Brian Leonard
@brianleonardfr.bsky.social
He / him. From Drogheda, living in Luxembourg. Pics of dinner & wee Clodagh. Lots of politics. Ex repealshield volunteer. Free Palestine.
#FreeSafeLegal #Repealedthe8th
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The assembly is a beautiful program
May 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The assembly is a beautiful program
Apparently, knee replacement surgery is the only thing in the world I’m too young for 😟
May 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Apparently, knee replacement surgery is the only thing in the world I’m too young for 😟
Always amazed that the ones who tried to convince us tha their position on abortion is not based on religion, are always the one commenting on religious issues. Looking at you Wendy Grace
May 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Always amazed that the ones who tried to convince us tha their position on abortion is not based on religion, are always the one commenting on religious issues. Looking at you Wendy Grace
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I'm not sure which video to post--the fifteen paramedics in their last moments as one of them prays amid gunfire, the journalist being burned alive, the man holding a headless toddler, the people blown into the air, or the young man quietly rocking the shrouded body of a child.
It's a genocide.
It's a genocide.
April 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm not sure which video to post--the fifteen paramedics in their last moments as one of them prays amid gunfire, the journalist being burned alive, the man holding a headless toddler, the people blown into the air, or the young man quietly rocking the shrouded body of a child.
It's a genocide.
It's a genocide.
Spring walk through the Moselle vineyards
April 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Spring walk through the Moselle vineyards
Our Pakistani neighbour s are celebrating Eid today and dropped us over some delicious food
March 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Our Pakistani neighbour s are celebrating Eid today and dropped us over some delicious food
The family Rome bound
March 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The family Rome bound
She wouldn’t make you feel at all guilty for leaving
March 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
She wouldn’t make you feel at all guilty for leaving
This time four years ago, Clodagh came into our lives and made it immeasurably better
February 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This time four years ago, Clodagh came into our lives and made it immeasurably better
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What it was always all about.
February 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
What it was always all about.
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For anyone in Mullingar/Midlands
This creep sexually assaulted a woman & secretly filmed dozens without consent, is free to resume his trade upon release. People like him don’t change.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
This creep sexually assaulted a woman & secretly filmed dozens without consent, is free to resume his trade upon release. People like him don’t change.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Gym owner who sexually assaulted woman, filmed others, can resume work on release
Rape Crisis Ireland says case of Shane Flynn is ‘wake-up call’ on gaps in regulations for ‘predatory’ sex offenders
www.irishtimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
For anyone in Mullingar/Midlands
This creep sexually assaulted a woman & secretly filmed dozens without consent, is free to resume his trade upon release. People like him don’t change.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
This creep sexually assaulted a woman & secretly filmed dozens without consent, is free to resume his trade upon release. People like him don’t change.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
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Thinking of Ann Lovett today, ##otd 1984, 15yrs old & pregnant, she went to the grotto in Granard where she gave birth to a still born baby boy, she was found sometime later but died shortly after of hypothermia & blood loss. Her story shocked the country #speirgorm www.thejournal.ie/readme/ann-l...
Dr Mary McAuliffe: The details of Ann Lovett's tragic death are still harrowing 40 years on
The historian looks back at the loss of the teenager who died after giving birth in a grotto in Granard, 40 years ago today.
www.thejournal.ie
January 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Thinking of Ann Lovett today, ##otd 1984, 15yrs old & pregnant, she went to the grotto in Granard where she gave birth to a still born baby boy, she was found sometime later but died shortly after of hypothermia & blood loss. Her story shocked the country #speirgorm www.thejournal.ie/readme/ann-l...
Lunchtime stroll through the #Moselle vineyards in #Luxembourg with wee clodagh
January 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Lunchtime stroll through the #Moselle vineyards in #Luxembourg with wee clodagh
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Every time you see a story in the media announcing that puberty blockers are banned, it's untrue.
They've just been banned for trans kids.
Cis kids who are in distress because of precocious puberty still get them. Trans kids who in distress, don't.
People, generally, don't know that.
They've just been banned for trans kids.
Cis kids who are in distress because of precocious puberty still get them. Trans kids who in distress, don't.
People, generally, don't know that.
January 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Every time you see a story in the media announcing that puberty blockers are banned, it's untrue.
They've just been banned for trans kids.
Cis kids who are in distress because of precocious puberty still get them. Trans kids who in distress, don't.
People, generally, don't know that.
They've just been banned for trans kids.
Cis kids who are in distress because of precocious puberty still get them. Trans kids who in distress, don't.
People, generally, don't know that.
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When we lived in London you'd see often see crowds with flags outside embassies, community centres etc- Moldovans, Romanians, French etc - they were voting in their national elections.
The Irish abroad - often for the v reasons they had to leave - should have the vote #ge24
The Irish abroad - often for the v reasons they had to leave - should have the vote #ge24
November 30, 2024 at 10:39 AM
When we lived in London you'd see often see crowds with flags outside embassies, community centres etc- Moldovans, Romanians, French etc - they were voting in their national elections.
The Irish abroad - often for the v reasons they had to leave - should have the vote #ge24
The Irish abroad - often for the v reasons they had to leave - should have the vote #ge24
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Your rights at work were not 'given to you'.
Workers fought long & hard to protect your jobs, your wages, your safety.
They fought for sick leave, gender equality, against discrimination.
They won because workers hold all the power. But only if they know how to use it #JoinAUnion
Workers fought long & hard to protect your jobs, your wages, your safety.
They fought for sick leave, gender equality, against discrimination.
They won because workers hold all the power. But only if they know how to use it #JoinAUnion
January 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Your rights at work were not 'given to you'.
Workers fought long & hard to protect your jobs, your wages, your safety.
They fought for sick leave, gender equality, against discrimination.
They won because workers hold all the power. But only if they know how to use it #JoinAUnion
Workers fought long & hard to protect your jobs, your wages, your safety.
They fought for sick leave, gender equality, against discrimination.
They won because workers hold all the power. But only if they know how to use it #JoinAUnion
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I wrote this short companion piece to my recent @historywo.bsky.social article where I reflect a little bit on doing the history of youth sexuality and activism in 80s Ireland. Thanks History Workshop for the invitation and @beckierutherford.bsky.social for your amazing editorial support!
How did young people in 1980s Ireland navigate a lack of sex education and repressive climate around sexual health?
Laura Kelly (@tortietabby.bsky.social) explores the activist history of the Irish Family Planning Association Youth Group 🗃️
Laura Kelly (@tortietabby.bsky.social) explores the activist history of the Irish Family Planning Association Youth Group 🗃️
Youth Sexuality and Activism in 1980s Ireland
How did young people in 1980s Ireland navigate a lack of sex education and repressive climate around sexual health?
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I wrote this short companion piece to my recent @historywo.bsky.social article where I reflect a little bit on doing the history of youth sexuality and activism in 80s Ireland. Thanks History Workshop for the invitation and @beckierutherford.bsky.social for your amazing editorial support!
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Mexico has refused to let US military deportation flights use its airspace. Colombia and Guatamala have refused to allow (at least some flights so far) to land.
But Ireland continues to allow US military flights to refuel in Shannon. #WTF
But Ireland continues to allow US military flights to refuel in Shannon. #WTF
January 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Mexico has refused to let US military deportation flights use its airspace. Colombia and Guatamala have refused to allow (at least some flights so far) to land.
But Ireland continues to allow US military flights to refuel in Shannon. #WTF
But Ireland continues to allow US military flights to refuel in Shannon. #WTF
Paris is utterly changed from the disaster it was 20 years ago: les noise, less stress, less pollution. Even less dog shit.
“A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century. We’re in the 21st.” - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo @annehidalgo.bsky.social.
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo: ‘A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century’
Accused of desecrating the French capital, the politician wants more bikes, green spaces and social housing
www.ft.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Paris is utterly changed from the disaster it was 20 years ago: les noise, less stress, less pollution. Even less dog shit.
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#StormEowyn
If you want to keep track of the storm as it flies towards us. I always use this site to track its location and wind speeds.
earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...
If you want to keep track of the storm as it flies towards us. I always use this site to track its location and wind speeds.
earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...
January 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#StormEowyn
If you want to keep track of the storm as it flies towards us. I always use this site to track its location and wind speeds.
earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...
If you want to keep track of the storm as it flies towards us. I always use this site to track its location and wind speeds.
earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...
#January been on a (French accent) certain regime, for the last few weeks. 5kg down but todays shitshow really called for wine and pizza 🍕
January 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
#January been on a (French accent) certain regime, for the last few weeks. 5kg down but todays shitshow really called for wine and pizza 🍕