The War, the Play, and Ireland’s Reckoning

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The War, the Play, and Ireland’s Reckoning

It’s time to talk about Trump’s ceasefire and Ireland’s fight over OCTOBER 7.

Phelim McAleer

Apr 08, 2026

Is the war over? Who knows?

We are dealing with a series of unpredictable participants in a volatile region. Some may be unpredictable because they are followers of a hate-filled ideology/religion and others are unpredictable because it keeps the enemy on their toes.

MAGA is of course divided but not as badly as the mainstream media is implying. All of MAGA are against needless foreign wars. But the problems arise when we start to discuss what “needless” really means. The biggest MAGA group believes “Iran has always been our enemy and I trust Trump”. They are in favor of the war and also hope for peace. Then there is the “No needless foreign wars means no war in Iran” group. They are sizable and genuine and are claiming a victory in the ceasefire announcement.

The best representatives of this group are Ann Coulter and Matt Walsh.

Then there is the anti-semite group who see Israel’s hand in everything and hate Jews and think America is being manipulated by them etc. This group even stretches into a weird “we love Islam grouping”. And yes we are talking about you, Tucker. And even weirder this group is heavily Catholic. Who knew A Catholic/Islam Alliance would be the new political grouping of 2026?

Which group are you? And have you changed grouping? Many of us have. Let us know in the comments section of the podcast (link).

You may have seen our recent email announcing the Irish premiere of our verbatim play OCTOBER 7. Well, there have been developments.

The National Concert Hall (NCH), where the play is supposed to be performed as a staged reading, has been putting us through a roller coaster of cancellations, uncancellations and reconsiderations.

They are back to “considering” the reservation. The NCH are claiming they learned something new about the booking recently. Watch the podcast to find out what it was!

And we explore why Ireland has the reputation for being the most anti-semitic country in Europe, going back over 100 years! It’s a long show and could be longer. We expose two Irish presidents and the Dublin City councillors whose behaviour during an official meeting resembles that of your drunk, conspiracy theorist uncle at Thanksgiving dinner.

This is why we need the play to come to Ireland but we need your support.

Please go to the link below to donate. We are a 501(c)(3) so any contribution you make will be tax deductible.

Let’s be clear. There’s nothing deceptive about OCTOBER 7 the play. There is no need to reconsider allowing it to be performed.

It’s the pure testimony of people who survived Israel’s darkest day. We realized that journalists and activists either celebrated the 2023 massacre, ignored it or blamed Israel for the war in Gaza without mentioning the context. As journalists the responsibility fell on us so we went to Israel and interviewed survivors; the wounded, the bereaved, the rescuers and the heroes who fought back.

From their heartbreaking testimony came our play which had a six week off-Broadway run and then toured America’s “elite” universities and most recently, the Kennedy Center.

As a journalist from the Federalist said:

“OCTOBER 7 the play offered something rare: moral clarity without instruction, faith without propaganda, and testimony without shame. It did not demand allegiance to one side, but it certainly demanded attention.”

Ann brought you guys another crazy headline courtesy of Queen Elizabeth I. Watch this week to hear about a trans adaptation of history that would make the woke executives at Netflix blush!

We also read your comments from last week and just had to proudly display them on the show. Watch this week to find out if you are one of the 5 people who got a shoutout.

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