doire4ever 🇪🇺
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doire4ever 🇪🇺
@doire4ever.bsky.social
European, Irish and Derry man 🇪🇺🇮🇪🌳
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My musical tribute to the legendary singer and pianist Roberta Flack who has died at the age of 88.
Tribute to Roberta Flack
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
February 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself
Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself
The soul singer was ambitiously diverse in her musicianship, and enthralled at every turn – whether doing desolate folk cover versions or lighter, sophisticated pop
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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So the North still says no. But for how much longer?
So the North still says no. But for how much longer?
The South has no hesitation saying yes to unity – as long as it doesn’t cost any money or involving changing a flag or an anthem
www.irishtimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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January 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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A funky drive to the airport in an Austin Princess.
January 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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🎶
when you go, will you send back
a lettuce from America?
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January 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Just when you thought Brexit could do no more harm, a new economic threat looms and this time to the valuable all-Ireland foreign tourism industry. And it’s the north again that potentially has the most to lose

www.irishnews.com/news/busines...
Brexit threatens one final painful sting: All-Ireland tourism
All non-European tourists crossing the border into the north will need an ETA from January 8 2025
www.irishnews.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:42 AM
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Where is the oversight on this?
And when is Stormont going to release the £700m the North West needs to build the 10000-seat university Stormont promised us would be ready by 2030?
(Keep it up, Garrett!)
November 19, 2024 at 8:26 AM
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Here is some food for thought. (Not good at techie stuff so not sure how this comes out when posted).

2020 Biden Trump
81,283,500 74,223,975

2024 Harris Trump
70,356,521 74,264,010

Trump's vote hardly moved. The Democratic vote collapsed.
November 9, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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For no other reason than I've just remembered it, my favourite Michael Flatley anecdote.
November 8, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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Despite being itself extremely poor, 177yrs ago the Native American Choctaw people sent $170 to starving Irish families during the ‘great hunger’ (more commonly known as the potato famine).

A sculpture by Alex Pentek in County Cork commemorates their generosity & kindness.
October 6, 2024 at 7:54 AM
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A Civil Rights March in Derry.
October 5, 2024 at 10:49 AM
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82 Candles 🎂 today for one of my favourite Actors - the wonderful IAN McSHANE
September 29, 2024 at 9:13 AM
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Inevitable really...
September 13, 2024 at 7:06 AM
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This is how BBC News flashed the announcement of the IRA ceasefire on 31 August 1994.

Justin Webb was anchoring and correspondent Gary Duffy brought the IRA statement, followed by political reaction:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=HWGW...
BBC News Report - IRA Ceasefire
YouTube video by David Boothroyd
m.youtube.com
August 31, 2024 at 7:48 AM
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I wrote this when Nell McCafferty turned 80 in March. She was fierce and funny and she was right - so often - when it was a very dangerous thing to be.

Nell was a giant whose impact on all our lives is likely incalculable.

Her loss is Derry's, Ireland's, and everyone's. RIP.
August 21, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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This is very painful for UK PoTUS election watchers. It is the CURSED RATIO.
Our presidential forecast is back! We give Kamala Harris a 52% chance of winning the election www.economist.com/interactive/...
August 15, 2024 at 9:29 AM