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lex luddy (ichiban appreciator) @lexluddy.xyz · 1d

No interest and no inflation accounted for with €3,300 owed from 2009.

Average classy landlord.

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 1d

Jim Gavin has paid back the €3,300 he owed to a former tenant of the apartment he owned - money which has ended Gavin's presidential campaign.

The tenant received the money owed since 2009 this afternoon. http://jrnl.ie/6841325

Jim Gavin has repaid his former tenant the €3,300 that ended his presidential campaign

The money was received this afternoon, The Journal has confirmed.

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Rothar @rotharphibsboro.bsky.social · 2d

Any info needed, just email us at [email protected] or give us a call!

Rothar @rotharphibsboro.bsky.social · 2d

To buy your tickets, just go onto rothar.ie, put 'win' in the search bar, select the number of tickets and follow the steps on screen.

The bike is a Shimano Steps equipped ebike, able to do anything you want - carrying up to 2 kids or the big shop. It is very compact and won't take any space.

Cargo bikes for families and businesses. Join the mobility revolution!

Replace your car with an e-Cargo bike, replace your van for your deliveries or your trade. We also have useful and cool bicycle accessories, and we offer nationwide delivery. Come to us - you'll get t...

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Rothar @rotharphibsboro.bsky.social · 2d

Rothar and @phibsboro4all are raising money to support the safe resettlement of a young Afghan woman facing life persecution.

Rothar is therefore raffling a Yuba Kombi e5, worth €3,000 to help her settle in Phibsboro. All proceeds will go to Phibsboro For All.

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IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 24d

“How’s IrishCycle.com going?” Honest answer: It needs to be better sooner rather than later

-- IrishCycle.com was funded by as low as 0.05% of total readers last year. -- The open-access, reader-funded model only needs a low percentage of readers.-- But your help is needed to make it slightly…

“How’s IrishCycle.com going?” Honest answer: It needs to be better sooner rather than later

-- IrishCycle.com was funded by as low as 0.05% of total readers last year. -- The open-access, reader-funded model only needs a low percentage of readers.-- But your help is needed to make it slightly higher than it is now.-- If you are not subscribed, please subscribe today.-- If you are subscribed, please consider taking your subscription to the next level.

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EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · May 6

Severance (of car parking in Paris)

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 25d

Just a reminder to avoid the GPO & the Dáil tomorrow, as the latest 'revolution' by the racist bigots is taking place. Starting at the GPO at 12.15pm (formal attire requested) infesting the streets to the Dáil for 2pm. Previous years have seen tense scenes, so avoid if possible.

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Rothar @rotharphibsboro.bsky.social · 29d

A Saturday morning in Phibsborough. The traffic is already heavy, the sun is shining through our window, making the yellow of the @ternbicycles GSD pop.

Have a great weekend folks!

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · Aug 30

Ireland's sovereign wealth fund has shares worth almost €100 million in 12 companies that are linked to 'occupation and genocide' in Palestine

http://jrnl.ie/6801350t

Ireland has €97m worth of shares in companies linked to 'occupation and genocide' in Palestine

The companies were among 48 named on a United Nations list earlier this year.

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Rothar @rotharphibsboro.bsky.social · Aug 28

Biggest yawn ever

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Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · Aug 25

Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.

Diagram titled 'Possible causes of your problems'. On the left hand side, subtitled 'Yes': Funding removed from local councils, growing gap between rich and poor, multinational companies not paying their taxes, lack of new affordable housing, government not investing sufficiently in schools and healthcare. On the right hand side, subtitled 'No': Picture of small boat, with arrow; 'People fleeing horrific situations that you and I can't imagine'.

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Dave @waveyart.bsky.social · Aug 25

Oooffff, apparently Hodge Figgis are on the side of Big Genocide, including firing a staff member for his stance on supporting Palestine.
Shop in your LOCAL (non-UK operated) bookshops, people.
www.instagram.com/p/DNwUzXpWAt...

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Saoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · Aug 25

Fucking disgusting. Throwing the most vulnerable people under the bus to dodge taking any sort of real action on housing.
the place is overrun with empty and derelict homes and landlords are outbidding everybody and this loser minister targeting social housing www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...

Irish Government plans to stop illegal immigrants getting free social housing

A new law banning the controversial practice is to be published in the Autumn and will be presented to the Dail in the coming months

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · Aug 24

Who are the red-clad campaigners on a door-to-door ‘crusade’ against the SPHE curriculum?

http://jrnl.ie/6793302

Who are the red-clad campaigners on a door-to-door ‘crusade’ against the SPHE curriculum?

In the past week, the group travelled to counties Kilkenny, Waterford, Cork, Limerick and Dublin to spread their message.

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Feljin Jose @feljin.ie · Aug 13

The silence from the Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan on this issue that he is directly responsible for for three weeks is sickening.

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IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · Aug 10

If BusConnects plan for Ballyfermot is being watered down for cars, can Phibsborough and Crumlin plans be made more people-frendly?

Comment & Analysis: We're told that “no final decisions have been made yet” on the plans to remove parts of bus lanes on the planned BusConnects route for the…

If BusConnects plan for Ballyfermot is being watered down for cars, can Phibsborough and Crumlin plans be made more people-frendly?

Comment & Analysis: We're told that “no final decisions have been made yet” on the plans to remove parts of bus lanes on the planned BusConnects route for the Ballyfermot Road, but, with construction to start sometime next month, all signs are that the National Transport Authority (NTA) is going ahead to make the plans more car-friendly to satsafy local objectors.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jul 27

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires. Via @us.theconversation.com @uk.theconversation.com

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires

Rain storms wash those tire shards into streams and ultimately into lakes and oceans. That’s bad news for fish and other aquatic life.

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Sue Kirk @suekirk.bsky.social · Jul 6

"TD asks about making high-vis compulsory for “all pedestrians, cyclists and users of school transport”

I cannot explain how rage making this is.

WE ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. DRIVERS ARE.

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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · Jul 5

Over time, an untreated case of car brain can turn the effected brain into mush

TD asks about making high-vis compulsory for “all pedestrians, cyclists and users of school transport”

A Fine Gael TD for Laois has asked the Minister for Transport about making the wearing of high-visibility jackets compulsory, as a road safety measure, for all pedestrians, cyclists and users of sc…

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 3

6. Then other people say, "we must rewild the world".
Yes. But it's not going to happen without major dietary change.
Eg we can't have grass-fed beef (the most land-hungry of all products) and rewilding. In fact, it drives a massive de-wilding.
At this point, half the enthusiasts shuffle away.