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Dúiseacht le dúthracht le breacadh an lae. Both Thola & Maigh Eo.
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BladeoftheSun
about 15 hours ago
2,000 Britons have served in the IDF in Gaza and then returned to the UK. They should all be investigated and prosecuted.
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Emigrant to Monaco comments on the country he left.
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Chris Lepkowski
about 21 hours ago
Dad & his family among those forced from their homes - sent to Siberia without any possessions. My one uncle died due to starvation. My granddad & older uncles went to fight in the war; g'ma, dad & my youngest uncle ended up in a camp in Africa. They were reunited as refugees in the Uk after the war
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Marisa Kabas
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?” There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/2/10/israel-used-weapons-in-gaza-that-made-thousands-of-palestinians-evaporate
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- please sign:
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
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Stop a Canadian corporation harvesting huge forests of seaweed from the west coast
There should be a public consultation on this plan opening soon but lets gather signatures to demonstrate the fact that up and down the west coast, thousands of people don't want our seaweed rights gi...
https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/stop-canadian-company-harvesting-huge-forests-of-seaweed-from-the-west-coast?source=bluesky&utm_medium=myuplift&utm_source=bluesky&share=83d13754-3be8-424c-b23b-6ecc916a84bb
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Count Binface
2 days ago
It’s very good of Prince William to distance himself from his horrific uncle Andrew, while on a visit to hang out with journalist-murdering bastard Mohammed bin Salman. I
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Cold War Steve
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Climate News
7 days ago
William Shakespeare wrote this speech 400 years ago about people in London wishing that immigrants go back to where they came from, performed by Sir Ian McKellen on the Stephen Colbert show:
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@thegodpodcast.com
, you taking this call?
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Burns Library
8 days ago
Happy Birthday to suffragist and Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, depicted on this postcard as Joan of Arc. Did you know we have two collections with records documenting Markievicz?'s life? See more here:
findingaids.bc.edu/agents/peopl...
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Farrukh
8 days ago
Mark Carney quoting Stephen Harper, "In politics you take risks, and that national unity is more important than any one party or any individual" Mark Carney, "National unity is not an abstract, it's what allows Canada to do big things"
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Lise Hand
8 days ago
Grauniad correction of ‘Melania’ review is mighty
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George Monbiot
8 days ago
Still reckon they're terrorists, Mr Starmer?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israeli defence firm site
None of the six activists were convicted of any offence over break-in at Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in 2024
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/04/palestine-action-activists-cleared-aggravated-burglary-israeli-defence-firm-elbit-systems-filton
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly
8 days ago
I have something I call The Harry Redknapp Rule, which goes thus: if someone is caught, by fluke, doing something wildly, intricately illegal - in Redknapp's case, placing dodgy cash in a Monaco bank account in his dog's name - then it is vanishingly unlikely that this is their first such crime.
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Karlin Lillington
8 days ago
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Jerad Walker
9 days ago
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
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R Delexical
10 days ago
UNIFIL says Israeli army activity disrupted peacekeeping operations along Blue Line - Lebanon News
www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon...
Israel has been spraying areas of Syria and Lebanon near borders with herbicides regularly. They also used white phosphorous in the past to burn vegetation.
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UNIFIL says Israeli army activity disrupted peacekeeping operations along Blue Line
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon-news/903319/unifil-says-israeli-army-activity-disrupted-peacekeeping-operations-al/en?src=rss
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Orla Breslin
11 days ago
Bridget's Day, Imbolc, first day of spring! 🌱 Am I going to share my crósog bhríde, no. Am I going to share this petition yet again, because only 8,665 Irish citizens have signed it. Why haven't you signed it yet? 🇵🇸
eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#...
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European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#/screen/home
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Denise Breen 🖖
13 days ago
It was on this day in 1972 that British troops opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators in the Bogside district of Derry, killing 13 civilians.
#BloodySunday
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨
13 days ago
🗞️ This month's free newsletter is out now, featuring The Un-Crowned King Of Ireland's much more radical sister, why 16 is better than 60 when naming GAA infrastructure, and how to calm lust the Irish way using a shoe and some hot embers. Sign up for the next one here
www.ciaraioch.com/newsletter
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Josef O'Shea
14 days ago
New TikTok owners have decided to eschew subtlety
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Cold War Steve
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Bruce Springsteen
15 days ago
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=7ciYwNLv34RrdD1p
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@mcculld.bsky.social
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Jude Sherry
16 days ago
Ireland won't be the 1st country to meet its quota but we can't let Italy beat us Only 2,450 more signatures needed 📍 SIGN NOW 📝 Demand the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement in view of Israel’s violations of human rights
#spéirgorm
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly
17 days ago
Nine years to the day since Graham Linehan foresaw his own fate.
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
17 days ago
Sign! For ECIs to be considered by the European Commission, each country must meet its threshold, for Ireland that's 10,080. We are currently at just under 6,000, approx 58%, so we need a big push! Belgium, Finland, France and Spain are there, let's get there too!
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍
19 days ago
"The man who saved an Irish rainforest." Last July, as part of the Galway International Arts Festival, myself and
@saoirsemc.bsky.social
had a great discussion around nature loss, rewilding, farming, and so much more. It's now online, if you'd like to listen back.
youtu.be/TAS3j43AVDw?...
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The Man who saved an Irish Rainforest | First Thought Talks | Galway International Arts Festival
YouTube video by Galway International Arts Festival
https://youtu.be/TAS3j43AVDw?si=u8OmxswXl4ykxvZx
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Cold War Steve
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Can we not send the Taoiseach to Canada for St Patrick's day to this son of Mayo instead of the orange one in Washington?
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#Speirghorm
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Lise Hand
21 days ago
Mighty
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Cold War Steve
22 days ago
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Ahem, last I heard
@kneecapceol.bsky.social
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Cold War Steve
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Jon Cooper
23 days ago
“My precious…”
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A magnificent photo by Morgan Treacy The runners and riders on the beach in Laytown. ‘Equine Reflection’ is the winner of this year’s Equestrian: Gold Award. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho.
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RTÉ
27 days ago
🎾 From RTÉ Sport: An Irish junior tennis player is heading to Melbourne to compete at the Junior Australian Open. Eoghan Jennings, from Westport in Co Mayo, is the first Irish junior to compete at the event since 2022.
https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2026/0116/1553388-eoghan-jennings-tennis/
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Westport tennis player heading to Junior Australian Open
An Irish junior tennis player is heading to Melbourne to compete at the Junior Australian Open.
https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2026/0116/1553388-eoghan-jennings-tennis/
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Gavin Cooney
27 days ago
How to chase a pro tennis career from the west of Ireland - Interview with Irish teenager Eoghan Jennings, who competes at the Junior Aussie Open in Melbourne next week.
www.the42.ie/eoghan-jenni...
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'I still haven’t fully processed it' - The Mayo teenager flying out for Junior Australian Open bid
Mayo tennis prospect Eoghan Jennings speaks to The 42.
https://www.the42.ie/eoghan-jennings-6927609-Jan2026/
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@mattcooperlastword.bsky.social
any chance of getting
@niallstanage.bsky.social
on the show?
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asking a simple question and getting full on Trumpian bullshit reply. Full on 1984 doublespeak. Keep up the good work Niall. Béidh la eile!
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Kneecap
30 days ago
All Dublin Heads - tomorrow 5.30pm 👇
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The Guardian
about 1 month ago
‘A celebration of the carefree’: why Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is my feelgood movie
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‘A celebration of the carefree’: why Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers celebrating their favourite comfort watches is an ode to John Hughes’s 1980s classic
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/12/ferris-buellers-day-off-feelgood-movie?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1768246437
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Has to be Minister Patrick O' Donovan's favourite Far Side cartoon
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George Monbiot
about 1 month ago
The government sits and watches as Heba dies. It's heartbreaking, horrible, almost impossible to compute. Didn't people vote in the hope (however forlorn) of ending the Tories' psychopathic mode of government? Yet on it goes, under Keir Starmer.
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Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/12/hunger-striker-heba-muraisi-linked-palestine-action
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Esheru
about 1 month ago
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social
the Socialist Lamborghini for all! Hasta la victoria siempre
about 1 month ago
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Shamim Malekmian
about 1 month ago
But my constituents are on X The constituents on X:
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Farrukh
about 1 month ago
Pope Leo criticises Israel for what it's done Gaza, and Russia for what it's doing in Ukraine: "We cannot ignore that the destruction of hospitals, energy infrastructure, homes and places essential for daily life, constitutes a serious violation of International humanitarian law"
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Private Eye Magazine
about 1 month ago
“What the hell kind of Christian is this guy anyway?” From the new Private Eye, out now.
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