Ríain Ó Meiscill
@rptmaxwell.bsky.social
Husband 🤵Teacher 👨🏫 Historian 📜 Dad 👶 Karate 🥋 Neuro diverse 🧠 Orthodox ☦️ Irish 🇮🇪 living in the Alps. 🌲
Check out the 23rd Edition of the Lecale Review launched today which published a short article I wrote on the Dill Vs Watson dispute over the Clough Presbyterian meeting house in 1836.
October 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Check out the 23rd Edition of the Lecale Review launched today which published a short article I wrote on the Dill Vs Watson dispute over the Clough Presbyterian meeting house in 1836.
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Reminder, it is the long-time policy of the Green Party to abolish Ofsted; we want #EducationforLife, not just exams
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Ofsted’s gargantuan framework will cause conflict and achieve little | Letters
Letters: Frank Coffield offers an alternative way forward. Plus a letter from Chris Dunne
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September 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Reminder, it is the long-time policy of the Green Party to abolish Ofsted; we want #EducationforLife, not just exams
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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The UK and the EU pooling resources, rebuilding our partnership and driving progress.
It's not rocket science ; )
It's not rocket science ; )
May 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The UK and the EU pooling resources, rebuilding our partnership and driving progress.
It's not rocket science ; )
It's not rocket science ; )
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Iran and Russia are allies, honestly Donald, please, read a book.
March 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Iran and Russia are allies, honestly Donald, please, read a book.
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Announcing that Canada is “one of the nastiest countries to deal with” while saying that you are in love with Kim Yong Un says a lot about your character and worldview.
March 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Announcing that Canada is “one of the nastiest countries to deal with” while saying that you are in love with Kim Yong Un says a lot about your character and worldview.
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Difficult choices for who? The Prime Minister couldn't answer my question when I asked why he's choosing to make life harder for older people, children and disabled people instead of making the super-rich pay their fair share.
March 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Difficult choices for who? The Prime Minister couldn't answer my question when I asked why he's choosing to make life harder for older people, children and disabled people instead of making the super-rich pay their fair share.
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Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
www.project2025.observer
March 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Trump on NATO: "If the United States was in trouble and we called them. We said, 'We got a problem, France.' Do you think they're gonna come and protect us? Hmm. They're supposed to. I'm not so sure." (Literally the only time NATO Article 5 was invoked was after 9/11 on behalf of the US.)
March 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump on NATO: "If the United States was in trouble and we called them. We said, 'We got a problem, France.' Do you think they're gonna come and protect us? Hmm. They're supposed to. I'm not so sure." (Literally the only time NATO Article 5 was invoked was after 9/11 on behalf of the US.)
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Ukraine’s allies embrace Zelensky in London, hailing ‘once-in-a-generation moment’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraines-allies-embrace-zelensky-in-london-hailing-once-in-a-generation-moment/
Ukraine’s allies embrace Zelensky in London, hailing ‘once-in-a-generation moment’
UK's Keir Starmer tells Zelensky Europe is ready to back Kyiv 'for as long as it takes,' at talks held days after Trump and Vance publicly berated Ukrainian president
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March 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Ukraine’s allies embrace Zelensky in London, hailing ‘once-in-a-generation moment’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraines-allies-embrace-zelensky-in-london-hailing-once-in-a-generation-moment/
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🚨 BREAKING: European leaders promised increases in military investment when they spoke at an emergency summit on Ukraine, NATO boss Mark Rutte said.
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/euro...
March 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🚨 BREAKING: European leaders promised increases in military investment when they spoke at an emergency summit on Ukraine, NATO boss Mark Rutte said.
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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A giant conflict of interest machine www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The Trump Staffers Who Get Paid by Private Clients
‘Special Government Employees,’ including many who drive policy, aren’t required to publicly disclose potential conflicts or give up outside work or investments.
www.wsj.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
A giant conflict of interest machine www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
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🚨 Stormont’s 27-Year Toxic Legacy 🚨
- 500+ air pollution deaths yearly
- ZERO waterways meet good overall standards
- Lough Neagh: toxic algae soup
- Water treatment infrastructure crumbling
- Ex-DUP Minister slashed eco-fines by 85%
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- 500+ air pollution deaths yearly
- ZERO waterways meet good overall standards
- Lough Neagh: toxic algae soup
- Water treatment infrastructure crumbling
- Ex-DUP Minister slashed eco-fines by 85%
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February 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🚨 Stormont’s 27-Year Toxic Legacy 🚨
- 500+ air pollution deaths yearly
- ZERO waterways meet good overall standards
- Lough Neagh: toxic algae soup
- Water treatment infrastructure crumbling
- Ex-DUP Minister slashed eco-fines by 85%
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- 500+ air pollution deaths yearly
- ZERO waterways meet good overall standards
- Lough Neagh: toxic algae soup
- Water treatment infrastructure crumbling
- Ex-DUP Minister slashed eco-fines by 85%
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NI’s housing nightmare: 58,238 homeless, 5,106 kids in temp homes, 47,000 on waiting lists. £1,300 energy bills crippling families. 495% surge in temp housing costs. 25,000 hidden homeless. Not just a crisis - it’s an emergency. Green Party NI says: enough. Join us. Let’s fix this. greenpartyni.org
January 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
NI’s housing nightmare: 58,238 homeless, 5,106 kids in temp homes, 47,000 on waiting lists. £1,300 energy bills crippling families. 495% surge in temp housing costs. 25,000 hidden homeless. Not just a crisis - it’s an emergency. Green Party NI says: enough. Join us. Let’s fix this. greenpartyni.org
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49% in NI worry about energy bills, with average costs at £1,303.
Our plan: retrofit homes to slash energy use by 30%. That’s £400 saved yearly - a month’s groceries!
We’re working to ensure warm, affordable homes for all, creating sustainable communities & a healthier planet.
Our plan: retrofit homes to slash energy use by 30%. That’s £400 saved yearly - a month’s groceries!
We’re working to ensure warm, affordable homes for all, creating sustainable communities & a healthier planet.
January 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
49% in NI worry about energy bills, with average costs at £1,303.
Our plan: retrofit homes to slash energy use by 30%. That’s £400 saved yearly - a month’s groceries!
We’re working to ensure warm, affordable homes for all, creating sustainable communities & a healthier planet.
Our plan: retrofit homes to slash energy use by 30%. That’s £400 saved yearly - a month’s groceries!
We’re working to ensure warm, affordable homes for all, creating sustainable communities & a healthier planet.
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🚨 BREAKING: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has slammed Elon Musk for his "lies" on grooming gangs.
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/uk-k...
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/uk-k...
January 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🚨 BREAKING: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has slammed Elon Musk for his "lies" on grooming gangs.
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/uk-k...
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/uk-k...
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If you play every Beatles song backwards, you can hear the sound of your wife closing the front door and never coming back.
January 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
If you play every Beatles song backwards, you can hear the sound of your wife closing the front door and never coming back.
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MAKE IT HAPPEN! If, like me, you are not in a good place about any of this and can't live with this threat to our food/meds just sign and share this petition. Day 100 of asking for it. #RejoinEU100 Check your email when you've signed! #RejoinEU #Brexit petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
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January 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
MAKE IT HAPPEN! If, like me, you are not in a good place about any of this and can't live with this threat to our food/meds just sign and share this petition. Day 100 of asking for it. #RejoinEU100 Check your email when you've signed! #RejoinEU #Brexit petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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This week I have been reading the 1641 Dispositions regarding the rebellion of that year in Ulster. The rebellion was sparked by increased Scottish settlement in Ulster. Some accounts were recorded up to 10 years after the events and often with perpetrators already incarcerated.
This week I have been reading the 1641 Dispositions regarding the rebellion of that year in Ulster. The rebellion was sparked by increased Scottish settlement in Ulster. Some accounts were recorded up to 10 years after the events and often with perpetrators already incarcerated.
January 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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This week I have been reading the 1641 Dispositions regarding the rebellion of that year in Ulster. The rebellion was sparked by increased Scottish settlement in Ulster. Some accounts were recorded up to 10 years after the events and often with perpetrators already incarcerated.
This week I have been reading the 1641 Dispositions regarding the rebellion of that year in Ulster. The rebellion was sparked by increased Scottish settlement in Ulster. Some accounts were recorded up to 10 years after the events and often with perpetrators already incarcerated.
A beautiful evening on the hill. -10*C with fresh powder. I did a bit of resistance running and some cold exposure. My Karate goal for 2025 is to improve pain tolerance. Cold exposure helps a lot with this as long as its controlled to avoid frost nip.
January 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A beautiful evening on the hill. -10*C with fresh powder. I did a bit of resistance running and some cold exposure. My Karate goal for 2025 is to improve pain tolerance. Cold exposure helps a lot with this as long as its controlled to avoid frost nip.
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🐮 Why are there bulls in Stoicism?
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Stoicism: The Bull and the Lion
What does this recurring image symbolize for the philosophy?
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December 31, 2024 at 3:56 PM
🐮 Why are there bulls in Stoicism?
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And the policy of @greenparty.org.uk. Want to join us to help push for them? join.greenparty.org.uk
January 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
And the policy of @greenparty.org.uk. Want to join us to help push for them? join.greenparty.org.uk