When my wife was at her most unwell former Councillor Linzi McLaren was - behind the scenes - INCREDIBLY kind & helpful
Political unionism - esp the UUP and its supporters - should be awake at night asking itself how it managed to lose such a talent
@amanda.ie @brendanjharkin.bsky.social
21.02.2026 09:21 β π 10 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
All the women are out now. Jasmin Paris retains her title as the only woman finisher. What an achievement.
15.02.2026 16:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Same. Iβm following Keith and the first two laps seem to be clockwise or a change of some description?
Not even sure if thereβs a woman in there.
14.02.2026 13:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
So hoping for a finisher!
14.02.2026 13:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
@rachellyle123.bsky.social
14.02.2026 11:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Haha! Cheers β€οΈ
24.01.2026 14:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Good to see you @brendanjharkin.bsky.social
I managed to cut you out of the photo π€¦πΌββοΈ
24.01.2026 14:04 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
β€οΈ
24.12.2025 22:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Have a great christmas Brendan & as always x x
24.12.2025 22:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
There are 2 columns. For you & following. I only use the latter. The algorithm doesnβt affect it, so avoid the worst excesses. Unless you go looking.
Iβve half the internet blocked & muted!
My space is grand there.
16.12.2025 17:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I never left. So many did but thereβs still a few of us left.
16.12.2025 17:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Iβm like a dripping tap on Twitter on the subject.
16.12.2025 17:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
The most recent apsides are appalling. Tanya warned off by a political party employee, link to his previous conviction removed and more.
Flabbergasted stuff.
16.12.2025 17:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
There are other women whoβve since come forward and a suspicion young girls were groomed.
The full extent of his abuse has to be investigated & questions asked of the horse world & safe guarding as well as SS & the PSNI.
16.12.2025 17:25 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
James Brannigan, the policeman who wouldnβt let the case go is fronting a charity in Katieβs name.
bsky.app/profile/uk-c...
16.12.2025 17:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Same here. Unsettled is the word. The same politicians paying lip service to hashtag VAWG and not asking questions about this? Very troubling.
16.12.2025 16:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thereβs a Sky Documentary on Katieβs case. Abi Lyle and her sister speak so well on it. Death of a Showjumper.
Thereβs also a book called Groomed.
Something so off about the case. Jon Burrows demanded Nuala McAllister apologise for her comments on Spotlight re John Caldwell. Jeez.
16.12.2025 16:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
You too! Iβm rarely here tbh, but notifications are on. So I see if thereβs a post.
16.12.2025 16:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I donβt understand why there is no public outcry either.
A public inquiry into who he was and why he was protected.
His victims & survivors deserve a voice.
16.12.2025 16:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Assume Nothing - Murder at the Stables - Episode 12: The Detective Sergeant - BBC Sounds
The officer responsible for bringing Creswell to trial, speaks here for the first time.
Just here to pass on the new episodes of this podcast on the murder of Katie Simpson.
A few shocking revelations on who knew and appeared to silence those asking for Katieβs death to be investigated as murder & not suicide.
Worth a listen & a share.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
30.11.2025 17:12 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Assume Nothing - Murder at the Stables - Episode 12: The Detective Sergeant - BBC Sounds
The officer responsible for bringing Creswell to trial, speaks here for the first time.
Just here to pass on the new episodes of this podcast on the murder of Katie Simpson.
A few shocking revelations on who knew and appeared to silence those asking for Katieβs death to be investigated as murder & not suicide.
Worth a listen & a share.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
30.11.2025 17:12 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
@brendanjharkin.bsky.social
I still love this print.
08.11.2025 22:19 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
She reads the audible book. Itβs so well researched and documented.
31.10.2025 13:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
There is! That is the audiobook version in my post.
The final chapter, the conclusion, is just shocking.
Good to see you!
31.10.2025 11:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
There are many more women whoβve come forward. Deniseβs justice when he took his own life, still blaming others.
Grooming of children and domestic abuse.
Bravery of so many women still telling their story.
30.10.2025 17:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Iβm not sure if you watched the Sky documentary or this book, but the red flags around Creswell were huge and ignored.
Meanwhile the UUP are chasing Nuala McAllister for an apology for naming a police officer on the Spotlight programme.
The victims & survivors need to be heard in an Inquiry.
30.10.2025 16:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
@rachellyle123.bsky.social
Just listened to this Rachel & I canβt get my head round this man and how he evaded justice & societal norms.
Love Nuala Lappin & Tanya Fowles.
Respect & love to you and Abi β€οΈ
30.10.2025 15:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
Was told about Leonard and Hungry Paul by @mgtruth.bsky.social
After you watch it youβll want to tell other people about it too
Slow, big-hearted TV is an art form *chefs kiss
24.10.2025 10:42 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 3 π 1
Or listen! Julia Roberts narrates it.
25.10.2025 21:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
People screenshot from every SM site tbh.
11.10.2025 22:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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