Niall Ó hAodha
@hoosay.bsky.social
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Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.
Exclusive: David Walliams dropped by publisher over inappropriate behaviour towards women
Telegraph investigation into best-selling children’s author uncovers claims that he ‘harassed’ junior female employees at Harper Collins
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.
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Every time I'm in a restaurant I remember Kevin McAleer's reply to a waiter who told him the Soup Of The Day.
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
December 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Every time I'm in a restaurant I remember Kevin McAleer's reply to a waiter who told him the Soup Of The Day.
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
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So: Trump has finally filed a law suit against the BBC.
New reports say he filed the suit in Florida yesterday.
Am going to have a look at this and will post more later.
New reports say he filed the suit in Florida yesterday.
Am going to have a look at this and will post more later.
December 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
So: Trump has finally filed a law suit against the BBC.
New reports say he filed the suit in Florida yesterday.
Am going to have a look at this and will post more later.
New reports say he filed the suit in Florida yesterday.
Am going to have a look at this and will post more later.
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I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
December 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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This storm Bram mo’fo has gone too far.
Where’s my crappy plastic greenhouse gone?
Where’s my crappy plastic greenhouse gone?
December 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This storm Bram mo’fo has gone too far.
Where’s my crappy plastic greenhouse gone?
Where’s my crappy plastic greenhouse gone?
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I see Elon Musk is personally suing (along with X Holdings Corp) the Irish media regulator Coimisiún na Meán, in High Court proceedings filed yesterday. Hearing is due January 23rd.
December 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I see Elon Musk is personally suing (along with X Holdings Corp) the Irish media regulator Coimisiún na Meán, in High Court proceedings filed yesterday. Hearing is due January 23rd.
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Pretty much an accurate summary of US legal news nowadays.
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Pretty much an accurate summary of US legal news nowadays.
- anything happening today?
- not much
- will we get roll out the old strawberry farm might be aliens or aurora borealis story?
- ah sure we might as well
- not much
- will we get roll out the old strawberry farm might be aliens or aurora borealis story?
- ah sure we might as well
No, the mysterious glow over Dublin Airport last night was not the Northern Lights jrnl.ie/6840729
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
- anything happening today?
- not much
- will we get roll out the old strawberry farm might be aliens or aurora borealis story?
- ah sure we might as well
- not much
- will we get roll out the old strawberry farm might be aliens or aurora borealis story?
- ah sure we might as well
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
No, the mysterious glow over Dublin Airport last night was not the Northern Lights jrnl.ie/6840729
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
No, the mysterious glow over Dublin Airport last night was not the Northern Lights jrnl.ie/6840729
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
How does a story about the lights in Keelings fruit farm become national news every few weeks?
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How does a story about the lights in Keelings fruit farm become national news every few weeks?
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Thanks to @irishexaminer.bsky.social for letting me write this piece about leaders and readers, and the occasional intersection of literature and politics on this island.
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Thanks to @irishexaminer.bsky.social for letting me write this piece about leaders and readers, and the occasional intersection of literature and politics on this island.
Burkey’s on the lam!
Gardaí have been unable to locate Enoch Burke after twice calling to his house yesterday to imprison him for contempt of court.
A High Court judge ordered the former teacher's return to prison on Tuesday.
jrnl.ie/6880578t
A High Court judge ordered the former teacher's return to prison on Tuesday.
jrnl.ie/6880578t
Gardaí can't find Enoch Burke after calling to his house to imprison him for contempt of court
Burke was ordered back to prison by the High Court on Tuesday.
jrnl.ie
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Burkey’s on the lam!
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
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The way Ireland experiences Black Friday without Thanksgiving always reminds me of Narnia enduring winter without Christmas.
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The way Ireland experiences Black Friday without Thanksgiving always reminds me of Narnia enduring winter without Christmas.
I was on a ferry that had to wait outside Holyhead for about 3 hours because of stormy weather. It’s even less enjoyable than being stranded inside Holyhead.
John Reilly from Mayo was aboard a Stena Line ferry from Dublin to Holyhead in Wales with his wife and three-month old baby when his ship came to an abrupt stop mid-journey
www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...
‘The port closed without any notice’ – Ferry passenger on being ‘stranded’ in middle of Irish Sea during Storm Claudia
An Irish man has described how he was “stranded” in the middle of the Irish Sea on Friday when his ferry was forced to stop sailing due to a nearby port closure.
www.independent.ie
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I was on a ferry that had to wait outside Holyhead for about 3 hours because of stormy weather. It’s even less enjoyable than being stranded inside Holyhead.
“Prolific” seems like an unusual choice here
Prolific Chinese sex offender jailed for life in UK reut.rs/4i2obdU
Prolific Chinese sex offender jailed for life in UK
A Chinese national said by London police to be one of the most prolific sex offenders they had ever investigated was jailed for life after admitting to a series of rapes, sex attacks and voyeurism on six women.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“Prolific” seems like an unusual choice here
What am I supposed to do with the container load of “Dublin: The city with two cathedrals and no more” t shirts and fridge magnets that I ordered from the lads in China?
You’d think there would be more waving incense around and singing and stuff .
Seems a bit anticlimactic. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Seems a bit anticlimactic. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Pro-Cathedral designated Dublin's Catholic cathedral
Pope Leo XIV has designated St Mary's Pro Cathedral in Dublin as the city's official Catholic Cathedral, becoming the first in the capital for 500 years.
www.rte.ie
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
What am I supposed to do with the container load of “Dublin: The city with two cathedrals and no more” t shirts and fridge magnets that I ordered from the lads in China?
You’d think there would be more waving incense around and singing and stuff .
Seems a bit anticlimactic. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Seems a bit anticlimactic. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Pro-Cathedral designated Dublin's Catholic cathedral
Pope Leo XIV has designated St Mary's Pro Cathedral in Dublin as the city's official Catholic Cathedral, becoming the first in the capital for 500 years.
www.rte.ie
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
You’d think there would be more waving incense around and singing and stuff .
Seems a bit anticlimactic. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Seems a bit anticlimactic. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
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I see it's time for me to make the point again that the poppy is a fundraising campaign for the Royal British Legion, a specific, mundane entity that is not exempt from scrutiny and does not own the concept of remembrance.
You can read its 2024 accounts here: storage.rblcdn.co.uk/sitefinity/d...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I see it's time for me to make the point again that the poppy is a fundraising campaign for the Royal British Legion, a specific, mundane entity that is not exempt from scrutiny and does not own the concept of remembrance.
You can read its 2024 accounts here: storage.rblcdn.co.uk/sitefinity/d...
You can read its 2024 accounts here: storage.rblcdn.co.uk/sitefinity/d...