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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 14h

Catherine Connolly takes out the wrong bin on purpose to throw her neighbours off then in the dead of night she puts out the right one
#SmearTheBejaysis
#SpéirGorm

Alannah Rooney AKA "The Beast of Craggy Island" ♾️ @alannahr.bsky.social · 14h

Catherine Connolly once left her bins out beside the kerb for a whole day.
#Spéirgorm

__________ @jenbren.bsky.social · 15h

Catherine Connolly signs her emails "Best"

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 14h

Idea for a show Dublin based version of Sesame Street. Perhaps called Moore Street. Definitely replacing Cookie Monster with Coddle Monster

a man in a suit and tie says " would it be terribly rude to stop listening to you " while adjusting his tie

ALT: a man in a suit and tie says " would it be terribly rude to stop listening to you " while adjusting his tie

media.tenor.com

Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 15h

The sanctions for a croc role seem far higher than for head contact now.

Refs are looking for an possible mitigation any possible excuse.

#MunVEdi #rugby #URC

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 15h

There go my people i must must follow them so I can lead them and I must definitely not risk polarising them!

m.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.

m.independent.ie

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 15h

Honest to god every time I see Musgrave Park I can't help wondering how no one camera tested that shiny mess #rugby #URC

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 17h

Here's 3,300 euro
-- But you owed me
interest and penalties
( louder): Here's 3,300 euro

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking news from 20 years ago.

Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 1d

'Excessive' frequency of judicial reviews blocking delivery of housing infrastructure, says Taoiseach

'The frequency of judicial reviews is excessive right now', Micheál Martin said

dlvr.it

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

Former Head of Comms for the IEA, Annabel Denham, says the super rich will leave if we have a wealth tax.

Yes, the very same IEA that brought us Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Green Party leader Zack Polanski explains that their taxable assets can’t leave. #bbcqt

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 1d

The election is long since bought. So it's this shite from FF-FG #IrishPolitics

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

Budget to cut disposable incomes by 2% next year if wages grow as expected – ESRI

Loss of one-off measures will hit lower income households more dramatically

www.irishtimes.com

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 2d

There are two candidates available to us in this election. It's an undeniable fact that one of them will better represent our most vulnerable citizens. I don't even need to say who it is. It's a small thing we can do to at least make these people feel like we haven't abandoned them. Vote. Please.

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 1d

So it's going to be a begrudging vote for Conway for me.

Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 1d

What the fuck have I just watched?

Fiona Small @fionasmall.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely gross but not surprising carry-on from Joe Brolly

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 1d

I'd settle for one platform validators at Pearse, Tara, Connolly etc so you can get off the Wexford service and straight on to a Dart or commuter

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Out of Context Simpsons Treehouse of Horror @ooccouchgags.bsky.social · 2d

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 2d

Remember when words meant things. Things generally understood by people?

Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 2d

The "follow" button confounds "I'm looking at your content" and "I endorse this content." We need two different ways to signal the difference between the two.

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 2d

It's an absolutely redicilous system

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 2d

Change every year you're just ripping yourself off otherwise.

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 2d

Celtic Tiger College goer and boy did we drink. But drinks were dirt cheap you'd easily find 6 pints of decent beer for less than 18 euro and I was getting paid about 12 euro an euro working in Dunnes

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 2d

Which is of course why we asked the councils to lower the 100 limit? Oh wait #IrishPolitics

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Dublin Commuters @dublincommuters.bsky.social · 2d

Somebody might want to tell the Assistant Secretary at the Dept of Transport, that Primary Legislation was passed last year

Minister for State Sean Canney can make 30kph the Default today if he wanted…

www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s a message for socialist millionaires: send in the money voluntarily, or shut up '

No that's not how it works, not at all, that's not how anything works.

Avi Bryant @avibryant.com · 2d

Cool, I’m being flamed by the right wing financial press! financialpost.com/opinion/tere...

Terence Corcoran: Help! I’m rich, so tax me more. Pretty please…

Here’s a message for socialist millionaires: send in the money voluntarily, or shut up. Read more from Terence Corcoran

financialpost.com

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 2d

I need the biggest shit
Take you have. No, that's
too big.

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Simon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 2d

Basically every place name #SpéirGorm

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Edward Jenkins @edjenx.bsky.social · 2d

I am crippled with envy at Irish statehood and its emergence as an economic success story, with a government eager to spunk money and tax breaks on rugby union.

We could and should have the same thing in Cymru, if only we had the vision, guts and self-esteem to make it a reality.

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Eóin Cunningham @eoinmcunningham.bsky.social · 2d

A reminder that the minister in charge of the housing crisis for the past 5 years is now in charge of our climate response instead.
It’s going great.
#speirgorm

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2d

Minister says climate costs warning is ‘back of envelope stuff’

Darragh O’Brien says he does not believe Ireland will face fines of up to €26 billion

www.irishtimes.com

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