John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 4hI get the call from Jazz combos now and then for a guitar slot. This is the Harry Connlolly/Niall Marron group at a restaurant gig. 000
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A female IRA volunteer fires on British troops in Agnes Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1973. this famous photo was not posed but taken by photographer, Colman Doyle. #historicalphotos 020
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 29/09/2026US Americans deride our European centralised healthcare systems because they are not set up for the benefit of shareholders. Until a majority vote for Democratic Socialism as opposed to to Billionaireism ( my term 😅) nothing will change - People, you have the power, use it! 020
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Dunno, does he do it every weekend to play golf? 030
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A short clip of the excellent Jasper Hoiby Trio at Sligo Jazz Project 2026 #jazz 121
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Be good for Ukraine to return the favour to Moscow 010
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I don't like to see the rise of Neo-nazism. What's behind it- immigration worries or Russian influence ? 000
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 21/09/2026He's gathering even more and more power and ha's only half-way through his tenure. When you let a monster into your house, it can be very difficult to get him out. 010
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Deserving or not, it IS petty for a head of state to indulge in such juvenile tactics, You think she would? President Connolly: Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Psychology: Bachelor of Civil Law / Law Degree: University of Galway) Barrister-at-Law: Studied at King's Inns and qualified barrister. 020
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Saudia Arabia has hundreds of fighter jets and is filthy rich... why can't it conduct its own strikes? 120
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I know the desk is modestly sized but President Connolly is not a "petty" individual and wouldn't resort to such childish tricks. It's the usual desk that all visiting dignitaries sit at to sign the book. It's not meant to be lavish or ostentatious. 110
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 14/09/2026True -we live in a relatively free democracy 🇮🇪 in a community of 27 likeminded countries. 041
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 14/09/2026While I don't think fragmentation is generally a good idea. In this instance, independence would give these communities a chance to realign on a continent-wide basis. 000
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Congratulations to you both- hope you have a lovely day! 000
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 09/09/2026As a trained artist, I could never figure out the techniques that Klee used to achieve his layered transparency effects in his watercolours- they're endlessly enthralling. 001
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Happy #InternationalCatDay everyone! It's hard to get these two to pose for a selfie😅 041
Reposted by John McGrathPeggy Shinners @pshinkicker61.bsky.social · 18/07/2026And never forget he pardoned them all. Every last one of them. #Insurrectionists #Traitors 25880663934
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 28/06/2026"I will pledge blind, unyielding loyalty to my master, Donald trump, before all others " 😟 010
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Peel Street, Belfast 1972. A British soldier keeps watch (possibly against IRA snipers ) A woman peers curiously from her doorway. From The Northern Ireland Historical Photographical Society. #oldphotos 020
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 26/06/2026And yet, governments have their head in the sand 😔 000
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Our parents ... we loved them - but did we appreciate them enough when they were around? 000
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 20/06/2026"cards" ? Will they stop treating international affairs like some stupid game? This is real serious activity that should be handled by diplomatic highly trained adults. 2222
Reposted by John McGrathMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I'm posting this video every day so we NEVER forget what insurrectionist Donald Trump did on J6 Instead of accepting defeat and honoring the peaceful transfer of power, Trump unleashed a deadly mob on the U.S. Capitol in a last-ditch attempt to stay in power THIS is what an insurrection looks like 7628201269
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Tommy comes off the worse in an encounter with a paper bag! but he'll be back! 😸 #blueskycats #cats 002
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Please, UK. don't vote reform into power - their leader is loathsome and racist 010
John McGrath @comesatime.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Can't we monitor it ourselves in EU without waiting for another continent to do it? 130