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Ciara Murphy @ciaralynnmurphy.bsky.social · 9h

Barristers aren’t allowed to refuse to represent people…the cab-rank rule is a pretty well known aspect of the Irish legal system. This is such a non-story.

Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 10h

Is there a barrel bottom that hasn’t been scraped yet in the determined drive to attack the character and professionalism of the Left candidate who’s doing well in polls? Of course Catherine Connolly BL acted for clients on a normal disinterested basis!

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Catherine Connolly did ‘all types of work’ as barrister and represented banks during crash

Presidential election candidate says she was ‘obliged as a lawyer to act on behalf of variety of clients’

www.irishtimes.com

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Ciara Murphy @ciaralynnmurphy.bsky.social · 9h

I couldn’t agree with you more.

Ciara Murphy @ciaralynnmurphy.bsky.social · 11h

If you ring-fenced the money, you'd be able to fix every road/cycle path/footpath in the country.

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Ciara Murphy @ciaralynnmurphy.bsky.social · 11h

Every level crossing and red light/Luas interaction in the country should be have one of these.

I actually think every single yellow box and set of traffic lights should have camera enforcement (considering the Gardaí don't seem to be bothered).

Feljin Jose @feljin.ie · 12h

This is a big step and badly needed at level crossings. We're still waiting for the Gardaí and the NTA to install red-light cameras at junctions that were promised early this year.
independent.ie/regionals/du...

Red light traffic camera to monitor drivers at Merrion Gates level crossing

A traffic camera that detects cars running red lights and speeding is to be installed at a notorious level crossing in Dublin 4.

independent.ie

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Save Lady's Island Lake @saveladyislandlake.bsky.social · 17h

Ourselves and Green Foundation Ireland are hosting a webinar on how the current disaster has developed and how people can support our campaign to reverse this ecological catastrophe. We will have a panel of experts discussing key issues. Registration is free:

www.eventbrite.ie/e/saving-lad...

A poster outlining the event which shows an aerial view of the algae on the lake and notes speakers from Save Ladys Island Lake Campaign, Lough Neagh Rivers Trust and Sustainable Water Network will be present. The online talk will happen at 7pm on Thursday 30th October.

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Ciara Murphy @ciaralynnmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

These people are so brave. I have not k b but admiration for them. #FreePalestine

Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing scenes at Dublin Airport as the first of the Irish participants on the Global Sumud Flotilla are due home! #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide 🇵🇸
Video Ruairí McKiernan

Ciara Murphy @ciaralynnmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

The replies to this are a good time. A very good time, indeed.

Conor Smith @conorsmith.ie · 2d

Gavin has shown himself unfit to be President. This is why we should let our current President take a third term, despite his age. Who cares what the constitution says.

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Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 2d

I learned about Sports Thumb Jim Gavin dropping out of the Irish Presidential election from @tupped.bsky.social's The Gist this morning and I owe it to you to share this relevant passage, which got my week off to a great start:

The Long Game
Imagine you are a tenant, in the worst financial crash in living memory, and you discover that over three thousand of your very precious and irreplaceable euros have been sent by your idiot bank to your previous landlord.
And then he won't give them back. Not then, but also, not later either.
He just keeps the money, because that is how Irish private landlords behave. You pay a deposit to a landlord and then they try anything on to refuse to give it back.
Now imagine you spend the next 16 years seething every time that landlord appears on the
TV, being fêted for his sporting triumphs, receiving state appointments and still never giving you your money.
And now, and I invite you to imagine this in full 8k Hi-Def Surround Sound, imagine seeing that guy announce he was running to be President and realising you were going to tell your story and End It.

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 2d

Back to the actual and current Presidential candidates -with all the Jim Gavin shenanigans of the last 24 hours it may have not grabbed people’s attention that Heather Humphreys just threw trans people under the bus in response to a Grift dot ie reporters question!So there’s that! #aras25 #speirgorm

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South East on Track @seontrack.bsky.social · 2d

Dept of Transport won't fund capacity study for Rosslare-Dublin rail despite population growth. Double tracking, dynamic loops & extra platform could help without costly Bray Head tunnel. Thanks to TDs @rodericogorman.bsky.social, Whitmore & Lawlor for support. NTA response attached. Plans due 2026:

SOUTH EAST ON TRACK
I refer to the matter you raised in Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 25 September last, which has been referred to the National Transport Authority (NTA) for reply.
We note that the Minister provided a substantive response to this Parliamentary Question. To add to the Minister's response, the NTA's Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042, adopted in 2023, includes a recommendation to extend the DART service to Wicklow Town. It is intended to provide this extension initially through the use of battery-electric DART carriages, which will be able to operate using the overhead electrification as far as Greystones and can then operate under battery power between Greystones and Wicklow

larnód Eireann, in collaboration with the NTA, is currently working on the development of design proposals for the railway section between Greystones and Wicklow. While it had been intended to undertake a public consultation in relation to the emerging proposals, it now appears possible to deliver these enhancements largely within the footprint of the current railway line. Accordingly, the focus is now on developing those designs and it is currently anticipated that a planning application will be made to Wicklow County Council in early 2026 for the necessary planning consent to develop the project.

In respect of the DART+ Coastal South, this project aims to improve DART services on the existing DART line south of Dublin City, with the current focus on enhancing services between Bray and Greystones. Design work is ongoing to increase the number of trains per hour between Bray and Greystones from 2 to 3. larnród Éireann is currently finalising the development and evaluation of potential solutions to enhance capacity in the line with the aim of identifying an emerging preferred option (EPO). The identified EPO will be subject of a non-statutory public consultation in the coming months.
Hugh Creegan,
NTA Chief Executive (Interim).
southeastontrack.com

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Ciara Murphy @ciaralynnmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 2d

This is causing a lot of confusion so there's a handy mnemonic you can use:

If your Gavin be gruesome, you'll find he's a Newsom.
If your rent he be havin', you've got a Jim Gavin.

#spéirgorm #MainCharacterSky

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Ciara Murphy @ciaralynnmurphy.bsky.social · 3d

Also if you were in financial difficulty you’d definitely notice if there was an extra 3k in your bank account. #twip #áras25 #spéirgorm

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 3d

www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30...
Remember this video for the centenary of Easter Rising 2016 - ‘ahistorical sh*te’ (D Ferriter)- defended by the then Heritage Minister! No mention of Pearse, Skinnider etc-but included the Queen, U2. Is this a president we want,one who evades #aras25 #speirgorm

Heritage Minister happy with controversial 2016 video

The Arts and Heritage Minister said she is happy with the backlash against the official 1916 commemoration video, because it started a conversation.

www.irishexaminer.com

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Ciara Murphy @ciaralynnmurphy.bsky.social · 3d

Catching up on #TWIP #Áras25 debate. JG is wholly unqualified to be Uachtarán and HH is an establishment candidate who will probably not make a show of us but will not the be the voice of decency and truth we need. CC is an intelligent, qualified, and decent candidate. I hope she wins.

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Carl Kinsella @carlkinsella.bsky.social · 3d

Unfortunately for Jim Gavin, across all codes and creeds there are simply very few charges more universally sympathetic than "my ex-landlord owes me thousands of euro"

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Alan Kinsella @electionlit.bsky.social · 4d

“They dragged little Greta by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 4d

This is a great tool for working it candidate’s stances on various issues. At the moment Heather Humphreys seems determined to say nothing on any major issues like climate and immigration. #aras25

Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 5d

For those of you still unsure how you might vote in the Presidential election.....

www.independent.ie/irish-news/e...

VoteSmart: Take our election test to find out which presidential candidate align with your views

www.independent.ie

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ISTR @irishtheatreres.bsky.social · 5d

ISTR seeks to elect three new members to the Executive Committee istr.ie/istr-electio...

ISTR ELECTIONS 2025 - Irish Society for Theatre Research

ISTR seeks nominations to elect three members to the Executive Committee (2026-2030)

istr.ie

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President of Ireland @president.ie · 5d

Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Manchán Magan president.ie/en/media-lib...

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TG4 @tg4.bsky.social · 5d

Manchán 🕯️

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WexBUG - Wexford Bicycle User Group 💜💛 @wexbug.bsky.social · 6d

We are delighted to support #Love30 who are calling on the Oireachtas and every Local Authority to make 30 km/h the default speed limit in built-up areas, but particularly in town centres, residential estates, and in the vicinity of schools and places of public assembly.

www.love30.ie/about-us

A group of people outside Leinster House holding signage that looks like 30km/h speed limit signs.

A woman holding a baby who is holding a sign saying 'Default 30 km/h Now!"

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 6d

To be clear, I dont think someone's life should be ended by a criminal conviction. If people serve their time and are rehabilitated, society benefits from their inclusion. Of course there are caveats concerning victims of crimes and how they might feel living in a community with those who hurt them

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ISTR @irishtheatreres.bsky.social · 7d

Ahead of next week's Budget 2026 Announcement, we have commissioned two short essays by key theatre practitioners from the Island of Ireland, as per our constitutional aim to monitor and review the stability and health of the Irish theatre sector.

istr.ie/commissioned...

Commissioned Short Essays - Irish Society for Theatre Research

The Irish Society for Theatre Research commissions short essays per our constitutional aim to monitor and review the stability and health of the Irish theatre sector, and to offer support through research-led consultation and engagement.

istr.ie

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Ciara Murphy @ciaralynnmurphy.bsky.social · 9d

Imagine how much craic people in Kerry and Mayo are knocking out of this
#Áras25 #Aras25

Jim Gavin staring directly at the camera

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Ciara Murphy @ciaralynnmurphy.bsky.social · 9d

Jim has been “denuded” of his dignity. #Áras25 #Aras25

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