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Sliwa getting a flu shot: This could be very embarrassing. I’m supposed to be a tough guy, right? Mamdani: I can hold your hand. Sliwa: What happens if I faint? Mamdani: I got you. Doctor: You’re in great hands, literally. New Yorkers can find free flu shots and locations at nyc.gov/healthmap

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Lady Di @ladydi2020.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is where we are at. The U.S. was the only one to oppose… 😡 #Pinks

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Gerry Arthurs @gerryarthurs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Pete Hegseth is clearly not a well man

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

DCU has been ranked in the world’s 300 top universities for the first time! The @timeshighered.bsky.social (THE) World University Ranking for 2027 places DCU in 284 for 2027, climbing 24 places since 2026. DCU is also ranked first in Ireland for Research Quality. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4z6hajA

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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Failure to understand this point led Brexiters to be able to sell their lies about Brussels trussing up the European market with red tape. What they failed to explain (or understand) is that EU rules created the single market in the first place & then maintained it in existence. No rules, no market.

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

New WSJ poll:

List of presidential ratings before the Midterms. Trump has the lowest

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

U2 return to their old school Mount Temple where it all began 50 years ago #U2

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Gerry Arthurs @gerryarthurs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A privilege & pleasure to welcome Irish Ambassador to Denmark Kyle O'Sullivan & Danish Charge d'Affaires to Ireland Ole Egberg Mikkelsen to SETU for a wide ranging discussion under the banner of the Irish Presidency of the Council of Ministers. @setupresident.bsky.social Veronica Campbell reflected

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Mark Henry @drmarkhenry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Academic freedom in Ireland is one of the highest in the world. Students and lecturers can pursue their studies without political direction or interference. That fosters innovation and encourages critical thinking. And it's something to be proud of 🇮🇪

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m normally acknowledgements-sceptic when it comes to fiction, but I can only offer a nod of respect for Louise Kennedy’s in her new novel Stations. Real ‘without whom’ stuff.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I am grateful to my oncologist, Professor Paul Donnellan, and the staff of University Hospital Galway who continue to look after me. And to those who work in medical research - in particular the legend who figured out how to use Chinese hamster ovary cells against melanoma - I owe you my life.

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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

As the EU seeks to project global power: 1. its “frugal” members want to cut its budget 2. Over 10 countries want to pause new EU legislation for a year of simplification Yet you cannot demand a stronger Europe while cutting its resources & capacity to act. That is deeply contradictory

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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

17 EU governments have launched an alliance to stop themselves from adding national rules on top of common EU rules (gold-plating) This reveals the problem is national over-implementation, not EU rules themselves - as the Draghi boys like to repeat. Source @henryjfoy.ft.com @financialtimes.com

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Before the Vote: planning for a united Ireland" is finally available to buy or download on the link below. DCU Press is a fully open access, peer-reviewed, academic press - you can download the book for free, or come to a book launches and get a 33% discount. dcupress.dcu.ie/book/before-...

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Before the Vote: Planning for a united Ireland | DCU Press

Before The Vote FlyerThe UK’s departure from the European Union threatened a hard border on the island of Ireland, aggravated social and political tensions and undermined key aspects of the 1998 peace...

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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The so-called Duma elections marked another major setback for Russian democracy. Their outcome was never in doubt. The Kremlin silenced dissent, barred the only registered party that opposed its war in Ukraine, and shut out international election monitors. (1/2)

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 20/09/2026

Latest - and possibly final - numbers out of Mecklenburg Vorpommern now a true catastrophe for the CDU which looks like it won’t make it into the regional parliament at all

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Louise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yes absolutely. Worst so far is opening a PDF PhD thesis to examine “THIS LOOKS LIKE A LONG DOCUMENT. WOULD YOU LIKE A SUMMARY?” Seriously, 4 years of the student’s life & research…

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The fair elections in #Russia Coming soon to America! #cdnpoli

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The funniest joke ever. 😂

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/09/2026

This is what corruption looks like. A Russian oligarch close to Putin spends hundreds of thousands of dollars bankrolling celebrations for the president’s son. And we’re supposed to believe it was just a generous wedding gift with no strings attached? #StopTrumpCorruption

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Canada is building a deeper alliance with the EU so that we may write our own futures — with our values, and our ambitions.

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Annie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My daughter told me, this very day, the thread that holds the Irish Passport together is green white and orange WHAT NO WAY @nlireland.bsky.social

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Meanwhile, a massive 81% of Canadians support closer EU-Canada integration, and 56% say Canada has more in common with the EU than with the US.

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

49% of Canadians support EU membership, while 30% oppose it and 21% are unsure, according to a new poll by Abacus Data. 🇨🇦🤝🇪🇺

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Dublin's O'Connell Street as seen from the top of Nelson's Pillar, 1952, photo by George Pickow, American photographer (University of Galway Library).

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 16/09/2026

Fair play to the wife of a Caribbean man and mother of mixed race children being informed by the BBC reporter that she’s in the minority in her community regarding immigration and responding with, “Yes, I’m surrounded by bigots.”

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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

So saddened to hear Bonnie Greer has died. She was a true friend to Ireland.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 16/09/2026

Ukraine will be invited to join a new European Security Council proposed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The forum would bring together EU leaders and like-minded partners in response to escalating Russian hybrid attacks and worsening transatlantic relations. #Ukraine

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Lisa O’Carroll @lisaocarroll.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ursual von der Leyen: EU "would like to open the door to Canada to beciome the first associate member of the European Union"/ Huge applause, with Mark Carney in parliament too. Will highlight the difference with UK and offer obvious political lifeline to Canada at time of trade war with US

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It is utterly inappropriate that millionaires - are legally permitted to intervene in a parliamentary election in this manner. The law should not permit democracy to be sold to the wealthiest bidder. But it does.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The people of Ireland give our #ConMan-In-Chief the welcome he so richly deserves! 🇮🇪 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 ☘️

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Three-byline alert: 🚨 “.. Carney has even suggested Canada take on a new title: ‘Associate Member of the European Union.’ .. The EU, not known for its flexible enforcement of membership rules, is open to the idea ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/europe...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/09/2026

If Ukraine would just surrender we could get on with making business deals

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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Love the Irish🇮🇪

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Gerry Arthurs @gerryarthurs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Late to this, but The Alternatives by @caoilinnhughes.bsky.social is a wonderful novel about sisterhood and identity in modern Ireland that beautifully weaves big ideas with subtle familial relationships. Sharp and sensitive, well worth a read.

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Katerina Horbunova @blue-eyed.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is one of the many buildings in the city of Odesa tonight. Burning because russia wants it this way. The very essence of all the injustice in this world. Why are we, Ukrainians, forced to see this at night in our cities...

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Harrassin Ford @youwerewarned.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

One last meme. I’m done for today

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Trump announced 17 MONTHS AGO that everyone was going to get $5,000 checks because of DOGE cuts. You got $0.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 10/09/2026

Yesterday in Dallas, Donald #Trump promised every American adult $5,000 if #Republicans keep control of Congress. Turning public money into an electoral reward is an outrageous degradation of democratic politics.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

For those still learning about Germany’s neo-Nazi AfD, here are the salient facts:

INTELLIFACTS
ALICE WEIDEL BECOMES THE FIRST LEADER IN THE WORLD WHO IS ANTI-IMMIGRATION BUT HAS AN IMMIGRANT WIFE, IS ANTI-LGBTQ+ BUT IS A LESBIAN HERSELF, OPPOSES LGBT ADOPTION BUT HAS ADOPTED TWO CHILDREN, AND IS A HARDCORE GERMAN NATIONALIST BUT LIVES IN SWITZERLAND

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John Maguire @johnmaguire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

On the same day media regulator Coimisiún na Meán opens an investigation into X, Alex Gibney’s documentary Musk premieres at Venice which, among other revelations, warns of the danger Musk's concentrated, unprecedented power poses to democracy. The Irish government must end it's association with X.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Make America Healthy Again.

Graph showing Cumulative measles case counts
Over 3,000 cases have been confirmed this year, outpacing last year's record measles case growth.

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