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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · 2d

Paul Darbyshire and Mike Gregory from the 1990s Warrington rugby league team.

Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · 11d

This is a very perceptive piece. Music fans at outdoor gigs are treated appallingly. The facilities are really poor, and yet fans are routinely paying €100+ for their tickets.

Niamh O’Mahony @niamhomahony.bsky.social · 12d

As a music fan, it’s awful the manner in which some gigs in Ireland are organised, with absolutely no sense of providing a good fan experience … so I wrote about it for @irishexaminer.bsky.social & how the industry can learn from sport.

#speirgorm #livemusic

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Is Croke Park really ready for NFL kick-off?

As Croke Park gears up to host the NFL International Series, Niamh O'Mahony wonders if the stadium is really ready to provide US levels of customer service

www.irishexaminer.com

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · 22d

Though the food combinations the chaffies inspire are all disgusting. So, I’m blaming you if he starts begging me to make him a beetroot and lettuce burger…

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · 23d

Currently on my 15th consecutive day of reading the new Max and Chaffy to my five-year old. I missed reading out a ‘chomp’ the other night, and was corrected pretty sharpish.

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · 29d

Hi Jamie. Is there any research you know of that measures the difference visual cues (pencil bollards outside school) make to driver speeds? I’m looking online but can’t see any? TIA

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Aug 24

I was wondering whether this was the highest T20I score without a six scored. Turns out, not even close! www.espncricinfo.com/series/chile...

ARG-W vs CHI-W Cricket Scorecard, 1st T20I at Buenos Aires, October 13, 2023

Get cricket scorecard of 1st T20I, ARG-W vs CHI-W, Chile Women in Argentina 2023/24 at St Albans Club, Buenos Aires dated October 13, 2023.

www.espncricinfo.com

Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Aug 14

I agree. Change the law so you can train up and hire civilians to oversee traffic light and speed offences caught on camera. But, as always, the political will is lacking.

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Jul 18

On a side note, “The Miracle Pill” is a great book. I’ve bought at least five copies to give to give to friends.

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Jul 18

As a constituent, I get the feeling there is a huge sense of buyers remorse. Our previous MP was very focused on local issues, so to have an MP who is more focused on the burqa than the bins has been a shock for many.

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Jul 12

Waited 40 minutes for an S6 yesterday. One cancelled, the second was full because the first was cancelled. As @dublininquirer.com noted, seems to be a particular Go-Ahead problem. Reliability is the number one issue for many travellers - if a bus is cancelled, they’ll just go back to their cars.

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Jun 28

Definite Norman Wisdom in "What's Good For The Goose' vibes about this...

Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Jun 18

Blackrock Clinic. The Blackrock/Belfield Route. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Blackrock Clinic takes court challenge over BusConnects corridor and compulsory land purchase

Hospital chief executive says it supports project ‘in principle’ but believes it will have ‘serious’ negative effect on operations and patients

www.irishtimes.com

Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Jun 18

Ah shame. The local private hospital is taking a judicial review against our local Bus Connects route. I was hoping you could go in to tell them why they shouldn’t!

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Jun 18

Are you coming to Dublin as well, Jarrett?

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Jun 16

I agree, and have a theory. Smokers who vape as well (cheaper, more socially acceptable) are back to smoking more because duty free cigarettes are readily available from UK airports following Brexit.

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Apr 5

What a fascinating piece, and beautifully written. I felt cold just reading it! Congratulations.

Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Mar 26

If you are assuming NI on private pensions, then around £8bn a year. Based on 12m pensioners, and their estimated pension payouts of 100bn a year. That 100bn is an extrapolation of HMRC tax figures on pensions. www.gov.uk/government/s...

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Mar 17

Another fine piece from the unofficial historian of 1970’s television/Granadaland. I actually remember that 90s Match of the Day Madchester theme.

Mike Whalley @mikewhalley.bsky.social · Mar 16

On the blog: What can the odder bits of Match of the Day's theme tune history tell us about the show's future? And when were the 1979 and 1990 remixes really scrapped? Let's look at the evidence, with a bit of help from Joy Division and Tony Christie: mikewhalleyblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/w...

When theme tunes bite hard

I read BBC chair Samir Shah’s interview with the Sunday Times a week ago, in which he suggested that Match of the Day should be built around analysis, rather than highlights. And I read a fair chun…

mikewhalleyblog.wordpress.com

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Mar 17

I’m not sure on this figures re fuel duty. Total UK treasury receipts per year for fuel duty are £25bn. So likely a penny rise would bring in less than 500m.

Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Mar 10

Also, Runcorn mirrors Liverpool in being Remain inclined. As a constituent, I reckon Labour could keep on to it with a popular local candidate.

Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Mar 8

There’s a touch of the Partridge about that photo, Ed. The mustard-coloured jumper. The giant tank. The stance…10/10…no notes.

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Feb 18

I had the incredible experience of meeting Michael Lewis after his appearance at the L&H in UCD last night. He’s as good a storyteller in person as on the page. Stories about Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Billy Beane and some highbrow stuff about the USA and Ireland’s future relationship.

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Feb 17

I was at Bohs v Rovers as well. It was a brilliant day, and a real show of support for the #LOI. 33,208 at Lansdowne Road, a League of Ireland record. It was a big risk for Bohs, because a crowd of less than 18,000 would have been a financial disaster.

Niamh O’Mahony @niamhomahony.bsky.social · Feb 16

First live action of #LeagueOfIreland season for me today. It’s not #CCFC84 but it’ll do for now ☺️

Smoke screens at Bohs v Rovers, @Aviva Stadium

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Feb 16

Great piece, Ben. When I go back to work after my youngest starts school, I will cite that study about parents brain age in any interviews I do. If I remember…

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Nick Royle @nickaroyle.bsky.social · Feb 15

I agree. Also, an amazing staging, with the war room and the bombe. And BGET has the best sight lines of any theatre I’ve been in. The back row view in the stalls is an almost good as the front.

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