Philip O'Connor
@philipoconnor.bsky.social
"Love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night."
Irish journalist based in Stockholm, covering the world.
Irish journalist based in Stockholm, covering the world.
I CANNOT understand how they aren't all over this sport!!
February 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I CANNOT understand how they aren't all over this sport!!
One of the things I want to do during the #WinterOlympics is to make #biathlon more accessible to the uninitiated, so I'm delighted that @nbcnews.com have picked up my feature on the rifles used in the sport and how the athletes transport & maintain them:
www.nbcolympics.com/news/how-bia...
www.nbcolympics.com/news/how-bia...
How Olympic biathletes transport their firearms internationally
Biathletes from around the world have gathered in Italy to compete for the gold medal. But they went through considerable logistics just to make it into the country with their weapon.
www.nbcolympics.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:40 PM
One of the things I want to do during the #WinterOlympics is to make #biathlon more accessible to the uninitiated, so I'm delighted that @nbcnews.com have picked up my feature on the rifles used in the sport and how the athletes transport & maintain them:
www.nbcolympics.com/news/how-bia...
www.nbcolympics.com/news/how-bia...
If, as is likely, the Republic of Ireland are forced to play against Israel in the Nations League in Dublin, then not a single Irish fan should go.
Send a message to both UEFA and the Irish government - if you insist, we will boycott.
Pass the Occupied Territories Bill. Now.
Send a message to both UEFA and the Irish government - if you insist, we will boycott.
Pass the Occupied Territories Bill. Now.
February 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM
If, as is likely, the Republic of Ireland are forced to play against Israel in the Nations League in Dublin, then not a single Irish fan should go.
Send a message to both UEFA and the Irish government - if you insist, we will boycott.
Pass the Occupied Territories Bill. Now.
Send a message to both UEFA and the Irish government - if you insist, we will boycott.
Pass the Occupied Territories Bill. Now.
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Kamrater, hjälp!
Till ett reportage behöver vi skånska fall av så kallade "tonårsutvisningar". Jag är nyfiken på om det tex finns mindre skånska kommuner där ett flertal personer kan tvingas eller har tvingats bort.
Tack på förhand för all hjälp.
Till ett reportage behöver vi skånska fall av så kallade "tonårsutvisningar". Jag är nyfiken på om det tex finns mindre skånska kommuner där ett flertal personer kan tvingas eller har tvingats bort.
Tack på förhand för all hjälp.
February 12, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Kamrater, hjälp!
Till ett reportage behöver vi skånska fall av så kallade "tonårsutvisningar". Jag är nyfiken på om det tex finns mindre skånska kommuner där ett flertal personer kan tvingas eller har tvingats bort.
Tack på förhand för all hjälp.
Till ett reportage behöver vi skånska fall av så kallade "tonårsutvisningar". Jag är nyfiken på om det tex finns mindre skånska kommuner där ett flertal personer kan tvingas eller har tvingats bort.
Tack på förhand för all hjälp.
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looks like it won't be long before we see what it looks like when the government of an EU member state refuses to cede power
💥Dramatic turn in Hungary’s election race: Orbán rival Péter Magyar says that in 2024 his ex-girlfriend set a honey trap to secretly record them having sex—footage he claims Orbán’s camp plans to publish to ruin and blackmail him.
Magyar currently holds a big lead in the polls. Election in 59 days.
Magyar currently holds a big lead in the polls. Election in 59 days.
February 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
looks like it won't be long before we see what it looks like when the government of an EU member state refuses to cede power
Berrtie was at least involved in the peace process before his corruption consumed him, and Harris is a non-entity.
Martin is an actively dislikable individual who has conscioulsy chosen to make people homeless, rather than fix the housing market he played his part in destroying.
Martin is an actively dislikable individual who has conscioulsy chosen to make people homeless, rather than fix the housing market he played his part in destroying.
February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Berrtie was at least involved in the peace process before his corruption consumed him, and Harris is a non-entity.
Martin is an actively dislikable individual who has conscioulsy chosen to make people homeless, rather than fix the housing market he played his part in destroying.
Martin is an actively dislikable individual who has conscioulsy chosen to make people homeless, rather than fix the housing market he played his part in destroying.
Oh he'll leave a legacy alright - a minister that helped bankrupt the country, forcing thousands into exile, and then left the rest homeless. A gowl of the highest order.
February 12, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Oh he'll leave a legacy alright - a minister that helped bankrupt the country, forcing thousands into exile, and then left the rest homeless. A gowl of the highest order.
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Sweet suffering
Our bi-monthly electric power bill just arrived
How the hell is it this expensive?
€681.33
#Speirghorm
Our bi-monthly electric power bill just arrived
How the hell is it this expensive?
€681.33
#Speirghorm
February 12, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Sweet suffering
Our bi-monthly electric power bill just arrived
How the hell is it this expensive?
€681.33
#Speirghorm
Our bi-monthly electric power bill just arrived
How the hell is it this expensive?
€681.33
#Speirghorm
The other day a Ukrainian volunteer at the #WinterOlympics cried as she told me how, in the middle of a bitter winter, people were saving their power of their generators so they could watch their athletes compete.
This decision seems like a slap in the face for an invaded and suffering people.
This decision seems like a slap in the face for an invaded and suffering people.
Mykhailo Heraskevych, father and coach of Vladyslav Heraskevych of Ukraine, reacts after Vladyslav got disqualified from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet in tribute to athletes who have died amid Russia's attack on Ukraine. Read more: reut.rs/46Jcqo0
February 12, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The other day a Ukrainian volunteer at the #WinterOlympics cried as she told me how, in the middle of a bitter winter, people were saving their power of their generators so they could watch their athletes compete.
This decision seems like a slap in the face for an invaded and suffering people.
This decision seems like a slap in the face for an invaded and suffering people.
Micheál Martin will go down as the most incompetent, dislikable, divisive Taoiseach Ireland ever had. A vacuum of empathy for those he perceives as lesser than himself and his cronies.
The exchange between the Taoiseach and the Sinn Féin leader prompted Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy to appeal for a "respectful" debate, given that the visitors' gallery was full.
jrnl.ie/6953584t
jrnl.ie/6953584t
'You couldn't care less': Taoiseach gets defensive as rent reforms face criticism
His outburst prompted the Ceann Comhairle to warn TDs to be “respectful”.
jrnl.ie
February 12, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Micheál Martin will go down as the most incompetent, dislikable, divisive Taoiseach Ireland ever had. A vacuum of empathy for those he perceives as lesser than himself and his cronies.
They might drop him off at Shannon on their way to Cairo.
February 12, 2026 at 7:54 AM
They might drop him off at Shannon on their way to Cairo.
Such is their spinelessness, I doubt they are getting anything at all.
February 12, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Such is their spinelessness, I doubt they are getting anything at all.
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Growing up in NI during the Troubles involved turning on the news most days with trepidation but i especially remember how the murders of ‘troublesome’ nationalist HR lawyers - inc also Rosemary Nelson - made us feel particularly vulnerable and not only unprotected but targeted by the state.
Leading Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane was shot 14 times and killed by loyalist paramilitaries (UFF/UDA) on this day in 1989, in front of his wife and children. A high-profile human rights lawyer, his murder highlighted collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and British security forces.
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Growing up in NI during the Troubles involved turning on the news most days with trepidation but i especially remember how the murders of ‘troublesome’ nationalist HR lawyers - inc also Rosemary Nelson - made us feel particularly vulnerable and not only unprotected but targeted by the state.
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From Belfast to Dublin, religious ethos still shapes classrooms — but models across Europe show a secular, all-island system for Ireland is within reach, writes Emma DeSouza.
jrnl.ie/6953550
jrnl.ie/6953550
Breaking the grip: Can we rethink education in Ireland, north and south?
From Belfast to Dublin, religious ethos still shapes classrooms — but models across Europe show a secular, all-island system is within reach, writes Emma DeSouza.
jrnl.ie
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 AM
From Belfast to Dublin, religious ethos still shapes classrooms — but models across Europe show a secular, all-island system for Ireland is within reach, writes Emma DeSouza.
jrnl.ie/6953550
jrnl.ie/6953550
Why is the Irish government allowing an organisation effectively holding at least one Irish citizen hostage to use Shannon Airport?
UPDATE: This plane landed in Cairo and is now headed back to Shannon.
Previous ICE flights to Cairo delivered Russian dissidents and asylum-seekers to Egyptian authorities, who forced them onto planes to Moscow. At least one is now missing.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
Previous ICE flights to Cairo delivered Russian dissidents and asylum-seekers to Egyptian authorities, who forced them onto planes to Moscow. At least one is now missing.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
February 12, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Why is the Irish government allowing an organisation effectively holding at least one Irish citizen hostage to use Shannon Airport?
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I interviewed a retired prison officer last year who told me of one prisoner’s mother showing up on the day of his committal with his teddy; he couldn’t sleep without it. Mick has been covering this for a long time
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Ireland’s prison system under fire over treatment of inmates with mental illness
RTÉ documentary lays bare how prisoners with severe mental illness are failed by the State, with devastating consequences for families
www.irishexaminer.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:07 AM
I interviewed a retired prison officer last year who told me of one prisoner’s mother showing up on the day of his committal with his teddy; he couldn’t sleep without it. Mick has been covering this for a long time
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Not many athletes at the Winter Olympics in Italy think Sturla Holm Laegreid's confession to cheating on his girlfriend was a good idea — but it was the talk of the town in both Milan and the mountains.
February 12, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Not many athletes at the Winter Olympics in Italy think Sturla Holm Laegreid's confession to cheating on his girlfriend was a good idea — but it was the talk of the town in both Milan and the mountains.
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Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Lowry lackeys just voted through the Rent Hikes Bill. The average tenant will see a €3,000 a year rent increase as a result.
It's shameful that landlord TDs who will personally benefit cast the deciding vote.
It's a landlords' government!
It's shameful that landlord TDs who will personally benefit cast the deciding vote.
It's a landlords' government!
February 11, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Lowry lackeys just voted through the Rent Hikes Bill. The average tenant will see a €3,000 a year rent increase as a result.
It's shameful that landlord TDs who will personally benefit cast the deciding vote.
It's a landlords' government!
It's shameful that landlord TDs who will personally benefit cast the deciding vote.
It's a landlords' government!
Football clubs are among the biggest businesses in sport, and a staggering number of the owners have no idea what they are doing.
Forest sack manager Dyche after four months in charge reut.rs/3Mkz7rU
Forest sack manager Dyche after four months in charge
Nottingham Forest have sacked Sean Dyche after only 114 days in charge, with a goalless Premier League draw against bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday proving to be his final match as head coach.
reut.rs
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Football clubs are among the biggest businesses in sport, and a staggering number of the owners have no idea what they are doing.
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Pam Bondi was Florida’s Attorney General from 2011 to 2019 and refused to bring charges against Jeffrey Epstein. He was charged with sex trafficking in Florida and New York six months after she left office.
February 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Pam Bondi was Florida’s Attorney General from 2011 to 2019 and refused to bring charges against Jeffrey Epstein. He was charged with sex trafficking in Florida and New York six months after she left office.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe lives, for tax reasons, in Monaco. He also owns an estate on Lake Geneva.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Sir Jim Ratcliffe lives, for tax reasons, in Monaco. He also owns an estate on Lake Geneva.
Who do media outlets report this gowl's every utterance like they were the Ten Commandments handed down by God, rather than the ramblings of a ket head fast running out of rubes to borrow off?
Elon Musk told employees at xAI, his artificial intelligence company, on Tuesday that the company needed a factory on the moon to build A.I. satellites and a massive catapult to launch them into space.
Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon
In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Who do media outlets report this gowl's every utterance like they were the Ten Commandments handed down by God, rather than the ramblings of a ket head fast running out of rubes to borrow off?
OK this fella now needs to shut the f**k up
www.straitstimes.com/sport/biathl...
www.straitstimes.com/sport/biathl...
Biathlon-Norway's Laegreid apologises again as he seeks to move on from love-cheat revelation
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 11 - Norway biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid has apologised to his teammates and his ex-girlfriend following his sensational interview after his bronze medal-winning efforts in Tu...
www.straitstimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
OK this fella now needs to shut the f**k up
www.straitstimes.com/sport/biathl...
www.straitstimes.com/sport/biathl...
Kommer förmodligen aldrig läsa ett ord hon skriver, och det känns rätt bra faktiskt ...
February 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Kommer förmodligen aldrig läsa ett ord hon skriver, och det känns rätt bra faktiskt ...
Tror inte för fem öre att hon lyssnar på 80-tals punk, eller om hon nu har gjort det så har hon helt missuppfattat det, känns det som ...
February 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Tror inte för fem öre att hon lyssnar på 80-tals punk, eller om hon nu har gjort det så har hon helt missuppfattat det, känns det som ...