@shrunkenshoulder.bsky.social
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Exclusive | One attendee said: "The crowd were shocked. To hear these words from a minister about women at an event that aims to inspire and empower women; I spoke to at least 10 women after this and everyone was outraged by his comments."
Stormont minister apologises after ‘outrage’ over ‘good looks’ comment at women empowerment event
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has apologised over remarks made to delegates attending a female empowerment conference.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
May 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Exclusive | One attendee said: "The crowd were shocked. To hear these words from a minister about women at an event that aims to inspire and empower women; I spoke to at least 10 women after this and everyone was outraged by his comments."
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BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are close to finalising a trade deal that will mean loosening our food safety laws to allow the sale of chlorinated chicken in the UK. Isn't this exciting? x
March 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are close to finalising a trade deal that will mean loosening our food safety laws to allow the sale of chlorinated chicken in the UK. Isn't this exciting? x
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Here’s what the Program For Government says about our all island project, preparations for constitutional change and unity. #Spéirghorm #IrishBluesky #Ireland #IrishPolitics
January 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Here’s what the Program For Government says about our all island project, preparations for constitutional change and unity. #Spéirghorm #IrishBluesky #Ireland #IrishPolitics
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Rumour: Konami And Square Enix Expected To Bolster 'Switch 2' Software Library With Major IP.
Rumour: Konami And Square Enix Expected To Bolster 'Switch 2' Software Library With Major IP
As you would hope
www.nintendolife.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Rumour: Konami And Square Enix Expected To Bolster 'Switch 2' Software Library With Major IP.
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Sunday think-piece: ✍🏼💬
#Spéirghorm #IrishBluesky #IrishPolitics #Ireland #NorthernIreland
🔗 tinyurl.com/2tphktya
#Spéirghorm #IrishBluesky #IrishPolitics #Ireland #NorthernIreland
🔗 tinyurl.com/2tphktya
Beyond the Convenient Hero: What Loyalism's Past Tells Us About Ireland's Future
How Understanding Yesterday's Community Activism Could Help Build Tomorrow's Shared Prosperity
tinyurl.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Sunday think-piece: ✍🏼💬
#Spéirghorm #IrishBluesky #IrishPolitics #Ireland #NorthernIreland
🔗 tinyurl.com/2tphktya
#Spéirghorm #IrishBluesky #IrishPolitics #Ireland #NorthernIreland
🔗 tinyurl.com/2tphktya
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Seeing the right slowly come to the realisation that billionaires and elites are the root of their problems is just incredible stuff. Class consciousness is on the rise, and I am here for it
December 27, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Seeing the right slowly come to the realisation that billionaires and elites are the root of their problems is just incredible stuff. Class consciousness is on the rise, and I am here for it
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"The €100 fee will be charged to funeral directors but the site says it will remain free for users"
This in effect translates to "The Irish Times Group receives €100 every time someone in Ireland dies".
Which is pretty grim to consider.
#SpeirGorm
www.thejournal.ie/rip-introduc...
This in effect translates to "The Irish Times Group receives €100 every time someone in Ireland dies".
Which is pretty grim to consider.
#SpeirGorm
www.thejournal.ie/rip-introduc...
RIP.ie to introduce a fee for death notices from January
The €100 fee will be charged to funeral directors but the site says it will remain free for users.
www.thejournal.ie
December 18, 2024 at 2:21 PM
"The €100 fee will be charged to funeral directors but the site says it will remain free for users"
This in effect translates to "The Irish Times Group receives €100 every time someone in Ireland dies".
Which is pretty grim to consider.
#SpeirGorm
www.thejournal.ie/rip-introduc...
This in effect translates to "The Irish Times Group receives €100 every time someone in Ireland dies".
Which is pretty grim to consider.
#SpeirGorm
www.thejournal.ie/rip-introduc...
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Today's lesson discusses the American health care system for those in countries where their system provides care for free or reasonable fees. 👇
December 7, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Today's lesson discusses the American health care system for those in countries where their system provides care for free or reasonable fees. 👇
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Having a modern morning — ie both on phones. Me: "Martial law in Korea!" Robin: "I don't see that anywhere" Me: "It's on Bluesky"
This site has arrived
This site has arrived
December 3, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Having a modern morning — ie both on phones. Me: "Martial law in Korea!" Robin: "I don't see that anywhere" Me: "It's on Bluesky"
This site has arrived
This site has arrived
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Wow. This post from @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social has been shared 11,300 times & has 60,400 likes on @bsky.app. On X it has just 8 shares & 13 likes (despite a much larger following). Don’t tell me Musk isn’t throttling accounts. Thankfully the forecast going forward is BlueSky’s.
December 4, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Wow. This post from @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social has been shared 11,300 times & has 60,400 likes on @bsky.app. On X it has just 8 shares & 13 likes (despite a much larger following). Don’t tell me Musk isn’t throttling accounts. Thankfully the forecast going forward is BlueSky’s.
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This site is so much better for breaking news
December 3, 2024 at 4:18 PM
This site is so much better for breaking news
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Post-#GE24 govt formation latest:
Tues/Wed:
First meetings of new parliamentary parties
Thurs:
Mary Lou McDonald to meet Cian O’Callaghan
Ivana Bacik to meet Roderic O’Gorman
Fri:
Simon Harris and Micheál Martin to meet (on margins of British-Irish Council in Edinburgh)
Bacik to meet O’Callaghan
Tues/Wed:
First meetings of new parliamentary parties
Thurs:
Mary Lou McDonald to meet Cian O’Callaghan
Ivana Bacik to meet Roderic O’Gorman
Fri:
Simon Harris and Micheál Martin to meet (on margins of British-Irish Council in Edinburgh)
Bacik to meet O’Callaghan
December 3, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Post-#GE24 govt formation latest:
Tues/Wed:
First meetings of new parliamentary parties
Thurs:
Mary Lou McDonald to meet Cian O’Callaghan
Ivana Bacik to meet Roderic O’Gorman
Fri:
Simon Harris and Micheál Martin to meet (on margins of British-Irish Council in Edinburgh)
Bacik to meet O’Callaghan
Tues/Wed:
First meetings of new parliamentary parties
Thurs:
Mary Lou McDonald to meet Cian O’Callaghan
Ivana Bacik to meet Roderic O’Gorman
Fri:
Simon Harris and Micheál Martin to meet (on margins of British-Irish Council in Edinburgh)
Bacik to meet O’Callaghan
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It’s notable that in all the border constituencies Sinn Fein topped the polls in first preferences which shows that border communities are tired of living with the realities of partition.
December 3, 2024 at 12:25 PM
It’s notable that in all the border constituencies Sinn Fein topped the polls in first preferences which shows that border communities are tired of living with the realities of partition.
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This 👆
FF & FG would prefer Labour or SocDems as a partner so that when homelessness, housing are still an issue in 2029 and kids with scoliosis are still waiting for treatment, it'll be the fault of those pesky lefties.
FF & FG would prefer Labour or SocDems as a partner so that when homelessness, housing are still an issue in 2029 and kids with scoliosis are still waiting for treatment, it'll be the fault of those pesky lefties.
December 3, 2024 at 12:52 PM
This 👆
FF & FG would prefer Labour or SocDems as a partner so that when homelessness, housing are still an issue in 2029 and kids with scoliosis are still waiting for treatment, it'll be the fault of those pesky lefties.
FF & FG would prefer Labour or SocDems as a partner so that when homelessness, housing are still an issue in 2029 and kids with scoliosis are still waiting for treatment, it'll be the fault of those pesky lefties.
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Ireland is unique in having a centre-right Labour Party and a neoliberal Green Party
December 1, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Ireland is unique in having a centre-right Labour Party and a neoliberal Green Party
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Or they no longer run multiple candidates in multiple constituencies anymore
Those intra- party transfers are fascinating. Intra-party loyalty is gone. These are two parties in a de facto merger
November 29, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Or they no longer run multiple candidates in multiple constituencies anymore
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Almost 1,000 prospective homebuyers have applied for just 51 houses costing up to €495,000 in the Republic’s most expensive “affordable purchase” housing scheme built to date.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
Almost 1,000 vie to buy State’s most expensive ‘affordable’ homes
First subsidised houses at Shanganagh Castle in Shankill cost up to €495,000
www.irishtimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Almost 1,000 prospective homebuyers have applied for just 51 houses costing up to €495,000 in the Republic’s most expensive “affordable purchase” housing scheme built to date.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
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Vote 'til you boke.
November 29, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Vote 'til you boke.
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November 29, 2024 at 8:16 AM