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I've signed this petition calling for the government to shut down X for producing sexual abuse images. Will you do the same? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sh... @uplift.ie
I've signed this petition calling for the government to shut down X for producing & sharing sexual abuse images. Will you do the same?
I've signed this petition calling for the government to stop X allowing their chatbot Grok to ‘digitally undress’ women and share sexualised and illegal photos of children. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
January 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Damian Lewis reads Walking Away by C Day-Lewis during Allie Esiri’s 365 Poems for Life gala.
May 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr...
Protest Meta's Theft of Irish Writing
I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
March 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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“We may never recover the kind of faith in our leaders that we used to have. Nor should we. But if we stand up to the kakistocracy — rule by the worst — that’s emerging as we speak, we may eventually find our way back to a better world.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
Opinion | My Last Column: Finding Hope in an Age of Resentment (Gift Article)
Where have all the good vibes gone?
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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Dusty Bluebells, a 1971 BBC documentary by Davy Hammond about children’s street songs and games in Belfast at a time when the city was being torn apart by political and sectarian violence, making the innocence of it all painfully poignant youtu.be/UdpXTFy3zlw?...
Dusty Bluebells 1971 Belfast kid's songs.
YouTube video by arfer
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December 3, 2024 at 8:21 AM
#3goodthings
1) New phone arrived
2) cottage pie turned out good
3)cold outside but I’m lucky enough to be warm and snug
November 19, 2024 at 10:57 PM
#3goodthings
1)Got out for a walk early this morning before the rain came down.
2)The clock I ordered arrived on time.
3) Caught up with a friend for a chat
November 18, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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Hello all at Bluesky! We are Kennys Bookshop - an independent bookshop based in Galway, Ireland where we've been selling books since 1940, a family business, a bricks and mortar shop & an online shop (www.kennys.ie), a shop with new and secondhand books & a place passionate about all things books! 👋
November 14, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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Reading this book, I kept thinking of a line from an Apollo astronaut: “We had to go to space to discover the earth”. Such a well-deserved winner thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Everything you need to know about Orbital by Samantha Harvey, winner of the Booker Prize 2024 | The Booker Prizes
As Samantha Harvey becomes the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize, here’s the lowdown on her winning novel, Orbital
thebookerprizes.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:45 AM
This is truly a beautiful piece of work.

Orbital by Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
‘Small, strange, beautiful’ Orbital by Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize
‘A book about a wounded world’ set on International Space Station is one of the shortest to win £50,000 award
www.irishtimes.com
November 12, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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Trinity College Dublin renames former Berkeley Library after poet Eavan Boland - excellent choice
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Trinity College Dublin renames former Berkeley Library after poet Eavan Boland
Building previously named after Irish philosopher will be first on college’s campus to be named after a woman
www.irishtimes.com
October 9, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,962,665!
September 18, 2024 at 9:07 PM
June 29, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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I am keen to promote Irish writers and writing here on @bsky.app. if you would like to help, please repost and encourage others to follow. 🙏
January 7, 2024 at 2:41 PM