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Derry & Dublin - A little bit of everything, Man United to politics, and some fun along the way Views are mine insta: @dthorn70 @DaithiT@mastodon.ie

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Hear me now - no Guardian Football Weekly podcast today or tomorrow, thank you please. I'll be joining my dear colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours. Follow bsky.app/profile/gonu... or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver

04.12.2024 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 340    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5
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Behind the Ballot Politics Podcast Β· 15 Episodes

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For all my new Irish friends, because of the strangest case of mistaken identity in the history of Irish-American relations, I've been invited to be interviewed by Katie Hannon. The taping is tomorrow and I'll let you know when it's scheduled to be aired

01.12.2024 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 608    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 36
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High octane stuff

30.11.2024 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1600    πŸ” 291    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 42
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Job done, get out and vote #GE24

29.11.2024 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it

29.11.2024 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 25656    πŸ” 4240    πŸ’¬ 619    πŸ“Œ 499
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BBC Radio 3 to showcase Seamus Heaney’s Christmas poems live from Bellaghy BBC presenter John Toal, of Radio Ulster and BBC Radio 3, will broadcast live from Seamus Heaney HomePlace in the village of Bellaghy this weekend. The festive focused broadcast will take place on Sunday, December 1 with Seamus Heaney’s Christmas poems…

BBC Radio 3 to showcase Seamus Heaney’s Christmas poems live from Bellaghy

29.11.2024 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kneecap win case over 'unlawful' UK govt funding block Irish language rap group Kneecap has won its discrimination case against former Conservative minister Kemi Badenoch.

Irish language rap group Kneecap has won a discrimination case over the British govt's refusal to award them an arts grant

29.11.2024 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1040    πŸ” 291    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 99

Well done!!! With a few days to spare tooπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ

29.11.2024 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

60/60 km complete for #SuicideAwareness for #Movember.

29.11.2024 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A great opportunity to spend your money with Irish booksellers on Black Friday! @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social @ravenbooks.bsky.social @gutterbookshop.bsky.social @gutterdalkey.bsky.social

25.11.2024 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

I feel like there's @gavreilly.com Skittles explanation coming up ...

24.11.2024 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dublin, night falls on the Liffey

24.11.2024 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 308    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Today, we held our annual mass for deceased members of Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Fire Brigade

We remember all of those who have gone before us

24.11.2024 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And bookmarks.... We need bookmarks...

23.11.2024 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What an Album... Every song is perfect @radiohead.bsky.social #TheBends #Radiohead

23.11.2024 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Such respect 😍😍 #IREvFIJ @president.ie

23.11.2024 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I still have the phrase "mentally stabbed" bouncing around in my head from that weird 10-leader debate. He seems awkard, impatient, defensive, dismissive

23.11.2024 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

As Conor McGregor lost his temper in the witness box, for the jury it was the moment the mask slipped

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23.11.2024 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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SΓ©amas O'Reilly: Bluesky's lack of ads and algorithmic meddling feels heavenly "Bluesky, for many new adoptees, is that friend’s house: a space that has all the actual functions Twitter once had but without the nostril-burning excremental odour we’ve all trained ourselves to ign...

In praise of echo chambers.

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23.11.2024 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 519    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 11

Another typical FG response of "well that's your view, but it's not correct".... No connection to the people of Ireland, only to business leaders #GE24

23.11.2024 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A rare good day (ish) for the Irish legal system.

22.11.2024 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great to get it home and up on the wall all the same

21.11.2024 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 162    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
A terrifying Santa in a terrifying face mask, pictured with three young children in 1980s Northern Ireland.

A terrifying Santa in a terrifying face mask, pictured with three young children in 1980s Northern Ireland.

Hi BlueSky,
I figured it's just about time I introduce this whole new platform to the most scary Santa picture that was ever taken.
This was in Derry (Northern Ireland) in around 1981 - so at the height of the Troubles.
Please note, Santa has a cigarette in his hand.
(I'm the child on the right)

20.11.2024 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 395    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 5

Who not to vote for #GE24

19.11.2024 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

go.bsky.app/6jV8qvJ This starter pack of Irish Media Personalities, Broadcasters and Outlets if Full. I will start another one when we see more people appear here. These are suggestions not endorsements! Enjoy!

16.11.2024 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 18

go.bsky.app/Bj7jZcz Starter Pack Two has reached 100. These are suggestions not endorsements.

17.11.2024 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

We can die happy now.
(NB to @stephenking.bsky.social: Not literally...)

17.11.2024 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The more this place reminds me of why I liked social media so much the more I realise that I stopped doing so a long time ago. It’s extraordinary what happened. The volume & violence of posts from accounts you had never shown the slightest interest in just exploded. It *must* have been deliberate.

15.11.2024 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 16715    πŸ” 1374    πŸ’¬ 521    πŸ“Œ 68

Now that we’re here, and the angry people are on X and the dancing people are on insta, and we’re all finding a place; wouldn’t it be nice if there was a peaceful garden somewhere, just for the sexy lady bot accounts, where they could finally rest.

15.11.2024 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 12170    πŸ” 753    πŸ’¬ 438    πŸ“Œ 48