Lisa Fenwick
@lisafenwick.bsky.social
Blew into Galway in 1999; an honorary Galway girl. Love literary fiction, Susie Dent and Philomena Cunk. Community development worker with a passion for human rights, equality and inclusion.
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"People are starting to put the pieces together, and ironically the most divisive forces in this country are actually starting to bring more of us together." AOC
March 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM
"People are starting to put the pieces together, and ironically the most divisive forces in this country are actually starting to bring more of us together." AOC
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Really good piece by @patrickfreyne.bsky.social in today’s paper. Doesn’t seem to be online yet. Ideology and the brain, rigid thinkers and rigid politics. Check it out. For my money this is the most interesting philosophical frontier today.
March 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Really good piece by @patrickfreyne.bsky.social in today’s paper. Doesn’t seem to be online yet. Ideology and the brain, rigid thinkers and rigid politics. Check it out. For my money this is the most interesting philosophical frontier today.
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34,000 people showed up for the Fight Oligarchy rally today in Denver.
March 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
34,000 people showed up for the Fight Oligarchy rally today in Denver.
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Wilson’s Hospital among 44 schools and centres recognised by LGBTQ+ youth advocacy group Belong To
‘Delighted’: School that dismissed Enoch Burke wins inclusivity award
Wilson’s Hospital among 44 schools and centres recognised by LGBTQ+ youth advocacy group Belong To
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March 21, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Wilson’s Hospital among 44 schools and centres recognised by LGBTQ+ youth advocacy group Belong To
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Ireland is one of few European countries to take action against Israel but more is needed, Francesca Albanese says
Ireland could financially punish Israel without Occupied Territories Bill, says UN special rapporteur
Ireland is one of few European countries to take action against Israel but more is needed, Francesca Albanese says
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March 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Ireland is one of few European countries to take action against Israel but more is needed, Francesca Albanese says
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'...we are actively colluding with genocide, we are actively colluding with the slaughter of innocent people.'
Catherine's full question on the Tánaiste in relation to Palestine /Ceist iomlán Catherine ar an Tanáiste maidir leis an bPalaistín: youtu.be/i2ClSvjHts0
Catherine's full question on the Tánaiste in relation to Palestine /Ceist iomlán Catherine ar an Tanáiste maidir leis an bPalaistín: youtu.be/i2ClSvjHts0
March 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
'...we are actively colluding with genocide, we are actively colluding with the slaughter of innocent people.'
Catherine's full question on the Tánaiste in relation to Palestine /Ceist iomlán Catherine ar an Tanáiste maidir leis an bPalaistín: youtu.be/i2ClSvjHts0
Catherine's full question on the Tánaiste in relation to Palestine /Ceist iomlán Catherine ar an Tanáiste maidir leis an bPalaistín: youtu.be/i2ClSvjHts0
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In Old Galway this week, Tom Kenny looks back on the life of renowned Galway resident Clare Sheridan
Clare Sheridan
“She was beautiful, fearsome, an English aristocrat, a communist spy, a loose woman, a middling novelist, a doting mother, an impossible parent, a successful sculptress, a respected journalist.” This…
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March 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
In Old Galway this week, Tom Kenny looks back on the life of renowned Galway resident Clare Sheridan
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Today is International Day for elimination of Racism
March 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Today is International Day for elimination of Racism
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The route for our National March for Palestine tomorrow. Join us, let's have a huge show of solidarity with our Palestinian sisters and brothers and let our government know they must sanction apartheid Israel. All out for Palestine! #SanctionsNow #FreePalestine 🇵🇸
March 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The route for our National March for Palestine tomorrow. Join us, let's have a huge show of solidarity with our Palestinian sisters and brothers and let our government know they must sanction apartheid Israel. All out for Palestine! #SanctionsNow #FreePalestine 🇵🇸
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Join us Saturday, all out for Palestine! Bring your rage to the government's doorstep - no more pathetic excuses, no more hiding, no more words: we want sanctions on Israel now! #FreePalestine #SanctionsNow 🇵🇸
March 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Join us Saturday, all out for Palestine! Bring your rage to the government's doorstep - no more pathetic excuses, no more hiding, no more words: we want sanctions on Israel now! #FreePalestine #SanctionsNow 🇵🇸
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Once-off, temporary and short term measures are insufficient to address poverty.
We have the resources to progressively reduce and ultimately eliminate poverty.
Is there the political will?
We have the resources to progressively reduce and ultimately eliminate poverty.
Is there the political will?
March 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Once-off, temporary and short term measures are insufficient to address poverty.
We have the resources to progressively reduce and ultimately eliminate poverty.
Is there the political will?
We have the resources to progressively reduce and ultimately eliminate poverty.
Is there the political will?
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Supermac’s will be taking over Times Square and putting images of Galway supporters on the famous billboard screens throughout the weekend of the New York vs Galway football match
Galway supporters to have their photos on display in Times Square
Supermac’s will be doing a takeover of Times Square and putting images of Galway supporters on the famous billboard screens throughout the weekend of the New York vs Galway football match.
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March 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Supermac’s will be taking over Times Square and putting images of Galway supporters on the famous billboard screens throughout the weekend of the New York vs Galway football match
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A ‘middle-aged rave’ that ends before midnight? I’ll get my dancing shoes
A ‘middle-aged rave’ that ends before midnight? I’ll get my dancing shoes
Events are springing up for those who want an old-school club experience without the attendant exhaustion the next morning
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March 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A ‘middle-aged rave’ that ends before midnight? I’ll get my dancing shoes
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A reminder for these times.
March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A reminder for these times.
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240,000 Ukrainians face deportation from US as Trump administration to revoke legal status
And 70,000 Afghans, and more than 500,000 others from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti all of whom entered the US legally.
This is profoundly wrong.
www.independent.ie/world-news/2...
And 70,000 Afghans, and more than 500,000 others from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti all of whom entered the US legally.
This is profoundly wrong.
www.independent.ie/world-news/2...
240,000 Ukrainians face deportation from US as Trump administration to revoke legal status
US President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familia...
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March 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
240,000 Ukrainians face deportation from US as Trump administration to revoke legal status
And 70,000 Afghans, and more than 500,000 others from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti all of whom entered the US legally.
This is profoundly wrong.
www.independent.ie/world-news/2...
And 70,000 Afghans, and more than 500,000 others from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti all of whom entered the US legally.
This is profoundly wrong.
www.independent.ie/world-news/2...
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Ireland, an island nation, oversees a vast marine territory—seven times the size of its land area—making the role of the Marine Institute all the more significant. And it is about to become even more central www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
Marine Institute — helping us make the best decisions about our valued seas
As you read this article now and tonight as you sleep, out at sea lies much of the hardware that informs the learning of the Marine Institute. Out there, where nobody goes but the brave and the birds,...
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March 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Ireland, an island nation, oversees a vast marine territory—seven times the size of its land area—making the role of the Marine Institute all the more significant. And it is about to become even more central www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
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Jeremy Corbyn calls it out.
March 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Jeremy Corbyn calls it out.
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March 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM