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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 14h

I need an alarm clock or I’ll sleep til Sunday, but an alarm when I have a migraine is such a cruel way to wake up😣 Anyway, here’s the Queen. Oíche mhaith💕

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 19h

Last night Ireland had a secret vote to decide we’d do the most Irish thing ever. This is it. So if you are Irish, part Irish, passed an Irish lad once, or just believe in human rights, donate here: www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/k...

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 16h

Jesus, is this real? It’s absolutely terrifying if so.

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

1/4 Shrunken heads 1. Ask your local grocery shop if they have any bruised/damaged apples they can't sell 2. Peel, core, carve 3. Sacrifice some red wine (keeping it organic means you can return them to nature) 4. Soak the apples for a long as you can be patient, at least 1 hour #Halloween #Samhain

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 17h

Exactly. Some customers spend ages in my one chatting away and I don’t mind waiting because that’s what it’s all about. They get to know people and take provide real support.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 17h

Ted Lasso: Who the heck are Nee-ahm and Cinna-bon? Beard: That’s Niamh and Siobhán TL: That’s how they spell their names? Beard: It’s Irish TL: Why not spell it like normal Irish folks do? You know like Bono or The Edge 😍

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 21h

It is truly the gift that keeps on giving🫠 I can well imagine a restricted feeling in your throat would be frightening without an explanation. It affects so much!

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 22h

Anyway, welcome to my judgy af to “Oh yeah I do that too and should probably be a bit kinder” process😬

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 22h

I can’t help but wonder how much (or how little) attention these guys got as kids.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 22h

It’s similar here, in Dublin anyway. So many chains and they just don’t compare imo. Glad you found one that supports you well, it makes such a difference.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 22h

And yeah, I’m grateful to have a GP who was proactive about it with me, but there are still some sending menopausal ppl away with a some evening primrose oil and no mention of HRT.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 22h

Oh I know that feeling! It’s so unusual that I need them anymore, on the very rare occasions I do I’m like SHIIIT!

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 23h

She was appointed in 1980! But I agree the sentiment.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 23h

I think pharmacists are some of the most under-appreciated professionals. I didn’t fully understand how much they do until I was on regular meds and came to understand that they really are the medication experts.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 23h

Yeah they run out of things very occasionally, but they will find a suitable replacement until what I need is back in. And if am prescribed something by a dentist or by an out of hours gp, they’re always happy to take a call to check for any interactions.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 23h

Switching to an independent pharmacy was such a good move, honestly. They have gotten to know me, always remember me, and when I ran out of estrogen patches today (did I lose one? Was there one missing?🤷‍♀️), 2 mins later there was two patches (one more for good luck) in my hand with a smile.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

they did the thing

an october 11 2025 post from me reading: every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Like, a person might have a defence or two around that. It’s not like I don’t have plenty of my own.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So my response was “No, I think we’re finally talking about it, that’s all” and she instantly accepted that tbf and spoke about how much silence there was before, so now I’m thinking about what it might be like for her to see ppl talking freely when her generation was left so alone.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It was Fairy liquid. Just in case you’ve all been on tenter hooks.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Anyway, menopause is spending the entire morning trying to remember that one thing you know you have to buy today but nope it’s gone.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Asked in a way that suggests it’s all being a bit overblown, so now we’re being suspected of exaggerating our own menopause experiences which is quite something. Like, I’m glad she had an easier time of it but damn.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Was asked by another woman if I think talking about peri-menopause is just a bit trendy and I can’t stop thinking about it.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

See this is why English ppl should not be allowed to do this. Irish and Scottish ppl lie to Americans in a way that gives us all a giggle and ends up printed as fact in someone’s book and it’s hilarious, but English ppl end up almost putting them in prison. That’s just poor hospitality.

edinburgh. telling americans in the pub that haggis are only not in edinburgh because we ate them all and put them in perth, and telling americans that leprechauns were all eaten in the famine, are the same

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Alisdair Calder McGregor @acmcgre... • 46m
Oh we do it in England too; old story of some US tourists nearly getting locked up because they tried to get into what someone had convinced them was "Leicester Castle" (actually a HM Prison Leicester).

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Lookit. Deep down every Irish person wants to spin some yank a yarn that gets cited as fact in some factual text. We told an Irish American girl that when the Muppets was released in Ireland, Kermit the Frog was called Dermot the Frog because Cromwell’s son was a Kermit.

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Róisín 🏳️‍🌈 @rdisc0mb0bulate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Moisturise Meeee!! #SpeirGorm

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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 07/10/2026

"Doctor, doctor! How is my wife??" "We've got her in triage, but I'm afraid she's going critical... GENDER critical" "Dear Lord, no..." "Yes, she won't shut up about gametes. I'm sorry, sir"

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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 07/10/2026

I really think that if a therapist has a client who is presenting with new symptoms- grandiose/paranoid/agitated or with sudden loss of self-esteem, increased isolation Or with increased conflict/argumentativeness in their relationships or social transactions Assess their AI/LLM use:

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

New Asian store on Lower Abbey Street is like a treasure trove.

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shaky spinster @jessreid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The faces of judgement coming off these two…

Black and white cat and greyhound sit together on a bed, looking judgemental

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I had a massive one run over me while in bed reading one night and managed to catch it on my book and went for the window but it disappeared. Miss Olivia found it about 2 mins later. It made a choice. From then it was out of my hands.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’m called naive or overly charitable for these wonderings as well, but I guess, doing what I do, I have seen people change and grow many many times. And of course, there are those who remain driven by self-interest too, so🤷‍♀️

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I don’t know, I wonder about that too. I also wonder if he began a journey when he came out and was exposed to views he wouldn’t have been exposed to before that have shifted his outlook. I think that’s quite possible tbh, though I’d still be wary of him. He has a lot of lost trust to win back.

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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 06/10/2026

Average families will get increase in income of around 1.4%. Inflation is running at over 3.5%. Instead of protecting people from the cost of living crisis, this #Budget2027 is going to mean more deprivation, more poverty and a harder struggle to get by. #SpéirGhorm #Budget27

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Two days ago he said Israel should be expelled from UEFA and now this. I need Leo Varadkar to stop saying things I agree with. Or at least apologise for never saying things I agreed with when he had any power to do anything about them. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

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Republic must acknowledge forgetting northern nationalists, Leo Varadkar says

Former taoiseach says reconciliation process required to ‘say sorry for the fact that happened’

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Jeffrey Archer's death reminds me of the time he told a really boring story while a guest on Dame Edna's show. "Marvellous" said Edna after it petered out to its conclusion, "and I'm sure that'll make a wonderful anecdote someday".

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The most important thing I’ve learned from this is that porcelain sinks look nice, but suck.

A basin in your sink, why?

Dear Irish redditors, tell me this and tell me no more....
But actually tell me a lot because I'm both confused and intrigued.
A basin in your sink.
1. What is the purpose? (Which brings me to my next question)
2. Is there a purpose?
3. Is the sink not sort of a basin anyway?
4. Is it an Irish thing?
5. Should we carry this down through generations?

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Eoghan Sweeney @eoghan.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

I never like to ask for anything, but this isn't for me - it's to help my wife & children as they continue after this pancreatic cancer inevitability finishes me off. If you can afford to chip in, please do. If you can't, please share www.gofundme.com/f/our-friend... whydonate.com/fundraising/...

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Donate to Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney, organized by Joseph Galvin

Our friend, colleague and comrade Eoghan Sweeney has been diagnosed with termina… Joseph Galvin needs your support for Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Actually, this was as a teenager, but when we moved to a new house when I was 14 and we didn’t yet have curtains on the windows in a house that backed onto a pitch black green, I watched Halloween alone on Halloween night and was terrified of seeing Michael Myers in the window.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The curtains open was a thing, wasn’t it? What could appear in the window😬😬😂

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve watched Wrath of Khan since either. Maybe I’ll risk it when I have a couple of hours free😅

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan ear bug scene. I covered my ears when going to sleep for years.

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