Kev

Reply by “Grouchy Marx”: Depends on one's perspective. It doesn't bother me. Way too many people in the world, so a few less is a good thing not bad.

Same and normal reply to a post about road deaths in Ireland increasing

Shocking anti-Irish racism on Coronation Street. Carla just got back from two weeks in Ireland and said “I haven’t had a decent cup of tea in ages”

Photo from 2009 of the empty shop unit showing white walls, a pillar and slate floor.

Photo of the empty shop unit from 2009 showing the outside and entrance. It looks very grey and very empty.

Photo of the open bookshop full of books, cards and colour. There's people browsing books and lots of light

Photo of outside of the shop. The street is sunny and colourful with people walking past. Someone has just left the bookshop. You can see things in the windows and a glimpse of the Gutter sign.

16 years ago today we opened the doors to Dublin's newest bookshop.That @gutterbookshop.bsky.social continues to thrive today brings me so much joy. We created something that brought people together & celebrated books & reading. I feel like I added something good to the world & I'm so proud of that.

Excellent letter from Wendy Lyon in today's Irish Times.

A chara, - In January 1989, the British Minister Douglas Hogg stated that some solicitors were “unduly sympathetic to the cause of the IRA”. Three weeks later Pat Finucane was murdered by loyalists. It is widely accepted in Ireland that there was a consequential link between these two events. Will there be a similar recognition of the responsibility political leaders bear for inciting violence in the wake of the horrific arson attack on a centre for international protection applicants in Drogheda on Hallowen night, only days after the Tánaiste described migration numbers as “too high”? - Is mise Wendy Lyon

Wow the IT actually printed my letter

#speirghorm

Amateurs spoiled their votes, but Ivan Yates spoiled TWO campaigns, the vision!

The median gender pay gap at Cairn Homes is 29%. In 2023 it was 23.6%.

The bonus gap is 38.4%

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#payGap #genderPayGap

Bear and the big blue house but I’ve replaced the moon with a horrible turnip jack o lantern

happy Halloween

Okay but they’re two different words - ADult is a noun ie: a grown-up, but aDULT is an adjective eg: an adult film, adult content, etc

andy™ •@dracula please delete. ur a count 4:16 PM • 6/2/16

happy halloween to what many people believed was the greatest tweet of all time

The Beatles: actors playing the spouses of the Fab Four in Sam Mendes’ films confirmed Mia McKenna-Bruce, Saoirse Ronan, Anna Sawai and Aimee Lou Wood have been cast in the forthcoming four-part film series Sam Mendes’ ambitious four-part Beatles film has confirmed the casting of four main female roles. Sony Pictures officially announced that Mia McKenna-Bruce will play Maureen Cox, with Saoirse Ronan as Linda Eastman, Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono and Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie Boyd. All four had been strongly rumoured to have been in line for their parts, but only now has their participation been confirmed. Continue reading...

The Beatles: actors playing the spouses of the Fab Four in Sam Mendes’ films confirmed

The notion that difficult times inevitably lead to rising xenophobia is a myth. What leads to that is politics and media coverage.

Difficult times could easily lead to anti-billionaire sentiments instead because they’re the ones actually profiting from your misery - not random asylum seekers.

Storm lifts at sunset at The White Strand in Cahersiveen.

You didn’t hear this from us, but the Old English word 'sibb' meant “related by blood.”

This is where we get the 'sibling.'

And 'godsibb' essentially meant “godparent.”

Over time, it came to mean "close friend."

Now it is something we share w/ close friends...

'gossip.'

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Insane. Fucking insane. How long d'ya reckon any other person could hang around a school without being a student or employee that long without getting tased.
He never wanted to teach if he did he could've gone to another school. This is imported culture bullshit paid for by yank cash. And now we pay

I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires.

There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.

Someone I used to know posted some AI generated images a while back and now they're posting some of their writing, and I'm realising I don't trust that that isn't AI either. Once the stink is on you I don't think it'll come off

I don't begrudge the school the funding - they are in a terrible position. But between keeping him locked up and now keeping him to court imposed restrictions he's costing a fortune. A seemingly unsolvable problem.

#Áras25 The Irish Times Oct 29. 2025 Election commentary Sir. - Much of the commentary on the presidential election has focused on trving to interpret the meaning be- hind spoiled votes, and what they sug- gest about the gap between parts of the electorate and our political class. Catherine Connolly's victory, how- ever, points to an overlooked gap-the one between voters and much of the prevailing media consensus. More than 900,000 people - the largest number ever to support a presidential candidate - voted for her despite weeks of coverage often portraying her views on neutrality, Nato, Pales- tine, and prisoner rehabilitation as na- ive. riskv or dangerous Taken together. these results sug- gest a public that feels misread from the political and media spheres. Un- less those gaps are honestly examined as a whole, politicians and iournalists may risk continuing to speak to each other in circles. - Yours, etc. LORCAN MYLES, Drogheda, Co Louth.

The Overlooked Gap

Two humorous social media posts about cats believing their owners can control nature, like rain and sunlight. Transcribed Text: Feline_Tales My cats have this meow that means “please come with me to fix this” after which they’ll lead me to the problem in question, usually a empty (or ‘empty’) food bowl or a closed door they want open. They look at the ‘problem’, they look back at me, clear message. What fascinates me is how this illustrates what they percieve as being in the realm of my ‘power.’ I control the food, I control the door, sure, but my cats love to sit on the balcony in the sun, and it has happened plenty of times that on a rainy day they come get me, go to the balcony and show me... the rain. “Please fix this” they say. “Please get rid of the wet” “Silly kitty,” I say, “I can’t control the rain.” I then walk into the shower and turn on the rain. purrfect_logic I hope this is a universal cat owner experience. Every single night he begs me to turn the sun back on so he can watch birds on the balcony. I tell him no, I cannot do that. But I can turn lights on and off in the house and he’s fairly certain I’m just not applying myself properly here.

Lies, damned lies and reality TV  – The Beacon Izzy Kamikaze discovered first hand that the media continues to fail minorities and instead prefers entertainment over justice.

We've known the dangers of reality TV ever since Nancy Campbell-Panitz was beaten to death by her ex on the night they appeared on the Jerry Springer show. 38 people have taken their own lives after taking part in reality TV. Tricking people into taking part is not OK. the-beacon.ie/2025/10/27/l...

A photo of Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins and Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

'The "uncle" who Frodo said got rich by adventuring with Dwarves is actually a distant cousin, he clarified on Monday.' - Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, The Shire Post

Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS

THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS

Poppy pizzas, clearly not quiches before you pipe up. Regurgitated from my Twitter account

We will fight them on the quiches

But because a person who has statistically been on the losing side of social issues has a nice blow dry and good diction, we’re entering the idea of constitutional reform? As if there’s anything the Irish public loves more than a ✨technical amendment referendum✨

We already had a referendum to make it easier to get on the ballot! Lowering the age limit for a candidate from 35 to 21! It was rejected! That was only ten years ago! Are we all going crazy?!

A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.

Do you know what, I think all politicians, people of power, even your boss, should have to sing a song once a week, Disney style, for us to better understand their motivations as well as treating everyone to some absolute bangers to carry us through the week.