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I just had a wee nosey at the website, ........ yum!

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The Mobuoy illegal dump scandal has exposed the toothlessness of Stormont and the NI criminal justice system. Tomorrow night just a few miles from the dump site I'll be chairing a discussion about what happened & what can be done. Still some tickets here:

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🧵 The Dept of Health is drafting legislation to ban HHC. An additional substance will be added to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to make HHC a scheduled drug. This will criminalise the sale and supply and criminalise personal possession of HHC. #SpeirGorm #Ireland

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What a speech from Lola Petticrew at the IFTA Awards, winning Best Actress in a Drama for SAY NOTHING. 👏🏻✊🏻

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Following widespread frustration over ongoing issues with the local bus service, we will be hosting a public information meeting to discuss the urgent need for improvements. The meeting will take place at the Plaza Hotel, near the Square shopping centre, on Friday, February 21st, from 7pm to 8pm. T

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Writers and artists are forever in need of financial support, so we have gathered together a list of current Bursaries and Grants for Writers you may be eligible to apply for. www.writing.ie/resources/bu... #writersky #speirgorm #writersQ

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40 Years On: Contraceptives Legalised In Ireland | Newstalk - Talking History with Dr Mary McAuliffe, Dr Jennifer Redmond, Prof Caitriona Beaumont and Prof Lindsey Earner Byrne #skystorians #history #irishhistory #speirgorm #irishwmnhistory www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

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#SpéirGhorm #music

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Tickets got :) Bernadette Devlin, a journey in song and Donal Fallon, a journey back to Monto. At the Abair talks for the St Patrick’s festival. This is gonna be brilliant. #speirgorm

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This is the worst, addle-brain analysis of this issue I have seen. Please read it all, carefully, to the end so you can experience walking through this menagerie of mangy droop-faced, moth-munched ideas. Each one captured from the wildest shores of dumb notions, & brought here, altogether, for you.

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My 2020 film about Dublin’s Dead Zoo & their trojan efforts to remove a dangerous 1851 whale skeleton hasn’t been available for a few years but I have uploaded it. If you enjoy it, please consider sending me a few bucks via PayPal @PaulDuane449 or Revolut @paulxme4x Link: youtu.be/O6zp8AkMx-g?...

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Headsup to Dublin bookshops: American white man, 60s-ish, fairly tall, shoulder length greying hair, homophobic and confrontational, verbally abusive over the Pride reading guide.

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This morning on Radio Ulster, Nolan accused us of not engaging with the politicians in regards to the blocker ban and we wish to set the record straight. 1/

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G'wan the Derry wans!

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Ireland is about 110 signatures away from hitting the threshold on this European Citizens’ Initiative to ban Conversion Therapy. Irish Citizens in the North can sign - so get to it! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✍️

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To those claiming you should just accept & allow racist displays & events to take place under the guise of “freedom of speech” - NO, WE DON’T AGREE

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It is depressing how so many people have a strong interest in WW2/The Nazis but have such a weak grasp on how they came to power, how they operated and how the Holocaust came to be. Knowing they were bad isn't much use if you don't how how they were able to do those bad things.

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Free Talk for #InternationalWomensDay Wed 5th March, 1pm, Belfast City Hall. As part of IWD2025, Clifton House has teamed up with #BelfastCityCouncil to deliver a talk on 'Belfast's Remarkable Women'. Remember them & their activism, to register, visitbelfast.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

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Ok, Ireland is at 89.99% of the threshold it has to reach for this #EU petition to support banning #LGBTQ conversion therapy. Only a few hundred to go! #Spéirgorm

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I'm very proud to share my short paper, published today on publicpolicy.ie - Reporting on Ireland's Gender Pay Gap. This is based on what I've learned from my work on paygap.ie #genderPayGap #speirgorm publicpolicy.ie/papers/repor...

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A positive action you could take, if it’s possible for you to donate blood: Irish blood banks are critically low. Why not check out www.giveblood.ie to see if you’re eligible or make your appointment at clinics around the country? The paperwork is the longest part and it only hurts for a sec

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I love to see it!

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Lectures in your Library: A non-accredited 12-week course of politics, psychology & media. Delivered by DCU lecturers in the Finglas and Ballymun libraries. Free of charge and no examinations. Info session on the Wed, 19 Feb, at 6pm Finglas Library. #speirgorm #spéirgorm

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A nice alternative to Google Maps is HERE WeGo. And it has the Gulf of Mexico properly labeled. Pass it on.

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Books I Never Wanted To End - #14 "Going beyond the binary of male and female heterosexual experience, it 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗤𝗜+ 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱." www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2024/t... #LGBTQIA #SpeirGorm #IrishSky

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Well #SpéirGorm it's official we've the best postcode system youtu.be/1K5oDtVAYzk?...

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Got my advance copy of this today - pride isn't the word! Wired Our Own Way, an anthology of Irish autistic voices via New Island, out on March 28, with Cork launch at Dubray Books on April 3. www.dubraybooks.ie/product/wire... #actuallyautistic #newbooks #booksky #ireland #speirgorm #spéirghorm

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Here's something that takes seconds and could have actual positive outcomes. There is an official 'citizen's petition' system in the EU. There's one open at the moment to ban conversion therapy for LGBT+ people in the EU. Ireland can be 1 of the 7 nations needed eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

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I might be a wee bit biased.

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The local #lichen following #StormÉowyn. I believe these are Hypogymnia physodes (Monk's Hood) and Usnea rubicunda (Red Beard Lichen), growing symbiotically along this birch tree. Nearby, larger trees felled from the storm will breed new life if left to decay. #science #scicomm #spéirgorm

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#SpeirGorm #Ireland #LGBT

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#GaieDelap, #JustStopOil protester has been recalled to prison because Serco failed to source a tag that would fit her The only person who can now reverse the decision is Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood MP Spread the word amongst #UK friends/family to write to their MPs #SpeirGorm

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We will look back in years to come and wonder how we allowed billionaires to destroy our planet while we locked up the brave citizens who tried to push back. Appalling how this lady is being treated. #FreeGaieDelap #Spéirghorm

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The effect in our charts of taking one MILLION folks off the grid for the majority of the day. There's nothing like this before in our database. #SpeirGorm #StormEowyn

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