Karen O’Connell
@karenoc.bsky.social
Island dweller, Mammy to 3 boys and 1 doggo, wife, Data Engineer - here for the #speirgorm craic.
Loved this ep - @kellycates.bsky.social is just fabulous!
A glorious yesterday from Match of the Day host and toast aficionado Kelly Cates. Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/w...
November 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Loved this ep - @kellycates.bsky.social is just fabulous!
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Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
“‘I’m not going to ride on a magic carpet!’ he hissed. ‘I’m afraid of grounds!’
‘You mean heights,’ said Conina. ‘And stop being silly.’
‘I know what I mean! It’s the grounds that kill you.’”
“‘I’m not going to ride on a magic carpet!’ he hissed. ‘I’m afraid of grounds!’
‘You mean heights,’ said Conina. ‘And stop being silly.’
‘I know what I mean! It’s the grounds that kill you.’”
Discworld QOTD, from Interesting Times
“‘Am I alone in thinking, by the way, that it doesn’t add to the status of the University to have an ape on the faculty?’
‘Yes,’ said Ridcully flatly. ‘You are. We’ve got the only librarian who can rip off your arm with his leg. People respect that.’”
“‘Am I alone in thinking, by the way, that it doesn’t add to the status of the University to have an ape on the faculty?’
‘Yes,’ said Ridcully flatly. ‘You are. We’ve got the only librarian who can rip off your arm with his leg. People respect that.’”
Discworld QOTD, from The Color of Magic
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
“‘I’m not going to ride on a magic carpet!’ he hissed. ‘I’m afraid of grounds!’
‘You mean heights,’ said Conina. ‘And stop being silly.’
‘I know what I mean! It’s the grounds that kill you.’”
“‘I’m not going to ride on a magic carpet!’ he hissed. ‘I’m afraid of grounds!’
‘You mean heights,’ said Conina. ‘And stop being silly.’
‘I know what I mean! It’s the grounds that kill you.’”
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Can I just up this again? Perfect 👌
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Can I just up this again? Perfect 👌
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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MUPPET KNIVES OUT
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
MUPPET KNIVES OUT
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When humans land on Mars there will be a Kerry flag there, waiting.
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
When humans land on Mars there will be a Kerry flag there, waiting.
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There goes the only government minister known to read serious works of literature
(Disclaimer this is not a political post, well not that sort of political post, no need to take this as an opportunity to tell me how much you hate the minister thanks very much)
(Disclaimer this is not a political post, well not that sort of political post, no need to take this as an opportunity to tell me how much you hate the minister thanks very much)
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
There goes the only government minister known to read serious works of literature
(Disclaimer this is not a political post, well not that sort of political post, no need to take this as an opportunity to tell me how much you hate the minister thanks very much)
(Disclaimer this is not a political post, well not that sort of political post, no need to take this as an opportunity to tell me how much you hate the minister thanks very much)
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This is what this republic means and what this team represents. This is also what our flag represents. Inclusivity, welcome, heritage, peace and pride.
It is not a symbol to minimise our nation, to cause division, to stoke hatred. #COYBIG 3/ 🧵
It is not a symbol to minimise our nation, to cause division, to stoke hatred. #COYBIG 3/ 🧵
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This is what this republic means and what this team represents. This is also what our flag represents. Inclusivity, welcome, heritage, peace and pride.
It is not a symbol to minimise our nation, to cause division, to stoke hatred. #COYBIG 3/ 🧵
It is not a symbol to minimise our nation, to cause division, to stoke hatred. #COYBIG 3/ 🧵
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It really has to be said that Caoimhin Kelleher played as important a role today as Troy Parrott did. A lesser keeper and 3 goals wouldn’t have been enough to win that game #speirghorm #coybig
November 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It really has to be said that Caoimhin Kelleher played as important a role today as Troy Parrott did. A lesser keeper and 3 goals wouldn’t have been enough to win that game #speirghorm #coybig
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November 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Emergency pod request @phlaimeaux.bsky.social - a Yesterday x Football Weekly with your good selves plus Glendenning recounting your/his yesterday watching one of these games, analysing Ireland’s Senior Men Lazarus style performance over the last 4 days, how Troy Parrott is the true number 7 #coybig
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Emergency pod request @phlaimeaux.bsky.social - a Yesterday x Football Weekly with your good selves plus Glendenning recounting your/his yesterday watching one of these games, analysing Ireland’s Senior Men Lazarus style performance over the last 4 days, how Troy Parrott is the true number 7 #coybig
This - this is the best one - please someone make this 👌🏼 #speirgorm #irlpor
November 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This - this is the best one - please someone make this 👌🏼 #speirgorm #irlpor
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November 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Clare Young, contemporary graphic designer and artist who works with collage - paper and fabric #WomensArt
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Clare Young, contemporary graphic designer and artist who works with collage - paper and fabric #WomensArt
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Discworld QOTD, from Making Money
“She had the slightly wistful, slightly hungry look that so many women of a certain age wore when they’d decided to trust in gods because of the absolute impossibility of continuing to trust in men.”
“She had the slightly wistful, slightly hungry look that so many women of a certain age wore when they’d decided to trust in gods because of the absolute impossibility of continuing to trust in men.”
Discworld QOTD, from Thief of Time
“‘Dojo! What is Rule One?’
Even the cowering challenger mumbled along to the chorus:
‘Do not act incautiously when confronting little bald wrinkly smiling men!’”
“‘Dojo! What is Rule One?’
Even the cowering challenger mumbled along to the chorus:
‘Do not act incautiously when confronting little bald wrinkly smiling men!’”
Discworld QOTD, from The Fifth Elephant
"‘I don’t know how to do officering.’
‘No one knows how to do officering, Fred. That’s why they’re officers. If they knew anything, they’d be sergeants.’"
"‘I don’t know how to do officering.’
‘No one knows how to do officering, Fred. That’s why they’re officers. If they knew anything, they’d be sergeants.’"
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Making Money
“She had the slightly wistful, slightly hungry look that so many women of a certain age wore when they’d decided to trust in gods because of the absolute impossibility of continuing to trust in men.”
“She had the slightly wistful, slightly hungry look that so many women of a certain age wore when they’d decided to trust in gods because of the absolute impossibility of continuing to trust in men.”
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See Red Women's Workshop poster, 1975
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
See Red Women's Workshop poster, 1975
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Discworld QOTD, from Witches Abroad
"‘Will she live happily ever after?’ he said.
NOT FOREVER. BUT PERHAPS FOR LONG ENOUGH."
"‘Will she live happily ever after?’ he said.
NOT FOREVER. BUT PERHAPS FOR LONG ENOUGH."
Discworld QOTD, from Going Postal
"'You wrote everything down, Crispin?' he said. 'Why?'
Crispin looked appalled.
'Got to keep records, Reacher,' he said. 'Can't cover y' tracks if you don't know where y'left 'em. Then... can put it all back, see, hardly a crime at all.'"
"'You wrote everything down, Crispin?' he said. 'Why?'
Crispin looked appalled.
'Got to keep records, Reacher,' he said. 'Can't cover y' tracks if you don't know where y'left 'em. Then... can put it all back, see, hardly a crime at all.'"
Discworld QOTD, from Moving Pictures
"‘You’re my own flesh and blood,’ said Dibbler, shaking his head. ‘How can you do this to me?’
‘Because I’m your own flesh and blood,’ said Soll.
Dibbler brightened. Of course, when you looked at it like that, it didn’t seem so bad."
"‘You’re my own flesh and blood,’ said Dibbler, shaking his head. ‘How can you do this to me?’
‘Because I’m your own flesh and blood,’ said Soll.
Dibbler brightened. Of course, when you looked at it like that, it didn’t seem so bad."
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Witches Abroad
"‘Will she live happily ever after?’ he said.
NOT FOREVER. BUT PERHAPS FOR LONG ENOUGH."
"‘Will she live happily ever after?’ he said.
NOT FOREVER. BUT PERHAPS FOR LONG ENOUGH."
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This is attempted murder on a mass scale - a hate crime.
So it wasn't fireworks. It was a calculated and deliberate attempt at the mass murder of men, women and children.
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
CCTV catches moment intruder torched asylum centre housing children
Gardai have rebranded attack in Drogheda as a potential attempted murder after camera footage was released
www.thetimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is attempted murder on a mass scale - a hate crime.
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RIP - a great woman whose courageous challenge in the courts gave to Irish women the first steps towards control of their own reproductive bodies. Rest in power, Mrs McGee #speirgorm
Death announced of Mary ‘May’ McGee who won historic Irish Supreme Court contraception case
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Death announced of Mary ‘May’ McGee who won historic Supreme Court contraception case
Landmark 1973 case found married couples had right to make private decisions on family planning
www.irishtimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
RIP - a great woman whose courageous challenge in the courts gave to Irish women the first steps towards control of their own reproductive bodies. Rest in power, Mrs McGee #speirgorm
All of this 👇🏻
In fairness Heather Humphreys gave a gracious concession speech, congratulating Catherine Connolly, and wishing her well as President. In a democracy the losing side accepting the outcome is vital. #aras25
October 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
All of this 👇🏻
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"[T]rying to read votes covered in overt racism and ones that wrote-in Elvis Presley as making the same political point is simply not a credible narrative. And it shouldn't be given any credibility just because the people who want to make it do so standing on top of their very large handbags." ✅️
New Gist, In which I explain exactly what kind of idiot I have recently been.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-no-...
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-no-...
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"[T]rying to read votes covered in overt racism and ones that wrote-in Elvis Presley as making the same political point is simply not a credible narrative. And it shouldn't be given any credibility just because the people who want to make it do so standing on top of their very large handbags." ✅️
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This was unique circumstances for spoiled vote: no anti-gov candidate anywhere on the right, loud online campaign, week of riots. It’s still going to end up with less than half the vote Peter Casey got as a similar protest. The “political earthquake” here is the thumping victory for the united left
October 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This was unique circumstances for spoiled vote: no anti-gov candidate anywhere on the right, loud online campaign, week of riots. It’s still going to end up with less than half the vote Peter Casey got as a similar protest. The “political earthquake” here is the thumping victory for the united left
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Israeli ceasefire
BREAKING: Israeli forces have carried out massive bombing operations southeast of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report from the ground.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/oiwpck
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/oiwpck
October 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Israeli ceasefire
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Vote Connolly....cause we can't. 💚
October 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Vote Connolly....cause we can't. 💚