Damien Mac Conchoille
@bohola4.bsky.social
Dúiseacht le dúthracht le breacadh an lae. Both Thola & Maigh Eo.
Friday night lights at the Hawthorns
December 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Friday night lights at the Hawthorns
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Originally a limited edition linocut print, this giclée print reproduction is "Men Of The Blaskets", based on a photo by C.W. von Sydow c. 1924 - a reminder that people have lived and survived the toughest of times, through the strength of community 💪
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
December 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Originally a limited edition linocut print, this giclée print reproduction is "Men Of The Blaskets", based on a photo by C.W. von Sydow c. 1924 - a reminder that people have lived and survived the toughest of times, through the strength of community 💪
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
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Watch this. Then remember that the president doesn’t care. He cares that his old ass gets richer in the hand full of years he may have left.
And his sick rich friends. The most corrupt evil man to ever serve as president is ignoring real evil
And his sick rich friends. The most corrupt evil man to ever serve as president is ignoring real evil
💔 A European Parliament interpreter could not hold back tears during the speech of 11-year-old Roman Oleksiv from Lviv.
The boy survived a missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022, which killed his mother - it was the last time he saw her alive.
The boy survived a missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022, which killed his mother - it was the last time he saw her alive.
December 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Watch this. Then remember that the president doesn’t care. He cares that his old ass gets richer in the hand full of years he may have left.
And his sick rich friends. The most corrupt evil man to ever serve as president is ignoring real evil
And his sick rich friends. The most corrupt evil man to ever serve as president is ignoring real evil
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Shame on Ireland for joining with other states seeking to diminish ECHR rights such the prohibition on torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment at the same time that it seeks to be elected to the UN Human Rights Council
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
Ireland signs statement for ECHR to address migration
A joint statement signed by Ireland and more than 20 other European nations has called for adjustments to the European Convention on Human Rights to better address the challenges of migration.
www.rte.ie
December 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Shame on Ireland for joining with other states seeking to diminish ECHR rights such the prohibition on torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment at the same time that it seeks to be elected to the UN Human Rights Council
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
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President Connolly urges every community to ‘reach out the hand of friendship’ to migrants
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
President Connolly urges every community to ‘reach out the hand of friendship’ to migrants
President Catherine Connolly has urged “every community” to “reach out the hand of friendship” to migrants, saying Ireland can “only be enriched” by their presence.
www.independent.ie
December 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
President Connolly urges every community to ‘reach out the hand of friendship’ to migrants
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
Well worth a read.
John Scally: In a world of fake news, we could do with more people like Con Houlihan
www.independent.ie/irish-news/j...
John Scally: In a world of fake news, we could do with more people like Con Houlihan
www.independent.ie/irish-news/j...
John Scally: In a world of fake news, we could do with more people like Con Houlihan
He was to journalism and to the GAA what Kate Bush is to music – a true original. Con Houlihan’s voice still lingers over me and engulfs me like a warm blanket on a cold December morning. It was like ...
www.independent.ie
December 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Well worth a read.
John Scally: In a world of fake news, we could do with more people like Con Houlihan
www.independent.ie/irish-news/j...
John Scally: In a world of fake news, we could do with more people like Con Houlihan
www.independent.ie/irish-news/j...
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Half a million Irish dads: "Stuntman Stu? STUNTMAN STU? THAT'S EVEL FECKIN KENEVAL!" #LateLateToyShow
December 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Half a million Irish dads: "Stuntman Stu? STUNTMAN STU? THAT'S EVEL FECKIN KENEVAL!" #LateLateToyShow
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🎁 Little daily thread of some gift ideas from me aul shop/siopa from now until d'Christmas.
This hard-working canine companion warms themself by a familiar range in this watercolour and pencil illustration of a well-loved, cosy, rural Irish kitchen.
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
This hard-working canine companion warms themself by a familiar range in this watercolour and pencil illustration of a well-loved, cosy, rural Irish kitchen.
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🎁 Little daily thread of some gift ideas from me aul shop/siopa from now until d'Christmas.
This hard-working canine companion warms themself by a familiar range in this watercolour and pencil illustration of a well-loved, cosy, rural Irish kitchen.
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
This hard-working canine companion warms themself by a familiar range in this watercolour and pencil illustration of a well-loved, cosy, rural Irish kitchen.
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
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If you build it they will come
Come here once and you won’t look back’ – sausages, ‘stress-free’ travel and the underdog spirit of Knock’s unlikely airport
www.independent.ie/life/travel/...
Come here once and you won’t look back’ – sausages, ‘stress-free’ travel and the underdog spirit of Knock’s unlikely airport
www.independent.ie/life/travel/...
‘Come here once and you won’t look back’ – sausages, ‘stress-free’ travel and the underdog spirit of Knock’s unlikely airport
‘Let it be easy,’ says the billboard as I pull off the N17 and drive through boggy countryside, and beneath a foggy duvet of cloud, towards Ireland West Airport.
www.independent.ie
December 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
If you build it they will come
Come here once and you won’t look back’ – sausages, ‘stress-free’ travel and the underdog spirit of Knock’s unlikely airport
www.independent.ie/life/travel/...
Come here once and you won’t look back’ – sausages, ‘stress-free’ travel and the underdog spirit of Knock’s unlikely airport
www.independent.ie/life/travel/...
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📌 ciaraioch.com is now taking Christmas orders for prints, cards, and vouchers - each archival-quality print on heavy art paper is made in Ireland, ships internationally in eco-friendly packaging with discount tracked postage, and comes with a FREE card and treats for every customer 🎁 #SpéirGorm
December 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
📌 ciaraioch.com is now taking Christmas orders for prints, cards, and vouchers - each archival-quality print on heavy art paper is made in Ireland, ships internationally in eco-friendly packaging with discount tracked postage, and comes with a FREE card and treats for every customer 🎁 #SpéirGorm
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December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Happy to support applications from people broadly interested in European Human Rights, Constitutional Law or Public Interest Law…
Applications are now open for the 2026 Hardiman PhD Scholarship. 📝 These generous scholarships are funded for four years, with a stipend of €25,000 p.a. plus tuition fee covered.
›https://www.universityofgalway.ie/hardiman-scholarships/
#Hardiman #Scholarship #StudyinGalway #UniversityofGalway
›https://www.universityofgalway.ie/hardiman-scholarships/
#Hardiman #Scholarship #StudyinGalway #UniversityofGalway
December 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Happy to support applications from people broadly interested in European Human Rights, Constitutional Law or Public Interest Law…
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
What is the point of this Labour government? The budget offered no compelling answer | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Exhibition on Irish nurses opens this week!
Free entry, Whittington Hospital, Archway 3-18 Dec
Features Photos by Fiona Freund + 1st-hand testimonies gathered by Professor Louise Ryan, Gráinne McPolin & Neha Doshi, authors of Irish Nurses in the NHS
https://ow.ly/ZmBj50XxByV
Free entry, Whittington Hospital, Archway 3-18 Dec
Features Photos by Fiona Freund + 1st-hand testimonies gathered by Professor Louise Ryan, Gráinne McPolin & Neha Doshi, authors of Irish Nurses in the NHS
https://ow.ly/ZmBj50XxByV
How Irish nurses helped NHS keep running for seven decades
An exhibition opens next month at the Whittington Hospital in Archway with stories of the Irish nurses taken on to help in the new National Health…
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November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Exhibition on Irish nurses opens this week!
Free entry, Whittington Hospital, Archway 3-18 Dec
Features Photos by Fiona Freund + 1st-hand testimonies gathered by Professor Louise Ryan, Gráinne McPolin & Neha Doshi, authors of Irish Nurses in the NHS
https://ow.ly/ZmBj50XxByV
Free entry, Whittington Hospital, Archway 3-18 Dec
Features Photos by Fiona Freund + 1st-hand testimonies gathered by Professor Louise Ryan, Gráinne McPolin & Neha Doshi, authors of Irish Nurses in the NHS
https://ow.ly/ZmBj50XxByV
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Get ready for the Irish Garden Bird Survey, which kicks off on Monday 1st December! We need records from as many gardens across Ireland as possible, so please spread the word! birdwatchireland.ie/irish-garden...
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Get ready for the Irish Garden Bird Survey, which kicks off on Monday 1st December! We need records from as many gardens across Ireland as possible, so please spread the word! birdwatchireland.ie/irish-garden...
Just showed 20 year old son the mid 90's i phone.
November 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Just showed 20 year old son the mid 90's i phone.
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“We are at 70% of our target but still need to raise €18,000 in the next 5 days.
Each year we manage to get gifts for 5,000 children in international protection & homeless accommodation and show the true face of Irish solidarity.”
- Daniel Lambert
www.gofundme.com/f/internatio...
Each year we manage to get gifts for 5,000 children in international protection & homeless accommodation and show the true face of Irish solidarity.”
- Daniel Lambert
www.gofundme.com/f/internatio...
Donate to International Protection & Homeless Christmas Toy Drive 2025, organized by Dan Lambert
WE NEED YOUR HELP AGAIN THIS YEAR!
In a year that's shown… Dan Lambert needs your support for International Protection & Homeless Christmas Toy Drive 2025
www.gofundme.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“We are at 70% of our target but still need to raise €18,000 in the next 5 days.
Each year we manage to get gifts for 5,000 children in international protection & homeless accommodation and show the true face of Irish solidarity.”
- Daniel Lambert
www.gofundme.com/f/internatio...
Each year we manage to get gifts for 5,000 children in international protection & homeless accommodation and show the true face of Irish solidarity.”
- Daniel Lambert
www.gofundme.com/f/internatio...
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On my way to Belfast this morning to talk about the pharmaceutical industry, bodies, ecosystems, and how we read the history of Ireland's economic transformation since the 1960s. Will include some chat about the smells of 1980s Ireland, as well as what topography tells us about Ireland's economy.
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
On my way to Belfast this morning to talk about the pharmaceutical industry, bodies, ecosystems, and how we read the history of Ireland's economic transformation since the 1960s. Will include some chat about the smells of 1980s Ireland, as well as what topography tells us about Ireland's economy.
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2025! The traditional end-of-year collage! Available as a 1000 piece jigsaw, limited edition art prints and tea towels!
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November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
2025! The traditional end-of-year collage! Available as a 1000 piece jigsaw, limited edition art prints and tea towels!
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www.coldwarsteve.com/2025/11/18/u...
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www.coldwarsteve.com/2025/11/18/u...
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A "baleful and malign presence, an intruder, stalking the school, its teachers and its pupils".
The judge sums Enoch Burke up perfectly.
The judge sums Enoch Burke up perfectly.
The High Court has ordered that secondary school teacher Enoch Burke should be imprisoned immediately for clear, deliberate and persistent contempt of a High Court order directing him to stay away from Wilson's Hospital School
High Court orders Enoch Burke to be imprisoned
The High Court has ordered that secondary school teacher Enoch Burke should be imprisoned immediately for clear, deliberate and persistent contempt of a High Court order directing him to stay away fro...
www.rte.ie
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A "baleful and malign presence, an intruder, stalking the school, its teachers and its pupils".
The judge sums Enoch Burke up perfectly.
The judge sums Enoch Burke up perfectly.
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"When the teams come out of the tunnel, they are accompanied by children. The Basque players are anyway... [carrying] with it a power that hits hard. Palestine’s players instead carry white roses, symbols of the children they have lost."
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘It touched us from the start’: Palestine savour historic night in Bilbao | Sid Lowe
More than 50,000 fans cheered on Ihab Abu Jazar’s team with the coach and players ‘shocked’ by the outpouring of support during their visit
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"When the teams come out of the tunnel, they are accompanied by children. The Basque players are anyway... [carrying] with it a power that hits hard. Palestine’s players instead carry white roses, symbols of the children they have lost."
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...