Orla McDermott
@orlamcdermott.bsky.social
In Dublin. A pretty big wheel down at the cracker factory. Dabbles occasionally in telecoms.
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My friends Neil & Katy from the Gougane Barra Hotel organized this raffle for Gaza. It ends in a couple of days. Please check it out www.idonate.ie/raffle/Gouga...
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
My friends Neil & Katy from the Gougane Barra Hotel organized this raffle for Gaza. It ends in a couple of days. Please check it out www.idonate.ie/raffle/Gouga...
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The most stressed out I've ever been about Christmas was when I was 16 and I got my first ever job, working at M&S in Dundrum. As soon as I started I kept hearing these myths about the Christmas Eve Waste Sale, where all the food that wasn't sold on the 24th was marked down 90%.
November 27, 2023 at 1:17 PM
The most stressed out I've ever been about Christmas was when I was 16 and I got my first ever job, working at M&S in Dundrum. As soon as I started I kept hearing these myths about the Christmas Eve Waste Sale, where all the food that wasn't sold on the 24th was marked down 90%.
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I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
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Take a minute.
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Take a minute.
The ref
a woman wearing sunglasses and holding a stack of yellow cards
ALT: a woman wearing sunglasses and holding a stack of yellow cards
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The ref
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If we keep being forced to hear dipshit CEOs opinions on matters outside their expertise because they're "geniuses", let's do the same for Nobel winners. Let a 70 year old particle physicist on TV to say how healthcare should be run.
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If we keep being forced to hear dipshit CEOs opinions on matters outside their expertise because they're "geniuses", let's do the same for Nobel winners. Let a 70 year old particle physicist on TV to say how healthcare should be run.
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It would be one thing having a "debate" on immigration if people meant they wanted a "debate" based on facts. But what most people seem to mean when they say they want a debate is that is they want us to pretend a bunch of entirely made up bullshit is true.
November 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It would be one thing having a "debate" on immigration if people meant they wanted a "debate" based on facts. But what most people seem to mean when they say they want a debate is that is they want us to pretend a bunch of entirely made up bullshit is true.
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Every far-right riot and protest that was tolerated, every racist dog whistle from public reps, every bit of hate and misinformation allowed to spread by social media companies, all led to this moment in Drogheda last night where someone felt emboldened enough to try to burn children alive.
November 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Every far-right riot and protest that was tolerated, every racist dog whistle from public reps, every bit of hate and misinformation allowed to spread by social media companies, all led to this moment in Drogheda last night where someone felt emboldened enough to try to burn children alive.
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Sunday Independent...
November 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Sunday Independent...
Collecting our luggage from the lockers in Berlin Hbf. Saw a girl on her way out for the night, renting a small locker and changing from her runners into heels for the evening. She is living in the future 💅
November 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Collecting our luggage from the lockers in Berlin Hbf. Saw a girl on her way out for the night, renting a small locker and changing from her runners into heels for the evening. She is living in the future 💅
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The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324
October 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324
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Daniel Kinahan is one of the most powerful cocaine traffickers in the world—but he lives a strikingly public life in Dubai, shopping at malls and consorting with famous boxers like Tyson Fury.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Cocaine Kingpin Living Large in Dubai
Daniel Kinahan, an Irish drug dealer, commands a billion-dollar empire from the U.A.E. Why isn’t he in prison?
www.newyorker.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Daniel Kinahan is one of the most powerful cocaine traffickers in the world—but he lives a strikingly public life in Dubai, shopping at malls and consorting with famous boxers like Tyson Fury.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Haribo comment left me crying. 🤣
I wrote about the new Victoria Beckham docuseries www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...
Patrick Freyne: I don’t want to see Victoria Beckham chatting over coffee. I want to see her in a rocket to space
There’s definitely a fascinating documentary to be made about the Beckham family. Maybe next time
www.irishtimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The Haribo comment left me crying. 🤣
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If anyone has some time to help out in transcribing old, handwritten weather records.
www.met.ie/met-eireann-...
www.met.ie/met-eireann-...
Met Éireann opens historic weather transcription project to all - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service
Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service, is the leading provider of weather information and related services for Ireland.
www.met.ie
October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If anyone has some time to help out in transcribing old, handwritten weather records.
www.met.ie/met-eireann-...
www.met.ie/met-eireann-...
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The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is urgently seeking an additional 12,000 blood donations over the next four weeks as most blood groups have fallen to under three days of stock.
Appeal for 12,000 blood donations over next four weeks
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is urgently seeking an additional 12,000 blood donations over the next four weeks as most blood groups have fallen to under three days of stock.
www.rte.ie
October 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is urgently seeking an additional 12,000 blood donations over the next four weeks as most blood groups have fallen to under three days of stock.
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I used to get mad when people misused "decimated" to refer to things that weren't 1/10th destroyed, but I've given it some thought and now I've done a complete 360 on it
October 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I used to get mad when people misused "decimated" to refer to things that weren't 1/10th destroyed, but I've given it some thought and now I've done a complete 360 on it
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I'm so sad to read this. Manchán was one of a kind. An incredible writer and storyteller.
A warm and fascinating person with a great sense of adventure, brilliant mind, and a deep ghrá for our landscape, folklore, and language.
He had so much more to give. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
A warm and fascinating person with a great sense of adventure, brilliant mind, and a deep ghrá for our landscape, folklore, and language.
He had so much more to give. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.
www.rte.ie
October 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm so sad to read this. Manchán was one of a kind. An incredible writer and storyteller.
A warm and fascinating person with a great sense of adventure, brilliant mind, and a deep ghrá for our landscape, folklore, and language.
He had so much more to give. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
A warm and fascinating person with a great sense of adventure, brilliant mind, and a deep ghrá for our landscape, folklore, and language.
He had so much more to give. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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Meta’s AI has snuck in the back door of regulators and is currently helping itself to the contents of the house, including your children’s mental health.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
AI seriously endangers children's mental health
AI is in every aspect of our lives now, and regulation is not keeping up - children are at huge risk, writes Alex Cooney, Chief Executive of CyberSafeKids
www.irishexaminer.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Meta’s AI has snuck in the back door of regulators and is currently helping itself to the contents of the house, including your children’s mental health.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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A reminder that today is Michaelmas, on which day in parts of Ireland rent could be paid in geese. If you’re due to pay rent this month, please consider setting a very irritated goose on your landlord in lieu of payment, in the name of upholding important Irish traditions.
September 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A reminder that today is Michaelmas, on which day in parts of Ireland rent could be paid in geese. If you’re due to pay rent this month, please consider setting a very irritated goose on your landlord in lieu of payment, in the name of upholding important Irish traditions.
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Just rawdogged the morning commute. Very challenging, but I didn’t check my phone, didn’t read a book, didn’t even catch a nap, I just focused on driving the car.
September 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Just rawdogged the morning commute. Very challenging, but I didn’t check my phone, didn’t read a book, didn’t even catch a nap, I just focused on driving the car.