Alison Ní Dhorchaí
bealdath.bsky.social
Alison Ní Dhorchaí
@bealdath.bsky.social
Máthair, scríbhneoir haiku, múinteoir. Baile Átha Cliathach lonnaithe in Albain. Gaeilge is Gàidhlig agam. Mothaím uaim an Ghaeilge.
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Stay strong Zelensky!
February 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I’m behind Zelensky. He’s about the only leader in Europe with a backbone enough to stand up to Trump and Putin.
March 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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UK petition

“There is a crisis in UK support for deafblind people. There are only 8 names on the deafblind interpreter register in the whole country and currently no way to gain qualifications... This is creating dangerous situations for deafblind people..."

limpingchicken.com/2025/02/19/s...
Support petition to improve registration, regulation and oversight of Deafblind interpreters/communicator guides (BSL)
A petition has been launched by Sarah Reed to improve registration, regulation and oversight of Deafblind interpreters and communicator guides. You can support the petition here. It says: There is …
limpingchicken.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Trump really needs to get tae fuck now. He really is a piece of shit. And Europe needs to grow a backbone.
February 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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This is a time for straight talking.
Bravo, Sir John Major. 👏
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
John Major: Trump’s US isolationism threatens global democracy
Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Not mad about this iPhone 15. Preferred my 2020 SE! I miss the home button, hate the way photos look and don’t like the look of this iOS 18. Apple kinda suck. 😕
December 2, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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Jun Fujita - #tanka (1923) || from the #ForgottenPoets collection "Tanka & Other Verse" || #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #micropoetry
November 22, 2024 at 1:01 PM
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The slender-billed curlew was declared extinct this week - here, the Irish curlew (crotach) lost over 90% of its breeding population since the 1980s due to habitat loss from human activity. If we don't act, their bubbling call may be silenced in Ireland forever.

www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
November 21, 2024 at 6:53 PM
😂
Much more satisfying as Gaeilge
November 20, 2024 at 10:44 PM
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Corrfhocal!😊
November 20, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Sneachta agus solas ón spéir
November 20, 2024 at 5:11 PM
My first impression was that it looked like a rock star singer slaying it, holding their mic up high. On second inspection, it looks like a mammy soothing a bundled up baby.
The Haunting Spire: Messier 16, Hubble
November 20, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Tháinig me ar an ardán seo chun bheith i measc pobal na Gaeilge arís, ach feicim rudaí dorcha atá ar siúl sa saol agus mothaím brónach...
November 19, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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the met eireann building is my favourite building in ireland. it’s gorgeous. oh descended space ship! oh 1970’s ziggurat! temple to the rain and wind! satellites pointed skyward! what storm is coming, what hail, what sunny day!
November 19, 2024 at 11:14 AM
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Comhdháil dhátheangach idirnáisiúnta | A bilingual international conference

This two-day conference will examine the figure of the Cailleach as she appeared in the traditions of Ireland and Scotland. Simultaneous translation will be provided, from Irish to English on the day.
Select tickets – An Chailleach: hag, healer, holy woman? – Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Comhdháil dhátheangach idirnáisiúnta | A bilingual international conference Scrúdófar pearsa na Caillí mar a tháinig sí i láth...
www.tickettailor.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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Answered some of the questions & here is how you can use Porto to import your tweets over to BlueSky. Thanks Joel!

lifehacker.com/tech/use-por...

RT for awareness is really appreciated!
This Chrome Extension Uploads All Your Old Tweets to Bluesky
If you're migrating from X to the friendlier skies of Bluesky, you don't have to leave everything behind—Porto is an extension for Chromium browsers that imports all of your old tweets to Bluesky auto...
lifehacker.com
November 11, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Mothú retro ar an ardán seo! Is maith liom é. Grianghraf ón traein maidin inniu.
November 18, 2024 at 10:38 PM