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tourguidejohn.bsky.social
@tourguidejohn.bsky.social
Hiker, Hillwalker, Explorer, Nature lover, Rock & Blues music and theatre fan, greyhound owner based in Cork, Ireland.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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NEWS: Trump officials are worried the ICC may try to prosecute them for war crimes once Trump's term ends, and are threatening sanctions against the ICC to change its founding document to grant them immunity. (via Reuters / link in reply)
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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You can take the girl out of Dunboyne but you can’t take the Dunboyne out of the girl

Fucking pure raw talent! The Queen of #Dunboyne and #Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤️😍🔄

Enjoy and repost. This is #EuroCountry from #CMAT
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Yesterday @mayocountycouncil.bsky.social passed a motion demanding that the government of #Ireland pass the #OTB without delay, including both goods AND SERVICES.

This is the bare minimum our government can do to uphold international law.

We commend Mayo Co. Co. for standing with humanity.
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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While the Burkes were off at shouting practice, Judge Cregan studied the blade.

www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
Enoch Burke has 'something to hide' over income - judge
A High Court judge has said teacher Enoch Burke and his family could be using his court case to make money and that it was clear Mr Burke had "something to hide" about his income.
www.rte.ie
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Nothing - and I mean nothing - beats a black pudding and fried tomato blaa in JJ's Truck Stop at Youghal Bridge when you're off on a booksigning trip

#spéirgorm #booksky #OnceAYear #Irish #festive fiction
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Today's #photo: silent, reverent beauty inside the cathedral: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Zd #ireland #photography #NotAI
(Click/tap the link or picture to see the entire VERTICAL scene.)
Urban landscapes: the silence of dawn worship
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCHOF ST. COLMANCOBH, IRISH REPUBLIC Bad weather changed our cruise ship route and that turned out to be a great thing because it gave me another day on Irish soil.I was up and off…
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November 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Hang on, a pause is by definition temporary. Permanent is the opposite of temporary. “Permanent pause” is an oxymoron, a contradiction. If you want to be president of the US, don’t you think you should learn English, @realDonaldTrump ?
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Have I mentioned I love where I'm from?
Why screen just 1 short documentary on #Maharees when we have 4?!
If you're #Dingle or #Kerry based, join us at Spillane's Bar, Dec 3rd. Email [email protected] (so we have enough mince pies....🎄) #speirgorm #climate #wildatlanticway
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Finally the research has been published to prove that wild cat (Felis silvestris) lived in Ireland 5,500 years ago. Many claims over the years but the backup genetics was needed and a good number of bones have been recovered to provide enough material www.rte.ie/news/munster...
Wildcat bones found in Co Clare dated to 5,500 years ago
The first directly dated wildcat bones found in Ireland have been identified, confirming that the species inhabited the island more than 5,500 years ago.
www.rte.ie
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Look those of us who were here early on bluesky weren't gealgorie. We did what we could with our broken Irish to create a tag to bring Irish people together.

Having those who are fluent decry those best efforts, when they came a lot later, is disheartening. #Speirgorm
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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The 🪶Mandarin Duck - IMO the most BEAUTIFUL duck in the world! This one was #paddling with the Mallards in the National Botanic Garden in Dublin and close enough to me to capture with my iPhone.
#BirdOfTheDay
#IrelandBirds
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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#SpeirGorm this is a suggestion we can all get behind. God knows the man deserves a hashtag!
#ThankYouMichaelD
If there isn't a #ThankYouMichaelD hashtag, then there should be. Thanks for 14 years of the kind of leadership the rest of the world is crying out for.
#speirgorm
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@mcculld.bsky.social
Good luck with new radio show. Certainly enjoyed your interview with Ivan. Also reading Crown to Harp.
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Hello it's me the leader of the party full of landlords that has been in power your whole adult life and created the housing crisis we now refuse to resolve.

I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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WOW: California Gov. Gavin Newsom gets a rock star welcome in Houston, Texas — greeted by cheering crowds lined up outside his rally today.
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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A day for sitting beside the range with a cup of something warming 🌧️

Prints available here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
November 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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A timeline cleanse. Two hummingbirds taking shelter from the rain inside a rose.

Good night Bluesky.🥰
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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RTE finally had a barrister on this morning who confirmed that barristers are 1) required to take clients in their area of expertise and 2) have a duty of confidentiality and shouldn't talk about their own cases.

FG is undermining the rule of law with their attacks.

#Aras25 #SpeirGorm
October 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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I may be agnostic but I still respect and appreciate the nature of sacred spaces. Now more than ever, we need calm, safe, tranquil and natural areas where we can seek our own solace, quietude and comfort.
#BuckfastAbbey
October 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM