Mark Boylan
@boylanmark.bsky.social
In the words of Marina and the Diamonds - I Am Not a Robot
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It all began for me 50 years ago today - reason enough to do a blog!
www.nocturnemedia.co.uk/jrs-blog
www.nocturnemedia.co.uk/jrs-blog
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December 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It all began for me 50 years ago today - reason enough to do a blog!
www.nocturnemedia.co.uk/jrs-blog
www.nocturnemedia.co.uk/jrs-blog
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Just paid the aul' income tax for the year and consequently have about two beans left to rub together, so if you've been looking for a bit of Irish art now's a very good time to buy. It's this or train the crows to rob billionaires and I'm running out of cheese bribes
A cost-of-living crisis isn't the easiest time to sell art, but: www.ciaraioch.com is where you can support my work, with each archival-quality print on textured heavy paper being produced here in Ireland, shipping internationally in eco-friendly packaging, with free mini-treats in every order 🎁
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Just paid the aul' income tax for the year and consequently have about two beans left to rub together, so if you've been looking for a bit of Irish art now's a very good time to buy. It's this or train the crows to rob billionaires and I'm running out of cheese bribes
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New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
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The aid agencies say not nearly enough supplies are getting through – which, if you've seen the photos, you'll know anyway. Reading the various websites, UNICEF seems as poised as anyone when/if the time comes. Like you, I've no idea what else to do other than donate and share the link.
Children in Gaza crisis appeal
Widespread malnutrition is threatening the lives of children and families in Gaza. Please donate to our Gaza Appeal for children in crisis.
www.unicef.org.uk
July 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The aid agencies say not nearly enough supplies are getting through – which, if you've seen the photos, you'll know anyway. Reading the various websites, UNICEF seems as poised as anyone when/if the time comes. Like you, I've no idea what else to do other than donate and share the link.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Funny you should just mention Haribo...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-n...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-n...
Haribo issues urgent recall ‘after cannabis discovered in sweets’
Haribo has urgently recalled packets of sweets after they were allegedly found to contain cannabis following reports of several people falling ill.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
May 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Funny you should just mention Haribo...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-n...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-n...
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and yet they come to Europe and lecture everyone on free speech
April 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
and yet they come to Europe and lecture everyone on free speech
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Forgot I was on a phone call about council tax
Them: What band are you in
Me: Erm, The Charlatans
Them: Your council tax band?
😬
Them: What band are you in
Me: Erm, The Charlatans
Them: Your council tax band?
😬
April 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Forgot I was on a phone call about council tax
Them: What band are you in
Me: Erm, The Charlatans
Them: Your council tax band?
😬
Them: What band are you in
Me: Erm, The Charlatans
Them: Your council tax band?
😬
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The excellent article I was just talking about.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/bbc-g...
www.independent.co.uk/voices/bbc-g...
I’m a former BBC newsreader – Gaza is the reason I resigned
The controversy over the pulling of the ‘How to Survive a Warzone’ documentary is a distraction from a much bigger problem my old employer has with impartiality, writes Karishma Patel
www.independent.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The excellent article I was just talking about.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/bbc-g...
www.independent.co.uk/voices/bbc-g...
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The truth matters. If you care about the truth, please share.
February 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The truth matters. If you care about the truth, please share.
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Lie after lie has been told this week about how the Ukraine war started, from the Kremlin and the White House.
Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...
Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...
Ukraine War: The New Trump & Putin Axis Explained
YouTube video by The News Agents
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Lie after lie has been told this week about how the Ukraine war started, from the Kremlin and the White House.
Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...
Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...
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Optimism may not always be possible, but hope is always wise.
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Optimism may not always be possible, but hope is always wise.
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Well said, Pete Buttigieg
January 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Well said, Pete Buttigieg
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Trump’s speculation on plane crash ‘appalling’, says aviation expert
www.channel4.com/news/trumps-...
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Trump’s speculation on plane crash ‘appalling’, says aviation expert
We spoke to aviation expert Peter Goltz about the Washington D.C. air collision between an American Airlines passenger plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and what may have caused the accident...
www.channel4.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Trump’s speculation on plane crash ‘appalling’, says aviation expert
www.channel4.com/news/trumps-...
www.channel4.com/news/trumps-...
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This is the colleague that the likes of Cleverly, Badenoch & Jenrick are refusing to defend...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Please watch this speech by Jess Phillips in the HoC to guage how pationate she is about the victims of Child Sex Abuse.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0C6...
Please watch this speech by Jess Phillips in the HoC to guage how pationate she is about the victims of Child Sex Abuse.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0C6...
Jess Phillips is a Legend
YouTube video by Max Brockbank
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This is the colleague that the likes of Cleverly, Badenoch & Jenrick are refusing to defend...
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If people are still thinking of a present for their loved ones and want some fantastic Irish made art then they really should be looking here. The highest of recommendations. Do it!
Final day for orders before Christmas, cut-off is 8pm this evening - perfect if the person you're buying for loves last minute gifts panic-bought from weird women online
📌 Lil' note: ciaraioch.com is now taking Christmas orders for prints, gift cards and value bundles - each archival-quality print on textured heavy paper is made in Ireland, shipped in eco-friendly packaging with discount tracked postage available, and comes with free mini-treats for every customer 🎁
December 18, 2024 at 10:39 AM
If people are still thinking of a present for their loved ones and want some fantastic Irish made art then they really should be looking here. The highest of recommendations. Do it!