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Martin celebrates Europe Day as Ireland’s EU ‘branch manager’.

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TL;DR
  • Dooley casts Micheál Martin as Ireland’s “European Union branch manager” for saying the country’s progress in living standards is “down to the European Union” and that “our well-being is inextricably linked to a resilient union”.
  • He notes Martin once called sovereignty “a backward-looking idea” while signing Ireland up to “every European pact going” — including the EU Migration and Asylum Pact due to be transposed into Irish law by the middle of the year.
  • Against the Europe Day celebration Dooley lists the domestic crises: over a million on hospital waiting lists, one in five children in poverty, and the highest electricity cost in Europe after a system he says once had the lowest.
  • He points to over 70% of Irish legislation coming from EU directives, 25,000 lobbyists in Brussels, the 800 billion “rearming Europe” deal linked to Varadkar, and ex-ombudsman Emily O’Reilly’s line that the Commission was run like a “powerful consigliere”.
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00:00

Hello everyone

Hello everyone. May the 9th is Europe Day according to von der Leyen, the unelected and unaccountable head of the European Union. She said we have strength in unity. And it's about our values, democracy, and freedom. And wait for it, our strength in football. Yes, you heard it correct. Von der Leyen, nothing but a globalist and a totalitarian to boot.

Now, this was followed too by Ireland's European Union branch manager, Micheál Martin, who said that the dramatic and sustained progress in living standards and the economy of Ireland is down to the European Union. He said, our well-being is inextricably linked to a resilient union. And on May the 9th, we celebrate our European-ness alongside our Irish-ness. Now, well, let me know what you think in the comments about this nonsense being pushed forward by the really out of control and uh deranged.

Lunatics at the helm in Europe, which is the same as we have here in Ireland. Also, because they didn't mention anything about Victory Day in the Second World War, where the Red Army and the Allies together liberated Europe from fascism. But, we won't say anything about that, will we? Because that goes against the narrative. Not to mention the economic issues of the European Union and the impacts of the neoliberal policies in Ireland. Most recently, we've seen the mass.

Immigration agenda being rammed down the throats of every Irish person. Micheál Martin himself said sovereignty was a backward-looking idea. And in the same context of that, has been signing us up to every European pact going. We know that, for instance, in the most recent times, with the push forward of the European Union migration and asylum pact, which is due to be transposed into Irish law by the middle of this year. Also, we can see the massive.

Crises we have domestically. The health chaos for over a million people on hospital waiting lists. The housing and homelessness disaster, where rents and house prices are out of control, and more and more people are being forced into homelessness, and many who are dying on the streets of Ireland. The 250 to 60,000 children in enforced deprivation. One in five children in Ireland in poverty. Are these the values worth defending? And let's mention the highest energy cost, electricity cost in Europe. And.

02:42

Remember, before liberalization, we had the lowest cost in

Remember, before liberalization, we had the lowest cost in Europe. And not to mention what's going on in terms of the endemic corruption in the European Union. Even Emily O'Reilly, the previous ombudsman, said the European Commission was run like a powerful consigliere. So, what does that tell you? Really, all you need to hear about who they support. Those corporations and billionaires at the expense of ordinary people. And we all might say under election interference by the European Union.

In many elections in Eastern Europe in recent number of years. And also, the drive towards the digital ID, digital euro, and the drive towards totalitarianism in Europe. We'll say nothing about that either. But these are the values and the ideals that they deem worth defen- defending. And so much for democracy. It's not interested in democracy. But they're trying to bring in their own claims in terms of control and speech with free speech and the hate speech.

“But these are the values and the ideals that they deem worth defen- defending”

Legislation, which they're trying to bring forward as well. The free speech should be a cornerstone of any functioning democracy, but of course we know that this is nothing but a avenue for them to try and control dissent and control anything that goes against their narrative that they're trying to throw down the throats of ordinary people. So, fundamentally, they have no interest in representing ordinary people or ordinary working people. We saw that recently with the fuel process. We also see it with the.

800 billion deal that has been called rearming Europe that Varadkar has been pushing forward as well. And not to mention as well, which is very very important, the lack of democracy and centralization of power in Europe, in particular through the European Commission, where over 70% of the legislation in Ireland is transposed from European Union directives. They work at the behest of the 25,000 lobbyists for the big corporations in Brussels to the detriment of ordinary people. Democracy needs to be extended. It needs.

To come back to communities. We need to take it back. Take power back and that includes our sovereignty back cuz our sovereignty, we've no control over monetary policy, we've no control over our fiscal policy, no control over our natural resources. We're not energy or resilient in any way in terms of looking after the basic needs of all of our citizens. And at the same time, we just follow suit by allowing the European out of control dictats.

05:21

Control people's lives

Control people's lives. So, I assist the unwavering support that Micheál Martin gives, not to mention destroying our neutrality as well. And um the well-being is inextricably linked to resilient Union Union. So, um enough. The destruction of our culture, our history, our identity, our heritage, our Christianity, and many more beliefs that people hold there here in Ireland, and many who struggled for our independence, our freedom, or we don't have any.

We need to take it back, as I said, to our communities. Take it back to what sovereignty fundamentally means. It's within each and every one of us. So, it's up to us to use our voices to speak to friends, speak to neighbors, speak to family about what's taking place, and what Ireland we really want. Not an Ireland where it's more top-down dictats, where your speech is silenced, where you're controlled all at the behest of those corporations.

Who have no interest in serving the best needs against people. They actually work against the interests of ordinary working people. And most of the multitude of the crises we have in Ireland can attest to that. But, these don't affect those who are the upper echelons of the tiered society here in Ireland. So, again, thanks so much for all the support with my videos. I really appreciate them. Thanks so much for being sharing my videos far and wide.

And uh don't forget the real history, not the history that they're trying to rewrite in their own image, which is nothing to do with the image or the reality that took place in Europe in terms of the victory that in terms of the destruction of fascism in the Second World War. And we all remember that was the Red Army, wasn't it? But, we won't mention that because that goes against the narrative now, doesn't it? So, thanks so much for the support with my.

Videos. I really appreciate them. I'm in Dublin today. So long and farewell. Take care.

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10 May 2026 · Sovereignty · 7:20

Martin celebrates Europe Day as Ireland’s EU ‘branch manager’.

On the EU’s ‘Europe Day’, the Taoiseach credits Ireland’s living standards to Brussels — and Dooley reframes Micheál Martin as a ‘branch manager’ running Ireland as a regional office of the EU while the crises at home pile up.

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TL;DR
01
Dooley casts Micheál Martin as Ireland’s “European Union branch manager” for saying the country’s progress in living standards is “down to the European Union” and that “our well-being is inextricably linked to a resilient union”.
02
He notes Martin once called sovereignty “a backward-looking idea” while signing Ireland up to “every European pact going” — including the EU Migration and Asylum Pact due to be transposed into Irish law by the middle of the year.
03
Against the Europe Day celebration Dooley lists the domestic crises: over a million on hospital waiting lists, one in five children in poverty, and the highest electricity cost in Europe after a system he says once had the lowest.
04
He points to over 70% of Irish legislation coming from EU directives, 25,000 lobbyists in Brussels, the 800 billion “rearming Europe” deal linked to Varadkar, and ex-ombudsman Emily O’Reilly’s line that the Commission was run like a “powerful consigliere”.
Prefer to watch? The full video is on YouTube →
7:20
Transcript · auto-captions, polish pending

Hello everyone

Hello everyone. May the 9th is Europe Day according to von der Leyen, the unelected and unaccountable head of the European Union. She said we have strength in unity. And it's about our values, democracy, and freedom. And wait for it, our strength in football. Yes, you heard it correct. Von der Leyen, nothing but a globalist and a totalitarian to boot.

Now, this was followed too by Ireland's European Union branch manager, Micheál Martin, who said that the dramatic and sustained progress in living standards and the economy of Ireland is down to the European Union. He said, our well-being is inextricably linked to a resilient union. And on May the 9th, we celebrate our European-ness alongside our Irish-ness. Now, well, let me know what you think in the comments about this nonsense being pushed forward by the really out of control and uh deranged.

Lunatics at the helm in Europe, which is the same as we have here in Ireland. Also, because they didn't mention anything about Victory Day in the Second World War, where the Red Army and the Allies together liberated Europe from fascism. But, we won't say anything about that, will we? Because that goes against the narrative. Not to mention the economic issues of the European Union and the impacts of the neoliberal policies in Ireland. Most recently, we've seen the mass.

Immigration agenda being rammed down the throats of every Irish person. Micheál Martin himself said sovereignty was a backward-looking idea. And in the same context of that, has been signing us up to every European pact going. We know that, for instance, in the most recent times, with the push forward of the European Union migration and asylum pact, which is due to be transposed into Irish law by the middle of this year. Also, we can see the massive.

Crises we have domestically. The health chaos for over a million people on hospital waiting lists. The housing and homelessness disaster, where rents and house prices are out of control, and more and more people are being forced into homelessness, and many who are dying on the streets of Ireland. The 250 to 60,000 children in enforced deprivation. One in five children in Ireland in poverty. Are these the values worth defending? And let's mention the highest energy cost, electricity cost in Europe. And.

Remember, before liberalization, we had the lowest cost in

Remember, before liberalization, we had the lowest cost in Europe. And not to mention what's going on in terms of the endemic corruption in the European Union. Even Emily O'Reilly, the previous ombudsman, said the European Commission was run like a powerful consigliere. So, what does that tell you? Really, all you need to hear about who they support. Those corporations and billionaires at the expense of ordinary people. And we all might say under election interference by the European Union.

In many elections in Eastern Europe in recent number of years. And also, the drive towards the digital ID, digital euro, and the drive towards totalitarianism in Europe. We'll say nothing about that either. But these are the values and the ideals that they deem worth defen- defending. And so much for democracy. It's not interested in democracy. But they're trying to bring in their own claims in terms of control and speech with free speech and the hate speech.

“But these are the values and the ideals that they deem worth defen- defending”

Legislation, which they're trying to bring forward as well. The free speech should be a cornerstone of any functioning democracy, but of course we know that this is nothing but a avenue for them to try and control dissent and control anything that goes against their narrative that they're trying to throw down the throats of ordinary people. So, fundamentally, they have no interest in representing ordinary people or ordinary working people. We saw that recently with the fuel process. We also see it with the.

800 billion deal that has been called rearming Europe that Varadkar has been pushing forward as well. And not to mention as well, which is very very important, the lack of democracy and centralization of power in Europe, in particular through the European Commission, where over 70% of the legislation in Ireland is transposed from European Union directives. They work at the behest of the 25,000 lobbyists for the big corporations in Brussels to the detriment of ordinary people. Democracy needs to be extended. It needs.

To come back to communities. We need to take it back. Take power back and that includes our sovereignty back cuz our sovereignty, we've no control over monetary policy, we've no control over our fiscal policy, no control over our natural resources. We're not energy or resilient in any way in terms of looking after the basic needs of all of our citizens. And at the same time, we just follow suit by allowing the European out of control dictats.

Control people's lives

Control people's lives. So, I assist the unwavering support that Micheál Martin gives, not to mention destroying our neutrality as well. And um the well-being is inextricably linked to resilient Union Union. So, um enough. The destruction of our culture, our history, our identity, our heritage, our Christianity, and many more beliefs that people hold there here in Ireland, and many who struggled for our independence, our freedom, or we don't have any.

We need to take it back, as I said, to our communities. Take it back to what sovereignty fundamentally means. It's within each and every one of us. So, it's up to us to use our voices to speak to friends, speak to neighbors, speak to family about what's taking place, and what Ireland we really want. Not an Ireland where it's more top-down dictats, where your speech is silenced, where you're controlled all at the behest of those corporations.

Who have no interest in serving the best needs against people. They actually work against the interests of ordinary working people. And most of the multitude of the crises we have in Ireland can attest to that. But, these don't affect those who are the upper echelons of the tiered society here in Ireland. So, again, thanks so much for all the support with my videos. I really appreciate them. Thanks so much for being sharing my videos far and wide.

And uh don't forget the real history, not the history that they're trying to rewrite in their own image, which is nothing to do with the image or the reality that took place in Europe in terms of the victory that in terms of the destruction of fascism in the Second World War. And we all remember that was the Red Army, wasn't it? But, we won't mention that because that goes against the narrative now, doesn't it? So, thanks so much for the support with my.

Videos. I really appreciate them. I'm in Dublin today. So long and farewell. Take care.

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