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Sarah @sarahskeeter.bsky.social · 1d

I realise this isn't the point but if I'm reading this right, we're about to get ourselves President CMAC #áras25 #spéirgorm

Liz Carolan @lizcarolan.com · 1d

With 3 constituencies left to count - Catherine Connolly has received the highest number of votes of any candidate for presidency in the history of the state

According to @womenforelection.bsky.social data - MDH in 2018 had 822k #Aras25

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keitolaigin.bsky.social @keitolaigin.bsky.social · 1d

This could be just a pure coincidence on the placement, there is just no way to find out!!
#Aras25 #speirgorm

Two journal.ie posts one after another, one about a ballot smeared with excrement, the next one about Peadar Tobin spoiling his vote

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SPECTRAL Kaline 🇮🇪 🍉 @alkalinecollective.bsky.social · 1d

The spoiled votes are giving this energy #aras25

Van Houten's "I sleep in a racecar bed" scene from the simpsons but hes say he voted for Elvis presley

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keitolaigin.bsky.social @keitolaigin.bsky.social · 1d

An aspect of Irish politics is how the standard of gombeen politicians rarely translates to good leaders or presidential candidates. We have been lucky that when noteworthy people go for the Presidency that they have been successful, the 2 Mary's, Miggeldy, and now Catherine.
#Aras25 #speirgorm

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keitolaigin.bsky.social @keitolaigin.bsky.social · 1d

Agree, we are crying out for leaders in this country instead of whatever the hell Mícheál and Simon are.

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keitolaigin.bsky.social @keitolaigin.bsky.social · 1d

Irish media not being able to help themselves today!!!
#Aras25 #speirgorm

Podium meme show Catherine Connolly in first place, Heather Humphries in second place, spoil your vote crowd celebrating in third place.

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 1d

In July, when Catherine Connolly was the only confirmed candidate, the political media regularly excluded her from their polling. But I’m sure they’ll reflect on their own major failings and lack of insight into the election campaigns and the public’s views. Or not.

Tweet from July: Mick Caul & @caulmick
“Now they are leaving Catherine Connolly out of the polling altogether
Exclusive: Presidential poll reveals how Mary Lou would fare against Mairead”

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keitolaigin.bsky.social @keitolaigin.bsky.social · 1d

Also looking like Jim Gavin's vote won't be enough to get FFs deposit back 😁

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Mark O’Brien @obrienpmark.bsky.social · 2d

On the night we elect his successor, this man, this artist, is in my thoughts.
What service he has given us.
Not only as President but as our first Minister for the Arts. This photo I took on Inis Oirr in 2021 is one of my most treasured. Go raibh maith aige. #Aras25

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Donal Coffey @donalcoffey.bsky.social · 2d

For overseas followers: in Ireland every seven years we vote for someone to tell the Government they are a bunch of evil clowns and every five years we vote in the evil clowns.

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Fiona Small @fionasmall.bsky.social · 3d

CMAT is a legit legend

i sincerely hope that A Certain Other Irish Pop Star gets the help that she needs, but right now she is very publicly acting like a bully and is absolutely not a voice to be listened to or trusted when it comes to trans lives.
can i ask for all the lovely people in the irish/musicy/ gay/alloftheabove circle who are *rightfully* outraged by her latest series of tweets to not share them? i can tell that everyone's intentions are good but it can be quite traumatising to spread around this bogus 'data. I really care about prevention of harm to the trans community and i believe in the power of cutting off hate at the source.
anyways. today seems like as fabulous a day as ever to donate to TENI, Trans Equality Network Ireland.

https://teni.ie/donate/?fbclid=PAZnRzaANncGtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp2cnZliqOys3gQKkAF8NEpuBafVfttOvDRjB-OQJ7l87861IlgPXkrXzoDXq_aem_HF0eRetIzgAfhfLYk8-y4Q

i love you all so much ! let's work harder to protect our trans family during these

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Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ @dfertl.bsky.social · 3d

The acquittal of #SoldierF - based on a rejection and suppression of evidence, incl. of his fellow paratroopers - exposes once more the ongoing refusal of Britain to deliver justice to its many victims.
My sympathy and solidarity to the #BloodySunday families.
#SpéirGorm
www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...

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Boo-rendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 3d

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 5d

In case you're wondering, the EPP is the EU parliamentary group co-founded and adhered to by Fine Gael, Heather Humphrey's party.

Be in no doubt: a vote for her on Friday is a vote against nature.

Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 5d

EPP in coalition with far-right groups once again joined forces to attack environmental ambition in the EU, voting down the EU’s proposed law on forest monitoring, calling on the Commission to withdraw the proposal entirely. www.euractiv.com/news/europea...

European Parliament rejects law to monitor forests | Euractiv

The Commission is now expected to withdraw the bill

www.euractiv.com

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keitolaigin.bsky.social @keitolaigin.bsky.social · 5d

Ah, the Fr Jack head in box strategy, "Are those my feet?" Bold strategy, let's see how this one plays out!

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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 6d

The Ditch x Village Magazine

Heather Humphreys honoured a disgraced ex-garda after he was accused of extreme domestic violence and found by a tribunal to have corruptly organised planting weapons and fabricated evidence.

An ‘exceptional award’ she said.

www.ontheditch.com/humphreys-ho...

Humphreys honoured disgraced garda

The garda was accused of extreme domestic violence.

www.ontheditch.com

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 6d

Fine Gael have attacked politician barristers for who they have represented in the course of their legal duties before.

Targetting Jim O’Callagahan in 2020:

www.newstalk.com/news/ffs-oca...

FF's O'Callaghan says refusing to represent someone legally over politics would breach barristers' code | Newstalk

Fianna Fáil's Jim O'Callaghan says it would be a breach of his profession's code of conduct if h...

www.newstalk.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 7d

BREAKING: Five Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack on az-Zawayda in central Gaza, according to medical sources at Al-Aqsa Hospital.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/glkirt

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keitolaigin.bsky.social @keitolaigin.bsky.social · 7d

Spoil your vote crowd spending their Sunday penning the final draft of what to write on Fridays ballot paper to spoil their vote (with no help from AI), when count staff will spend no more than 2 seconds looking at it before putting it on a table in the corner of the count centre.
#speirgorm #aras25

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 8d

They Said The Massacres Would Stop When The Hostages Were Released. They Haven't Stopped.

On Friday Israel reportedly blew up a vehicle carrying a Palestinian family of eleven people, including seven children.

www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/they-said-...

They Said The Massacres Would Stop When The Hostages Were Released. They Haven't Stopped.

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

www.caitlinjohnst.one

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 8d

BREAKING: Gaza's Media Office says the Israeli army has committed 47 violations after the truce deal entered into force in early October, killing 38 Palestinians and wounding another 143 people.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/nuq6mi

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keitolaigin.bsky.social @keitolaigin.bsky.social · 9d

Did any reporter present ask the deputy First Minister if she has an Irish passport???

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 9d

Extending voting rights in Irish Presidential Elections to citizens living in Northern Ireland would be overstepping the mark, Stormont's deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has warned

Pengelly warns against extending presidential vote to NI

Extending voting rights in Irish Presidential Elections to citizens living in Northern Ireland would be overstepping the mark, Stormont's deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has warned.

www.rte.ie

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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 9d

For the first time since 2006 the state has admitted it allowed munitions – onboard a US war plane authorised by Simon Harris to land at Shannon Airport – to travel through Irish territory on their way to Israel

Darragh O’Brien granted the exemption.

www.ontheditch.com/state-admits/

State admits it’s allowed weapons through Ireland to Israel

It’s the fist time in almost 20 years.

www.ontheditch.com

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keitolaigin.bsky.social @keitolaigin.bsky.social · 10d

Fucking Banríon 👑👑

LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 10d

She gets all the flowers. I mean ALL of them. If we see her, we immediately have to give her flowers.

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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 11d

A company under garda investigation was incorporated just a month before Heather Humphreys was the star attraction at its February “charity” event.

www.ontheditch.com/humphreys-wa...

Humphreys was star attraction at event under investigation

The company was incorporated just a year before.

www.ontheditch.com

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