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Paul O'Malley

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29 πŸ“° News, sports, courts and all sorts with the Western People πŸŽ™Creator and host of the Mayo Soccer Podcast πŸŸ’πŸ”΄ Long suffering Mayo πŸ”΅βšͺ️ and Spurs fan πŸ“š Avid reader, mainly of Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Historic Mayo convent vandalisedΒ  - news - Western People Historic Mayo convent vandalisedΒ  - news - Western People

There was an utterly senseless act of criminal damage in Ballina last Friday. History quite literally left in shards
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20.01.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revealed... 2024 Mayo Sports Stars Award Winners - sport - Western People The β€˜Western People’ is this week proud to reveal the winners of the 2024 Mayo Sports Stars Awards.

The β€˜Western People’ is this week proud to reveal the winners of the 2024 Mayo Sports Stars Awards: www.westernpeople.ie/sport/reveal...

14.01.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There have been multiple blasts of Metallica on this Michael Lynn documentary, this is why I pay my TV licence 🀘

13.01.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

God what I would give to just live through precedented times.

10.01.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 776    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 7
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Unexpected visitor delivered tourism boom to Mayo village in 2024 - news - Western People Unexpected visitor delivered tourism boom to Mayo village in 2024 - news - Western People

Unexpected visitor delivered tourism boom to Mayo village in 2024

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10.01.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Author Sally Rooney among objectors to proposed Mayo Data Centre - news - Western People Author Sally Rooney among objectors to proposed Mayo Data Centre - news - Western People

Author Sally Rooney among objectors to proposed Mayo Data Centre

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09.01.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great time of year to watch and rewatch films. This Christmas I've watched:
True Grit (2010)
Wonka
The Grand Budapest Hotel
All superb πŸ‘Œ

26.12.2024 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I recommend no fewer than 4 copies of any beloved book. A paperback for traveling and lending to friends, an eBook for reading with greasy snack fingers, an audio book so you know how the characters' names are actually pronounced, and a pristine hardcover to be buried with you like a pharaoh

19.12.2024 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 15067    πŸ” 1714    πŸ’¬ 500    πŸ“Œ 223

Sad to see the end of an iconic Galway institution

18.12.2024 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson

Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson

1,329 pages later and Wind and Truth is complete - I don't think I'll ever read a longer book...I actually finished this yesterday on Kindle, my physical copy had been lost in the post but like all great and wonderful things, it found its way in the end #StormlightArchive #BrandonSanderson

16.12.2024 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Phew!!

15.12.2024 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

To be fully #COYS is to have the fear that this could still go either way βšͺοΈπŸ”΅

15.12.2024 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Approaching one year of home ownership and I've slowly but surely come to accept the fact that no matter how hard I try, there will ALWAYS be a light bulb somewhere that needs replacing

03.12.2024 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Paul Lawless was first elected to Mayo County Council in June 2024. Now has been elected to the DΓ‘il just over 5 months later. Surely one of the fastest rises from Local to National in the history books?

01.12.2024 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

5 seats now filled in Mayo:
Rose Conway-Walsh (SF)
Alan Dillon (FG)
Dara Calleary (FF)
Keira Keogh (FG)
Paul Lawless (AontΓΊ)

01.12.2024 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LIVE BLOG: Mayo General Election 2024 - Day Two - news - Western People The second day of the General Election in the TF is here!

Manning the Western People #GE24 in Mayo live blog this morning
Regular updates and analysis from now until the end
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01.12.2024 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very interesting state of play in Mayo at the end of Day 1. Sensational performance by Fine Gael's Keira Keogh, who has defied most punters predictions and is well positioned to take a Dail seat just months after failing to be elected to Mayo County Council

01.12.2024 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good man yourself Oedipus, how’re ye keeping these days, tell me now, do y’still have the

28.11.2024 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4085    πŸ” 1001    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 15

Brennan Johnson πŸ‘ Kulusevski immense as always #COYS

28.11.2024 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

3-1 win 🀞 and another Archie Gray masterclass πŸ‘

28.11.2024 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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25.11.2024 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like videogames actually do provide a pretty accurate representation of real life right now because a lot of videogames are like β€œTHE WORLD IS ENDING” and then you just collect herbs and pretend nothing is wrong

23.11.2024 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8240    πŸ” 917    πŸ’¬ 132    πŸ“Œ 43

The cynical side makes me wonder if the short run-in time to #GE24 was intentional, with FG knowing just how quickly campaign trail blunders can go viral

24.11.2024 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Still absolutely reeling from this win, my word #COYS
Who knew that Kulusevski would be the Dembele successor we have longed for? πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ

24.11.2024 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cracking open a cold can of sewage beer with the boys 🍺

23.11.2024 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!

23.11.2024 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 29826    πŸ” 3814    πŸ’¬ 535    πŸ“Œ 260
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It's a disaster, so says Patches
πŸ₯Ά

20.11.2024 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1) This is our system. Educate yourself on it.
2) A lot of the politicians I've seen this levelled at would have been "first past the post" in other countries

19.11.2024 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My pet peeve around Elections/Irish politics in general is being critical of someone because they were elected on the 10th/11th+ count.

19.11.2024 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0