city and bring more people onto its streets. Dooley calls the council "globalist Grinches" trying to wipe out heritage, culture and traditions.
02
Within the last 24 hours, after what he calls a huge public outcry, the council turned around. Someone speaking for the council on events told a radio show that morning that there was no intention of cancelling the Christmas lights, that Christmas is a very important time for Dubliners and for all of Ireland, and that the plan was just a continuation. Dooley thanks everyone who spoke out and says the Lord Mayor, in his chambers at the Mansion House, should clarify the statement too.
03
The Mansion House is also where the Democratic Programme was first signed in 1919, he says, a programme that demands Ireland's resources, wealth and land belong to its people and that he says was never put into practice. Walking towards Grafton Street and Trinity College, he points to empty premises, apartments he says belong to wealthy individuals, and people sleeping in doorways during the day, where before it was only at night. Minutes earlier, he says, a man sleeping in one of those doorways was moved on. He sets this against Micheál Martin talking about world problems in New York, and the Lord Mayor talking about revitalising the city.
04
He cites a split in which the richest 10% own 50% of the wealth and the poorest 50% own only 10%, and blames the same government for what he calls a mass immigration agenda and a cost of living catastrophe. The lights victory still matters, he says, because it stands up for national identity, heritage and tradition. He asks viewers to share the video and keep the conversation going, because only ordinary people coming together and speaking out can force change.
Prefer to watch? The full video is on YouTube →
10:36
Transcript · auto-captions, polish pending

Hello everyone and thank you very much for supporting

Hello everyone and thank you very much for supporting my videos. I am located near the Mansion House here on Dawson Street in the centre of Dublin. This place was the residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin for over 300 years. Many people have lived in this house after me, including the first owner, Joshua Dawson, and later the likes of Daniel O'Connell, and in the last few months, former Lord Mayor Michal McDonagh. A few days ago, he.

Appeared on national television, talking about abolishing the so- called winter lights. Actually, those were supposed to be Christmas lights. In recent years, his idea, announced in a press release, was to light the winter lights in mid-January. This would last until early February, just after St. Brigid's Day, and he said it would " energize" the city and increase the flow of people through the streets.

Interesting, isn't it? From this politician from the Fine Gael party. Parts of successive governments that have brought Dublin city centre to decline. Here are the promises to make it clean, safe, and accessible to ordinary working-class people. He became completely different. And his idea was to so-called " activate" it. And we see widespread homelessness. We see many people in Dublin barely making ends meet. And many, many small businesses are being forced to close because of policies.

Supported by people like Dara Calleri, who sits in this posh place here on Dawson Street. And also a large sign indicating the presidency of the European Union in 2026. They are also very proud of it. Again, they say it's more sovereignty. This is a very historic place, because it was here in 1919 that the democratic program was first signed. And it has never been embodied in our society. Which demands that the ownership of Ireland, its resources,.

Wealth and land belong to our people. Instead, we have globalist politicians who have sold out, as well as authorities such as Dublin City Council that have been completely taken over by these globalists. Who have essentially become globalist Grinches, pushing this agenda, trying to destroy any notion of our heritage, culture, and traditions. All the while being diligent students for their globalist masters. But in the last 24 hours, or even the last 10 hours, after a huge public outcry.

— which I talked about in the video last

— which I talked about in the video last night — regarding the absurd decision to cancel the Christmas lights, they've done a 180-degree U-turn. The Lord Mayor for Events was on the radio show this morning and said they had no intention of cancelling the Christmas lights. Christmas is a very important time for Dubliners and for all of Ireland. And he said it was just a continuation. So, uh, a big U-turn from Dublin City Council. Perhaps the.

Lord Mayor, who occupies the luxurious chambers of the Mansion House here on Dawson Street, should also clarify this statement. And they made a big U-turn after huge, massive public pressure. So, well done to everyone who spoke out on this matter. Well done to all who continue to uphold our proud Christian heritage, our values, our traditions, our history, our culture. And at the same time, we see people like Daire O'Brien saying they want to revitalize the city.

Well, he could revitalize it by solving a lot of the problems with homelessness here and vacant premises. You see empty spaces here on Dawson Street too. And, surprisingly, there are many apartments that are also located in this location. They all belong to wealthy individuals. Some of them could make housing affordable for citizens and really revitalize the city. And also, as you go further, there are many people sleeping in doorways. Even during the day now, whereas before.

It was only at night, you see cardboard appearing and taking up many of the storefronts around. It's pretty busy here this afternoon. Many people go about their daily business, and many are actually completely detached from the inhumanity we see on our streets in this regard. People sleeping in doorways, in sleeping bags, and this is at the same time as there is so much wealth in our society. This is part of the globalist dream being pushed by the.

Irish political establishment

Irish political establishment. Absolute farce. Just a few minutes ago, a man was sleeping there in a sleeping bag. He was just removed from there. So perhaps many tourists don't want to see the reality that Dublin has faced. As you go around here, you can see a little further along, another doorway, in which someone is sleeping.

“So perhaps many tourists don't want to see the reality that Dublin has faced”

This is Dublin. And this is the nonsense that the Irish political establishment is pushing. With Michal Martin in New York, who talks about solving world problems. He's not interested in solving real problems here on the streets of Dublin, [ __ ]. The man is also on the street. And this is at the same time, what did he say? People like Dara O'Brien, the Lord Mayor, talk about revitalizing Dublin city. And this, he said, is right next to where.

Grafton Street is. Up here, and then you also have Trinity College. Many barriers. There are many, many people around. This is the same government that pushed the mass immigration agenda. Wreaks havoc on Irish society. This benefits those at the very top. In Irish society, the richest 10% own 50% of the wealth, while the poorest 50% own only 10% of the wealth. And on the most acute side, we see homelessness; we see all the other problems where people are.

Struggling to survive, not to mention the cost of living catastrophe and all the other crises that people are facing right now. So we need to revisit the democratic program of over 100 years ago and the vision of those who signed the proclamation the day before, and the first President of the Republic of Ireland was Patrick Pearse, who proclaimed it on the steps of the General Post Office. And that's just a snapshot of what was happening.

Around Dublin city on Friday afternoon, early Friday afternoon, in the context of the Dublin city government's U-turn under public pressure. When people unite, everything can change. Only ordinary people from below will make these changes happen, to demand the Ireland we really want, not the Ireland dictated to us by supranational institutions like Brussels and Washington. or anyone else who wants to advance their own agenda and has no interest in the sovereignty of our nation, in the resources of our nation,.

In protecting the interests of our people and serving

In protecting the interests of our people and serving their interests. That's why it's so important that power is returned to communities, and keep these conversations going. So, share this video. Please tell everyone what is happening. Have these conversations and spread the word, because only ordinary people, coming together and speaking out against what is happening, can force change. And while this victory regarding what's happening with winter rights is still important overall, it's still important because it's standing up for our.

National identity, our heritage, our traditions, our values ​​at the expense of this globalist nonsense where people are becoming mindless. They want people to be unattached, mindless consumers. So the profits of these companies are untouchable. And real values are the inhumanity we see on the streets, for example, which we must fight and which we must change. There is no need for this, this is a country that has so much wealth, according to Martin Harrison and Leo.

Varadkar in the Independent. They are not interested in serving the people. So we need to take back this power for the good of our country. So, thank you very much for all the support for my videos. Very grateful for them, but please share them. But more importantly, involve more and more people in the conversation. And more and more people are waking up and speaking out about what is really happening across Ireland. So, I'm in Dublin. This is longer than.

I expected, see you soon. Take care of yourself.

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