Karl O'Dwyer

Great Tit - Birmingham UK - 25-10-25 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography

The left has a similar but different problem which is they can't actually work together on the issues they actually agree on.

The Irish political system seems to be stuck in this same loop.

I think there is a sorta scientific explanation for it.

People with conservative beliefs tend to believe that more people agree with them than actually do.

So every election cycle we get a new slightly too far to the right party.

I don't wear suspenders very often but I find they're usually better than a belt for keeping high/natural waisted trousers up.

Especially when your moving around a lot like dancing at a wedding.

And sometimes a dog is just stylish.

You know it takes seconds to look this information up right?

Catherine Connolly will be our third female president.

But it's okay it's not like most of us speak the same language and live on neighbouring islands lads. Easy enough mistake to make. I mean we don't even have Wikipedia here I'm sure.

Imagine you are basically unelectable.

But if you screw up the nomination process, well, then you get calm that they discriminated against you and you get a bunch of free air time. Best of all, nobody asks you any hard questions.

And you get to talk endlessly about how you're being persecuted.

i’m just so mad because if we absolutely had to elect an unqualified media personality to be president we should have gone with either of the guys from CAR TALK

Congratulations to Catherine Connolly, Ireland’s new president 🇮🇪

A historic landslide for peace, justice, equality and socialism.

Her victory is a triumph for hope, solidarity and a united Ireland 💚 An Phoblacht Abú!

Final result of #aras25:

Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)

Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698

Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)

Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.

We all love Guardian Columnist Monkey

"Catherine Connelly became the 10th President of Ireland with 63% of the vote. Here's why that's bad news for the Left, and good news for a Yank freak who thinks the cushions in Crumlin Childrens Hospital are covered in pro-paedophile symbols."

Lol, they won't.

I was initially annoyed about the vote spoiling. If those citizens put half as much effort into literally anything else and the world could be a better place.

But this would be hilarious.

"Smear the be-jaysus outta her, you have nothing to lose" turns out to be worse than useless advice.

Those who do learn from history are doomed to have people tell them they’re overreacting

I think every country needs a popular pass time that at a certain level of nerdiness requires spreadsheets.

In Ireland it's elections.

I remember the multiple corrections from the New York times about Enda Kenny name being changed to Edna.

It takes seconds to check these things.

If you want to protest peacefully then theres a tram stop less than 10 minutes away from there and you can go into the city centre and protest outside of any number of government buildings.

But no, they just wanted to pelt gardaí and people seeking asylum with bricks.

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

The main character is incredibly rich orphan and he doesn't use any of that money to help any of his friends and wants to become what is basically a police officer.

If he wasn't the magic chosen one you'd probably think that this character is unrelatable.

Somehow a series of popular children's book about a boy wizard has largely escaped any real critical analysis.

They speak to a common secret desire to be special or significant and that you are actually destined for greatness.

Outside of that idea, I don't think the books have much to offer.

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Off by one.

I'd often wonder how he managed to be the only bookie I've ever heard of to go bankrupt.

And then he opens his mouth and it's suddenly and painfully obvious.

This is an eye-watering tax cut that will go directly into the pockets of big chain restaurants. This tax cut would fund the equivalent of building Luas Finglas every year.

The Basic Income for the Arts Scheme is €325 a week, similar to what they gave out during the pandemic. This is how much they've deemed one needs in order to live in Ireland. So why is disability benefit only €244? Why are disabled and sick people expected to live so far below the poverty line?

User lummiepie responds to Conor Smith's vague post on the Irish presidential election with : Obama v Trump. Conor replies feigning ignorance: Who are they? Duncan Jones nails the punchline: A petrol station and a golf course, respectively.

In a thread full of gold, taitníonn an cómhra seo níos mór liom.

Gavin has shown himself unfit to be President. This is why we should let our current President take a third term, despite his age. Who cares what the constitution says.

Of all Jim Gavin’s gaffes, it turns out it was his spare one that took him down.

Sorry that I got drunk at the BBQ and spent 45 minutes tearfully explaining the plot of The Lives of Others to your dad.

Yup. There are houses here with the original slate roofs that were installed in the 18th century. Still holding up fine.

In the US asphalt shingles are so much cheaper than every other option that they just accept that they are going to replace the roof every 20 or so years.