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Joe Noonan
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Cork-Donegal migrant blend. Knows some law.
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Error is right.
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Parting words from Michael D as @president.ie
President Michael D. Higgins departs Aras an Uachtarain ahead of the conclusion of his term of office 10 November 2025 Uachtarán na hÉireann, President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina have this evening departed from Áras an Uachtaráin ahead of the conclusion of his term of office as the ninth President of Ireland In a statement, President Higgins said: "Serving as President of Ireland was a great privilege and I would like to thank the people of Ireland for the warmth of reception which they gave to both Sabina and myself over the past 14 years How valuable it was to be able to ioin with them in engaging with the issues, projects and ideas that will help us to achieve the best of our country and the best representation of Ireland and its values abroad - an inclusive citizenship and a creative society in a real Republic. Guím gach beannacht do mhuintir na hEireann do'n todhchaí."
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Indeed.
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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"It is no longer a housing crisis. It is a disaster."

Slán is beannacht.
President Higgins.
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Public debt.
Government may borrow to increase military spending
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Money and how we spend it.
Government may borrow to increase military spending
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Hobbit forming. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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IT landing page choice for most emphasis-deserving line of the day, as of teatime Saturday.
November 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Both posting here recently.
Examiner posts on Cairns' feeling momentum grow. Times posts on Cairns - SF promoting policies 'that are not left wing.'
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Spot the difference. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41... @hosford.bsky.social @ellenmcoyne.bsky.social #framing
Cairns hails rebirth of hope for cohesive left. Examiner headline. IT headline misquotes Cairns by omitting the word "Some" in saying 'Sinn Féin policies "not left wing" says Cairns' page one five column headline.
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Trust is easily lost. #Neutrality #TripleLock
Lisbon Treaty The Irish Guarantees explained. 2009.
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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When is a Guarantee not a guarantee?
2009 publication, second referendum on Lisbon Treaty The Irish Guarantees Explained IIEA
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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https://events.humanitix.com/make-freedom-ring-cork?web%E2%86%97
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Rebalancing the outlook. #Cycling #Galway
Cycling crew in Galway
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Movement is good for us all.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he... #cycling #movement #sport
Catherine Connolly cycling by Polling Station. Photo: Brian Lawless/Paa
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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The tide is high. #cycling
Lotta water under the fridge. Cyclist crossing. High water.
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Think outside the box.
Smarties vote heavily in favour of buikding a world community.
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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That is quite a letter. Thanks.

I wonder what happened. #Reprisals #HeartsAndMinds #Vengeance
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most teling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism

- Hannah Arendt.
The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism - Hannah Arendt.
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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In safe hands.
President and Sabina Higgins greet President-elect Connolly and Brian McEnery
November 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Myo, Pope's Quay, Cork. #OnTheWing
Coffee shopfront, Myo, Popes' Quay, Cork, complete with Catherine Connolly election poster.
November 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Myo, Popes' Quay, Cork. #Áras25
Coffee shop front adorned with repressed Catherine Connolly poster.
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM