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Rita Wild

@ritawild.bsky.social

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More justice and more peace. Loves a beautiful view. Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine. “In the shelter/shadow of each other the people live.” Clean the Air, wear a mask.

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Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hello People of the Bsky!
I'm an Irish community activist and organiser who hates this introduction thing :)
I am:
Very Queer
Mostly anarchist
Non-conforming in almost everything
Loves the craic
Free Palestine (and all other colonised and oppressed beings)
Covid aware
Derry wan in West Cork

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Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 12h

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Best advice I ever got was "you MUST put on your own life jacket FIRST" worth pondering on I think.

Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 12h

Terry Pratchett audio books.
The Blindboy Podcast
A new album?

I get sore eyes, have to rest rthem, these are some of my favs.

Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 1d

Well now indeed. Feck sake.

Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 1d

Well now

Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 1d

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Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 1d

Reckon your cúpla focal could use a bit of brushing up? Read 👉 buff.ly/bCnYVaG
#GCNnews

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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 1d

Catherine Connolly said that if elected, she will establish a major Presidential Initiative on Disabled Citizens and Care.

“For too long, disabled citizens and those who care for them have had to fight for what should never have been denied - equality, respect, and the right to live with dignity.”

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 3d

I can't get over this as an answer. Like, did she hear the question, or just not want to hear it?

#Áras25 #SpéirGhorm

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPE6YYm...

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Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 1d

Spy I’m telling ya, badly spelled Irish name, speaking Irish with a posh English accent. We see you England.

Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 1d

Spy I’m telling ya, badly spelled Irish name, speaking Irish with a posh English accent. We see you England.

Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly!!

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Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 1d

I’m on it!!

Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 1d

Brits speaking Irish, sounds like a spy to me?

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 2d

The new British Ambassador to Ireland has shown off impressive Irish language skills as she officially started in her new role.
Kara Owen was among a number of new ambassadors to present their Letters of Credence to President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin today.
jrnl.ie/6845441

‘Bíonn siúlach scéalach’: New British Ambassador to Ireland shows off impressive Irish skills

Kara Owen today presented her Letters of Credence to President Michael D Higgins – it’s the last such ceremony he will preside over.

jrnl.ie

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Aiden Walsh @aidenw.bsky.social · 1d

So there I am, thinking I'd like to read some more speculative fiction written by women, and I go to the literature tourist map and put in William Gibson. Out of about 50 names, one woman: Ursula LeGuin. A good one, admittedly, but... 1? What would be your #booksky suggestions?

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Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 1d

I want to be a dangerously woke oldie!

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 2d

The man himself. . Today in TCD at 6.30pm

William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 2d

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Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 2d

"We have a bright, collaborative, and strong future ahead of us." Read 👉 buff.ly/0l1n7ZZ #GCNnews

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Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 2d

Particularly hard to believe we elected her after that fecking RTE Player

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Dr. Sandra Duffy Golden @sandraduffy.bsky.social · 2d

This has just struck me as incredibly funny.

There's going to be an AI history of Ireland in 50 years recording that President Michael D Higgins rode to events on a Bernese Mountain Dog, and that President Catherine Connolly never refilled the office jar of teabags. #SmearTheBejaysis #Speirghorm

Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 2d

Here, I just realised what future AI is going to serve up to students about Catherine Connolly, former president of Ireland and laughed out loud. #SmearTheBejasus

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Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 2d

Here, I just realised what future AI is going to serve up to students about Catherine Connolly, former president of Ireland and laughed out loud. #SmearTheBejasus

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 3d

I honestly feel many people are sick of performatively confrontational presidential candidate debates.

The constant interruptions, prickly haranguing, random hypotheticals, repetitive dredging of controversy instead of hearing about values, character, vision.

We deserve smarter discourse.

#Aras25

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Randy @blueorexclusive.bsky.social · 2d

2/2 "The policy makes it clear that vetting doesn’t start until an employee has been hired by a TD...Should there be a disclosure of convictions, the applicant will be contacted...The superintendent of the Oireachtas...not a Garda superintendent, makes the final decision." #smearthebejaysis

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Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 2d

Sign The Petition To Pass The Occupied Territories Bill.
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Visit the post for more.

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ShezzaT @shezzat.bsky.social · 2d

Do any of the #Belfast and #NorthernIreland folk have any hotel recommendations for Belfast?

A London friend is coming to Belsonic 2026 and I’ve no idea.

And yes, I’ve warned them about Belfast’s chatty audiences.

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Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 2d

The Europa is a good option, very central. Any of the hotels in the Cathedral Quarter are good and are also very handy. In fairness they are all pretty similar. The Merchant is expensive but gets a great name. Enjoy!

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 3d

Can we put this on billboards all over the country please? Repeat it and repeat it. Text it to the radio shows. Send it to the letters pages.

Her conduct throughout hat process was despicable, cold and completely lacking in any understanding or humility, let alone a human rights informed approach.

💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 3d

People don't realise how malicious the 'reforms' proposed by Heather Humphreys to disability supports were. Very few people appreciate the work put in by disabled activists to resist those reforms or the lasting damage caused. No apology or even acknowledgement, HH is not a President for all #Áras25

Daniella Bella @daniemililly.bsky.social · 11d

I was one of the leaders of Scrap The Green Paper because I & my friends were suicidal after learning proposals for ~84% of disabled to be pushed into work

I've not recovered from pushing myself to fight it, nor my friends

I'm so broken & Humphreys wants a house in the park on our backs

#áras25

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