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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 16h

Fresh from his triumphant Áras campaign backing Jim Gavin, Micheál Martin again shows his deft political touch with this latest wheeze, one worthy of CJH himself or his FF mentor Bertie.

Shocking stuff.

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Saoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 20h

MM refusing to do anything on climate shows that he puts disproportionate weight on the opinions of lobbyists for data centers, car manufacturers, dairy, etc cause support for government action on climate change actually unites people across the country..so who is he talking about?

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 19h

@rteradio1.bsky.social
refreshed its line up -9-11am it’s David McCullagh, 11-1pm it’s Oliver Callan, 1.45-3pm it’s Kieran Cuddihy-so except for news where there may be a woman presenter, between 9-3pm it’s man, man, man. How refreshing it that? #manel #speirgorm #missedoppertunity #sameoldsameold

RTÉ Radio 1 (@rteradio1.bsky.social)

The official Bluesky home of RTÉ Radio 1 ☘️ 📻

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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 20h

A message from Catherine on World Mental Health Day.

As a former clinical psychologist, Catherine has a long legacy of calling for increased investment in mental health services and supports.

On 24th October, vote for a President who will be a voice for those who are struggling to find their own.

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Gráinne Lynch @gronya.bsky.social · 19h

I like this - vote for hope!

Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 1d

My partner's letter in today's Clare Champion. I'm very proud of her. Catherine Connolly's campaign is giving hope to people who have felt disenfranchised for so long. #spéirgorm ##Áras2025

Young people do have a future in Ireland

I’m not a very political person.

That’s a strange thing to admit as someone with two degrees in politics, but whatever enthusiasm I had for political engagement was quickly snuffed out as I graduated into an Ireland of austerity and dwindling opportunities. I knew change was needed and I was excited to vote for it, but time and again I was shown that change wasn’t possible. I voted to elect Labour - I got Fine Gael. I voted to elect the Greens - I got Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. If I just stayed home, I still got Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

Time after time, Ireland’s youth begged for changes that would give us some hope for the future, but every time we were told that our lives mattered less than rising house prices. It was obvious there was no future for me in Ireland, so I took the same path as so many others before me and sought a better life in Australia. I had no intention of coming back. Ireland had turned her back on me long before I turned my back on her.

Covid forced me back home and I wasn’t happy about it. I met someone when I returned and we’ve done our best to build a life here, but always with one foot out the door. Melbourne has never stopped calling to me.

On September 22nd, my partner happened to be watching Catherine Connolly’s campaign launch and sitting beside him I felt something stir that I thought was long gone - hope. Catherine Connolly and the people she shared that stage with shared a vision for Ireland’s future that had a place for me in it. I heard Holly Cairns express that the presidency can be a role that highlights who we want to be, not just accepting the shortcomings of who we are right now. I heard Mary Lou McDonald speak of an Ireland where the aspirations and wellbeing of the people come first. I heard Paul Murphy reassure us that there is indeed hope that the 100 year rule of Fine Fáil and Fine Gael can be ended. Finally, when Catherine herself spoke, I saw why each of these le…

A photo of 4 women and a man canvassing for Catherine Connolly. It's a selfie style shot and most people are wearing Catherine Connolly badges or clothing.

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Gráinne Lynch @gronya.bsky.social · 19h

RTÉ Radio 1 is planning to add 5 extra hours a week to their sports coverage, presumably alongside the regular short bulletins in the morning and evening on weekdays and 8+ hours of sport on the weekends. There is no extra arts coverage announced. www.thejournal.ie/rte-radio-1-...

Big changes are afoot at RTÉ Radio 1 - here's what the new weekday schedule will look like

Presenters have been reshuffled, time slots have been extended and a new evening sports show is on the way.

www.thejournal.ie

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 1d

They did not ask about it. #aras25

Teresa Collins @queen-crafty.bsky.social · 1d

It’ll be interesting to see if RTE ask Humphreys about this. www.ontheditch.com/fine-gaels-h...

Humphreys has avoided a property tax on old office

She could face criminal prosecution under laws introduced when she was a government minister.

www.ontheditch.com

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Schmutzie @schmutzie.com · 1d

As someone who has lost all the writing I published on sites I didn't own, DO THIS 👇

Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 1d

periodic reminder that if you write stuff that's published on the web for a publication you yourself do not own, PDF that shit as soon as it goes live

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Hey! It's Bubblenoma Linda @bubblenoma.bsky.social · 1d

Affordable art space in Dublin City Centre, available now #speirgorm

A4 Sounds @a4sounds.bsky.social · 22d

We currently have 10 regular studio memberships available at A4 Sounds.

We are looking for artists from the following disciplines to join our studio community:
• Sculpture
• Print
• Photography
• Ceramics
• Textiles
• Media

Studio Memberships
10 available

Image is bright and colourful

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Gráinne Lynch @gronya.bsky.social · 1d

And she was asked again on the Drivetime debate this evening about the cases she took on, as if it was by choice.

Uilliam Mac ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · 1d

The Bar Council have been put in the position of having issue a statement correcting the false claims in both the IT and the Indo that Connolly took cases by choice when in fact she was meeting her professional and legal obligations as all barristers do.
www.lawlibrary.ie/statement-fr...

#Áras25

Statement from the Council of The Bar of Ireland: The fundamental importance of an independent referral Bar - Law Library

It is the duty of barristers to be independent and free from any influence, especially such as may arise from their personal interests or external pressure, in the discharge of their professional duti...

www.lawlibrary.ie

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Uilliam Mac ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · 1d

The Bar Council have been put in the position of having issue a statement correcting the false claims in both the IT and the Indo that Connolly took cases by choice when in fact she was meeting her professional and legal obligations as all barristers do.
www.lawlibrary.ie/statement-fr...

#Áras25

Statement from the Council of The Bar of Ireland: The fundamental importance of an independent referral Bar - Law Library

It is the duty of barristers to be independent and free from any influence, especially such as may arise from their personal interests or external pressure, in the discharge of their professional duti...

www.lawlibrary.ie

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Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · Apr 17

Here's Palantir's Louis Mosley, grandson of Britain's most famous fascist leader, talking about the importance of AI, if you aren't convinced yet that this is one big co-ordinated push towards the destruction of everything good in life.

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

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UCD Press @ucdpress.bsky.social · 16d

It’s always special to see authors holding their book. Earlier this week, we stopped by the Irish Theatre Institute to hand deliver copies of WTF Happened to its authors, Sarah Durcan and Lian Bell, and we were joined by Niamh O’Donnell of ITI.

🔗 Order a copy: bit.ly/wtf-happened

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Gráinne Lynch @gronya.bsky.social · 2d

While it feels appropriate to leave the #WTFHappened launch early to go to the Gaiety to see a play by a female playwright, I'm still sorry to miss all the speeches - what a moment in Irish theatre, what a movement!

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 2d

It happened. Last night I was feeling despair about a lot of different things and I realized I needed to enlist my dog’s help to make me feel better.

I present to you Maggie the Pug as Cher Pugowitz.

Maggie the Pug is majorly, totally, butt crazy in love with Josh. She’s wearing Cher’s classic yellow plaid ensemble.

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 2d

New favorite octopus fact

ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 2d

In an old ad for board game Scattergories in Spain a player was shown flouncing out while anothet said “OK, we’ll accept ‘octopus’ as a pet”.
“Aceptamos pulpo” has now entered the language in the meaning of “that’s a bit of a stretch but let’s go with it just for the sake of argument”.

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Lair Of The Gurt Sherm (Stoker 1911) @gurtsherm.bsky.social · 2d

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Gráinne Lynch @gronya.bsky.social · 2d

Not sure if this fits the bill but in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the author gets very close to the family and becomes part of the story. It's one of favourite non-fiction books.

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 3d

Author and TD among five Irish people on board latest Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel
#speirgorm #stopthegenocide
jrnl.ie/6838266

Author and TD among five Irish people on board latest Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel

There were five Irish citizens aboard boats in the flotilla.

jrnl.ie

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Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 3d

Five Irish citizens have been detained by Israel on new Gaza-bound flotilla, including author Naoise Dolan and independent TD Barry Heneghan.
The others named by organisers as Fionn Macarthur, Veronica O’Keane, and Mutaz Jadaan.
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

Five Irish citizens among those detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla

Author Naoise Dolan and Independent TD Barry Heneghan among those on board boat captured in Mediterranean

www.irishtimes.com

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Gráinne Lynch @gronya.bsky.social · 2d

And that is still an excellent use of a lotto win! I'm sure you've had plenty of dreamy conversations about what colour the waterside will be, and how twists and turns it should have.

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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 3d

Survivors of childhood abuse (now aged in their 60's & 70's) are on day 16 of hunger strike outside the Dail over redress.
Why is the State treating victims so abysmally that elderly people are hunger striking and sleeping on the streets to get justice? #Speirgorm

www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Family of Dáil hunger striker expresses worry for mother

The family of a survivor of residential abuse who is protesting outside the Dáil has written to the Minister for Education to express "grave concern" about the physical and mental health of their moth...

www.rte.ie

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Gráinne Lynch @gronya.bsky.social · 2d

Agreed! It's what we all do, and they seem lovely so you just feel happy for them!

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Rose 🇮🇪🤝🇵🇸 @anaemicroyalty.bsky.social · 3d

And why is it means tested based on your partner's income if you cohabitate? I am disabled and can't work and yet I can't marry or even live with my partner of almost four years or I'll be forced to depend on his income which, through no fault of his, is not large enough to support two people.

Melissa @melissabreen.bsky.social · 3d

The Basic Income for the Arts Scheme is €325 a week, similar to what they gave out during the pandemic. This is how much they've deemed one needs in order to live in Ireland. So why is disability benefit only €244? Why are disabled and sick people expected to live so far below the poverty line?

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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 3d

Mmm, the easiest solution here is probably get rid of 500,000 cars

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds. https://cnn.it/4pWQMoh

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