Amy Hayes
@thehames.bsky.social
Live in The Hague, but I’m from Ireland. More importantly, from Cork.
I’m squirming with pure, unadulterated Schadenfreude.
February 4, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I’m squirming with pure, unadulterated Schadenfreude.
Also, I hear admissions to Wilson’s have been seriously impacted because of that gowl.
February 4, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Also, I hear admissions to Wilson’s have been seriously impacted because of that gowl.
In other news, the sea is wet.
February 4, 2026 at 10:57 AM
In other news, the sea is wet.
Ha! Exactly. But she was always known respectfully as Mrs Coakley. Never knew her first name. Might’ve been Rothmans for all I know. Rothmans Coakley & Co, Solicitors.
February 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Ha! Exactly. But she was always known respectfully as Mrs Coakley. Never knew her first name. Might’ve been Rothmans for all I know. Rothmans Coakley & Co, Solicitors.
My Granny had a charlady who used to fill her in with all the local goss. I still remember the heady scent of beeswax and fags after she had left the house. She was like Slash: permanent danger of fag ash falling randomly.
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
My Granny had a charlady who used to fill her in with all the local goss. I still remember the heady scent of beeswax and fags after she had left the house. She was like Slash: permanent danger of fag ash falling randomly.
When tempered by Stephen Merchant, he was bearable. Stephen has a kindness that Ricky lacks.
February 3, 2026 at 9:49 AM
When tempered by Stephen Merchant, he was bearable. Stephen has a kindness that Ricky lacks.
Those elections can’t come quickly enough.
February 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Those elections can’t come quickly enough.
I found the Only Connect quiz book in Aldi at Christmas… Random.
January 27, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I found the Only Connect quiz book in Aldi at Christmas… Random.
Just click on the link in her post.
January 27, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Just click on the link in her post.
You could always replace ‘hole’ with ‘crusty hoop’ as I like to.
January 27, 2026 at 11:09 AM
You could always replace ‘hole’ with ‘crusty hoop’ as I like to.
Maybe we can just say ‘Ta’ instead. Might reduce it it to 5.685%.
January 26, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Maybe we can just say ‘Ta’ instead. Might reduce it it to 5.685%.
It’s chilly up here on the moral high ground. Brr!!
January 26, 2026 at 10:28 AM
It’s chilly up here on the moral high ground. Brr!!
I think he faced such terrible racism and was battered so much by his Dad that he thinks it was a failed experiment. It sounded pretty grim.
I’ve no skin in the game here: I just read the article.
I’ve no skin in the game here: I just read the article.
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
I think he faced such terrible racism and was battered so much by his Dad that he thinks it was a failed experiment. It sounded pretty grim.
I’ve no skin in the game here: I just read the article.
I’ve no skin in the game here: I just read the article.
He wouldn’t allow either his unskilled father or his non-English speaking mother entry today. “The biggest block to good community cohesion is English. We should have set a requirement that if you want to settle in the UK, you should be able to speak fluent English…”
January 26, 2026 at 10:23 AM
He wouldn’t allow either his unskilled father or his non-English speaking mother entry today. “The biggest block to good community cohesion is English. We should have set a requirement that if you want to settle in the UK, you should be able to speak fluent English…”
He’s a very stylish wanker.
Never forget.
Never forget.
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 PM
He’s a very stylish wanker.
Never forget.
Never forget.
This religious thing seems performative to me.
January 25, 2026 at 1:56 PM
This religious thing seems performative to me.