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Shazzy

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Irish mammy, left leaning socialist. Wolves FC fan. Pro choice. CMPunk fan. Play the odd PC game. I swear a lot. Drogheda/Ardee Louth. #SpéirGorm Proud #Paddystinian

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · Jun 17

JFC a local group had an "anti ipas protest" in my wee town on Saturday evening. I of course didn't want to bring attention to it etc, but had a nosy online yesterday to see which 'friends' of mine attended or positively commented on it, ONLY to see the group had invited NIALL McCONNELL ffs...

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The Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 4h

"We basically pay two mortgages at the moment.”

When one parent enrolled their child in an early intervention ASD class, they looked to cut childcare hours.

But their provider insisted they pay for a full-time spot, despite only needing half the hours.

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‘We basically pay two mortgages’: Our readers share the impact of soaring childcare costs

We asked our readers to share their experience of the cost of childcare. Here’s what we heard back.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 5h

Video shows the immense level of destruction left behind by Israeli forces in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 8h

Tuberville saying it like a Fascist would.

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🎃👻David 👻🎃 @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 8h

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#Áras25

Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 8h

When life imitates art

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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 10h

Budget 2026 promises extra funding for victim supports. Much of that looks set to go to the body that handles compensation for victims of violent crime.

Budget 2026 promises extra funding for victim supports

Much of that looks set to go to the body that handles compensation for victims of violent crime.

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The Journal Investigates @investigates.thejournal.ie · 9h

Parents told our team about their experiences with the cost of childcare.

They spoke of immense financial pressure, sometimes having to ask family for help, and having to take time off work.

jrnl.ie/6840826

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 16h

As long as this warped understanding of the foundational aspects of the Israeli-Palestine relationship of occupier and occupied is misunderstood and misrepresented, a political solution will remain impossible.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 16h

Likewise, the claim of Israeli self-defense, as they carry out occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing throughout Palestine, is the most damaging, unjustified and incorrect assertion by American officials and journalists.

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 1d

Wanker

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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 1d

A true tulip snail slid through Coral City for the very first time today, seen here 16x fast. These are predatory snails that feed on other snails, including cannibalizing their own kind 😱🐌🔪🐌 #truetulip #snail #timelapse #staghorn #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay ##coralcity

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 1d

St Oliver Plunketts Head in Drogheda. Mellifont Abbey (Old Cistercian monk's abbey, 10 minutes outside Drogheda). St Laurence's Gate Drogheda. Newgrange Co. Meath, Botannical Gardens Dublin. Plenty more, hope whenever you do come over, that you have an amazing time 🤗

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 1d

Bear in mind that Newgrange is on the Est coast whereas the Ring of Kerry etc is South and West. If you're planning on coming over to the east coast, there are many things you can visit and see here too, and you don't even have to visit Dublin 😆

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 1d

Newgrange is out the road from me, it's absolutely worth a visit, even to look at it from the roadside, you don't need to do the whole tourist thing there, there's always gangs of people from everywhere, but you can happily view it from the roadside 👍

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 1d

At least 60 people were killed today in a paramilitary drone attack on a displacement camp in the city of El-Fashar in western Sudan, activists said, doubling their earlier toll.
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'The world remains silent': At least 60 dead after drone strike in Sudan's El-Fasher

Activists described the scene as a “massacre” with bodies trapped in underground shelters.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

An annual celebration of Gaelic language and culture is underway as the Royal National Mòd begins on Friday

Royal National Mòd's annual celebration of Gaelic language and culture begins

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 1d

Darragh O'Brien needs to make sure that his transport portfolio isn't making things harder for his climate portfolio, Dr Catherine Conlon.

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Opinion: Between lifting the cap and new Derry flights, is Darragh O'Brien minister for climate, or just transport?

Darragh O’Brien needs to make sure that his transport portfolio isn’t making things harder for his climate portfolio, Dr Catherine Conlon

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Two years into the war, and as Israel and Hamas reached a deal raising hopes for the conflict's end, AP photographer Fatima Shbair tells the stories behind some of the most poignant images she made in her homeland, Gaza.

An AP photographer from Gaza shares the stories behind her images of the war

AP photographer Fatima Shbair tells the stories behind some of her most poignant images from covering the war in her homeland of Gaza.

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Ellen Coyne @ellenmcoyne.bsky.social · 1d

Miriam's column this week is wonderful 🍿

A week of so many leaks Fianna Fáil ought to call in the specialist plumbers

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 1d

According to the Department of Justice, 1,794 people were granted temporary protection in September, an increase of 226% compared to September 2024 rte.ie/b/1537971

Rise in young Ukrainians seeking temporary protection

There has been an increase in the number of young adults from Ukraine seeking temporary protection in Ireland.

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 1d

Yes he's the lunatic behind the dummy. Frightful little man. and I'm not being snarky about his 4ft 10" stature, just his mind.

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

Racism in Ireland: ‘Why must an immigrant be beaten or stabbed before it is talked about?’

I came to Ireland seeking tolerance. Racism is a fact of life for many but it is not being addressed

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 1d

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 5d

The president of the United States folks. I think I can't get any more incredulous with the political and moral carnage going on over there, but every day it seems, there is something else. Sounds like he's being fed deep fake videos and the tail is wagging the dog. #US #ICE #NationalGuard

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Trump: "They interviewed people before & something, and I'm watching. A woman there's -- 'I don't care who they bring in. People are being killed here. I just want it to stop. They can bring in whoever they want.' People don't care. They want it to stop. That's what we did- we brought in the Guard."

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 1d

That's for sure

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This is NOT the evocative nostalgia that I yearn for 😩

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 1d

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