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Ste McGovern
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Freelance football writer. Bylines: Reach PLC, Balls.ie, MARCA, Off The Ball, The Football Faithful. He/him. Header by @barrymasterson.com
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To celebrate undeserved win for Ireland, I made an Irish football starter pack.

I'm there are some I've missed, let me know who!
go.bsky.app/8Kx5BYv
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Hi, I'm Barry an artist from Ireland ⚽☘️

I drew that thing you like. A life long League of Ireland truther and enjoyer of old stadiums. Available for commissions in 2025, Lets work together 🤝

Portfolio: barrymasterson.com
Shop: shop.barrymasterson.com
Email: [email protected]
December 7, 2024 at 1:01 PM
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Shot + chaser
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Second screening can be very funny. Like what do you mean both of Ireland's outhalves are in the sin bin?? I'm so confused
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Pretty much everything Ireland needs to get into Pot 2 is going against us. And it's not even halftime. #coybig
November 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Once again, I have to point out how obviously inorganic the entire anti-trans backlash is. A handful of billionaires are astroturfing the whole thing with enormous amounts of cash.
They're actively paying people to complain now...
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Heimir: "They wasted their own time in the end, and it's kind of funny." #coybig
November 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
WE'RE GONNA WIN THE WORLD CUP
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
What even just happened, I can't comprehend
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
TROY PARROTT IS INEVITABLE
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
That is an unbelievable finish by Varga, but the defending was terrible. Given way too much time and space. Collins at the scene of the crime ofc. #coybig
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Michael Noonan and the Canada keeper giving it loads to each other during the peno shootout hahaha
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Beating Portugal: feels nice
Seeing Ronaldo acting like a giant man-baby after getting sent off: the greatest moment in the history of sport
Ronaldo strop enters the annals of Irish football history
"I swear that I'm going to try to be a good boy." Yeah, right.
thefootballfaithful.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This has not been a good Festy cameo. #coybig
November 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It would be nice if @theathletic.com stopped asking me to subscribe to that rag the NYT every time I open a new page on their app. Fuck off!
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Fella beside me playing his steam deck at the FAI cup final, the games gone.
November 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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At least there's a solid way to pass the time.
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Fascinating investigation by National News:

A long-time employee of the UK’s embassy in Tel Aviv owns property in a settlement considered illegal under international law in the occupied West Bank that was built by an organisation now sanctioned by the British government.
Revealed: UK embassy worker in Tel Aviv owns property in settlement built by movement sanctioned by Britain | The National
Government described Amana organisation as ‘funding Israeli settlers involved in perpetrating acts of violence against Palestinian communities’
www.thenationalnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Biden, members of his Cabinet and senior aides discussed dramatic potential responses, particularly limiting American intelligence-sharing with Israel, to reduce possible U.S. liability, the officials told @akbarshahidahmed.huffpost.com... but nothing ever came of it www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted ...
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Something worth noting: Rockstar is leaning HEAVILY on the excuse that the unionising employees were "leaking private company information"

They want people to assume this means game info or assets.

But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:

'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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every victory speech is like “to those that did not vote for me just know i will work with you”

nah dawg, we are running lib shit like it’s the four verts offense. gays everywhere. trans folks on every high school field hockey team. get on board or get smoked 42-0 at halftime.
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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One week till our November rent is due and the Rent-O-Meter hasn’t moved much!

Deliveries coming tomorrow and I’ll be back logging more and more and more and just keep filling up the shop with lovely things for people to buy.
littledeercomics.ie
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Centrism is the belief that society achieved perfection around the same time as you became a homeowner
November 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
FF paid actual money to Ivan Yates for that absolute car crash of a TV debate from Jim Gavin. Outstanding work, good job by everyone involved.
An internal row is brewing in government over Fianna Fáil’s use of broadcaster Ivan Yates during the presidential campaign. The party confirmed Yates trained Jim Gavin, after controversy over remarks he made about Catherine Connolly.

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November 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Very important factor to this
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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might be one of the funniest videos i’ve ever seen
October 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM