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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 1h

My arse.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2h

Hospitality VAT cut about sector’s viability, Burke says

Peter Burke says EU rules prevented the Coalition from excluding large fast food multinationals

www.irishtimes.com

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 3h

Kill it. Kill it with fire (this aspect of it, at least)

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 3h

Tonight in Ballina - free admission. Just rock up. Part of #BallinaFringeFestival.

As a founder member of the festival, I'm glad to see it used to platform Palestinian voices (and @tonygroves.bsky.social and @audreykissane.bsky.social ).

Well done @debbierua.bsky.social and @mayoipsc.bsky.social

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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 5h

Maria Steen Turning Up At Gates Of The Áras Refusing To Leave Until She's Made President http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/08/maria-steen-turning-up-at-gates-of-the-aras-refusing-to-leave-until-shes-made-president/

Maria Steen Turning Up At Gates Of The Áras Refusing To Leave Until She’s Made President

A WOMAN who has never been a presidential candidate or appeared on a ballot paper has taken up residence outside the gates of Leinster House, vowing never to leave until she is made president of …

waterfordwhispersnews.com

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 6h

🤦‍♀️

Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 6h

The now deleted video from Heather Humphreys’ team including an image of the Reichstag building in Berlin.

Video focused on how Heather knows the border and the North - and was posted days after she said she doesn’t just go on “day trips”.

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Frank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 7h

Today is World Vacant Homes Day
Something we are particularly good at in Ireland with over 180k empty in a housing emergency
@judesherry.bsky.social & I have been asked to speak at the Dublin launch

Everyone should have a home 🙏

Launch details below 👇
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland

Frank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 9d

Me & @judesherry.bsky.social are delighted to be guest speakers for #WorldVacantHomesDay launch (Dublin, 8th Oct)
As instigators of #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland movement we welcome any initiative that helps shine a light on this waste & vandalism
Event details 👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/world-vaca...

World Vacant Homes Day

A new initiative led by Tom Gilligan, Director of Services at Mayo County Council, with special speakers Jude Sherry and Frank O'Connor.

www.eventbrite.com

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Uilliam Mac ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · 23h

It's telling that lots of people who talk about the rule of law in Ireland are not bothered by a legally protected State database being violated to influence an election because the candidate in question is one they don't like.

Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 1d

I think we've all seen in recent days how readily our private information will be accessed and shared if it's politically expedient #Spéirgorm

Uplift Ireland @uplift.ie · 1d

They say it’s to protect children, but this new EU law would let AI scan every message we send.
That means our private moments; photos, chats, confessions, could be monitored forever.

action.uplift.ie/campaigns/st...

#speirgorm

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Orla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · 8h

Minister for Housing on @rteradio1.bsky.social

“if there was even a small profit people should be building apartments”

“it’s not a measure to make apartments affordable”

Property lobbying narratives are being adopted as housing policy with no transparency, no evidence & no independent analysis

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 17h

It absolutely does! I credit it for saving my mind during Covid

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 17h

Oh, same 😂 I can't actually deal with it.

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 17h

Well.said @sineadgibney.bsky.social

The Tonight Show @tonightvmtv.bsky.social · 18h

🗣️ "The communities are not getting it, that’s the problem." — Sinéad Gibney, Social Democrats TD

🗣️ "I have to argue with you here, Sinéad." — John Clendennen, Fine Gael TD
#TonightVMTV

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 17h

"I lied, robustly and comprehensively, Kieran"

The Tonight Show @tonightvmtv.bsky.social · 18h

🗣️ "Beyond asking Jim Gavin, what was the other thing that you did that was robust and comprehensive?" Kieran Cuddihy

🗣️ "There are a number of people who would go through a due diligence process with a presidential candidate..." Jack Chambers, Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform
#TonightVMTV

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 17h

I love this so much 😆

E @elaineedwards.bsky.social · 1d

Got to love Dublin. #Speirgorm

Picture of a large junction box on the street at the top of Kildare Street at Stephen’s Green in Dublin, Ireland. On it is painted a very large, angry-looking seagull in front of two wooden gates. Two tiny people, dwarfed by the seagull, appear to be running from it, one on either side of the lower front of the image. The text over the gates reads St Stephen’s Green. The signature in the lower right of the image says M. Fitz 25.

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 17h

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 17h

I always considered him a dyed-in-the-wool blueshirt tbh

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 17h

This isn't really new 🤷‍♀️ In fact I'd go so far as to say it's pretty widespread. Some good examples in the replies too.

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 17h

Not a chance. I agree. And I'm also furious that confidential garda vetting information was leaked to the press.

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 17h

I think she firmly and coldly believes she's on the right side of everything, and that a significant minority or Irish people would love someone like her to represent them. I think there is a hunger for power there too.

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 18h

I can't argue with either of those points!

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 18h

You are of course, correct. Will do better

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neongrey @neongrey.bsky.social · 1d

all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 18h

Same here! That sounds absolutely divine 🥰

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 18h

Not unprecedented tbf. But a reminder that while we need our media, we also need to be aware of their leanings.

Matthew Parkinson-Bennett @matthewpb.bsky.social · 19h

I feel like it’s been under-remarked-upon that we now have reason to believe the Indo sat on the Gavin sorry Gav*n story for months and made the revelation with Machiavellian timing. #aras2025

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 18h

It was a chicken noodle soup kinda night so I made a gigantic pot of chicken noodle soup. Is there anything more comforting?

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 18h

Who, Jack Chambers?

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