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Conor Pope

@conorpope.bsky.social
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I dropped out of the Cubs because it clashed with The Incredible Hulk on the telly. I work for The Irish Times.

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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Martial law has just been declared in South Korea…..
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Ireland has just elected its first TD not born in either the 19th or 20th century….. I don’t know about you but I think there should be a law against that…. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Election 2024 results live updates: Cavan-Monaghan the last count still ongoing as speculation over next coalition grows
Stephen Donnelly becomes Government's most high-profile casualty in general election
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Couldn’t be much closer than this www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Election 2024 exit poll: Photo finish with Sinn Féin on 21.1%, Fine Gael 21%, Fianna Fáil 19.5%
The election 2024 exit poll was conducted among 5,000-plus voters at more than 200 locations nationwid
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Posted about Irish retailers move to delist McGregor-linked products both here and on X…… the wildly different responses on the two platforms is hugely instructive.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Retailers move to take McGregor’s whiskey and stout off the shelves. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024...
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SuperValu, Costcutter and Carry Out to cease selling Conor McGregor’s Forged Irish Stout and Proper No Twelve whiskey
Barry Group says move ‘reflects our commitment to maintaining a retail environment that resonates with the values of our customers and partners’
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I saw this quote from Bob Dylan today and it resonated. "Saw Nick Cave in Paris recently at the Accor Arena and I was really struck by that song Joy where he sings “We’ve all had too much sorrow, now it the time for joy.” I was thinking to myself, yeah that’s about right."
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Speaking as someone who is neither a landlord, a property investor or a land hoarder, I am going to say no.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Are you looking to buy or rent a home and would you talk to us about how your search is likely to shape your choices in the upcoming election? If so you can message me here or mail me on conor.pope@irishtimes.com. Thanks.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I blame myself for allowing hope to creep in at half time. Now it is 5-0 to England and it could get even worse. #coybig
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Do yiz remember when Twitter was craic while also being a reliable source of real time information about events happening in the world? Wouldn’t it be only mighty if we could make Blue Sky like that?
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Maybe they should have got a teacher to check their homework. www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
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Ryanair confusion as European flights cancelled and uncancelled overnight
Airline says small number of affected passengers can claim refunds if they booked alternative flights
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
First pic of Trump’s new cabinet released.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Hey everyone! Say hello to @antonsavage.bsky.social. It’s his first day here and he’s very, very shy.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Am seeing a lot more activity on here over the last week or so. It’s making me think I should maybe come back and embrace it more energetically. Lord knows I don’t feel comfortable doing anything to support the other place.
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
Today I’m walking off the job with hundreds of my Washington Post colleagues for 24 hours to demand a fair contract. It's the postguild's first strike in 48 years. To support us, avoid all Washington Post journalism today, Dec. 7. You can read more here: actionnetwork.org/letters/work...
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Workers at the Washington Post deserve a living wage!
The Washington Post says it supports writers. So why won't it pay its workers a living wage? We've been bargaining with the Washington Post for over a year. Journalists, copy editors, designers, mark...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
This is a public service announcement. The Frasier Reboot is excellent. It’s like taking an old clown suit, unworn for a decade, out of the closet and finding it still fits and is still funny. You’d miss Niles for sure but it’s still great to have it back.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 14/10/2023
I’ve had worse Friday nights to be fair. www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
Unless it’s telling us that all the bars in the destination open at some point?
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
It’s getting there!
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
This is a depressing - and sadly accurate - read. H/t @cristinleach.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Christmas sorted now. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Not long ago, as an experiment, I “invested” in Crypto. I bought €80 worth of “currencies” I’d never heard of on Revolut. My €80 is now €69. Truly I am the Warren Buffet of our times.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
It's not every helpful Irish Times explainer that manages to get the phrase "gwan out of that" in early on. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
Now I’m as much a fan of a breathlessly exciting news headline as the next needy journalist but….
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 01/10/2023
Am not really a golf or fighting fan but I kind of love the way the Ryder Cup is so full of aggro…..
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
Love this idea h/t @rickoshea.bsky.social
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
American bread is pretty ropey too. It’s amazing they even have sandwiches really.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
The list of artists here makes it clear that despite all I have heard the devil does NOT have only the best tunes www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/musi...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
You’re welcome BlueSky. You. Are. Welcome. www.instagram.com/reel/CxaIMxG...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 27/09/2023
I am almost certain storms have got worse since we started giving them names.
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deck.blue @deck.blue · 26/09/2023
1.9.11 is up! - Hashtags are now supported! You can add #hashtags in the post text, or by using the new # button in the post composer! - Clicking on any hashtag either in text or in the post list will search posts with that hashtag and you can add that search as a column
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 25/09/2023
Wouldn't you be raging.... www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 25/09/2023
So, obviously I had to look up skeet. Every day’s a school day, I guess. We could calm them skyves? Cos that’s what many of will be doing here!
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 24/09/2023
I’m not sure how true this is but on behalf of the nation, we’ll take it.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 23/09/2023
Pity the poor buyer who must have been only delighted to get this huge shipment of Prime delivered not knowing the world had already moved on to the next fad.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 23/09/2023
Very loose use of the word “we” in the Daily Mail today.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 23/09/2023
Insert fake outrage here
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
Yes…. A reliable source of news (and maybe just a bit of craic and less of the angry lunacy?)
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
Well who saw this coming???? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
There is a very important editorial in The Irish Times today that is worth reading in full. Here’s just a snippet.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
The reality of what happens when you close your dishwasher door is less interesting than you might have thought, a lot less interesting www.instagram.com/reel/CxU8-uv...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
It’s early days but I hope this platform takes off…. I still miss Old Twitter. I wrote what amounted to a eulogy for it almost a year ago in case you’d like to read it. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
I’d love to see a return to this #ff business. And with that in mind I’m recommending @charlieconnelly.bsky.social. Funny and smart, he is. And he is taking the fantastic Attention All Shipping on tour. Will that include a stop in Ireland? I have no idea but it should!
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
Crazy decision. There is nothing unusual about an author banging out three books every day. www.theguardian.com/books/2023/s...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
We call Stoneybatter Cow Town betimes. It really should be Horse Town.
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Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
A good who's who of the people who besieged the Dáil this week www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
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Who are the Oireachtas protesters and what were they protesting against?
Demonstrators were a who’s who of far right activists objecting to everything from vaccines to housing rights
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
So THIS is where he wound up. #dublin #arbourhill #breakingbad
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
Oh to live in Mariah’s bill free world… www.instagram.com/reel/CxDrEU7...
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
Truth.
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Conor Pope @conorpope.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
Struggling to understand why the crowd who gathered outside the Dail yesterday to raise "various issues including immigration, Covid-19 vaccines, transgender rights, sex education in schools and proposed hate-speech laws" (it's like far right Bingo) went after Micheal Healy-Rae with such venom.
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