One vote could change the lives of thousands of children in Dublin. Next week, the European Parliament decides if children in poverty should get a dedicated budget of €20 billion. Reach out to your MEP to make sure they vote in favour. #eu #dublin #irishpolitics #ireland #europe

Seeing and hearing lots of snarky comments about efforts to preserve biodiversity in Ireland as a cause for recent flooding. Funny how little rare snails and mussels are getting the blame for what we as a species are causing.

‘Shattered Dreams, Sliding Doors - The Republic of Ireland’s 1982 World Cup Qualifying Campaign’ “A brilliant portrayal of a pivotal time for me and Irish football - excellently written, accurate and engaging” - Eoin Hand www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/shatter...

This is what oligarchy looks like: Elon Musk, the wealthiest man alive, spent $290 million to elect Trump. Since Election Day, Musk became $548 billion richer while his companies (SpaceX & Tesla) paid $0 in federal income taxes last year after making $13.7 billion in profits.

Would love to see similar political leadership in Ireland www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

You can get the album and hear it at donnachadennehy.lnk.to/landofwinter

Congratulations to @alarmwillsound.bsky.social and conductor Alan Pierson on winning the GRAMMY Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for Donnacha Dennehy's 'Land of Winter'!

Best of luck and congratulations to my old school friend Donnacha Dennehy for his Grammy Nomination. A phenomenal talent - a lovely fella, and the worst frisbee thrower I ever saw!

‘Shattered Dreams, Sliding Doors - The Republic of Ireland’s 1982 World Cup Qualifying Campaign’ “A brilliant portrayal of a pivotal time for me and Irish football - excellently written, accurate and engaging” - Eoin Hand www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/shatter...

‘Shattered Dreams, Sliding Doors’ - my book on Ireland’s infamous 1982 World Cup qualifying campaign looking resplendent in @dubraybooks.bsky.social in Stillorgan

“The world is going to love the two of you” - Von Kovak Wonder Man is wonderful.

McAllister and Gravenberch looking more like themselves. Kerkez looking like the fullback we thought we signed. Ekitike and Wirtz a joy. Work rate, intensity levels, organization much more like it - leading to 10 goals in a week

Best Liverpool display of the season by a distance. Look like a team for much of this term that missed preseason (for an acceptable reason) and now they look like they are finding their level

A fine piece by Keith Duggan, the @irishtimes.com Washington correspondent, on the good people of Minneapolis www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

Liverpool's potential opponents in the next round are Atletico Madrid, Club Brugge, Galatasaray or Juventus.

Ekitike is going to be one of the very best

Benfica V Real Madrid probably copper fastened the future of the Swiss format. Fantastic and bizarre

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Not the strongest looking bench for Liverpool. Bare bones. Need to get it done with the first XI I’d say

Mordor she wrote #LibraryShelfieDay

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

Airlines will not show this to prevent walkouts.

JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled

What is heartening from a dreadful situation is how ordinary decent people in the state are out just trying to help people who are afraid to walk the streets.

The Vartry River is just down the end of my road. Comes out of the reservoir at Roundwood. Normally, it runs low and down between the bushes you see. Have seen it flood plenty before - but never quite like this

Not so short - but bloody good.

I’ve just seen that Independent Ireland’s Michael Collins called some MEPs “traitors” under Dáil privilege. That’s a disgusting slur and has no place in Irish politics. Collins should withdraw the remark and apologise for it. I’m not surprised by his behaviour but it needs to be called out.

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

The nurses are pissed

This is so shocking really. This is America. A place so many dreamed of as a haven, as place to live a life. Even as a wonderful place to just visit. New angle shows moment ICE agents shoot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis – video www.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...

You misspelled "BORED".

I would suggest that if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry. I would also say, and I’ve been saying it all season so it’s not just because of this, that two throw-ins taken across a minute & that being all the action there was in that time is a sign that throw-ins are taking too much time. It’s ludicrous.

Long throws - should be some rule for how long it takes to take one. Bournemouth player takes one on left side - takes an age. Then we have to wait for him to travel the width of the pitch to take the next one. (No issue with the goal). It’s so tedious and seems to be in every game

Honest to God - Virgil has to be stronger for the winner. And he has to be better for the first. Liverpool give away three awfully stupid goals.

How does that keep happening this season? Just clear the ball, FFS.

This is apparently real. People who voted for him must've wanted someone stupider than they are. I'm sorry, but he's a " low-IQ individual," to quote the Low-IQ Individual in Chief.

Thought there was something wrong with my tv - but it was just Liverpool playing in slow motion

Virgil van Dijk to have a meeting with himself on Monday after Bournemouth’s opener.

The Harry Hill Show with Stewart Lee - Fantastic. youtu.be/GhJxiU1_5o0

No wonder Donald wants to scupper the green transition

I've spent the last few weeks helping with the redesign of a League of Ireland clubs socials, very much looking forward to getting the work out there soon. There's Incredible effort put in by people in the background at clubs across the league, it has been great to get a new glimpse into that 🫡

Magnifique, with tip of the hat to @aselliaas.bsky.social for spotting this excellent trolling.

Arne Slot singling out Joe Gomez: "I saw a lot of individual performances tonight but I would like to single out Joe Gomez. He has suffered a lot with injuries in the last few years and I haven’t picked him sometimes when he has been fit. Tonight he was outstanding and so important." #LFC #UCL

Could Canada be invited to join the EU? They probably wouldn't want to. But the world is different now. Imagine how much stronger it would be with Canada in the team

Finally got to listen to Mark Carney's speech. Realistic, pragmatic, strong. Something for the middle powers and the rest of us to rally around

Gomez has started five games in league and Europe this season. Four wins, one draw. Nine scored, one (deflected) goal conceded.

Liverpool have to be better in those positions where they are winning the ball high. Poor decision making, poor execution

What has Iceland ever done for us?

I've read this book. We've always been at war with Iceland.