Brendan Donlon
@brendandonlon.bsky.social
Dad; hubby; brand comms; biz owner; cat lover; campanologist; colon cancer in 2018 - no evidence of disease since then..
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Hi new followers! Apart from cat pics, my other pet topic is Bowel Cancer. I was diagnosed & treated for Stage 3 cancer in my late 40s, with no symptoms until it was too late. Screening can find & treat this cancer easily - so get this done every year from 45, or at any age with long term symptoms.💩
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Just microdosed some Jimmy Webb before a difficult meeting
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just microdosed some Jimmy Webb before a difficult meeting
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This cross-platform open source app reminds you to take breaks when working on your computer.
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This cross-platform open source app reminds you to take breaks when working on your computer.
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As long as these people exist I feel like we have a shot as a human race. The intersection of compassion and ingenuity is never unwelcome.
parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As long as these people exist I feel like we have a shot as a human race. The intersection of compassion and ingenuity is never unwelcome.
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Forty years on, the Anglo-Irish Agreement has proved its worth, writes former diplomat, Sean Donlon
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Forty years on, the Anglo-Irish Agreement has proved its worth
Treaty ‘normalised’ relations between Dublin and London
www.irishtimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Forty years on, the Anglo-Irish Agreement has proved its worth, writes former diplomat, Sean Donlon
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
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Exterminate/Regenerate: The Story of Doctor Who is now 99p on Kindle, for a short time only, so fill your boots! www.amazon.co.uk/Exterminate-...
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Exterminate/Regenerate: The Story of Doctor Who is now 99p on Kindle, for a short time only, so fill your boots! www.amazon.co.uk/Exterminate-...
For November, I was asked to represent Bowel Cancer Ireland to launch a campaign from #MarieKeating to encourage men to check the facts about their most common cancers. Make sure to signup for screening that’s open to you, talk to your GP about proactive screening, and never ignore lasting symptoms!
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
For November, I was asked to represent Bowel Cancer Ireland to launch a campaign from #MarieKeating to encourage men to check the facts about their most common cancers. Make sure to signup for screening that’s open to you, talk to your GP about proactive screening, and never ignore lasting symptoms!
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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I, too, abhor a vacuum. Not any too fond of dishwashers either.
October 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I, too, abhor a vacuum. Not any too fond of dishwashers either.
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Birds but they get spookier each time. 🎃👻
Enter if you dare...🚪
Enter if you dare...🚪
October 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Birds but they get spookier each time. 🎃👻
Enter if you dare...🚪
Enter if you dare...🚪
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I'm not saying a writer's retreat is a bad thing. I'm just saying that it should be a tactical decision designed to lure your enemy into a trap so you can turn a difficult situation into a successful writer's attack.
October 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I'm not saying a writer's retreat is a bad thing. I'm just saying that it should be a tactical decision designed to lure your enemy into a trap so you can turn a difficult situation into a successful writer's attack.
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Too late, NYT. That top line ain’t fooling anyone.
October 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Too late, NYT. That top line ain’t fooling anyone.
Taking a "what is seldom is wonderful" to #caturday pics of #luna - here are some of her most winsome poses from recent months. We're now entering the time of year when we really appreciate the comfort of a warm & weighty fluffball immobilising us with her purring presence... #proofofcat #blackcat 🐈⬛
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Taking a "what is seldom is wonderful" to #caturday pics of #luna - here are some of her most winsome poses from recent months. We're now entering the time of year when we really appreciate the comfort of a warm & weighty fluffball immobilising us with her purring presence... #proofofcat #blackcat 🐈⬛
A beautiful, crisp Autumn day to cast a vote. Fingers crossed the turnout here in Dublin Rathdown (and everywhere else) is better than predicted…
#Aras25 #SpeirGorm
#Aras25 #SpeirGorm
October 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A beautiful, crisp Autumn day to cast a vote. Fingers crossed the turnout here in Dublin Rathdown (and everywhere else) is better than predicted…
#Aras25 #SpeirGorm
#Aras25 #SpeirGorm
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We see plenty of homes being built in Sandyford and the wider Dublin 18 area but where are the community facilities to match?
Imaginosity is now a vacant building here in BSQ in Sandyford Business District. The council need to be acting much faster to bring it into use as a community facility.
Imaginosity is now a vacant building here in BSQ in Sandyford Business District. The council need to be acting much faster to bring it into use as a community facility.
October 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We see plenty of homes being built in Sandyford and the wider Dublin 18 area but where are the community facilities to match?
Imaginosity is now a vacant building here in BSQ in Sandyford Business District. The council need to be acting much faster to bring it into use as a community facility.
Imaginosity is now a vacant building here in BSQ in Sandyford Business District. The council need to be acting much faster to bring it into use as a community facility.
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Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.
October 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.
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Happy Friday 🐈⬛🐈
October 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy Friday 🐈⬛🐈
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a pumpkin man sits inside a pumpkin house, is the house made of flesh, or is he made of house? he smiles for he does not know
October 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
a pumpkin man sits inside a pumpkin house, is the house made of flesh, or is he made of house? he smiles for he does not know
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Went to the farm earlier. Saw the most coquettish pig you've ever met.
October 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Went to the farm earlier. Saw the most coquettish pig you've ever met.
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"Hey handsome. Why not come over to my place and eat the fried breadcrumbs I'm covered in?" she said, croquettishly.
October 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
"Hey handsome. Why not come over to my place and eat the fried breadcrumbs I'm covered in?" she said, croquettishly.
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This morning I turned on my phone only to find that it had changed my user name to Shirley, and when I tried to enter a simple Google query it came out as "Do you like gladiator movies?"
Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.
Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.
October 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This morning I turned on my phone only to find that it had changed my user name to Shirley, and when I tried to enter a simple Google query it came out as "Do you like gladiator movies?"
Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.
Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.
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The spelling of minuscule is why I have trust issues.
October 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The spelling of minuscule is why I have trust issues.
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maintaining a delicate balance between wanting to stay informed and wanting to stay sane
October 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
maintaining a delicate balance between wanting to stay informed and wanting to stay sane
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The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video