Patrick McGarvey
@patrickmcgarvey.bsky.social
Irish Rugby, Cycling, Centrist politics
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I find zero value in celebrity culture until we get to Keri Russell, who doesn't hop on a bike for the "look at me" photo shoot, but rather lives the bikes-for-transportation lifestyle in Brooklyn NY.
January 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I find zero value in celebrity culture until we get to Keri Russell, who doesn't hop on a bike for the "look at me" photo shoot, but rather lives the bikes-for-transportation lifestyle in Brooklyn NY.
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Great to see Mary on keyboards and Joseph on vocals for a change......
December 12, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Great to see Mary on keyboards and Joseph on vocals for a change......
Electric cars were not invented to save the planet, they were invented to save the car industry.
The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil 4x more than electric cars due to their staggering uptake in China and elsewhere.
The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.
theconversation.com
December 1, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Electric cars were not invented to save the planet, they were invented to save the car industry.
My son is on a school trip to Berlin. Anyone got a good place for him to watch the rugby tomorrow? Near Potsdammer Platz ideally. #IREvAUS
November 29, 2024 at 2:07 PM
My son is on a school trip to Berlin. Anyone got a good place for him to watch the rugby tomorrow? Near Potsdammer Platz ideally. #IREvAUS
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France's LNR isn't here, yet, so in its absence, the #TOP14 results so far on the 10th weekend. La Rochelle's fightback fell agonisingly short at Castres, Bordeaux came back from 29-0 down after 33 minutes at Vannes, Lyon and Pau both lost a 4th game in a row
Stade Francais v Racing 92 on Sunday
Stade Francais v Racing 92 on Sunday
November 23, 2024 at 10:23 PM
France's LNR isn't here, yet, so in its absence, the #TOP14 results so far on the 10th weekend. La Rochelle's fightback fell agonisingly short at Castres, Bordeaux came back from 29-0 down after 33 minutes at Vannes, Lyon and Pau both lost a 4th game in a row
Stade Francais v Racing 92 on Sunday
Stade Francais v Racing 92 on Sunday
Great analysis. I've added @overthehillprop.bsky.social to my Franco-Celtic Rugby starter pack.
go.bsky.app/ABVYQ4v
go.bsky.app/ABVYQ4v
1. Gus McCarthys call is being rightly framed as a great thing for the player himsef but it does go to show how broken the Irish system is, because there is no way this (5th choice provincial to international cap in a few weeks) happens for a player in any of the other 3 provinces.
November 23, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Great analysis. I've added @overthehillprop.bsky.social to my Franco-Celtic Rugby starter pack.
go.bsky.app/ABVYQ4v
go.bsky.app/ABVYQ4v
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1. Gus McCarthys call is being rightly framed as a great thing for the player himsef but it does go to show how broken the Irish system is, because there is no way this (5th choice provincial to international cap in a few weeks) happens for a player in any of the other 3 provinces.
November 21, 2024 at 11:14 PM
1. Gus McCarthys call is being rightly framed as a great thing for the player himsef but it does go to show how broken the Irish system is, because there is no way this (5th choice provincial to international cap in a few weeks) happens for a player in any of the other 3 provinces.
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‘Between my finger and my thumb
The squat pen rests.
I’ll dig with it.’
We’re getting started here on Bluesky, and thought the best possible way to introduce ourselves on a new platform would be our poem of the week, ‘Digging’ by Seamus Heaney.
The squat pen rests.
I’ll dig with it.’
We’re getting started here on Bluesky, and thought the best possible way to introduce ourselves on a new platform would be our poem of the week, ‘Digging’ by Seamus Heaney.
November 20, 2024 at 11:43 AM
‘Between my finger and my thumb
The squat pen rests.
I’ll dig with it.’
We’re getting started here on Bluesky, and thought the best possible way to introduce ourselves on a new platform would be our poem of the week, ‘Digging’ by Seamus Heaney.
The squat pen rests.
I’ll dig with it.’
We’re getting started here on Bluesky, and thought the best possible way to introduce ourselves on a new platform would be our poem of the week, ‘Digging’ by Seamus Heaney.
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Huge mistake by the Springboks naming their side so early.
Now, Wales will have all week to analyse exactly how to rip this team apart and exploit every single obvious weakness...oh...wait. #WALvRSA
Now, Wales will have all week to analyse exactly how to rip this team apart and exploit every single obvious weakness...oh...wait. #WALvRSA
November 19, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Huge mistake by the Springboks naming their side so early.
Now, Wales will have all week to analyse exactly how to rip this team apart and exploit every single obvious weakness...oh...wait. #WALvRSA
Now, Wales will have all week to analyse exactly how to rip this team apart and exploit every single obvious weakness...oh...wait. #WALvRSA
Should never have left Munster!
Gregor Townsend will literally put anyone in the Scotland 10 shirt before Ben Healy
November 16, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Should never have left Munster!
Ireland kick 3 and the last 10 minutes isn't nearly as tense.
Brilliantly competitive game but Ireland penalty count a real concern.
Brilliantly competitive game but Ireland penalty count a real concern.
November 15, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Ireland kick 3 and the last 10 minutes isn't nearly as tense.
Brilliantly competitive game but Ireland penalty count a real concern.
Brilliantly competitive game but Ireland penalty count a real concern.
Owen Farrell out for several weeks having had an operation for a hernia.
November 14, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Owen Farrell out for several weeks having had an operation for a hernia.
As usual, the good folks of St Pauli are at the forefront of football clubs "doing the right thing" ☠️
@fcstpauli.bsky.social have ditched X completely and have made the switch to @bsky.app.
Their reason? Elon Musk "has transformed X into a hate machine."
More on why they've left X. ⬇️
#fcsp | #Bundesliga
Their reason? Elon Musk "has transformed X into a hate machine."
More on why they've left X. ⬇️
#fcsp | #Bundesliga
November 14, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Reviewing this Ireland team, though changes are limited, players who had objectively poor games have been dropped. Aki, Frawley, Henderson and Murray all out of the squad.
November 13, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Reviewing this Ireland team, though changes are limited, players who had objectively poor games have been dropped. Aki, Frawley, Henderson and Murray all out of the squad.
More good people to follow on here to keep your feed full of URC, Top 14 and ProD2
go.bsky.app/ABVYQ4v
go.bsky.app/ABVYQ4v
November 13, 2024 at 6:05 PM
More good people to follow on here to keep your feed full of URC, Top 14 and ProD2
go.bsky.app/ABVYQ4v
go.bsky.app/ABVYQ4v
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November 8, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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Really cool seeing people making their way over from Rugby Twitter here this week.
But a reminder that without an algorithm, following more people is probably the only way to feed your scrolling urges.
I did a rugby starter pack here:
go.bsky.app/MobjvUM
But a reminder that without an algorithm, following more people is probably the only way to feed your scrolling urges.
I did a rugby starter pack here:
go.bsky.app/MobjvUM
November 13, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Really cool seeing people making their way over from Rugby Twitter here this week.
But a reminder that without an algorithm, following more people is probably the only way to feed your scrolling urges.
I did a rugby starter pack here:
go.bsky.app/MobjvUM
But a reminder that without an algorithm, following more people is probably the only way to feed your scrolling urges.
I did a rugby starter pack here:
go.bsky.app/MobjvUM