Sorry but who on earth invented this concept of the #Irishgoodbye meaning to leave a party suddenly without telling anyone? A more accurate version would be saying goodbye to absolutely everyone multiple times and still being at the party 4 hours later 😂

Just got this from the post office and had to do a double take- since when is Brackenvale (in Carryduff) considered to be in County Antrim? 🟡⚪️ That is deep into County Down territory right there 🔴⚫️ 😂😂😂

I’m at the stage of life where I just realised that I did Dry January without meaning to. A few years ago this was actually a challenge I set myself 😂 #dryjanuary

The fact that this detail has leaked shows exactly how this plan will go 😂😂😂 #shambles

Has there ever been a British leader with worse political instincts than Keir Starmer?

For the first time in long time, I actually think there is something that could take down Farage and his Reform party- Donald Trump

Gavin Newsom is totally right. Europe, with a few notable exceptions, have been shockingly weak in the face of Donald Trump.

Neither the UK nor USA should own land in the Indian Ocean. It really is as straightforward as that #ChagosIslands

Fawning over Trump is absolutely worthless. Trump just attacked Starmer over a dral he signed off on #ChagosIslands www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

I hope they do a pact. It will do the same thing as it has done in the past- save a seat here or there while reducing the overall unionist vote. At Westminster, the only seat it would gain IMO is Lagan Valley

If the EU cave on this, then they need to just disband once and for all. Of it can’t even stand against the US when it threatens actual invasion, then the organisation is useless #TrumpTariffs

It’s about time. Let’s take this threat seriously

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales | Senedd projection based on @yougov.co.uk polling — January, 2026 🔲 PLC: 37% | 44 ➡️ RFM: 23% | 23 🟩 GRN: 13% | 11 🟥 LAB: 10% | 10 🟦 CON: 10% | 7 🟧 LDM: 5% | 1 Highest ever % for Plaid Cymru and the Green Party 🗳️ Next election = May 7, 2026

This is great news. Not only is @plaidcymru.bsky.social gos a well deserved lead but @teamlabouruk.bsky.social are in FOURTH #Senedd26

A couple of thoughts about #IranianRevolution2026 : - Solidarity with the protesters. I hope they overthrow the brutal regime - The situation would be much worse if USA strikes Iran - If USA wants to help Iranian protesters, restoring their internet/communication would be ideal

The NASDAQ Index over the past year- you can literally see the time that Donald Trump became US President 🙄

Twitter is basically unusable with the right wing bots. The scariest prospect is these faceless accounts shaping public opinion

It benefits us all for our neighbours not be destitute & starving. The money invested in welfare comes back to community businesses & alleviates some strain on health care systems & homeless facilities. Arguing for welfare cuts is cruel, but it is also economically illiterate

Still can’t get over #GAACatfish from The 2 Johnnies. I barely had time to listen to the 3 hour long podcasts & I am now discovering that there are people out there who can co-ordinate multiple online identities, co-ordinate the relationships, all while holding down a full time job

So we got a new member of the family today Welcome to the family Woody

Christmas List progress- Getting there, better than usual #Christmas2024

Is this happening for anyone else? Feels like this site is still working out a few kinks

Right, now that #GE24 is over, I think we are getting into a quieter time where the biggest stories will be Christmas related. No better time for me to move my primary platform to Bluesky

I am both dumbfounded and a little bit envious of anyone who can allow an election to go past without engaging at all. For so many people (41% at least) the past 3 weeks have just been normal November/December days in the run up to Christmas- bizarre #GE24

I strongly believe that there will be a time in the future when countries like Britain will look back and wish that inward migration had been even higher

One thing that has REALLY bothered me over the past few days is the number of young men who have almost instinctively lined up behind Conor McGregor. I have two sons and I would genuinely be horrified if they were spouting this stuff 15-20 years from now

Well Twitter became absolutely unusable during the immigration debate of #RTEUpfront

This is more than enough reason to move to alternatives The big advantage of Twitter (in the day) was getting news in real time, but if thats not true anymore, then what even is the point? www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Vote Maria McCormack in Laois! #GE24

Enjoying Bluesky so far and glad to see people are moving over. I think after #GE24 is over, I’m going to make this my main platform with Twitter/X very much secondary

I don’t know if I’m even looking forward to #RTEUpfront tonight… 10 leaders is an absolutely insane number to have on a single stage. If they want to give each leader equal time, they will each get about 5 minutes or less

If Americans (and those within the ‘international community’), had any sense, they would be far more outraged at this decision than any of Trump’s cabinet picks. This has the potential to throw us all into a global war www.reuters.com/world/biden-...

Get this man out of office NOW He’s throwing a lit match behind him as he goes out the door

The first thing that jumps out at me is that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael voters are essentially identical when it comes to choosing a 2nd preference #GE24

The writing is on the wall for #UkraineWar - Between this and Trump 2.0, it’s definitely going to be wound up over 2025 What a shame that it took so long to get to this point. https://buff.ly/3Vj3r7F

So Bluesky, what are your recommendations for Irish based podcasts? Interested in getting more that are actually based at home #Podcasts

The winds are definitely shifting in #UkraineWar and if people care about preserving lives, that can only be a good thing www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Sigh… This lasted a week until all the stocks torpedoed because of Trump’s insane cabinet choices

Have somehow managed to get back into #FairCity over the past few weeks, and didn’t foresee this. Haven’t watched the show in years and suddenly saying things like like ‘awk that’s classic Dolores’

I swear I was cool and laid back like 5 minutes ago. Now I have somehow become the…. Strict parent

If you vote plan to vote Independent Ireland, you may as well just admit that you want a FineGael-Fianna Fáil government again. There is no real way is that can be interpreted as a protest vote or vote of dissatisfaction #GE24

Can’t say I’m overly shocked at this 😂 #GE24

We regret to inform you it’s going to get a whole lot worse

A Trump presidency was always going to be awful. But it’s heartening to see that Trump is burning bridges with EVERYONE already

Bluesky is filling up rightly … this is great

What a load of absolute nonsense - Bernie Sanders endorsed Biden in APRIL 2023, helping to ensure that there would be no competitive primary #Election2024

While we were all distracted, the German government actually collapsed 👀 #btw25 #Bundestagswahl2025 www.theguardian.com/world/video/...

Twitter/X morphed into Truth social so gradually, that I didn’t even realise it happened until #Election2024

Speculating about the potential doom of a Trump presidency is incredibly unuseful. It’s happening now, so we all just need to accept that. Save the energy for when he actually does something detrimental and we can push for steps to be taken against it #Election2024

The thing I am looking forward to in #GE24 is how @fiannafailparty and @finegael differentiate themselves. They are in essence the same party, so how they can position themselves as rivals without actually changing substantively will be interesting.