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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 3h

Without the EU cover, I think this is also likely the end (for the moment anyway) of the Irish Minister for Justice’s plan to require software companies and platforms to break encryption.

Though he may not issue a press release to say so.

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 3h

See this?

This story is the sound of a bullet you didn’t even know was coming at you whistling past your right ear.

Suzanne Smalley @suzannesmalley.bsky.social · 6h

Germany will not support Chat Control - a law which proposes to scan all messages people send even on end-to-end encrypted platforms - Justice Minister said today. German stance likely dooms the measure. Signal had threatened to leave the EU if Chat Control became law
therecord.media/chat-control...

Germany will not support 'Chat Control' message scanning in the EU

“Random chat monitoring must be taboo in a constitutional state,” Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig said as German officials signaled they will not vote for a controversial EU proposal known as ...

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Mike Taylor @miketaylorsport.bsky.social · 4h

#Wolves This week BBC Sport asked me to field some questions from readers about the travails of #wwfc. They'll post the answers in three parts - the first below, the rest tomorrow.
Tell @dazhale.bsky.social your view on the BBC Radio WM Football Phone-In at 6pm.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Wolves news: Too defensive? And have new assistants helped or hindered? Mike Taylor Q&A

www.bbc.co.uk

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 14h

The destruction of Gaza. Genocide.

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Imbibe Coffee Roasters @imbibecoffee.bsky.social · 12h

Got an email from Amazon to be part of their invite only "Brands of Ireland" campaign which apparently aims to help businesses for Black Friday, Christmas etc. Sounds nice but Amazon is a killer of small businesses and they can fuck Black Friday. Buy independent and buy local when you can.

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 5h

Well, the issues that we know of, but I hear ya. Bertie seemed very assured that he was 'good to go', but I also think that he doesn't live in the real world. Definitely not in this digital world. I can only imagine the gems that are still uncovered in his background. Never mind the hubris!

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 7h

Speaking in the Dáil today, Simon Harris said the activists were trying to do something about the "humanitarian catastrophe and genocide" in Gaza and that they posed "no threat".

He denounced their detention as illegal.

http://jrnl.ie/6838266

Author and TD among five Irish people on board latest Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel

The Tánaiste denounced the activists’ detention by Israel as illegal.

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 5h

"Bruising" is one way of saying it alright. #SpeirGorm #FF #Áras25 #Áras2025

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 5h

If Bertie Ahern had been chosen as Fianna Fáil’s presidential candidate it would have been “bruising” for him, Micheál Martin has said. http://jrnl.ie/6838794

Bertie Ahern presidential bid would have been ‘bruising’ for him, says Martin

The Taoiseach was speaking after dealing with the fallout of his party’s presidential candidate, Jim Gavin, withdrawing from the race.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 5h

A garda investigation is underway following the discovery of skeletal remains at the rear of a home in Dublin.
The remains were found on the Naas Road in Dublin 12 shortly after 5pm yesterday.
http://jrnl.ie/6838859

Garda investigation underway after skeletal remains discovered during works in Dublin

The remains were found during works in the Dublin 12 area.

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Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · 7h

Budget 2026 has come under fire in the Dáil, with Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accusing the Government of breaking pre-election promises.

The Taoiseach defended the budget’s measures, including the reduced VAT rate for hospitality, insisting they protect workers.

#VMNews | @gavreilly.com

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Carlow Weather @carlowweather.bsky.social · 8h

High pressure in control but a lot of cloud around with some sunny spells. Looking fairly settled with just some drizzle between now and 17th of month.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 8h

Rinne an grúpa paraimiliteach dílseach, an UVF, bagairt go loiscfí áitreabh Chomhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste le comharthaíocht dhá theangach.

jrnl.ie/6836601

Léirsiú beartaithe chun Gaeilge a cheiliúradh mar fhreagra ar bhagairt foréigin ó dhílseoirí

Rinne an grúpa paraimiliteach dílseach, an UVF, bagairt go loiscfí áitreabh Chomhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste le comharthaíocht dhá theangach.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 8h

The loyalist paramilitary group, the UVF, issued a threat to torch any Belfast City Council vans or depots bearing dual language logos including Irish.

jrnl.ie/6836699

Irish language groups to stage 'celebration' event at Belfast City Hall following UVF threats

The loyalist paramilitary group, the UVF, issued a threat to torch any Belfast City Council vans or depots bearing dual language logos including Irish.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 8h

While the management team at the NAS said they were satisfied with the current model, they told the collection of senators and TDs that some of them had made a trip to Scotland to see what could be learned from the system there.
http://jrnl.ie/6838684

Ireland is looking to Scotland for advice on putting doctors in ambulance crews

Ireland is an outlier in not sending specialist doctors to the scenes of serious accidents alongside paramedics.

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Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 8h

One of the guys putting up Union Jack flags in Manchester - to protest immigrants - has a conviction for people smuggling immigrants into the UK in the back of his van.

Manchester’s chief flag-raiser has put his people smuggling days behind him

Flags protesting unchecked immigration have gone up across the city, led by a man caught smuggling migrants into the country in the back of a van

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 8h

President Michael D Higgins has welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Áras an Uachtaráin for what is understood to be the last State visit during his term.

South African president welcomed to Áras an Uachtaráin

President Michael D Higgins has welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Áras an Uachtaráin for what is understood to be the last State visit during his term.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

In my new podcast, we're traveling to a quiet road in rural Wisconsin that’s become infamous for dozens of sightings—stretching back decades—of a strange creature known as the Beast of Bray Road. The entity has become one of America's most enduring cryptid stories.

It’s my STRANGEST podcast yet! 🎧👹

Creature in the Cornfields: The Beast of Bray Road

Podcast Episode · Echoes of the Unknown · 10/07/2025 · 16m

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 8h

Just 14 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are partially functioning, WHO says, as Israel continues to bomb amid ceasefire talks.

‘Horrific trauma patients’: WHO details harrowing scenes from Gaza

Just 14 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are partially functioning, WHO says, as Israel continues to bomb amid ceasefire talks.

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 8h

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🎃👻David 👻🎃 @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 12h

Some independent Irish bookshops you can support rather than Amazon. And most offer free postage in 🇮🇪too.
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
@booksupstairs.bsky.social
winding-stair-bookshop.myshopify.com
www.marrowbone.ie/shop
@gutterbookshop.bsky.social
#Spéirghorm

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 15h

the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed

Dr Ramsdell, whose phone had been on airplane mode when the Nobel committee tried to call him, told the BBC's Newshour Programme that his first response when his wife said, "You've won the Nobel prize" was: "I did not."

To which Ms O'Neill replied that she had 200 text messages that suggested he had.

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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 9h

Heather Humphreys is spreading misinformation that Oireachtas political staff need so-called garda clearance – they don’t, according to documents obtained by The Ditch

Alan Shatter joined in – posting a fake document on X purporting to be official policy

www.ontheditch.com/heather-hump...

Humphreys spreading misinformation about Oireachtas vetting

Humphreys’s former party colleague and ex-justice minister Alan Shatter has also joined in.

www.ontheditch.com

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 9h

EXCLUSIVE: Global Sumud Flotilla activist Yvonne Ridley has accused the Labour Government of refusing to assist her after being imprisoned by Israel

Flotilla activist Yvonne Ridley slams UK's 'shameful' response to Israel imprisonment

www.thenational.scot

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 9h

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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 10h

Maria Steen Turning Up At Gates Of The Áras Refusing To Leave Until She's Made President http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/08/maria-steen-turning-up-at-gates-of-the-aras-refusing-to-leave-until-shes-made-president/

Maria Steen Turning Up At Gates Of The Áras Refusing To Leave Until She’s Made President

A WOMAN who has never been a presidential candidate or appeared on a ballot paper has taken up residence outside the gates of Leinster House, vowing never to leave until she is made president of …

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 14h

More Irish activists have now been taken by the IDF from international waters including author Naoise Dolan, TD Barry Heneghan and psychiatrist Veronica O’Keane.

They are part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.

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