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I find this very moving: a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy who moved to the West of Ireland 2 years ago as a refugee, speaking in Irish of his love of playing Irish music

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Starlink should be banned from European markets on national security grounds. Anything requiring Starlink should be shut out of the European market, and sanctions should be considered against all relevant actors. kyivindependent.com/us-threatens...

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⚡️US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters. The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.

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What am I missing about this upcoming modular home thing? Surely the folks for it are the very ones living in the box room of their parents. Not many parents will want to form out €30-40k just to move someone out of a box room. Would they not just gift that as a deposit?

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

@disneyplushelp.bsky.social going up to €139.90 from March 2025. Another subscription bites the dust.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Chelsea trying to return Sancho back to United

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

#MakeTrumpGreatAgain

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A real look at my X feed

submitted 14 days ago • 154 comments

16.9M people watched the 2024 #Grammys. Apparently figures are falling so with 2025 figures still TBC, let's say 10M people watched. The show helped raise $7M for the LA #firerelief fund. It's an interesting comparison to the 2024 #ToyShow, watched by 1.6M people, raising €4.9M for Irish charities.

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A question for @virginmedianews.bsky.social TV package officianados....... since when does MUTV air every single match? As a United fan, €9 per month for "Every single Manchester United match" is great value. #MUFC #VirginMediaTV

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

When climate scientists warn repeatedly: "Ireland is not ready for what's happening and worse is coming" they mean we don't have robust resilience, infrastructure, fail-safes, protocols, workflows etc for extreme heat, rain, storms, cold etc. They're right. We're not.

submitted 25 days ago • 14 comments

It could be a while before Peadar Tóibín sticks his head above the parapet.

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Let's never forget this photo. Via United Humanists

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

The bot accounts are ramping up here.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Researching a piece about Irish people who left Twitter for Bluesky and have settled on here. Specifically looking to talk to people who are involved in the political sphere but also happy to get input from people in the arts. DMs open to all! #Speirgorm #Journorequest

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

Struggle to watch penalties ever since that Europa League final loss. #MUFC

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit” theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...

submitted 44 days ago • 373 comments

If you were on the Old Dublin Rd between Dundalk & Castlebellingham between 6.15pm & 6.45pm on Monday then you may have information or dashcam footage that may help gardai identify the driver who failed to stop after hitting a father and husband. Please contact Gardai with any info/footage 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

The weather is cold and electric blankets are being used. 1️⃣0️⃣ Replace them after ten years 🔌Check for frayed wiring ⚠️ Don't use if badly creased 📷File photo of electric blanket fire

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

To be a fly on the wall in the dressing room after Amorim's post match interview. Great performance today but he's rightly angry, wondering where it came from in the first place. #MUFC

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

It's so sad and depressing to watch the city i studied and lived in over the past decade gradually turn anti-black. feels less and less safe every time I leave house

submitted 49 days ago • 5 comments

This is a really important thread. We've abjectly failed as a country to deal with the rise of the far-right. And this has emboldened racism and this sort of harassment and assault. The government has failed and the Gardai have abjectly failed to address this. For years. And it has to be dealt with

submitted 49 days ago • 5 comments

#Sneachta = getting stuck in traffic Car Checklist ⛽ top fuel up, engine on = warm 😴 sleeping bag or blanket 💧 water 📱 charged phone & car charger 🥜 food, kids nibbles ❄️ check @MetEireann updates 🔦 shovel & torch

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

Total new car registrations for 2024, finished at 121,195, a slight decrease of 1% compared to 2023 (122,400). #NewCarSales #SIMI

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

I get the political calculation here. I'm just gonna point out that the predominance of research into European parties' efforts to outflank the far right like this has found that they merely legitimised the far right's political framing and led voters to opt for the "full fat" version.

submitted 86 days ago • 54 comments