Ann Stapleton BL
@annstapleton.bsky.social
Lawyer and Mum based in Dublin, Ireland.
All posts are my own opinion except reposts which ≠ endorsement
#speirgorm
All posts are my own opinion except reposts which ≠ endorsement
#speirgorm
Pinned
Mood:
The world has changed.
I see it in the water.
I feel it in the Earth.
I smell it in the air.
Much that once was is lost,
For none now live who remember it.
J.R.R. Tolkien
The world has changed.
I see it in the water.
I feel it in the Earth.
I smell it in the air.
Much that once was is lost,
For none now live who remember it.
J.R.R. Tolkien
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can you believe i was only able to adopt this magnificent creature because some fool who adopted her first SENT HER BACK?
December 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
can you believe i was only able to adopt this magnificent creature because some fool who adopted her first SENT HER BACK?
For the New Year
Join a library ☺️
Join a library ☺️
Library Services in Ireland | Libraries Ireland
Welcome to the Library Services in Ireland. With Resources for Business and Employment Support, School Services, Reading Adventure and Digital Reading.
www.librariesireland.ie
December 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
For the New Year
Join a library ☺️
Join a library ☺️
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#speirgorm if you are in the Clonliffe Road area please keep an eye out for our lovely former foster boy Ernie
December 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I’ve been quieter than usual this week due to a weird mix of work commitments and falling asleep on the sofa at every opportunity.
In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts.
This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.
In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts.
This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.
2025: The Year We Got Used To It
A final long read for 2025, charting how we got used to cruelty, incompetence and farce - and how 2026 will need us all to be much noisier.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I’ve been quieter than usual this week due to a weird mix of work commitments and falling asleep on the sofa at every opportunity.
In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts.
This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.
In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts.
This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.
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Trans people exist. In every culture and every society on the planet, and have done throughout recorded history. They are a natural part of the human condition and always will be because (spoiler alert!) they are born every day. They aren't an ideology, they are people.
Hate is an ideology though!
Hate is an ideology though!
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off gay ideology”
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off disabled ideology”
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off black ideology”
…See how bigoted it sounds!?
Also note the radicalisation of Suzanne Moore via transphobia!
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off disabled ideology”
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off black ideology”
…See how bigoted it sounds!?
Also note the radicalisation of Suzanne Moore via transphobia!
December 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Trans people exist. In every culture and every society on the planet, and have done throughout recorded history. They are a natural part of the human condition and always will be because (spoiler alert!) they are born every day. They aren't an ideology, they are people.
Hate is an ideology though!
Hate is an ideology though!
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December 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Bono asked me to play one of U2s songs when I was DJing in his club, I told him I didn't do requests
June 14, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Bono asked me to play one of U2s songs when I was DJing in his club, I told him I didn't do requests
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“We must stop eating!” cried Toad as he ate another.
December 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“We must stop eating!” cried Toad as he ate another.
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A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
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Please read this 🫶🏼
open.substack.com/pub/whatshap...
open.substack.com/pub/whatshap...
December 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Please read this 🫶🏼
open.substack.com/pub/whatshap...
open.substack.com/pub/whatshap...
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she has defeated every Christmas ghost and now must rest
December 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
she has defeated every Christmas ghost and now must rest
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A little Steve annoying a little Brad.
December 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A little Steve annoying a little Brad.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Sinn Féin's position is that three quarters of the people of Ireland are wrong, but these people are right
December 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Sinn Féin's position is that three quarters of the people of Ireland are wrong, but these people are right
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Catherine Connolly: Becomes president in 2025 by winning the biggest single personal mandate in the history of the state.
@irishtimes.com : The politician of the year is absolutely the guy who keeps doing racisms.
@irishtimes.com : The politician of the year is absolutely the guy who keeps doing racisms.
December 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Catherine Connolly: Becomes president in 2025 by winning the biggest single personal mandate in the history of the state.
@irishtimes.com : The politician of the year is absolutely the guy who keeps doing racisms.
@irishtimes.com : The politician of the year is absolutely the guy who keeps doing racisms.
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Festive nose boop!
December 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Festive nose boop!
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We have entered the season of no meal rules. Dessert is breakfast. Dinner is lunch. A snack is an entire honey-mustard ham
December 21, 2024 at 6:42 PM
We have entered the season of no meal rules. Dessert is breakfast. Dinner is lunch. A snack is an entire honey-mustard ham
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Friendly reminder
Helico-pter. Spinning wing
Not heli-copter
Helico-pter. Spinning wing
Not heli-copter
December 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Friendly reminder
Helico-pter. Spinning wing
Not heli-copter
Helico-pter. Spinning wing
Not heli-copter
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Time for my favorite Christmas treat… ibuprofen
December 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Time for my favorite Christmas treat… ibuprofen
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Yo-Yo Ma, Alison Krauss - The Wexford Carol (Video)
YouTube video by YoYoMaVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Mom, i’m hungry. Where’s the food
December 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Mom, i’m hungry. Where’s the food
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We simply do not deserve dogs.
We simply just don't. 🫶🏻
We simply just don't. 🫶🏻
December 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
We simply do not deserve dogs.
We simply just don't. 🫶🏻
We simply just don't. 🫶🏻