@matthew-cogan.bsky.social
Idealist apparatchik. Irish diplomat, back in Dublin promoting peace and stability
Careful what you wish for…
06.12.2025 12:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Congratulations to you both!
23.11.2025 22:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0It’s dentist code for bleedin’ manky
13.11.2025 09:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today is my birthday. 48. Is that old? Well, it's the oldest I've ever been.
Have I learnt anything worth sharing in that time? Let's see.
I remain convinced that on a Sunday day, Dublin is the most beautiful place in the world
17.08.2025 20:05 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Congratulations
15.08.2025 16:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0When I live in NYC they used to put protective sheets in the lift when people were moving in an out. Presume that’s the case here (or else just a very methodical serial killer 🤷)
14.08.2025 12:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ok, they spelled his name wrong but that just makes him even more enigmatic
Great to see Ireland’s greatest ever Chris de Burgh getting the recognition he deserves in Seville!
20.07.2025 14:53 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Imagine being in the hardware shop trying to explain to the guy behind the counter what specific cleaning products you need
20.06.2025 22:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0They both look…fine?
16.06.2025 20:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Don’t stop there. Lean into it. Bring a typewriter with you next time.
16.05.2025 10:08 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My phone’s been hacked
13.05.2025 15:39 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Madness not to take the kick
03.05.2025 18:26 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I thought it was a great article - not sensationalist or patronising. Thanks for making the difficult trip and doing some important journalism
25.04.2025 17:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Rag tag groups of desperate pintmen roaming around town following rumours of lock-ins
17.04.2025 20:11 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Build the wall!
(And make Meath pay for it)
Merciful hour!
03.04.2025 15:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Maybe the reviewer from Bristol’s nickname is Funny Lucy…?
(Funny because she speaks in adverbs)
Chalamagne
25.02.2025 18:30 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Tomangos, where the gong still goo
25.01.2025 09:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Patrick Freyne’s “ok, let’s do your stupid idea” made laugh out loud
11.01.2025 19:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Watch out Iceland. Francis is coming for you next.
11.01.2025 15:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Not to mention Wexford st! Who thought it was a good idea to rename streets every five and a half paces?
09.01.2025 08:24 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
29.12.2024 22:03 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I tell you what, that Santa Claus has got real presence about him
18.12.2024 17:32 — 👍 1393 🔁 542 💬 65 📌 93People acting all surprised rip.ie is problematic - think of its conflicts of interests!
17.12.2024 17:51 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Is Garda Info on Bluesky yet?
13.12.2024 19:01 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Some good news from Ireland. The centre held.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
