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Monaghan man, temporarily displaced to Meath and Donegal.

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A moment of unutterable horror from Donald Trump | James O’Brien - The Whole Show
A moment of unutterable horror from Donald Trump | James O’Brien - The Whole Show YouTube video by LBC

To all those in America, who may not quit understand how Trumps words about the allied soldiers who fought in Afghanistan impact the world. I suggest you listen to the @mrjamesob.bsky.social radio show from yesterday. This is so powerful and should hit home for everyone.
youtu.be/Rdm3sMIH8fk?...

24.01.2026 06:24 👍 293 🔁 138 💬 7 📌 5
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Here are the winners of the National Book Awards, including Rabih Alameddine and Omar El Akkad. The winners of this year’s National Book Awards have just been announced at a ritzy gala in downtown Manhattan. Rabih Alameddine’s The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) won the …

In case you missed it:

20.11.2025 18:00 👍 26 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1
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After two failed visits to local hardware stores today, I remembered McMaster-Carr.

If you ever want to buy an exact thing and avoid the Amazon flea market dumpster fire: mcmaster.com

omg I love their website + search. I've probably raved about them before, but here's your regular reminder again.

12.10.2025 20:36 👍 156 🔁 27 💬 7 📌 2

Breaking: President Trump revokes visas of European Ryder Cup players, declares victory.

27.09.2025 21:36 👍 115 🔁 16 💬 2 📌 2
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Brexit the 'stupidest thing any country has ever done' Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has told an audience in Dublin that Brexit was the single stupidest thing any country has ever done, adding that "it's hard to believe how they did it."

Brexit the 'stupidest thing any country has ever done' - Michael Bloomberg.
www.rte.ie/news/busines...

31.07.2025 15:05 👍 95 🔁 38 💬 8 📌 7
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Because we all need to laugh.
Clothesline Animals
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10.06.2025 18:52 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Hey there. Some great accounts to follow here if you're interested in Brexit, the European view on Brexit, and what happens next.

Enjoy

go.bsky.app/4uNDGqF

31.05.2025 09:51 👍 33 🔁 19 💬 2 📌 0
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Radio 5 Sports Extra - Listen Live - BBC Sounds Listen live to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra on BBC Sounds

Do yourself a favour and follow this. The best sporting coverage you will get ⛳📻
#masters
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12.04.2025 18:45 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Walking the Portuguese Camino: a journey of purpose and remembrance Leeds man to walk the Camino de Santiago in honour of a loved one and raise funds for motor neurone disease research

Walking the Portuguese Camino: a journey of purpose and remembrance

Leeds man to walk the Camino de Santiago in honour of a loved one and raise funds for motor neurone disease research

By Tracey Waite for @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

05.04.2025 15:45 👍 55 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Apple to appeal against UK government data demand at secret high court hearing Guardian understands tech company’s appeal against Home Office request for encrypted data is to be heard by tribunal on Friday Apple’s appeal against a UK government demand to access its customers’ highly encrypted data will be the subject of a secret…

Apple to appeal against UK government data demand at secret high court hearing

12.03.2025 19:31 👍 71 🔁 17 💬 5 📌 3
A panoramic photo of Slieve League in Donegal. The cliffs are visible in the background with the sea in front and blue skies overhead.

A panoramic photo of Slieve League in Donegal. The cliffs are visible in the background with the sea in front and blue skies overhead.

A view from higher up Slieve League in Donegal. The cliffs are in the background with the sea in front and in the foreground, a sheep grazes on the grass. Blue skies lie overhead. What isn’t visible is my windswept head.

A view from higher up Slieve League in Donegal. The cliffs are in the background with the sea in front and in the foreground, a sheep grazes on the grass. Blue skies lie overhead. What isn’t visible is my windswept head.

The route down from the higher ground of Slieve League in Donegal. A stone path leads seemingly to the sea. Blue skies with dramatic clouds lie overhead. It was at this point that I knew my knees weren’t 20 years old anymore and neither was I.

The route down from the higher ground of Slieve League in Donegal. A stone path leads seemingly to the sea. Blue skies with dramatic clouds lie overhead. It was at this point that I knew my knees weren’t 20 years old anymore and neither was I.

Todays jaunt was a trip to Slieve League, a mountain that was taller than I imagined #Donegal #VisitDonegal #MyPoorKnees

08.03.2025 18:52 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Back in the USSA
Back in the USSA YouTube video by Kev Moore

Afternoon all! I’ve been busy …Please spread this far & wide before it gets taken down! youtu.be/mHcPnkmEOiQ?...

05.03.2025 17:35 👍 130 🔁 81 💬 34 📌 12

Me too.

12.02.2025 23:51 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Faber to publish definitive edition of Seamus Heaney’s poetry Edited by Rosie Lavan and Bernard O’Donoghue with Matthew Hollis, it will be published on October 9th

Faber to publish definitive edition of Seamus Heaney’s poetry www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

07.02.2025 14:46 👍 82 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 1
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Paradox of Victimhood: No Form of Brexit Will Ever Satisfy Brexit Ultras Chris Grey explores the political psychology behind the increasingly extreme demands made around Brexit that satisfy one primary desire: not for sovereignty but of the constant need to feel robbed

Paradox of Victimhood: 'No Form of Brexit Will Ever Satisfy Brexit Ultras'

Chris Grey explores the political psychology behind the increasingly extreme demands made around Brexit that satisfy one primary desire: not for sovereignty but of the constant need to feel robbed

31.01.2025 11:24 👍 289 🔁 80 💬 16 📌 6

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31.01.2025 19:24 👍 191 🔁 23 💬 15 📌 0
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Robert McCartney murder 20 years on: ‘IRA weighed his life against protecting those who killed him’ It was the birth of Robert McCartney’s first grandchild which broke the heart of his sisters all over again.

“The IRA had to weigh Robert’s life against protecting those who murdered him, and they chose the murderers.”

20 years after the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney, his sisters tell Suzanne Breen how they will never give up on justice.

31.01.2025 08:15 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1

You have my vote. Respect. ✊

31.01.2025 00:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tony Blair pays tribute to 'guardian' of Labour Party John Prescott at funeral Sir Keir Starmer, previous PM Gordon Brown and several government ministers were among those at the service at Hull Minister.

At John Prescott's funeral the hearse and the limo for the family were both Jaguars and I am still laughing quietly to myself. Rest in peace, John.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...

30.01.2025 16:50 👍 81 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 0

Merci, that allowed me to catch up with some old favourites from Twitter and pointed to many more. 🙏

27.01.2025 23:47 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Electricity and mobile coverage are just back in the SW of the county after 30 hours. Be safe.

25.01.2025 13:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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News UK admits 'unlawful activities' at Sun in settlement apology to Prince Harry Sun publisher News Group Newspapers has admitted "unlawful activities" took place at the newspaper in a legal settlement with Prince Harry.

News UK admits ‘unlawful activities’ at Sun in settlement apology to Prince Harry pressgazette.co.uk/news/prince-...

22.01.2025 11:06 👍 45 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 4
Screenshot of bylines network profile showing 70,000 followers

Screenshot of bylines network profile showing 70,000 followers

Screenshot of Daily Mail profile showing 9,000 followers

Screenshot of Daily Mail profile showing 9,000 followers

When you’re more popular than the “seriously popular” MSM 😏

Thank you to all 70k of you who follow us.
We are Bylines
We are Powerful Citizen Journalism

14.01.2025 19:22 👍 913 🔁 204 💬 22 📌 10

BREAKING: Special Counsel Jack Smith has resigned!

12.01.2025 00:31 👍 108 🔁 9 💬 14 📌 0
Female sheep with her weeks old twin lambs. All have matching black markings on their front legs.

Female sheep with her weeks old twin lambs. All have matching black markings on their front legs.

Here’s a mama ewe with her lambs.

10.01.2025 17:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The journalist who exposed the grooming scandal breaks his silence Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 07/01/2025 · 32m

A powerful interview with the journalist who was first to report on the grooming gang story.

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08.01.2025 16:31 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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International Court of Justice receives Ireland’s intervention in South Africa’s case against Israel South Africa has alleged genocide by Israel during the war in Gaza

Ireland and the ICJ case v Israel. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

08.01.2025 15:09 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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MP forced to apologise in Parliament after Democracy for Sale investigation Plus: Musk’s proposed $100m donation to Farage has focused attention on Britain’s broken electoral laws. Now we need action.

It’s worth reading & enjoying this: #Spéirghorm #IrishBluesky #IrishPolitics #DUP

tinyurl.com/yb6kwfwh

28.12.2024 11:33 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
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Spectacular sunset in Rathmullan this evening

05.01.2025 21:52 👍 26 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0