Dave K
@punlovinlad.bsky.social
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My short story A Wardrobe's Embrace got published in the Issue 3 of Ragaire Magazine. You can buy it in The Winding Stair in Dublin, as well as Charlie Byrne's and Kenny's in Galway. Or on the link below 📘
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Cooking channel where I passive aggressively expose both of my grannies for not giving me any recipes ever
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Cooking channel where I passive aggressively expose both of my grannies for not giving me any recipes ever
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Increasingly believe that the only ways to be able to work full-time as an artist are either benefitting from the safety of familial wealth, being part of a dual-income household, or acquiring the patronage of a Florentine banking and political dynasty that ascended to power in the 15th century
November 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Increasingly believe that the only ways to be able to work full-time as an artist are either benefitting from the safety of familial wealth, being part of a dual-income household, or acquiring the patronage of a Florentine banking and political dynasty that ascended to power in the 15th century
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Good morning Bluesky. What's the most ridiculous thing that you've been told is "gay"? Or at least "gay when a man does it"?
I'll start: birthday parties.
I'll start: birthday parties.
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Good morning Bluesky. What's the most ridiculous thing that you've been told is "gay"? Or at least "gay when a man does it"?
I'll start: birthday parties.
I'll start: birthday parties.
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From Eamonn Sweeney’s sports column in the Indo 👏
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
From Eamonn Sweeney’s sports column in the Indo 👏
Lots of people trying to get into The Irish Times by moving to Brussels and going for the tired 'Ireland doesn't love me back' angle. What you need to do now is move out to a rock off off the coast of Inishmore and talk about your 19 hour commute to Accenture
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Lots of people trying to get into The Irish Times by moving to Brussels and going for the tired 'Ireland doesn't love me back' angle. What you need to do now is move out to a rock off off the coast of Inishmore and talk about your 19 hour commute to Accenture
Teenagers setting off fireworks look over at me. Questioning whether I'm a Male Karen. No gilet. No loafers. No visible rugby interest. But there's something about me that screams "can we have a bit of cop on goys?"
October 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Teenagers setting off fireworks look over at me. Questioning whether I'm a Male Karen. No gilet. No loafers. No visible rugby interest. But there's something about me that screams "can we have a bit of cop on goys?"
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October 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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With heartfelt thanks to the team at Hachette Ireland, I can now share that my first book, At Least It Looks Good From Space, is coming out this October.
I thought I was more emotionally prepared for this moment but it turns out I'm absolutely not. I hope you like it.
I thought I was more emotionally prepared for this moment but it turns out I'm absolutely not. I hope you like it.
July 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
With heartfelt thanks to the team at Hachette Ireland, I can now share that my first book, At Least It Looks Good From Space, is coming out this October.
I thought I was more emotionally prepared for this moment but it turns out I'm absolutely not. I hope you like it.
I thought I was more emotionally prepared for this moment but it turns out I'm absolutely not. I hope you like it.
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In Saggart tonight there's a large group of masked men who just want to protect women and children who also happened to be determined to murder a hotel full of women and children
October 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
In Saggart tonight there's a large group of masked men who just want to protect women and children who also happened to be determined to murder a hotel full of women and children
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Putting aside whatever serious implications there are to all this stuff, I think we can all agree it's completely hilarious to watch Fine Gael repeatedly try to pull their arms and legs out of the tar pit with their face. How are they so much worse at this than we already knew?!
October 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Putting aside whatever serious implications there are to all this stuff, I think we can all agree it's completely hilarious to watch Fine Gael repeatedly try to pull their arms and legs out of the tar pit with their face. How are they so much worse at this than we already knew?!
Stealing crowned jewels from The L'Ouvre is definitely the sexier type of stealing. Compare that to Jim Gavin's deeply unsexy method of just not repaying a standing order.
October 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Stealing crowned jewels from The L'Ouvre is definitely the sexier type of stealing. Compare that to Jim Gavin's deeply unsexy method of just not repaying a standing order.
There should be a Performative Male section in Easons, and then underneath The Bell Jar is a note which reads "A true perfomative male would never go to Easons."
October 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
There should be a Performative Male section in Easons, and then underneath The Bell Jar is a note which reads "A true perfomative male would never go to Easons."
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Your Granda on when he was an apprentice
October 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Your Granda on when he was an apprentice
Death Cab for A Cutie didn't make it onto the greatest songs of the 21st Century and I reckon Rolling Stone thought this is the least intimidating fanbase to piss off.
October 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Death Cab for A Cutie didn't make it onto the greatest songs of the 21st Century and I reckon Rolling Stone thought this is the least intimidating fanbase to piss off.
The ghost of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey has come out in support of Heather Humphries.
October 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The ghost of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey has come out in support of Heather Humphries.
*sees woman wearing baggy pants and an open collar shirt*
"Very sorry for your loss"
"Very sorry for your loss"
October 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
*sees woman wearing baggy pants and an open collar shirt*
"Very sorry for your loss"
"Very sorry for your loss"
horror movie where the creature under your bed is another tenant in the co living space you pay 5000 a month to rent in Kimmage
October 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
horror movie where the creature under your bed is another tenant in the co living space you pay 5000 a month to rent in Kimmage
Must be great being emotionally attached to Taylor Swift and her releasing an album every year. Some of us were told by Frank Ocean in 2016 that he's just going outside to buy some milk.
October 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Must be great being emotionally attached to Taylor Swift and her releasing an album every year. Some of us were told by Frank Ocean in 2016 that he's just going outside to buy some milk.
Ireland, for the 576th time, is learning the lesson that being good at GAA does not automatically mean that you are a nice person.
October 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Ireland, for the 576th time, is learning the lesson that being good at GAA does not automatically mean that you are a nice person.
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Shut up yew ye tick
To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.
Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert
When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.
cnb.cx
October 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Shut up yew ye tick
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Landlord Jim Gavin never refunded 6 months' rent to a former tenant who accidentally kept paying rent after he moved out. The tenancy was not registered with the RTB. Gavin really is the perfect Fianna Fáil candidate.
Archive link: archive.is/4ts0L #spéirgorm #presidentialelection
Archive link: archive.is/4ts0L #spéirgorm #presidentialelection
October 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Landlord Jim Gavin never refunded 6 months' rent to a former tenant who accidentally kept paying rent after he moved out. The tenancy was not registered with the RTB. Gavin really is the perfect Fianna Fáil candidate.
Archive link: archive.is/4ts0L #spéirgorm #presidentialelection
Archive link: archive.is/4ts0L #spéirgorm #presidentialelection
bit of a spoiler here, but the guinness brand survives in the end.
October 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
bit of a spoiler here, but the guinness brand survives in the end.
Catherine Connolly is the most 'Miggeldy' of the three candidates.
September 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Catherine Connolly is the most 'Miggeldy' of the three candidates.
Quick Public Service Announcement. It's come to my attention that some dads when out at a restaurant or getting a takeway have been asked "did you give him a tip?" and are not responding with "yeah I told him not to stand up in a canoe". Please follow the guidelines as outlined
September 29, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Quick Public Service Announcement. It's come to my attention that some dads when out at a restaurant or getting a takeway have been asked "did you give him a tip?" and are not responding with "yeah I told him not to stand up in a canoe". Please follow the guidelines as outlined
Good Luck Babe by Chapelle Roan has a falsetto chorus to premptively stop any white men in their 30s trying to cover it on an acoustic guitar.
September 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Good Luck Babe by Chapelle Roan has a falsetto chorus to premptively stop any white men in their 30s trying to cover it on an acoustic guitar.