Tricia Kelleher
@triciakelleher.bsky.social
Having lived for 58 years in UK am now happily enjoying my retirement in Cork, Ireland with my 3 dogs. Not having to spell my surname is a bonus. Remain curious and keen to learn after a career in education. My chief concern is climate change.
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A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
This is Dora. She is two & a half. I have just been told by the vet, following a test, that the lump on her chest is not cancerous. Just a benign fatty lump 🎉 🐶
January 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
This is Dora. She is two & a half. I have just been told by the vet, following a test, that the lump on her chest is not cancerous. Just a benign fatty lump 🎉 🐶
Sadly true.
We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
January 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Sadly true.
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Great news in Cork! This derelict building is being transformed into a hotel. Exactly the action we need for all vacant properties. My recent council motion calls for compulsory purchase powers to bring hundreds back to life. Well done!
December 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Great news in Cork! This derelict building is being transformed into a hotel. Exactly the action we need for all vacant properties. My recent council motion calls for compulsory purchase powers to bring hundreds back to life. Well done!
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I got visited by three ghosts last night, who were all experts in English grammar.
December 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I got visited by three ghosts last night, who were all experts in English grammar.
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"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism."
- Hannah Arendt
- Hannah Arendt
December 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism."
- Hannah Arendt
- Hannah Arendt
I made this error in a History tutorial at Oxford when reading out my essay (over 40 years ago). I was mortified and live with the embarrassment to this day.
I did that too. And awry was awe-ree until I made the connection!
December 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I made this error in a History tutorial at Oxford when reading out my essay (over 40 years ago). I was mortified and live with the embarrassment to this day.
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for the beleaguered museum, it’s a new l’eau
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
for the beleaguered museum, it’s a new l’eau
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...
A parable for our times.
A parable for our times.
Nuremberg (2025 film) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...
A parable for our times.
A parable for our times.
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How the writing of Tom Stoppard was a catalyst for a medical breakthrough.
A demonstration of the fluidity of metaphor, creativity & insight.
A demonstration of the fluidity of metaphor, creativity & insight.
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
How the writing of Tom Stoppard was a catalyst for a medical breakthrough.
A demonstration of the fluidity of metaphor, creativity & insight.
A demonstration of the fluidity of metaphor, creativity & insight.
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Sought and found asylum in the UK
R.I.P. Tom Stoppard, playwright most famous for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88
Winning an Oscar for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, he captivated the hearts of audiences for more than six decades.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Sought and found asylum in the UK
🤗 🎶
Somehow found myself on the Simple English Wikipedia entry for Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto, and more program notes should be like this tbh
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🤗 🎶
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This needs to be taken more seriously!
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This needs to be taken more seriously!
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It occurs to me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, that what is happening with the ultra rich oppressing and exploiting everyone else is a mirror of what humans have done to the earth.
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
It occurs to me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, that what is happening with the ultra rich oppressing and exploiting everyone else is a mirror of what humans have done to the earth.
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This was probably the biggest climate demonstration in Ireland since 2019-2020!
A huge Green Party turnout at the National Climate March today to call on the government to stop the U-turns and get serious about climate action, nature restoration and ending fossil fuels.
A huge Green Party turnout at the National Climate March today to call on the government to stop the U-turns and get serious about climate action, nature restoration and ending fossil fuels.
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This was probably the biggest climate demonstration in Ireland since 2019-2020!
A huge Green Party turnout at the National Climate March today to call on the government to stop the U-turns and get serious about climate action, nature restoration and ending fossil fuels.
A huge Green Party turnout at the National Climate March today to call on the government to stop the U-turns and get serious about climate action, nature restoration and ending fossil fuels.
🤣
A man has been found guilty of writing a stream of consciousness novel. He is about to start a 4 year sentence.
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🤣
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Ireland is the first country in the world whose people have voted to elect three women as Presidents.
#MaryRobinson
#MaryMcAleese
#CatherineConnolly 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
#MaryRobinson
#MaryMcAleese
#CatherineConnolly 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Ireland is the first country in the world whose people have voted to elect three women as Presidents.
#MaryRobinson
#MaryMcAleese
#CatherineConnolly 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
#MaryRobinson
#MaryMcAleese
#CatherineConnolly 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
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Michael D Higgins [b 1941], Uachtarán na hÉireann (2011-2025) will finish his two terms of the Irish presidency tonight. A statesman, Mayor of Galway, poet, govt minister, intellectual, socialist & the most beloved figure in Irish life; his will be a lasting legacy of speaking out for social justice
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Michael D Higgins [b 1941], Uachtarán na hÉireann (2011-2025) will finish his two terms of the Irish presidency tonight. A statesman, Mayor of Galway, poet, govt minister, intellectual, socialist & the most beloved figure in Irish life; his will be a lasting legacy of speaking out for social justice
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Even I thought this was one of mine!
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Even I thought this was one of mine!
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A message to Irish politicians:
Leadership is not always about doing what people want; sometimes it's about doing what is right, and bringing the people with you, even when you think it's not popular.
This is one of those times.
#SpeirGorm
Leadership is not always about doing what people want; sometimes it's about doing what is right, and bringing the people with you, even when you think it's not popular.
This is one of those times.
#SpeirGorm
November 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A message to Irish politicians:
Leadership is not always about doing what people want; sometimes it's about doing what is right, and bringing the people with you, even when you think it's not popular.
This is one of those times.
#SpeirGorm
Leadership is not always about doing what people want; sometimes it's about doing what is right, and bringing the people with you, even when you think it's not popular.
This is one of those times.
#SpeirGorm
Kardashian’s source is TikTok 🙄
BBC R4 reporting that Kim Kardashian has decided that the moon landings weren’t real.
Seriously?
Seriously?
November 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Kardashian’s source is TikTok 🙄
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Here’s something really graphic for Halloween:
October 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Here’s something really graphic for Halloween:
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Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness