Reposted by Fiona MurphyRay Cunningham @ray-cunningham.bsky.social · 11hNext week he will scatter coins to the peasant children as his coach travels through the town. 1168
Reposted by Fiona MurphyPatrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 20hIn 2013, Micheál Martin said the Triple Lock was at the core of Irish neutrality. Now he says removing it is essential to our 'peacekeeping tradition'. He is twisting words to deceive the Irish people. www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...irishexaminer.comTaoiseach says abolishing 'Triple Lock' is essential to retain peacekeeping traditionThe Government is pressing ahead with controversial legislation that would drop the requirement to get UN Security Council approval before sending peacekeeping troops abroad 0115
Reposted by Fiona MurphySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 21hAgain, this proposal- accurately denounced here as incompatible with the EU Chart of Fundemental Rights- is the product of our Government. One of our Ministers has proposed it. Amongst other changes, it proposes that the rights of AI companies to harvest data should stand above humans’ data rights. 11717
Reposted by Fiona MurphyAlan Kinsella @electionlit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026From 1999 a postcard to be sent to the then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on behalf of the residents of Garvaghy Road calling on the Taoiseach to ensure that the parade from Drumcree Church was rerouted away from The Garvaghy Road. 0114
Reposted by Fiona MurphyRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 28/09/2026The decision by the Parades Commission to allow a march down the Garvaghy Road was in stark contrast to the one it arrived at just three months ago, and to the ones it had made for the past 28 years. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...rte.ieWhy the controversial Orange Order parade was approvedThe Parades Commission's Drumcree decision shocked many. Its written ruling reveals how it was reached. 2319
Reposted by Fiona MurphyFiachna Ó Braonáin @fiachnaobraonain.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Night swim by the light of the moon 💙💙 1141
Reposted by Fiona MurphyDr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them! 895373910
Reposted by Fiona MurphyCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Massively frustrating that despite being pro-Palestine generally as a nation with many working tirelessly to support and help those suffering, we, and by extension the people of Gaza, are consistently let down on a global stage by the people who are supposed to represent us 121032
Reposted by Fiona MurphyAlan Kinsella @electionlit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Did Israel have a shot on target tonight or is that only for when they're gleefully shooting Palestinian kids? 0258
Reposted by Fiona MurphyJennifer O'Meara @jenniferomeara5.bsky.social · 26/09/2026What a pity the public can't vote for Sportsperson of the Year. #Speirgorm 0131
Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026‘What the young Dubliner clearly understood is that the sorry state of the world will only change when comfortable people acknowledge the status quo, and the criminal harm it does to others. And reject it.’ Colin Sheridan, Irish Examimer Thank you #Gavinbazunu 081
Reposted by Fiona MurphySheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Libraries are a sanctuary where nobody tries to sell you anything, you're not followed by an algorithm and you can take home books for free! 33810
Reposted by Fiona MurphyIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In 1985, poets Michael Hartnett, Hugh Maxton, and Seamus Heaney joined the strikers in solidarity and in protest against the hanging of South African poet Benjamin Moloise. 110244
Reposted by Fiona MurphyDr. K @kurleymcd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026To anyone that says "oh you can't blame the players..." listen to how they treated Gavin Bazunu. Chap's a hero. #speirgorm #StopTheGame 0138
Reposted by Fiona MurphyJack @jackinpogform.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is why it's not 'just football.' 'Politics has no place in sport' is a really convenient line if you're actively engaging in genocide and would rather the world didn't discuss it. Israel are well aware of the power of sportswashing. They're usually just too shit to take advantage of it. 45128
Reposted by Fiona MurphyAlan Kinsella @electionlit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Nobody gives a shit if we win or lose tonight. By playing the game Israel wins.. there's still a massive opportunity to do what's right #StopTheGame 28414
Reposted by Fiona MurphyDonncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Fergal Keane: Gavin Bazunu’s lone act of resistance will be remembered in the broken alleys of Gaza www.independent.ie/comment/ferg...independent.ieFergal Keane: Gavin Bazunu’s lone act of resistance will be remembered in the broken alleys of GazaYou can be familiar with what war does — to people, to buildings — and believe you have seen the worst. Then one day you are on a helicopter with the Jordanian military and you land inside the Gaza St... 062
Reposted by Fiona MurphyAlan Kinsella @electionlit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Given all the talk of agents being involved. Interesting that Gavin Bazunus agent (Graham Barrett) is Irish based. #StopTheGame 0366
Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If Israel is commending you your definitely doing something wrong #stopthegame #fai #coybig #speirgorm www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer... www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...irishtimes.comIreland v Israel build-up live: Israel commends FAI for playing game saying ‘football has won’Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu told the Irish team that he does not want to play fixture, with others believed to share his position 13715
Reposted by Fiona MurphyThe 42 @the42.ie · 26/09/2026Gavin Bazunu was not one of 30 Ireland players contacted by FAI about thoughts on playing Israel. Process of how association reached this point thrown into disarray after Ireland goalkeeper took stance not to be involved in Sunday’s fixture. www.the42.ie/bazunu-irela...the42.ieGavin Bazunu was not one of 30 Ireland players contacted by FAI about thoughts on playing IsraelProcess of how association reached this point thrown into disarray after Ireland goalkeeper took stance not to be involved in Sunday’s fixture. 041
Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An absolute role model for the next generation who witnessed the shitshow that unfolded today. A rarity in today’s world. Thank you 🙏 #respect #courage #Ireland #fai #stopthegame #speirgorm 1377
Reposted by Fiona MurphyKieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Tony O'Donoghue RTE: "...if they stay to their stated ambition that they have to be all in it together, if one or more want to be out, maybe they will all be out." #stopTheGamr #speirGorm 291
Reposted by Fiona MurphyJoanne Dalton @jdalton79.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Fair play Gavin for stopping the game. Come on now everyone , do the right thing lads ! 💚🙏 🇵🇸 #stopthegame 052
Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The FAI are just appalling they are making a meal put of this - press conference is full of contradictions what is the point #stoptgegame #coybig #speirgorm Thank you Bazunu 151
Reposted by Fiona MurphyNeil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Inishturk is ridiculously beautiful. Having a little break from the hike and enjoying the view of Clare Island. Very windy so I'm getting a year's worth of good sea air in the lungs ready for a winter in landlocked Tipperary 2432
Reposted by Fiona MurphyCarl Kinsella @carlkinsella.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If the Irish team or indeed any players really do refuse to play this match they would be heroes on an international scale 24710131
Reposted by Fiona MurphyJude Sherry @judesherry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It shouldn't have been left to the players to stand up for humanity. But they now have a chance to become hero's not just here in Ireland but all over the world. Come on boys in green #DontPlay & #StopTheGame #Speirghorm 15621
Reposted by Fiona MurphyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal and his government has committed genocide in Gaza. The United States should stop all military assistance to Israel. Saying this is not antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.) 28984552232
Reposted by Fiona MurphyM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Good Question.......? 475136643894
Reposted by Fiona MurphySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Money from foreign students (who pay multiples of the domestic and EU fees) is a critical source keeping Irish colleges afloat. The Minister for Higher Education’s complaint is another thinly veiled effort to address the synthetic bot army of X, and their demands to see fewer brown or black people 810029
Reposted by Fiona MurphyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power. Remember this. 892159710
Reposted by Fiona MurphyNatalie O'Regan @natalieoregan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Caused his partner to suffer stab wounds " Caused!!! Fucking CAUSED!! It's 2026 #SpeirGorm #Ireland 0185
Reposted by Fiona MurphyWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026This is welcome, but it simply isn’t true that “There are legal complications which appear to inhibit the appointment of a mediator”. Jim is using the pending High Court judgment as an excuse not to engage in mediation because he doesn’t want to. #speirghorm www.independent.ie/comment/edit...independent.ieThe Irish Independent’s View: It is time for a compromise deal in lawyers’ rowThe sunny days and holidays masked a serious unfolding crisis in our court system. Now that everyone is back to work, and a new legal year begins in 12 days, the full extent of the breakdown is starkl... 2218
Reposted by Fiona MurphySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I don’t think that this should just be shrugged off. One of our Ministers (Enterprise or Justice, probably) has presented this plan. It isn’t an anonymous creature called the Irish Presidency. That is our Government. 612768
Reposted by Fiona MurphyEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I can't wrap my head around the fact that, only four days from now, Ireland is actually going to legitimise the ethno-supremacist state of Israel on the international stage while it's actively engaged in genocide and ethnic cleansing. www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...rte.ieIsrael FA hits out at Hallgrimsson's genocide commentsThe Israel FA has hit out at Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson, insisting his recent comments embody "stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy". 26514
Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I’m today’s post have I missed something #speirgorm #Ireland 440
Reposted by Fiona MurphyRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 22/09/2026The housing crisis is creating a "cascading, devastating impact" on one-parent families according to a new report from One Family, an organisation which advocates for one-parent familiesrte.ieHousing crisis 'devastating' for one-parent familiesThe housing crisis is creating a "cascading, devastating impact" on one-parent families, according to a new report from One Family. 2139
Reposted by Fiona MurphyGavin Sheridan @gavinsblog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Ok Bluesky it's rare I ask for help. But this time I need huge help from the #osint community and #speirgorm #speirghorm, and everyone who follows me. I have a goal to raise up to €100,000 for a long time friend and colleague who is going to leave us. 291128
Reposted by Fiona MurphyJo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Huh. Israel aren’t playing nice. Who would’ve seen it coming? 092
Reposted by Fiona MurphyRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 21/09/2026Over 160 Irish sportspeople have signed an open letter to the Irish senior men's national football team, urging them to "act collectively with conscience" and refuse to participate in their upcoming games against Israelrte.ieSportspeople ask ROI players to boycott Israel fixturesOver 160 Irish sportspeople have signed an open letter to the Irish senior men's national football team, urging them to "act collectively with conscience" and refuse to participate in their upcoming g... 14118
Reposted by Fiona MurphyOrla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026deregulation of housing standards & environmental protections aren’t free, we all bear the costs www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...irishtimes.comOrla Hegarty: Garden cabins, rural sprawl and tiny apartments: housing has become a numbers gameThe push is for more supply, any supply - but at what cost? 0108
Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I just signed the petition to #stopthegame - will you add your name too? No to a change of venue. No to forcing players to play a game they don't want to play. No to sportswashing. No to bending for genocidal murderers. my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.iemy.uplift.iePetition to #stopthegameI just signed the petition to #stopthegame - will you add your name too? No to a change of venue. No to forcing players to play a game they don't want to play. No to sportswashing. No to bending for g... 033
Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If the Dunnes Stores strikers can do it & they had way more to lose - then the footballers can do it c’mon #stopthegame #speirgorm #coybig 092
Reposted by Fiona MurphyRadical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"No government will ever care about you except for your ability to do work. Talk to your neighbours, care for each other" Spotted in Somerset, UK 172934971
Reposted by Fiona MurphyRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Hell of a piece by @jonathanliew.bsky.social here. Grateful my solo car crash yrs ago got me sober & equally grateful I didn’t enter the public eye until I was years sober, married & a dad. Don’t envy Sterling or any young footballer right now. Wish him well. www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comRaheem Sterling’s bleak tale a reminder of absurd path young footballers face | Jonathan LiewThe winger was one of the first big-money academy transfers, part of a child labour market that has barely been questioned 723419