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Hiker, Hillwalker, Explorer, Nature lover, Rock & Blues music and theatre fan, greyhound owner based in Cork, Ireland.

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Closed rugby experience in Limerick to become permanent ‘women’s museum’ The Government plans to accept the property on O’Connell Street in Limerick, which was formerly the International Rugby Experience.

The former International Rugby Experience in Limerick, which closed in 2024, is set to become a “women’s museum”.

The exhibition building will become a new regional branch of the National Museum of Ireland and “host a permanent exhibition telling the stories of women in Ireland”.
jrnl.ie/6966146

24.02.2026 14:19 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
A view from the interior of a dark, rough concrete structure looking out towards the sea. The perspective is framed by four rectangular window openings separated by thick concrete pillars. A bright sunburst shines intensely through the central opening, illuminating the shimmering ocean water and the textured clouds in the blue sky above. The interior walls are in deep shadow, creating a strong silhouette effect against the bright coastal scene outside.

A view from the interior of a dark, rough concrete structure looking out towards the sea. The perspective is framed by four rectangular window openings separated by thick concrete pillars. A bright sunburst shines intensely through the central opening, illuminating the shimmering ocean water and the textured clouds in the blue sky above. The interior walls are in deep shadow, creating a strong silhouette effect against the bright coastal scene outside.

After a recommendation from one of my followers on TikTok, I went to Kilmichael Point, Co Wexford yesterday & peeked in this old World War II lookout post. I was even treated to a glimpse of the SUN! 😱

#photography #EastCoastKin #TeamPixel #Wexford #Ireland #History #ww2 #Coast #Abandoned

12.02.2026 08:35 — 👍 23    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Visit of the
Prime Minister of Denmark
22nd Jawary 2026
We'll get by with a little help from our friends

Visit of the Prime Minister of Denmark 22nd Jawary 2026 We'll get by with a little help from our friends

Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today

23.01.2026 04:59 — 👍 9375    🔁 1795    💬 128    📌 99

We really should let Steve Bannon know that Ireland is so woke, that we have an entire year in school devoted to transitioning.

#SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #SpareGollum

21.01.2026 22:38 — 👍 66    🔁 20    💬 4    📌 0

Can we not send the Taoiseach to Canada for St Patrick's day to this son of Mayo instead of the orange one in Washington? #Speirgorm #Speirghorm

22.01.2026 15:20 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
No Kings is projected on to a mountainside above the town’s lights

No Kings is projected on to a mountainside above the town’s lights

Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.

20.01.2026 22:16 — 👍 17689    🔁 4079    💬 289    📌 291
Screenshot of an X.com post by Thomas Massie that begins, ‘Psst, Denmark…’ and jokes that telling the administration the Epstein files are in Greenland would make them lose interest and never find them.

Screenshot of an X.com post by Thomas Massie that begins, ‘Psst, Denmark…’ and jokes that telling the administration the Epstein files are in Greenland would make them lose interest and never find them.

Say what you want, but Massie has game.

16.01.2026 20:30 — 👍 10353    🔁 2421    💬 232    📌 101

Gonna ask Meryl Streep to give me one of her Oscars

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Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize

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Sign on door prohibiting immigration enforcement on private property

Sign on door prohibiting immigration enforcement on private property

Shelf filled with goggles and whistles

Shelf filled with goggles and whistles

This is Minneapolis:

Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.

Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.

13.01.2026 16:38 — 👍 21843    🔁 5249    💬 425    📌 289

Telling the government my new home is going to be a data centre so they'll build it for me

13.01.2026 08:02 — 👍 607    🔁 142    💬 11    📌 2
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The sight of the sea, the sound of the waves and the smell of the sea air always brings an instant calmness to your mood 🙌📸🌊 #Beachlife #LandscapePhotography #Nature #Ocean #Ireland #Photography #MentalHealthMatters #Mindfulness

13.01.2026 16:15 — 👍 13    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Kilclooney dolmen with donkeys. #standingstonesunday #ireland #dolmen

11.01.2026 17:35 — 👍 16    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

There is never a bad time to be on Donegal😊

04.01.2026 22:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Mine

02.01.2026 20:29 — 👍 38    🔁 3    💬 3    📌 0
The Wexford Carol - 12th Century Irish Christmas Carol
YouTube video by Patrick Dexter Cello The Wexford Carol - 12th Century Irish Christmas Carol

12th Century Christmas Carol from Ireland
#ChristmasCarol #SpéirGhorm #speirgorm youtu.be/ZQi2rX56-hs?...

23.12.2025 22:23 — 👍 15    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
An aerial view of a tall stone tower on the coast of the Burren

An aerial view of a tall stone tower on the coast of the Burren

Gleninagh Castle • The Burren • County Clare

This towerhouse was built by the O’Loughlins who called themselves the ‘Princes of the Burren’.

When it was originally rendered and whitewashed, it would have made a distinctive landmark on the grey rocky shore of the Burren.

#Ireland #SpéirGhorm

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NEWS: Trump officials are worried the ICC may try to prosecute them for war crimes once Trump's term ends, and are threatening sanctions against the ICC to change its founding document to grant them immunity. (via Reuters / link in reply)

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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

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You can take the girl out of Dunboyne but you can’t take the Dunboyne out of the girl

Fucking pure raw talent! The Queen of #Dunboyne and #Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤️😍🔄

Enjoy and repost. This is #EuroCountry from #CMAT

09.12.2025 21:26 — 👍 12    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Yesterday @mayocountycouncil.bsky.social passed a motion demanding that the government of #Ireland pass the #OTB without delay, including both goods AND SERVICES.

This is the bare minimum our government can do to uphold international law.

We commend Mayo Co. Co. for standing with humanity.

09.12.2025 22:30 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Enoch Burke has 'something to hide' over income - judge A High Court judge has said teacher Enoch Burke and his family could be using his court case to make money and that it was clear Mr Burke had "something to hide" about his income.

While the Burkes were off at shouting practice, Judge Cregan studied the blade.

www.rte.ie/news/courts/...

09.12.2025 18:19 — 👍 97    🔁 25    💬 9    📌 4
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Nothing - and I mean nothing - beats a black pudding and fried tomato blaa in JJ's Truck Stop at Youghal Bridge when you're off on a booksigning trip

#spéirgorm #booksky #OnceAYear #Irish #festive fiction

04.12.2025 12:46 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1

#Spéirghorm

02.12.2025 08:46 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

My local church. Hope you enjoyed your visit to Cobh😊

29.11.2025 10:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Urban landscapes: the silence of dawn worship THE CATHEDRAL CHURCHOF ST. COLMANCOBH, IRISH REPUBLIC Bad weather changed our cruise ship route and that turned out to be a great thing because it gave me another day on Irish soil.I was up and off…

Today's #photo: silent, reverent beauty inside the cathedral: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Zd #ireland #photography #NotAI
(Click/tap the link or picture to see the entire VERTICAL scene.)

28.11.2025 13:32 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Hang on, a pause is by definition temporary. Permanent is the opposite of temporary. “Permanent pause” is an oxymoron, a contradiction. If you want to be president of the US, don’t you think you should learn English, @realDonaldTrump ?

28.11.2025 08:33 — 👍 11380    🔁 2562    💬 1440    📌 310
Poster for screening of a series of documentaries about Maharees in Spillane's Bar

Poster for screening of a series of documentaries about Maharees in Spillane's Bar

Have I mentioned I love where I'm from?
Why screen just 1 short documentary on #Maharees when we have 4?!
If you're #Dingle or #Kerry based, join us at Spillane's Bar, Dec 3rd. Email mahareesconservation@gmail.com (so we have enough mince pies....🎄) #speirgorm #climate #wildatlanticway

28.11.2025 11:36 — 👍 10    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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Wildcat bones found in Co Clare dated to 5,500 years ago The first directly dated wildcat bones found in Ireland have been identified, confirming that the species inhabited the island more than 5,500 years ago.

Finally the research has been published to prove that wild cat (Felis silvestris) lived in Ireland 5,500 years ago. Many claims over the years but the backup genetics was needed and a good number of bones have been recovered to provide enough material www.rte.ie/news/munster...

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