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Just for some context for how long Cian Healy has been playing, he made his debut as a replacement for Reggie Corrigan… in a game at Donnybrook… against Border Reivers

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Why is the Arts Council story not that there are a bunch of IT /tech companies selling absolute snake oil and getting away with it? Rather than individual costs to a small organisation.

submitted 2 days ago • 8 comments

Media coverage on spending in the arts needs to be balanced w the HUGE value for money that public funding provides for our communities, society & economy in this country. Politicians talking about being ‘furious’ would do well to take account of the many projects & institutions that are… #speirgorm

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

This thread is so true and valuable. Arts professionals are massively underpaid and hugely generous with their time and labour. The effort of applying for grants and funding is a massive grind and every penny is accounted for and brings value!

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Teachers! Parents! Guardians! Relatives! Friends! Librarians!! Do you know a young person whose love for reading goes above and beyond? Well then it's time to give them the recognition they deserve and put then forward for the KPMG Reading Hero Award 🏆 childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

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A small favour from any journalists that are out there, pls If you're door-stepping Patrick O'Donovan about the arts council overspend on the IT system, can you ask him how the procurement could have been improved (as he was the junior minister for procurement when the tender was released)?

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Cupid is interesting because until I was a parent I didn’t understand the idea of a baby who gets to decide when two people have sex

submitted 13 days ago • 11 comments

Roses are red Violets are blue Ask your coworker Are you in the union too?

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Trevor Lawrence and the Steelers were in the closet making babies and I saw one of the babies and the baby looked at me

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“You’re always going to have friends, teachers, family who’ll tell you what you can and can’t do, maybe because of where you’re from, what you look or sound like, maybe bc of a disability. This is always bullshit.’ Paralympian Orla Comerford, to the students I’m privileged to spend this week with.

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

Good morning. Matters are proceeding well for Ireland on this official EU citizens’ petition to ban conversion therapy in the EU. We were bestilled at 52% last Wednesday. 7days later and we’re about to become one of the 7 countries the petition needs to hit threshold. Good work to you all.

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Robert Ryan who often played a racist and villain was a civil rights activist, pacifist, Quaker and progressive. Great actor too. See him at his best in Bad Day At Black Rock. (Original News Service photo 1970)

submitted 17 days ago • 6 comments

Hey! HEY! WE are at 77% of target right now and we ought to be at over 80% by now. This is evidence of Slacking. Whattaya want, Poland coming up behind us and taking the next spot? Think of somewhere new to share that link. Go on, tell em I sent ya. eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

I honestly don't understand why federal employees don't just kicked the living shit out of these doge dorks every time they turn up to an office

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Isn't this a great opportunity to re-think the types of trees to plant by coillte and move more rapidly to the mix of native trees that we need in our woodlands. Fir/pine much more susceptible #speirgorm RTE news : Damage to Coillte forests after storm could cost millions www.rte.ie/news/munster...

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

If you're on UL campus today, please join the Limerick Voice team in their demonstration in solidarity with the Drennan family. #limerick

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

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/#...

submitted 21 days ago • 27 comments

Eason and Children’s Books Ireland to Champion Irish Children’s Literature 'A significant partnership dedicated to promoting exceptional Irish children’s literature' Read more about this exciting new partnership: www.writing.ie/news/eason-c... @easonireland.bsky.social @childrensbooksireland.ie

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Good, he’s only a gowl

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This weekend, we celebrate the one and only St. Brigid

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Last night, a special partnership was launched; Eason, Ireland's leading bookseller, and Children's Books Ireland’s new initiative to highlight the work of Irish and Irish-based authors and illustrators. Read more about this exciting new partnership: childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

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How to explain Michael D Higgins to people outside Ireland? Let’s see: A lifelong socialist, poet and inspiring orator who speaks out on social justice, opposes genocide, who won a second presidential term in a landslide, brings his dogs everywhere and is generally considered a national treasure.

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

#teamofthem

submitted 28 days ago • 3 comments

Your first look at the longlisted titles for the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2025 🤩 Our incredible judges whittled down this list of just 19 books from a whopping 169 titles! Congratulations to all the longlistees👏 Make sure to stay tuned the the shortlist announcement on Feb 5th.

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

Lmaooooo

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we are watching JOHANNE SACREBLU, a Mexican trans woman’s response to EMILIA PÉREZ featuring an all-Mexican cast playing broad French stereotypes as a croissant and baguette heiress face off “France” is peopled with mimes and twisty moustaches and every character has a Ratatouille secreted on them

submitted 30 days ago • 58 comments

It's Jan 27, and @johnshipley.bsky.social has already written the best paragraph of the year. Just give him all the awards right now.

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Khan finally has a revelation search.app/wtYAmXJ9Guu5...

submitted 34 days ago • 5 comments

A reminder - don't use Amazon, but go to bookshops, which play a far more vital role in promoting literacy just by simply making books more visible, and allow you to find things by chance rather than by what the algorithm decides.

submitted 35 days ago • 303 comments

#ESBNetworks are genuinely incredible! The fact that we can accurately see where power is gone and they are out in all kinds of weather quickly and efficiently restoring power is worthy of huge praise. If anyone gives them guff over the next few days, l will be having words. #SpéirGhorm #StormÉowyn

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Hide ya coach, hide ya coordinators and hide ya GM too cuz the Jaguars stealing everybody out here.

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