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Anarcho-ruralist, feminist, queer, anti-speciesist libsoc from #Leitrim.
There is no such thing as too much #garlic.

Posts about #dogs, #Ireland's struggle against […]

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Claire McNab @2legged.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 13d
It's Tuesday 9th December. #fiannafail's #aras25 inquiry into the #ff presidential election disaster has now lasted for 2.077 #JimGavins.

It is not expected to be completed until at least 3 #jimgavins have passed.

1 #jimgavin = 26 days. For an explanation of […]

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FF Aras25 inquiry has now lasted for 2.077 JimGavins.
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Heddlu Gogledd Cymru (North Wales Police) has thanked other forces for their assistance after the catastrophic breach of a branch in Shropshire of the #llangollencanal.

Even before breakfast, dozens of reports were received of English YouTubers and TikTokers […]

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Heddlu Gogledd Cymru (North Wales Police) logo Aerial image of the breached section of the Llangollen Canal
December 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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There's a grand stretch in the days.
December 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Reverend Richard Coles sings the word of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's Relax to the tune of Ruler of The Queen's Navy from Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore.

"One song to the funevif another" from #bbc #Radio4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, at its finest
December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Reverend Richard Coles sings the word of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's Relax to the tune of Ruler of The Queen's Navy from Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore.

"One song to the funevif another" from #bbc #Radio4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, at its finest
December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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At a UK Labour Party conference, a Blairite, a Brownite, and a Corbynite walk into a bar.

But there's only one person there: Andy Burnham.
December 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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If #thesnowmam was #irish. Or more precisely, from #cork.

This version was created in 2017 by Lorzy Lovey, a comedian and digital creator from Cork. It's mildly sweary, but basically it's a tender #Corkonian summary of Dianne Jackson's 1982 television adaptation of Raymond Briggs's 1978 cartoon […]
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December 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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#RNLI #lifeboats are on call all day, every day. All the crew are volunteers. ❤️

#kropotkin praised the RNLI as one of the finest examples of his principle of #mutualaid.

In #westcork, teenage volunteer Muireann O’Donnell and her father Aodh will spend […]

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Muireann O’Donnell and her father Aodh, of the inshore lifeboat crew in the village of Union Hall, in West Cork. Both are dressed in full protective clothing, ready for duty
December 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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2 photos this week reminded me of something Ireland now takes for granted. When you can choose a head of state, you can choose them by the company they keep.

On Friday, US #doj released a pic of British queen's son #princeandrew hanging out with child sex […]

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When you can choose your head of state, you can choose them by the company they keep
December 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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A team of Austrian researchers has uncovered a major weakness in WhatsApp, revealing how a basic contact-lookup function can be exploited to create a global directory of users. By pushing WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool far beyond typical use, the researchers confirmed 3.5 billion active phone […]
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December 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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In the #HighCourt #iehc, Mr Justice Brian Cregan has been getting tough with #enochburke and his #burkefamily of disruptors.

Cregan's firmness was much needed, but I was worried that it might be the start of a wider harshness from the judiciary. Sadly, that […]

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Mr Justice Barniville also revealed that he has been calling for a greater Garda presence at the Four Courts, following what he said was a recent increase in hostile litigants attending court. Recent instances of abusive conduct during court sittings means other litigants suffer delays in getting their cases heard, and frustrates the work of judges, registrars and other court staff, and ultimately frustrates access to justice, he said. Many of these instances have centred on the busy chancery court, which deals with various types of emergency applications. “That [conduct] is very often driven by a small number of organisers of groups of litigants in person who have taken to the airwaves online and have sought to organise things to happen,” the judge said. “I think up to now, we have tended to be a bit too lenient on how we treat people; we’ve tended to be a little bit too indulgent and tolerant. I think, as far as I’m concerned anyway, the time for that has absolutely stopped now and we should be much tougher on that kind of behaviour [in court]. People shouldn’t be frustrated in terms of getting their cases on by this kind of carry on.”
December 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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The more I think about it, the more I reckon the 2003 Iraq War began the process that let Trump win. The blatant lies we were told by our governments, the disregard for public opinion and mockery of international law created a rupture that never healed. Trust, consent and cohesion were smashed.🧵 1/3
December 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Times shown on the three Clocks on Patrick Street are moving further apart by the day.
This is because the Universe is expanding.
#Speirgorm #Cork #MayNotBeLiterallyTrue
December 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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THREAD: The UK's politics of #erasmus are bizarre. It's basically what the Americans call pork: a huge giveaway to a favoured group.

In this case, the pork takes the form of foreign jaunts for students. Great fun, but the gains of studying maths in Milan or […]

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Erasmus subsidy to the middle class
December 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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THREAD: I thought it was hacked.

I had followed a link to a new UK maritime safety regulation, and in the corner was a wee tiny thumbnail picture of the minister ... who looked like he was 14 years old.

It reminded me of Malcolm Tucker in Washington DC, meeting […]

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Keir Mather MP
December 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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THREAD: #queenvictoria was transported to #australia, in chains, by ship.

From Dublin, in 1986.

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Dublin Port
December 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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At this stage in the #uk, it would be simpler for the police to just publish the list of things which people are still allowed to stay. It would be a short list.

screenshot from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cde65de81jgo

#ukpol #metpol #gaza #palestine #intifada #metropolitanpolice
The Metropolitan and Greater Manchester police forces have said they will arrest people holding placards and chanting the phrase 'globalise the intifada' - an Arabic word for uprising.
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Congrats to #aislingdempsey TD for this question in Dáil Éireann about vital air traffic control measures in late December, and to An #Taoiseach for his assurance that all necessary clearances have been granted for all the relevant personnel.

#iepol #daidinanollag
December 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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This is a terrible decision by #attorneygeneral #RossaFanning. #enochburke and the #burkefamily have waged a persistent campaign to undermine the rule of law, by defying injunctions, disrupting court proceedings, and systematically promoting lies about the courts […]

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Headline from linked article in The i3rish Times: "Attorney General will not prosecute Enoch Burke for criminal contempt, High Court told". Strapline: "In rare court appearance as AG, Rossa Fanning SC said likely outcome and benefit of contempt case must be considered"
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Will Fianna Fáil sue Jim Gavin?

#Taoiseach Micheál Martin tells #rte: #jimgavin told #fiannafail on 8th September that "he never had a journalist as a tenant". That was false.

If Jim had told the truth, the matter would have been investigated. Jim Gavin would […]

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Screenshot of three paragraphs from linked article on RTÉ News: Mr Martin said there was no public record or court record available for anyone to confirm the existence of the dispute, and that the only way for anyone to be aware of it was through a primary source, be it the tenant or Mr Gavin. "He was very categoric that there was no issue, and he said he never had a journalist as a tenant even. That was his recollection. He might not have been aware the person was a journalist." Mr Martin confirmed that the Fianna Fáil report was sent to Mr Gavin’s lawyers, but that his understanding was that no substantive changes were made, bar some personal details that may have been taken out.
December 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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"One thing is clear: the whole circus is built on a foundation of lies, and it is irresponsible and dangerous to let those lies sit unchallenged." — Elaine Crory on #enochburke

Paywalled original […]

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Headline frim linked article in The Irish News: "Elaine Crory: The lies around the Enoch Burke saga cannot go unchallenged". Strapline: "The myth-factory that is social media would have us all believe it’s about principles, faith, or a determination to face down the spectre of pronouns".
December 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Private Eye’s dead ringer-ish review of 2025

https://youtube.com/watch?v=AQ5Xxj2EwGQ&si=9op3wNEt5g8FPX0d
December 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Ireland & UK are stuck with dud leaders: Micheál Martin & Keir Starmer.

Martin' has ~35% approval. Starmer ~15%. Their parliamentarians are fed up. But neither man is going anywhere soon. See this morning's reports from RTÉ https://archive.is/px71l and The […]

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Stuck with dud leaders
December 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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RE: https://mas.to/@SmudgeTheInsultCat/115733047439683930

Why is this sort of ghoulish public display still tolerated?
mas.to
December 17, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Wow! :O

Micheál Martin deserves big prizes both for arrogance and for idiocy. Everyone knows presidential elections are gruelling, that every potential candidate needs intensive scrutiny before endorsement.

Whatever else comes out in the #fiannafail #aras25 […]

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Martin endorsed Gavin after one meeting There's shock among some TDs that Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin was able to make a decision to endorse Jim Gavin after just one meeting with him on 21 July.
December 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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#ff's #aras25 review seems to have concluded that it was all the fault of the politically clueless #jim Gavin that the #fiannafail leadership bullied the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party to adopt a politically clueless candidate for the presidency. 🙄

Glad we […]

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Headline from linked RTÉ News article by Mícheál Lehane and others: "Breaking Jim Gavin was asked twice about dispute with tenant - Fianna Fáil review"
December 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM