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Irish mature student of physics with Open University. Just here to listen to cleverer people
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trionac.bsky.social
Word of the day ‘psephologist’ #aras25 #speirgorm
newschambers.bsky.social Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 16d
Aye, you’d not need to be a psephologist or a walking abacus to call this one
October 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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With the assistance of autocorrect I signed off an email “Hanks, Banana” instead of “Thanks, Gavan”, in case you wondered how today was going
October 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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lamhfada.bsky.social
No.

It's the election for the Head of State. The person should be known and have experience already. Getting 20 Oireachtas members or 4 local authorities isn't a stretch for anyone who should have the experience and knowledge to take on the role of Uachtarán na hÉireann. #Spéirghorm
thejournal.ie The Journal @thejournal.ie · Sep 22
Several of this year’s Áras hopefuls have voiced their frustration over how difficult it is to get on the ballot by way of local authority nominations.

So, tell us what you think – is it too difficult to get on the presidential ballot?
jrnl.ie/6823342
Is it too difficult to get on the presidential ballot?
With many parties backing their own candidates, just three councils have so far endorsed anyone in this year’s presidential race.
jrnl.ie
September 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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RTÉ has said Ireland will not take part in this year's Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to take part, in light of the ongoing genocide and man-made famine in Gaza.
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Ireland will boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel is allowed enter, RTÉ says
RTÉ said a final decision on Ireland’s involvement will be made depending on whether the EBU allows Israel to compete or not.
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September 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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colinelves.bsky.social
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Smajo Beso • Follow 3d • © I started school in Newcastle in Year 5 without knowing a word of English. I was nine years old and had arrived as a refugee from Bosnia just a couple of months earlier. I was one of those strangers our politicians often speak about. I missed my grandparents and friends. I was having awful nightmares, and I would wake up screaming every single night. I hated going to school. I would sit in my chair, look out of the window, and spend my day daydreaming about ways to run back to Bosnia. I didn't want to be here. After a couple of weeks at school, my teacher, Miss Webster, and my classmates did something special to help me settle, something that made me feel less of a stranger. That was the first day I went home with a smile on my face. I have shared this story before, but as tomorrow is start of the new school year, I thought I would share it again. ** Miss Webster was amazing, but I couldn't understand a word she was saying. She had this ritual where, at the end of each day, we would all sit on the floor around her, she would play the guitar, and we would all sing a song together. I couldn't understand what they were singing, but I could see she would sing one part of the song, then she would say someone's name or point to them. The next part of the song would be sung with that person's name in it, and they would get to go home first. My classmates loved this, but I hated it. It annoyed me because I couldn't understand what they were singing, but if I am honest, l hated it mainly because of how happy they all were. I definitely wasn't happy. I cried myself to sleep nearly every night. I eventually started having separate English lessons, which I enjoyed more because it took me out of the classroom. It was always daunting coming to school because I felt everyone was looking at me or speaking about me. For months, my dad would stand with me outside the school gates in the morning until it was time to go in. One day I came back into the classroom from my English lesson. We sat down, and everyone was extra-excited, looking at me more than usual for some reason. Of course, I thought it was because I was a refugee, because I couldn't speak English, or because they couldn't pronounce my name. I was bracing myself for another afternoon of my classmates encouraging me to sing. This was probably the closest I came to running out. So we were all sitting on the floor around Miss Webster. She was holding her guitar, ready to sing. I remember the sun shining through the tall, narrow windows as I slowly drifted into a daydream of being back in Bosnia. She began playing the guitar, my classmates joined in, but this time, everything was different. I froze. I understood what they were signing. Not because I had miraculously learned English in one afternoon, but because they were singing in Bosnian for me. I looked around in shock, and they were all smiling at me, and for a moment I thought I was daydreaming. While I was having separate English lessons, Miss Webster had taught our entire class to sing this song for me in Bosnian. They sang it terribly, but it was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard. I skipped home that day with a huge smile on my face. For the first time, I looked forward to going back to school the next day. I have often imagined Miss Webster and my classmates rehearsing, struggling with the strange Bosnian words and laughing at themselves. For me, that effort was the ultimate recognition, an act of peace that felt like the opposite of everything I had known during the war. It was special. I do not know if they realised it then, but that moment helped to give me back my dignity, my belonging, and, for the first time in a long time, I didn't feel like I was just a refugee or an outsider. I was home.
September 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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carlkinsella.bsky.social
"Delehanty is just a guy who used to work for Arthur Cox or something. Now he owns a daycare for dogs. I have absolutely no idea why he gets to be on TV, or why we should be hearing from him, other than he wants to be president."

This week's column is about the presidential election.
Surrealing in the Years: The vibes of this presidential election are badly off
Why do we have to hear so much from so many unserious people?
www.thejournal.ie
September 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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ipsc.bsky.social
Join our regional day of action for Palestine tomorrow! We demand our government sanctions apartheid Israel for its genocidal crimes against the Palestinian people. All out! #FreePalestine #SanctionsNow
September 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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rothaiinisoirr.bsky.social
Gearr uainn anois - Féile na gCloch ag tosú Déardaoin seo chugainn.
Only 6 more sleeps - Féile na gCloch starts next Thursday
#spéirghorm
Poster for Féile na gCloch, Inis Oírr, 2025. Thurs 11th -Sunday 14th Sept Inis Oírr, Aran Islands, Co. Galway Drystone Wall Building, Letter Carving, Lime Mortar Demonstrations, Stone Carving, Sketch Out
September 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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All eyes on The Global Sumud Flotilla sailing to break the Israeli occupation's illegal siege on Gaza. Sign & share to show your support. my.uplift.ie/petitions/i-... @uplift.ie
I'm supporting the Global Sumud Flotilla sailing to break the illegal siege of Gaza.
All eyes on The Global Sumud Flotilla sailing to break the Israeli occupation's illegal siege on Gaza. Sign & share to show your support.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Galway remains one of the worst-hit counties in Ireland’s housing market, with stubbornly high vacancy levels, derelict properties concentrated across the county, and property prices showing no signs of easing www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
Nearly 9 per cent of Ireland’s derelict homes in Galway, report finds
Galway remains one of the worst-hit counties in Ireland’s housing market, with stubbornly high vacancy levels, derelict properties concentrated across the county, and property prices showing no ...
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August 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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eidin.bsky.social
#Galway is a nightmare I regularly have to put my life in the hands of drivers as I try to walk across roundabouts that have no pedestrian crossings. Zero ambition for public active transport.
irishdocsenv.bsky.social Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · Jul 23
Spot on letter to the editor!

Time for politicians to bite the bullet. Another ring road is an outdated non-solution that will increase emissions and car dependence.

Let’s fast-track a light rail network for Galway, paired with world-class active transport infrastructure.

Now that’s a solution!
Galway, city of the traffic
Congestion is not just an inconvenience, it is choking economic and social potential
www.irishtimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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quiteclare.bsky.social
Today, academics, ask yourself:

Am I bringing enough of a Flann O'Brien energy to my R&R work?
Image is a snip from Flann O'Brien's letters, reading: "It is a pity you did not like my beautiful book. As a genius, I do not expect to be readily understood but you may be surprised to know that my book is a definite milestone in literature, completely revolutionises the English novel and puts the shallow pedestrian English writers in their place. Of course I know you are prejudiced against me on account of the IRA bombings."
August 15, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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In the past when I sat down to write about Israel, I’ve had a moment where I take a deep breath and accept that, as a Jewish woman, it’s going to be difficult. This time, there was no such moment.

I wrote about the intentional starvation of Gaza by Israel/US, and the moral imperative to say enough:
Gaza is starving
Palestinians seeking food are being killed by the IDF. It's time for the entire world to say enough.
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July 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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The Israeli Authorities are starving civilians in #Gaza.

Among them are 1 million children.

Lift the siege: allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.
July 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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garius.bsky.social
To add some more context, Orville Wright piloted both of these aircraft.
Picture of the Wright Flyer A lockheed constellation
July 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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newschambers.bsky.social
“It is a concentration camp. I am sorry," - former Israeli PM.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM
Ehud Olmert says forcing people into camp would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel is not all down to antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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rothaiinisoirr.bsky.social
A leithéid de lá - what a day! #inisoirr #wildatlanticway #spéirghorm
Spéir & farraige ghorm, ar chúl chéibh Inis Oírr. Inis Meáin & Conamara sa gcúlra. Stunning blue skies and sea, photo taken behind Inis Oírr pier, looking towards Inis Meáin and Conamara
July 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
I have had transphobes trying to capsize my career for a good few years and I think they may well have had some success and more success on the way - but I would rather have spoken out for the trans community than had more success and kowtowed to the media status quo
July 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Hello. I'm doing another raffle.

You can win ALL these SIGNED books + £50 to spend on books of your choice.

All the money raised is going on books for two wonderful schools.

Tickets are just £2 each

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PLEASE Repost (ta).
A stack of hardback books (all signed), that you could win if you enter the raffle.
June 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Google’s emissions up 51% as AI electricity demand derails efforts to go green

Increase influenced by datacentre growth, with estimated power required by 2026 equalling that of Japan’s
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #Greenwashing #AI #Climate
Google’s emissions up 51% as AI electricity demand derails efforts to go green
Increase influenced by datacentre growth, with estimated power required by 2026 equalling that of Japan’s
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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sazeracla.bsky.social
OK, so here’s my JJ Abrams story…

Before I started working in digital restoration one of my primary jobs in post-production support was running the in-house theater and screening rooms at work. Every now and again it would get booked for casting sessions, because it was perfectly suited for that…
sazeracla.bsky.social Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · Jun 27
Happy birthday to the composer of the theme music to the nonexistent 70s private detective TV series “Chuck Taggart, Private Eye!”

That’s one hell of a story. I suppose it’s about time I told it…
June 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Warning over high rates of unintended pregnancies among women using apps rather than contraception
https://www.thejournal.ie/cycle-tracking-apps-pregnancies-contraceptive-6743431-Jun2025/
Warning over high rates of unintended pregnancies among women using apps rather than contraception
The unintended pregnancy rate from reliance on these apps is closer to 25% rather than the 7% that the apps say, according to the new National Sexual Health Strategy.
www.thejournal.ie
June 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Independent Senator Frances Black has said it is "worrying" that services are not included in the draft Occupied Territories Bill and it is "absolutely crucial" that they should be
Exclusion of services from OTB 'worrying' - Frances Black
Independent Senator Frances Black has said it is "worrying" that services are not included in the draft Occupied Territories Bill and it is "absolutely crucial" that it should be.
www.rte.ie
June 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM