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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 7h

If you enjoy videogames, Arc Raiders is free this weekend. I really love it. Very good, especially with never knowing if the people you meet are going to be sound or absolute ratbags.

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 8h

Oh lord. This is good! Milk chocolate with layers of hot honey caramel and cashew sesame praline, drizzled with chilli chocolate. Rívesci are a blessing to Clonmel! Love combo with Bia Chocolate. 🙌

A bar of Bia and Rívesci Sweet Heat chocolate

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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 10h

The anniversary of the finest piece of Bluesky trolling we have ever witnessed passed unnoticed. For shame.

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 11h

The Cavan Brooch • 8th–9th Century This brooch is also known as 'The Queen's Brooch', as a replica was made for Queen Victoria when she visited Dublin in 1853. This created a fashion for reproduction 'Celtic'-style jewellery. You can see the brooch on display in the National Museum of Ireland.

The inner part of the vrooch featuring two human heads with two gilded interlaced bosses each surrounded by three animal heads

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 12h

Prof Jessica Smyth discusses what prehistoric human bone assemblages recovered in Ireland, from Newgrange and here, Fourknocks, Co. Meath tell us about society #AncientWorld_UCD #TheStoriesThatShapeUs @nmireland.bsky.social , @ria.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Ip...

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Ancient World: Rethinking what passage tombs tell us about ancient society

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 19h

And Dr Caitlin Ellis, University of Oslo, will discuss Dublin in the later Viking Age. And if you're not a Viking fan, The Dublin Festival of History has a brilliant calendar of more events, talks and tours — always a highlight of the year! dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/events/

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Events from October 9 – Dublin Festival of History

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 19h

On the way to the Dublin Festival of History to present our recent dig of a large Viking house at Woodstown, Waterford. Dr Susan Curran will discuss the geophysical surveys that have given new insights, and Prof Kristin Armstrong-Oma will explore the connections between Ireland and Norway

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 20h

Fair play Aidan! Hard work rewarded 🙌

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 21h

This is an inexplicable vote by Regina Doherty, Nina Carberry, Seán Kelly Barry Andrews, Barry Cowen, Billy Kelleher Ciaran Mullooly

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My Clonmel puffin colony would be a thing of wonder! Although being on an island off the west coast is pretty much my favourite thing to do. Let's ship them to Rockall instead.

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 08/10/2026

The Rock of Lough Key • Roscommon Also known as McDermott's Rock, as it was the seat of the McDermotts, the ruling dynasty of Magh Luirg in Connacht. The Annals of Loch Cé record a disaster in 1184, when the Rock was hit by lightning. Duvesa, wife of Conor McDermott, and over 100 people perished.

The ruin of McDermott's Castle emerges from the trees and ivy over the waters of Lough Key

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's so lovely. Of all the jobs to offload! 🤦‍♂️

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Read em Tony Adams autobiography, fun for all!

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

And certain kings/buffoonish royals

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Ha mine were a mix between yorkshire, welsh and scottish. I did try to do my best Ian McKellen for Gandalf though

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's just so brilliant. The only bit I find tricky is remembering the right voice for the right side character. Start off with a solid Danny Dyer only to remember half way through the sentence that the character is a little girl 😅

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

YES! Why do they not sort the drudge instead of all the fun stuff?

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So looking forward to more Pratchett! Our 8 year old loved the Diggers trilogy so I think he'd be up for more

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'll be gutted when they get too old for it. I forsee a dreadful hammy podcast in my future... 🔮 Anyway, that guy is lame. Bet he's only freeing himself up to spend more time with his AI bot. The only thing guaranteed to like him.

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This guy just happily ditching one of the best privileges. I dont get it. I LOVE doing all the voices. Proper hamming it up with accents, throwing a bit of Alan Rickman, Brian Blessed, Sean Bean (Sharpe era), Alan Ford (Bricktop) etc. Baddies are *always* cockneys or posh southern English types.

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Visit Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, a free exhibition by the National Library of Ireland, located at the Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin. 🏛️ Open Mon-Sat: 10am-4pm Plan your visit: ow.ly/kmLB50ZUV2P

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Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Grim, but necessary viewing on salmon farming in Scotland. 'you only get what lice don't eat'

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oh this can just fuck off An AI-'written' complete copy of my own book is now on Amazon; same title, more-or-less the same blurb, and exactly the same impetus. Reviewers of Amazon, I urge you to absolutely dive-bomb this plagiaristic piece of shit: www.amazon.co.uk/FORGOTTEN-VI...

A hollow copy of my book with a shit AI-generated cover

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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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Sean Alexander @castlerogue.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A few photos from Saturday's tour of Glendalough with @tuatha.ie. Absolutely fantastic day. #medievalIreland #Irishtranquility

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 07/10/2026

Abbeylara • Longford In the village of Abbeylara in County Longford, you can find the ruin of a Cistercian monastery that was founded by Richard de Tuite in 1205. #Ireland #Medieval #SpéirGhorm

A ruined stone tower stands in a historic graveyard in County Longford, Ireland

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I, and I cannot stress this enough, loves me county (AND this is more effective advertising than ten thousand AI generated flyers)

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Looking forward* to his 20 volume in-depth biography, along with a truly toxic podcast series *not really

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 06/10/2026

A few more images from our tour of Glendalough on Saturday. It really is idyllic at this time of year, a truly beautiful place that is so full of stories. #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Travel #DiscoverIreland #IrishHistory

A view across the river to St Kevin's Church and the Round Tower

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Louise Troy @louisetroy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

€22 million euro for the Ryder Cup is madness! I practise in a courthouse which has a rat problem & no consultation rooms. 22million would go a long way to building proper facilities. #Speirgorm

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Like fucking clockwork. Utterly reliable in their shitery.

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Damian Shiels @irishacw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The new epsiode of Transatlantic is live! This week we chat to Dr Ian Delahanty about the Irish origins of Irish American opposition to Abolitionism and follow those views across the Atlantic, through both antebellum and Civil War America. You can listen here: shows.acast.com/transatlanti...

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51. Irish America & Slavery | Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast

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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Have your voice heard! Nearly a million people have said: ✋ HANDS OFF NATURE! And we’re taking their demands directly to the EU Commissioner for Environment! Let’s make our message impossible to ignore. Sign the petition before it closes on 20 October: www.handsoffnature.eu #handsoffnature

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is why I flatly refuse to shift the podcast over to YouTube despite everyone saying it is essential now. Bad enough listening to me.

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Very late this year. Normally getting the fruit soaking by the end of August.

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Some would say there is no beginning to them

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Now there's an idea. I've only had it with a good slather of nice butter, never thought of cheese.

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 05/10/2026

In today's edition of our free #MonumentMonday newsletter, we head back in time to the Bronze Age as we visit Kenmare Stone Circle in County Kerry. #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #DiscoverIreland #Travel

A circle of low stones surround a boulder on a grassy knoll, with thick conifer trees as a backdrop

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I was so terrified but also completely obsessed with this film. We had an old vhs tape I totally wore out from watching it endlessly. I have now inflicted that same fear/obsession on our 8 year old. Generational trauma.

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Gandalf Creepy

Alt: Gandalf being a bit much to poor Frodo

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Greenland sharks reach sexual maturity at 150 years*. They mightn't rebound. They are also truly amazing creatures. There's greenland sharks swimming around that passed underneath Franklin's doomed ships, or that existed when Henry VIII was being a dose *nothing wrong with being a late bloomer

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Humans are such a frustrating species. They are considering a cull of greenland sharks due to pressures on the fishing industry. But as usual, nature isn't the problem, people are. It's just much easier to kill wild animals than to address the tougher issues. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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“If every Greenland shark in Baffin Bay vanished tomorrow, the inshore fishery in Avannaata would still face too many boats working a quota under pressure, rising costs and no alternative employment,” he says. “When margins are narrow, a longstanding nuisance becomes intolerable.”

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For some of those fishing these waters, however, the shark is not the leading cause of losing gear. “There are more and more ‘ghost lines’ and they are too heavy to pull up by the machine we use,” Jensen says. Ghost lines are discarded or lost gear that can get entangled with new lines, breaking equipment and trapping marine life.

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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 05/10/2026

The MS of the Week is RIA MS C vi 1, the Book of Knockninny, and it is on display in the Reading Room of the Library this week from 10:00-16:30, Mon-Fri. Come visit! Check @rialibrary.bsky.social to learn more about this Manuscript and explore highlights from the Library’s collections.

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I don't mind what religion someone follows, so long as they aren't preaching hate. And for capitalism – well I count myself as a democratic socialist, and I own a small business. I'm happy for people to make money so long as they do so without exploiting people or the environment, and they give back

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 04/10/2026

The megalithic tomb known as 'The Calf House' in the Cavan Burren. The monument’s unusual name comes from the fact that it was modified and reused in the 19th century as an animal shelter. The Cavan Burren is a wonderful place for a walk to encounter millennia of Ireland's memories. #Ireland

Large upright stones support a very large slab

A wooden boardwalk leads to the megalithic tomb known as the Calf House

The interior of the Calf House, the gap between the slipped capstone and the orthostat has been filled with a rough stone wall

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm so grateful for this pushback. I'm grateful to be seeing widespread pushback against AI because of the cost to the environment, our wallets, and our rights, but I'm worried that too few people are pushing back because it undermines our trust in expertise and experience. #spéirgorm

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