i know i'm just repeating what we all already know, but the side-by-side of a football manager candidate forefeiting his campaign while his 68-year-old opponent demonstrates preternatural keepy-uppy skills and wins unanimous praise for it is historically funny

Books Upstairs is a fine store with a particularly excellent poetry section. Why not support them by ordering your books online instead: booksupstairs.ie

This is causing a lot of confusion so there's a handy mnemonic you can use: If your Gavin be gruesome, you'll find he's a Newsom. If your rent he be havin', you've got a Jim Gavin. #spéirgorm #MainCharacterSky

Health warning: The Gavin campaign has deleted their social media accounts, so anything you see purporting to be from those in the next two weeks is a hoaxer #aras25

Looks like there was a fire in Books Upstairs on D’Olier street overnight ☹️

What a beautiful day with Catherine Connolly in the Inner City yesterday. Catherine has tapped into something special, the energy and hope in this campaign to elect a president with values, integrity, and a real connection to the people she seeks to serve. You can feel it building everyday.

Unfortunately for Jim Gavin, across all codes and creeds there are simply very few charges more universally sympathetic than "my ex-landlord owes me thousands of euro"

Robert Troy to issue statement saying these are rookie numbers www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

The poll shows that Catherine Connolly is leading and can win. This would be huge - a blow to the FG/FF government and their disastrous plans on housing and dismantling neutrality. But expect an establishment onslaught now. We need to build our grassroots campaign to win this.

Was in Blackpool today, and met Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly on the campaign trail. Humble, softly-spoken, and patient with my nonsense. She'd be a President we could be proud of. #spéirghorm #ireland

“Wa wa wah, I didn’t get what I wanted straight away so what’s the point?” The point is you keep making the required argument and actions until you die or they have an effect, whichever happens first. Nothing is lost while people continue to work for it.

Agree - in the U.S. a load of racist gun enthusiasts have been given plum jobs by the administration. When those jobs eventually go away, they will still be racist gun enthusiasts but now they will be organised nationally and highly aggrieved at the loss of money and status.

the EU parliament is looking for a native-level irish speaker for a press officer traineeship, starting next march it's paid (€1660/month, no tax) and is a pretty sweet opportunity to see how the EU sausage is made, and a chance to try brussels (if you're not already here) deadline end of october!

Translation: An Taoiseach is afraid the human vacuum he spent political capital among the party to nominate for the presidency is going to come last by some margin.

Phenomenal turnout at the march for Palestine in Dublin today, despite some blustery weather #FreePalestine

Your timeline is hereby thoroughly cleansed.

Táim ag foghlaim arís.

This week, the Global Sumud Flotilla tried to deliver life-saving aid to Gaza. Instead, 461 people—including New Yorkers—have been detained by the Israeli military. They must be freed at once. And the deliberate starvation of Palestinians must end now.

Yesterday the IDF repeatedly dropped grenades on our peacekeeping troops helping civilians recover bodies of families murdered by the IDF in S. Lebanon. The response of the people who run this state is "but my portfolio"

I dream that one day drivers will have the same patience for me crossing the street that they do waiting for a parking spot 10 feet closer to the mall entrance.

At some point in your thirties you’ll lose the ability to sleep past daybreak, so sleep in every chance you get.

The best guess of climate experts at this Overshoot Conference is that - in an optimistic scenario - we return to 1.5C (where we are now) in 7 generations time. That's about the same distance from now as the start of the Industrial Revolution.

The Good Friday Agreement makes clear that the people alone will decide our future. We cannot delay, deny, or obstruct that right. The Irish and British governments should agree a date for a border poll, and begin preparing now to ensure it is inclusive, fair, and respectful of all traditions

First #aras25 opinion poll - since the ballot was confirmed as a three horse race - in the Sunday Independent this weekend. On polling day Catherine Connolly needs, I think, about 45% of first preference votes. (1/4)

This is an utterly appalling statement for a government representative in a democratic republic to make. It’s the sort of stuff you’d expect from a dictatorship. “Regrettable” - I can’t think of a more apt word than “evil” to describe that statement.

The response from the Minister's representative at yesterday's meeting in Leinster House was shocking. It's very clear that this government is not taking road safety seriously and people will die as a result. www.fm104.ie/news/fm104-n...

I was under the impression that this lad made 5 grand a week working for us.

A quick note about money and comedy and power. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

How did journalists get access to detailed information held on the Pulse system about an individual who failed the vetting to work in Leinster House? Name, crime, time served, outcome of vetting, appeal. All very detailed data. In the public domain. Is everyone's vetting data public? #Áras25

Honestly, I find it pretty distasteful that prisoner rehabilitation - a very bog standard liberal value, not even an especially radical one - can be very easily thrown out the window by the likes of Michéal Martin for the sake of cheap politicial point-scoring. www.thejournal.ie/catherine-co...

Thank you to everyone who turned up today and to all the TDs and Senators who took the time to listen to us this morning. Unfortunately, no one from the government joined us and the response from the Minister's representative was underwhelming. We will continue the fight for safer roads for all.

METro! METro! METro! METro! IN YOUR FACE CONTRARIAN MILLIONAIRES INEXPLICABLY QUOTED IN MEDIA ABOUT ISSUES OUTSIDE THEIR COMPETENCE BUT WITH OBVIOUS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ARE NEVER NOTED! #speirgorm

An overview of the situation in Gaza City ⬇️ www.instagram.com/p/DPTBh8kjPp...

After 3 years in the planning process; MetroLink has been APPROVED!!! This is a major hurdle to get passed and a HUGE day for public transport!!

Breaking: Dublin’s MetroLink railway approved by planners An Coimisiún Pleanála, the national planning board, has approved the MetroLink Railway Order with conditions. The approval is confirmed on the planning board's website. MetroLink, which is to have 16 stations along an 18.8km line, will link…

“There is no back-pedalling on 30kph urban speed limits” - Minister Sean Canney If that was true, then it would have been implemented already; the same way that 80->60 was earlier this year Please join us at 10:30 outside the Dail this morning to demand safer Urban road speeds

ILLEGALLY seized in international waters. This language is factually accurate and not in the least controversial. Stop giving Israel a pass.

Just had contact with participant aboard Catalina in #GlobalSumudFlotilla. They are still sailing towards Gaza and haven't been intercepted yet. They believe Israeli forces are taking the boats one by one and have taken three or four so far. #AllEyesOnGaza #breakthesiege

All eyes on the flotilla.

Sumud boats currently being intercepted by Israel, likely to illegally abduct and imprison those inside. I’m on one of the Thousand Madleens boats just behind. We need escalation from home to end the impunity with which this rogue state commits genocide and stifles opposition

Sinn Féin has lost contact with senator Chris Andrews, who was aboard the Spectre as part of the Sumud Flotilla aiming to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, some of vessels of which have seemingly been boarded by Israel tonight. @virginmedianews.bsky.social

This is why we need a left alliance. Look at how competent Deputy Whitmore is. Look at the demand for accountability. Put these people in power with the best that each party has to offer and Ireland will start to be a place that's worth living in.

1/2 Recently I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Today marks the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month so PLEASE check yourself. And if you find anything no matter how small, please go to get a referral. I wrote about my experience in @irishtimesnews yesterday 👉 www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...

Catherine Connolly, Oct 2020: I actually feel nauseated by language being turned on its head. It's time to stop talking about the vulnerable women. They weren't vulnerable, they were strong, vivacious women who were made vulnerable by the system, who were demonised by the system.

I lived in London until 2018. I can’t begin to express what a win this is. There were days when the sky used to look like this

"It has since emerged that Entrecôte Dublin is merely “inspired” by the French-dining experience in the original restaurants" It didn't so much emerge as it was uncovered by the always excellent @allthefood.bsky.social

Presidential Election 2025: Heather Humphreys - shamefully voted in favour of more than €84 million in state grants to dog-killing greyhound racing • Catherine Connolly - “I have serious difficulty with greyhound racing.” Voted against state grants to greyhound racing. #aras25 #aras2025 #pe25

If you are in Dublin, please support this. If not, you can email or call your TD (and Minister Seán Canney TD is the Galway TD with responsibility for Road Safety) and ask them to attend the Love30 presentation on Thursday.

I was devastated to hear that my good friend Cat O’Driscoll was assaulted while simply walking along the street last week. Something is fundamentally broken in this city & it won’t be addressed without serious state intervention. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...