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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 9h

Vote Connolly....cause we can't. 💚

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Ela 🏴 @elacatstan.bsky.social · 29d

An important message for #speirgorm

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · Aug 31

“Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all.”

- Fred Hampton

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Evangeline “I’m Scared” Gallagher @egallagher.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hello it’s me Sam Altman I have a zillion dollar idea it’s a chat bot that tells teenagers to kill themselves and you can generate csam with it and it poisons the air and water and it’s wrong most of the time and we’re going to put it in your refrigerator and stuff 👍 I need more money for this btw

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Joe Dunne @joedotdunne.bsky.social · Aug 24

One of my favorite albums from last year. Looking forward to more music.

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Joe Dunne @joedotdunne.bsky.social · Aug 18

Both Kris Kross and the Melvins were on it tonight.

A proper noisy hot rock show complete with a tops off pit; which at times came close to disturbing my patented nod and occasional sway move.

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Fiona Small @fionasmall.bsky.social · Aug 9

One of the less known aspects about the Easter Rising is that Indian students at UCD also took part & were then deported by the British authorities for it. Among those students was V.V. Giri who became president of India and said “when I am not an Indian, I am an Irishman”

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Joe Dunne @joedotdunne.bsky.social · Jul 27

Mogwai were amazing tonight. Seriously loud then quiet then LOUDER THAN ANYTHING!

Scottish band Mogwai playing in Dublin and doing irreparable damage to my hearing

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · Jul 26

Remembering Sinéad O’Connor on her 2nd anniversary, and words from a new song, Milestones, she sang the last time I saw her play live. It ends with the lines:
“One day we’ll sit with our maker
Discuss over biscuits and soda
Which one of you and me was braver
Which one of us was a true soldier?”

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Joe Dunne @joedotdunne.bsky.social · Jul 17

The new @poorcreaturemusic.bsky.social album is great.

I stuck it on whilst cooking and almost burnt everything to a cinder.

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Joe Dunne @joedotdunne.bsky.social · Jul 11

Irish government is blocking these children's visas. #LetThemPlay #GaaPalestine my.uplift.ie/petitions/le... @uplift.ie

Yes online petitions are a pox but just in case

Let Them Play

Irish government is blocking these children's visas. #LetThemPlay #GaaPalestine

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Joe Dunne @joedotdunne.bsky.social · Jun 28

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Jun 28

Kneecap at Glastonbury don't RT they are supposed to be terrorists or something.

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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · Jun 28

Solidarity with Ballymena Pride today ✊

But you know, the massive crowds out for Dublin Pride today *absolutely dwarf* the biggest gathering the far right have ever managed. Literally many hundreds of times bigger. They won’t ever win. They’ll just be loud while losing, like a dying wasp

Scott @scottcuthbertson.bsky.social · Jun 28

In Ballymena today as it holds its 1st ever pride, but also where some disgusting bigots have dumped slurry on the parade route.

A huge thank you to the businesses who have rallied round to clean up the mess.

The lesson for these bigots, Pride goes on. We’ve dealt with your shit for far too long.

A clean up van cleaning Ballymena’s streets

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Mike Scott @mickpuck.bsky.social · Jun 9

Travel on well SLY STONE 1943-2025, singer, songwriter, musical director, producer, frontman, funkster, pioneer, genius. Thankyou for all the inspiration, for breaking ground so others could follow and for being the sassiest, funkiest Being on planet earth.

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · Jun 9

We absolutely agree with Cunningham here (too)
Absolutely revolting of LBC 🤬🤬🤬🤬

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Joe Dunne @joedotdunne.bsky.social · Apr 21

Likewise Patrick. A fantastic evening all round. Take care

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Joe Dunne @joedotdunne.bsky.social · Apr 18

It's my first time seeing both and I'm giddy, but still cool like

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Joe Dunne @joedotdunne.bsky.social · Apr 13

You gave people a chance to be kind and they took it with both hands. Thank you.

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Joe Dunne @joedotdunne.bsky.social · Apr 12

Smashing Pumpkins and Belly RSD vinyl records

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Patrick Michael Barrett @arrivalists.bsky.social · Apr 7

There are some beautiful people in my life orbit, and for that, I remain truly grateful.

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Joe Dunne @joedotdunne.bsky.social · Apr 3

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Simon Price @simonprice.bsky.social · Apr 3

Cure fans (and Alternative 80s lovers) of Dublin! I'm doing a #Curepedia talk at The Sugar Club on Fri 11 Apr with writer Paul McDermott @learnandsing.bsky.social, followed by a @spellboundclub.bsky.social DJ set till 1.30am! Tickets from thesugarclub.com/tc-events/curepedia/ See you there.

Curepedia: An A – Z of The Cure (Author Q&A/ DJ set) | The Sugar Club

presented by The Sugar Club The acclaimed book, Curepedia, written in 2023 by music journalist Simon Price (Guardian, Quietus), was described as an encycl ...

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Joe Dunne @joedotdunne.bsky.social · Mar 23

The Vaselines were brilliant last Friday in the Grand Social. Much better than I expected.

I went knowing only the 3 songs we all know but I had a blast.

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Enthusiastic Eunuch @enthusiasticeunuch.bsky.social · Mar 21

ReBluesky for a chance to win tickets to Hyperdawn, who are awesome, and Minced Oath, who is awesome next Friday. This will be one of the best Dublin nights of electronic music in 2025. In fact also reBluesky if you don't want tickets, to be in with a chance of not winning anything at all. Yay!

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