Thomas M. Higgins
@thomasmh.bsky.social
used to be @thedeclineirl on Twitter
From Mayo, Live in Dublin
IT Guy
I like things and stuff
From Mayo, Live in Dublin
IT Guy
I like things and stuff
Does giving Jim Gavin a number 2 spoil my vote? #speirgorm #ireland
October 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Does giving Jim Gavin a number 2 spoil my vote? #speirgorm #ireland
I actually like the ad breaks on Instagram, whenever they come up I just close the app.
This might help me get off it entirely
This might help me get off it entirely
July 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I actually like the ad breaks on Instagram, whenever they come up I just close the app.
This might help me get off it entirely
This might help me get off it entirely
A friend of mine is missing, last seen in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim
If you've seen George anywhere,please contact the Gardaí/PSNI
If you've seen George anywhere,please contact the Gardaí/PSNI
April 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A friend of mine is missing, last seen in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim
If you've seen George anywhere,please contact the Gardaí/PSNI
If you've seen George anywhere,please contact the Gardaí/PSNI
The protestants are at it again
King Charles and Queen Camilla pay recovering Pope Francis surprise visit
King Charles and Queen Camilla pay recovering Pope Francis surprise visit
British royals wish pontiff well in recovery from pneumonia during their state visit to Italy
King Charles and Queen Camilla paid a surprise private visit to a convalescing Pope Francis on Wednesday afternoon during their four-day state visit to Italy.
The royal couple visited Francis, 88, at his home in Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City, where he is recovering from a serious bout of pneumonia in both lungs. An official audience had previously been removed from the royals’ schedule due to the pontiff’s ill health. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The protestants are at it again
What the hell was going on with Flower of Scotland there? #sixnations
March 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
What the hell was going on with Flower of Scotland there? #sixnations
Up since 6am playing play dough by candlelight, I think she's loving it #stormdarragh
December 7, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Up since 6am playing play dough by candlelight, I think she's loving it #stormdarragh
Powers gone again, the candles have been surveyed and somehow my mother has 5 baptismal candles for her 4 children #stormdarragh #latelatetoyshow
December 6, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Powers gone again, the candles have been surveyed and somehow my mother has 5 baptismal candles for her 4 children #stormdarragh #latelatetoyshow
I worked in that Smyths for 5 Christmases, it doesn't spark joy for everybody #latelatetoyshow
December 6, 2024 at 11:07 PM
I worked in that Smyths for 5 Christmases, it doesn't spark joy for everybody #latelatetoyshow
Well, powers gone here, I'm out #latelatetoyshow #stormdarragh
December 6, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Well, powers gone here, I'm out #latelatetoyshow #stormdarragh
I want that Godzilla, but my daughter would lose her shit #latelatetoyshow
December 6, 2024 at 10:03 PM
I want that Godzilla, but my daughter would lose her shit #latelatetoyshow
Just saw my Dad in the Audience. His 7 kids are all watching at home #latelatetoyshow
December 6, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Just saw my Dad in the Audience. His 7 kids are all watching at home #latelatetoyshow
I'm old, who is Jazzy? #latelatetoyshow
December 6, 2024 at 9:51 PM
I'm old, who is Jazzy? #latelatetoyshow
I really hope @gavreilly.com has this badge, or is getting one for Christmas
November 27, 2024 at 2:55 PM
I really hope @gavreilly.com has this badge, or is getting one for Christmas
Just had my first hostile canvassing experience
He handed me a leaflet and asked if I was going to just put it in the bin, so I just hadn't it back to him when I saw the party
Then he went off at me for not sharing his concerns about immigration, as he walked off #ge24
He handed me a leaflet and asked if I was going to just put it in the bin, so I just hadn't it back to him when I saw the party
Then he went off at me for not sharing his concerns about immigration, as he walked off #ge24
November 26, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Just had my first hostile canvassing experience
He handed me a leaflet and asked if I was going to just put it in the bin, so I just hadn't it back to him when I saw the party
Then he went off at me for not sharing his concerns about immigration, as he walked off #ge24
He handed me a leaflet and asked if I was going to just put it in the bin, so I just hadn't it back to him when I saw the party
Then he went off at me for not sharing his concerns about immigration, as he walked off #ge24
We just got canvassed by the actual TD in the flesh, first time for everything.
November 25, 2024 at 2:40 PM
We just got canvassed by the actual TD in the flesh, first time for everything.
I'm already boycotting McDonalds, but if I wasn't, shit like this would really put me off
November 17, 2024 at 9:44 AM
I'm already boycotting McDonalds, but if I wasn't, shit like this would really put me off
My mammy was mad at me for leaving the immersion on, until she found out I was keeping her chicken fillet roll warm in the hot press
Disclaimer: I don't think my mother has ever had a chicken fillet roll
Disclaimer: I don't think my mother has ever had a chicken fillet roll
Now that Irish Bluesky is clearly a thing can we get all the cringe jokes about mammies, the immersion and chicken fillet rolls out of our system now?
November 15, 2024 at 1:51 PM
My mammy was mad at me for leaving the immersion on, until she found out I was keeping her chicken fillet roll warm in the hot press
Disclaimer: I don't think my mother has ever had a chicken fillet roll
Disclaimer: I don't think my mother has ever had a chicken fillet roll
My great grandfather was 40 when he got married, my great grandmother was 18. This is notable now, but wasn't that unusual back then apparently.
Give me one interesting fact about your family history that you learned.
November 15, 2024 at 11:34 AM
My great grandfather was 40 when he got married, my great grandmother was 18. This is notable now, but wasn't that unusual back then apparently.
Surely a willingness to work for free for Billionaires, is proof that a High IQ doesn't mean you're not an idiot
The era of high IQ revolutionaries who work for no pay has arrived.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Musk asks ‘high-IQ revolutionaries’ to work for no pay on new Trump project
World’s richest man solicits applications for ‘tedious work’ in newly formed Department of Government Efficiency
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Surely a willingness to work for free for Billionaires, is proof that a High IQ doesn't mean you're not an idiot
Is the menswear guy on Bluesky?
November 15, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Is the menswear guy on Bluesky?
Tis the season for roundups and reflections, these are my top 5 listened for 2024 on Pocketcasts
I probably spent longer listening to podcasts about movies this year, than I did watching movies
I listened to 34 days, 9 hours & 46 minutes of podcasts, up 120% on last year
I probably spent longer listening to podcasts about movies this year, than I did watching movies
I listened to 34 days, 9 hours & 46 minutes of podcasts, up 120% on last year
November 14, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Tis the season for roundups and reflections, these are my top 5 listened for 2024 on Pocketcasts
I probably spent longer listening to podcasts about movies this year, than I did watching movies
I listened to 34 days, 9 hours & 46 minutes of podcasts, up 120% on last year
I probably spent longer listening to podcasts about movies this year, than I did watching movies
I listened to 34 days, 9 hours & 46 minutes of podcasts, up 120% on last year
Video Shop (my parents owned it, so I started at 13)
Supermacs(Irish fast food chain)
Lifeguard (Mostly involved cleaning TBH)
Penneys (Primark)
Building site labourer
Quarry & Road Paving Labourer
Smyths (5 Christmases, still hate many Xmas songs & 98fm which was played the rest of the year)
Supermacs(Irish fast food chain)
Lifeguard (Mostly involved cleaning TBH)
Penneys (Primark)
Building site labourer
Quarry & Road Paving Labourer
Smyths (5 Christmases, still hate many Xmas songs & 98fm which was played the rest of the year)
Clarks Shoe Shop
Receptionist
Call Center
Pub (1 trial shift, very bad)
Flyering
Leafleting -like flyering but somehow more depressing
stage technician (2 shifts, no idea how I got away with that)
audiobook producer (not as senior as it sounds)
tutor
Receptionist
Call Center
Pub (1 trial shift, very bad)
Flyering
Leafleting -like flyering but somehow more depressing
stage technician (2 shifts, no idea how I got away with that)
audiobook producer (not as senior as it sounds)
tutor
Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now
1. Librarian
2. Children’s book illustrator
3. Bookseller
4. Warehouse delivery unpacker
5. Proofreader for a vanity publishing house
1. Librarian
2. Children’s book illustrator
3. Bookseller
4. Warehouse delivery unpacker
5. Proofreader for a vanity publishing house
November 13, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Video Shop (my parents owned it, so I started at 13)
Supermacs(Irish fast food chain)
Lifeguard (Mostly involved cleaning TBH)
Penneys (Primark)
Building site labourer
Quarry & Road Paving Labourer
Smyths (5 Christmases, still hate many Xmas songs & 98fm which was played the rest of the year)
Supermacs(Irish fast food chain)
Lifeguard (Mostly involved cleaning TBH)
Penneys (Primark)
Building site labourer
Quarry & Road Paving Labourer
Smyths (5 Christmases, still hate many Xmas songs & 98fm which was played the rest of the year)
I read Yellowface in 6 days, that's huge for me. I might even hit my read 20 books in 2024 goal 💙📚
November 13, 2024 at 5:31 PM
I read Yellowface in 6 days, that's huge for me. I might even hit my read 20 books in 2024 goal 💙📚