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Teacher, writer, Dubliner. I love animals and small notebooks.
About to watch “The Talented Mr. Ripley” for the first time. Only took … 27 years?
February 7, 2026 at 7:43 PM
About to watch “The Talented Mr. Ripley” for the first time. Only took … 27 years?
Had to pause the Take That documentary for several minutes laughter when Gary revealed he & Robbie had a heart to heart, soul bearing “speaking my truth” convo where Robbie said that he didn’t like when Gary called him “Blobby” back in the day.
January 30, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Had to pause the Take That documentary for several minutes laughter when Gary revealed he & Robbie had a heart to heart, soul bearing “speaking my truth” convo where Robbie said that he didn’t like when Gary called him “Blobby” back in the day.
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Florence and the Machine
Lush
Elastica
Kate Bush
Bonus: Bananarama 🤪
Florence and the Machine
Lush
Elastica
Kate Bush
Bonus: Bananarama 🤪
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers:
Peggy Seeger
Whitney Houston
Saint Etienne
Kate Rusby
Eliza Carthy
Peggy Seeger
Whitney Houston
Saint Etienne
Kate Rusby
Eliza Carthy
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers:
Garbage
Tori Amos
Belly
Whale
Portishead
Garbage
Tori Amos
Belly
Whale
Portishead
January 22, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Florence and the Machine
Lush
Elastica
Kate Bush
Bonus: Bananarama 🤪
Florence and the Machine
Lush
Elastica
Kate Bush
Bonus: Bananarama 🤪
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As someone said the other day, one of the biggest problems with AI is not that you're expected to be more productive; it's that it triples the output of the biggest idiot you work with
January 17, 2026 at 11:21 AM
As someone said the other day, one of the biggest problems with AI is not that you're expected to be more productive; it's that it triples the output of the biggest idiot you work with
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Reminder that @depechemode.com's M is now streaming on Netflix.
January 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Reminder that @depechemode.com's M is now streaming on Netflix.
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Happy New Year to my fellow vaccinated people who made it to 2025
January 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Happy New Year to my fellow vaccinated people who made it to 2025
Please explain how I got a mosquito bite on my leg in London in December? I am baffled.
December 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Please explain how I got a mosquito bite on my leg in London in December? I am baffled.
Absolutely floored by this, I have never heard one bad word about this man. He will be a huge loss to the band, but always fondly remembered.
He was in the band at my first Cure concert and I got a lovely surprise to see him walk on stage at my most recent show, in 2022 (30 years later!)
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He was in the band at my first Cure concert and I got a lovely surprise to see him walk on stage at my most recent show, in 2022 (30 years later!)
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Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure, dies aged 65
Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure, dies aged 65
Starting as a roadie and guitar tech, Bamonte joined the band in 1990 after its breakthrough album Disintegration
Perry Archangelo Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band the Cure, has died. He was 65.
The band made the announcement on their official website on Friday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Absolutely floored by this, I have never heard one bad word about this man. He will be a huge loss to the band, but always fondly remembered.
He was in the band at my first Cure concert and I got a lovely surprise to see him walk on stage at my most recent show, in 2022 (30 years later!)
💔
He was in the band at my first Cure concert and I got a lovely surprise to see him walk on stage at my most recent show, in 2022 (30 years later!)
💔
@livedrive.dublincityfm.ie Hi - is there still a council website that shows live availability in the various car parks across the city?
December 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
@livedrive.dublincityfm.ie Hi - is there still a council website that shows live availability in the various car parks across the city?
Overheard a conversation where someone was talking about the department they worked in and how it wasn’t called Customer Service but it was called Customer Success 🤮
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Overheard a conversation where someone was talking about the department they worked in and how it wasn’t called Customer Service but it was called Customer Success 🤮
I was in a restaurant the other evening and they played this *six* times 🥴
The song, which came out in 1994 and first hit the top 10 in 2017, has now led the chart for the last seven holiday seasons. n.pr/4iQWIMH
Mariah Carey is back at No. 1 with "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
The song, which came out in 1994 and first hit the top 10 in 2017, has now led the chart for the last seven holiday seasons.
n.pr
December 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I was in a restaurant the other evening and they played this *six* times 🥴
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Look guys, if the gays can boycott the Eurovision, the very very very least you can do is boycott FIFA
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Look guys, if the gays can boycott the Eurovision, the very very very least you can do is boycott FIFA
… depends on *which* dead grandmother 👀
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
… depends on *which* dead grandmother 👀
Very odd vibe in town due to the Luas breakdowns. Abandoned trams on the tracks. Very eerie too, as the it’s not as lit up as usual and hordes of people are walking instead.
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Very odd vibe in town due to the Luas breakdowns. Abandoned trams on the tracks. Very eerie too, as the it’s not as lit up as usual and hordes of people are walking instead.
Not a crimble crumble!!!!
Tower of London closes after apple crumble thrown on crown jewels display
Tower of London closes after apple crumble thrown on crown jewels display
Four people arrested after apparent protest against UK inequality claimed by civil-resistance group Take Back Power
The Tower of London has been closed to visitors on a busy Saturday after food was thrown at a display case containing the crown jewels in an apparent protest against inequality in the UK.
Four people were arrested after the action, which was claimed by Take Back Power – a self-described new non-violent civil-resistance group. It said custard and apple crumble was flung at the case, which contained the imperial state crown. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Not a crimble crumble!!!!
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Barry E*an’s piece on Twi*k in todays Sindo does NOT disappoint.
Fury & tears at LLS snub ☑️
Calor Kosangas housewife of the year mention ☑️
Sending a homemade card to someone she insulted on FB ☑️
Gloria Swanson comparison ☑️
Another snub (this time from the Áras) ☑️
Fury & tears at LLS snub ☑️
Calor Kosangas housewife of the year mention ☑️
Sending a homemade card to someone she insulted on FB ☑️
Gloria Swanson comparison ☑️
Another snub (this time from the Áras) ☑️
a man says " and it has everything " in front of a world map
ALT: a man says " and it has everything " in front of a world map
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Barry E*an’s piece on Twi*k in todays Sindo does NOT disappoint.
Fury & tears at LLS snub ☑️
Calor Kosangas housewife of the year mention ☑️
Sending a homemade card to someone she insulted on FB ☑️
Gloria Swanson comparison ☑️
Another snub (this time from the Áras) ☑️
Fury & tears at LLS snub ☑️
Calor Kosangas housewife of the year mention ☑️
Sending a homemade card to someone she insulted on FB ☑️
Gloria Swanson comparison ☑️
Another snub (this time from the Áras) ☑️
RIP Umi Falafel Dame St 😢
October 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
RIP Umi Falafel Dame St 😢
Except for non TV absentee fathers 👀
NO ONE has the audacity like an absentee TV father reappearing/returning to their child's life
(I'm watching Gilmore Girls)
(I'm watching Gilmore Girls)
October 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Except for non TV absentee fathers 👀
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Even if there had been a Maria Steenish candidate to absorb the 10-12% of spoiled votes, the result would still be resoundingly for CC. That should be the story. Instead itll be used as an excuse to move to the right rather than accept that the majority of voters chose a left wing candidate #aras25
October 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Even if there had been a Maria Steenish candidate to absorb the 10-12% of spoiled votes, the result would still be resoundingly for CC. That should be the story. Instead itll be used as an excuse to move to the right rather than accept that the majority of voters chose a left wing candidate #aras25
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I’m just a girl, standing in front of a national media, asking it to please please not hyperfocus on spoiled votes today.
Spoiled votes, like their voters, should be ignored. At best a footnote.
Spoiled votes, like their voters, should be ignored. At best a footnote.
October 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I’m just a girl, standing in front of a national media, asking it to please please not hyperfocus on spoiled votes today.
Spoiled votes, like their voters, should be ignored. At best a footnote.
Spoiled votes, like their voters, should be ignored. At best a footnote.
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The most racist language on some spoiled ballots alongside a cutesy little 1 beside the name of someone who failed to get nominated to run.
October 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The most racist language on some spoiled ballots alongside a cutesy little 1 beside the name of someone who failed to get nominated to run.
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Teenage girls at the gas station complimented my nails and my slightly GNC outfit, then proceeded to show off their own nails and gab for a minute about how they like getting them done.
It's nice to get reminders that society is not what social media would have you believe it is.
It's nice to get reminders that society is not what social media would have you believe it is.
October 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Teenage girls at the gas station complimented my nails and my slightly GNC outfit, then proceeded to show off their own nails and gab for a minute about how they like getting them done.
It's nice to get reminders that society is not what social media would have you believe it is.
It's nice to get reminders that society is not what social media would have you believe it is.