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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The grass is looking pretty good right now. Pretty good... #Mayo #Ireland #WildAtlanticWay #Belmullet

A photo of the field outside taken from my kitchen. The grass is very green. A cow is munching on it a few meters beyond the fence. A bay leading into the Atlantic Ocean lies beyond. The sky is filled with rolling gray clouds of various shades.

Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Absolutely MIGHTY stuff from the Mayo men yesterday! The curse has been lifted and Mayo become All Ireland Champions for the first time in 75 years! What a game! What a performance! 🟢🔴 #GAA #Mayo #Ireland #WildAtlanticWay

"I was trembling, actually. I had a great feeling with about 15, 20 minutes to go. I just saw the energy that was on display in front of me. It was quite remarkable. There was something just magical about the whole occasion... 75 years, the whole narrative around the curse is finally put to bed."

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A stunning evening in Mayo this evening. Beautiful light approaching sunset. The dog loves swimming too.

My dog stares at me intensely from the edge of the water - desperate for me to throw the next some into the water for him to chase.

A beautiful, silver-grey-gold sunset. A wonderful reflection of the sun shines down on the water of Broadhaven Bay.
My dog is but a dot out in the water. He loves swimming.

Another shot of the beautiful, silver-grey-gold sunset.
The dog is out there swimming somewhere in this shot too.

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"Peace - through superior fire power." So it turns out that was some buuuuull-shit. The USA is choc full of idiots: A) those that are on his side B) those that aren't but are still paying for it.

Screenshot of two headlines running side-by-side at the top of BBCs news website...

Headline 1: Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants unless Iran resumes talks.

Headline 2: Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war.

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Well I guess these guys will be wanting a refund then, eh?

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Very glad I'm not a US citizen. Iran is not really the sort of country you want to fuck over - or commit war crimes in. They kind of hold a grudge and are happy to play under the table too. Time to start watching your backs.

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

It's still astonishing to me that Trump was able to do this without any kind of warning or planning and was not immediately arrested for it. The United States has no leadership at any level - utterly rudderless. #Trump #MAGA #USA #Whitehouse

A side-on picture of the Whitehouse with the demolition zone in the near-ground showing where the East Wing used to stand.

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I see that google still hasn't got the guts to update the Whitehouse to its current trashy state. Come on google - be brave! #NoBalls #Google #Trump #USA #US #DC #MAGA

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Ne'er a finer place existed for walkin' the dog. I'm in Dog's country here. #Ireland #Mayo #Belmullet #WildAtlanticWay

The sun, about an hour before sunset, bursts through broken cloud over a West of Ireland bog in a wild display of sunlight, silver and seductive natural beauty.

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

You're all talk, big boy - you're all talk. #STFU

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A hearty thanks to the good ol' US of A for the below! You deserve to be internationally sanctioned. #Trump #USA #MAGA #Iran #Oil #Hormuz

A financial chart showing how Brent Crude Oil has risen to $115 per barrel. It's up over 3% just today.

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I feel like someone missed a real opportunity by not calling this product 'Jalapeñuts'.

A photo of a packet of nuts called 'Jalapeño Peanuts'.

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

So Donald, how are you going to get "beautiful, black coal" up to the moon every week? #Trump #USA #MAGA #NASA #ArtemisII

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Appreciation? He's down 10% YTD! And this is exactly why tax is only sought on completion of a transaction - not at the mid-point of such!

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Well this is his YTD chart so we can surely agree that his wealth is significantly changeable, no?

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I see something different. Why do US futures always open red and then gradually make their way green? Asian markets go red on it; European markets open red and don't have time to recover; and then US markets finally storm to a big green day. American exceptionalism or clever use of geography?

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

From a man that clearly has no plan, no tactics and no understanding of his problem... #Trump #USA #MAGA #Iran

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

@onestpress.onestnetwork.com Hi Olga, I've just found the below article (and it's dated March 31st so not, apparently, some tasteless April Fools' joke). Is this something - if correct - you could drop a little international attention onto? www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Wow! How was this missed? How were its exports to Russia not banned? And how was it not either nationalised or forced into selling to new owners (like Chelsea FC)? This is a grave oversight - missed by politicians, journalists and pro-Ukraine campaigners alike - isn't it?

Text from Image: Trading records have shown that shipments to Russian smelters from Aughinish Alumina, a company located on the Shannon estuary in Limerick and owned by the Russian aluminium group Rusal since 2006, have increased sharply since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Ireland exported $243m of alumina to Russia in 2022, but this rose by 55% to $376m in 2024.

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

So his idea of a solution is to tear everything up and just have a free-for-all? Truly, a man for the modern world. #Trump #Iran

From the Guardian: Countries like the UK should go to strait of Hormuz and 'just take' fuel, Trump says.

In a post on Truth Social, the US president, Donald Trump, has suggested that countries like the UK should build up the “courage” to go to the strait of Hormuz and “just take” fuel.

“You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the USA won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us,” Trump said as he criticised countries who “refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran”.

He said these countries could buy “jet fuel” from the US, where there is “plenty”, if they are running low on supplies.

“Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!” Trump concluded his social media post by saying. More details soon…

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

2025 was Biden's economy they said. 2026 would be Trump's economy. That's what the Adminstraion said last year - but good luck getting a journalist to ask him about it. #Trump #USA #MAGA

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Did someone say Irish lamb's wool? My garden in the West of Ireland this evening...

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Swimming season is back! In six months' time he'll be swimming across this bay faster than Michael Phelps! #Mayo #Ireland #WildAtlanticWay

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Brent Crude up 79% now Year To Date...

Brent Crude Oil Last Day Financial Futures Continuous contract screenshot showing YTD chart at $108.91 and a 78.98% increase from Jan 1.

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Volodymyr, I'm pretty sure, is calling Trump an idiot here. Am I wrong? #Trump #USA #MAGA #Ukraine #Iran

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

"We pray for peace in the world; We pray for Donald Trump - that the Lord would take him... - Actually now, sorry... that he would take away his pain!" ☘️ Mass in Ballycroy, Ireland on St Patrick's Day! #Trump #USA #Iran #MAGA

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I'd say the Trump family is doing ok though... #gold #Trump #Iran

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Give it some time. I'm sure it'll come back any moment now...

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Ballyglass lighthouse on a grey evening - this evening - just before twilight. #Mayo #Ireland #WildAtlanticWay

A panorama photo of Ballyglass lighthouse and surrounding rocky air on a grey evening - this evening - just before twilight.

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

There was a feature on Irish radio this morning that discussed #Trump as suffering from 'pronoia' (the positive opposite of paranoia). I hadn't heard of it before but it's food for further thought...

A screenshot of an AI explanation of Pronoia from Google: Pronoia is the feeling or delusion that the world or others are conspiring to help you, acting as the positive opposite of paranoia (the belief that others are plotting against you). It's a mindset where one perceives the universe as benevolent, expecting good outcomes, and interpreting pleasantries as deep affection, often stemming from a need for reassurance in complex social environments. Historically, "pronoia" also referred to Byzantine land grants, but in modern usage, it's a psychological concept for perceiving a friendly, supportive world.
Key aspects of pronoia:
Positive Counterpart: It's the positive flip side of paranoia, where you feel the world conspires for you, not against you.
Delusional or Spiritual: It can be an irrational delusion, a form of denial to protect self-esteem, or a conscious spiritual practice of positive thinking.
Characteristics: Believing actions are praised, acquaintances are friends, and politeness signifies deep support.
Causes: Can arise from social complexity, cultural ambiguity, or a need for certainty, notes an APA article.
Benefits: Practicing it can improve self-esteem, reduce worry, and encourage pursuing new challenges by rewiring the brain to see the world as friendly, according to this YouTube video.

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Darragh O'C 🇮🇪 @darraghoc.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Beautiful morning in #Belmullet earlier today. A stunning environment that really helps you forget about all the troubles in the world... At least, for a little while, anyway. #WildAtlanticWay #Mayo #Ireland

Belmullet Docks on a beautifully still, crisp, winter's morning. The gorgeous blue sky is fronted by a thin layer of mackerel-patterned clouds and is reflected, mirror-like, in the still waters of Broadhaven Bay.

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