"He was a closed book of a man, he inhabited himself with economy, but his family understood that he loathed dishonesty in any form."
- Elizabeth Strout
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"He was a closed book of a man, he inhabited himself with economy, but his family understood that he loathed dishonesty in any form."
- Elizabeth Strout
It really is - and so upsetting.
23.11.2025 00:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Hateful man, hateful government.
22.11.2025 22:27 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0Absolute game changer
22.11.2025 21:44 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0As someone only mildly interested in and less knowledgeable about rugby I just assumed all the RSA fas were Neil Diamond fans with very loud voices
22.11.2025 20:12 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I often think this.
22.11.2025 17:34 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Spot on: open.substack.com/pub/marianne...
22.11.2025 17:16 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Please pass the Occupied Territories Bill and then and respectfully, stop talking out both sides of your mouth, Taoiseach
22.11.2025 17:25 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0the Irish political and media class need to seriously reflect on how Progress Ireland could have such a crude and insulting assessment of how easy it is to just flash some cash and get your agenda on the agenda in Irish politics, and how objectively correct that assessment was
22.11.2025 15:24 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0"If An Garda Sรญochรกna is serious about improving safety, then the next video should focus on the group with the greatest capacity to cause harm: motorists." - @olaln.bsky.social on the misguided approach to road safety by An Garda Sรญochรกna
olanordrum.substack.com/p/the-wrong-...
Absolutely. Living for it, always. โค๏ธ
22.11.2025 14:47 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Photo of an embroidery hoop with embroidery resembling a red and white spotted toadstool
Emillie Ferris, textile artist who creates embroideries inspired by flora and fauna #WomensArt
22.11.2025 14:37 โ ๐ 317 ๐ 53 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0About to do the same here, god help us all. ๐ #MayoGAA
22.11.2025 14:45 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Really glad all has gone well. A lot with which to come to terms. Speedy recovery to you and thank feck for science and sharp-knife-wielding robots.
22.11.2025 14:31 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Derval O'Rourke is one of my favourite Irish sportspeople ever, on so many levels. Talented, driven, accomplished, resilient and just sound.
22.11.2025 14:28 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0One pair of numbers nicely illustrates where the Irish housing crisis actually originates.
* There were 1000 housing units awaiting planning permission due to judicial review in 2024.
* In 2024 there were more than 80,000 housing units with planning permission on which construction had not started.
Manhunt? Isn't he just hiding under the bed in his mammy's gaff?
22.11.2025 14:11 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0The Distracted Boyfriend meme, but their heads are now: Guy - a wide-eyed cat Girlfriend - a cat tree Red dress woman - a Christmas tree
It's that time of year
22.11.2025 11:54 โ ๐ 4225 ๐ 1030 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0Interesting to hear both farmers and scientists reach the same conclusion: farmers have been led astray and let down by government in pursuing the nitrates derogation strategy. Grim.
22.11.2025 13:10 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0An excellent, empathetic feature on the nitrates derogation, presenting the lived experience - and very real fears - of farmers alongside the science of water quality, which is poor througout Europe. Very educational.
Thanks @philipb-h.bsky.social and @elainemcgoff.bsky.social
#RTECountrywide
This is long, detailed and entirely worth your time. It deserves to be shared widely!
22.11.2025 12:05 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This, in a nutshell, is where weโre at. All the lies, the distraction, NGO-blaming and drive towards even further deregulation is to cover the naked fact that, in Ireland, big polluters pull the strings and our politicians just nod along.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
A โnational embarrassmentโ: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Break it to me gently... is the new Pope ... kinda cool?
22.11.2025 00:50 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0BREAKING: EU's top court has ruled that Ireland has widespread non-compliance with EU's main water law e.g. a lack of regulation on physical damage to our waters, & poor monitoring & control of water abstractions.
We face daily fines & further decline if not fixed.
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
Have mostly removed myself, but WhatsApp is the killer.
21.11.2025 18:07 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0News of tragic deaths on Irish roads has been met by some who have mistakenly blamed fatalities on an unusual target: environmental policies.
jrnl.ie/6882036
Small change for Mr O'Brien but still most satisfying
21.11.2025 14:53 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Consistently on the wrong side of history.
21.11.2025 13:12 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0