Seán
@anklejoints.bsky.social
BAJ His & Pol | MSc Gov & Pol | Increasingly irritated socialist
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Somehow, I was reminded of this…
February 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Somehow, I was reminded of this…
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the best thing Catherine Connolly could do for the mood of the nation is to spend three months at a time secretly perfecting a new trick, make a public appearance where she spikes a volleyball or hits a tweener, and then begin the process again.
February 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
the best thing Catherine Connolly could do for the mood of the nation is to spend three months at a time secretly perfecting a new trick, make a public appearance where she spikes a volleyball or hits a tweener, and then begin the process again.
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Teacher and researcher Eoghan Cleary breaks down a recent L’Oreal advertising campaign that partnered with an OnlyFans creator...
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Opinion: The porn industry is normalising the sex trade for the next generation of teen girls
Teacher and researcher Eoghan Cleary breaks down a recent L’Oreal advertising campaign that partnered with an OnlyFans creator – and explains how girls are being targeted by the porn industry at younger...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Teacher and researcher Eoghan Cleary breaks down a recent L’Oreal advertising campaign that partnered with an OnlyFans creator...
jrnl.ie/6919413
jrnl.ie/6919413
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Tweet so good I had to post it here
February 2, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Tweet so good I had to post it here
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Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor look at how empty ground-floor retail units are becoming the newest blight on our urban centres.
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jrnl.ie/6941117
New apartments, empty shops: The quiet scandal of Ireland’s modern dereliction
Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor look at how empty ground-floor retail units are becoming the newest blight on our cities.
jrnl.ie
February 2, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor look at how empty ground-floor retail units are becoming the newest blight on our urban centres.
jrnl.ie/6941117
jrnl.ie/6941117
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"I'm not interested in politics because I don't eat, wear clothes, breathe air or live in a house. I'm incurable and when I die I'll bury myself."
The first issue of People's Voice, produced by Saor Éire in Cork.
www.leftarchive.ie/document/2405/
The first issue of People's Voice, produced by Saor Éire in Cork.
www.leftarchive.ie/document/2405/
February 1, 2026 at 10:19 AM
"I'm not interested in politics because I don't eat, wear clothes, breathe air or live in a house. I'm incurable and when I die I'll bury myself."
The first issue of People's Voice, produced by Saor Éire in Cork.
www.leftarchive.ie/document/2405/
The first issue of People's Voice, produced by Saor Éire in Cork.
www.leftarchive.ie/document/2405/
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let 👏girl 👏bosses👏 befriend 👏saw 👏murderers
January 30, 2026 at 11:14 AM
let 👏girl 👏bosses👏 befriend 👏saw 👏murderers
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Literally official Irish policy lmao
Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes."
January 29, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Literally official Irish policy lmao
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They said Project Maths was supposed to be more suited to real world situations and yet it did not tackle how much you should give at weddings depending on your relationship to the couple.
January 26, 2026 at 9:49 PM
They said Project Maths was supposed to be more suited to real world situations and yet it did not tackle how much you should give at weddings depending on your relationship to the couple.
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Priest: "Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
Micheál Martin: "Let's not jump into a kneejerk response here, in terms of falling in love. There are many factors, elements even, to consider, in terms of commitment, loyalty, the willingness to share a life, in terms of marriage."
Micheál Martin: "Let's not jump into a kneejerk response here, in terms of falling in love. There are many factors, elements even, to consider, in terms of commitment, loyalty, the willingness to share a life, in terms of marriage."
January 24, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Priest: "Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
Micheál Martin: "Let's not jump into a kneejerk response here, in terms of falling in love. There are many factors, elements even, to consider, in terms of commitment, loyalty, the willingness to share a life, in terms of marriage."
Micheál Martin: "Let's not jump into a kneejerk response here, in terms of falling in love. There are many factors, elements even, to consider, in terms of commitment, loyalty, the willingness to share a life, in terms of marriage."
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The Irish criminal justice system is represented by three separate, yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders; and a weird little man from Mayo who really wants to bully a child. These are their stories.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
January 23, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The Irish criminal justice system is represented by three separate, yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders; and a weird little man from Mayo who really wants to bully a child. These are their stories.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
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Born #OTD 1931, Evelyn Owens was a true pioneer: the first female president of an Irish trade union for both sexes, the first woman to chair the Labour Court and, as a member of the presidential commission, the first woman to sign an Irish bill into law. www.dib.ie/biography/ow... #DIBLives
January 22, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Born #OTD 1931, Evelyn Owens was a true pioneer: the first female president of an Irish trade union for both sexes, the first woman to chair the Labour Court and, as a member of the presidential commission, the first woman to sign an Irish bill into law. www.dib.ie/biography/ow... #DIBLives
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Micheál Martloaf*
*A Meatloaf reference? In 2026? You better believe it
*A Meatloaf reference? In 2026? You better believe it
January 19, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Micheál Martloaf*
*A Meatloaf reference? In 2026? You better believe it
*A Meatloaf reference? In 2026? You better believe it
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#72: Shag a massive apple
January 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
#72: Shag a massive apple
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It’s in the Dáil record now, it’s a primary source for future historians
Elon Musk just been labelled a 'creepy little slimeball' in the Dáil by Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon.
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
It’s in the Dáil record now, it’s a primary source for future historians
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Study was funded by the Department of Justice - be interesting to see whether the Minister will issue a press release on this bit of work by his department...
Many people believe immigration is happening in Ireland on a larger scale than it really is, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute
Immigration levels overestimated by public, says ESRI
Many people believe immigration is happening in Ireland on a larger scale than it really is, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute.
www.rte.ie
January 15, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Study was funded by the Department of Justice - be interesting to see whether the Minister will issue a press release on this bit of work by his department...
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Note who was defending Harris here.
Council rejects Tánaiste’s claim large number of homeless have no housing right
Council rejects Tánaiste’s claim large number of homeless have no housing right
Simon Harris defended by Independent councillor Malachy Steenson
www.irishtimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Note who was defending Harris here.
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The Deputy leader of this government is telling an outright lie in order to stir up racial hatred and build support for more oppressive laws
This is a dangerous dangerous path we are going down.
#speirghorm
This is a dangerous dangerous path we are going down.
#speirghorm
Simon Harris has doubled down on comments he made to The Irish Times last month, when he said that a “significant number” of people in homeless accommodation do not have a housing right in Ireland.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
January 12, 2026 at 9:12 AM
The Deputy leader of this government is telling an outright lie in order to stir up racial hatred and build support for more oppressive laws
This is a dangerous dangerous path we are going down.
#speirghorm
This is a dangerous dangerous path we are going down.
#speirghorm
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The Centrist’s Arc of Denial
1) Govt isn’t doing anything!
2) Why aren’t we all doing something!
3) I personally will not be doing anything.
1) Govt isn’t doing anything!
2) Why aren’t we all doing something!
3) I personally will not be doing anything.
January 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The Centrist’s Arc of Denial
1) Govt isn’t doing anything!
2) Why aren’t we all doing something!
3) I personally will not be doing anything.
1) Govt isn’t doing anything!
2) Why aren’t we all doing something!
3) I personally will not be doing anything.
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"Donohue opted to provide the World Bank with €141.4 million on 24 April 2025, even as officials in his department recommended giving significantly less. The World Bank itself recommended that Ireland give €131.4 million."
Holy crap! Your reminder friends that this money he gave away is OUR money.
Holy crap! Your reminder friends that this money he gave away is OUR money.
Donohoue made the decision seven months before he resigned as finance minister to take up a job at the World Bank.
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jrnl.ie/6922850
Sinn Féin says Paschal Donohue's decision to give World Bank extra €10m raises 'serious questions'
Pearse Doherty today called on the government to provide “full transparency” about how the decision was made.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"Donohue opted to provide the World Bank with €141.4 million on 24 April 2025, even as officials in his department recommended giving significantly less. The World Bank itself recommended that Ireland give €131.4 million."
Holy crap! Your reminder friends that this money he gave away is OUR money.
Holy crap! Your reminder friends that this money he gave away is OUR money.
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There are real people, real women, real girls whose images have been edited by grok at the request of users.
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
There are real people, real women, real girls whose images have been edited by grok at the request of users.
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
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New statement from Antonio Guterres... who says he's deeply concerned that the rules of international law have not been respected.
Tony, the rules do not exist any more.
Tony, the rules do not exist any more.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
New statement from Antonio Guterres... who says he's deeply concerned that the rules of international law have not been respected.
Tony, the rules do not exist any more.
Tony, the rules do not exist any more.
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What if America were using our airports to aid in the commission of war crimes and threatened us with economic devastation if we attempted to prevent it? Oh wait we're only doing pretend stuff in the papers...
What if the Tsar of Russia
And the King of Prussia
Landed in the Phoenix Park
In a big Balloon?
And the King of Prussia
Landed in the Phoenix Park
In a big Balloon?
December 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
What if America were using our airports to aid in the commission of war crimes and threatened us with economic devastation if we attempted to prevent it? Oh wait we're only doing pretend stuff in the papers...