Josef O'Shea
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Stories from the South Coast of Ireland
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JPMorgan Chase's decision to build a 3mn square-foot tower in Canary Wharf comes a day after chief executive Jamie Dimon praised UK chancellor Rachel Reeves’ focus on 'financial discipline' in her Budget, in which banks avoided an increase in industry levies on.ft.com/3MpxdWo
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
JPMorgan Chase's decision to build a 3mn square-foot tower in Canary Wharf comes a day after chief executive Jamie Dimon praised UK chancellor Rachel Reeves’ focus on 'financial discipline' in her Budget, in which banks avoided an increase in industry levies on.ft.com/3MpxdWo
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Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
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I'm teaching a course at the Irish Writers' Centre this spring where we will start out working on basic ideas and try to move them forward to script stage, it was a lot of fun when we did it last year, very happy they have asked me back:
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/grow...
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/grow...
Growing Your Idea: From Thought to Script with Paul Duane - Irish Writers Centre
In-person scriptwriting course at the Irish Writers Centre (Dublin). Turn an idea for a film into a detailed outline or script. Starts Tues 11 March 2025.
irishwriterscentre.ie
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I'm teaching a course at the Irish Writers' Centre this spring where we will start out working on basic ideas and try to move them forward to script stage, it was a lot of fun when we did it last year, very happy they have asked me back:
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/grow...
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/grow...
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This is an unspooling thread of total joy. A slug of forgotten comedy history.
The brilliant female clowns of silent cinema. This might be the most ALIVE thing you’ll see all day.
The brilliant female clowns of silent cinema. This might be the most ALIVE thing you’ll see all day.
Since we are once again dealing with "the only silent era comedians of note were men" I feel I need to stand up for the ladies.
Marion Davies!
Marion Davies!
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This is an unspooling thread of total joy. A slug of forgotten comedy history.
The brilliant female clowns of silent cinema. This might be the most ALIVE thing you’ll see all day.
The brilliant female clowns of silent cinema. This might be the most ALIVE thing you’ll see all day.
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i’m so happy for him
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
i’m so happy for him
It's the sort of thing you might wait for official confirmation on ....
The governor of West Virginia is now walking back his initial post, where he stated two National Guard members died after being shot
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It's the sort of thing you might wait for official confirmation on ....
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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The lack of vision in Irish public life never ceases to amaze.
Awful decision.
Awful decision.
There's no funding to reopen the Waterford-Wexford/Rosslare. The All-Island Rail Review recommended reopening this. It's only been closed since 2010 and is being maintained. Would have been huge for regional development.
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The lack of vision in Irish public life never ceases to amaze.
Awful decision.
Awful decision.
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The OG Simon's Cat film!
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The OG Simon's Cat film!
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You couldn't find a more genuine person and a more professional broadcaster - he, on the other hand - has always been a thundering bastard.
Irish broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan has revealed an interview with her musical hero Van Morrison went so badly it couldn’t be aired and left her in tears.
RTE star says ‘unmitigated disaster' with Van Morrison left her ‘mortified’ and in tears: ‘I totally blame myself’
Irish broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan has revealed an interview with her musical hero Van Morrison went so badly it couldn’t be aired and left her in tears.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
You couldn't find a more genuine person and a more professional broadcaster - he, on the other hand - has always been a thundering bastard.
It just never stops - constant crazy.
Two members of the National Guard have been shot near the White House in Washington, according to the US secretary of homeland security. on.ft.com/4omKUCZ
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
It just never stops - constant crazy.
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I love this poem,
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I love this poem,
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So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
Good. Feck 'em.
Private jet passengers flying from UK face fourfold increase in tax on.ft.com/3Xnvtzk
Private jet passengers flying from UK face fourfold increase in tax
More than 500,000 trips will be subject to higher levies
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Good. Feck 'em.
Burkes spend more time on floors than the average Flash Speedmop
This family have done more for Irish comedy than the last three DGs of RTÉ.
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Burkes spend more time on floors than the average Flash Speedmop
Happy find - Vicky Leandros - Greek singer who won Eurovison '72 for Luxembourg with Apres Toi
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Happy find - Vicky Leandros - Greek singer who won Eurovison '72 for Luxembourg with Apres Toi
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I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
Looks like they finally caught up with 'Jingles' Müller
A council worker in Kempten, Bavaria, is accused of having stolen more than €1m in coins from the parking meters that he was tasked with emptying
Council worker accused of stealing €1 million in change
The 40-year-old man was arrested by German police on Monday on suspicion of 720 cases of theft from parking meters. His wife, 38, was also detained
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Looks like they finally caught up with 'Jingles' Müller
The dream...
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The dream...
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This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
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ChatGPT took Press Gazette content then said that could not have happened:
World’s leading LLM said it could not have done the thing it did. pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ch...
World’s leading LLM said it could not have done the thing it did. pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ch...
ChatGPT took Press Gazette content then said that could not have happened
World's leading LLM said it could not have done the thing it did.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
ChatGPT took Press Gazette content then said that could not have happened:
World’s leading LLM said it could not have done the thing it did. pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ch...
World’s leading LLM said it could not have done the thing it did. pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ch...
Yay! The Market is working!
Sherry FitzGerald’s revenues soar as it pays €6m dividend to parent
Sherry FitzGerald’s revenues soar as it pays €6m dividend to parent
Turnover rose by 23 per cent, helped by a €4.4 million contribution from a Belfast-based agent acquired in January last year
www.irishtimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Yay! The Market is working!
It's no 'joke' - Taylor Swift has yet to be sunk by a torpedo off the Old Head of Kinsale!
this Taylor Swift joke was stolen directly from @offline.mountainherder.xyz (my partner) years ago, and honestly it’s a little funny at this point how often it’s been ripped off
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
It's no 'joke' - Taylor Swift has yet to be sunk by a torpedo off the Old Head of Kinsale!
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.