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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God: When the humans are alone, they should be able to hear music in their heads sometimes.
Angel: That's a lovely idea.
God: And it should be a 8 second loop of a song they don't really like and can't exactly remember the lyrics to.
Angel: ...
God: There's no way to make it stop.
Angel: That's a lovely idea.
God: And it should be a 8 second loop of a song they don't really like and can't exactly remember the lyrics to.
Angel: ...
God: There's no way to make it stop.
August 5, 2023 at 11:12 AM
God: When the humans are alone, they should be able to hear music in their heads sometimes.
Angel: That's a lovely idea.
God: And it should be a 8 second loop of a song they don't really like and can't exactly remember the lyrics to.
Angel: ...
God: There's no way to make it stop.
Angel: That's a lovely idea.
God: And it should be a 8 second loop of a song they don't really like and can't exactly remember the lyrics to.
Angel: ...
God: There's no way to make it stop.
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The shortlists are out! We are celebrating another brilliant year for Irish literature, with some incredible books, authors, illustrators, bookshops & publishers on our 2025 shortlists.
But have you had your say? Pick your favourite books in each category NOW! scxo9qtv33a.typeform.com/apiba25-vote
But have you had your say? Pick your favourite books in each category NOW! scxo9qtv33a.typeform.com/apiba25-vote
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The shortlists are out! We are celebrating another brilliant year for Irish literature, with some incredible books, authors, illustrators, bookshops & publishers on our 2025 shortlists.
But have you had your say? Pick your favourite books in each category NOW! scxo9qtv33a.typeform.com/apiba25-vote
But have you had your say? Pick your favourite books in each category NOW! scxo9qtv33a.typeform.com/apiba25-vote
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Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis.
Opinion: Beware of the judicial review red herring
Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis.
www.irishlegal.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis.
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Catherine Connolly, socialist, former Leas Ceann Comhairle, Independent TD, ppl with disabilities advocate, therapist, barrister, pacifist, LGBTQ supporter & evangelist for the Irish language has just been sworn in as Uachtarán na hÉireann. A great day for Irish freedom & democracy. In the …
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Catherine Connolly, socialist, former Leas Ceann Comhairle, Independent TD, ppl with disabilities advocate, therapist, barrister, pacifist, LGBTQ supporter & evangelist for the Irish language has just been sworn in as Uachtarán na hÉireann. A great day for Irish freedom & democracy. In the …
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If you think there's no connection between the recent public statements on immigration by Harris, Martin, O'Callaghan et al and these attacks, then I have some magic beans you might be interested in.
This is the predictable, inevitable, shameful result of their adoption of far-right rhetoric.
This is the predictable, inevitable, shameful result of their adoption of far-right rhetoric.
What is happening to this country. This is so awful
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
Local TD Peter Roche organised town meeting, where gardaí addressed small Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
If you think there's no connection between the recent public statements on immigration by Harris, Martin, O'Callaghan et al and these attacks, then I have some magic beans you might be interested in.
This is the predictable, inevitable, shameful result of their adoption of far-right rhetoric.
This is the predictable, inevitable, shameful result of their adoption of far-right rhetoric.
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Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
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Morning campers.
How are we all today?
#SLATED
We have a busy day, tweaking some new designs for the SLATED Landmark Collection.
How are we all today?
#SLATED
We have a busy day, tweaking some new designs for the SLATED Landmark Collection.
The Landmark Collection - SLATED
www.slated.ie
October 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Morning campers.
How are we all today?
#SLATED
We have a busy day, tweaking some new designs for the SLATED Landmark Collection.
How are we all today?
#SLATED
We have a busy day, tweaking some new designs for the SLATED Landmark Collection.
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One of the reasons why Finland is the happiest country in the world is that the public broadcaster Yle sends a live feed of the first 8 weeks of a pack of puppies every fall. It’s already the fifth edition of ”Finland’s most therapeutic live feed”.
This is what I call value for my tax money
This is what I call value for my tax money
Pentulive 24/7 | Pentulive
Pentuliven pikkuiset kehittyvät vauhdikkaasti ja jokainen pentu on saanut nimensä! Kahdeksan viikkoa kestävässä suorassa lähetyksessä seurataan englanninspringerspanieli Murua ja tämän pentuetta.
areena.yle.fi
November 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
😍
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Otters with hats again, for no reason other than otters in hats!
November 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Otters with hats again, for no reason other than otters in hats!
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The face of a cat who conned his staff into providing two breakfasts of Iams chicken in jelly in quick succession this morning.
November 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The face of a cat who conned his staff into providing two breakfasts of Iams chicken in jelly in quick succession this morning.
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
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Hey kids, we are a small Irish family business.
We make lovely things by hand.
Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging?
Thanks a mill.
#Boycottamazon
#shoplocal
slated.ie
Reposts would be fabulous.
#SLATED
We make lovely things by hand.
Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging?
Thanks a mill.
#Boycottamazon
#shoplocal
slated.ie
Reposts would be fabulous.
#SLATED
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hey kids, we are a small Irish family business.
We make lovely things by hand.
Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging?
Thanks a mill.
#Boycottamazon
#shoplocal
slated.ie
Reposts would be fabulous.
#SLATED
We make lovely things by hand.
Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging?
Thanks a mill.
#Boycottamazon
#shoplocal
slated.ie
Reposts would be fabulous.
#SLATED
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Please take a moment to appreciate this very, very small water sausage!
November 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Please take a moment to appreciate this very, very small water sausage!
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For those saying James Watson's intellectual brilliance made his bigotry an acceptable trade-off, might I point out (Exhibit A below 👇) that one brain ought to be easily big enough to be a genius AND a decent human being. We don't call bigotry 'small mindedness' for nothing.
"The separation of the races is not a disease of colored people, but a disease of white people. I do not intend to be quiet about it."
~ Albert Einstein
~ Albert Einstein
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 AM
For those saying James Watson's intellectual brilliance made his bigotry an acceptable trade-off, might I point out (Exhibit A below 👇) that one brain ought to be easily big enough to be a genius AND a decent human being. We don't call bigotry 'small mindedness' for nothing.
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A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
Islamic Center of Charlotte in Charlotte NC. Would help feed a starving baby no hesitation 🥰🥰🥰 #fyp #fypシ #fypシ゚viral #testingyourchurch #church #faith #religion #baby #hungrybabytest #viral #viralvid...
TikTok video by Nikalie 🌈
www.tiktok.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
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Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
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Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty.
But beware...
But beware...
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty.
But beware...
But beware...
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"I'm making billions, and, if it fails, taxpayers will bail me out"
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"I'm making billions, and, if it fails, taxpayers will bail me out"
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Infant remains have been recovered from the site of the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam, Co Galway as excavation work there continues
Infant remains recovered from former mother-and-baby home
Infant remains have been recovered from the site of the former mother-and-baby Home in Tuam, Co Galway as excavation work there continues.
www.rte.ie
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Infant remains have been recovered from the site of the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam, Co Galway as excavation work there continues
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RTÉ Prime Time: Citizen Ganley, from 2008. informative and insightful. Ganley sued over it and it took over ten years to decide, but RTÉ didn't have to retract or correct anything in the end, just reiterate something they already said in the documentary
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RTÉ Prime Time - Declan Ganley (2008)
YouTube video by Irish Documentaries
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November 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
RTÉ Prime Time: Citizen Ganley, from 2008. informative and insightful. Ganley sued over it and it took over ten years to decide, but RTÉ didn't have to retract or correct anything in the end, just reiterate something they already said in the documentary
youtu.be/_BM4K-yueZM
youtu.be/_BM4K-yueZM
Santa says "NO"
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November 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Santa says "NO"
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How beautiful are the colours on the Common Starling. A winter visitor to Spain. I love the fact that if you zoom right in on the eye you can see me taking the photo😁 #birds #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #Alicante #canonphotography
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
How beautiful are the colours on the Common Starling. A winter visitor to Spain. I love the fact that if you zoom right in on the eye you can see me taking the photo😁 #birds #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #Alicante #canonphotography