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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
“Prepared for Peace, Ready for War” Loyalist mural changed to 
“Prepared for Bed, Ready for 3am pee”
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Kindly old ladies giving me a glowing smile as I cycle past with a baby trailer in tow. Little do they know it contains a six pack of Guinness, three large bottles of San Miguel, and a lidl power washer.
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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gavin BDSzunu
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Kindly old ladies giving me a glowing smile as I cycle past with a baby trailer in tow. Little do they know it contains a six pack of Guinness, three large bottles of San Miguel, and a lidl power washer.
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Seems unnecessary at this point
Truncated RTÉ news headline in preview. Reads "Temporary restraining order against Dolly Parton..."
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tayto have brought out limited edition crisp packets with the 12 most popular surnames in Ireland. However, they have dropped 'Smith' and replaced it with 'McCarthy'. Free Stayto creating a cold house for citizens of planter stock. www.retailnews.ie/news-and-vie...
The Tayto surnames with McCarthy (13thost popular surname) replacing Smith in the top 12The actual list of 12 most popular surnames in Ireland.
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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 22/09/2026
Final four alignment chart #TraitorsIRL
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
youtu.be/sJZe-9pASTA?... For the day that's in it, please enjoy. This intro still gives me the shivers.
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Equinox Titles
YouTube video by thehumancartoon
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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I love this for us.
“It's no wonder that the name we called ourselves in our own language was 'Gaels and that the language was an Ghaeilge. Gael means 'forest person' or 'wild man'. It derives from the Old Irish goidel ('wild man' or warrior'), from the Proto-Celtic root weidelos ('savage' or woodsman'), which in turn is connected to weyd ('wilderness'). Initially, this may have been a derogatory term used by others about us, but we adopted it wholeheartedly. Its meaning suggests that we regarded ourselves primarily as people of the unenclosed wilderness rather than as settled farmers.”

A page from a book by Manchán Magan.
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'm on my second round of vegemite on toast and have already used 5 knives and counting.
Butter, vegemite, two slices of toast and five soiled knives.
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
That was a long day. Time to see what's going on in the world. *opens irish times dot com reads top four headlines* Never mind.
Four depressing stories from Irishtimes.com
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
One possible charitable explanation for the terrible round tables is that some people (Ian, Pete, Anna?) know fine well that Pauric and Carla are the traitors, but want to keep them where they can see them. Keep voting out faithful and then bang bang at the end and split the pot. #TraitorsIRL
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
These people are thick as pigshit. STOP LISTENING TO PETE! #TraitorsIRL
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Looks like the bauld Pozier has a long history of murder #TraitorsIRL youtu.be/MoDfPv94bIc?...
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Pauric O'Meara - Maniac 2000 - The Voice of Ireland - Blind Audition - Series 5 Ep2
YouTube video by The Voice of Ireland
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
AI is a curse on humanity and will likely kill us all but on the plus side it's useful for answering the most inane questions that pop into your head such as when did Noah overtake Noel as a baby name in Ireland (some time between 1998 and 2004)
AI results on the question posed in the main postAI results on the question posed in the main post
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Looks like the bauld Pozier has a long history of murder #TraitorsIRL youtu.be/MoDfPv94bIc?...
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Pauric O'Meara - Maniac 2000 - The Voice of Ireland - Blind Audition - Series 5 Ep2
YouTube video by The Voice of Ireland
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I passed actress Geraldine Plunkett. She seemed remarkably well preserved. Turns out she was only 11 years older than her daughter on Glenroe. This was dealt with in Ep1 by Dinny: "Are you coddin' me Mary, a little slip of a thing like yourself with a grown up daughter?" youtu.be/xnTl1_L2xKA?...
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Glenroe 1983 First Episode
YouTube video by patrick clohessy
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I passed actress Geraldine Plunkett. She seemed remarkably well preserved. Turns out she was only 11 years older than her daughter on Glenroe. This was dealt with in Ep1 by Dinny: "Are you coddin' me Mary, a little slip of a thing like yourself with a grown up daughter?" youtu.be/xnTl1_L2xKA?...
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Glenroe 1983 First Episode
YouTube video by patrick clohessy
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"I wasn't allowed to stay up and watch the EU treaty negotiations in 1991" "Maastricht?" "She was a bit"
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Without saying your age, what is a favourite movie that came out when you were 20 years old?
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Alan Dunne @aldunne.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026
discovered today that there's a village in Cork called New Tipperary which sounds like it was a 17th century fur trading outpost established by wealthy merchants from Cahir and Clonmel
Google Street View image of a roadside sign for New Tipperary wide Google Maps view showing New Tipperary positioned northwest of Cork and south-southeast of Mallow
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🇵🇸 Dean Tāne 🇵🇸 @dean-tane.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Britain’s original plan for New Zealand had the islands split into three provinces, with nonsensical borders typical of any British colonial project. The provinces were named after Irish ones (the guy who came up with them was an Anglo-Irish colonial officer). These didn’t last for long.
A map of New Zealand, showing its provincial divisions in 1841. Most of the North Island forms ‘New Ulster’, but the southern tip of the island forms ‘New Munster along with what today is now known as the Southern Island. The small island below the Southern Island, Rakiura/Stewart Island, makes the third province ‘New Leinster’
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
So the shortlist was two women and a man and then Carla says "Oíche mhaith, mo cara" instead of "Oíche mhaith, mo chara". Am I remembering my Irish grammar correctly? Is Ian toast? #TraitorsIRL
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Gonna try to watch #TraitorsIRL this evening. Never watched or before and have been on zero TV of late with a babby in the house. This better deliver.. #speirgorm
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This map of Civil Parishes in Dublin from the early 20th century is wild. Rathmichael has a coastline, Killiney village isn't even in Killiney, and Monkstown includes modern day Blackrock, Dún Laoghaire, and a decent chunk of Dalkey.
Map of the civil parishes of Dublin. More info in replies.
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Albasoup @albasoup.itch.io · 29/08/2026
Was walking past this building and through the window saw this backrooms-ass room, so I accidentally took the coolest picture ever due to the window's reflection
A backrooms-ass room with a twilight sky and trees seemingly imposed over it in a dream-like fashion (it's the reflection of the window)
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This map of Civil Parishes in Dublin from the early 20th century is wild. Rathmichael has a coastline, Killiney village isn't even in Killiney, and Monkstown includes modern day Blackrock, Dún Laoghaire, and a decent chunk of Dalkey.
Map of the civil parishes of Dublin. More info in replies.
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I can't make out the names of 3 of the 4 bands on this poster, but I must say I am absolutely loving "ANAL LOBOTOMY"
Gig poster for Fibbers in Dublin
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XL Bully Enjoyer @rarechandeliers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If anything, the fact that so many people who do poorly in it become 'business owners', influencers, personal trainers etc is a real endorsement of the Leaving Cert
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
As someone who grew up with a well thumbed atlas that would be pored over every night from ages 9 to 12 this is probably the most relatable thing Keir Starmer has ever done.
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I appreciate the effort being made here to a) increase awareness of maritime fauna, and b) promote the Irish language, but I can't help think that using a pun that only works in English is a bit sloppy.
Bin with a poster seeking to raise awareness of natural heritage in Dun Laoghaire harbour. Has a picture of a porpoise with the caption "Ní dhearna mé é ar porpoise nó an ndearna me? 😄 "
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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 19/08/2026
If I were Gianni I'd ban them for this 😂 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
theguardian.com
Israel withdraws support for embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino
The Israel Football Association blamed an ‘unprecedented crisis of confidence’ and lack of ‘proper vision’ in retracting its backing for Fifa’s Gianni Infantino
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Gerry McDied 10 years ago, on a night just like this @gerrymcbride.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Today on Facebook Marketplace
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
With a name that translates to 'Dick Ass', it's a wonder why this Salsa King hasn't made more of an impact on the English speaking world.
Picture of Spotify on my telly showing "el gran varon" by Willie Colon.
https://youtu.be/G9-IGDyFXnI?is=xTLivo_fguWy781b
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Jamie @fctwentebenson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A ring of huge trebuchets all along the M50 that launches commuters thru the air and into a giant net in the middle of town is quite easily the most economical and environmentally friendly solution to this problem
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Kassandra Jo Tomaras @raconteuse.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Somehow "real estate agent" is considered a real job but feeding sweet potatoes to manatees is only a volunteer position.
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
If you think about it wet wipes are very much like cigarette papers in how they dispense except instead of rolling a nice big fat doobie you're rolling up a steaming baby turd send message
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This needs to be spun out into a Chewbacca origin story
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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The great Jess Kav on the soul-searching (or lack thereof) in the Irish music scene over the last week or so
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Angel At The Table
The thicket of un-grooming and the Irish music industry
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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
"Ahh but if you look closely, that shop isn't actually on a corner at all, is it?" Brimful Of Escher.
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ᚅᚓᚃ ᚆᚐᚔᚏᚇᚑ ᚃᚆᚑ ᚇᚔᚄ @ciara2001.eurosky.social · 05/08/2026
Well that explains the heat of the last few weeks..
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
If you had been wondering what a 91 year old lady would have hanging in the kitchen of the apartment she'd lived in her whole life and you guessed a calendar of the Regulatory Council of the Protected Geographical Indication for Beef and Veal from Extremadura, you'd be right.
Calendar of the the Regulatory Council of the Protected Geographical Indication for Beef and Veal from EXTREMADURA (August)
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
My OH is from Madrid so we spend a bit of time here. My Spanish is appalling. I just tried to tell her mother that back in Ireland, we'd had our first rain in six weeks. She seemed incredulous. Turns out I'd said Ireland has just had its first Thursday in 6 weeks. Would have been a good trick that.
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Eamonn Sweeney @sweeneyagonistes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Are the government really going to start pushing this Yank brained nonsense? Maybe Chambers thinks we should have our own version of DOGE. We could call it MADRAE.
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
There's a whole lot of Fuck All in the middle of Spain
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Éidín Ní Shé @eidin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
So #UEFA wants to boycott the World Cup but won’t let #Ireland boycott a soccer game
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Betty White as Rose Nylund: Math Confusion
ALT: Betty White as Rose Nylund: Math Confusion
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Ger @ger.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Travelling book salesman. Don't see much call for that after the apocalypse. In fact, it's likely to be a redundant role long before that.
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Rob Turpin 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Made a cuppa. Wandered to the end of the garden. Went out in the street. Wandered all the way to the river. Sat with my mug of coffee on a bench. Something weirdly thrilling about wandering around with a standard mug outside the house.
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Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
UEFA spokesperson Dietmar Fumm said to reporters "This decision effectively signals that Gianni Infantino is an enemy of world football". tl;dr: FIFA "foe" - Fumm
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