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Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: 'Gaelic football owes a debt of gratitude to Kerry'. Corkman @diarmuid59.bsky.social on why Kerry have been so successful over the years - catch up on #HellForLeather on RTÉ Player www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
'Gaelic football owes a debt of gratitude to Kerry'
No Kerry team has ever taken the field without belief in its ability, which is why the county has been so successful
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June 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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'Gaelic football owes a debt of gratitude to Kerry'. No Kerry team has ever taken the field without belief in its ability, which is why they've been so successful, writes (Corkman) @diarmuid59.bsky.social - catch Ep2 #HellForLeather @RTEOne & @RTEplayer tonight 935pm www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
'Gaelic football owes a debt of gratitude to Kerry'
No Kerry team has ever taken the field without belief in its ability, which is why the county has been so successful
www.rte.ie
June 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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mikemoynihanex.bsky.social
@irishexaminer.bsky.social The North Pole: The History Of An Obsession by Erling Kagge @vikingbooks.bsky.social review @diarmuid59.bsky.social #books

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Book review: Revealing the dangers and thrill of polar exploration leaves a deadly chill
Erling Kagge’s book, 'The North Pole: The History Of An Obsession', captures the atmosphere of Polar exploration perfectly
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April 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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@irishexaminer.bsky.social Captain De Havilland’s Moth: Tales of High Adventure from the Golden Age of Aviation by Alexander Norman @Abacus review by @diarmuid59.bsky.social #books

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Book review: Exploring the ordinary, adventurous heroes of the golden age of aviation
The Moth, a two-seater airplane launched by Geoffrey de Havilland in 1925, was central to many of the great aviation feats and records set over the next 12 years
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March 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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@irishexaminer.bsky.social Waste Wars by Alexander Clapp (John Murray) review by @diarmuid59.bsky.social #books

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Book review: The toxic truth behind the West’s deluded recycling myth
'Waste Wars' is a book that will make you angry because you believe that once you empty your bins and return your plastic bottle, that you have played your part in saving the world
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March 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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US software testing company Tricentis has announced the creation of 50 new jobs in Cork city
Tricentis announces 50 new jobs in Cork City
US software testing company Tricentis has announced the creation of 50 new jobs in Cork city.
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March 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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mikemoynihanex.bsky.social
@irishexaminer.bsky.social The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy, And Why it Failed by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch Bonnier Books UK review @diarmuid59.bsky.social #books

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Book review: The Kennedy plot that you may not know
The JFK Conspiracy is about a little publicised assassination attempt in the weeks between the voting day, November 8, 1960, and the inauguration on January 20, 1961.
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March 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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@irishexaminer.bsky.social books Lost Gaels: Remembering the Members of the GAA Killed During the Conflict in Ireland by Peadar Thompson
Merrion Press reviewed by @diarmuid59.bsky.social #fyp #books

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Book review: Remembering the GAA members killed during the Troubles
The 1970s were statistically the worst times of the Troubles. There were 2,096 killings between 1970 and 1979, and 68 of these were members of the GAA
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February 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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@irishexaminer.bsky.social books 1588: The Spanish Armada and the 24 Ships Lost on Ireland’s Shores by Michael B Barry Andalus Press reviewed by @diarmuid59.bsky.social #books

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Book review: Neutral account of Spanish Armada delivered with flow of good storyteller
Michael B Barry reminds us that there was more than a hint of good fortune about how the events of the Spanish Armada unfolded in favour of the English
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January 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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books Sean Moylan: An IRA Revolutionary at War by Eamonn Duggan Pen and Sword Books review
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Book review: Giving recognition to IRA leader and politician Moylan
Eamonn Duggan has delivered an excellent synopsis of Sean Moylan’s life, especially of the active years of 1918 to 1923
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January 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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peterwmurphy1.bsky.social
For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
January 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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juliepatchouly.bsky.social
If you don’t have a library card go get one. Even if you don’t plan on using it right away, go get one. Keep our libraries alive.
December 31, 2024 at 5:00 AM
diarmuid59.bsky.social
Here are some of my favourite reads from 2024. Thanks to @irishexaminer.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to review these books www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Famine, music, language: 2024 choices show plenty of variety
Diarmuid O’Donovan shares his top reads of the year
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December 16, 2024 at 12:39 PM
diarmuid59.bsky.social
Cork Co. U-21 B FC semifinal. All over Nicks into final. outstanding 2nd half. It finished nicksgaa 1-11, RossaGAA 0-6
December 8, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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County U-21 B FC semifinal. HT having played against the wind and a goal disallowed it’s @RossaGAA 0-5 @nicksgaa 0-4
December 8, 2024 at 2:41 PM