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Patrick Brannigan

@patrickjmb.bsky.social
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In Choirs; on board of Housing Rights NI, worked at QUB Belfast An Dún/music/nature/whatever resonates....

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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 6h
Richard Martin on the clash of interests at issue at Drumcree. For deep understanding, stop reading other analyses and sit down with this. For me, a coda on the "heckler's veto" point is that this works differently (Art 8) if people are on their own street: ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/09/30/r...
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 6h
John Francis Flynn and Paahto Cummins aka Paahto & The Bull were on The Rolling Wave, playing from their new album,The 123. #SpéirGhorm www.therecordhub.com/collections/...
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 7h
A zettajoule is a billion trillion joules. James Prescott Joule www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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What are zettajoules – and what do they tell us about Earth’s energy imbalance?
When James Prescott Joule lent his name to a unit of energy, he could not have foreseen today’s alarming calculations
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 21h
And the GAA clubs will be refusing the money, surely?
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FactCheckNI @factcheckni.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🔗 factcheckni.org/articles/par...
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Parading in NI: Does the Secretary of State require the Chief Constable of the PSNI to intervene in the Drumcree parade dispute? - FactCheckNI
During the dispute over an Orange Order parade at Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant faced calls to intervene to prevent the procession from taking place. Speaking to ...
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sing John Ball, is a song we're refining in our community choir. Preaching equality as part of the "Peasants' Revolt". What our politicians should be attending to, social equality, distribution of wealth. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Short History Of... - The Peasants' Revolt - BBC Sounds
The so-called Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was the first mass popular uprising in England.
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is very profound - @storyclare.bsky.social with Michael Rosen. A lovely listen. #Storytelling #SpéirGhorm and beyond
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Brendan McNally @brendanmcn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Very odd comment, now deleted, as the Garvaghy road residents are of a Christian background too, and as it happens, Catholic tradition has disobedience to unjust law as a fully orthodox part of its theology.
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Brendan McNally @brendanmcn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Heuchelei, the Germans call it. Pompous, pontificating unctuous hypocrisy that is flimsy as it is transparent.
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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸🚴‍♀️ @beebsymca.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
The area is destroyed by a mental health crisis traceable back to the violence of the 90s. And re-traumatised over and over by bands & marchers taunting the families of the deceased and applying weekly to march. This isn't about principles - this is psychological warfare. Look after yourself, Claire
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Claire Mitchell @clairemitchell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Spent the afternoon with friends on the Garvaghy Road, listening to stories of local people’s grief and trauma from the last time around. This is no way to live. Love and solidarity, peace and progress to all. We have come so far. We are one society, one community. We cannot go back.
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Heron 2 in the Little Dargle. Dublin #SpéirGhorm
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Brendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
back you go to rounding up grannies
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Brendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Andy Burnham carrying on the legacy of his empty suit predecessor and "appealing for calm" yes thanks mate that'll help
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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We need a health minister to put in place stuff to secure an ailing maternity service that delivers 1700-1800 babies annually, from collapse. When Stormont collapses, women delivering on the roadside will be of no concern to those who picked open a 30 year old wound, just to keep feeling important
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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If anyone wants to seriously argue that the PSNI could not have foreseen any of this when giving their assessment to the Parades Commission, I would like to know the name and number of their supplier.
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Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
I cannot ever forget how the marching bands refused to be silent, as requested, going past the house where the mother of those three murdered boys took refuge in the weeks after her unthinkable loss. A small detail that exposes everything this march is for.
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
SoS out of his depth, entirely susceptible to the mandarins.
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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
11 people murdered to get marching here and it’s reduced to both sides need to behave. We mean nothing to these people and have to pay taxes for the privilege of indifference
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is dire from Bryant.
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fundamental issues raised by Judge Patricia Smyth. What was the basis for the police assessment, which is, most likely, indefensible?
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Brendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Portadown No. 1 LOL have applied for the same route basically every other Sunday for the past decade. This has become an issue now because Jamie Bryson figured out a way to catch the Parades Commission, who he has detested since as long he started yapping, while they were asleep at the wheel.
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Brendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here's applications made before Jeffrey was arrested and charged. Every yellow square marks an attempt to get down Garvaghy Road.
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Heron by the Little Dargle. #SpéirGhorm
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Full moon Dublin #SpéirGhorm
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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We shouldnt be talking about a march that 10 ppl were killed over. A Maternity dept provides for 10s of 1000s of people is set to be withdrawn. A woman was murdered in her own home while 32wks pregnant - beaten to death with a water bottle. Donaldson’s sentencing. All stuff that really impacts lives
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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I feel like ever since the GFA I’ve been listening to endless analysis of variations and screams of “unionist fears” “unionist wants” “unionist anger” I could go on and fucking on. It’s like living as a shadow in the place you pay taxes. I don’t think most have any insight into the self obsession
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RTÉ @rte.ie · 26/09/2026
Something For The Weekend - Cáit Ní Riain's cultural picks www.rte.ie/culture/2026/0915/159166…
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Something For The Weekend - Cáit Ní Riain's cultural picks
Cáit Ní Riain is a traditional Irish and folk singer and multi-instrumentalist from Co Tipperary...
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
These are the deaths connected to the parade route that got the go ahead today. Telling residents that they need to build bridges feels particularly perverse
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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Three young boys being burnt to death should have shamed the orange order from wanting to march down there again. That’s what is ringing in my ears. It’s a struggle for the exertion of supremacy - no matter the cost.
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nun in a Nissan Driving fast Young too A rare sight
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every day a team including archaeologists, engineers, stonemasons and blacksmiths has been trekking to the top of slieve Gullion (1800 feet) to repair its 5,000-year-old #PassageTomb Make a note for December www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Slieve Guillion: Repairing a 5,000-year-old tomb
A team has been trekking to the top of County Armagh's highest mountain to repair its 5,000 year old passage tomb.
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(Dr) Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Here it is. The newborn book. My thanks as always to #Trivent Publishing for a beautiful job. trivent-publishing.eu/home/214-404...
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Knock Iveagh: Memory and Materiality in a Community Landscape Cover eBook
Edited by Rena Maguire, Veronica Kelly, Arlene Pattison, Anne Harper Publication date: September, 2025 Pages: 159, 29 images ISBN 978-615-6696-92-2                        Paperback, €31.00 ISBN 97...
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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I've been in shock since early this morning, when I learned of the death of Dr. Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social We never did meet in person, but over the past few years she became a cherished friend just the same. I will dearly miss her warmth, compassion, incredible generosity, and humour. /1
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From the rocks by Strangford Woods across the Lough to Portaferry. #Lecale #LeathCathail #CountyDown #SpéirGhorm
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Funeral notice for Dr Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social pjbrownsfuneraldirectors-belfast.co.uk/death-notice...
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Looking up Strangford Lough from Strangford. In the right distance Scrabo Tower. Immediately to the left, Audleystown Castle. #CountyDown #SpéirGhorm
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Dr Duncan Berryman @dberryman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hard to come to terms with the loss of my good friend @justrena.bsky.social She was an amazing woman and I’ll greatly miss her wit and intellect. A massive loss to the archaeological community and @ulster-archaeology.bsky.social especially
Rena Maguire giving a lecture about her research into Iron Age metal workRena Maguire looking exceptionally excited while doing some archaeological outreach, something she loved doing
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Strangford II coming to her ramp at Strangford. #Lecale #LeathCathail #CountyDown #SpéirGhorm
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fond memories of Dr Rena Maguire - @justrena.bsky.social Her kindness and insightful wit. She helped me identify these wonderful Konik ponies along the Quoile Waterway (here in Lecale County Down) commenting on their origins and lovely markings. May She rest in Peace.
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Storyclare she/her @storyclare.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Empathy Gym! gonna see if Bluesky will let me share a tiny tale... Helps the brain produce oxytocin and seratonin &little bits of dopamine. Helpful in these times of toxic crushingly violent stories. Let me know your storied thoughts in the comments.
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Moon at 90.9% - Waxing Gibbous Beyond the Ash #Lecale #LeathCathail #CountyDown #SpéirGhorm
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Nature's patterns, Rossglass Cumulus and Lion's Mane #Lecale #LeathCathail #CountyDown #SpéirGhorm
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scale, refection Mournes from the beach at Rossglass. Across Dundrum Outer Bay #Lecale #LeathCathail #CountyDown #SpéirGhorm
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mournes from near St John's Point. Across Dundrum Outer Bay #Lecale #LeathCathail #CountyDown #SpéirGhorm
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Historical fiction Killough #Lecale #LeathCathail #CountyDown #SpéirGhorm
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Storyclare she/her @storyclare.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The book of Spanking Goddess is moving along at a fast pace and will be out March 2027. Expect pre order shout outs, and for those of you in Dublin, Bristol...there will be fun Launch parties. March 16th IMMA Dublin. Bristol TBA (April peeps! April) www.newisland.ie/new-island-a...
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New Island Acquires World Rights for Clare Murphy's The Spanking Goddess — New Island Books
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Sunday Miscellany @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Transported by sea-swimming and sharing watery worlds with natural beauties...along Waterford's spectacular Copper Coast. Hear Breda Joyce chronicle the experience of 'Swimming Out to Caves along the Copper Coast'. Catch it again on www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/sunday-miscellany/ & RTÉ Listen
Breda Joycebeach cove on Copper Coast
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Volkswagen has agreed to sell an under-used factory in Osnabruck, western Germany, which will become a military manufacturing hub in a joint venture with an Israeli-based defence investor.
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