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Malachy McKeever @malachymckeever.bsky.social · 27m

Worked on a doc about him a few years ago. He would WIPE THE FLOOR with most of the competition if he'd been a contender for 80s Footballers Ageing Badly... died at 47. Basically spent his entire adult life doing a combination of drinkin, smokin and being in incredibly harsh environments.

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 5h

So many people I'd like to thank in Ireland for championing

Leonard and Hungry Paul @ronanhession.bsky.social

Here's a few

@jackielynam.bsky.social
@kitdewaal.com
Donal Ryan.
@martindoyle.bsky.social
@rickoshea.bsky.social

And all the booksellers & Librarians!

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Leonard and Hungry Paul cast and Director on telling a story about kindness, friendship, and the quiet heroism of everyday life -

The feel-good series stars Alex Lawther, Laurie Kynaston and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, with Julia Roberts as narrator

www.bbc.co.uk

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Daniel Kennedy @fliglman.bsky.social · 53m

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 51m

The serious - and not so serious! - sides of Ernest Shackleton.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1h

So if Simon Harris isn't that worried about her Syria and O'Doherty associations, why should I be? Why would they be asking her about her clients from her days at the Bar if they were sincerely worried that she'd turn the Áras into an Al Qaeda safe house?

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1h

I was one of the people who was determined not to vote for her a month ago. In the past two weeks, the attempts to throw the kitchen sink at her have only made me feel that they, Team Humphreys, weren't bothered by those original concerns (Syria/Gemma/Éirígí) at all.

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Antain Mac Lochlainn @antainmac.bsky.social · 1h

Chítear dom go mbíonn difear caolchúiseach idir Nuacht Bhéarla RTÉ agus Nuacht Ghaeilge RTÉ.

www.rte.ie/news/nuacht/...

Catherine Connolly: conspóid faoi cheist hipitéiseach

Dúirt an tAire Sláinte Jennifer Carroll MacNeill ó Fhine Gael nach raibh aon ghlacadh aici leis an bhfreagra a thug an t-iarrthóir Uachtaránachta ón eite chlé Catherine Connolly ar cheist hipitéiseach...

www.rte.ie

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Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah, you're not supposed to give people something they can point out and say "you're just doing that thing he said you'll do"

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1h

My guess is that Ivan moved a load of assets under his wife's name to dodge creditors, but in doing so also put them outside the scope of his Welsh bankruptcy protection.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1h

In a weird way, the Ivan Yates bit has actually made it harder for them to go negative at CC.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1h

Here is Ivan Yates in 2013, astonished, startled and horrified that after his cynical bankruptcy holiday in Wales, AIB had the audacity to ask him for some of the €4m him and his wife owed them.

Bankruptcy experience 'harrowing' - Yates share.google/wCDUjDv3Q8hj...

Bankruptcy experience 'harrowing' - Yates

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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 4h

The funniest thing about the Catherine Connolly smear campaign is that the establishment seems to be following Ivan Yates' advice, despite his impressive record of getting things spectacularly wrong, as highlighted on this old but evergreen tweet from @prayforpatrick.bsky.social

The tweet reads: Ivan Yates, he's the guy who went bankrupt running a fucking bookies in Ireland.

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The Dublin Ghostbus That Never Arrived @keelanhothothot.bsky.social · 4h

I have called every radio station in this godforsaken country to play my favourite Spooky Season song and they refuse. Put @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social on the airwaves you cowards

youtu.be/HR74FsiTvbM?...

The Monster Mash but it's an Irish Ballad

YouTube video by Michael Fry (BigDirtyFry)

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 2h

This is a depressing story, but full marks to the subeditor who picked this photo.

He looks like a man at a funeral whose exes have all turned up and started talking to his wife.

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 17h

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 2h

That was not the act of a child, it’s an insult to call it childish - it was triple distilled misogynistic behaviour.

Irish Independent @independent.ie · 3h

Joe Brolly says he regrets a 'childish, crude and inappropriate gesture' made on a podcast while talking about the presidential election campaign.

It came after Fine Gael’s candidate Heather Humphreys said the video was 'very misogynistic' and was 'targeted at women'

Joe Brolly regrets ‘childish, crude gesture’ on podcast about the presidency

Joe Brolly says he regrets a “childish, crude and inappropriate gesture” made on a podcast while talking about the presidential election campaign.

www.independent.ie

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Seán Keating @seanmk1.bsky.social · 7h

Suberb fact.

Now I know I can be happy for the rest of the day.
Safe in the knowledge there will always be a bit of my heart devoted to it.

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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 7h

My wife and I are off to see a special screening of the new Leonard and Hungry Paul TV series tonight. (Understatement alert) Looking forward to seeing how it turned out.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 7h

Garret Fitzgerald probably never darkened the door of a bookies in his life. Unless he was expecting to find books inside.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 7h

I heard a story which is probably a lie, but once I wish to be true, that Celtic Bookmakers went burst on account of one multiplier bet.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 7h

I love this. That's like an early Bowie lyric.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 7h

He went to the most expensive (at the time) boarding school in Ireland - that feels "of Fine Gael" to me.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 7h

Yet again, the satirical media doing a far better job at conveying the truth than the mainstream press.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 7h

Every time there's a Bruce gig in town there are jokes about divorced Dads. He's very popular but hardly "cool".

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 22h

If you live in Ireland or the UK, Absolute Dominion is available today on Google or Apple TV
www.rte.ie/video/id/28161

Absolute Dominion, the new film from Palestinian-American Oscar®-nominated director Lexi Alexander

This superb martial arts battle for humanity begins on October 9.

www.rte.ie

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 8h

I recently read Muybridge by Guy Delisle (highly recommended) and was thrilled and fascinated to learn that the original design for the camera shutter was inspired by the guillotine.

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