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Dispatch · 21 Oct 2026

Dooley says the government is misleading people on Lebanon to push through the end of the triple lock.

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TL;DR
  • Dooley says the government is trying to guillotine the Defence Amendment Bill through, a bill he says will abolish the triple lock, and that it is spreading lies about what comes after the UNIFIL mission for Irish peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. He says the mission is due to expire in December of this year. He asks viewers to share the video and to contact their local TDs and representatives to demand the bill is not pushed through.
  • He says the new deployment would be part of a European Union support mission, and that this was not meant to replace UNIFIL, going by what was said on October 12th. In his telling, the mission would train and support the Lebanese armed forces and security forces at a time when part of the agenda is to disarm Hezbollah under UN Security Council resolution 1701. That, he argues, would drag Irish Defence Forces members into a conflict with Hezbollah, as part of a civil war. He says the exact mandate and staffing are not yet finalised, and that the mission is due to be led by France and Italy.
  • On the money, Dooley says the European Union has pushed this agenda because America and its corporate interests told it to. He says over a billion euro of European citizens' money went to Lebanon in 2024 for reforms and reconstruction, and that over 182 million has gone to the Lebanese armed forces through the European Peace Facility since 2022, with more planned in 2027. He says that, against this, there is no money for people struggling with the cost of living, the housing crisis, homelessness, or a million people on hospital waiting lists.
  • He closes by telling viewers to cut through the spin and ask who stands to benefit, which he says is bankers and US interests. He argues that stopping the Defence Amendment Bill 2026 is about Irish independence, sovereignty and neutrality, and about the peaceful resolution of international disputes that he says is in the Constitution.
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00:00

Hello everyone

Hello everyone. As the Irish government are trying to guillotine through the defense amendment bill which will abolish the triple lock, they are spreading so many lies around this. So much for misinformation and disinformation being spread by the Irish government in terms of replacing the UNIFIL mission for Irish peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. This is absolute nonsense and the myths need to be completely dispelled. And please share this video and contact all your local TDs and representatives around this to.

Demand that this bill is not pushed through because this is about sending young men and women off to Lebanon initially. This is part of a European Union support mission which is not intended. According to Kaya Kalis herself back on October 12th when she spoke about it, not to replace the UNIFIL mission which is due to expire in December of this year. And the intention of this European Union support mission is going to be train and support.

Lebanese armed forces and their security forces. Now this comes at the same time when part of the agenda is to disarm Hezbollah. This is part of the UN Security Council resolution 1701 and so they're going to drag Irish Defense Force members into a conflict with Hezbollah. This is part of a civil war. Now the European Union foreign ministers have agreed this civilian military mission or so-called force protection mission or it's either called a peace enforcement mission but the.

Agenda is to strengthen the security forces ends to provide border and maritime security counter drone um and the precise mandate and staffing have yet to be fully finalized. Now it's due to be led according to Macaron and Maloney of France and Italy respectively by the French and Italians. Now this again is going to be up for grabs over the next period of time in terms of this drive of the exact command structure and Ireland already have expressed interest.

In maintaining a presence in Lebanon. Now this comes at the same time when Helen McInty Mihov Martin are really losing any kind of notions of maintaining any form of Irish neutrality. This will be the final debt now in Irish neutrality. Now why are they heading towards Lebanon? Yes, you correct it. It's all about money, isn't it? All about power and money. And fundamentally the European Union have been pushing this agenda over the past number of years because why America and.

02:54

Their corporate interests told them to do this

Their corporate interests told them to do this. They said a stable and prosperous Lebanon benefits people of Lebanon. And they said that the European Union and Lebanon are natural partners. Now, back in 2024, over a billion euro of European taxpayers money, citizens money was given to Lebanon to pursue reforms and reconstruction. We've seen the financial collapse in Lebanon over the past number of years. We've seen so many people suffering in poverty and massive issues in terms of immigration.

“We've seen so many people suffering in poverty and massive issues in terms of immigration”

Coming from Syria. And in recent times, we've seen the US being involved in Syria and installing their own Alqaaida guy in their Al Jolani who's recently been at the White House visiting Donald Trump. Interesting how they pursue and uh whine and dine these so-called terrorists on the America's most wanted list at the same time when they put them in power in countries to suit their corporate agenda. Interesting, isn't it? This is how it always works. This is.

Part of this European Union support mission. As I said, over a billion euro has been allocated since 2024. But not only that, the European Union are stepping up in terms of supporting the Lebanese armed forces in terms of the European peace facility. Over 182 million has been given this European peace facility again from European funds for Lebanon since 2022 and they plan on giving more in 2027. Now they said they've support the US brokered agreement for the south and.

Remember there will be no Irish troops or defense force members deployed if they get part of this European Union so-called support mission in southern Lebanon. So again, they're going to be down working with the Lebanese armed forces and security forces as well, as I said, and training them. And this is absolute just nonsense, putting them in a part of a civil war. So more misinformation and lies being spread by the Irish political establishment about the blue helmet peacekeeping agenda that.

Will continue at the end of this year. And remember, who stands to benefit? Yes. bankers and the US agenda, US primacy, US hedgeimonyy in that region as well. And in particular, the Israelis will do whatever they want in central Lebanon to try and destroy so many more villages and people's lives because of what's taking place. This could fall into massive, massive carnage in that region. and Miho Martin, the Larry Lucky Independence and Simon Harris's government want to drag Irish defense.

05:46

Forces members into that

Forces members into that. And that's not to mention what's going to go down the tracks in terms of Ukraine and what they intend to do there as well. So, it's absolute nonsense and lies being spread by the Irish government. are trying to guillotine through this bill, fasttrack it through and ram it through without any discussion or debate so people aren't informed of the full facts. They're not doing this for peacekeeping. They're doing this to support the big.

Corporate interests of the US and many of those multinationals who are based in the European Union and the European Union being good little proxies for Washington DC are all too willing to step up and stand up for them. Uh, plenty of money for this, plenty of money for again for the bankers, but no money for ordinary people, nor citizens struggling with cost of living disaster in Europe, the homelessness, housing crisis we have here in Ireland. Also,.

The hell chaos with a million people on hospital waiting lists. Nothing to serve the dignified existence for ordinary working people, but plenty of money for all these far-flung adventures, which is going to cost a lot of lives apart from the massive financial impacts as well. So beware of this move to dismantle and abolish the triple lock and always work out, cut through the nonsense, cut through the spin and look at the facts of what's really taking place and who.

Stands to benefit. So thanks for the support of my videos. Please share them and please get the information out to more and more people to put the pressure on to demand that this defense amendment bill 2026 is stopped because it's vitally important that we stand up for Irish independence, Irish sovereignty and Irish neutrality and it's inextricably linked with the demands that we stand up for peace which is in our constitution. Peaceful resolutions to international disputes is vitally.

Important now more than ever and not side and up are being part of any imperial madness that we're being dragged into by the Irish essentially figureheads who we have as branch managers for Brussels and Washington DC and who work for the big billionaires corporate interests and those bankers who are going to make a massive massive windfall from pushing forward this agenda. No end of money for that but no money for basic needs and services for people. This is what what's.

Happening right in front of our eyes. So, thanks so much for the support and Dublin today.

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21 Oct 2026 · Sovereignty · 8:17

Dooley says the government is misleading people on Lebanon to push through the end of the triple lock.

Dooley says the government is trying to guillotine the Defence Amendment Bill through, and that what it says about replacing the UNIFIL mission in southern Lebanon is untrue. He argues the planned European Union support mission would train Lebanese forces while the agenda is to disarm Hezbollah, and could drag Irish troops into a civil war. He asks viewers to contact their local TDs and demand the bill is stopped.

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01
Dooley says the government is trying to guillotine the Defence Amendment Bill through, a bill he says will abolish the triple lock, and that it is spreading lies about what comes after the UNIFIL mission for Irish peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. He says the mission is due to expire in December of this year. He asks viewers to share the video and to contact their local TDs and representatives to demand the bill is not pushed through.
02
He says the new deployment would be part of a European Union support mission, and that this was not meant to replace UNIFIL, going by what was said on October 12th. In his telling, the mission would train and support the Lebanese armed forces and security forces at a time when part of the agenda is to disarm Hezbollah under UN Security Council resolution 1701. That, he argues, would drag Irish Defence Forces members into a conflict with Hezbollah, as part of a civil war. He says the exact mandate and staffing are not yet finalised, and that the mission is due to be led by France and Italy.
03
On the money, Dooley says the European Union has pushed this agenda because America and its corporate interests told it to. He says over a billion euro of European citizens' money went to Lebanon in 2024 for reforms and reconstruction, and that over 182 million has gone to the Lebanese armed forces through the European Peace Facility since 2022, with more planned in 2027. He says that, against this, there is no money for people struggling with the cost of living, the housing crisis, homelessness, or a million people on hospital waiting lists.
04
He closes by telling viewers to cut through the spin and ask who stands to benefit, which he says is bankers and US interests. He argues that stopping the Defence Amendment Bill 2026 is about Irish independence, sovereignty and neutrality, and about the peaceful resolution of international disputes that he says is in the Constitution.
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8:17
Transcript · auto-captions, polish pending

Hello everyone

Hello everyone. As the Irish government are trying to guillotine through the defense amendment bill which will abolish the triple lock, they are spreading so many lies around this. So much for misinformation and disinformation being spread by the Irish government in terms of replacing the UNIFIL mission for Irish peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. This is absolute nonsense and the myths need to be completely dispelled. And please share this video and contact all your local TDs and representatives around this to.

Demand that this bill is not pushed through because this is about sending young men and women off to Lebanon initially. This is part of a European Union support mission which is not intended. According to Kaya Kalis herself back on October 12th when she spoke about it, not to replace the UNIFIL mission which is due to expire in December of this year. And the intention of this European Union support mission is going to be train and support.

Lebanese armed forces and their security forces. Now this comes at the same time when part of the agenda is to disarm Hezbollah. This is part of the UN Security Council resolution 1701 and so they're going to drag Irish Defense Force members into a conflict with Hezbollah. This is part of a civil war. Now the European Union foreign ministers have agreed this civilian military mission or so-called force protection mission or it's either called a peace enforcement mission but the.

Agenda is to strengthen the security forces ends to provide border and maritime security counter drone um and the precise mandate and staffing have yet to be fully finalized. Now it's due to be led according to Macaron and Maloney of France and Italy respectively by the French and Italians. Now this again is going to be up for grabs over the next period of time in terms of this drive of the exact command structure and Ireland already have expressed interest.

In maintaining a presence in Lebanon. Now this comes at the same time when Helen McInty Mihov Martin are really losing any kind of notions of maintaining any form of Irish neutrality. This will be the final debt now in Irish neutrality. Now why are they heading towards Lebanon? Yes, you correct it. It's all about money, isn't it? All about power and money. And fundamentally the European Union have been pushing this agenda over the past number of years because why America and.

Their corporate interests told them to do this

Their corporate interests told them to do this. They said a stable and prosperous Lebanon benefits people of Lebanon. And they said that the European Union and Lebanon are natural partners. Now, back in 2024, over a billion euro of European taxpayers money, citizens money was given to Lebanon to pursue reforms and reconstruction. We've seen the financial collapse in Lebanon over the past number of years. We've seen so many people suffering in poverty and massive issues in terms of immigration.

“We've seen so many people suffering in poverty and massive issues in terms of immigration”

Coming from Syria. And in recent times, we've seen the US being involved in Syria and installing their own Alqaaida guy in their Al Jolani who's recently been at the White House visiting Donald Trump. Interesting how they pursue and uh whine and dine these so-called terrorists on the America's most wanted list at the same time when they put them in power in countries to suit their corporate agenda. Interesting, isn't it? This is how it always works. This is.

Part of this European Union support mission. As I said, over a billion euro has been allocated since 2024. But not only that, the European Union are stepping up in terms of supporting the Lebanese armed forces in terms of the European peace facility. Over 182 million has been given this European peace facility again from European funds for Lebanon since 2022 and they plan on giving more in 2027. Now they said they've support the US brokered agreement for the south and.

Remember there will be no Irish troops or defense force members deployed if they get part of this European Union so-called support mission in southern Lebanon. So again, they're going to be down working with the Lebanese armed forces and security forces as well, as I said, and training them. And this is absolute just nonsense, putting them in a part of a civil war. So more misinformation and lies being spread by the Irish political establishment about the blue helmet peacekeeping agenda that.

Will continue at the end of this year. And remember, who stands to benefit? Yes. bankers and the US agenda, US primacy, US hedgeimonyy in that region as well. And in particular, the Israelis will do whatever they want in central Lebanon to try and destroy so many more villages and people's lives because of what's taking place. This could fall into massive, massive carnage in that region. and Miho Martin, the Larry Lucky Independence and Simon Harris's government want to drag Irish defense.

Forces members into that

Forces members into that. And that's not to mention what's going to go down the tracks in terms of Ukraine and what they intend to do there as well. So, it's absolute nonsense and lies being spread by the Irish government. are trying to guillotine through this bill, fasttrack it through and ram it through without any discussion or debate so people aren't informed of the full facts. They're not doing this for peacekeeping. They're doing this to support the big.

Corporate interests of the US and many of those multinationals who are based in the European Union and the European Union being good little proxies for Washington DC are all too willing to step up and stand up for them. Uh, plenty of money for this, plenty of money for again for the bankers, but no money for ordinary people, nor citizens struggling with cost of living disaster in Europe, the homelessness, housing crisis we have here in Ireland. Also,.

The hell chaos with a million people on hospital waiting lists. Nothing to serve the dignified existence for ordinary working people, but plenty of money for all these far-flung adventures, which is going to cost a lot of lives apart from the massive financial impacts as well. So beware of this move to dismantle and abolish the triple lock and always work out, cut through the nonsense, cut through the spin and look at the facts of what's really taking place and who.

Stands to benefit. So thanks for the support of my videos. Please share them and please get the information out to more and more people to put the pressure on to demand that this defense amendment bill 2026 is stopped because it's vitally important that we stand up for Irish independence, Irish sovereignty and Irish neutrality and it's inextricably linked with the demands that we stand up for peace which is in our constitution. Peaceful resolutions to international disputes is vitally.

Important now more than ever and not side and up are being part of any imperial madness that we're being dragged into by the Irish essentially figureheads who we have as branch managers for Brussels and Washington DC and who work for the big billionaires corporate interests and those bankers who are going to make a massive massive windfall from pushing forward this agenda. No end of money for that but no money for basic needs and services for people. This is what what's.

Happening right in front of our eyes. So, thanks so much for the support and Dublin today.

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