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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@johnhyphen.bsky.social Beatha agus sláinte chugat, a chara. Random question: I was trying to remember the false equivalence in Irish that you helped spread a while ago on Twitter, if that rings any bells. Along the lines of 'Can you dig it' coming from 'An dtuigeann tú'. Unless that was it...

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

an dtugann fear an phoist a veain chéile air seo 💚

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

@darach.bsky.social an important entry for the Foclóir Nua Gaeilge has come across my desk

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná béar cliste

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Sotal. Is léir gur braitheadh nach mbeadh aon cheist ann faoin eolas a scaipeadh.

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Maitiú Ó Coimín @maitiuocoimin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

'Galar an Bhlascaoid'. Thréig Peig an t-oileán mar bhí FOMO uirthi faoin gcraic mhór a bhí ag muintir Dhún Chaoin.

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

thug an FOMO an lá leis sa deireadh Tá Cogar an-taitneamhach go dtí seo, cé go bhfuil sé sách ciotach go fóill in áiteacha. Glacaim leis go dtiocfaidh feabhas ar an gcomhéadan de réir a chéile, áfach. Aip eile chun an t-am a mheilt/a chur amú, dia ár sábháil.

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

caithfidh go bhfuil sé cos-tasach go leor stopadh anseo

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Cheana féin? Ach níl na stáisiúin vótála ar oscailt 🤔

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Sam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I've always felt the best way to get people subscribe to @dublininquirer.com, is just to publish good articles and wait and hope. But I'm told, that people are busy and might have other things on their minds than us, so I'd better make a pitch, better ask. So here goes. 1/

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Seoladh an chéad sciar den fhoclóir nua Gaeilge anuraidh agus beimid ag tabhairt aghaidh anois ar na beithígh mhóra scanrúla. Seo iad na ceannfhocla is mó inár mbunachar (an uimhir sin = líon na mbríonna san iontráil sin). Is mairg don eagarthóir a fhaigheann 'cuir'

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

An-lá go deo le déanaí ag ceiliúradh 100 bliain den Ghúm. B'údar iontais & bróid dom é gur iarradh orm caint bheag (san aer) a thabhairt ar na foclóirí aonteangacha don aos óg a foilsíodh sna 70idí/80idí. Crochfaidh mé roinnt den ábhar sin ar líne ag pointe éigin. www.independent.ie/seachtain/se...

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2,000 leabhar i 100 bliain: Áit i stair an stáit agus na Gaeilge tuillte ag An Gúm

Bhí comhdháil lae ag ceiliúradh 100 bliain den teach foilsitheoireachta An Gúm díolta amach ar an Déardaoin seo caite, agus scríbhneoirí, eagarthóirí, lucht foilsitheoireachta agus acadúil cruinnithe ...

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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This legislation was not radical. It took guidance from the very report commissioned by the Government and promised during the Repeal referendum. It was simply the next step in fulfilling the promise of Repeal.

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kevin @beirne.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The entire purpose of the 72-hour waiting period for an abortion in Ireland is the cruelty of it. They’re hoping that dragging it out will pressure/scare you into not going through with the abortion. There is zero medical need for it. The cruelty is the point

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

go maith, sin an áit a gcoinním mo choisitheoirí féin mar a tharlaíonn

Comhartha bóthair:
Do Choisitheoirí a Choinneáil ar Thrasnú Plamdaí

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Andy @imaculthero.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Fuck Bertie, obviously. But it's also a good example of how no amount of appeasement will ever be enough for far right weirdos. He'd barely agreed with her racism before she was already going on about her Transphobia and in the end she still hated him.

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

An-saothar atá i gCOMHAR na míosa seo, móreagrán a dhéanann ceiliúradh ar an nGúm. Scoth na scríbhneoireachta ó pheann (ó mhéarchlár?) Sheosaimh Uí Mhurchú ag tosach na hirise, ag moladh na hoibre agus ag tabhairt urraim do Gabriel Rosenstock. comhar.ie/iris/86/5/an...

Na leabhair don aos óg ag dul siar chomh fada leis an tsraith ‘Laethanta Gréine’ sna 1920idí anuas go dtí Níl Éisc le Trust an lae inniu, idir bhunleabhair, aistriúcháin agus chomheagráin, is iad is mó, is dócha, a d’fhág a rian ar léitheoirí uile na tíre. Is beag leanbh a tógadh in Éirinn le leathchéad bliain anuas nach raibh Bran nó ceann éigin de leaganacha Mháiréad Ní Ghráda de na síscéalta móra ina lámha ag am éigin.

Bhí Gabriel Rosenstock ar dhuine de na fathaigh a shaothraigh sa ghort sin mar bhall foirne sa Ghúm. Eagarthóir, file, údar agus aistritheoir bisiúil beoga ba ea é a raibh scóip an pháiste agus gaois an tsaoi araon ag baint lena shaothar. Duine de mhórscríbhneoirí Gaeilge na linne seo é a d’imigh uainn agus an t-eagrán seo á chur le chéile. Is boichtede saol na nGael a imeacht ach fanfaidh saibhreas buan a shaothar saoil linn i gcónaí. Ba leis guth na síthe, na daonnachta agus na heagna agus an saol ina chaor marfach mire mórthimpeall orainn. Suaimhneas síoraí go raibh aige.

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

fear simplí mé cuirim RnaG ar siúl múchaim an fhuaim ar feadh nóiméid (fógraí) éistim le RnaG

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Eoin Lettice @eoinlettice.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I am absolutely here for @oliver.ie 's motion at tonight's Cork City Council meeting (referred to a relevant committee).

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

an chaoi a mbeadh an saol agam dá ndéanfadh Tuairisc caighdeánú éigin ar chóras fuaime na n-aíonna

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Eamonn Sweeney @sweeneyagonistes.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The Muslim Sisters of Eire who endured their worst ever night on O'Connell Street thanks to people brought there by the fuel protests might wonder about Mary Lou's sunny portrayal of the city centre that weekend.

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

ceann de na cartúin ar Cúla4: tá rud éigin *róchruinn* faoin athair seo I feel seen, mar a deirtear

Ella Bella Bingo: an t-athair agus cuma spíonta air

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

an-smaoineamh go deo Ray agus Joe a chur chun bóthair www.tg4.ie/en/player/ca...

Joe: People joke that we're Ant and Dec, and really I have to laugh

Joe: I'll take the name Ant because you've often been called Dick

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

imeartas focal breá simplí agus éifeachtach

Fógra faoin bhfothoghcháin atá ar na bacáin: Beidh do ghuth ar lár i mBaile Átha Cliath Láir

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

buntáiste amháin faoin ngá le spéaclaí a chaitheamh ná gur féidir liom iad a bhaint agus mé ag breathnú ar TG4 agus ní bheidh cathú orm na fotheidil Bhéarla a léamh 👉 🧠

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Alan Dunne @aldunne.eurosky.social · 22/04/2026

not kidding, the number of people I know who have been mandated to be in the office x days per week and who spend most of their time on Teams calls

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Donncha ar Imeall an Domhain @kingdonncha1.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Guilbneach an t-ainm atá an éan sin i nGàidhlig. (Éan eile a bhfuil cosa fada agus gob fada air atá sa ghuilbneach Gaeilge.) @calligraphyoutside.bsky.social

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Daryl Feehely @darylfeehely.com · 21/04/2026

Tá sé sin dochreidthe ó ÚnaG. "Intleacht Shaorga a úsáid leis an nGaeilge a “athbheochan ar fud na seirbhísí poiblí” This is unbelievable from Údarás na Gaeltachta. They want to use AI to "revive the Irish language across public services" by replacing Irish speaking call workers with AI. and 1/5

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

D’fhiafraigh Tuairisc den Údarás an seasann an eagraíocht leis an maíomh go gcosnaíonn gach glao i nGaeilge a dhéantar ar an tSeirbhís Phoiblí €305. Dhiúltaigh an tÚdarás an cheist a fhreagairt & mhol “dul i dteagmháil go díreach le EY” le ráiteas ón Údarás a fháil. Údar náire na Gaeltachta.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Stamp doodle logo for the @cnagaeilge.bsky.social AthGhaelú campaign "to encourage people to use Irish placenames instead of English placenames in all aspects of life." They've also created a Gealltanas Logainmneacha "to encourage individuals and groups to use Irish-only placenames" #SpéirGhorm

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Is mar gheall ar ghrúpaí ar nós Muslim Sisters of Éire nach bhfuil cúrsaí níos measa fós sa tír. An dream sin a mhaíonn gur cheart "tús áite a thabhairt d'Éireannaigh", léiríonn siad arís is arís eile gur cuma leo dáiríre faoi dhaoine eile, níl sa mhaíomh sin ach iarracht an ciníochas a cheilt.

Postáil de chuid Muslim Sisters of Éire: We’ve spent the last 48 hours coordinating the logistics and prep work necessary to get our soup run stationed at the GPO. When we got to the top of O’Connell Street, the Guards wouldn’t allow us to go through, but after much persuasion, they escorted us with a patrol car up to the GPO. Given the current situation, we truly appreciate them assisting us despite having their hands full.
We arrived and were surprised that the queue was not as large as expected. When we got there, a lot of people thought that we wouldn’t be able to get through. Soon the word got out and the queue became much longer.
Everything went well; we had a lot of food and donations. A huge shout out to little Amelia who came to our office and donated €50 from her birthday money as well as her Easter eggs—such kindness and beauty in such a young child. A credit to her mammy and daddy.
Tonight took a deeply upsetting turn. As we were finishing our service, we were approached by a group of five or six individuals carrying Irish flags. They began shouting xenophobic rhetoric, telling us this country is "only for the Irish," that we don't belong here, and that we should "go home."

In a beautiful show of solidarity, those around the GPO immediately spoke up, asserting that we are Irish. However, the situation turned hostile. Our Chairperson and founder was targeted with verbal abuse and told to "go back where she came from"—despite being from Coolock. It was clear that because she wears a hijab, her identity as an Irish woman was being questioned.
In 11 years of service, we have never experienced such verbal abuse. It was difficult to maintain the peace, but the homeless community—truly amazing people—stepped up to protect us. We are grateful that the situation eventually de-escalated and the Gardaí arrived to disperse the group.
Providing 300 meals to those in need only to be met with hate is sickening. But let it be known: we remain undeterred. We are united, and we will always be there for the less fortunate, regardless of their background. In Ireland, you don’t need an ID to receive a warm meal from a soup run.
We can’t do this without your constant support. If you would like to help us or donate, please visit https://msoe.ie/donate/.

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Aonghus Ó hAlmhain @aonghusoha.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Slán fágtha le Gabriel

Siombail a bheatha a leag a garchlann ar an altóir

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Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨ @unaminh.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Here are some publicly available posts from one of the key organisers, James Geoghegan.

Text from James Geoghegan reads: "Ah as poor Simon says these are all people coming from a war area, wake up Simon your inviting it convicts to kill and run riot" There is a picture post of various people of colour underneath the text.

tEXT from James reads: "This is scary, it’s what happens when you allow IPAs centres into your town." IPAS = International Protection Accommodation Services

Text reads: "Look at this lovely migrant who Simon Harris invited into Ireland , this is in Facebook headquarters today, nice mess for them in the morning , the dirty scumbag."

Transphobic comment from James: "This type of rubbish is what’s wrong with our country , men competing against ladies . Time to ban this filth." There's a picture of athletes on podiums.

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Seo an seasamh atá agam féin faoi láthair. Is tír shaibhir muid a bhfuil meascán mearaí de ghéarchéimeanna inti atá ag dul in olcas i gcónaí. Is fiú, mar sin, brú leanúnach as cuimse a chur ar an rialtas. Is furasta é sin a dhéanamh saor ó chiníochas, fuath agus ionsaithe ar an ngnáthdhuine.

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Ed Moynihan @emcreative.ie · 10/04/2026

This fella is one of the nominated representatives of the protest group. Should the government meet with him, do you think?

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

tá sé an-phléisiúrtha Sráid Uí Chonaill agus an ceantar máguaird a shiúl agus iad saor ó thrácht caithfidh mé a rá mór an trua go bhfuil roinnt ciníoch ann leis ach ní féidir an craiceann is a luach a bheith agat

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🌎🐎John Hyphen🎮🤠 @johnhyphen.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

every environmentalist who has for DECADES been saying we need to get off oil and gas, watching governments panic at this energy crisis

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Ana Iris Ramgrab @anairis.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

It was quite the contrast last night seeing the protesters chatting and laughing while the Muslim Sisters of Éire were doing the soup run.

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

We import 84% of our fruit and veg. We can't live on meat and dairy alone. I'm fully in favour of better supports for Irish farmers and giving everything needed to help them to transition to actually putting food on our tables in a meaningful way, but we need to stop greenwashing our current system

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Liam Carson @liamcarson.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Gabriel Rosenstock imithe ar shlí na fírinne. Laoch ar lár. Croíbhriste. My dear friend and wonderful poet Gabriel Rosenstock has left us. He was one of a kind.

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Derek @dirkvanbryn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

ag éisteacht leis An Dreoilín vs ag léamh liricí An Dreoilín

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

EU-Israel treaty remains standing.

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