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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 19h

Your annual set of photos of "that" #Halloween garden in Knockmeenagh ##walkininclondalkin

Halloween decorations Clondalkin. Even on the chimney!

Halloween garden decorations. Skeletons.

Skeletons around a table and one with a lawnmower.

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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 19h

Never saw or heard of them. When TV screen shapes were the coolest things in town!

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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 21h

a man wearing a vest and tie with a logo for inx improv behind him

ALT: a man wearing a vest and tie with a logo for inx improv behind him

media.tenor.com

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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 1d

They won't want to stop until everything is gone. A self-devouring industry.

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 2d

Let's explore the Green credentials of Heather Humphreys - The woman former GP member Brian Leddin thinks should be president.
She advocated for an increased burn period during her time as Minister for Heritage, as well as prolonging the period during which hedgerows could be cut. #Spéirgorm 1/n

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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 1d

Filthy lucre! Delighted!

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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 1d

Rory Gallagher’s legendary guitar is getting ready to rock the Changing Ireland Galleries at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks!
The Changing Ireland Galleries open on Oct. 16, exploring Ireland’s evolving identity through powerful stories, objects & music
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 2d

Give him a go at halftime when we're 2-nil up.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 2d

“EPA said the biggest threats to overall health of the country’s natural water bodies include animal waste, fertilisers & pesticides running off farmland and forestry”.

Politically backed ongoing wreckage of our natural environment for profit continues unabated.

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Half of Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries in unhealthy state as standards slide again

Agriculture, sewage, chemicals and physical damage all threatening nature’s waterways

www.irishtimes.com

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 2d

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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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 3d

#walkininclondalkin
Autumn scene

Tree lined avenue with fallen leaves, Monastery Gate, Clondalkin, Dublin

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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 3d

100%
And people putting up plastic spiders and "webs" outside their houses, but we call Rentokil if they saw a real one!

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Bionic Mecha Laura 🎃 @bioniclaura.bsky.social · 3d

Ah just seen a friend share one if those AI cute baby animal videos for the first time. It's bad in many ways but the erosion of truth so nature is just cute and portrayed as we want it to be is going to be very damaging. People seem to prefer the cute quick content than real messy nature.

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Craic Beer Community @craicbeercommunity.ie · 3d

What a fantastic day we had yesterday at @obrotherbrewing! The guys have done an excellent job with the place, such picturesque and peaceful surroundings, very stylish and comfortable taproom and truly excellent beer!

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Chinny Honk @chinnyhonk.bsky.social · 4d

RIP Diane Keaton. Legend.
La di da.

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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 4d

Shit happens.

John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 5d

Did you take a sip from the one on the left? 🧐

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 6d

After a couple of years of mostly just brewing core beers, and paying down covid debts. We’ve been super busy doing things over the last month.

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Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 6d

We need more politicians calling out bullshit!

And we need the media to actually give them the air time to do it. Gods know the journalists and interviewers aren't calling them on it

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 6d

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 6d

😁

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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 6d

Idiot! (me). Grabbed this beer thinking it was Abt 12. It's a lovely beer btw, but planned to finish my evening with the 12! 😄

St Bernardus Wit and NOT St Bernardus Abt 12!

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Saoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 6d

I think this will actually make it more difficult for FG to smear CC cause yates has just revealed exactly what the main lines of attack would be

Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 6d

"I would smear the bejaysus out of her, simply because you've nothing to lose... you've got to create a fear... in my experience, nothing works like negative campaigning."

They're really openly saying the quiet part out loud now aren't they...🤔

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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 6d

All I can say is that HH seems to have no empathy for wildlife. Introduced extending the hedge cutting period for 2 years while the Minister. And is part of a government that continues to fund the Greyhound industry.

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John Stephens @drjohndublin.bsky.social · 6d

Not surprising from Vučić 🤮