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Chris Doyle @gollygee2004.bsky.social · 4h

God almighty, what a prick

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Chris Doyle @gollygee2004.bsky.social · 14h

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 3d

Keepy uppies in heels by Catherine Connolly

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ATU Mayo @atumayo.bsky.social · 23h

Very interesting talk on Dark Skies coming up this weekend at the National Museum. Highly recommended! @mayodarkskies.bsky.social

National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 1d

Discover Mayo’s night skies!
Join us for a free talk on @mayodarkskies.bsky.social at the National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park.
📅 Sat 11 Oct, 15:30–16:30
🔗 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
Free admission, booking required.
#Mayo #Stargazing #DarkSkies

a star-speckled sky over a bogland walkway

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Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies @dias.ie · 21h

Hear Viktoriia talk about this in her free #SamhainAgusScience talk at DIAS HQ on 04 November. Full details and ticket infomation can be found on www.eventbrite.ie/e/1739275773...
#DIASdiscovers #DIAS85 @scs-dias.bsky.social

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Javier Traité @javiertraite.bsky.social · 2d

Recordad, mañana a las 19:00!

Editorial Rhemata @editorialrhemata.bsky.social · 7d

BARCELONA! SOM-HI!

Ja teníem ganes de presentar a les nostres dones romanes a Barcelona i, per fi, el proper dijous, tindreu l'oportunitat de saber una mica més d'elles. De la mà de l'autor @tadeuscalinca.bsky.social que estarà acompanyat de @javiertraite.bsky.social 👇👇

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Chris Doyle @gollygee2004.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, real enemies of the state there...😀

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 1d

#stopthegenocide #breakthesiege #globalflotilla Contact the Taoiseach - details below #speirgorm

Poster of kidnapped by IOF - Irish doctor Veronica O’Keane

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Chris Doyle @gollygee2004.bsky.social · 4d

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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a fence holding a wand .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a fence holding a wand .

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Chris Doyle @gollygee2004.bsky.social · 4d

Might be attempting an Old Oirish accent

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 6d

Soon you can have your sushi delivered by the same drones that shot toddlers in the head while they were scraping spilled flour off the ground

PARTNERS WITH FLYTREX, AN ISRAELI DRONE COPMANY, ALL WHILE ISRAEL USES DRONES TO KILL CHILDREN

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Chris Doyle @gollygee2004.bsky.social · 5d

Leaflets for Open Day

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Martin O'Leary @strangetea.bsky.social · 6d

They could have just pushed him in his wheelchair when they arrested him. Instead they dragged him away like he was a bag of rubbish. They did this to humiliate him, to diminish him, to hurt him, to dehumanise him. He has a million times the heart and soul of the thugs who did this to him.

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 6d

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 6d

The sad spectable of American comedians selling out in Saudi Arabia www.thenation.com/article/cult...

The Sad Spectacle of American Comedians Selling Out in Saudi Arabia

It turns out that edgy free-speech warriors will scuttle their principles for a check from a brutal autocratic regime.

www.thenation.com

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Chris Doyle @gollygee2004.bsky.social · 6d

Let him keep at it, he's digging himself a deeper hole for when justice catches up with him. Imagine what is being done to Palestinian prisoners with no camera

Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 7d

Itamar Ben Gvir - the far right Israeli minister sanctioned by the West and referenced in the ICJ genocide case - berates flotilla members held by Israeli forces as “terrorists”.

At least 16 Irish among those illegally stopped by Israel in international waters.

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TG4 @tg4.bsky.social · 6d

Manchán Magan 1970 - 2025 💔

Craoltóir, scríbhneoir agus Gael. Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann.

Thar na blianta, chruthaigh sé & chuir sé i láthair an t-uafás cláracha do TnaG & TG4. Tá oidhreacht shaibhir fágtha aige dúinn a thabharfaidh inspioráid don chéad ghlúin eile 🕯️
🔗 www.tg4.ie

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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 6d

I often think of the Irish word for the environment – comhshaol, meaning "shared life," which I think captures the interconnectedness at the heart of environmental sustainability.

Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 6d

The first letter is beith, meaning birch. There’s dair meaning oak, coll, meaning hazel, and so on.

The word for photography, grianghrafadóireacht, literally means to make a chart of the sun.

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The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally

Record numbers of pupils are seeking opt-outs from compulsory learning. This is misguided – Irish is a portal to a world of imagination, says journalist Una Mullally

www.theguardian.com

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Shannon Kelly Donahue @shannonkellydonahue.com · 7d

One of my favorite episodes of Motherfoclóir. Manchán Magan talking about all the wonderful thing that Manchán was prone to talk about. @theirishfor.bsky.social @darach.bsky.social @thekavofficial.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

#144 | Three Whales and the Universe: Motherfoclóir Meets Manchán Magan

Podcast Episode · Motherfoclóir · 09/17/2020 · 42m

podcasts.apple.com

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 7d

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed

Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.

www.rte.ie

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 7d

Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55

Author spoke of terminal illness in recent radio interview, saying he did not feel despair

www.irishtimes.com

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Chris Doyle @gollygee2004.bsky.social · 8d

a cartoon of a crab says after all money is the ultimate source of joy

ALT: a cartoon of a crab says after all money is the ultimate source of joy

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 8d

Elon Musk: “I love Javier Milei.”

Kemi Badenoch: “Javier Milei is the template.”

Donald Trump: “My favourite president.”

Nigel Farage: "Amazing. Cutting and slashing … doing all the things he’s done … that’s leadership.”

Meanwhile... in Argentina

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty

The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silence, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

www.theguardian.com

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Chris Doyle @gollygee2004.bsky.social · 8d

I haven't seen this one, will do now though, thanks. The Mel Gibson one is fairly wack...but the Bezos head.....😃

Chris Doyle @gollygee2004.bsky.social · 8d

Yeah, seen it before, it is out of this world!

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Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · 12d

Today's Knowledge Commons upload 'The Earliest Viking Activity in England?'. We always hear of the sack of Lindisfarne AD793 as the start of the Viking Age, but what about raids in #Kent a decade or so before? #medievalsky #archaeology #history Photo: Chris Coombe works.hcommons.org/records/r50j...

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