Patrick Michael Barrett
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New rental legislation will push rents even higher.
Experts agree it weakens rent controls and benefits investor funds.
Renters deserve real protections, not unaffordable increases.
Experts agree it weakens rent controls and benefits investor funds.
Renters deserve real protections, not unaffordable increases.
January 22, 2026 at 7:29 AM
New rental legislation will push rents even higher.
Experts agree it weakens rent controls and benefits investor funds.
Renters deserve real protections, not unaffordable increases.
Experts agree it weakens rent controls and benefits investor funds.
Renters deserve real protections, not unaffordable increases.
They'd have been married for 60 years today. He was punching above his weight and he knew it . ❤️ .
January 22, 2026 at 11:34 AM
They'd have been married for 60 years today. He was punching above his weight and he knew it . ❤️ .
A canine depiction of the Dublin weather.
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM
A canine depiction of the Dublin weather.
Just shut this country down, close the doors, switch off the immersion and leave.
The biggest hospital in the country, St James's Hospital in Dublin, has apologised for paying over €1.4m for cancer services and other services to a company where 18 directors were members of its staff
Hospital apologises over €1.4m payment for services
St James's Hospital in Dublin has apologised for paying over €1.4m for cancer services and other services to a company where 18 directors were members of its staff.
www.rte.ie
January 22, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Just shut this country down, close the doors, switch off the immersion and leave.
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It's 21 years since these 20 apartments in Macroom, Co. Cork were complete
They've never been used
Shame on owner Dunnes Stores, Cork County Council & the Irish Government for allowing this in a housing emergency
This is why we need compulsory rental & custodian squatting
#DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm
They've never been used
Shame on owner Dunnes Stores, Cork County Council & the Irish Government for allowing this in a housing emergency
This is why we need compulsory rental & custodian squatting
#DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM
If Foy Vance has kids Marty Whelan is putting them through college with radio play royalties . 🤐
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 AM
If Foy Vance has kids Marty Whelan is putting them through college with radio play royalties . 🤐
January 21, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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"In strange and uncertain times such as those we are living in, sometimes a reasonable person might despair. But hope is unreasonable and love is greater even than this. May we trust the inexpressible benevolence of the creative impulse." - Robert Fripp #quote
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"In strange and uncertain times such as those we are living in, sometimes a reasonable person might despair. But hope is unreasonable and love is greater even than this. May we trust the inexpressible benevolence of the creative impulse." - Robert Fripp #quote
He's not well .🍊
January 21, 2026 at 6:57 PM
He's not well .🍊
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Elderly people are being made homeless in Ireland at shocking rates.
Pensioners are losing their homes through evictions.
We need a ban on evictions into homelessness and real investment in social housing.
Pensioners are losing their homes through evictions.
We need a ban on evictions into homelessness and real investment in social housing.
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Elderly people are being made homeless in Ireland at shocking rates.
Pensioners are losing their homes through evictions.
We need a ban on evictions into homelessness and real investment in social housing.
Pensioners are losing their homes through evictions.
We need a ban on evictions into homelessness and real investment in social housing.
An epidemic.
Elderly people are being made homeless in Ireland at shocking rates.
Pensioners are losing their homes through evictions.
We need a ban on evictions into homelessness and real investment in social housing.
Pensioners are losing their homes through evictions.
We need a ban on evictions into homelessness and real investment in social housing.
January 21, 2026 at 3:07 PM
An epidemic.
The black and brown dog is basically Trump .
January 21, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The black and brown dog is basically Trump .
😂😂
People from outside Ireland occasionally ask me, "Why is Bono, an international music titan from Ireland, not all that loved in Ireland?". The answer in its entirety is a complex one, but "He sent Dolly Parton a birthday cake and put his own name on it" goes a long way to summing it up.
January 21, 2026 at 11:41 AM
😂😂
Meanwhile also Paschal,
January 20, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Meanwhile also Paschal,
Vile, just vile.
January 20, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Vile, just vile.
A selection of the lyrics from Harry Chapin's WOLD song . Possibly the worst song ever recorded. Marty just played in on Lyric for those that are and I quote " in the business" . Gas ⛽
January 20, 2026 at 7:55 AM
A selection of the lyrics from Harry Chapin's WOLD song . Possibly the worst song ever recorded. Marty just played in on Lyric for those that are and I quote " in the business" . Gas ⛽
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The best light show. Northern lights over Connemara tonight.
January 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The best light show. Northern lights over Connemara tonight.
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Some faint Northern Lights spotted over Ireland using drone but fog moving in is going to cause issues for some trying to view them. #NorthernLights #Aurora
January 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Some faint Northern Lights spotted over Ireland using drone but fog moving in is going to cause issues for some trying to view them. #NorthernLights #Aurora
Jeff Buckley's " Lover you should have come over " came on in the background of a coffee shop earlier. My God it still sounds utterly incredible.
January 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Jeff Buckley's " Lover you should have come over " came on in the background of a coffee shop earlier. My God it still sounds utterly incredible.
Blue Monday
January 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Blue Monday
She's yet again missed out on a Choice Prize nomination.
a woman with long black hair is making a funny face .
ALT: a woman with long black hair is making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:52 PM
She's yet again missed out on a Choice Prize nomination.