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Dave K

@punlovinlad.bsky.social

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Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · Jul 26

My short story A Wardrobe's Embrace got published in the Issue 3 of Ragaire Magazine. You can buy it in The Winding Stair in Dublin, as well as Charlie Byrne's and Kenny's in Galway. Or on the link below 📘
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Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · 10h

Must be great being emotionally attached to Taylor Swift and her releasing an album every year. Some of us were told by Frank Ocean in 2016 that he's just going outside to buy some milk.

Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · 2d

Ireland, for the 576th time, is learning the lesson that being good at GAA does not automatically mean that you are a nice person.

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Alan @alanmaguire.bsky.social · 3d

Shut up yew ye tick

CNBC @cnbc.com · 3d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

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Máire Ní Mhórdha @mairenimhordha.bsky.social · 4d

Landlord Jim Gavin never refunded 6 months' rent to a former tenant who accidentally kept paying rent after he moved out. The tenancy was not registered with the RTB. Gavin really is the perfect Fianna Fáil candidate.
Archive link: archive.is/4ts0L #spéirgorm #presidentialelection

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Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · 6d

bit of a spoiler here, but the guinness brand survives in the end.

Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · 8d

Catherine Connolly is the most 'Miggeldy' of the three candidates.

Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · 9d

Quick Public Service Announcement. It's come to my attention that some dads when out at a restaurant or getting a takeway have been asked "did you give him a tip?" and are not responding with "yeah I told him not to stand up in a canoe". Please follow the guidelines as outlined

Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · 10d

Good Luck Babe by Chapelle Roan has a falsetto chorus to premptively stop any white men in their 30s trying to cover it on an acoustic guitar.

Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · 10d

If you're a comedy club in Ireland or the UK, and you're noticing more female acts at the Riyadh Comedy Festival than your own, maybe you should, you know, have a little bit of a think.....

Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · 11d

I may be a Champagne Socialist, but at least I'm not a Hermes Christian

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Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 11d

Trying to convince people I should be president by admitting my campaign was a vehicle to troll the left

Fiona Small @fionasmall.bsky.social · 11d

You were correct

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Louise @selkies.bsky.social · 13d

Yeah yeah brit card I know them it's when you're looking for one for mother's day and they all say mum

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Tom Little, the well known comedian @thisistomlittle.bsky.social · 20d

Guys, I've made a documentary! Watch it on YouTube tomorrow at 6 pm!
cumbriacrack.com/2025/09/18/t...

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Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · 21d

If you alter the phrase to 'like two 'balding' men fighting over a comb', it changes everything. On a windy day, in a well lit room, this is life or death.

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Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 22d

TDs should not be allowed be landlords.

This has should never have been a controversial idea, but it's always treated like an outrageous suggestion.

My guess is more people are finding it less outrageous by the day.

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Loki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 22d

There's a 166,000 vacant homes. Airbnb is clogging up rentals. We've a parasitic class that are hoarding property hedging their bets. Vulture funds and dereliction caused by consistent FGFF govts.
Compulsory purchase orders, investment and regulations needed.
T'isn't that complex.
You absolute gowl.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 22d

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the homelessness problem and the composition of homelessness is much more complex than presented

Taoiseach says homelessness problem is 'complex'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the homelessness problem and the composition of homelessness is much more complex than presented.

www.rte.ie

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Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · 22d

This is a difficult day for effortlessly handsome men. Please respect our privacy during this period.

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Conor Gallagher @conorgallagher.bsky.social · 24d

"Following careful reflection"

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Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · 26d

Cillian Murphy is now going through that gut wrenching period where he has to promote the film he just made.

Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · 27d

Saoirse Ronan's kids birthday is 9/11. Poor baba

Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · Sep 7

the explosive roar of a boomer's phone ringing

Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · Sep 6

I bought a lovely jumper in a charity shop in Lausanne last year, and not one person has said: "Dave that's a fabulous jumper, where did you get it? Perhaps there's an interesting backstory behind this purchase?"

Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · Sep 6

I do need to get an estranged French mistress just so theres a plot twist on my will

Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · Sep 5

Dont smile because it's over. Cry because it happened

Dave K @punlovinlad.bsky.social · Sep 1

Dwayne Johnson looks to be preparing for his new role as Man Who Doesn't Take Lots And Lots Of Steroids.