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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 2h

A charisma vacuum

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

Her actual response was defensive and curled back to digging at CC in the end. We still don't know who HH is.

“He’s entitled to say what he thinks himself. He’s no more involved in my campaign than Joe Brolly is involved in Catherine Connolly’s campaign.

“So I won’t be a candidate that’s going to smear anybody, but I will ask the hard questions, and I have already a number of issues that I think Catherine needs to clarify.”

Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 2h

Oh why oh why this picture choice…

Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 2h

Running for president in Ireland? Prepare to have your past — and your sanity — tested

Running for the presidency can turn from an honour into an ordeal, where every past misstep is exhumed and magnified beyond recognition

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 2h

Healy Rae’s vs unionists for power, I’d laugh anyway

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 3h

United Ireland could result in unionists holding Dáil’s balance of power, conference hears

Mike Nesbitt warns ‘biggest threat’ to NI remaining part of UK is English nationalism

www.irishtimes.com

Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 2h

Let us not forget that Sinn Fein wants to send Ukrainians back to Ukraine

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 3h

Government unprepared for increase in Ukrainian arrivals, Sinn Féin claims

FF says there has been a spike in arrivals following lifting of travel bar but it remains to be seen how sustained it will be

www.irishtimes.com

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 3h

Every single ‘issue’ raised in the presidential campaign the majority of the public aren’t even aware is a story/ happened etc.

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 3h

Everyone attacking Yates and Brolly

Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 3h

No I’ve seen people on this platform “shocked” when they talk to people about issues

This place is getting there craic wise

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 3h

Bluesky has taken over from Twitter in so far as people think this place is representative of real life.

Bananas

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 4h

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 4h

Which is funny given their relationship

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 4h

What’s the story with these “A Connolly Presidency will signal a new compassionate era of Irish politics” takes, as though Michael D Higgins hasn’t been president for the past 14 years??

Like leaving aside the power of the role, is Michael D not sufficiently committed to equality & social justice?

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 7h

Hickey should have been binned since he justified rape

𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 7h

Liam Cunningham and Tadhg Hickey getting features on RTÉ with no caveats whatsoever. Not great!

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 7h

Liam posts something like this every couples of weeks. Radio silence on Russia bombing maternity hospitals and schools.

liam cunningham on X: "How to start World War 3, page one." / X

How to start World War 3, page one.

x.com

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 9h

According to some prominent news outlets if Europe does not emulate these innovative practices it will never catch up with America's current trajectory

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 8h

Ireland just off local, national and euro elections without dramatics, where 70% of people voted for centre politics. But sur Fianna Fáil Gavin situation could undermine politics. 🙃

Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 9h

RTE choosing violence first thing in the morning and I am here for it

Irish Independent @independent.ie · 9h

Sarah McInerney in line for ‘Morning Ireland’ as RTÉ Radio 1 shake-up gathers pace www.independent.ie/news/sarah-m...

Sarah McInerney in line for ‘Morning Ireland’ as RTÉ Radio 1 shake-up gathers pace

Sarah McInerney is expected to be named as a permanent presenter of Radio 1’s Morning Ireland in a second set of personnel announcements by RTÉ in the coming weeks.

www.independent.ie

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 9h

He will be gone or reshuffled within two years

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 9h

Kind of funny people giving Micheál Martin political advice. A man who took the main party in the ruination of Ireland from oblivion to being the biggest party in the country and in government easily again.

Like the time Michael Dell gave Steve Jobs advice on Apple.

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 18h

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 10h

Look if you are blaming Simon Harris for threats made against his family, I dunno should you still be doing political insight opinion takes for a living

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 10h

I’m just sayin

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 11h

I heard Catherine Connolly came up with the Montreal screwjob finish

Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 11h

Respect to David McCullagh for not being there on picture day and getting them to take a pic during an ad break.

Saving on wasteful spending.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 11h

This week's changes in RTÉ Radio 1 follow two years of tumult and ruction in Montrose and management have been on a mission to right the ship amid on-going staff unease and mistrust, writes Alan Corr rte.ie/b/1537955 rte.ie/b/1537955

RTÉ's reshuffle kerfuffle brings big changes to Radio 1

Ray D'Arcy's shock exit and the appointment of Kieran Cuddihy as the new host of Liveline were all part of major changes on RTÉ Radio 1 this week

rte.ie

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 11h

There is still no peace in the great flame wars

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Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 11h

She literally supports him blowing up ship. So she probably was like “sorry bout that chief, keep doing what you are doing though ”

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 13h

This is real. This... {deep breaths} I cannot even find the right word... actually said this about this year's richly deserving Nobel Peace Prize winner.

He did everything he could to denigrate her win.

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