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Bobby Lake
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You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel.
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Child homelessness in Ireland. 2014 to July 2025 (the Governments own figures)
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🗣️ "Are we going to have a conversation, on the level that you are about deportations here, about the crisis of male violence against women in this country?” - News Correspondent, The Journal Eimer McAuley
#TonightVMTV
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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The Taoiseach creates a false choice here. Climate Action is about making life better, making energy cheaper, making our atmosphere cleaner.
But that requires leadership. We see none from this Government.
October 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Child homelessness in Ireland. 2014 to July 2025 (the Governments own figures)
August 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Child homelessness in Ireland. 2014 to July 2025 (the Governments own figures)
August 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Please dm me if you can help.
August 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
August 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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From a viewing platform in Israel, observers watch Gaza’s destruction through binoculars
From a viewing platform in Israel, observers watch Gaza’s destruction through binoculars
While children starve, tour groups at a viewing point in Sderot pay to view the smoke-filled ruins of the enclave
www.irishtimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Child homelessness in Ireland. 2014 to June 2025 (the Governments own figures)
July 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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“All these traumas are the reason why the Irish took almost 150 years before they could memorialise what they experienced in the 1840s. Those who inflict starvation are aware of this, they know that what they’re doing is actually dismantling a society.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Starvation in Gaza is destroying communities – and will leave generational scars
Health and societal ramifications of extreme hunger will reverberate long after the war is over
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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A lot of environmental issues are rich people telling others to suck it up, and just let them make profit.
‘Suck it up’ – Michael O’Leary says he has no sympathy for residents hit by Dublin Airport noise
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has said he has “absolutely no” sympathy for the residents living in the environs of Dublin Airport who complain about noise pollution.
m.independent.ie
July 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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I'm in the occupied West Bank for the Irish Times, as Ireland deliberates whether to become the first European country to ban trade from Israeli settlements considered illegal under international law.
Here is my first report: www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
July 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Muhammad Jalal—

"Powerful words from historian William Dalrymple on Gaza, exposing how Britain’s colonial legacy played a key role in creating this injustice. The suffering in Gaza didn’t start yesterday, it was engineered long ago. #Gaza #Palestin🇵🇸"

Sorry, had to split video for BlueSky—1/2
July 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Delighted to announce that my first book, THE LIE OF THE LAND, is due for publication on September 4th next via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social.

It's a frank assessment of Ireland and the #Climate emergency, with a roadmap towards a more food and energy-secure future.
June 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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I have been logged out of my toothbrush.
May 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Pope Francis has died this morning at the age of 88.

His final message, on Easter Sunday, called for an end to “deplorable” violence in Gaza, Sudan and around the world

www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope at Urbi et Orbi prays for an end to all violence, from Gaza to the Sahel - Vatican News
Pope Francis dedicates his Easter Urbi et Orbi message to calling for peace worldwide, for global disarmament and for the release of prisoners.
www.vaticannews.va
April 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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If you’re wondering what happened today in Dáil Eireann, this man, gave two fingers to the Irish people. And this is who the government are altering all democratic norms for.
March 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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March 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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reminder that @kennysbookshop.bsky.social is the longest-running online bookshop *on the entire internet* (!!!)

they have FREE postage in ireland (and it's not so expensive to mainland europe, either)

don't give any money to jeff bezos and his employee-abusing company, go straight to kennys.ie
March 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Reminder: Kennys Bookshop delivers for free in Ireland. Easons have free delivery over 10 euros (and also sell toys and games and stationary). Lots of lovely booksellers in the actual stores too, like Books Upstairs, Gutter Bookshop, Hodges Figgis.
March 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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'Free Palestine' and 'gutless politicians'.

Lola Petticrew's rousing IFTAs acceptance speech took aim at 'handshakes for war criminals' and a lack of mental health services in Northern Ireland jrnl.ie/6626193
'Free Palestine' and 'gutless politicians': Lola Petticrew's rousing IFTAs acceptance speech
Petticrew won one of the top awards and focused their speech on the lack of mental health services in Northern Ireland
jrnl.ie
February 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Child homelessness in Ireland. 2014 to Dec 2024.
February 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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When climate scientists warn repeatedly: "Ireland is not ready for what's happening and worse is coming" they mean we don't have robust resilience, infrastructure, fail-safes, protocols, workflows etc for extreme heat, rain, storms, cold etc. They're right. We're not.
January 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Congratulations to human rights champion, Bono, who receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Genocide Joe; on the same day, US announces billions in new weapons to Israel to complete its liquidation of the population of Palestine.

What a world we live in.
The administration of US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $8bn (€7.7bn) arms sale to Israel, a US official said, with Washington maintaining support for its ally whose war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands
January 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM