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Niall Duddy

Niall Duddy

@niallduddy.bsky.social

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Maths teacher in #Galway Quizzer - 🥉@rteone.rte.ie #IrelandsSmartest 🥇🥇Galway Bay FM #OnTheVerge 2-time contestant, #FifteentoOne, 1998 & 2002 Athletics statistician Rail/#F1 enthusiast Interested in #Olympic history The best is yet to come! Views mine

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Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · 2d

Ah, the #FriendlyIslands! Self-doubt, resulting in my changing the correct answer of #Tonga, cost me a place on the @uniofgalway.bsky.social team for @rte.ie third-level colleges’ quiz #ChallengingTimes when I was a lad way back in 1996 #Mastermind

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · 4d

On the 57th anniversary of his legendary jump to win #Olympic gold, inspiring words from Bob Beamon:
“If you can get one moment…a second, 5 seconds in history that can make a difference, take it, grab it, run with it, get it…because it may never come again.”

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · 9d

During last night’s #BeattheChasers, Paul referred to Bryan’s appearance on @rte.ie’s #IrelandsSmartest in 2023. Here is the final in full
youtu.be/rx8Wn8baQWo

Ireland's Smartest Final 2023

YouTube video by Ian Thomasson

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · 9d

Please make Ireland the 23rd country to adopt the format by bringing a local version of #TheChase to our shores!
#TheChaseIreland #BeattheChasersIreland
@bonesgiles.bsky.social
@paulsinha.bsky.social
@jennyfromthequiz.bsky.social
@theshaunwallace.bsky.social
(4/4)

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · 9d

Countries with similar and smaller-sized populations to Ireland like #Finland, #Croatia, #Cyprus and #Slovenia have their own versions while the #NewZealand edition starts in November. So to @virginmediatv.bsky.social or @rte.ie, the message is simple (3/4)

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · 9d

There are many talented quizzers in #Ireland who, because they are not UK residents, can’t apply over there. Such a series would surely be a ratings winner here. (2/4)

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · 9d

The Chase Ireland - a short🧵

Watching Bryan’s superb performance on #BeattheChasers last night has reminded me of how much an Irish version of #TheChase is needed, given the dearth of Irish-produced quizzes on our screens. (1/4)

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · 9d

Delighted to see Bryan Craythorne, one of my opponents in the final of #IrelandsSmartest, come away with a decent prize in #BeattheChasers
@bonesgiles.bsky.social
@paulsinha.bsky.social
@jennyfromthequiz.bsky.social
@theshaunwallace.bsky.social

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Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland @astiunion.bsky.social · Aug 29

Pictured below Kieran Christie, ASTI General Secretary at the Forsa School Secretaries and Caretakers rally in Sligo today

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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · Jul 22

The aurora in Fairbanks, Alaska

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · Jul 3

Such a sad day in the histories of Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel.
#RIPDiogoJota 💔 🕊️ ⚽️
#RIPAndreSilva 💔 🕊️ ⚽️
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha
#DiogoJota #AndreSilva
#YNWADiogo #YNWAAndre

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GaboMJ @gabrielmj1.bsky.social · Jun 17

The clearest image of Pluto captured by the New Horizons spacecraft.

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · Jun 17

The odds of winning the #EuroMillions jackpot is about the same as someone traversing that 8400km-long trail, stopping at some random point along the way, picking up a ticket and finding the one on which you wrote your name! #Lotto #NationalLottery (3/3)

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · Jun 17

If you could place it and another 139,838,159 of these 6cm-long raffle tickets end-to-end, the trail would extend a distance of about 8400km, or roughly from #Galway🇮🇪 to #Kolkata 🇮🇳 (2/3)

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · Jun 17

Odds of winning the #EuroMillions - a short 🧵

Congratulations to tonight’s winner!

The chance of winning the jackpot is 1 in 139,838,160. To get an idea of these odds, imagine writing your name on the back of a cloakroom/raffle ticket, like one of those in the photo (1/3)

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · Jun 13

Letter in yesterday’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social: Department must respect decisions from ASTI
#SeniorCycleRedevelopment #SeniorCycleReform #LeavingCertReform #edchatie

Letters to the Editor: Department must respect decisions from ASTI

Teachers are being asked to take on significantly increased workload without adequate training, time, or infrastructure

www.irishexaminer.com

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · May 31

Lovely article by @loumclou.bsky.social, detailing her experience at a pub quiz in #London with #UniversityChallenge winning captain Oscar Despard of @christscollegecam.bsky.social and Kevin Flanagan, skipper of semi-finalists @bristoluni.bsky.social, on her team!

m.independent.ie/irish-news/i...

‘I hope you don’t expect us to win’: rival Irish University Challenge captains join forces for a fiendish pub quiz

I’ve never been great at pub quizzes. So the opportunity to team up with two of Ireland’s best and brightest minds promised some vindication – even if only as part of a team. On a personal level, a fr...

m.independent.ie

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · May 7

The shortest #conclave in history happened in 1503, when it took only 10 hours to elect Julius II. The longest lasted nearly 3 years (1268-1271), when Gregory X was made pope.

Born in modern-day Syria, Gregory III (731-741) was the last Asian #pope. The last African pope was Gelasius I (492-496)

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Ciara Quill @ciaraquill.bsky.social · Feb 20

#edchatie
Well said, Eoghan Kenny.

New Minister for Education Helen McEntee quoting the Norma Foley playbook however👇🏼🙄

“students should be equipped with the necessary new skills in a world "which has changed completely" in terms of work. It is important that our State exams reflect all of this.”

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · Feb 6

Finally restored on Tuesday evening

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · Feb 3

Day 11 without power here in east #Galway after #StormEowyn and I understand that we could be another week without it. The broadband is down and, with the telegraph pole badly damaged and the wires cut, it will be some time before we get it back (1/3)

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · Feb 3

To hell or to Connacht?
Given the government’s inaction (that we have 3 “super” junior ministers in Galway adds insult to injury) and lack of preparedness for this extreme weather event and how it has affected huge swathes of the province, right now hell feels like the soft option (3/3)

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · Feb 3

The water supply returned early Thursday morning, having been gone since the 25th. The temperature in the house is now a chilly 9°C.
We’ve been eating our daily meals at the Galway Plaza, a place which has been invaluable to locals who have been affected by this storm (2/3)

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · Feb 3

Day 11 without power here in east #Galway after #StormEowyn and I understand that we could be another week without it. The broadband is down and, with the telegraph pole badly damaged and the wires cut, it will be some time before we get it back (1/3)

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · Jan 29

This scheme provides financial assistance to households affected by #StormÉowyn. The scheme has 3 stages, with stage 1 not subject to income limits
#StormEowyn
@social-protection.bsky.social
www.gov.ie/has

Humanitarian Assistance Scheme

The Humanitarian Assistance Scheme provides emergency financial assistance to households affected by a severe weather event. It is administered by the Community Welfare Service.

Niall Duddy @niallduddy.bsky.social · Dec 31

As 2024 starts its eternal journey into the mists of time, wishing you good health and happiness for the year ahead #HappyNewYear #HappyNewYear2025