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David Kent
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Journalist with the Irish Examiner. He/him. @KentoCCFC on the other place
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David Kent @dkentexaminer.bsky.social · Nov 13
In celebration of my return - one of the best pieces I've had the honour to write in the last few months

Young boys living in Ramallah, have started hurling training and hope one day that they will get to travel to Ireland and play against teams here.

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Hurling in Ramallah: How Palestinian children are getting to grips with GAA
Some 20 children, with training kits and hurleys, are now spending afternoons or evenings training, in a sport that they say makes them feel close to Ireland
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dkentexaminer.bsky.social
Disappointing that RTÉ felt compelled to apologise for the "background noise" on the One O'Clock News.

That noise? Chants of 'Free Palestine' while they were doing a live link to Leinster House
June 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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It took just over two decades for many to acknowledge that Sinéad O’Connor was on the right side of history when ripping up the picture of the pope.

Is it really going to take two decades for the same to be acknowledged for Kneecap when it comes to Gaza?

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Kneecap join O’Connor in hall of fame for calling out injustices
How long will it take for the Belfast band to be seen as standing on the right side of history, asks David Kent
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May 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Lovely piece about “peaceful harmony … in our own back garden" and “life, in all its brilliant circularity” by @dkentexaminer.bsky.social

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#resilience #sustainability
Life and death of feathered friends keeps me in the present when grief threatens
Raising rescued hens brought unexpected lessons in loss, sustainability, and the healing power of nature’s daily rhythms
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May 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Liathróidí on Rory McIlroy
April 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Anyone interested in some honey? My ould fella has finally gotten his stuff jarred and is fierce proud!
March 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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I wrote a thing about McGregor, Garron Noone and why we need to talk about where this nonsense is coming from.
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March 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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cswritesbooks.bsky.social
Immigration isn’t the problem. Lack of housing, lack of infrastructure, low pay, high rent, high cost of living, lack of healthcare services, lack of mental health services, lack of third spaces, hostile architecture and a capital city made up of hotels are the problem.

#Speirgorm
March 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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deshocks.bsky.social
This is one of the most appalling cases I've read, and I've read a lot of them. This poor family, utterly destroyed by the actions of one sadistic paedophile. Sensitively covered by Cormac O'Keeffe as always. I hope someone in power is paying attention.

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'My son's memory is wiped clean every two days': Mum speaks out against serial abuser
After her children were abused by their stepfather, Georgian Tuohey speaks out on Ireland’s child abuse crisis and justice system failures
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March 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Here's links to the síopa, email and anything else you could need me for in the mean time, thanks 💛

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barrymasterson.com Barry Masterson @barrymasterson.com · Dec 7
Hi, I'm Barry an artist from Ireland ⚽☘️

I drew that thing you like. A life long League of Ireland truther and enjoyer of old stadiums. Available for commissions in 2025, Lets work together 🤝

Portfolio: barrymasterson.com
Shop: shop.barrymasterson.com
Email: hello@barrymasterson.com
Illustration of the laneway down to Dalymount Park's enterance, with fans walking towards the stadium. A scene from street level outside Richmond park at night time. Two kids playing football against the mural wall under a street lamp. Illustration of the Entrance to The Showgrounds, home of Sligo Rovers, with some kids playing football. illustration of the entrance to Tolka park on match night, some kids are climbing the wall to watch the game.
March 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Tragic news

www.irishexaminer.com/sport/racing...
Racing in mourning after death confirmed of top Cork jockey Michael O'Sullivan
The Cheltenham-winning jockey has died in Cork University Hospital.
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February 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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If they had disallowed that goal they wouldn't have had to worry about hiring a contractor to demolish Goodison
February 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Plymouth!
February 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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rincewind.run
one of the defining features of the techbro dipshits now running the USA is their absolute refusal to consider that anyone, ever, has thought about problems before them

time after time they come in, propose a solution that was rejected years ago because it's stupid, and call themselves geniuses
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Feb 4
Ah, yes, I’m sure no prior administration thought to ask how all the payments are made.
Screenshot of tweet that reads: “I bet Elon got to DC, asked where all the money was going, and nobody could answer. So he asks how payments are made and it turns out one department does them all. Obviously he’s like, “great, there, I want to go there.” What’s crazy is no previous admin *even thought to ask*”
February 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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I, for one, am shocked that Charlotte is immediately going into a title feud #RoyalRumble
February 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Damien Duff: 'I stand with Colin Healy — that’s all I want to say on the matter'
'I don’t say that about many people. He’s just a class, class guy and has been let down a few times over his career - back in the day with the World Cup and Saipan.'
dlvr.it
January 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Like an ill-prepared substitute teacher, Verona Murphy lost control of the House for more than five and a half hours

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Elaine Loughlin: Hard to see how Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy can reassert her credibility
Like an ill-prepared substitute teacher, Verona Murphy lost control of the House for more than five and a half hours
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January 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Luckless Micheál Martin made to wait for his day in the sun
Just when Micheál Martin was to finally experience the traditional pomp and ceremony that comes with being appointed Taoiseach, the opposition had other ideas
dlvr.it
January 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Delivery day from the excellent fellows at Hairy Baby in Little Island

#Paddystinian 🍉
A tee shirt featuring a watermelon with tricoloured rind and reading 'Paddystinian'
January 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Spent the morning out at the #BTYSTE in the RDS

The talent among our student population is off the scale www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
AI, cat flaps and Taylor Swift: Young Scientist Expo shows future is in good hands
Some 1,062 students from 225 schools will exhibit 550 projects at this year's BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
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January 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Finally, some #sneachta in Meath
January 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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New Year - Same Aurora Borealis
January 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Trafficking of children is increasing in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, according to a global report, which also shows at least one person has been trafficked into Ireland for illegal removal of their organs.

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People have been trafficked into Ireland for removal of their organs for transplants, new report finds
Traffickers profit through the sale of organs to people who are 'unable or unwilling to wait for legal transplants', with kidneys the most harvested organs, according to UN report
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December 17, 2024 at 10:07 AM
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He’s making a list…
December 16, 2024 at 9:03 AM
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I've just finished watching Ireland's #ToyShow2024. It's way past my usual bedtime. We're going to need to have some serious question and answer time tomorrow my Irish friends
December 7, 2024 at 3:58 AM
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How much did the Cameo from Mariah cost?! #LateLateToyShow
December 6, 2024 at 11:55 PM