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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1h

Oh I've seen pizza in Italy with chips on it.

Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1h

Pineapples had already arrived in Italy before they started to cook tomatoes or crush them into passata, so it's not a completely absurd topping.

Herring, now that's a wrong pizza topping. And it was in Leaving Cert Home Ec textbooks.

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · 3h

what is illuminating, in my opinion, is how many foods have been created by jews that have been claimed by non-jews as their regional specialty, like bagels, fish & chips, and old bay seasoning, for which we are stripped of any credit, while accused of stealing others' dishes.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 2h

Never!

Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 3h

I can guess this friend. He also enjoys the Winter Olympics, am I right?

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 3h

Domino toppling meme; the tiny one at the beginning says “accidentally only studying captive wolves” and the end one says “grown men losing their shit about eating soy”

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 4h

I was just saying this. She hasn't even suggested something small but memorable, like having a carbon-neutral Áras or more paintings by women artists in the building. Robinson had the candle, people loved that.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 4h

Two weeks left to go. I wonder what they'll dig up next.

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 10h

God Bless America is just a song by Irving Berlin. It’s not the national anthem. America is so far down the moron hole it will never get out

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 5h

This is it. I lose nothing from being wrong. The concerns we both have are things that history students will argue about when discussing her legacy, I don't think they're trite.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 5h

Just you wait until she's up for re-election. The days of unopposed second terms are over.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 5h

I also do not get this. She doesn't seem to have any vision for what her presidency might be. Even if she said something small like "more paintings by women artists on the walls of Áras an Uachtaráin" it would give voters an idea of what she cares about.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 5h

Motherfoclóir will not be playing the Riyadh Podcast Festival.

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 5h

Do coddle jokes go over well with the House of Saud?

MBS breaking his hole laughing at an immersion bit.

Chortle @chortle.bsky.social · 12h

Weekend catch-up: Andrew Maxwell played the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival, Chortle has revealed http://dlvr.it/TNd7mf

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 5h

Assuming that half the undecideds don't vote at all and the other half vote along these lines... Gavin's transfers could swing it.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 1d

Independent Catherine Connolly has a substantial lead in the Presidential Election, a new Business Post/Red C poll suggests www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Substantial lead for Connolly in Áras race, poll suggests

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly has a substantial lead in the Presidential Election, a new Business Post/Red C poll suggests.

www.rte.ie

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Rosie Posie 🏳️‍🌈 (Róisín) (Ro) (RoRo) @rdisc0mb0bulate.bsky.social · 6h

Joanne McNally mentioned being offered a 6 figure sum. She declined the offer

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 6h

Gee, I wonder why she thinks that.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 6h

Catherine Connolly accuses FG of politics of ‘fear’ and ‘smear’ in latest debate

Polls show TD with significant lead over Heather Humphreys, who was combative in exchanges

www.irishtimes.com

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 6h

Catherine Connolly calls Penneys "Primark" and calls a one an' one a "warm cod supper".

#smearthebejaysis

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 6h

There probably is at constituency level, probably enough to push a candidate from 6th place to 5th in many places. But local is local, a Mayo GAA fan wouldn't necessarily be impressed by him.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 6h

It's such low hanging fruit.

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Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 7h

I rewatched 1987’s “Baby Boom” in the wake of Diane Keaton’s passing and a thing that’s so consistent when you watch even middlebrow stuff from the 80s and 90s is that it plays like a masterpiece compared to so much of what gets made today because the scripts and exiting are TIGHT

Official Trailer BABY BOOM (1987, Diane Keaton, Sam Sheppard, Harold Ramis, Charles Shyer)

YouTube video by Trailer World

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 7h

Oh I believe you. Borderline sadism.

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Harley - PomPomPastel 🏳️‍⚧️ @pompompastel.bsky.social · 8h

Catherine Connolly wanted to do the funniest thing when she wins, her very first public video should be

"I know a thing or two about smear campaigns. That's why I encourage everyone over the age of 25 to book theirs now!"

#speirgorm #Irishpolitics #Áras25 #Aras25

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 8h

It's like watching a modernist play or something!

Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 8h

The very facts that he (1) didn't think having one's balls dipped in liquid nitrogen was a bad thing, and (2) coached under 9s.... not unrelated, if you ask me!

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