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Ciarán Mc Mahon

@cjamcmahon.bsky.social

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author, 'The Psychology of Social Media' (Routledge). 2nd edition coming soon, suggestions welcome

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · Mar 21

get councillors to state publicly what they will not support when nominations open. the same can be done for Oireachtas members. get this scumbag publicly ruled out before it can even start #speirgorm #aras25

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 11h

unreal. like if it was brought to his attention in Sept, and he paid Donald straightaway, it's have never been a story and not many people would have cared, right? Incredibly poor handling

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Alan @whataskeets.bsky.social · 13h

4 panel meme image in the style of Padme Anakin meme.

Jim Gavin says "I paid your fecking 3 grand back"
Niall Donald asks "with interest?
Jim Gavin glares
Niall Donald asks "With interest right?"

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 11h

bert from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and a scarf around his neck

ALT: bert from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and a scarf around his neck

media.tenor.com

Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 14h

*Mushrooms* is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy

Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 17h

'only fans of truly petty whining should read on' <- never have I clicked jabbed my thumb at the screen faster

Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 19h

"The Fianna Fáil amendment was moved by the party's climate action spokesman Timmy Dooley.
However, when the vote came before the House, it was put forward by Deputy Ryan as there were only six TDs in the chamber and none of them were from Fianna Fáil." www.rte.ie/news/environ...

Ireland is second country to declare climate emergency

Ireland has become only the second country in the world, after the UK, to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency.

www.rte.ie

Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 22h

reminds me of when @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social was saying that it was clear British media decided a few years out that Johnson would be PM. I feel this picture choice is a sign that the media are turning on MM

Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 22h

I might be labouring the point but I can't see pre-Gavin Martin saying anything like this. He is rattled

Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 22h

I'm pretty confident in saying that these are all excellent mushrooms

Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 23h

apart from everything else, this feels like a post-Gavin era Martin

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 1d

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 1d

It's going to be a very un-Irish election. Two weeks to go and only two candidates to talk about.

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 1d

I'd look it up carefully. Pretty sure I ate a couple a few years ago. Taste was basically like any other mushroom. But as I recall there were differences of opinion in the literature as to its safety of consumption
tbh I thought you were quizzing us!

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 1d

Macrolepiota procera

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 1d

More to the point, she's had a week to prepare an answer to that obvious question. Disappointed that she kicked to touch. Lefties/progressives should not blindly defend candidates

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 1d

I'll probably get attacked by the Connolly stans for saying this but asking an #aras25 candidate if they'd hire a convicted gunman straight out of prison for work in Leinster House would have seemed ridiculous a week ago. Completely legit to ask her where her line is on rehabilitation in that light

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 2d

- Gavin ignoring registered post sent to his place of work and parents' house
- Still hasn't paid Donald back 'subject to issues'
- Chambers throwing Gavin under the bus first thing Monday morning

all very revealing of the type of people Martin champions. In some ways it's worse than Ahern's style

Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 2d

Micheál Martin's "decent man" persona is struggling to sync up with his "I haven't contacted Jim Gavin since he dropped out" persona

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Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 2d

Micheál Martin's "decent man" persona is struggling to sync up with his "I haven't contacted Jim Gavin since he dropped out" persona

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 2d

I mean that a journalist had major dirt on a highly popular public figure for 16 years, which was apparently well known by many of his colleagues in the industry and yet this lead only got acted on when said figure ran for President. What else do we not know about?

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 2d

it's going to be interesting to see which journalists are tweeting which sides of the FF PP meeting. Not long ago these meetings leaked like a sieve though more recently they have been more tightly controlled #speirgorm

Mícheál Lehane @fertha.bsky.social · 2d

The opening exchanges of the high stakes Fianna Fáil meeting discussing the presidential election are described as calm and mild so far. TDs voicing the hurt felt by party members across the country.

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 2d

when you think about it, it is very revealing of how certain personalities are protected by the media - until they decide to run for election

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 2d

hang on, have I not actually been eating Linda McCartney's flesh all these years? brb got to have a word with the wife

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Matthew Parkinson-Bennett @matthewpb.bsky.social · 2d

It might be good if the department for culture and Minsiter Patrick O’Donovan made a statement expressing solidarity for the several Irish artists who were in flotilla ships who have been detained by Israel over recent days.

Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 3d

Irish author and TD on board latest Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel jrnl.ie/6838266

Irish author and TD on board latest Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel

There are two Irish citizens aboard one of the flotilla boats, the Milad.

jrnl.ie

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 2d

If you're in Ireland, you're looking for a copy of The First Fire of Halloween and you don't want to order one from the Evil Empire, it's available from Antonia's Books, an indie bookshop, at antoniasbookstore.com/product/the-...

A púca comes to #Halloween Hill!

#SpeirGorm #PucaFestival #Samhain

Alt-Text: An image of the cover of the book set against a background similar to that used on the cover, a dark sky over a field. Under the words 'Here, why has he no trousers on? Why would someone take his trousers?'

The front cover itself features a púca, the mythical Irish shape-changer, as a muscular human figure with a goat's head. He's standing in a field in darkness, with a fire blazing in front of him. Inset in the dark sky above and behind him are a pair of yellow goat's eyes. The title is in orange against the sky, and my name is in black against the fire.

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Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 2d

if anyone is listening to @rteradio1.bsky.social can you let me know if they read my text out? thanks #speirgorm

Ciarán Mc Mahon @cjamcmahon.bsky.social · 3d

no, I have no further information - other than I'd be surprised if it doesn't re-emerge before polling day