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Irish mature student of physics with Open University. Just here to listen to cleverer people
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tuairisc.bsky.social
Go deo na ndeor, ní fheicfidh tú aon duine ag sodar ná faoi dheifir Tigh Charlie Byrne
Go deo na ndeor, ní fheicfidh tú aon duine ag sodar ná faoi dheifir Tigh Charlie Byrne
Mar is minic leo ba iad na siopaí leabhar a shábháil mé agus idir ceithre cinn acu ba ghearr gurbh fhada siar i m’intinn a bhí an ‘Rí Wenceslas’
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December 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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smockalley.bsky.social
We are seeking an Operations and Admin Lead to support our small, busy team during an important period of organisational transition.

More Details can be found here smockalley.com/opportunities/
December 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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galwaycommuters.bsky.social
Another delay for Galway BusConnects

We are deeply disappointed to discover that the timeline for Galway's long-awaited new bus network has been pushed back yet again.

Read our press release:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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artscouncilireland.bsky.social
We're delighted to announce the Arts Council Artists in Residence 2026.

Jointly funded with partner universities, the residencies help embed creativity in third-level education and provide artists with support to develop their work.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4puMJz9
Promotional poster for the Arts Council Artists in Residence 2026, featuring a collage of eleven diverse headshots of the participating artists, set against a plain and colorful background. The Arts Council logo is visible at the bottom right.
December 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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thereviewshub.bsky.social
#THEATRE #REVIEW An Fathach Leithleasach @AnTaibhdhearc "perfect Christmas fare for everyone!"🌟🌟🌟🌟
www.thereviewshub.com/an-fathach-l... #GALWAY
An Fathach Leithleasach - An Taibhdhearc, Galway - The Reviews Hub
Writer: Eoin Ó Dubhghaill  Director: Muireann Kelly An Fathach Leithleasach, based on Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant, is brought to stage in An Taibhdhearc by the theatre’s creative team. The play is...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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tupped.bsky.social
I would like to know what are the inhumane and degrading treatments the Minister believes should be legal.
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Iceland is the latest country to announce it will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, the country's public broadcaster RUV said, after the European Broadcasting Union last week cleared Israel's participation reut.rs/4aEORj1
Iceland to boycott 2026 Eurovision in protest of go-ahead for Israel
Iceland will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, the country's public broadcaster RUV said on Wednesday, after organiser the European Broadcasting Union last week cleared Israel's parti...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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rdisc0mb0bulate.bsky.social
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
#SpeirGorm
@twisteddoodles.bsky.social
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON GET INTO THE SPIRIT BY PUTTING YOUR MEDICATION INTO AN ADVENT CALENDAR 00 CANT WAIT TO SEE WHATS IN DAY 2! - WHY NOT SPICE THINGS UP BY ASKING YOUR PHARMACIST FOR SOME "PICK-N-MIX" ÍVE TOLD YOU BEFORE, THAT'S NOT A THING @twisteddoodles
December 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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newschambers.bsky.social
Out with Bohemians this morning as part of their 8th annual toy drive.

The aim is to make sure as many kids as possible, in homeless accommodation and international protection centres across Ireland, get a toy this Christmas.

Shares appreciated on the gram: www.instagram.com/reel/DSDOd6V...
December 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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galwayadvertiser.bsky.social
Encouraging people to walk in the city centre is crucial to reducing congestion, improving accessibility and increasing the number of residents and tourists who want to spend time in the city centre, Dr Illan Wall writes www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
Is Galway hostile to pedestrians?
There’s a video doing the rounds on social media of someone driving through Galway in 1965. The car drives along Bridge Street and Mainguard Street, before turning onto Shop street.
www.advertiser.ie
December 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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briancaulfield.bsky.social
"Continuing to build more roads to alleviate congestion, especially in a geographically constrained city such as Dublin, is precisely the kind of failed thinking that has resulted in our capital becoming the 10th most congested city in the world."

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Prof Brian Caulfield: Can anything be done to end M50 gridlock?
Motorway is daily inescapable reminder of Dublin’s status as world’s 10th most-congested city
www.irishtimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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helenczerski.bsky.social
*cough* If you're gift shopping for anyone interested in how the world works, do consider these. Storm in a Teacup is all about the physics of everyday life and Blue Machine is all about how the ocean works - the water itself, which is the biggest story on Earth. Share the joy of nature & science!
Two books: Storm in a Teacup and Blue Machine
December 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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orkneylibrary.bsky.social
Just putting up the Christmas decorations in the staff room.
A microwave with a picture stuck on the front showing Bruce Willis from the movie Die Hard, crawling in a ventilation duct
December 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed that Israel will be allowed to take part
Broadcasters to decide on Eurovision participation
Several European broadcasters are expected to announce whether or not they will take part in next year's Eurovision Song Contest over the coming days.
www.rte.ie
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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ciaraioch.bsky.social
📌 ciaraioch.com is now taking Christmas orders for prints, cards, and vouchers - each archival-quality print on heavy art paper is made in Ireland, ships internationally in eco-friendly packaging with discount tracked postage, and comes with a FREE card and treats for every customer 🎁 #SpéirGorm
Photograph of a display of prints, surrounded by Christmas decorations and fairy lights, against a white fluffy background #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland #Art #Christmas #ArtistsOnBluesky #BuyLocal #ShopIrish Cartoon of a little rook building a snowman in the shape of a crow, and a photograph of the same image as Christmas cards against a red brick background - there's one free with every order.
December 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
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December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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carlkinsella.bsky.social
"O’Brien has just come from his position as Minister for Housing, so in fairness to him, he hasn’t got a clue what hitting a target looks like. You might as well ask a medieval Irish monk to paint you a picture of an elephant."

This week's column is about the Metrolink.
Surrealing in the Years: Looks like you win this round, Ranelagh
It’s like Garth Brooks if he were a train.
www.thejournal.ie
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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trionac.bsky.social
Word of the day ‘psephologist’ #aras25 #speirgorm
newschambers.bsky.social Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · Oct 25
Aye, you’d not need to be a psephologist or a walking abacus to call this one
October 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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gavreilly.com
With the assistance of autocorrect I signed off an email “Hanks, Banana” instead of “Thanks, Gavan”, in case you wondered how today was going
October 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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lamhfada.bsky.social
No.

It's the election for the Head of State. The person should be known and have experience already. Getting 20 Oireachtas members or 4 local authorities isn't a stretch for anyone who should have the experience and knowledge to take on the role of Uachtarán na hÉireann. #Spéirghorm
thejournal.ie The Journal @thejournal.ie · Sep 22
Several of this year’s Áras hopefuls have voiced their frustration over how difficult it is to get on the ballot by way of local authority nominations.

So, tell us what you think – is it too difficult to get on the presidential ballot?
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Is it too difficult to get on the presidential ballot?
With many parties backing their own candidates, just three councils have so far endorsed anyone in this year’s presidential race.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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RTÉ has said Ireland will not take part in this year's Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to take part, in light of the ongoing genocide and man-made famine in Gaza.
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Ireland will boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel is allowed enter, RTÉ says
RTÉ said a final decision on Ireland’s involvement will be made depending on whether the EBU allows Israel to compete or not.
jrnl.ie
September 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Smajo Beso • Follow 3d • © I started school in Newcastle in Year 5 without knowing a word of English. I was nine years old and had arrived as a refugee from Bosnia just a couple of months earlier. I was one of those strangers our politicians often speak about. I missed my grandparents and friends. I was having awful nightmares, and I would wake up screaming every single night. I hated going to school. I would sit in my chair, look out of the window, and spend my day daydreaming about ways to run back to Bosnia. I didn't want to be here. After a couple of weeks at school, my teacher, Miss Webster, and my classmates did something special to help me settle, something that made me feel less of a stranger. That was the first day I went home with a smile on my face. I have shared this story before, but as tomorrow is start of the new school year, I thought I would share it again. ** Miss Webster was amazing, but I couldn't understand a word she was saying. She had this ritual where, at the end of each day, we would all sit on the floor around her, she would play the guitar, and we would all sing a song together. I couldn't understand what they were singing, but I could see she would sing one part of the song, then she would say someone's name or point to them. The next part of the song would be sung with that person's name in it, and they would get to go home first. My classmates loved this, but I hated it. It annoyed me because I couldn't understand what they were singing, but if I am honest, l hated it mainly because of how happy they all were. I definitely wasn't happy. I cried myself to sleep nearly every night. I eventually started having separate English lessons, which I enjoyed more because it took me out of the classroom. It was always daunting coming to school because I felt everyone was looking at me or speaking about me. For months, my dad would stand with me outside the school gates in the morning until it was time to go in. One day I came back into the classroom from my English lesson. We sat down, and everyone was extra-excited, looking at me more than usual for some reason. Of course, I thought it was because I was a refugee, because I couldn't speak English, or because they couldn't pronounce my name. I was bracing myself for another afternoon of my classmates encouraging me to sing. This was probably the closest I came to running out. So we were all sitting on the floor around Miss Webster. She was holding her guitar, ready to sing. I remember the sun shining through the tall, narrow windows as I slowly drifted into a daydream of being back in Bosnia. She began playing the guitar, my classmates joined in, but this time, everything was different. I froze. I understood what they were signing. Not because I had miraculously learned English in one afternoon, but because they were singing in Bosnian for me. I looked around in shock, and they were all smiling at me, and for a moment I thought I was daydreaming. While I was having separate English lessons, Miss Webster had taught our entire class to sing this song for me in Bosnian. They sang it terribly, but it was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard. I skipped home that day with a huge smile on my face. For the first time, I looked forward to going back to school the next day. I have often imagined Miss Webster and my classmates rehearsing, struggling with the strange Bosnian words and laughing at themselves. For me, that effort was the ultimate recognition, an act of peace that felt like the opposite of everything I had known during the war. It was special. I do not know if they realised it then, but that moment helped to give me back my dignity, my belonging, and, for the first time in a long time, I didn't feel like I was just a refugee or an outsider. I was home.
September 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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carlkinsella.bsky.social
"Delehanty is just a guy who used to work for Arthur Cox or something. Now he owns a daycare for dogs. I have absolutely no idea why he gets to be on TV, or why we should be hearing from him, other than he wants to be president."

This week's column is about the presidential election.
Surrealing in the Years: The vibes of this presidential election are badly off
Why do we have to hear so much from so many unserious people?
www.thejournal.ie
September 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM