Taryn de Vere
@taryndevere.bsky.social
Joy Bringer. Writer/Artist/Fashion Activist/Creative Producer/Occasional performer. TEDx speaker. Married 8 times (7 to the same person). Also find me on substack taryndevere.substack.com
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I'm in the deep disappointment camp 😒
Reaction to the COP30 agreement ranges from deep disappointment to qualified support
Reaction to COP30 ranges from disappointment to support
Reaction to the COP30 agreement ranges from deep disappointment to qualified support.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I'm in the deep disappointment camp 😒
Margaretta was an incredible activist, imprisoned by the state on numerous occasions for her Shannon Airport protests, they imprisoned her even when she was in her 80's. I spent a hilarious night with her in derry a few years back. She will be missed ❤️
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Activist and artist Margaretta D’Arcy dies aged 91
Anti-war protester from Greenham Common to Shannon Airport had ‘life fully and purposefully lived’
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November 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Margaretta was an incredible activist, imprisoned by the state on numerous occasions for her Shannon Airport protests, they imprisoned her even when she was in her 80's. I spent a hilarious night with her in derry a few years back. She will be missed ❤️
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
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Oh ffs what's the point of COP if they repeatedly ignore the fossil fuel industry?
World governments have agreed to a compromise climate deal at the COP30 conference in Brazil that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming but omit any mention of the fossil fuels driving it
Compromise deal at COP30 sidesteps fossil fuels
World governments have agreed to a compromise climate deal at the COP30 conference in Brazil that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming but omit any mention of the fossil fue...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Oh ffs what's the point of COP if they repeatedly ignore the fossil fuel industry?
Another glorious win for FFG housing policies
One of the largest refuges in the country which supports women and children experiencing domestic abuse has said the housing crisis is making it harder for women to leave abusive relationships
Refuge says not enough space for domestic abuse victims
One of the largest refuges in the country which supports women and children experiencing domestic abuse has said the housing crisis is making it harder for women to leave abusive relationships.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Another glorious win for FFG housing policies
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November 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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It seems like a reckless move based on a fear of power-sharing to me. But what would I know about Harris's motivations 🤷
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
It seems like a reckless move based on a fear of power-sharing to me. But what would I know about Harris's motivations 🤷
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A High Court jury has ruled that billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien defamed solicitors Darragh Mackin and Gavin Booth in a 2016 press release. Both men have been awarded €411,000 in damages.
The jury also found O’Brien’s spokesperson, James Morrissey, liable for defamation.
#VMNews
The jury also found O’Brien’s spokesperson, James Morrissey, liable for defamation.
#VMNews
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A High Court jury has ruled that billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien defamed solicitors Darragh Mackin and Gavin Booth in a 2016 press release. Both men have been awarded €411,000 in damages.
The jury also found O’Brien’s spokesperson, James Morrissey, liable for defamation.
#VMNews
The jury also found O’Brien’s spokesperson, James Morrissey, liable for defamation.
#VMNews
I hope the victim has lots of good support around them. Sending lots of love to this person 💗
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I hope the victim has lots of good support around them. Sending lots of love to this person 💗
A coalition of staff, students and graduates at the University of Galway plans to stage a further on campus protest this morning, calling on authorities there to end all links with Israeli companies and educational institutions.
Protest urges University of Galway to cut all Israel ties
A coalition of staff, students and graduates at the University of Galway plans to stage a further on campus protest this morning, calling on authorities there to end all links with Israeli companies a...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I often wonder if my kids & I should be counted in these statistics. When I couldn't find anywhere to rent my kids had to move in with their grandparents & I moved into a friend's spare room as a temporary measure. I'm still here over a year later - because there's nowhere affordable to rent
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I often wonder if my kids & I should be counted in these statistics. When I couldn't find anywhere to rent my kids had to move in with their grandparents & I moved into a friend's spare room as a temporary measure. I'm still here over a year later - because there's nowhere affordable to rent
This is a much needed and long overdue change. And not just for women candidates.
The Electoral Commission has recommended legislative change to stop election candidates' addresses appearing on the ballot paper in a bid to provide additional safety for women in politics.
jrnl.ie/6880939
jrnl.ie/6880939
Electoral Commission recommends removing addresses from ballot paper to improve candidate safety
Women and minorities in politics have been subjected to increased harassments in recent years.
jrnl.ie
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is a much needed and long overdue change. And not just for women candidates.
Why is he constantly being treated with kid gloves?
Secondary school teacher Enoch Burke has not yet been arrested by gardaí, despite an order issued by the High Court two days ago, directing his imprisonment for contempt of court
Gardaí unable to find, arrest Burke after court order
Secondary school teacher Enoch Burke has not yet been arrested by gardaí, despite an order issued by the High Court two days ago, directing his imprisonment for contempt of court.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Why is he constantly being treated with kid gloves?
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Friends of the Earth has created a cold, draughty sitting room outside the Dáil to highlight energy poverty.
Renters taking part say they are paying high rents for substandard, poorly insulated homes and facing rising energy bills as winter sets in.
#VMNews
Renters taking part say they are paying high rents for substandard, poorly insulated homes and facing rising energy bills as winter sets in.
#VMNews
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Friends of the Earth has created a cold, draughty sitting room outside the Dáil to highlight energy poverty.
Renters taking part say they are paying high rents for substandard, poorly insulated homes and facing rising energy bills as winter sets in.
#VMNews
Renters taking part say they are paying high rents for substandard, poorly insulated homes and facing rising energy bills as winter sets in.
#VMNews
Science is so brilliant and every day I'm grateful there are people interested in and good at doing science. (Cause that's definitely not me)
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Science is so brilliant and every day I'm grateful there are people interested in and good at doing science. (Cause that's definitely not me)
How shameful. I don't know how you ever appear in public again after causing the unnecessary deaths of 23k people
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a toxic, chaotic and dithering response to the Covid-19 pandemic, with a delay to locking the country down resulting in about 23,000 more deaths, a report by a public inquiry concluded
Johnson's 'chaotic' Covid response led to more deaths
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a toxic, chaotic and dithering response to the Covid-19 pandemic, with a delay to locking the country down resulting in about 23,000 more deaths, a repor...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
How shameful. I don't know how you ever appear in public again after causing the unnecessary deaths of 23k people
Listening to this now. It's so sad and sickening to me that the State shows only the most basic level of care for children in 'care'. Did you know that kids in care don't all get therapeutic supports? I didn't know that until I listened to this 😳
This week on The Explainer: New data obtained by @investigates.thejournal.ie shows a pattern of repeated disappearances from Ireland’s State-run residential centres.
Why are these figures so high? And what does it say about Ireland’s care system?
Listen now pod.link/1452246930/e...
Why are these figures so high? And what does it say about Ireland’s care system?
Listen now pod.link/1452246930/e...
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Listening to this now. It's so sad and sickening to me that the State shows only the most basic level of care for children in 'care'. Did you know that kids in care don't all get therapeutic supports? I didn't know that until I listened to this 😳
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Migrant workers who have been separated from their families for years called on the Irish Government to change the rules on reunification today outside of Leinster House jrnl.ie/6881152
'I cry myself to sleep': Migrant workers urge Government to change family reunification rules
Currently migrant workers who don’t have a critical skills permit have to meet a salary threshold to bring their family here.
jrnl.ie
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Migrant workers who have been separated from their families for years called on the Irish Government to change the rules on reunification today outside of Leinster House jrnl.ie/6881152
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The resignation of Paschal Donohoe leaves three ministers starting new briefs just ten months into the Government’s term.
His departure also triggers a by-election in Dublin Central, adding pressure to a coalition already facing a challenging electoral landscape.
#VMNews
His departure also triggers a by-election in Dublin Central, adding pressure to a coalition already facing a challenging electoral landscape.
#VMNews
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The resignation of Paschal Donohoe leaves three ministers starting new briefs just ten months into the Government’s term.
His departure also triggers a by-election in Dublin Central, adding pressure to a coalition already facing a challenging electoral landscape.
#VMNews
His departure also triggers a by-election in Dublin Central, adding pressure to a coalition already facing a challenging electoral landscape.
#VMNews
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The Government has agreed to a statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services
Govt agrees to public inquiry into child spinal care
The Government has agreed to a statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Government has agreed to a statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services
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This is the best single description of Black Friday I've come across
The way Ireland experiences Black Friday without Thanksgiving always reminds me of Narnia enduring winter without Christmas.
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is the best single description of Black Friday I've come across
When you're watching a movie with your partner and his dad calls and sings ballads to him for 40 minutes...
#OnlyInIreland #Speirgorm
#OnlyInIreland #Speirgorm
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
When you're watching a movie with your partner and his dad calls and sings ballads to him for 40 minutes...
#OnlyInIreland #Speirgorm
#OnlyInIreland #Speirgorm
Crazy we need to petition for autism services in schools but that's where we're at I guess.
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Sanction Stapolin's Autism Classes
In Stapolin ETNS, we are having to campaign for 2 additional autism classes to meet the needs of children within our school and local community because the NCSE have informed us that our school is not...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Crazy we need to petition for autism services in schools but that's where we're at I guess.
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Bastards
Germany to resume arms exports to Israel from 24 November - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/germany-resume-arms-exports-israel-24-november
Germany to resume arms exports to Israel from 24 November
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>The German government will lift an order suspending some weapons sales to Israel from next week, following the ceasefire agreement reached last month, a government spokesperson said on Monday.</p>
<p>"The government will, as a general rule, revert to case-by-case reviews in decisions on arms exports and respond to further developments," the spokesperson said.</p>
<p>The decision will allow the resumption of exports suspended in August, from 24 November, the spokesperson said.</p>
<p>Germany, the second-largest exporter of arms to Israel after the United States, announced a suspension of some arms exports to Israel in August, amid mounting popular pressure over Israel's war on Gaza.</p>
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November 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Bastards
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Love this so much. 💜
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Love this so much. 💜
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This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
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Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...