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Melanie Gibney

@melaniegibney.bsky.social

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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

This is worse than even the initial reports and statement from the Justice Minister suggested.

www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...

02.11.2025 08:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 114    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Manchรกn ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ

03.10.2025 06:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 401    ๐Ÿ” 81    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

It's a bit childish to say that this feels unfair, but it really does.

03.10.2025 07:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hundreds at vigil for parents and son found dead in Louth Hundreds of people have come together in memory of Mark, Louise and Evan O'Connor, who were found dead at their home in Co Louth earlier this week.

Hundreds of people have come together in memory of Mark, Louise and Evan O'Connor, who were found dead at their home in Co Louth earlier this week

01.10.2025 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
SOS - Global Movement to Gaza

Hereโ€™s whoโ€™s been taken by IDF so far: globalsumudflotilla.org/sos/?key=X8J...

01.10.2025 21:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Just had contact with participant aboard Catalina in #GlobalSumudFlotilla.

They are still sailing towards Gaza and haven't been intercepted yet.

They believe Israeli forces are taking the boats one by one and have taken three or four so far.

#AllEyesOnGaza #breakthesiege

01.10.2025 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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That's some weird fascist rally on @skynewsrss.bsky.social live right now. Americans have lost their minds.

21.09.2025 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tรก siad anseo.
Ils sont arrivรฉs.
Get your limited edition #VinB badges here. Produced with kind permission from actual real #VinB and all profits go to the ISPCA
There's only 25 sets and when they're gone that's them gone
www.anniewest.com/books-cards/...

17.09.2025 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

I like how this could plausibly be anything from "I am resigning after a stroke" to "the us is invading Venezuela" to "I am using a new kind of pen"

02.09.2025 04:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 367    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is as good a time as any to remind you all that a subscription to the Irish Newspaper Archives is money well spent (it does not, at present, include the full Irish Times archive but that's certainly worth a gander).

19.07.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?

19.07.2025 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5414    ๐Ÿ” 2242    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 101    ๐Ÿ“Œ 74
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They Cancelled Colbert to Send a Message Free speech is under attack.

When a network lays off one of Americaโ€™s greatest satirists, itโ€™s not because he failed. Itโ€™s because he succeeded too loudly.

19.07.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8176    ๐Ÿ” 1815    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 211    ๐Ÿ“Œ 68
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Children in Gaza are dying of thirst, says UNICEF UNICEF has warned that while the world's attention is focused elsewhere, the situation in Gaza is "at the worst it has ever been" with the Palestinian territory hitting "rock bottom".

Children in Gaza dying of thirst after trucks carrying water blocked - UNICEF

25.06.2025 07:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 208    ๐Ÿ” 215    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Amidst shameful media neglect of genocide in #Gaza, there has been a consistent exception: the UKโ€™s Channel 4 News.

Todayโ€™s report on the daily killings by Israelis of the starving queuing for food aid.

Wait for the UN assessment at the end.

This is a difficult but essential watch. Pls share.

23.06.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 621    ๐Ÿ” 374    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34
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A War on the Nile Pushes Sudan Toward the Abyss

In particular, if you are going to be listening to my conversation with Ivor later on, read this first.

www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/w...

04.06.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Delighted to hear you on Arena ,Rick.

04.06.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

14,000 babies could die.

Babies.

20.05.2025 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Birthday @president.ie

18.04.2025 08:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 119    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#wren #birds #woodland #spring #photography

06.04.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hearing him explain things that have been explained to him (probably with cartoons) feels like weโ€™re playing a really stupid game of telephone that ends with all of us dying from e coli.

02.04.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 415    ๐Ÿ” 64    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-moncrieff/predicting-irish-weather-using-folklore

According to Irish weather folklore we are entering the period of the โ€˜Borrowed Daysโ€™.
I wrote about this and old Irish weather beliefs here:
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
When the piece was published I spoke to Sean Moncrieff about it, listen back here:
t.co/O4npp8yqsa

30.03.2025 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

who told this pampered asshole he has the right to speak to anyone like this?

28.02.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30166    ๐Ÿ” 3839    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1078    ๐Ÿ“Œ 338
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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the Britishโ€ฆ

24.02.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40768    ๐Ÿ” 11454    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 521    ๐Ÿ“Œ 592

BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Zelenskyy this evening expressing his support, Downing Street has said

19.02.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6573    ๐Ÿ” 867    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 142    ๐Ÿ“Œ 35
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You there boy, is there a new Taoiseach today?

22.01.2025 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Your handy Cut-Out-N-Keep 4 year or 1460 Day countdown card
#Inauguration

20.01.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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