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Ste McGovern
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Freelance football writer. Bylines: Reach PLC, Balls.ie, MARCA, Off The Ball, The Football Faithful. He/him. Header by @barrymasterson.com
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To celebrate undeserved win for Ireland, I made an Irish football starter pack.

I'm there are some I've missed, let me know who!
go.bsky.app/8Kx5BYv
It would be nice if @theathletic.com stopped asking me to subscribe to that rag the NYT every time I open a new page on their app. Fuck off!
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Fella beside me playing his steam deck at the FAI cup final, the games gone.
November 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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At least there's a solid way to pass the time.
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Fascinating investigation by National News:

A long-time employee of the UK’s embassy in Tel Aviv owns property in a settlement considered illegal under international law in the occupied West Bank that was built by an organisation now sanctioned by the British government.
Revealed: UK embassy worker in Tel Aviv owns property in settlement built by movement sanctioned by Britain | The National
Government described Amana organisation as ‘funding Israeli settlers involved in perpetrating acts of violence against Palestinian communities’
www.thenationalnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Biden, members of his Cabinet and senior aides discussed dramatic potential responses, particularly limiting American intelligence-sharing with Israel, to reduce possible U.S. liability, the officials told @akbarshahidahmed.huffpost.com... but nothing ever came of it www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted ...
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Something worth noting: Rockstar is leaning HEAVILY on the excuse that the unionising employees were "leaking private company information"

They want people to assume this means game info or assets.

But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:

'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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every victory speech is like “to those that did not vote for me just know i will work with you”

nah dawg, we are running lib shit like it’s the four verts offense. gays everywhere. trans folks on every high school field hockey team. get on board or get smoked 42-0 at halftime.
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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One week till our November rent is due and the Rent-O-Meter hasn’t moved much!

Deliveries coming tomorrow and I’ll be back logging more and more and more and just keep filling up the shop with lovely things for people to buy.
littledeercomics.ie
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Centrism is the belief that society achieved perfection around the same time as you became a homeowner
November 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
FF paid actual money to Ivan Yates for that absolute car crash of a TV debate from Jim Gavin. Outstanding work, good job by everyone involved.
An internal row is brewing in government over Fianna Fáil’s use of broadcaster Ivan Yates during the presidential campaign. The party confirmed Yates trained Jim Gavin, after controversy over remarks he made about Catherine Connolly.

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November 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Very important factor to this
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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might be one of the funniest videos i’ve ever seen
October 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
That touch by Rashford to set up the goal was gorgeous. Nice finish too.
October 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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saw this clip of the NYC mayor debate and i had tears in my eyes, perhaps the most insane section of any debate ever
October 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We've finally re-created pre-2016 Twitter.
Next time somebody asks me what Bluesky is like, I'll send them this
October 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Fantastic by Ferguson, but that was a lovely cross by Smallbone. #coybig
October 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
There goes my shero
October 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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I used to get mad when people misused "decimated" to refer to things that weren't 1/10th destroyed, but I've given it some thought and now I've done a complete 360 on it
October 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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It's not a shock collar. Every day now there are out if context clips on here going after this guy.
October 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Very normal country
CW: protester being struck in the head by a pepper ball

Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.
October 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I am beyond happy that Rush are back at it, but more importantly, Alex and Geddy seem really happy. Brings a tear to the eye.
Geddy and Alex Send a Message to Rush Fans
YouTube video by Rush
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I still remember, when protests began two years ago, the people who said interest would inevitably wane and crowds would dwindle over time.

In reality, there are more and more of us with each passing day. No one is going to forget Palestine.
NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).

An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸

(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
October 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Oh thank God, I love that movie
do these people not get embarrassed
October 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM