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John Barrington
@johnbarrington.bsky.social
Irish
24/7/365 carer
A D10 Dubliner living in rural Longford
Once wrote, took photos, delivered post
Partial to a bowl of Coddle
Lights flickering as #StormChandra wind gusts ramps up
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Dinner today with these Yorkshire puddings #Speirghorm
January 25, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Time flies
16 years ago today we moved from Dublin to here in Longford.
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Today is anniversary of Storm Éowyn.
We lost power for 10 days,water & mobile for 4 and broadband for 8
I’d to drive to Mullingar to get coverage to let people know we were safe but out of power.
Eldest arrived with a generator on the Monday so we had heating restored and medical equipment powered
January 24, 2026 at 12:20 AM
We could call them ‘The Canary Rupert’s’ #TOTP
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Jaysus, they were liberal and heavy handed with the pan stick on Harpo #TOTP
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Surely the Rollers were rad by this dross #Totp
January 23, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Grey, damp, miserable, and it’s still January
January 23, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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For younger people, the bastards using bogus non-resident accounts and their banking friends defrauded the state of billions with their scamola.

Not a single person was ever prosecuted after the uncovering of the tax avoision (I don’t say evasion, I say avoision).

Good overview archive.ph/jkFb1
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
She said carers like her are being forced to choose between “eating or heating” due to the rising cost of living. #Carers #Speirgorm

www.independent.ie/irish-news/c... Carers feel ‘frightened’ by tax letters from Revenue as Taoiseach says 90pc of carers would not be liable
Carers feel ‘frightened’ by tax letters from Revenue as Taoiseach says 90pc of carers would not be liable
Carers have said tax information sent out to them by Revenue has left them “frightened” and added more pressure on an already stretched cohort.
www.independent.ie
January 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM
‘…could of…’
You’d expect better from a journalist.
#Speirgorm
January 20, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Son took this in Clondalkin looking south.
The brightness of the northern lights reflected from the north facing structures is stunning to see #Spêirghorm #NorthernLights
January 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Northern Nights from front door using iPhone #Spéirghorm
January 19, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Just remembered a ‘petty cash’ scam in a former employment,
More I.O.U.’s than genuine out of pocket expenses. Usually made up with receipts as the office ate batteries and needed lots of photo development.
January 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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It's hard to disassociate without mentioning the main cause of disassociation.
This is my take on today's piece by @marktighe.bsky.social
Everyone moved on apart from Enoch who opposes ppl dancing based on his religious beliefs
🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️
Allegedly.
January 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Taoiseach on RTE Radio again pedalling the myth that having a job makes disability and the cost of disability disappear - it doesn’t.
January 18, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The chances of Ireland supporters getting a ticket for the World Cup play off semi final in Czechia are slim
In fact it’s a ‘Byte’ sized chance as only 1024 have been allocated for the March 26 clash.
#Spéirghorm #YouBoysInGreen
January 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
“I’ve got a funny feeling in my pee-pee”
January 16, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Feck it
Gonna treat myself right now.
I’ve just opened the Chateau Musar 2017.
January 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM
January 15, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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There are no words to describe the contempt I have for this lying, manipulative piece of shit Leavitt. A horrendous human being who will hopefully spend the rest of her sad, empty, wasted life in prison for her complicity in the atrocities of the Trump junta.
Reporter: Renee Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE Agent.

Leavitt: Why was she killed?

Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably

Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.
January 15, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Is the party itself and its elected members going to delete their accounts?
#SocDems asking as a member
Hundreds of thousands of vile sexualised non-consensual images of women and children have been created by Grok, X’s AI tool.

This isn't just horrifying – it's illegal.

The Govt response to this has been muted and confusing.

When will X be prosecuted?
January 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM