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Conor L @conorl.org · 11m

I grew up in Clontarf, so not in those categories!

Conor L @conorl.org · 30m

Yeah, I've always thought that's what they were referring to, but I think that's too late - I was in 5th class in 1993. Maybe it was only said to my little brothers. Mixing up the UDA and IRA isn't odd though - everything was the fault of the IRA. They may as well have been reading the Brit papers.

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Conor L @conorl.org · 1h

Trick or Treat was replacing Help The Halloween Party in my part of Dub when I was growing up (very early 90s). But my siblings and I weren't allowed use Trick or Treat. According to my parents the IRA had said it before a shooting. But they were SIndo readers, so everything was the fault of the IRA

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Conor L @conorl.org · 1h

The signs warned that you'd be removed from the venue without warning or refund if using it. But plenty of people were taking photos with no problems. So maybe the signs were put up for an American artist and just left up.

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Conor L @conorl.org · 1h

Was in Vicar St recently. So many signs up in the way in saying "No cellphones allowed during the performance". That's grand, I'll just use my mobile so.

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Conor L @conorl.org · 3d

14 years is about the life span for Bernese, so it's more of a natural limit!

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Conor L @conorl.org · 3d

Unfortunately he had served the maximum two terms.

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Conor L @conorl.org · 4d

Yeah, she's a republican. In the Irish sense, which is nothing to do with the US sense. She is absolutely not a right-winger.

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Conor L @conorl.org · 4d

How hilariously common, a rapist finding god.

a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a sign that says ' news team '

Alt: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a sign that says ' news team '

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Conor L @conorl.org · 4d

Do you think all Irish women are called Mary?

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Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team · 4d

Totally wild to me that Irish politics ends up being #2 in trending on Bluesky. Congrats to Catherine Connolly on her win as the new Irish President and looking forward to Bluesky having more globally representative trends in the future!

Top trends on Bluesky with Catherine Connolly being the second item on the list. The other items are the NBA tip off, Caturday, World Series, and Blue Jays.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 4d

🗳️ Results for Kildare North

#PresidentialElection #Aras25

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Conor L @conorl.org · 4d

The Tan press never not at it.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 4d

Hard-left candidate secures landslide in Irish presidential election on.ft.com/4oxeSo5

Hard-left candidate secures landslide in Irish presidential election

Catherine Connolly triumphs in contest marked by significant number of spoilt ballots

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Conor L @conorl.org · 5d

Yes, the President is Head of State, and the Taoiseach is Head of Government.

Conor L @conorl.org · 6d

Especially given the news in Northern Ireland today...

a man with a mustache is making a funny face and says oof

Alt: a man with a mustache is making a funny face and says oof

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Conor L @conorl.org · 7d

Why would I bitch to starmer? I don't live in the UK. I live in Ireland. They are separate countries.

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Conor L @conorl.org · 7d

Massachusetts is in the USA. Ireland is not in the UK. So the comparison doesn't work.

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Conor L @conorl.org · 8d

Ireland, and in particular Dublin where this violence happened, is not in the UK.

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Coach Gowron @coachgowron.com · 12d

Allow yourself to celebrate even the smallest of victories in the face of adversity. Don't snuff out a light because it is not bright enough. Nurture it, and fight to make it grow until the shadows retreat. Even the greatest beacons may be lit with the smallest spark.

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Jake Goldsbie @jakegoldsbie.bsky.social · 14d

This is possibly the all-time funniest real answer to an interview question

Cheryl Hines clarifying her mutant husband only had a bit of his brain eaten by an actual worm

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Conor L @conorl.org · 13d

Tommy Ten Names was born in Britain with a British father. He is not an immigrant. He happens to be also an Irish citizen as his mother is Irish.

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Conor L @conorl.org · 13d

I wish we'd gotten a new constitution and education act excluding mention of god. That would have gotten my vote. I was too young to vote in that election though. Was only 15.

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Conor L @conorl.org · 15d

At least he's not saying Eire (spelling very much intended) in the way that they do.

Conor L @conorl.org · 15d

Shocking amount of ignorance and support for child murderers on display here. Never not at it. www.reddit.com/r/unitedking...

From the unitedkingdom community on Reddit: Key witness branded a liar as Soldier F trial continues

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Conor L @conorl.org · 16d

Tried out the new #startrek Voyager game. It launchs on my #linux #fedora laptop (on low graphics - frame rate is set to 30, but is more like 3), however I can't do anything once I get to the first scene on the bridge. Esc gets me back to the menu, but nothing else works.