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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 21d

“The idea that the Government could go into this Budget and offer no direct cost-of- living supports to people who are struggling to keep their heads above water is extraordinary. It tells us how far removed this Government is from the lives of ordinary people.

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Sep 1

Labour's new right wing agenda is just going to had Farage victory in the next elections. Starmer sickens me, worst ever Labour PM

Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Sep 1

Sadly the older generation who benefited from Social & affordable housing in the past keep voting in those same politicians. Most of whom are landlords or profiting in other ways from this Housing Disaster. A vicious circle. Revolution is the only solution!

a rainbow flag with a black fist and the word revolution

ALT: a rainbow flag with a black fist and the word revolution

media.tenor.com

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Aug 31

Someone is taking the piss 😅 although you did used to be able to get lollypops and chewing gum in the toilets in early 00's Dublin...

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Aug 31

Almost as bad as this one I saw in Cambodia last year

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Aug 26

It appears that there is a whole sub-genre in the Self Help book market for books that contain 'F&@k' or 'Sh1t' in the title...

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Aug 22

Even people who got 625 points in their leaving cert won't be able to find affordable student housing so there's that

Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Aug 22

If journalists & politicians stop using it will die. So just stop using it! It's a far right sewer, why are you surprised?

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Aug 20

Being poor has always been a crime in a America...

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Aug 20

I see poor people.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 20

REPORTER: Why are troops stationed here at Union Station and at the National Mall instead of areas where crime is higher?

JD VANCE: Crime is actually extremely high here at Union Station. You have vagrants.

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Aug 19

‘We are sleeping in cars and serial couch-surfing’: Dublin students appeal to homeowners to rent out rooms

UCD students’ union takes to streets to tell public they can earn up to €14,000 tax-free under rent-a-room scheme

www.irishtimes.com

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · Aug 16

"It still haunts me," he says. "I couldn't believe that human beings could do this to each other. Hiroshima was a terrible experience."

- Captain Yavar Abbas, British Army WW2 veteran. Aged 105.

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Aug 15

"well served by buses” O'Leary has clearly never been on a bus to the airport 🤣

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Feljin Jose @feljin.ie · Aug 15

I delivered the 700 page business case and cost benefit analysis for MetroLink to Michael O'Leary's office yesterday.

O'Leary said on RTÉ Radio that there’s been no cost-benefit analysis done on Metrolink which was then repeated on multiple news outlets.

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Aug 15

Just watched 'Reeling in the Years' 2005 and it may as well have been set in 2025. Unaffordable houses and cost of living crisis. We literally have learnt northing as country 🙈🙈 #ffg #ireland

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Feljin Jose @feljin.ie · Jun 26

Today marks 1000 days since the railway order application for MetroLink was submitted to An Bord Pleanála.

We marked the occasion by cutting a special MetroLink-themed cake outside ABP's offices to highlight the long delays for critical infrastructure in our planning system.

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Jun 27

Where was this?

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Jun 25

Yet another reason not to buy anything from Pennys...

amp.rte.ie/amp/1520284/

Around 100 jobs to be cut at Primark HQ in Dublin

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Jun 22

Was is something by Julia Boyd? 🧐 or any of these:
www.scribd.com/document/424...

Clayton J. Whisnant (Auth.) - Male Homosexuality in West Germany - Between Persecution and Freedom, 1945-69-Palgrave Macmillan UK (2012) | PDF | Homosexuality | Masculinity

Gender studies

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Jun 22

As the US & UK say Iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon, Israel is awaiting the delivery later this year of its German-built sixth submarine, set to carry nuclear arms.

UK ministers have authorised dozens of exports of components for Israeli subs.

www.declassifieduk.org/britain-is-a...

Britain is aiding Israel’s nuclear force

UK companies have sold £9m worth of technology for Israel’s submarines, which are believed to house nuclear weapons.

www.declassifieduk.org

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Jun 22

Here Ursula I fixed the typos in your post:

America must never acquire the bomb. With tensions in the Middle East at a new peak, stability must be the priority.

And respect for international law is critical. Now is the moment for America to engage in a credible diplomatic solution.

Bitte schön!

Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jun 22

Iran must never acquire the bomb.

With tensions in the Middle East at a new peak, stability must be the priority.

And respect for international law is critical.

Now is the moment for Iran to engage in a credible diplomatic solution.

The negotiating table is the only place to end this crisis.

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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · Jun 18

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Jun 18

'The top 10 economies all maintain strong institutional frameworks, robust infrastructure and adaptive governance models, which is what is required to remain competitive'
No wonder Ireland is struggling... #FFGout

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Jun 18

Ireland slides in world ranking of most competitive economies

State suffers biggest fall after Australia amongst world’s most competitive economies in IMD annual report

www.irishtimes.com

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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · Jun 11

Solidarity and safe travels to all participating in the Global March to Gaza, including at least 50 people from Ireland. Apartheid Israel must lift the siege of Gaza immediately and end its genocide, apartheid and occupation of Palestinians. Go well all.
#FreePalestine

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · Jun 10

Journalists use "extreme caution" when reporting on unfolding events. But regarding a US officer shooting an Australian reporter with a rubber bullet, one journalism expert says it's “strange that the language has been so guarded”.

'Crossfire': A US officer shoots an Australia reporter, and the media goes passive. Why?

'To not include some sort of description of the fact that the police officer, or whoever it was, seemed to turn purposefully towards the reporter to fire. That is super, super serious.'

www.crikey.com.au

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Lydia Bigley @lydiabigley.bsky.social · Jun 9

Here @theguardian.com I fixed the Typo in the first paragraph for you:
'It is intended to be an ultra-modern central London office that will serve Google for decades, but the new £1bn headquarters is beset by one of humanity’s oldest-known pests: GREED'.

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