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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Aug 20

I was only saying yesterday that Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin might be a good shout for SF? Genuinely historic figure - involved in GFA negotiations, and first SF TD to take Dáil seat. Gaeilgóir, softly spoken... A Republican Michael D?

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Aug 20

I don't think the winning candidate has emerged yet, and it will be very interesting to see where FF and SF land.

Humphreys is only 1% ahead of Connolly and only 4% ahead of Bertie in the early polling, for whatever that's worth.

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Aug 20

My take - Heather Humphreys is much more popular with the FG faithful than she will be with the wider voting public. She will poll respectably but will not win.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Aug 20

In Heather Humphreys, Fine Gael faithful think they’ve found their first president

Former minister seen as ‘impactful but not controversial’ candidate who can command support from outside the party

www.irishtimes.com

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Aug 18

Glad we're all focused on the critical issues

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Aug 18

Volodymyr Zelensky's suit became a talking point when Real America's Voice correspondent, who earlier this year criticised Mr Zelensky for not wearing formal attire, opened his question with a comment about his clothing

Watch: Zelensky's suit a talking point in Oval Office

Volodymyr Zelensky's suit became a talking point when Real America's Voice correspondent Brian Glenn, who earlier this year criticised Mr Zelensky for not wearing formal attire, opened his question wi...

www.rte.ie

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Aug 12

Forgot my headphones. 2 hours of public transport. Unimaginable pain.

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Aug 12

Arrived at the train station to discover that my regular service now departs 5 mins earlier on a new timetable. Which was two minutes previously. Superb.

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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · Aug 2

Utility wildfire risk now includes fish falling from the sky.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 2

A small brush fire and power outage in British Columbia started on Wednesday when an airborne fish struck power lines, according to fire officials.

A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia

Officials say a flying osprey dropped its catch, which then struck power lines, causing sparks that ignited dry grass.

nyti.ms

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · Jul 26

"They are criminal... I have never witnessed the brutality and use of indiscriminate and unnecessary force against a civilian population, an unarmed, starving population".

www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

Gaza: 'I witnessed war crimes,' former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC

A retired US soldier reveals why he quit working at Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hubs.

www.bbc.com

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Jul 23

Including the courts

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Jul 23

Train from Gorey cancelled this morning, bus transfer to Bray DART station, DART into town at rush hour... The urge to be back commuting by bike has never been stronger

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Jul 20

Marty Morrisey talking about a Tipp player about to turn 31 like it's some sort of miracle the decrepit old fart is even on the pitch. #AllIreland

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Jul 19

Needs to pay those legal bills somehow

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Jul 19

Businessman and former dancer Michael Flatley has not ruled himself out of running for the presidency

Michael Flatley not ruling out presidential run

Businessman and former dancer Michael Flatley has not ruled himself out of running for the presidency.

www.rte.ie

Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Jul 19

True! His bigger concern will be every Cork constituent he's ever met coming out of the woodwork looking for help with tickets!

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Jul 19

This is, quite simply, not an issue that the Taoiseach should be dealing with or even concerned about

Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · Jul 19

There has been calls to suspend motorway tolls for fans travelling to Croke Park for Sunday's All-Ireland final.

With tens of thousands of Cork and Tipperary supporters set to hit the road, campaigners say lifting the tolls would ease tailbacks and ensure a barrier-free journey.

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Jul 18

After the carry-on of the farm lobbies across Europe over the last 18 months, I gotta say, my sympathy is low for them in the face of the new CAP proposals.

www.independent.ie/farming/news...

EU proposes major cut to farm subsidies

The European Commission has proposed a significant cut to the EU’s flagship farming support scheme, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), in its draft long-term budget for 2028–2034.

www.independent.ie

Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Jul 18

Oh, I actually really enjoy Seamus' reporting. He approaches it with the right spirit and tone, though. I just can't deal with off-the-wall comments being reported straight without interrogation or challenge anymore!

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Jul 18

The Local Democracy Reporting Scheme, which supports local media to report on Council meetings, has to go.

The ignorance was bliss. I'm simply seeing too much nonsense chat from Council chambers now. Off the wall stuff. We need to go back to a simpler time when nobody cared about Council meetings.

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Jul 15

"He can"

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Jul 15

Mairead McGuinness is a fine politician and a serious operator, no doubt about it, but I suspect that Fine Gael are about to find out (the hard way, again) that Financial Services and Capital Markets Union won't butter many parsnips with the broad Irish electorate.

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Caroline O'Doherty @codohertynews.bsky.social · May 19

Fish in heat stress and more water supplies in drought - the prolonged dry, warm spell is creating challenges
www.independent.ie/irish-news/a...

Angling banned at two rivers and concerns over drinking water supply as dry spell continues

Angling has been banned at two famous fishing rivers because of concerns the fish are suffering from heat stress.

www.independent.ie

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · May 7

You'd be hard pressed to find an economic or societal issue today that doesn't have a foundation or a massive amplifying effect by the austerity years - a penny-wise, pound-foolish economic experiment that did more harm than good.

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Apr 23

Absolute Looney Toons level crime www.rte.ie/news/munster...

Trail of compost led gardaí to garden centre burglar

A burglar who fled a garden centre with a trolley full of stolen shrubs and flowers and left a trail of compost behind him to lead gardaí to the man's home nearby has been jailed for six months.

www.rte.ie

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Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Apr 20

A classic between Clare and Cork in the Munster Championship on Easter Sunday. Just as the Good Lord would have wanted.

Gavin Nugent @gavnugent.bsky.social · Apr 20

Hospitality businesses not opening on Sundays - especially Bank Holiday Sundays, just boggles my mind.

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