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Derek Barry
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Brisbane Irish Australian. Quondam journalist. Now unemployed writer. The dog is Basil. He’s a bad boy who thankfully lives with my sister but he likes my lap. The geese live at Ardfinnan. You can find my ramblings at woollydays.wordpress.com
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My ebook "Irish Eye: Stories about #waterford and the south east" is now available. If you are looking for a decent read about south east #ireland then look no further www.booktopia.com.au/irish-eye-de...
Irish Eye
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Morning Bluesky.
February 5, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Goth in Himmel!
February 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Reposted by Derek Barry
The Cultural and Historical Evolution of Soccer to the World’s Favorite Game

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Books about football at PG:

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#sports #history
February 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
urgent email from Bola Ahmed Tinubu PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA signing himself off "I remain the crime fighter". Thanks for thinking of me & I support your efforts but disinclined to give you my name, address, occupation, copy of ID and phone to "prove I am okay" Keep fighting, though, Bola my man.
February 3, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Same thing happen with Brisbane’s major floods. The Aus Bureau of Meteorology copped the blame to distract attention from lax town planning
February 2, 2026 at 7:51 AM
I very much doubt I’d like that
February 2, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Motoring to the finish line at Mitchelton #parkrun I wore the orange vest for the 25 min pacer and pretty much nailed the assignment with a time of 24.59. Run 319 Volunteer 54
January 31, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Memo to journalists: No one has to see Melania so “I don’t have to”
January 31, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Sooner or later someone will always turn up to a council meeting wearing a pigeon’s head www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2580299...
Pigeons on the pill? City Hall exploring contraceptives to curb market flock
Norwich City Council continues to ramp up its battle against a large pigeon flock at Norwich Market, agreeing to explore feeding them contraceptive…
www.eveningnews24.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Sad to hear of Sly Dunbar’s death. Sly n Robbie were one of the all time great rhythm sections and played with everyone www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sly Dunbar, prolific reggae legend, dies aged 73
The drummer and producer played with everyone from Bob Marley to The Rolling Stones and Madonna.
www.bbc.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"When cars come first, everyone loses". This applies to Aus too www.thejournal.ie/readme/irela...
Ireland's dangerous roads: When cars come first, everyone loses
Sadhbh O’ Neill says that the reduction of road deaths in Ireland is being strangled by a lack of political courage.
www.thejournal.ie
January 26, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Focusing on the task at hand as I approach the finish line at Kelvin Grove #parkrun. Run 318, time 24.16 and did the pre-course check for volunteer credit 53
January 24, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Even while praising the Canadian leader’s Davos speech, Chalmers like Carney avoids any mention of the US. Middle powers come not to praise or bury Caesar but to pretend he doesn’t exist. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Jim Chalmers says Canadian PM’s ‘stunning’ denunciation of Trump is being widely discussed in Australian government
Treasurer joins former PM Malcom Turnbull in praising Mark Carney’s comments at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Russia to deploy an AI-powered internet censorship system. What could possibly go wrong? www.ukrinform.net/rubric-socie...
Russia planning to introduce AI-powered internet traffic censorship – CCD
Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) plans to launch an artificial intelligence-based internet traffic censorship system in ...
www.ukrinform.net
January 21, 2026 at 6:17 AM
I see lots of Irish agencies and government bodies taking the decision to leave X. It's well past time for Australian institutions to follow suit and leave this abusive platform
January 21, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Well done Ballygunner GAA. Now if someone could only bottle what they've got for Waterford county level www.bbc.com/sport/articl...
All-Ireland GAA Club Finals: Ballygunner and Dingle land titles
It was a Munster double at Croke Park as Ballygunner beat Loughrea 1-20 to 1-14 to win the All-Ireland Senior club Hurling title, as Dingle beat St Brigid's 0-23 to 1-19 to win a classic All-Ireland c...
www.bbc.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Well done RIA
Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.

The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.

In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
January 18, 2026 at 1:14 AM
At 72 David Byrne has still got it
January 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Hot and humid off the scale this morning. Captured at the start and finish line of the Petrie #parkrun. Third run there, my 317th run and a PB for Petrie at 24.35.
January 17, 2026 at 5:47 AM
And they’re off. The annual mass escape from Dublin Castle, commemorating the real jailbreak of 1592 by Red Hugh O’Donnell & the O’Neill Brothers. Competitors will cover 62km through the night, across the mountains to Glenmalure Valley. That’s if they make it, unlike Art O’Neill, who died en route.
January 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM