Dara O'Reilly
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Gonna have to level with you, I'm not a real architect. I just showed up in this turtleneck and, well, everything spiralled from there.
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*welsh accent*
Things are getting strange, I'm starting to worry
This could be a case for
Things are getting strange, I'm starting to worry
This could be a case for
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
*welsh accent*
Things are getting strange, I'm starting to worry
This could be a case for
Things are getting strange, I'm starting to worry
This could be a case for
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Opened my Instagram stories and there’s Willow Smith over in Los Angeles lip synching a middle aged Limerick mans experience of maintaining friendships while being autistic
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Opened my Instagram stories and there’s Willow Smith over in Los Angeles lip synching a middle aged Limerick mans experience of maintaining friendships while being autistic
I suppose one should sympathise with the pensioner living alone in a £2m house who can't afford the surcharge, but on the plus side, just think of all the dark psychological thrillers we'll get using the plot sitch "Elderly widow rents out a room to an enigmatic and mildly threatening stranger."
November 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I suppose one should sympathise with the pensioner living alone in a £2m house who can't afford the surcharge, but on the plus side, just think of all the dark psychological thrillers we'll get using the plot sitch "Elderly widow rents out a room to an enigmatic and mildly threatening stranger."
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When Scrooge sees his own future, why is it not mentioned he is now a duck?
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
When Scrooge sees his own future, why is it not mentioned he is now a duck?
During the Diplock Era in Northern Ireland, while conviction rates were not significantly higher than in jury trials, (51% of cases tried by a magistrate ended in conviction compared to 49%,) a significantly higher proportion (9% as opposed to 6%) of convictions were overturned as unsafe.
Juries are often easily led by the strongest voice in the room. Many ordinary folks are poorly informed.
This is reflected in votes for Brexit, vaccine skepticism or inflated fears of immigration for example.
This is reflected in votes for Brexit, vaccine skepticism or inflated fears of immigration for example.
November 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
During the Diplock Era in Northern Ireland, while conviction rates were not significantly higher than in jury trials, (51% of cases tried by a magistrate ended in conviction compared to 49%,) a significantly higher proportion (9% as opposed to 6%) of convictions were overturned as unsafe.
"Mr President, I have nothing but respect for your office, but I don't think there's much public appetite for "Police Academy 8: Courage Under Fire." Also, a lot of the original cast are dead. What's that? You've spoken to Guttenberg and he's very keen? Well, if Steve's on board, I guess..."
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"Mr President, I have nothing but respect for your office, but I don't think there's much public appetite for "Police Academy 8: Courage Under Fire." Also, a lot of the original cast are dead. What's that? You've spoken to Guttenberg and he's very keen? Well, if Steve's on board, I guess..."
Kitmas '25: the gift of football www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kitmas-202...
Kitmas '25: the gift of football
Kitmas hopes to brighten the Christmas of many children in the UK, distributing football shirts to kids who may not otherwise receive gifts.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Kitmas '25: the gift of football www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kitmas-202...
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One from the archives:
In 2023 Ayesha Hazarika said it was ridiculous the Cheltenham Racing Festival took place in March 2020
But at the very time Cheltenham was taking place in March 2020 Hazarika sneered at those who were demanding more scrutiny of the decisions the govt was taking on Covid
In 2023 Ayesha Hazarika said it was ridiculous the Cheltenham Racing Festival took place in March 2020
But at the very time Cheltenham was taking place in March 2020 Hazarika sneered at those who were demanding more scrutiny of the decisions the govt was taking on Covid
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 AM
One from the archives:
In 2023 Ayesha Hazarika said it was ridiculous the Cheltenham Racing Festival took place in March 2020
But at the very time Cheltenham was taking place in March 2020 Hazarika sneered at those who were demanding more scrutiny of the decisions the govt was taking on Covid
In 2023 Ayesha Hazarika said it was ridiculous the Cheltenham Racing Festival took place in March 2020
But at the very time Cheltenham was taking place in March 2020 Hazarika sneered at those who were demanding more scrutiny of the decisions the govt was taking on Covid
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Labour cultists need to drop their purity tests and fall in line behind the Greens to stop Farage. A vote for Labour is effectively a vote for Reform
Macclesfield Central (Cheshire East) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Labour cultists need to drop their purity tests and fall in line behind the Greens to stop Farage. A vote for Labour is effectively a vote for Reform
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
When I arrive at the party
Do you ever have a brilliant idea in your sleep, wake up and make a note of it, then wake up again in the morning and read:
"Protein shake for infants called 'Baby I Love Your Whey?'" in your notebook?
No? Er, me neither. I pity whoever that idiot is.
"Protein shake for infants called 'Baby I Love Your Whey?'" in your notebook?
No? Er, me neither. I pity whoever that idiot is.
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Do you ever have a brilliant idea in your sleep, wake up and make a note of it, then wake up again in the morning and read:
"Protein shake for infants called 'Baby I Love Your Whey?'" in your notebook?
No? Er, me neither. I pity whoever that idiot is.
"Protein shake for infants called 'Baby I Love Your Whey?'" in your notebook?
No? Er, me neither. I pity whoever that idiot is.
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we heard you were talking shit
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
we heard you were talking shit
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Olivia Nuzzi is bizarrely smooth. RFK Jr is unpleasantly coarse-textured, almost to the point of being corrugated
In this essay I will build upon previous leading research (Abdul, Kat, et al. 1989. "It Ain't No Fiction: An Examination Of Partner Mismatch In Elite Relationships") to examine the dyna
In this essay I will build upon previous leading research (Abdul, Kat, et al. 1989. "It Ain't No Fiction: An Examination Of Partner Mismatch In Elite Relationships") to examine the dyna
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Olivia Nuzzi is bizarrely smooth. RFK Jr is unpleasantly coarse-textured, almost to the point of being corrugated
In this essay I will build upon previous leading research (Abdul, Kat, et al. 1989. "It Ain't No Fiction: An Examination Of Partner Mismatch In Elite Relationships") to examine the dyna
In this essay I will build upon previous leading research (Abdul, Kat, et al. 1989. "It Ain't No Fiction: An Examination Of Partner Mismatch In Elite Relationships") to examine the dyna
I get that the sketch column is a limiting format, but a "light-hearted sideways glance at the news of the day" column about the government descending into ugly nativism is just urgh.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Shabana Mahmood puts the signs up: Britain is full. No blacks, no dogs, no Irish
We had always given sanctuary to those who needed it, she said, only now we would kick them out as soon as possible
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I get that the sketch column is a limiting format, but a "light-hearted sideways glance at the news of the day" column about the government descending into ugly nativism is just urgh.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I don't think this is possible, with the way the party machinery is and with the number of good people who have been purged or left of their own accord. Good luck to them, I suppose, but I want no part of it.
While many socialists are rightly repulsed by the misdeeds of the Starmer government, its tenure will come to an end soon enough. When it does, we must be ready to renew the Labour Party’s radical mission.
Reclaiming Labour
While many socialists are rightly repulsed by the misdeeds of the Starmer government, its tenure will come to an end soon enough. When it does, we must be ready to renew the Labour Party’s radical mis...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I don't think this is possible, with the way the party machinery is and with the number of good people who have been purged or left of their own accord. Good luck to them, I suppose, but I want no part of it.
I think I'd be A BIT interested in finding out who the Diarrhoea person was.
In July I stayed in a hotel and I could hear the person in the next room having diarrhoea from 6am-9.30am. I had literally zero desire to find out who that person was. It was Diarrhoea Guy. The end.
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I think I'd be A BIT interested in finding out who the Diarrhoea person was.
A conspiracy theory that I wholeheartedly believe is that the film "Now You See Me" was not commercially successful enough to justify two sequels, and the latest film was solely made because "Now You See Me 2" should have been called "Now You Don't," and they're now rectifying that.
November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A conspiracy theory that I wholeheartedly believe is that the film "Now You See Me" was not commercially successful enough to justify two sequels, and the latest film was solely made because "Now You See Me 2" should have been called "Now You Don't," and they're now rectifying that.
It's not the WORST thing about Britain's home secretary, but my autocorrect (which is admittedly Derry-and-its-immediate-environs-specific) keeps changing her name to "Strabane Mahmood."
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It's not the WORST thing about Britain's home secretary, but my autocorrect (which is admittedly Derry-and-its-immediate-environs-specific) keeps changing her name to "Strabane Mahmood."
The new BMW advert does actually feature the 1965 Neue Klasse 2000CS, so I now have to revise this opinion to "Maybe, actually."
This can't really work economically, because the Bond movies aren't particularly profitable as films; they're clever ways to market luxury goods. Will BMW pay $20m for the 1965 Neue Klasse 2000CS,(the first vehicle to have the famous "Hofmeister Kink") to feature in the film? Probably not.
November 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The new BMW advert does actually feature the 1965 Neue Klasse 2000CS, so I now have to revise this opinion to "Maybe, actually."
At this point, you're actually surprised by the people who AREN'T in the Epstein emails rather than those who are. Grudging respect to Thomas Friedman, who on the evidence thus presented seems to have had no contact with him at all, despite being exactly the sort of person you'd imagine to.
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
At this point, you're actually surprised by the people who AREN'T in the Epstein emails rather than those who are. Grudging respect to Thomas Friedman, who on the evidence thus presented seems to have had no contact with him at all, despite being exactly the sort of person you'd imagine to.
What we call "laziness" is almost certainly mental illness of some kind, and people who just don't want to work should get disability benefits.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
What we call "laziness" is almost certainly mental illness of some kind, and people who just don't want to work should get disability benefits.
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I hope that 'crime commissioners' can go back to being charismatic villains with catchy but succinct nicknames, detailing the style in which they both commission and conduct crimes. For example, in the form of Jokes, or Riddles
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I hope that 'crime commissioners' can go back to being charismatic villains with catchy but succinct nicknames, detailing the style in which they both commission and conduct crimes. For example, in the form of Jokes, or Riddles
John Crace does not appear to know the difference between Cluedo and Guess Who?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
John Crace does not appear to know the difference between Cluedo and Guess Who?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...