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Just in! New Nobel Prize laureate in literature Anne Carson stands surprised in her kitchen in Reykjavík, Iceland. Stay tuned for our exclusive interview with her coming soon. Join us in congratulating our 2026 literature laureate - send your greetings in the comments.

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Alan Dunne @aldunne.eurosky.social · 17h

only four weeks until we learn who is the winner of the 2026 FIFA Peace Prize, which means that their selection committee is probably deep into deliberations and voting as we speak. exciting!

screenshot from FIFA's website dated Wednesday 5th November 2025. text reads:

FIFA introduces the FIFA Peace Prize - an award to recognise exceptional actions for peace and unity

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 12h

Just a gentle FYI: Ireland holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU. The European Council is a separate EU institution involving EU heads of state and government.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 12h

I was looking up today the 10-year bond yields for the Irish government, and we're back at levels last observed in c. 2013 when we were still in the EU-IMF bailout.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 13h

What are they subject matters of their long AI-generated Insta posts?😅

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Hugo Gordon @hugogordon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Fess up, which one of you told this to a tourist as a joke?

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 19h

Despite having experienced all that is Grindr, I can confidently say that, that is the worst thing I've ever seen from a dating app.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Artists as the world economy crumbles around us

The Danny Devito Egg In This Trying Time meme, with the egg replaced with one of my prints. Please keep buying prints from artists. They're probably less expensive than US eggs at this point.

#Art #ArtSky

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 19h

As someone who went to UL, we've been sharing the video clips around in different messaging groups with pals. What I don't understand is that the lads continue to commit crimes, despite being filmed by on lookers...

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

And state funding for it has barely changed over the last 20 years (when adjusted for inflation): bsky.app/profile/bear...

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Day 2 of no Insta on the phone: Likely the longest I've ever been off Insta, ever. I'm deffo suffering from a bout of FOMO - it was my main source of news, analysis, etc. and updates on all things queer related.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The funding for greyhound racing has remained largely consistent over the last two decades (when adjusted for inflation). bsky.app/profile/bear...

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I hadn't realised that Mizen Head (West Cork) would have about 20 more minutes of daylight than Malin Head (Donegal).

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I remember RTÉ's Bryan Dobson, while broadcasting from London on the results of the 2010 UK election, making many a painfully polite explanation to the British panel members, like to a child, on coalition forming after an election. "The numbers are the numbers", he said.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Think of the greyhound races that need to be funded!

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

And unfortunately, #Budget2027 sees funding for greyhound racing going up: 2027: €20.4m 2026: €19.8m Mirroring a similar pattern over the last twenty years (adjusted for inflation): 2025: €19.8m (€20.5m) 2020: €16.8 (€21.5m) 2015: €13.6m (€17.5) 2010: €11.8m (€15.9m) 2005: €13.6m (€19.5m)

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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We should not look up to billionaires and seek their fickle and capricious “generosity”, we *should* tax billionaires into oblivion….

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Are you satisfied with the work done so far by Chancellor Friedrich Merz?" 87% say no. When Merz took over the CDU in Jan 22, the CDU/CSU was polling at 24%, reaching a high of 33% in Nov 24. At the German federal election in Feb 25 they were at 29%. Now, as of Oct 2026, the CDU/CSU is at 19%.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Then they load ya up with endless AI slop ads!

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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Follow WWN for all your Budget '27 updates

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Time and again the Fianna Fáil governments of Celtic Tiger-past were warned about reducing the tax base and becoming too reliable on the construction sector. The Fianna Fáil - Fine Gael governments of now are repeating that, but this time we're becoming too reliable on a handful of tech companies.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm sure the EU is very concerned about this. I'm sure a stern letter from them will sort all that out.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Oh can you not? I was trying to figure that out for myself.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Day 1 of no Insta on the phone: Its mad how my automatic reflex is to reach for the phone and scroll through Insta. I've had to stop myself more than a few times already today from doing it.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'll be keeping an eye on how much funding greyhound racing will receive in funding in tomorrow's #Budget2027. It should be receiving fecking all in my opinion.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Deleting the Insta (and Bluesky) app from my phone as I'm on it waaaaay to much. Its simply too addictive and I've spent too many hours of my life on it. Lets see how much I use it once its only on a laptop.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Its unfortunate that Ireland was not part of this survey, the country with the greatest exposure to Brexit, considering a similarly sized country like Portugal is included.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

With Spain going to the polls on 26 November, Politico's 'Poll of Polls' has the centre-right PP leading at 34%, while Pedro Sánchez's PSOE is on 26%. But this period has been marked by the steady rise of far-right Vox ("Voice"), whose performance will be key in Nov. www.politico.eu/europe-poll-...

This image is a line time-series graph of opinion 'poll of polls' of political parties in Spain over the last three years. It has the centre-right People's Party (PP) continually the most popular party over that period, now at 34% as of 5th October 2026. The graph has the centre-left Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), the party leading the current government, continually in second place over that period, and is now at 26% support. In third is Voice (Vox), a far-right wing party that was initially at the start of this graph, three years ago, at 11% in opinion polls and is now at 18%. The graph contains information for nine other political parties, but they are all at 5% or lower in this poll of polls, and have all remained in and around that over that period.

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Sarah Davis-Goff @sarahdavisgoff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A guy on here asked if he was supposed to just stop being friends with someone who'd raped someone and I can't stop thinking about it

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I was reminded of a very Dublin insult this morning - “oh he’s such a martyr, Padre Pio has a picture of him on his windscreen”.

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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

On Sunday, July 12th 1998, Jason (aged 8), Mark (aged 9) and Richard Quinn (aged 10) were killed in their home in Ballmoney when it was petrol-bombed by Loyalists, rioting after the Drumcree parade was banned from travelling the Garvahy Road that year. 3 brutal sectarian murders.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

[the mouse, all through the house, the night after Christmas]:

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Love that the fella's profile lists the classic "Treat people how you would want to be treated full stop" while being a massive gobshite at the same time.

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george 💿 @deejaygeejaygee.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Will someone think of the massive losers

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 18/09/2026

What on earth is happening?

This had become the new normal. RNLI crew members had been forced to take their permits off their cars after their tyres have been repeatedly slashed. Most of them have been pilloried at the school gates or turned away from local pubs. One man who worked in search and rescue had been beaten unconscious and hospitalised, recognised for TV interviews he had done.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just remember, Patrick Collins donated $7 million to a political campaign group to oppose a proposed wealth tax in California.

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Very happy to have signed my name to this petition. Adding an extra three years for someone to the wait to become an Irish citizen is unfair and arbitrary. If someone wants to make Ireland their home, five years is more than enough to prove that. c.org/5RHJnTVvfK

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Sign the Petition

Petition Against Increasing Irish Citizenship from 5 to 8 Years

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Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil @bearaboi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A reminder: just like Conor McGregor, Ed Sheeran is also British.

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Bex Luther @superbreeze.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

BREAKING: Ed Sheeran to represent Piddington at Eurovision

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