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Brian Ó Droighneáin
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#Hurling #GaillimhAbú
#TáCúplaFocalAgam
#FuckCancer #FckCancer #gogold
#SpéirGorm

Gaillimheach i mBaile Átha Cliath 🇮🇪

Bluesky user count: https://bsky-users.theo.io
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Also important who/what you're financially supporting every single time you make a purchase from Amazon (yes, that's all you Kindle users, justify it however you wish your yourselves, don't @ me). They already treated their employees badly even before they started rolling back their DEI commitments.
It really does! In today's RTÉ News online: www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
March 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“Hey Micheál, you are not allowed to leave until to make a mandatory visit to the Whitehouse gift shop with compulsory purchase of at least 2 Tesla’s. Elon can’t get rid of the things anymore”
#speirgorm
#speirghorm
March 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
March 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
@davidmcwecon.bsky.social, could we put something like this in place here and how would it apply to the likes of Landlord companies? That is like I-RES REIT.?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Spain plans 100% tax for homes bought by non-EU residents
The measure is meant to help tackle the country's housing crisis, the prime minister said.
www.bbc.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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New Rule: MAGA Bible Trumpers
youtu.be/191kow6kLUM?...
New Rule: Bible Trumpers | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
YouTube video by Real Time with Bill Maher
youtu.be
December 22, 2024 at 2:57 PM
December 14, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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November 27, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚
November 28, 2024 at 11:10 AM
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This shouldn't be drowned out by the poll.

This is why the far right can never be treated as part of normal politics. They, at core, want to inflict violence on others. They are the real threat to civil society.

Solidarity with Kellie and her team.
Gardai are investigating allegations far right candidate Philip Dwyer assaulted the father of a rival candidate in Bray on Sunday. Photographs and video show him producing an extendable baton during the incident

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Far-right candidate accused of assaulting relative of political rival in Bray
Philip Dwyer is alleged to have assaulted the 66-year-old father of People Before Profit candidate Kellie McConnell
www.irishtimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, is turning to a new generation of batteries designed to stockpile massive amounts of energy — a critical step toward replacing power plants fueled by coal, gas and oil, which create a third of global greenhouse gas emissions.
These batteries could harness the wind and sun to replace coal and gas
Utilities are building massive batteries to store renewable energy and replace polluting fossil fuel power plants.
wapo.st
November 26, 2024 at 3:14 PM
@antonsavage.bsky.social, @marklittle.bsky.social

With Elon Musk at the helm of the “Department of Government Efficiency,” we’d redefine success—why manage complexity when you can just reduce the number of users? Fewer participants, more streamlined operations!
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-hi...
Elon Musk hides X engagement figures amid user exodus
As X loses users, the platform introduced a new feature allowing optional hiding of likes, shares, and other engagement metrics.
www.newsweek.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:26 PM
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A Status Yellow warning for ice and low temperatures will be in effect across the country tonight as temperatures are expected to drop to around -3 Celsius in places
Status Yellow low temperature, ice warnings for Ireland
A Status Yellow warning for ice and low temperatures will be in effect across the country tonight as temperatures are expected to drop to around -3 Celsius in places.
www.rte.ie
November 19, 2024 at 4:28 PM
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November 19, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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go.bsky.app/MJGeRC4 Irish Media Starter Pack 3 has tipped over the 50 mark. Suggestions not endorsements. I will update when it hits 100.
November 18, 2024 at 11:20 AM
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Another quick-and-easy way to get your timeline busy.

(Starter Packs are honestly an ingenious idea and might be the thing that gets this place to *work*.)
go.bsky.app/6jV8qvJ This starter pack of Irish Media Personalities, Broadcasters and Outlets if Full. I will start another one when we see more people appear here. These are suggestions not endorsements! Enjoy!
November 18, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Elon Musk’s AI turns on him, labels him ‘one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X’

fortune.com/2024/11/14/g...

#Elon #grok

@marklittle.bsky.social
Elon Musk's AI turns on him, labels him 'one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X'
His posts, it added, “can have real-world consequences."
fortune.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:31 PM
@pfrazee.com user count probably at 17M+ by the time I write this. But what is your capacity? how many more users can your Apple Mac mini take 😉?

bsky-users.theo.io
November 15, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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The sudden boom in Bluesky is great, but can I direct your attention to Ireland's homegrown social media platform, Greysky, where we compete to depress each other with discussions about the weather. People from sunny countries earn an automatic block.
November 15, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.

They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.

Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .

Thank you.
November 15, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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Reminders spotted recently around the fair city of film
November 15, 2024 at 12:50 PM