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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta

@claireissimo.bsky.social

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Good things. Queen of Hot Water Bottles. Nature, Environment, Social Justice, Cats. Performer, Writer, & Artist. She/Her Ireland.

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 7d

I wrote a thing today about a man I never met.
It's a strange thing, & a strange feeling, but this one has really floored me, kinda like Bowie did.
A colossal loss, &, well... Here's my 2nd blog.
An Fhatach - Manchán Magan. 💚
#SpéirGorm #ManchánMagan

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An Fhatach - For Manchán Magan - Though we never met. — Claire Blennerhassett

Is ait an mac an saol - I look it up on my search engine to make sure I’m spelling it right.  I’m not.  So I go back and correct it.  It’s like one of those phrases you learn in sec...

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 6h

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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 1d

if one of our brave correspondents would like to ask Heather Humphreys why she refused to meet with disability activists during the Scrap the Green Paper campaign, it might take a little edge off the appearance of rank bias in their conduct during this election

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 1d

Aw man!! 🙌🙌

Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 1d

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 1d

Watching her contributions in the Dáil for a good while now, & she consistently stands up for the marginalised in society. She always does her research fully. She is not bought, & I think she will represent us very well. I'll tag you in what Ivan Yates (who I've no time for) was saying today.

Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 1d

I don't agree with CC on everything, but I think she's a fundamentally good person, & one that can listen to all sides & is fair - as she did as leas ceann comhairle. She doesn't have the money machine or party agenda behind her, & she comes across as real. None of us are perfect, but I've been

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lynbw @lynbw.bsky.social · 1d

All of this but also:
not voting is the same as voting for the worst candidate
CC may not be perfect but how many boxes do you have & how many does she check? V HH?
Feminist ✅ left ✅ LGBT rights ✅ pro-palestine✅ antibloodsports ✅ geailgoir ✅ empathetic ✅ independent ✅
#speirgorm #áras25 #aras25

Sharrow 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇪🦄💙📚🎃 @sharrow.bsky.social · 2d

“Voting isn’t marriage, it’s public transport. You’re not waiting for “the one” who’s absolutely perfect: you’re getting the bus, and if there isn’t one to your destination, you don’t not travel- you take the one going closest.”

#speirgorm #Irishpolitics #Áras25 #Aras25

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MsMc @msmcglencree.bsky.social · 1d

What is this mushroom found under a chestnut tree?
#mushroom #wicklow #speirgorm

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 1d

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 1d

Wondrous, Tina. 💚

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Tina Claffey Photography @tinaclaffey.bsky.social · 1d

The Bog Asphodel is just beautiful to look at closely this time of the year @peatlandecr.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 1d

Oh jesus, Wombie, I'm so very sorry to hear this. Glad you're back. 💚

Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 1d

It's hard to think that the current lampposts have also been "designed", while I'm glad for more lighting where they're needed here they are just so soulless.

Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 2d

I hope the right therapist turns up for you pronto. Stay going. X

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Niamh @niamhpuirseil.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone familiar with Dawson St will know how much space The Ivy has taken up with its outdoor tables it doesn’t use and the planters around it. Now it wants more but at the Luas stop. If you’d like to be able to walk down the street and not be in over by trams please think about objecting

An application for a table and chair licence for noted tip robbers The Ivy

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2d

I'm giving away this signed 1st edition h/b of my new novel (it has a tiny jacket rip which means I wouldn't sell it) to one person who reposts this.

You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time

All shares much-appreciated.

Joe McLaren's fabulous cover for Everything Will Swallow You

A close up of the small tear on this first edition of Everything Will Swallow You

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 4d

They have the scandal they want now. I hate this whole thing of the media needing a circus rather than actually fostering & encouraging social engagement.
Sure, I love a good laugh, but like jaysus.

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 4d

New Gist: Jim Bows Out

“For anyone who has ever had to deal with a landlord who took their cash this is the stuff of legend. You would let the monkey paw get you for it.

“Who needs a soul?“, Faust would have said as he traded for this outcome.”

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The Gist: Jim Bows Out

Jim Gavin decided to drop a Sunday night bombshell. This is the Gist.

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you, Tina. 💚

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Tina Claffey Photography @tinaclaffey.bsky.social · 4d

A shaft of sunlight on the woodland floor at Lough Boora Discovery Park illuminated this beautiful creature, the Pink barred Sallow moth. What a beauty @peatlandecr.bsky.social @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @charleenhurtubise.bsky.social

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 4d

I just emailed Minister of Justice Jim O'Callaghan demanding Ireland does not support the new Chat Control bill which lets the EU read all of your WhatsApp and Signal messages without encryption. #SpeirGorm action.uplift.ie/campaigns/st...

Stop EU Chat Control

action.uplift.ie

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 5d

She would never have withdrawn.

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 5d

They'll probably all vote for Heather. But God I hope not.

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Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 5d

Rachel Parry: Bone cloaks and seaweed dresses in West Cork

Pieces by Allihies artist Rachel Parry make the link between our pagan past and Christian figures such as St Brigid

dlvr.it

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 5d

I'm still playing that bloq game on my phone even though I can't rotate the pieces!! 😅