Barbara Franzoni
@barbaraf.bsky.social
She/her/sí. An auld wan living in Dublin with her gorgeous husband, daughter and tiny-but-terrifying dog. Irish with an Italian name. Sure make yourself comfortable and I'll pop the kettle on 🤗
I'm taking action calling on The Camogie Association to allow camogie players the choice to wear shorts. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/gi... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social
Give Camogie players the choice to wear shorts
I'm taking action calling on The Camogie Association to allow camogie players the choice to wear shorts. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
May 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I'm taking action calling on The Camogie Association to allow camogie players the choice to wear shorts. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/gi... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social
Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️
April 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️
Reposted by Barbara Franzoni
This is the lash photograph of Dr Hussam Abu Safiyeh, taken as he walks, unflinching, towards the Israeli tanks. An absolutely harrowing image.
December 28, 2024 at 8:40 PM
This is the lash photograph of Dr Hussam Abu Safiyeh, taken as he walks, unflinching, towards the Israeli tanks. An absolutely harrowing image.
Ooh this is new... apparently I'm an #ActiveParticipant and I'm fine with that. I'm not here to play at numbers, just to participate and be social 😊
Check your BlueSky-Score on: www.blueskyscore.com
Check your BlueSky-Score on: www.blueskyscore.com
December 27, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Ooh this is new... apparently I'm an #ActiveParticipant and I'm fine with that. I'm not here to play at numbers, just to participate and be social 😊
Check your BlueSky-Score on: www.blueskyscore.com
Check your BlueSky-Score on: www.blueskyscore.com
Just putting this out there again for this time of year. The world's greatest expert on YOU, is you. Be you and remember that you have more allies than you know, and we've got your back 🏳️⚧️ 💕
Trans rights are human rights. Gender is a spectrum. Nonbinary people are valid. Theys are thems and pronouns matter. Trans women are women. Trans men are men.
If you needed to see this post, fam: we see your truth, we love you, and we've got you.
#translivesmatter Always.
If you needed to see this post, fam: we see your truth, we love you, and we've got you.
#translivesmatter Always.
December 23, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Just putting this out there again for this time of year. The world's greatest expert on YOU, is you. Be you and remember that you have more allies than you know, and we've got your back 🏳️⚧️ 💕
@syblebechtelar.bsky.social Hey, you haven't posted yet but I love your bio ☺️ Thanks for the follow, delighted to follow back. Kindred spirits
December 23, 2024 at 11:27 AM
@syblebechtelar.bsky.social Hey, you haven't posted yet but I love your bio ☺️ Thanks for the follow, delighted to follow back. Kindred spirits
This wonderful speech will be the last Presidential Christmas Message from President Higgins. As always, his words are strong, compassionate, inspirational and wise - just like the man himself.
President Michael D. Higgins has released his Christmas Message for 2024. You can watch the President's Message at youtu.be/uMn1uOhnkA8 or read it at president.ie/en/diary/det...
December 20, 2024 at 7:31 PM
This wonderful speech will be the last Presidential Christmas Message from President Higgins. As always, his words are strong, compassionate, inspirational and wise - just like the man himself.
This is Despicable @irishtimes.bsky.social not ok at all!
You announce a hefty charge on funeral arrangements in the same week that we saw @katiehannon.bsky.social talk to an undertaker about wonderful folks attending the funeral of a woman they didn't know because she had no family to see her off.
You announce a hefty charge on funeral arrangements in the same week that we saw @katiehannon.bsky.social talk to an undertaker about wonderful folks attending the funeral of a woman they didn't know because she had no family to see her off.
RIP.ie has confirmed that it is introducing a fee for funeral directors for submitting death notices to the platform from January.
RIP.ie to introduce a fee for death notices from January
The €100 fee will be charged to funeral directors but the site says it will remain free for users.
jrnl.ie
December 17, 2024 at 7:56 PM
This is Despicable @irishtimes.bsky.social not ok at all!
You announce a hefty charge on funeral arrangements in the same week that we saw @katiehannon.bsky.social talk to an undertaker about wonderful folks attending the funeral of a woman they didn't know because she had no family to see her off.
You announce a hefty charge on funeral arrangements in the same week that we saw @katiehannon.bsky.social talk to an undertaker about wonderful folks attending the funeral of a woman they didn't know because she had no family to see her off.
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Go Cougars! I love your inclusive banner that reads Everyone is welcome here
Go Cougars! I love your inclusive banner that reads Everyone is welcome here
bsky.app
December 16, 2024 at 2:01 PM
bsky.app/profile/coug...
Go Cougars! I love your inclusive banner that reads Everyone is welcome here
Go Cougars! I love your inclusive banner that reads Everyone is welcome here
Reposted by Barbara Franzoni
Over 31,000 have signed our online and paper petition. Have you?
www.change.org/p/save-the-h...
www.change.org/p/save-the-h...
Sign the Petition
Save the Hellfire & Massy's Wood
www.change.org
December 9, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Over 31,000 have signed our online and paper petition. Have you?
www.change.org/p/save-the-h...
www.change.org/p/save-the-h...
Reposted by Barbara Franzoni
Today's the day! Join me here for my festive #AldiWineClinic, Thursday, 12 Dec from 5 to 7pm. Ask me anything about wine and always use the hashtag. Feel free to ask in advance #AldiWineClinic
December 12, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Today's the day! Join me here for my festive #AldiWineClinic, Thursday, 12 Dec from 5 to 7pm. Ask me anything about wine and always use the hashtag. Feel free to ask in advance #AldiWineClinic
Looking forward to all your #AldiWineClinic advice Tom! Have you any prosecco, cava or other sparkling recommendations please?
My festive #AldiWineClinic is tomorrow, Thursday, 12 Dec 5 to 7pm! All your questions answered and you could win an Aldi gift card - just repost this post and ask a question - but do remember to use the hashtag
#AldiWineClinic
and I'll respond on Thursday....
#AldiWineClinic
and I'll respond on Thursday....
December 11, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Looking forward to all your #AldiWineClinic advice Tom! Have you any prosecco, cava or other sparkling recommendations please?
Ah fabulous jokes there from space expert Zara, I can see Patrick stealing those jokes in the future #latelatetoyshow
December 6, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Ah fabulous jokes there from space expert Zara, I can see Patrick stealing those jokes in the future #latelatetoyshow
Am I losing the plot, or my eyesight, or have they left out Day 2? 👀
Two-two, two.., two...
Box Number 2 come in your time is up!
#AdventCalendar 🎁
Two-two, two.., two...
Box Number 2 come in your time is up!
#AdventCalendar 🎁
December 2, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Am I losing the plot, or my eyesight, or have they left out Day 2? 👀
Two-two, two.., two...
Box Number 2 come in your time is up!
#AdventCalendar 🎁
Two-two, two.., two...
Box Number 2 come in your time is up!
#AdventCalendar 🎁
Can't wait for the family to get home so we can open up the Advent Calendars. I'm still smiling after getting that Laura Mercier eye colour yesterday - can't wait to see what I get today! 🤩
December 2, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Can't wait for the family to get home so we can open up the Advent Calendars. I'm still smiling after getting that Laura Mercier eye colour yesterday - can't wait to see what I get today! 🤩
Reposted by Barbara Franzoni
‘We live on Pot Noodles’: rickets hits homeless families with no kitchen.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
‘We live on Pot Noodles’: rickets hits homeless families with no kitchen
Families placed in hotels in England are being forced to live on snack foods, putting young people’s health at risk
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 6:20 PM
‘We live on Pot Noodles’: rickets hits homeless families with no kitchen.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
The BEST way to start each winter day is to open a little numbered box to get a present! Amazing mental health boost!! December is the month of #AdventCalendars and I'm delighted with the one my husband bought me for my birthday this year 😀
Day 1: Laura Mercier eyeshadow stick 👁️❤️
Day 1: Laura Mercier eyeshadow stick 👁️❤️
December 1, 2024 at 12:52 PM
The BEST way to start each winter day is to open a little numbered box to get a present! Amazing mental health boost!! December is the month of #AdventCalendars and I'm delighted with the one my husband bought me for my birthday this year 😀
Day 1: Laura Mercier eyeshadow stick 👁️❤️
Day 1: Laura Mercier eyeshadow stick 👁️❤️
Wow, Holly Cairns, leader of Social Democrats, posted her good news to Instagram just 25 minutes ago today,
Yes on #GE24 polling day!
Congratulations Holly and welcome to the world Baby Cairns ❤️
Yes on #GE24 polling day!
Congratulations Holly and welcome to the world Baby Cairns ❤️
November 29, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Wow, Holly Cairns, leader of Social Democrats, posted her good news to Instagram just 25 minutes ago today,
Yes on #GE24 polling day!
Congratulations Holly and welcome to the world Baby Cairns ❤️
Yes on #GE24 polling day!
Congratulations Holly and welcome to the world Baby Cairns ❤️
It's polling day in Ireland #GE24 but I have Covid and can't leave the house to vote.
I researched all 16 candidates and their policies, spoke with most. I listened to every debate. I knew exactly where my every preference went and now I feel so guilty that I can't cast my vote
#VotingMatters
I researched all 16 candidates and their policies, spoke with most. I listened to every debate. I knew exactly where my every preference went and now I feel so guilty that I can't cast my vote
#VotingMatters
November 29, 2024 at 11:56 AM
It's polling day in Ireland #GE24 but I have Covid and can't leave the house to vote.
I researched all 16 candidates and their policies, spoke with most. I listened to every debate. I knew exactly where my every preference went and now I feel so guilty that I can't cast my vote
#VotingMatters
I researched all 16 candidates and their policies, spoke with most. I listened to every debate. I knew exactly where my every preference went and now I feel so guilty that I can't cast my vote
#VotingMatters
I've always been fascinated by the mass callousness of the witch trials, the burning times.
How could people do that to people in their own community?
Was the Witchfinder General the original far-right disinformation propagandist?
How could people do that to people in their own community?
Was the Witchfinder General the original far-right disinformation propagandist?
Ever wonder what really fueled the tragic witch trials of early modern Europe? A new video from the University of Essex explores this topic, featuring Colchester Castle and our own curator, @benpaites.bsky.social, alongside Professor Alison Rowlands, an expert on the history of witch trials.
November 28, 2024 at 11:35 AM
I've always been fascinated by the mass callousness of the witch trials, the burning times.
How could people do that to people in their own community?
Was the Witchfinder General the original far-right disinformation propagandist?
How could people do that to people in their own community?
Was the Witchfinder General the original far-right disinformation propagandist?
Gavin Reilly brilliantly explains the Proportional Representation - Single Transferrable Vote electoral system
Bravo 👏👏👏
Bravo 👏👏👏
Worth another share, for the week that's in it…
How Ireland's PR-STV electoral system works, explained with a 🔴specific 🟠 (#notspon) 🟡 brand 🟢 of 🔵 popular 🟣 colourful 🟤 chocolate confectionery.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social #ge24
(Part 1 of 4)
How Ireland's PR-STV electoral system works, explained with a 🔴specific 🟠 (#notspon) 🟡 brand 🟢 of 🔵 popular 🟣 colourful 🟤 chocolate confectionery.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social #ge24
(Part 1 of 4)
November 27, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Gavin Reilly brilliantly explains the Proportional Representation - Single Transferrable Vote electoral system
Bravo 👏👏👏
Bravo 👏👏👏
Reposted by Barbara Franzoni
Then Is Now
November 21, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Then Is Now
Reposted by Barbara Franzoni
For those wondering what's trending on #IrishBlueSky
#Sneachta is the "Irish word for snow and it's got a lovely soft sound [Shh-nok-Ta], it's almost like the sound of snow falling." ❄️☃️
Tá sé ag cur #sneachta : It is snowing (pronounced: Ta shay egg cur sh-nack-ta)
#Sneachta is the "Irish word for snow and it's got a lovely soft sound [Shh-nok-Ta], it's almost like the sound of snow falling." ❄️☃️
Tá sé ag cur #sneachta : It is snowing (pronounced: Ta shay egg cur sh-nack-ta)
November 21, 2024 at 1:38 PM
For those wondering what's trending on #IrishBlueSky
#Sneachta is the "Irish word for snow and it's got a lovely soft sound [Shh-nok-Ta], it's almost like the sound of snow falling." ❄️☃️
Tá sé ag cur #sneachta : It is snowing (pronounced: Ta shay egg cur sh-nack-ta)
#Sneachta is the "Irish word for snow and it's got a lovely soft sound [Shh-nok-Ta], it's almost like the sound of snow falling." ❄️☃️
Tá sé ag cur #sneachta : It is snowing (pronounced: Ta shay egg cur sh-nack-ta)
Reposted by Barbara Franzoni
It is appalling that the State, the department of Public Prosecution refused to take a criminal case.
I am glad she had the support & resources to take a civil case.
Jury finds Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a Dublin hotel in 2018 jrnl.ie/6550030
I am glad she had the support & resources to take a civil case.
Jury finds Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a Dublin hotel in 2018 jrnl.ie/6550030
Jury finds Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a Dublin hotel in 2018
The Mixed Martial Arts fighter denies raping Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel on 9 December 2018.
jrnl.ie
November 22, 2024 at 4:58 PM
It is appalling that the State, the department of Public Prosecution refused to take a criminal case.
I am glad she had the support & resources to take a civil case.
Jury finds Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a Dublin hotel in 2018 jrnl.ie/6550030
I am glad she had the support & resources to take a civil case.
Jury finds Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a Dublin hotel in 2018 jrnl.ie/6550030