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No words #RTEInvestigates

Female firefighter wins 'bleep test' discrimination case The "beep test", a standard aerobic fitness test for prospective firefighters for the last 40 years, discriminates against women and advantages younger candidates, a tribunal has found, following a le...

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Such an important point from Dr Meinir Jones...illustrating how biases based on gender play out in AI generated characatures.

‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

"like a concentration camp, absolute hell"

Surge in actively psychotic patients held in prisons, RTÉ finds A rapid rise in numbers of acutely psychotic people in prison is deepening a crisis in psychiatric care, RTÉ Investigates finds.

Important work to be shown over the next two nights in #rte well done to my friend Conor Ryan for exposing
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Three creche operators initiate judicial review proceedings over minimum pay levels If the group is successful, it would mean increases to minimum rates would not be binding on operators

State is pumping millions on into early childhood - Town hall meetings to get support to not pay people basic pay- www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Naas General Hospital nurses at ‘breaking point’ ahead of protest over staffing levels Work-to-rule to begin on Monday with INMO warning industrial action could escalate if problems not addressed

Naas General Hospital nurses at ‘breaking point’ ahead of protest over staffing levels www.irishtimes.com/h... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol

Does everyone in Ireland have the same #mug?

A very eye-opening follow-up: the account owner openly admits they were posting hateful content simply to develop, and monetise, a big TikTok account bsky.app/profile/jim....

More of this please

SSE Airtricity I Account Balance h Submit Meter Read * Retrieve Top-up Code I would like to disconnect my gas supply 09:47J/ I'm really sorry you're feeling this way, but I'm not equipped to help with this. It's important to talk to a mental health professional or reach out to a trusted person in your life for support. @ Message U 09:47

An attempt to disconnect our gas connection earlier today👇
SSE Airtricity’s AI chatbot is going a little out of scope 😬

Always great to be home in #Dingle #Trump

Further 22 sets of infant remains recovered at Tuam site A further 22 sets of infant remains have been recovered from the site of the former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co Galway as excavation work continues there.

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Thankful for Catherine Corless for speaking up

Black and white photograph of a small cow next to a man holding her by a length of rope in a field, with hills in the background ##SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland

Photograph/close-up of a side-on view of the head of a black and white speckled cow with foliage in the background

Black and white photograph of the same cow resting her head on the bar of a busy pub next to a pint of stout as people drink in the background

Black and white photograph of the cow in a busy pub

Thinking about Big Bertha, the world's oldest cow from County Kerry, who died just before her 49th birthday after calving 39 times over her life (another record) - she also raised thousands for charity, lead the St. Patrick's parade in Sneem, and had her birthday and wake in a local pub

Agree 😆

#Ireland when did we become rubbish at #rugby i blame #Leinster

8.15

The government messaging for this weather event is woeful “work from home if possible” what about schools? #ireland

Met Éireann confirms wettest January since 2018 Last month was the wettest January in Ireland since 2018, according to data from Met Éireann.

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Not sure how Starmer can stay in post a total mess

Alabama has the worst maternal mortality in the United States at 60 deaths per 100K live births. For reference, California has 18 deaths per 100K live births.

But Dr. Oz thinks it’s “cool” that American citizens do not have access to good reproductive healthcare in the wealthiest nation in history.

Dingle GAA delighted after 'generous gift' from landowner Dingle GAA club announced on Wednesday that local landowner Shane O'Connor has donated a 1.61 acre parcel of land adjoining their grounds at Páirc an Ághasaigh.

Very generous donation www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ar...

Legend

Boy saves family with 2.5-mile swim in shark-infested waters MANA SHEPHERD/ASAP, ALA James Salmon Perth A 13-year-old boy who swam for four hours through shark-infested Western Australia's waters to save his mother and two siblings after they were swept out to sea has been described as "superhuman" by rescue services. Austin Appelbee swam 25 miles to shore to raise the alarm after getting into difficulties with his mother, Joanne, 47, brother Beau, 12, and sister Grace, 8, police said. He then ran 1.2 miles to find help. Paul Bresland, Naturaliste Volunteer Marine Rescue commander, said that Austin's efforts were "superhuman". The family were on holiday last week Quindalup near Dunsborough. coastal town about 150 miles south of Perth, where they live. Making the most of what appeared to be calm conditions, they paddled out into Geographe Bay 3. Family rescued 9 miles from shore Indian Ocean 1. Austin swims 2.5 miles to shore Geographe Bay 2. He runs 1.2 miles to call for help in Dunsborough Quindalup Jetty 3 miles in the Indian Ocean on Friday morning on a kayak and inflatable paddleboards. At about llam conditions became rougher. They lost their paddles and their kayak flipped over and started sinking as it filled with water. Austin's mother realised their best chance of survival was asking her elder son to swim for shore while she tried to keep her other children from drowning "One of the hardest decisions I ever had to make was to say to Austin, "Try to get to shore and get some help, this could get really serious really quickly she told the broadcaster ABC. *I knew he was the strongest and he could do it." For the next few hours, she and her rounger children clung to their paddle boards. Austin set off on an inflatable kayak wearing a lifejacket. He abandoned the kayak after it took on water, and took off the lifejacket. Austin said he tried to focus on positive thoughts as he swam through rough seas. "The waves are massive and " he said. "I just I have no lifej…

sorry to be sentimental but this is the most amazing heartwarming story

Wonderful

a man is laying in bed with his eyes closed and the words i am reborn below him ALT: a man is laying in bed with his eyes closed and the words i am reborn below him

I slept for 9 hours last night

Mother of god the waffle

QUB removing Mitchell name from centre over Epstein links Queen's University Belfast is to remove the name of former US Senator George Mitchell - one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement - from a peace centre following the emergence of new informat...

All these men glorified 🙄
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RTÉ One on Instagram: "Father and son, Breanndán & Cormac Ó Beaglaoich perform 3 Polkas☘️ #TommyTiernanShow" 3,432 likes, 87 comments - rteone on January 31, 2026: "Father and son, Breanndán & Cormac Ó Beaglaoich perform 3 Polkas☘️ #TommyTiernanShow".

Hup Baile na bPoc www.instagram.com/reel/DUMQ1_V...

Wonderful 👏👏👏