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Kieran

@eslsys.bsky.social
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Software engineer. Lots of diverse interests Music (playing, listening), Reading, Film, #ClimateAction 🇵🇸 Hoping to follow everyone back, prioritising those with a bio and at least 1 post

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Ballroom Jam @ballroomjam.bsky.social · 10h
Here in the UK, Labour Friends of Israel removed the list of their parliamentary supporters from their website because they didn't want voters to know the identity of those using their power to support genocide. FAI doing the same thing. Gavin Bazunu represents Ireland better than the FAI does.
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 11h
The FAI has removed a list of directors and senior management from its website after controversy over Ireland’s fixtures against Israel. Former Ireland football manager Brian Kerr has called on the board to resign. www.ontheditch.com/fai-scrubs-d...
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FAI scrubs directors' names from website
David Courell claimed earlier this month that “extreme mem­bers of the pub­lic” were engaging in “harassment” of FAI management.
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Colm Duffy @colmduff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Like may Irish people, I do not hate Israel. But I do hate what the state of Israel has done to the Palestinian people. And I do not think that genocide should be ignored or normalised. There are 10,000 still buried under the rubble of Gaza .... www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Israel captain stokes feud by saying ‘our country is 10 times better than Ireland’
Manor Solomon has reacted angrily to the Republic of Ireland team’s behaviour before their Nations League match in protest at Israel’s military action in Gaza
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Prof John O Brennan @jobmaynooth.bsky.social · 9h
After an electrifying speech at the Labour conference there is renewed speculation about the possibility of the UK making a bid to re-join the European Union. I think this is a very doubtful proposition, and joined Sean Moncrieff on Newstalk FM to discuss the issue www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
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Could the UK rejoin the EU? | Newstalk
Following his first Labour conference speech as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnha...
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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 9h
There are no plans for an EU-wide windfall tax on energy companies. So why are govt telling us they're working constructively towards one? Today, we put forward plans for a national windfall tax – but the govt won't support it. It's nothing short of baffling.
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Barry Dorrans @blowdart.me · 9h
Yea, problem here is the U.S. is “helping” the investigation so any U.K. statement is tainted with “because that’s what Trump wants to believe” And we’ve been here before with Lockerbie.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 15h
A large ‘Stop the Game’ demonstration at the main entrance to Leinster House - seemingly hoping to attract the attention of the FAI delegation - but the witnesses are already inside on the premises. They’ll tell the Oireachtas Media Cmte the FAI is bound by UEFA competition rules to fulfil fixtures.
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 12h
Daniel Ennis has said the Ireland players "have been hung out to dry" by the FAI and the board of the association should resign. #stopTheGame #speirGorm www.rte.ie/news/2026/09...
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Irish players 'exposed, hung out to dry' by FAI - Ennis
Social Democrats TD and Spokesperson on Sport Daniel Ennis has said the Ireland players "have been hung out to dry" by the FAI and the board of the association should resign.
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 18h
Here it is by the way: pastes.io/Xaj37n6K
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An Open Letter to the Republic of Ireland Football...
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 18h
My postman is after knocking on the door to ask me if I've seen the #StopTheGame open letter to Heimir Halgrimsson this morning. That's how news should be delivered.
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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 15h
🇮🇪 The activists from the #StopTheGame campaign have sent a letter to Ireland players and manager, asking them to refuse to play against Israel on Sunday, October 4, in Bačka Topola, Serbia.
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 14h
Heimir Hallgrímsson has said the second game against apartheid Israel will go ahead on Sunday. Join us, Aviva Stadium, Thursday 6.30pm for the Austria match. Show our huge objection to the FAI participating in the sportswashing of Israel’s genocide of Palestinians. No second match. #StopTheGame
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 13h
Courell says Hallgrímsson (on Saturday) was referring to call-up chats - those do not come from the head coach. However John Martin, director of football, says Hallgrímsson did meet individually this week with all the outfield players… but again, nobody met with the keepers.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 13h
David Courell appears to contradict Heimir Hallgrímsson, telling Oireachtas Committee that the player who withdrew from the squad (Gavin Bazunu) had spoken to Hallgrímsson 'in his club environment' for about an hour in August. Hallgrímsson said on Saturday he had not spoken to the goalkeepers
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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 17h
Meta hosted senior Irish Government officials & regulators at an event titled "Ireland as a Trusted Digital Regulatory Hub". Ireland's former regulator who sued all other EU data regulators to avoid investigating Meta was a speaker. (She now works for Meta's law firm.) lnkd.in/p/dYg9TPnk
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 19h
Thousands of homes remain without power after a night of very strong winds and heavy rain. jrnl.ie/7177563
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Trees down and thousands of homes without power after night of strong winds and heavy rain
A number of Status Yellow weather warnings were in place from Tuesday afternoon until early this morning.
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 22h
Of course they did. Lives don't matter to them, only wealth and power does aje.news/hw0a4g
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US Senate blocks resolution seeking report on Americans killed in West Bank
The resolution cites a 'lack of accountability' by Israel's government and an 'inability to secure justice' by the US.
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 22h
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
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Morocco’s pro-Palestine protests challenge Rabat’s deepening Israel ties
Protests across Morocco highlight gap between public opposition to normalisation and Rabat’s closer ties with Israel.
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Aedh MacTire @tine119.bsky.social · 22h
Just wonderful
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 21h
Ya don't say 🙄 www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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BREAKING: Police admit NO explosives in Fairford trucks
The government narrative around Fairford had already collapsed into farce. Now, it's simply wallowing in ridicule.
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Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 21h
Wednesday’s Irish Independent
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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 21h
We need to stop calling them settlers and call them what they are, terrorists. It's too sanitised for what they are doing.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 20h
Over 100,000 public sector workers in areas such as health, education and local authorities are beginning industrial action today in the form of a work-to-rule
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Over 100,000 public sector workers begin work-to-rule
Over 100,000 public sector workers in areas such as health, education and local authorities are beginning industrial action today in the form of a work-to-rule.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 29/09/2026
Ireland’s economy is being pulled in two directions, with higher energy prices pushing up inflation while booming AI investment provides a potential boost. The ESRI expects the domestic economy to keep growing, but warns Ireland is particularly exposed to the risks on both sides. jrnl.ie/7176224
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We're easily bought
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 29/09/2026
The musician likened Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, to Himmler, leader of the SS. Ben-Gvir has since hit back, posting on X that “there is no limit to the hypocrisy of the world’s supporters of terrorism”. jrnl.ie/7177047
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Bono and Israeli minister in fierce row after musician likens him to Hitler's right-hand man
Bono likened the minister to Himmler, while Ben-Gvir described the musician as a terrorist.
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gavin Bazunu maintained his connection to all of us opposed to this match. He was also able to act, facing implicit and explicit threats. He turned his character to action, in a decision that was deeply personal but also collective. Thank you. www.ontheditch.com/comment-than...
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Comment: Thank you Gavin Bazunu
He turned his character to action, in a decision that was deeply personal but also collective.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The Army could no longer control them."
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026
"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
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AI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The law essentially allows State officials to control what questions they will, or will not, answer in UK-led investigations. Investigators will not be able to obtain, test and pursue evidence to establish the facts of the State’s actions, decisions or failures in relation to deaths or incidents.
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today we spoke to the Oireachtas Justice Committee about the draft Troubles Legacy Bill. It is our view that the Bill, which provides for the State's cooperation with UK-led Troubles-related investigations, does not comply with our international ECHR obligations. www.iccl.ie/news/draft-t...
Joe O'Brien of ICCL speaking at the Oireachtas Justice Committee.
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Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Billionaires dont pay taxes - they toss out trinkets.
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Rob Cross @robcross247.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
To help people, I've added the new SEAI grants to my “Useful Links and Grants Available” page.⚡🏠 www.derelictsites.com/C-Useful-Lin...
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TonyMc @tonymc47.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A Zionist speaks.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two houses belonging to the al-Tubasi family in Jalud, south of Nablus, were set on fire in the raid on Monday night. The European Union, with others, continues to enable Israel.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mahmoud Al-Tubasi, 60, his wife Aida, 51, and their 33-year-old son, Wael, had returned to their properties accompanied by Israeli forces after Israel's High Court ruled earlier this month that they must be allowed to go back.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
More than 100 Israeli settlers have carried out attacks in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, stopping a family escorted by the Israeli military from returning to their homes, which had been seized weeks ago by settlers.
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Israeli settlers attack West Bank village and block Palestinian family's return home
Two homes belonging to the al-Tubasi family were set on fire and Israeli security forces were also targeted by settlers.
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Cork Safety Alerts @corksafetyalerts.com · 29/09/2026
Reports of slates falling from a building at the junction of Sawmill Street and Rutland Street, South Parish area. Take care on approach.
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Cork Safety Alerts @corksafetyalerts.com · 29/09/2026
Flooding on South Terrace this evening. Take care on approach.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 29/09/2026
A man and a woman have been charged with perjury following an investigation by gardaí into evidence filed in Conor McGregor's failed appeal against a civil court jury’s finding that he raped Nikita Hand
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Man, woman charged with perjury over McGregor appeal
A man and a woman have been charged with perjury following an investigation by gardaí into evidence filed in Conor McGregor's failed appeal against a civil court jury's finding that he raped Nikita Ha...
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 29/09/2026
The father and daughter who died in a workplace incident at Banagher Precast Concrete in Co Offaly have been named as 49-year-old Mihai Chinez and his 24-year-old daughter, Denisa Chinez
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'Deep shock' in Offaly over death of father and daughter
The father and daughter who died in a workplace incident at Banagher Precast Concrete in Co Offaly have been named as 49-year-old Mihai Chinez and his 24-year-old daughter, Denisa Chinez.
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Extinction Rebellion Ireland @xr-ireland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Extinction Rebellion - Find your place in the movement - open to all - Monday 19th October 7pm-8pm actionnetwork.org/events/welco...
Extinction Rebellion - Find your place in the movement - open to all - Monday 19th October 7pm-8pm
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G @geraldineishere.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Surely Irish journalists will be asking Jennifer Carroll MacNeill about the status of her links to this man who proudly participated in chants at the match on Sunday? #SpéirGhorm
Screenshot of a video posted on Reddit, captioned: “In yesterday’s National League game against Ireland, home fans chanted the name of an army organisation”  Screenshot of a Facebook post with a photo of Yoseph Haddad & Jennifer Carroll MacNeill together at Irish government buildings.
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Brendan Halpin @bthalpin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A lot to react to here, but "rural Ireland" my arse: a low-density-suburban bungalow 700m from the middle-class housing estates of affluent east Limerick city, a middle-class suburban secondary school (that my kids attended too), professional parents. Rural like Bono's hard working class origins.
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Excellent analysis again from @gcooney93.bsky.social - feels like a number of players are wavering #stopTheGame #speirGorm www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
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Gavin Cooney: Long week ahead as Ireland brace for emotional fan reaction at Aviva Stadium
FAI unlikely to make any significant noises about second Israel fixture until home match against Austria out of the way
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fundraising channel closed. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Europe: Sale of Israel Bonds finally ends in Europe
Reacting to the Central Bank of Ireland’s confirmation that on the expiry of the Israel Bonds’ prospectus their sale in Europe has ended Stephen Cockburn, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, said...
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Rachel Holdsworth @rmholdsworth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This Guardian article is headlined 'Fairford bomb plot', no quote marks. But the penultimate paragraph says "After the suspects’ release it emerged that no explosive material had been found.". Someone have a word with the subs?
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Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot
The US secretary of state offered no evidence for his claims, and also said many people were ‘disturbed’ that the five suspects had been released on bail
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Loulou @loucon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/st... @uplift.ie
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Stop data centre development in Kildare
Land beside our homes is zoned exclusively for hyperscale Data Centres. Two areas near Jigginstown and the M7 are zoned “P - Data Centre Only” in the Naas Local Area Plan (shown in purple below). The...
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Teresa Collins @queen-crafty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Solution-focused person-centred progress is the best kind. #Speirghorm
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Loki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh yeah, the main guy shouting in the video, Yoseph Hadad, was invited to relaunch "Friends of Israel" at the Dáil by, of course, Jennifer Carroll McNeil in 2022. Why are we not shocked.
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