Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Where does the idea that the UK would have to be in Schengen and join the Euro come from? I personally don‘t see the EU insisting on that 12217
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyFergal @fergalc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is just a sentence that gets progressively more fabulous with each word 222764
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Macron rearranged his schedule at the last minute to attend mass, getting in on the popular feeling and bumping the local mayor as host as Pope Leo proved an unexpected hit www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.com‘Leomania’: How secular France fell for the PopeMacron makes sudden decision to attend Mass as pope draws large crowds 0143
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pedestrianisations and cycle lanes are often accompanied by huge controversy right up until they are implemented, and then they become enormously popular. Part of the reason is the positive change is so immediate and tangible. In the Paris mayor election this year, one candidate wanted to reverse... 22614
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Alone and fleeing scandal, a 23-year-old gave birth in a Catholic mother and baby home in 1917. The surname she chose for her baby, ‘Prevost’, endured down the decades, becoming the name of her grandson, Pope Leo XIV. My piece on the pope’s family secret: www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comPope Leo’s family secret: a birth in a mother and baby homeThe pope’s French surname, Prevost, was an invention to conceal a birth outside of wedlock 0226
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Staff at the Elysée Palace gather at a window to catch a glimpse of the arrival of Pope Leo 1274
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Rehearsals are underway for Saturday’s large outdoor mass led by Pope Leo in Place de la Concorde in Paris 072
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Do I have any followers who I could speak to for advice about publishing a poetry collection? 344
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyLaurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 17/09/2026President von der Leyen: "Europe will always lead when it comes to defending the rules-based system." Meanwhile, in the real world: euobserver.com/226421/the-i...euobserver.comThe ICC is in its worst crisis yet — and Europe’s double standards are a big part of the problemA tribunal created for one conflict — while acts of aggression in the Middle East and Latin America go unanswered — serves the court’s critics their strongest argument on a silver platter: that intern... 0128
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 09/09/2026Norwegian media reports that Zelensky’s plane was nearly hit by a drone on its way from Moldova to Oslo where he went to attend King Harald’s funeral and hold meetings with the government. www.nrk.no/nyheter/stor...nrk.noStøre: Zelenskyjs fly ble nesten truffet av en drone på vei fra Moldova til OsloUkrainas president Volodymyr Zelenskyj fikk en dramatisk start på reisen til Oslo, hvor han onsdag deltok i kong Haralds gravferd og var i møter med regjeringen. – Flyet hans ble nesten truffet av en ... 516759
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Italy’s Giorgia Meloni faces a challenge from the right — a macho ex general whose party manifesto says Italy should be a “Mediterranean patriarchy” and delivers critiques of her policies on Instagram while holding melons to his chest www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/0...irishtimes.comMeloni faces a challengeMacho ex-general calls for a ‘Mediterranean patriarchy’ 371
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyGlen Campbell @glenkcampbell.bsky.social · 31/08/2026We are recruiting an Irish Language Editor at the EU Publications Office! 📍 Location: Luxembourg 📌 Grade: AST 1, AST 2, AST 3 📅 Deadline: 11 September 2026, 12:00 (Brussels time) 🔎 Read the notice on: link.europa.eu/cRFqNR @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social @naomiohreally.bsky.social 11629
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyOrla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 24/08/2026They are still looking for people for this amazing photography project! In #Dublin and #Cork Can't go myself, but would be lovely to see a load of big Irish happy heads, alongside members of Navaho and Hopi people. #SpéirGhorm 073
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Do you remember when a fundraising campaign for the Navajo and Hopi people went viral during the pandemic, as people recalled the generosity of native Americans to Irish people during the famine? If you were one of those who donated - you are invited to have your photo taken … 19559
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Thomas Piketty tried to cut off the interview four minutes in. I managed to keep him on the line - just - and he told me about his proposal to tax billionaires to curb climate change and why he thinks Ireland should change its economic model www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...irishtimes.comThomas Piketty: Ireland’s economic model is damaging to other countriesFrench economist is co-director of World Inequality Lab, which is proposing an average monthly income of €5,000 per person by 2100 0213
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyJohnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Thomas Piketty Irelands economic model harms other countries, speaking to @naomiohreally.bsky.social in this morning’s Irish Times www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p... 23316
Reposted by Naomi O'Learyechancrure.bsky.social @echancrure.bsky.social · 15/08/2026www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p... Excellent from @naomiohreally.bsky.social. Nothing hidden in that interview; it was worth it to persevere. Ireland's selfish runaway capitalism does not sort housing, environment, health, inequality, or multilateralism. More debate like this is needed.irishtimes.comThomas Piketty: Ireland’s economic model is damaging to other countriesFrench economist is co-director of World Inequality Lab, which is proposing an average monthly income of €5,000 per person by 2100 02211
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyIrish Wildlife Trust @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The Irish Wildlife Trust are disappointed to see the number of newspaper articles reporting on this accident without giving the details of what happened. @irishenvnet.bsky.social @fairseas.ie #BlueShark #IrishSharks 12311190
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The fallout of the Belfast Fleadh is so cute though 3429
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyJen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I'm loathe to share this man, but this one is personal. My masters thesis was on the MMR controversy, so believe me when I say that this path of separation of the MMR will result in nothing but increased sales of too-small coffins, and children with life-altering medical conditions. 542003640
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyEnda o Dowd @endaodowd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026“For me the intention here is to fragment human thinking even further,” he said, “to make people question even more their critical thinking abilities.” A great report by Derek Scally about the pillaging of intellectuals resources. www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comA ‘bananas’ order for 5,000 obscure titles from a bookshop in Galway fuels suspicionIndependent retailers are receiving vast orders for obscure titles, fuelling suspicions that AI companies are quietly building the next generation of chatbots 21612
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 08/08/2026“The Camorra buys entire buildings in the neighbourhoods and alleys and converts them into B&B,” @robertosaviano.bsky.social told me. My piece on how the mafia is cashing in on Naples’ tourism boom www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.com‘Tourists are untouchable’: How Naples’ mafia is cashing in on the city’s boomAs visitors flock to the Italian city in record numbers, the Camorra has found lucrative new opportunities in bars, B&Bs and beach businesses 0107
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The wildfire outside Bordeaux showed the risks of highly flammable pine plantations - the native tree growth was much more fire resistant 37734
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 01/08/2026A playbook repeated from Turkey to Norway to Belarus. Rather than recognising it Europe’s right took an opportunity to pile on to a centre-left leader they resent: domestic troubles aside, Sanchez has outperformed them on economic growth while seeing a green energy switch pay off 315375
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I joined a night watch patrol with some of the army of volunteers working to keep the Gironde wildfire outside Bordeaux from reigniting. 13713
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyConor Gallagher @conorgallagher.bsky.social · 29/07/2026A Government investigation into Aughinish Alumina was unable to get hold of "confidential" documents from Sweden relating to the plant's alleged ownership by sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska It turns out the documents are available publicly for a €25 admin fee www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...irishtimes.comAughinish investigators did not obtain Swedish document available for €25 feeAuthorities said they were unable to obtain specific information – but judgment is publicly accessible 57444
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyLouise @selkies.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Is this a good time to mention that in college my History of Translation lecturer (Michael Cronin) told us that one of the first vernacular translations of The Illiad was into Irish, and the translator had to give the main characters dogs because in Gaelic society a free man had a dog 252252546
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I wonder if this error was introduced by an AI transcription software. They always interpret Irish words in creatively bizarre ways. In any case, just knowing that this kind of thing happens is almost enough to give me a panic attack and quit journalism 3257
Reposted by Naomi O'LearySicilian Johnny Mnemonic @jonsalvia.bsky.social · 26/07/2026“Today, the financial sector operates by mafia rules; it is not that the mafia has become financialised, but that the financial sector has become mafia-like.” 041
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Another Epstein associate takes his secrets to the grave. My piece on what the Epstein files have to say about Daniel Siad, the procurer of women who was found dead this week www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comAnother key Epstein associate takes crucial answers to the graveAs investigators closed in, records shed light on Daniel Siad’s activities within the Epstein network. What evidence died with him? 086
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 26/07/2026“The Mafia would not exist without the concept of family, of unbreakable bonds… Ireland and Italy are very similar in this respect and therefore recognise each other in criminal terms.” My interview with @robertosaviano.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...irishtimes.comRoberto Saviano on the Kinahans, living under threat from the Mafia and similarities between Ireland and ItalyDiscovery of alliance between Naples Camorra and Kinahan cartel ‘one of the most significant chapters in recent global drug trafficking’ 17720
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyEnda o Dowd @endaodowd.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Interesting piece on the Epstein files and one of his associates by @naomiohreally.bsky.social so many questions remain about who else is responsible for what happened to those women & girls Another key Epstein associate takes crucial answers to the grave www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comAnother key Epstein associate takes crucial answers to the graveAs investigators closed in, records shed light on Daniel Siad’s activities within the Epstein network. What evidence died with him? 054
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyConor Gallagher @conorgallagher.bsky.social · 25/07/2026On Friday the Government published a terse 450 word summary of its long awaited report into Aughinish Alumina. It was light on both detail and definitive conclusions We obtained the full 51 page report. Read what's being kept hidden in Saturday's Irish Times 02212
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyBilly Linehan 🇪🇺🇮🇪 @billylinehan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Thanks to @naomiohreally.bsky.social for this article Resistance fighter to national hero: the long journey of historian Marc Bloch to the Panthéon History is 'science in motion', every trace of the past is a possible source (& for me, gives context to today) www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comFrom Resistance fighter to national hero: the long journey of Marc Bloch to the PanthéonFrance honours Jewish scholar who transformed study of history before taking up second struggle against Nazi rule 056
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 19/07/2026DESERVED piss off prison theatrical society 0294
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Only one side is playing football, the other is the am dram society 2475
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I would warn against tracking any data related to babies while sleep deprived as it starts to make you go insane unfortunately 1143
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Time is ticking on Macron’s final months in power. He used his final Bastille Day to make a statement about his vision of French military power within coalitions and European cooperation- something Marine Le Pen wants to dismantle if she is elected in his place www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comIrish troops take part in huge Bastille Day parade as Macron showcases Europe’s ‘awakening’Support for Ukraine was a key theme of Paris parade, but that could be tested by 2027 election 1114
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 14/07/2026"May the best team win, and may racism lose," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said after comments from a former conservative prime minister revealed people still struggling to be normal about the French team www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...irishtimes.comRacism row overshadows France-Spain World Cup semi-finalFormer Spanish prime minister accused of causing diplomatic incident by suggesting France team not French 1161
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The forest south of Paris being burned up in wildfire isn’t just any forest. Fontainebleau was crucial to the development of Impressionism, is in masterpieces by Monet and Renoir, and the campaign to protect it inspired one of the earliest environmental manifestos www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comFire ravages protected France forest that inspired the artists of ParisWildfire burns through nearly a fifth of Forest of Fontainebleau that featured in works of Monet and inspired early environmentalism 16648
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyGuided By Gumbo @guidedbygumbo.bsky.social · 24/05/2025The movie holds up. As does this great anecdote courtesy of Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum. 41791496
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Ronaldo allowed to play despite a three-match ban for a foul against Ireland… the Balogun affair… it all contributes to an impression of a stacked deck that was reflected in the international reaction to Egypt’s defeat to Argentina last night. My piece about it www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...irishtimes.com‘They want Messi to stay in the tournament’: Egypt’s disallowed goal against Argentina leads to claims of injusticeMostafa Zico had a goal ruled out in Tuesday’s Round of 16 game due to a foul in the lead up 1156
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 08/07/2026These stories about the impact of AI in universities are so depressing. I often work in a public library, and it is heartening to see it always full of young people studying hard. 2133
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Le Pen has declared her French presidential candidacy after an appeals court shortened her sentence for misappropriating funds. She says she won’t need to wear an ankle bracelet on the campaign as the sentence will be pending while she appeals the verdict once more www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comLe Pen declares French presidential candidacy after court shortens sentence for misappropriating fundsHard-right politician has said she will be free to campaign without an electronic tag pending a further court appeal 042
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 07/07/2026A Paris court has shortened Marine Le Pen's ban on holding office, while ordering her to serve a sentence wearing an electronic tag - something she has said would make it impossible to campaign. Everyone now awaits a statement from her to clarify if she will run or not. It is in theory possible. 2188
Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Frankly terrifying speaking to Irish people today who fled a wildfire on a French campsite - will change how I think about safety. It was just “minutes” from seeing smoke to the fire overcoming the place - they lost everything but the clothes they were wearing www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comIrish holidaymakers leave belongings and flee French wildfiresMore than 10,000 evacuated near Perpignan as blaze threatened villages close to French border with Spain 05123
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr" 67660582137
Reposted by Naomi O'LearyBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Not a great economy alert! Wall Street Bets users think Palantir spiked today because The Onion story titled “Palantir Acquires Pentagon for $800 Billion” hit their front page. They’re guessing trading bots indexed the top post on the subreddit reddit not understanding source. 481150733213