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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh

@mousketeer.bsky.social

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Cork like. Artist, Historian, chef, retired and broken from rugby, occasional talking head on TV mainly about Gráinne Ní Mháille. Dilettante extraordinaire. Not fond of humans. Dog rescuer. PWD, GNC, nearing OAP, proudly Socialist, and absolutely Queer.

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · Aug 16

The grand total of €275 euro was raised.
In the first few days of a similar campaign for Ukraine over €700 was raised - eventually it was thousands.

And this time Cottonhound got appalling abuse.

I'm fucking disgusted at the response tbh.

THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO DID BUY A WEE BANDANA!

Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · Jul 4

"Free Palestine" dog bandanas still available.
Details of where to get them here.

(no - I'm not affiliated with the printers bar being a long standing customer of this small ethical Irish business).

Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · Jun 24

This is Filo.
Once upon a time she was starving, bleeding, malnourished, and hiding in fear under an industrial wheelie bin.

Filo says #FREEPALESTINE

personalised bandannas available from Cottonhound on SpecialGifts.ie proceeds to the Irish Red Cross fund for Palestine.

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 1h

Wasn't this fella blathering on about how government means making the tough choices, at the cost of popularity, while justifying a budget that rewards developers and screws middle income workers, people with disabilities,and the elderly just a few days ago?

#SpéirGhorm

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 11h

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 1h

Which means sometimes she is so considered and reflective she opens herself up to charges of not answering questions. She is answering, but in a way that contains nuance. Grown up answers from a woman who doesn't believe she has all the answers.

Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 1h

Heather strikes me as the kind of woman who is 'well meaning' - which means she knows best and if we would just do as she says everything would be grand. Also no intellectual but big on 'common sense" and "plain speaking". A bit thick really.
Connolly is the exact opposite...

Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 2h

Not if you intend to Paddy Hillary your way through it.
Bitta handshaking. Sign what's put in front of you. Read pre-approved speeches written by the government. Avoid dissolving the Dáil.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 17h

If you live in Ireland or the UK, Absolute Dominion is available today on Google or Apple TV
www.rte.ie/video/id/28161

Absolute Dominion, the new film from Palestinian-American Oscar®-nominated director Lexi Alexander

This superb martial arts battle for humanity begins on October 9.

www.rte.ie

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 2h

"They're expensive, but they're very good."

Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 2h

I think many people have serious concerns about data protection in Ireland.

Bizarrely, these concerns don't seem to be shared by journalists.

Why on earth would that be?

#SpéirGhorm #IrishPolitics

Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 1d

Big piece in POLITICO asking about the independence of Ireland's process of appointing people to its Data Protection Commission. There is deep unease in Brussels about Ireland appointing a former Meta lobbyist as Meta's watchdog. Now questions about who was involved.

www.politico.eu/article/big-...

Big Tech lawyer played key role in picking Ireland’s new privacy regulator

Former Meta lobbyist Niamh Sweeney will co-lead the Irish Data Protection Commission from mid-October.

www.politico.eu

Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 2h

I lived in England when Thatcher got the bright idea to sell off local authority housing, and prevented the building of replacements. It was a disaster.
Imagine my 'surprise' to end up witnessing the exact same thing in Ireland.
Sale of utilities was another deja poo moment.

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 3h

Wait? Did he claim circumcision causes autism?

Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 3h

And no one is asking why is our infrastructure so poor? Who decided to underinvest for decades? Where did the money go?

It's like defence. Cries from govt about urgent need to spend millions. Who let it go to shit in the first place? We've hardly enough sailors to crew a currach. Why is that?

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 3h

We need affordable secure local authority housing. Of the kind the State managed to build when we hadn't a collective pot to piss in, and was sold off never to be replaced. Ease pressure on private rentals, ease pressure on housing market.

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 3h

Then no cake. This Sunday it's just a scone.
She's 91. Treats are rare.
Her neighbours are a retired couple (school principle & a staff nurse). They lunched in the café twice a week. That's now takeaway sandwiches once a week.
But HUZZAH for the VAT decrease.

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 3h

Even the simple equation of more disposable income in people's pockets means people will eat out has escaped them.
Local indy café nr my Mam (and ironically the Taoiseach). It's not cheap but it's very good. On a Sunday she used to get a lrg cappuccino, scone, cake. That became sml cappuccino...

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 4h

Nice one Rita.
Thanks for the heads up.

Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 4h

Decades ago I was a chef. In a high end, family owned place. Stock was delivered fresh daily. Fish from Ballycotton, organic veg etc from small local suppliers. Not bulk boxes of processed crap. Food was prepped and cooked on site.
Haulage gone up. Electricity gone up. Food gone up.

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 4h

Meanwhile the increase in carbon tax immediately hits haulage impacting on supply costs.
Small cafés can't buy in bulk to mitigate this increase.
Unlike the major chains.

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 4h

When will we see this in the mainstream media?
Have endless questions on the news channels?
Will Heather be grilled about other forms of tax she would be prepared to avoid paying?

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

Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 4h

The whole 'Gardaí blocked ex-con' smear was not at all as presented.
Why the need to spin it if not to throw muck?

Humphreys spreading misinformation about Oireachtas vetting

Humphreys’s former party colleague and ex-justice minister Alan Shatter has also joined in.

www.ontheditch.com

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 4h

And yet, a former minister for Justice and Fine Gael TD literally put up a fake AI document on Twitter in an attempt to prop up a smear story with more holes than a wheel of emmental. The same story that raised garda vetting concerns no journalists will investigate.

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 4h

I was sitting there saying "G'wan Heather. Tell us it's playing the Lambeth Drum. I dare ya!"

Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 12h

No.
We do not have to become them.

Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 12h

SpéirBánDearg.

😉

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 12h

Was just telling someone about that. This puts it better.

Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 14h

True. But that wouldn't plug the Garda to Journo data pipeline.

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 14h

Seems like Journalists can get their hands on any kind of data they want in Ireland.
And as usual the government are worse than useless.

Is the media running amok?
#SpéirGhorm

Teresa Collins @queen-crafty.bsky.social · 15h

Dodgy one here from the Govt.

Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 6d

This peculiar and alarming.

Labour leader @ivanabacik.bsky.social Ivana Bacik asks Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan what he has done to ensure the DPC finally acts against the data free-for-all that sends people's movements to countless data brokers.

vimeo.com/1124123069?f...

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