Susan G
@susangriff.bsky.social
🇮🇪Limerick born & back now. Ex-Wales & ex-Cork. Likes film, good tv, books, music, Munster Rugby. Wife, mother, dog mama, ex-academic. Retired early. Living with Heart Failure. Anti-racist. Anti-fascist. I care about our world. Worried about it right now
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Susan G
@susangriff.bsky.social
· Sep 21
A timeline cleanser for your Sunday. 15 seconds of the "sounds of the sea" today at Doughmore Beach, Co Clare. I wish I could share the sea air too!
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A final statement from President Higgins tonight as he leaves the Áras
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A final statement from President Higgins tonight as he leaves the Áras
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Sorry for sharing a post from the other website, I know, but JCO's remarks on that website's owner feel like something that'll be narrated over the end credits of a Musk biopic.
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sorry for sharing a post from the other website, I know, but JCO's remarks on that website's owner feel like something that'll be narrated over the end credits of a Musk biopic.
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The comparisons to Ireland under British rule are many. At one point in the film a British adviser discussing how to 'quell unrest' says "We dont want another Ireland". www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Palestine 36 director Annemarie Jacir: ‘We don’t want a state, we just want to live’
Fresh from a 20-minute ovation at Toronto, the film-maker’s historical drama reveals how Britain’s 1936 crackdown created the blueprint for the ongoing genocide in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The comparisons to Ireland under British rule are many. At one point in the film a British adviser discussing how to 'quell unrest' says "We dont want another Ireland". www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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Writers and works quoted in Irish Presidential inauguration speeches include (in no particular order):
Come To The Edge, Christopher Logue.
McAleese, 1997
Come To The Edge, Christopher Logue.
McAleese, 1997
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Writers and works quoted in Irish Presidential inauguration speeches include (in no particular order):
Come To The Edge, Christopher Logue.
McAleese, 1997
Come To The Edge, Christopher Logue.
McAleese, 1997
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Thought for the day:
On Bluesky, it's "nice" to "Like", but it's (more) effective to Repost. Be effective. (You can also be nice).
On Bluesky, it's "nice" to "Like", but it's (more) effective to Repost. Be effective. (You can also be nice).
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Thought for the day:
On Bluesky, it's "nice" to "Like", but it's (more) effective to Repost. Be effective. (You can also be nice).
On Bluesky, it's "nice" to "Like", but it's (more) effective to Repost. Be effective. (You can also be nice).
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On this, the last day of Michael D. Higgins' presidency, I think it's important to acknowledge that a 5'3 man deciding to be followed everywhere by two enormous Bernese Mountain dogs was a great bit.
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
On this, the last day of Michael D. Higgins' presidency, I think it's important to acknowledge that a 5'3 man deciding to be followed everywhere by two enormous Bernese Mountain dogs was a great bit.
SHAME.
New figures obtained by RTÉ News show that up to August this year, children in Dublin were waiting up to 13 years to be seen by a primary care psychologist
Children waiting up to 13 years to see psychologist
New figures obtained by RTÉ News show that up to August this year, children in Dublin were waiting up to 13 years to be seen by a primary care psychologist.
www.rte.ie
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
SHAME.
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Watch this because it tells you everything you need to know about how the right-wing weaponise fear.
First come the facts.
Then come the views of the public, sick of politicians & the media spreading unsubstantiated fear.
Then comes the journalist, ignoring the facts & the public to spread fear.
First come the facts.
Then come the views of the public, sick of politicians & the media spreading unsubstantiated fear.
Then comes the journalist, ignoring the facts & the public to spread fear.
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Watch this because it tells you everything you need to know about how the right-wing weaponise fear.
First come the facts.
Then come the views of the public, sick of politicians & the media spreading unsubstantiated fear.
Then comes the journalist, ignoring the facts & the public to spread fear.
First come the facts.
Then come the views of the public, sick of politicians & the media spreading unsubstantiated fear.
Then comes the journalist, ignoring the facts & the public to spread fear.
Wow. First 2 episodes of Ploribus. Wow. Vince Gilligan doing some crazy sci-fi. I was delighted to see the wonderful Rhea Seehorn back on tv (I loved her performance as Kim Wexler in Gilligan's Better Call Saul), but this is much more like Gilligan's earlier work in The X Files. So far so good.
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wow. First 2 episodes of Ploribus. Wow. Vince Gilligan doing some crazy sci-fi. I was delighted to see the wonderful Rhea Seehorn back on tv (I loved her performance as Kim Wexler in Gilligan's Better Call Saul), but this is much more like Gilligan's earlier work in The X Files. So far so good.
Share a TV series from the 1960s that you love. *THE MONKEES*.
RTE repeated this over & over in the 1970s/80s on Saturday mornings and that's when I fell in love with it.
RTE repeated this over & over in the 1970s/80s on Saturday mornings and that's when I fell in love with it.
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Share a TV series from the 1960s that you love. *THE MONKEES*.
RTE repeated this over & over in the 1970s/80s on Saturday mornings and that's when I fell in love with it.
RTE repeated this over & over in the 1970s/80s on Saturday mornings and that's when I fell in love with it.
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Football Association of Ireland EGM passes motion calling on UEFA to ban Israel from all club and international competitions.
Resolution brought by Bohemian Football Club - approved by 88%.
Motion cites operation by the Israeli FA of clubs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Resolution brought by Bohemian Football Club - approved by 88%.
Motion cites operation by the Israeli FA of clubs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Football Association of Ireland EGM passes motion calling on UEFA to ban Israel from all club and international competitions.
Resolution brought by Bohemian Football Club - approved by 88%.
Motion cites operation by the Israeli FA of clubs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Resolution brought by Bohemian Football Club - approved by 88%.
Motion cites operation by the Israeli FA of clubs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.
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I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul
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I wrote a piece about Movember and how I'm not a mental health advocate.
www.threeredkings.com/when-novembe...
www.threeredkings.com/when-novembe...
When November Ends – Three Red Kings
www.threeredkings.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I wrote a piece about Movember and how I'm not a mental health advocate.
www.threeredkings.com/when-novembe...
www.threeredkings.com/when-novembe...
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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R.I.P. Pauline Collins, 1940-2025.
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
R.I.P. Pauline Collins, 1940-2025.
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Ó Bob Dylan go Phoebe Bridgers, tá Imram ag treabhadh i ngort nua do litríocht na Gaeilge jrnl.ie/6865196
Ó Bob Dylan go Phoebe Bridgers, tá Imram ag treabhadh i ngort nua do litríocht na Gaeilge
Tugann suim dhaoine óga sa toghchán don Uachtaránacht léargas freisin ar a suim sa Ghaeilge, dar le stiurthóir fhéile litríochta Gaeilge, Imram.
jrnl.ie
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Ó Bob Dylan go Phoebe Bridgers, tá Imram ag treabhadh i ngort nua do litríocht na Gaeilge jrnl.ie/6865196
Last night I watched #EthanHawke in the finale of #TheLowdown. (Great 1st season, great finale. Hope there's more). Then today I discovered that it's Ethan Hawke's 55th birthday. A perfect day to share one of my favourite TED Talks. On the importance of the 'creative arts'.👏
youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q?...
youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q?...
Give yourself permission to be creative | Ethan Hawke | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Last night I watched #EthanHawke in the finale of #TheLowdown. (Great 1st season, great finale. Hope there's more). Then today I discovered that it's Ethan Hawke's 55th birthday. A perfect day to share one of my favourite TED Talks. On the importance of the 'creative arts'.👏
youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q?...
youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q?...
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Records of great spotted woodpecker, extinct in Ireland for centuries, but which reintroduced itself naturally to the east coast and has been moving west ever since.
Still waiting for them to make it down to my place in Beara, but looks like it's only a matter of time!
Nature CAN come back!!
Still waiting for them to make it down to my place in Beara, but looks like it's only a matter of time!
Nature CAN come back!!
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Yet another reminder of what yis are collaborating with
A fantastic piece of reporting, brilliantly illustrated data, thorough, neutral analysis, transparent data collection… and frightening conclusions. Well done @skynewsrss.bsky.social for putting in long miles on this one
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Yet another reminder of what yis are collaborating with
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A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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I'm just reading the news and hang on, there's a NEW York?
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I'm just reading the news and hang on, there's a NEW York?
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November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM