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Dispatch · 7 May 2026

O’Donovan wants Ireland to ‘go it alone’ on the under-16 social-media ban.

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TL;DR
  • Patrick O’Donovan, tasked with introducing digital ID in Ireland, said Ireland will “go alone” if there’s no overall EU agreement on the under-16 social-media ban — seeking national approval to “force through the digital ID through the back door”.
  • Dooley points to Jack Chambers at the Bilderberg meeting in Washington, D.C. and an opt-in digital-wallet testing phase already running, with O’Donovan wanting Ireland to be a “leading light” as it takes the EU presidency in the second half of the year.
  • He argues the “protect the children” framing is hollow from a government with over 5,500 children in homeless accommodation, a Tusla report of adult migrants living in care with children, and the Citywest episode.
  • Dooley notes the same minister sought to challenge fuel-protest media coverage via a commission — “Ireland’s truth ministry” — and to suspend football funding after a flare damaged a pitch at Dundalk v Drogheda United, with Hildegarde Naughton now “at the helm” as digital-ID minister.
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Hello everyone and thanks for everybody who has pressed

Hello everyone and thanks for everybody who has pressed subscribe to my channel. Today, Patrick O'Donovan, the minister who was tasked with introducing digital ID in Ireland, has said that Ireland will go alone if there isn't overall European Union agreement on putting forward the social media ban for under 16s. And he has said that if a common approach is not taken, he will seek government approval at a national level to force through the digital ID through the back door.

Now, I've spoken about this in quite a number of videos in relation to O'Donovan and in relation to the push by the Irish government to bring it forward digital ID. Already over the last few weeks we've seen Jack Chambers being at the Bilderberg meeting in Washington, D.C. and putting himself in lockstep with other globalist governments around putting forward plans to to deal with digital ID. Currently, there's a testing phase on this digital wallet at the moment that people can opt into.

But, the European Union presidency is coming up in the second half of this year in a couple of months' time. And Patrick O'Donovan said Ireland wants to be a leading light and bring forward digital ID. Typical. Get a good pat on the head from the globalist bosses for putting forward this dystopian agenda. And they say it's about online safety and protecting children. Well, this is the same government that has allowed one of our children in Ireland to live.

In poverty, over 5 and 1/2 thousand children in homeless accommodation, and not to mention the recent report that came out from Tusla to say there is adult migrants were living in care with children for months. It's not absolutely unbelievable, but not really surprising to learn it. We won't mention what took place in City West as well a number of months ago. But the Irish government never have the heart of children at stake. And they're going to try try and create a problem.

And come up with the solution to say they're protecting children, doing all they can to protect children. But first and foremost, the people that should be protecting children are the parents and guardians in the first instance. But this is again the state overstepping their boundaries around what's taking place. And maybe tackle the social media companies around this. But no, this isn't the solution. The solution is to bring forward digital ID. This is the same minister that was putting forward.

02:46

Wanted to bring forward challenges to the media coverage

Wanted to bring forward challenges to the media coverage of the fuel protest recently. And to bring it forward through commission giving them on. That's Ireland's truth ministry. And he also wanted to suspend funding to football teams following a flare that was thrown on a pitch and damaged an all-weather pitch up in Dundalk between a match between local rivals Dundalk and Drogheda United Football Club. But at the same time this is a drive to bring in digital ID through the back.

Door. Now, they're going to push ahead with this regardless. Other European countries currently have legislation at various stages at the moment, France and Spain as well. Um but in the context of Ireland, we've already seen the Irish political leaders being just nothing but branch managers for the European Union and supervisors in terms of putting it forward their agenda. And O'Donovan is one of the same in terms of putting this forward with no discussion and debate around this. And.

He'll try and he'll try and cancel all the debate to claim they protect the children when they're doing anything but. But this is another avenue towards driving forward digital identification which is a drive towards control and then impose their social credit system. This is what they're trying to do and it's a bigger globalist agenda. So I urge people to start speaking out to what's taking place. If you have a platform, use it to speak out from what's taking place in Ireland. Uh.

Speak to family, friends, people in your community around what's taking place. And I know they're saying that people should be protecting children, but this is the same government that forced draconian lockdowns on children and forced the longest school closures in Europe. Pulled on by the opposition who were calling for harsher restrictions during that period of time, we all remember. So don't fall for any of this guff around protecting children. Not to mention those children who are suffering.

In special needs assessment, a scoliosis surgery. And we remember Harvey as well and many more who struggled and suffered because of this famine failures of this government. So when they say they care about children, they don't. They're only there doing it to pursue their bigger agenda. So beware. This is what's coming down the tracks with Hildegarde Naughton at the helm as digital ID minister. So thanks for the support and uh please thanks for sharing my videos far and.

“So thanks for the support and uh please thanks for sharing my videos far and”

Wide. I'm Dublin Tiger on the ball. See you all soon. Bye-bye.

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7 May 2026 · Digital ID · 5:18

O’Donovan wants Ireland to ‘go it alone’ on the under-16 social-media ban.

Digital-ID minister Patrick O’Donovan says Ireland will act alone if the EU can’t agree a social-media ban for under-16s — Dooley argues it’s the “back door” to digital ID, dressed up as protecting children.

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TL;DR
01
Patrick O’Donovan, tasked with introducing digital ID in Ireland, said Ireland will “go alone” if there’s no overall EU agreement on the under-16 social-media ban — seeking national approval to “force through the digital ID through the back door”.
02
Dooley points to Jack Chambers at the Bilderberg meeting in Washington, D.C. and an opt-in digital-wallet testing phase already running, with O’Donovan wanting Ireland to be a “leading light” as it takes the EU presidency in the second half of the year.
03
He argues the “protect the children” framing is hollow from a government with over 5,500 children in homeless accommodation, a Tusla report of adult migrants living in care with children, and the Citywest episode.
04
Dooley notes the same minister sought to challenge fuel-protest media coverage via a commission — “Ireland’s truth ministry” — and to suspend football funding after a flare damaged a pitch at Dundalk v Drogheda United, with Hildegarde Naughton now “at the helm” as digital-ID minister.
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Hello everyone and thanks for everybody who has pressed

Hello everyone and thanks for everybody who has pressed subscribe to my channel. Today, Patrick O'Donovan, the minister who was tasked with introducing digital ID in Ireland, has said that Ireland will go alone if there isn't overall European Union agreement on putting forward the social media ban for under 16s. And he has said that if a common approach is not taken, he will seek government approval at a national level to force through the digital ID through the back door.

Now, I've spoken about this in quite a number of videos in relation to O'Donovan and in relation to the push by the Irish government to bring it forward digital ID. Already over the last few weeks we've seen Jack Chambers being at the Bilderberg meeting in Washington, D.C. and putting himself in lockstep with other globalist governments around putting forward plans to to deal with digital ID. Currently, there's a testing phase on this digital wallet at the moment that people can opt into.

But, the European Union presidency is coming up in the second half of this year in a couple of months' time. And Patrick O'Donovan said Ireland wants to be a leading light and bring forward digital ID. Typical. Get a good pat on the head from the globalist bosses for putting forward this dystopian agenda. And they say it's about online safety and protecting children. Well, this is the same government that has allowed one of our children in Ireland to live.

In poverty, over 5 and 1/2 thousand children in homeless accommodation, and not to mention the recent report that came out from Tusla to say there is adult migrants were living in care with children for months. It's not absolutely unbelievable, but not really surprising to learn it. We won't mention what took place in City West as well a number of months ago. But the Irish government never have the heart of children at stake. And they're going to try try and create a problem.

And come up with the solution to say they're protecting children, doing all they can to protect children. But first and foremost, the people that should be protecting children are the parents and guardians in the first instance. But this is again the state overstepping their boundaries around what's taking place. And maybe tackle the social media companies around this. But no, this isn't the solution. The solution is to bring forward digital ID. This is the same minister that was putting forward.

Wanted to bring forward challenges to the media coverage

Wanted to bring forward challenges to the media coverage of the fuel protest recently. And to bring it forward through commission giving them on. That's Ireland's truth ministry. And he also wanted to suspend funding to football teams following a flare that was thrown on a pitch and damaged an all-weather pitch up in Dundalk between a match between local rivals Dundalk and Drogheda United Football Club. But at the same time this is a drive to bring in digital ID through the back.

Door. Now, they're going to push ahead with this regardless. Other European countries currently have legislation at various stages at the moment, France and Spain as well. Um but in the context of Ireland, we've already seen the Irish political leaders being just nothing but branch managers for the European Union and supervisors in terms of putting it forward their agenda. And O'Donovan is one of the same in terms of putting this forward with no discussion and debate around this. And.

He'll try and he'll try and cancel all the debate to claim they protect the children when they're doing anything but. But this is another avenue towards driving forward digital identification which is a drive towards control and then impose their social credit system. This is what they're trying to do and it's a bigger globalist agenda. So I urge people to start speaking out to what's taking place. If you have a platform, use it to speak out from what's taking place in Ireland. Uh.

Speak to family, friends, people in your community around what's taking place. And I know they're saying that people should be protecting children, but this is the same government that forced draconian lockdowns on children and forced the longest school closures in Europe. Pulled on by the opposition who were calling for harsher restrictions during that period of time, we all remember. So don't fall for any of this guff around protecting children. Not to mention those children who are suffering.

In special needs assessment, a scoliosis surgery. And we remember Harvey as well and many more who struggled and suffered because of this famine failures of this government. So when they say they care about children, they don't. They're only there doing it to pursue their bigger agenda. So beware. This is what's coming down the tracks with Hildegarde Naughton at the helm as digital ID minister. So thanks for the support and uh please thanks for sharing my videos far and.

“So thanks for the support and uh please thanks for sharing my videos far and”

Wide. I'm Dublin Tiger on the ball. See you all soon. Bye-bye.

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