Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 1hThese were no ordinary match assignments. Irish journalists were watched and filmed – The Irish Times share.google/GaxBHeVJmVHu... #SpeirGormshare.google 110
Reposted by Annmarie O'CPhilip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The result doesn't matter. Thanks to the incompetence of the FAI, Ireland lost to Israel before a ball was even kicked. philipoconnor.com/ireland-roun... 22811
Reposted by Annmarie O'CLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 04/10/2026The Football Leaks emails are what lead to Manchester City being found guilty of obscene amounts of cheating. If I am remembering correctly, and I think I am, the documents leaked also contained legal ones involving Ronaldo, who has been accused of at least 5 rapes and sexual assaults. 411832
Reposted by Annmarie O'Cmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 168185774661
Reposted by Annmarie O'COldfirmfacts @oldfirmfacts.bsky.social · 03/10/2026There are a lot of criticisms that could be levelled at that Desmond statement, but the most damning is that it’s the kind of nonsense you’d have expected from Rangers in 2017 2207
Reposted by Annmarie O'CPlume rouillée @plumerouille.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I know I have a few international followers, and I'd like you to know what's currently happening in France High-school children are protestinf fir better studiying conditions : enough teacher, enough table and chair, fonctionning toilets, toilets paper, heating in winter. Really, basics needs. 519696
Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My sons and their friends whenever they were playing soccer shouted "Brexit means Brexit" whenever anyone did a bad tackle or something silly. They were 8 and 9. 001
Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026growinguptransgender.com/2026/10/02/l... Won't be welcomed while this is happening.growinguptransgender.comLeaving the UK with a heavy heartToday, as a family, we have booked our flights and our one-way ticket out of the UK. This has not felt like a choice. This feels like fleeing to protect ourselves. For the past 7 years we have look… 010
Reposted by Annmarie O'CCal Horton (they/them) @fiercemum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026New blog: Leaving the UK with a heavy heart. growinguptransgender.com/2026/10/02/l...growinguptransgender.comLeaving the UK with a heavy heartToday, as a family, we have booked our flights and our one-way ticket out of the UK. This has not felt like a choice. This feels like fleeing to protect ourselves. For the past 7 years we have look… 1331349484
Reposted by Annmarie O'CPhilip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One Irish person was refused citizenship recently over the language test after a six-year process despite doing the whole thing in Swedish. The same person teaches at university level in Swedish, and has published academic texts in the language. 19543
Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Someone should tell her that there is no such country as the Republic of Ireland, that's a soccer team. #SpeirGorm 040
Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer... It's genocide lads. #StopTheGame #SpeirGormirishexaminer.comHeimir: Finn Azaz one of the people 'I admire most in the world right now'Heimir Hallgrímsson praised the Ireland squad’s unity as he confirmed the team will fulfil its remaining Nations League fixture with Israel 032
Reposted by Annmarie O'CDaragh Ó Briain @daraghobrien.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A third of young men surveyed admit to being utter gobshites. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...irishexaminer.comOver a third of young men say a rape should not be believed without a convictionDublin Rape Crisis Centre's has published its second annual national study of attitudes towards, and experiences of, rape and sexual violence 373
Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Will really miss his monotone voice on RTE ... #SpeirGorm 000
Reposted by Annmarie O'CPatrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Anthropic spent $12.6b in 2025, including $7.33b on compute (data centres), for revenue of $4.6b. It should be obvious to anyone now that AI is a hype and debt-fuelled speculative bubble. There is no market for the technology. F/FG: we need more data centres. 185
Reposted by Annmarie O'CBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026📣 We’re recruiting a Senior LGBTQ+ Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA). 📍 Brighton & Hove ⏰ Full-time 💷 £33,000-£35,000 📄 1-year fixed term Applications close Monday 12 October 2026 at 5pm. www.switchboard.org.uk/jobs 011
Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Be better to just cut Kerry off and let it float away in the Atlantic. 110
Reposted by Annmarie O'CQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency. 297152473600
Reposted by Annmarie O'CMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026i hope that men notice how whenever a rape story gets widespread coverage, women use it as an opportunity to vent about how fucking disgusting we think many of you are and how many have made our lives measurably worse, and take a few moments to deeply process that. 10064711103
Reposted by Annmarie O'CSusan Lanigan @susanlanigan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“The Planter’s Daughter…not only contains a good plot, deep character work and plenty of twists and turns. But it also contains some important LGBTQIA messages that I don’t think are represented enough in literature.” - reader review www.amazon.co.uk/Planters-Dau...amazon.co.ukThe Planter's DaughterThe Planter's Daughter eBook : Lanigan, Susan: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store 022
Reposted by Annmarie O'CDr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not a peep out of them when the main cause of the fuel increases … Trump … was in the country. Not even a token tractor in Doonbeg! And obviously they have no problem with public transport fare hikes … funny that! 17923
Reposted by Annmarie O'CCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 10/10/2023About to get thrown out of here for obvious reasons 252248785815
Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer... #StopTheGame #SpeirGormirishexaminer.comHead bowed: best Irish team keep it that way for a whileThe image of the Ireland players staring at the pitch as the Israelis sang their national anthem went around the world in an instant. 020
Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026They should have walked off the pitch to support a team mate but then that would have required a back bone. #SpeirGorm 180
Reposted by Annmarie O'CCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Massively frustrating that despite being pro-Palestine generally as a nation with many working tirelessly to support and help those suffering, we, and by extension the people of Gaza, are consistently let down on a global stage by the people who are supposed to represent us 121032
Reposted by Annmarie O'CLilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Look at the state of this shite! 14 steps for a hrt script with a committee deciding if you're able to make decisions for yourself about your own body. They want to force these rules on private healthcare and you can never be free of the bastards. This will make the wait-list 50yrs within 5yrs. 88429
Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column... #SpeirGorm #StopTheGameirishexaminer.comIreland? I will not be watching this team again. My children can decide for themselvesIreland’s footballers could have shown what happens when people with something miniscule to lose decide that principle matters more than their own convenience. They chose self-interest 071
Reposted by Annmarie O'CSharrow 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇮🇪🦄💙📚🎃 @sharrow.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026The waiting list for the first appointment is 18 years for the @hselive.bsky.social National Gender Service. Reform the service have been refused by the gatekeepers who run the service. Franky the senior staff's attitudes & practices are not human rights compliant, or best medical practice. 22111
Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.the42.ie/ireland-team... "Players such as Liam Scales, Jack Moylan and Troy Parrott are understood to have provided support and understanding for Bazunu." #StopTheGame #SpeirGormthe42.ieA day like no other in Irish football: Chaos, pain, apologies and TWO rounds of player voting to play IsraelGavin Bazunu stands firm as Ireland squad searches for a united front. 243
Reposted by Annmarie O'CTaraNicRóibín @tararoonies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026One of the darkest days in Irish sport, in fact just a dark day for the country. 0196
Reposted by Annmarie O'CWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026“Some [of the Irish players] turned on Bazunu, one of whom is understood to have abused him directly to his face” 🔪🔪🔪🔪 www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...irishtimes.comIreland v Israel: Day of infamy exposes serious lack of leadership in FAIGavin Bazunu has been left brutally isolated as any semblance of squad unity has been utterly sundered 12918
Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When you think it can't get any worse. #StopTheGame #SpeirGorm 43915
Reposted by Annmarie O'CAlan Dunne @aldunne.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026in case Irish people don't know the context, Stan Cullis played for and managed Wolverhampton Wanderers. in 1938 he objected to a proposed Nazi salute by 🏴 players before a game vs 🇩🇪 and was dropped from the side. he's a club legend at Wolves, the Stan Cullis Stand was where I sat last weekend 110037
Annmarie O'C @annmarietg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer... The consequences for other countries in similar situations are outlined here. #StopTheGame #SpeirGormirishexaminer.comBaltic boycotts expose holes in FAI case for playing IsraelBetween 2024 and May of this year, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia opted out of competitive fixtures when drawn against Belarus in qualifiers. Their punishments were 3-0 defeats and, in one case, a smal... 183