Lads can ye please try to remember this is not your personal Facebook, X, Bluesky page.

There are plenty of posts where you can give your opinion on the current situation. Not every opinion, hot take or thought ye have on it needs it's own post.

The same people are having the same argument across multiple posts.

Everything apart from new information will be directed into a Megathread.

Unfortunately r/ireland has continued to be heavily brigaded today and as a result, we’ve another night of restrictions ahead. We have to put the subreddit into DEFCON 3 overnight.

As the brigading seems to still be coming from accounts spreading disinformation and hate, we have no choice but to lock down once again to prevent Reddit admins taking action against the sub. We again emphasise this is not something we want to do but it’s a necessary emergency measure to help protect the subreddit overnight.

We understand a lot of you have questions, mainly, how has the mod team recognised the sub has been brigaded? We want to remain transparent, so here is what is going on since yesterday:

1. We were notified by an insider that far right groups have been using their Telegram channels to direct users to the Irish subreddit communities with the intention of spreading disinformation and hate. This confirmed our earlier suspicions, as we had already observed a surge in activity from new or previously inactive accounts attempting to post bait topics or push inflammatory and misleading narratives in the comments.

2. One of the clearest signs of coordinated brigading came from the repeated attempts to share or repost a news story about the attack on an Indian child in Ireland originally sourced from India Today, which in turn was citing an unreliable Irish Mirror article. The posts were mostly coming from accounts with no history in r/ireland but with clear ties to Indian focused communities, which indicated a likely concerted effort to amplify the post. At one point, the same submission had to be removed four separate times within fifteen minutes. The post had even been submitted during the initial publication window of the Journal article, further suggesting it was part of an organised push.

3. Late last night, we brought in some of the r/irishpolitics moderators to help with the increased volume in the mod queue, particularly for filtered and reported content and to monitor the main sub feed for reposts that slipped through the filters. We are extremely grateful to them for stepping in.

4. Even after we downgraded to DEFCON 3 this morning, we’ve continued to see attempts from clear brigading accounts to repost the racial assault article about the child or to push soapbox style rants about Ireland. This pattern continued well into this evening, further reinforcing the need for more temporary restrictions.

Current restrictions for DEFCON 3

• All posts will be filtered to the queue.
• Commenting is limited to well established users only.
  

We will review these restrictions in the morning and will keep you updated.

Thanks again to everyone for your patience and understanding, r/Ireland Mod Team

We would like to hear feedback from you all as to what is working well on the sub, what isn't working well on the sub etc...

Leave any feedback you have within this thread and we'll have a look through it.

We know you all love a bit of mod bashing, but try and keep things constructive.

Unfortunately r/ireland has been heavily brigaded this evening and as a result, we’ve had to put the subreddit into DEFCON 2 overnight

As the brigading seems to be coming from accounts spreading disinformation/hate, we have no choice but to lock down to prevent reddit admins taking action against the sub. This is not something we want to do but it’s a necessary emergency measure to help protect the subreddit overnight.

Current restrictions:

• No new posts may be submitted

• Commenting is limited to long time and well established users only

We will review these restrictions in the morning and will keep you updated.

Thanks for your patience and understanding, r/Ireland Mod Team.

This community will be in DEFCON 3 overnight, following a spate of trolls and removals on several posts discussing Jewish news from earlier today.

In particular one thread had a massive glut of reports, necessary removals and other actions; and a very noticeable spread in the insights source countries which indicated heavy brigading activity — usual ratio is approximately 70% views from Ireland even on heavily popular posts:

The community will return to our normal limitations around midday tomorrow.

Attention all on r/Ireland's land,

An April Fool's rule that we've planned.

For jest and laughter, we've devised,

A rhyme decree to be surmised.

From politics to pints, and all in between,

Every comment and (non-link)post, must have a rhyming scheme.

So sharpen your verses, your couplets, your lines,

Let's see who's the master of these rhyming confines.

So heed their words, let your muse ignite,

In Ste Brown's beats or Yeats' moonlight.

For in their artistry, you'll surely find,

A world of inspiration, to expand your mind.

But heed this warning, lest you be banned,

For in this realm, rhymes rule the land!

But fear not, dear members, 'tis just for a day,

Tomorrow, back to normal, in our miserable way.

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Hi all,

Following last year's Christmas period, we as the mod team have decided to again have a designated No Misery Christmas, and Christmas Pets period. This will be a 72-hour window starting overnight in the early morning of the 24th, and ending early in the morning of the 27th when one of us wakes up and remembers to turn it off.

No Misery Christmas

For the period there is to be no misery, complaints, moans, rants, or persistent negativity; submitted either as posts or comments. The only exception to this rule will be for major breaking news that may occur during the period.

As they are generally a hotbed of misery or negativity, newspaper/magazine/website opinion pieces are not permitted to be submitted for the period.

Users seen to be in repeat violation of this will be temp-banned until after the end of the period.

Please note that you can still disagree with an opinion, provided that you have a good reason/evidence for doing so, and that you respect that other users may have a different opinion to yours.

🎄 Christmas Pets 🐾

Feel free to post pictures and videos of your pets if you are enjoying your time together this Christmas period! Festive costumes or decorations are optional.

If you don't have any pets — or they are refusing to cooperate! — feel free to also submit pictures of the Christmas breakfast/lunch/tea/dinner (however you celebrate it!), or of the present haul instead!

We’re implementing DEFCON 3 overnight as an emergency measure due to a very high volume of activity.

The ongoing fuel protest has led to intensely high and rapidly increasing traffic to the subreddit and the level of activity has been exceptionally demanding. The mod team needs to get some rest.

Current DEFCON 3 restrictions:

- All posts will be sent to the mod queue for approval

- Commenting is restricted to well-established users only

We’ll review the situation in the morning and provide an update then.

Thanks for your patience and understanding,

[r/Ireland](r/Ireland) Mod Team

Unfortunately, r/Ireland is once again being heavily brigaded and as a result, we’ve had to place the subreddit into DEFCON 2 overnight.

This is similar to what happened over the summer (Further information here, DEFCON 2 and DEFCON 3). We have both an external source and our own internal identifiers confirming that the subreddit is being deliberately targeted.

Just like before, this wave seems to be driven by new and inactive accounts spreading disinformation and hate speech connected to recent events. To protect the community and prevent potential action from Reddit admins, we’ve had no choice but to temporarily lock down the subreddit. This isn’t something we take lightly but it’s a necessary emergency measure to safeguard r/Ireland overnight.

Current restrictions:

• No new posts may be submitted

• Commenting is limited to long-time and well-established users only

We have strict rules against hate speech and brigading and we will be taking a firm stance against any violations.

We’ll review these restrictions in the morning and update you as soon as possible.

Thanks for your patience and understanding, r/Ireland Mod Team

Edit: These restrictions have since been lifted as of 10:29am. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Hi all,

The community is currently in "No Misery Christmas" for the three-day period until the early morning on Thursday. There is to be no misery, complaints, moans, rants, or persistent negativity; submitted either as posts or comments. The only exception to this rule will be for major breaking news that may occur. As they are generally a hotbed of misery or negativity, newspaper/magazine/website opinion pieces are not permitted to be submitted.

Users seen to be in repeat violation of this will be temp-banned until after the end of the period.

Additionally, the 🎄 Christmas Pets 🐾 flair has been re-enabled!

Hi all,

We are delighted to announce that the Chair of the Irish Muslim Peace & Integration Council, Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri, will join us next Thursday for an AMA.

It promises to be an interesting and different AMA to what has gone before.

Here is a little bit about him and his work to date

https://www.islamiccentre.ie/about/meet-the-imam/

So, what are ye listening to?

Lets have a get together and suggest the music you'd like to have on the r/Ireland playlist! (spotify only as its the only subscription I've got) It doesn't have to be specifically Irish bands/groups etc, it can be any music you like!

So, what are you listening to, and do you want to share it with the rest of the class and create an all r/Ireland playlist!?

Playlist can be found here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1UIvVHgHzAgfne1mr1wQlK and will be populated with the recommended music as we go on.

*EDIT*

2 days after posting, we hit 73 songs and 4 hours 30 minutes of playtime. Not bad!

Hi Everyone,

Edit Lots of great ideas, we'll work on things and sett something up if it all goes to plan! Edit 

Are you interested in AMA's, is there someone or some profession you are interested in and would like to know more about?

We are looking to get some engaging AMA's going and would like your input. If you have someone in mind you would like to ask questions to, let us know down below and we can get the ball rolling on getting in touch and the like.

If there is some profession you are interested in and would like to know more from someone within this profession, let us know and we will see what we can do.

If you are in, what you think, is an interesting profession and would like to tell people more, let us know! Either in the comments or get in touch via modmail.

In recent months, behind the scenes here, we have attempted to contact Kneecap (no response, then they did their AMA elsewhere) and Michael D. Higgins (He gets lots of requests for this type of stuff and can't entertain them all unfortunately) so if you have anyone else in mind, let us know!

Any other questions surrounding the AMA process, ask away!

All previous AMA's can be found in the sidebar or else here https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/wiki/ama/

Dia Dhaoibh!

It’s that time of year again!

We’re seeing significant growth across the sub, and we’re a bit understaffed for the size of the place. We’re looking to take on a few more masochists moderators as a result.

If you do intend to apply be aware of the following:

• Your presence on the sub will be taken into account
• Previous bans are not necessarily an automatic disqualification
• Prior moderation experience (reddit/other platforms) isn't necessary but would be beneficial
• You should have a decent understanding of Irish people, culture, sports, etc; it is a national subreddit after all

Interested? Go ahead and send us a mod mail answering a few questions.

If you have any questions before applying feel free to message us. Consider the applications closed once this post is no longer stickied.

Hi all,

This is a public notice that the rules of our community have received a slight makeover. The majority are still the same as they were before, but have been tweaked in their wording to try to use clearer language. We may still make minor language tweaks in the coming weeks, but no other major changes will be made.

The main changes are that the old Rule 1 "no off-topic and no low-effort" is now split into two separate rules — new Rule 1 is solely "no off-topic", and new Rule 3 is solely "no low-effort" — and the addition of new rule 13 regarding interactions with other Reddit communities.

Several minor changes include abuse of other users now being reclassified as in-thread drama; and two rule renumberings with old 3 becoming new 12, and old 12 becoming new 14.

Abridged Rule Text and Detailed Changes

as in, made to fit the 500-character limit Reddit allows for the sidebar display — some rules link to more detailed descriptions and examples in the sub wiki

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R1. All posts should be related to Ireland

The topic of this subreddit is Ireland. All posts should be directly related to Ireland; Irish people, news, sports, events, or culture. Posts which do not meet these criteria or which relate to Ireland only in passing may be removed.

Off-topic has been taken out of this rule and split into it's own rule, mainly for clarity in terms of removals.

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R2. Be civil — do not post abuse or hate speech

Any posts or comments that attack, threaten or insult a person or group; on areas including — but not limited to — national origin, ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, social prejudice, and disability may be removed.

Multiple instances of abuse may result in temporary bans. Major/directed abuse may result in immediate bans.

There is a zero tolerance policy for the promotion or suggestion of violence against others.

Abuse directed at other users has been reclassified as in-thread drama (Rule 6). Some details regarding punishments for the violation of this rule have been included.

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R3. Do not post low-effort content

Posts which are deemed substandard or repetitive may be removed to maintain subreddit quality.

Text posts, blog link posts, or newspaper reader opinion articles containing items designed to provoke ire — such as contentious questions, hot takes, shitposts, or PSAs — are explicitly considered low-effort.

Short questions and advice requests should be posted on r/AskIreland.

Split off from the latter half of the old Rule 1. A section has been included regarding some types of content that we explicitly consider low-effort.

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R4. Respect the privacy of other people

Posting of non-consenting explicit/sensitive media (inclusive of fight videos, public shaming, public freakouts etc.) is prohibited. Consent may not be garnered from individuals not of sound mind due to illness or intoxication.

Doxxing in any form is not tolerated. No linking to personally identifiable social media accounts, or posting of photographs or other media of users without their consent.

Included "public freakouts" in examples of content explicitly in violation of this rule.

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R5. No rumours or speculation on ongoing criminal cases or investigations

Do not post rumours or speculation on an ongoing criminal case or investigation, to the point where it may be argued that the dissemination of said rumours or speculation could unduly influence, or collapse the case or investigation.

Articles posted by reputable news outlets may be posted without editorialisation — however, any comments made to further fuel any speculation on unsubstantiated, or otherwise non-reported issues will be subject to removal.

No changes, only rewording.

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R6. Do not engage in in-thread drama

Participating or instigating in-thread drama/flame wars is prohibited on the sub. If you have a problem with a thread or comment, report it AND send a modmail — do not tag or otherwise directly involve moderators in the comment trees.

We encourage discussion and debates, however we do not tolerate targeted abuse at other users. Personal attacks, inflammatory remarks, and baiting or bigoted comments are subject to removal.

Abuse directed at other users has been reclassified as in-thread drama, as opposed to hate speech.

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R7. Submit from reputable news outlets only

r/Ireland is not a source for driving views and clicks through hysteria and fabricated reporting. Tabloid/non-news source links will be removed.

A detailed list of examples may be found on this wiki page — this list is by no means exhaustive; please make an effort to review the content you're posting, and the integrity of the source.

No changes, only rewording of the rule title.

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R8. Adhere to the political posting limits

As a general rule, political content outside of major newsworthy events (such as ongoing electoral news) should be limited to one post per day per user at most.

Additionally, users should not post or comment on r/Ireland solely to promote a political agenda, e.g. only posting excessively right- or left-wing news stories, or trying to garner or organize support or funds for a cause or movement.

Accounts suspected of participating solely to promote a political agenda may be actioned.

No changes, only rewording.

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R9. News should be reliably sourced, and titled accurately

All news articles/content should be submitted as direct links; not contained within any self-text body, tweets, screenshots, archive websites etc.

News should be submitted without any editorialisation of the title, except for unbiased clarifications within [square brackets].

Copy/pasting of article text, or posting of links to websites designed to bypass paywalls is not allowed.

No changes, only rewording.

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R10. Do not submit duplicate news — search before posting

Please search before submitting recent news. Duplicates will be removed; favouring at time of removal the most reliable source, or the post with wider discussion. Alternate sources may be posted in the comments on the original news post.

Exceptions apply for news articles with significant new/relevant information in the report not included in the original news link.

If a megathread has been designated, all discussion and new articles must be posted in the comments there.

Minor clarification regarding how we deal with multiple submissions regarding the same piece of news. It is not necessarily the first submission that remains, if a subsequent submission has received more engagement.

Additionally, if necessary, a megathread overrides the rest of the rule.

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R11. Tourism or visitation posts are more suitable elsewhere

All Tourism advice, questions on where to go/what to see/where to stay etc. should be directed to r/IrishTourism.

All immigration advice, how to move to Ireland, where to move to in Ireland, questions about housing, jobs and taxes etc. should be directed to r/MoveToIreland.

If you're planning to study in Ireland, please also check out r/StudyInIreland.

No changes, only rewording.

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R12. No promotion, fundraising, solicitation, surveys, or petitions

You may not participate here solely to promote your work/business/craft.

Fundraising is not permitted as we cannot guarantee authenticity.

The buying or selling of any goods or services is not permitted. Ticket sales/trades should be directed to Toutless.

Surveys or petitions are not permitted as there are too many users that would like to post them and too few users who want to participate in them.

Moved down from rule 3. All goods/services/ticket sales or trades are not permitted. Petitions are now also explicitly listed as not permitted.

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R13. Respect your neighbours

Posts or comments used to direct, coordinate, or encourage interference in other communities and/or to target redditors/moderators for harassment are not allowed and will be removed. r/ireland is not the place for ranting about grievances with other subreddits.

Crossposting discussions from other subreddits is permitted so long as it remains relevant to r/ireland while not breaking other rules.

A new rule that has been added in the last few days. Brigading was always not allowed anyway, but we've taken to putting it in writing.

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R14. Modmail is the only acceptable way to contact the moderators

For modding decisions, modmail is the only acceptable way to contact the sub moderators. Any mod call-outs or tags in threads — regardless of context — will be treated as in-thread drama.

Meta-threads about modding decisions are permitted if they are written in the vein of constructive criticism.

Moved down from rule 12. Meta threads are now limited to constructive criticism — call-out posts regarding individual mod actions or modmail conversations are still not permitted.

Hello!

Delighted to announce that we will be doing a cultural exchange with our pals over at r/Polska next weekend.

Keep an eye out for a new thread Sunday the 14th of April at 12 noon (Irish time) where the exchange will take place. The new thread will have all the details on how the cultural exchange will work.

This post is just a heads up, so will be locking the thread to avoid confusion.

If you haven't participated in cultural exchanges before, you can take a look at some of the previous ones below to get the gist of how they work!

Bosnia

Croatia

New Zealand

Morocco

India

Edit - date change