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Irish Big Mac

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40-something Ireland. Twitter refugee I was @MacMiadhachain there, deleted it and left.

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David @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 9h
If nominated, Andrew Scott would only be the 3rd openly gay actor ever nominated for Best Actor Oscar. If he wins he would be the first to. Actors hiding their sexuality and the discrimination faced, is a central theme to this film. He’s a shoo in to be nominated for it, and hopefully win?
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 10h
Leinster House could be a casualty of public sector strikes next week… no agreement today at the Business Committee on whether to schedule any Dáil sittings, with some in opposition say they will refuse to come in if it means passing pickets of Oireachtas staff. An unusual second meeting now planned
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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 8h
We have reached an unthinkable milestone: three years of genocide.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 4h
If you went into a bank and asked for a loan, saying you’d put the proceeds into a savings account, they’d think you were a bit cracked. On a macro scale, that’s what Ireland is doing. This week’s column for @thejournal.ie:
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€7.8 billion set aside for Ireland’s future in Budget 2027 means we're borrowing to save money
As the dust settles on the budget, isn’t it notable that Ireland is putting billions into long-term funds while borrowing money to pay the bills?
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 3h
Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has failed in a High Court bid challenging how the media regulator, Comisiún na Meán, deals with user complaints against social media platforms
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Musk's X fails in court action against Comisiún na Meán
Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has failed in a High Court bid challenging how the media regulator, Comisiún na Meán, deals with user complaints against social media platforms.
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Irish Big Mac @irishbigmac.bsky.social · 1h
These are the 7 Irish MEPs that voted for this: Fine Gael's Regina Doherty, Nina Carberry, and Seán Kelly. Fianna Fáil's Barry Andrews, Barry Cowen, and Billy Kelleher. Independent Ireland's Ciaran Mullooly.
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David @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 2h
But all the Fine Gaelers on Bluesky said Sinn Fein are the dangerous ones on immigration and are openly racist. And would you look at that. Well I never
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Loki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 2h
Gardaí needed €20million funding. Trump visit cost €30fuckinmillion. I think I can see where some savings could've been made.
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Irish Big Mac @irishbigmac.bsky.social · 1h
Jesus Christ, this is full on right-winger madness.
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Irish Big Mac @irishbigmac.bsky.social · 2h
He's a total simpleton.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 3h
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Princess Bride: You Keep Using That Word
ALT: Princess Bride: You Keep Using That Word
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What is the Hannibal Directive? How and why was it activated on Oct 7th, as the Israeli defense minister admitted? And how many Israelis were killed as a result of it on Oct 7th? My full deep-dive for Zeteo on the third anniversary of the Hamas attack: zeteo.com/p/what-is-th...
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🧵1️⃣ This week marks the THIRD YEAR of the current IsraeliHelli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, violence the IsraHelli regime has been emboldened to escalate in the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran. " In this visual, we look at various concepts scholars have developed to capture the
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#EndIsraeliImpunity #EndIsraeliWarcrimes #EndZionism
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Éibhear Ó hAnluain @eibhear.gibiris.org · 05/10/2026
Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaase tell me that all those "you should need a government ID to access the internet" people are rethinking this position now. [We know they aren't. Ed.]
The first two paragraphs of the linked-to story:

"Denmark has suffered a major data breach that has given unauthorised individuals access to names, addresses and personal identification numbers belonging to about 8.8 million people registered in the country’s central population database.

"The breach occurred after unidentified individuals misused a private Danish company’s legitimate access to search the Central Person Register (CPR), the government said in a statement Monday."
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Irish Big Mac @irishbigmac.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Delehanty is a deluded gowl.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
H.E. Tomoko Akane President of the International Criminal Court outlined the effects of US sanctions on her and her colleagues to a meeting of judges and practitioners at the Four Courts, Dublin today in the presence of the Chief Justice of Ireland Donal O'Donnell.
Round Hall, Four Courts, audience.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Another Bolsonaro taking power in Brazil would be a hammer blow to the future of life on Earth.
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Irish Big Mac @irishbigmac.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is the KKK undergoing resurgence in the USA.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 05/10/2026
A plaque honouring a Polish man who devised a scheme that provided relief to 200,000 children during the Great Famine will be unveiled in Glenties, Co Donegal later today
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Polish man who provided Famine relief to be honoured
A plaque honouring a Polish man who devised a scheme that provided relief to 200,000 children during the Great Famine will be unveiled in Glenties, Co Donegal later today.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 05/10/2026
Primary and secondary schools across the country are likely to experience disruptions from today as teachers commence industrial action over delays in agreeing a new public sector pay deal
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Disruption to schools as teachers begin industrial action
Primary and secondary schools across the country are likely to experience disruptions from today as teachers commence industrial action.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Diana Buttu: "every one of these candidates is somebody who has supported Israels genocide.. the anti Netanyahu bloc is very much against him personally. They very much espouse his views, they just don't want him in office any longer" @ajlisteningpost.bsky.social on the Israeli election
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Far-right bigot Paul Nolan is in Morocco on his holidays. Isn't it strange that he's on bail, yet can leave the country. Not only that but fly to a Muslim country despite the fact he hates Muslims, as he says himself. I guess touts get special treatment than other criminals...
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
AfD Youth is posting about unification of German people. Belive them, when they say who they are. Not far right, not nazi like but actually exactly like nazis. P.S And yes, they are Putins favorite party in Germany
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026
A child in an Idaho faith-healing family died of a treatable condition. Then another died — and another, and another. Idaho’s child abuse laws contain such broad religious exemptions that authorities didn’t intervene — before or after the deaths.
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Well done to Ken Early, Irish Times and Second Captains, for pointing out the total hypocrisy of the Israeli FA who said sport and politics don't mix even as the captain of the apartheid state's team and its fans praised its genocidal army. There is still time for the FAI to pull out. #StopTheGame
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
X is arguably the single most effective promoter of Nazism and yet remains the platform of choice for so many government institutions and officials
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 04/10/2026
The government doesn't have to wait on new European Union legislation in order to make children safer online, an expert has said.
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Govt urged to enforce existing child social media laws
The government doesn't have to wait on new European Union legislation in order to make children safer online, an expert has said.
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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
The Citizens Information website is often wrong but the fact people are relying on AI instead of it is even worse. God forbid the government should fund legal advice from properly qualified human beings
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
1. Tonight at Gillette Stadium, Zach Bryan, one of the biggest country music artists in the world, wore a Free Palestine shirt onstage. Gillette Stadium is owned by Robert Kraft, who pushed Ed Sheeran and his promoter to drop Macklemore from his tour. Bryan isn’t just a major country artist.
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Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
TUI members have voted by 98.4% to 1.6% in favour of industrial action, up to and including strike action, over delays in agreeing a new public sector pay deal. The union said the campaign will be coordinated with other public sector unions. #VMNews
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Join us Saturday 10th Garden of Remembrance to march against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza in which it has slaughtered some 74,000 Palestinians, its ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, and to protest the Irish government’s continued refusal to hold the apartheid state accountable. #FreePalestine
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Loki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Munitions laden planes flyin through Irish airspace,Israeli landlords with illegal rentals,heel-dragging short fallin' Occupied Territories Bill,insurance companies covering munitions shipments,Irish peacekeepers being shot at,a live-streamed genocide...this is just so duplicitous and cunty.
Irish Examiner:
Palestinian student visa refusals to Ireland rise 418% this yearThe ditch
"Government grants residency to IDF soldiers who served during Gaza genocide – Palestinian refusals rise
Jim O’Callaghan’s justice department granted residency to Israelis who served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Gaza genocide – while new statistics show Palestinian long-term visa refusals continuing to rise."
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Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Children are now banned from using e-scooters, as the legal age limit jumps from 16 to 18. 📺 More on Virgin Media PLAY
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Irish Big Mac @irishbigmac.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The "New New Irish Republican Army" 😱
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Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 01/10/2026
Trump Asked Grok About Potential Blowback Before Kidnapping Venezuela's President: Report gizmodo.com/trump-asked-grok-about-…
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Trump Asked Grok About Potential Blowback Before Kidnapping Venezuela's President: Report
It's horrifying to imagine Trump asking AI for advice.
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Open letter from people of Protestant backgrounds concerning the Garvaghy Road. They're calling on the Orange Order to see the bigger picture and bring an end to the Drumcree march. The letter has been sent to Secretary of State, Chris Bryant & Helen McEntee (Minister for Foreign Affairs - Dublin).
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Loki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you believe someone brought a knife onto a plane in Dubai airport🚩,was subdued by passengers who managed to kick through a bullet proof door🚩,all while the plane was plummeting 16,000ft,that would cause blackout strength G-forces🚩,then I've got some magic beans I can sell you.
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Irish Big Mac @irishbigmac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So Tennessee tortured her.
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I assure you they ARE talking about it. I know because I had a post about it go viral elsewhere and there was a deluge of comments from men demanding I provide EVIDENCE that these seven fellas did ANYTHING wrong. Some of them call me a bitch and a cunt. #JustProtectingWomenStuff
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You know who isn't talking about the Cornell 7?
The same ones who wanted to
"protect" girls in sports and women in bathrooms.
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Was in Ave Maria, Florida, the centrepiece of the Domino’s Pizza guy’s hardline Catholic education empire a few years back for a Ron DeSantis rally. A uniquely strange place. Never been anywhere like it. Middle of a swamp. Like a Lego Knock?
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Dr Farbod @emergencybod.medsky.social · 30/09/2026
Rui Pinto, the man behind the Football Leaks website, has posted a detailed allegation about Gianni Infantino’s role in UEFA’s handling of Manchester City and PSG in 2014, citing material revealed through Football Leaks. These are Pinto’s claims, and they’re worth reading in full below.
Screenshot of a post by verified account Rui Pinto (@RuiPinto_FL), dated 30 September 2026. Pinto alleges that Gianni Infantino, while UEFA General Secretary in 2014, improperly intervened in investigations into Manchester City and PSG, sharing confidential documents and helping both clubs avoid potentially harsher sanctions. He says the details were revealed through Football Leaks and concludes that Infantino has become “a cancer on football” who should have no place in the game’s future. The post shows 2.2 million views.
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Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Personally I think it's 'deeply unfair' that 'lower level' public sector workers are so badly paid many need to claim Working Family Payment just to survive. Think about that. FFFG force civil servants to claim social welfare rather than pay them a living wage directly via payroll. #SpéirGhorm
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 30/09/2026
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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Irish Big Mac @irishbigmac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is very much giving Stephen is the boss.
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Asking for Ireland. Also, apply to any service where the customer is doing work to save the management the hassle of employing actual staff?
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Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ok - this is pretty funny - Trump launched a new website to 'give the facts' - except they are so lazy, they let AI do the work - and it's dutifully calling all of his bullshit
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Trump’s Own Newly-Launched America.Gov Website Debunks Many of His Favorite False Claims — Including That He Won the 2020 Election
Trump launched America.gov to great fanfare on Tuesday. But the AI-powered portal is delivering some inconvenient truths about the president.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The Board of Peace Is an Abject Failure, and Palestinians Are Paying the Price" It promised to bring ‘everlasting peace’: Gaza was to be rebuilt; military operations halted; ‘full aid’ given... It has failed on every count. From Zeteo UK:
zeteo.uk
The Board of Peace Is an Abject Failure, and Palestinians Are Paying the Price
It promised to bring ‘everlasting peace’: Gaza was to be rebuilt; military operations halted; ‘full aid’ given; and an International Stabilisation Force set up. It has failed on every count.
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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
people on the other place are wetting themsleves with excitement at the latest supposedly thorough database of public spending. €49 a year he's charging for "Every line of public spending in Ireland", but it clearly isn't comprehensive if it doesn't show Mattie McGrath's contracts with Tipp CoCo!
X post by William Kennedy. It reads

I have spent the last few weeks building Public Purse Ireland. 

Its aim is simple. List every line item of government expenditure with the supplier, description and the amount, starting with grants and purchase orders.

No fancy charts, no broad economic strokes, but just there in black and white. 

The information is out there, scattered and hidden on the web. Public Purse brings it under one roof.Every line of Irish public spending. Yours to use.
One licence unlocks the full dataset, a developer API, and AI assistants that can answer questions about the money in plain English. Support Public Purse while the early price still exists.

€49 VAT included · 12 months

This founding price is limited. Once it goes, it goes — lock it in before the offer ends.
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