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@robertpurfield.bsky.social
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Trade Union official for SIPTU in the Arts and Culture Sector. Spends spare time keeping order on the GAA field. All views my own

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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.independent.ie/sport/dion-f...
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Dion Fanning: In the FAI’s long and calamitous history, Debrecen debacle is a new low in chaotic events
The exploding clown car of Association contrived to make a bad situation worse
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The hanging out to dry today of both Gavin Bazunu and Heimir Hallgrímsson by FAI management today was nothing short of a disgrace but probably shows the measure of the "leadership" in that organisation #speirgorm
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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gavin Bazunu 💚⚪️🧡🇵🇸👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 The time has come for the rest of the players to stand alongside him and refuse to face Israel.
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I'd love to know what stuff the people Pete investigates for his day job manage to get away with #TraitorsIRL
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Some would want to tell Ed Sheeran to stop digging
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Rooting the boots and the thermal top out for an ev eing game can only mean two things 1. It's autumn 2. It's the business end of club champo #speirgorm
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Shite music and shite morals #edsheeran
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Peadar Tobin on Morning Ireland with the sort of maths that wouldn't get you out of orodnary level Junior Cert #speirgorm
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Sports people going out at the top of their game is a rarity. Well done Katie, an incredible role model #speirgorm
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The comments section under an article on Enoch Burke is always instructive. You can easily pick pit the people you'd avoid like the plague in the real world.
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Happy annual day of people 18 year olds would consider ancient giving twee life advice about state exams on social media platforms to those who celebrate. #leavingcert
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Unloading the car after a busy weekend of reffing club champo. Youd think I was away for a month
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I have to say it does the soul good to see Mayo still on wheel on the Wednesday after winning an All Ireland. Some dedication #speirgorm
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
If only they landed on the white jerseys in 1989
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Them trousers are both him preparing for a flood and letting the world know he skips leg day.
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Limerick are streets ahead of Galway here. Physicality and pressure from them is immense #speirgorm
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A Tinpot State led by frauds www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
irishtimes.com
A Trump speech attacking ‘our election infrastructure’ sets alarm bells ringing
Fears grow over fair midterms as Trump claims documents reveal ‘vulnerabilities’ in US election system and alleges compromise of election data by China
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Child benefit reform is a no-brainer. So why has the Government not done it? www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
irishtimes.com
Fintan O'Toole: Politicians who shrugs their shoulders at children in poverty are morally bankrupt
Feckless inertia has become actively malign
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
People in Drogheda, apart from Tom Reilly
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Sad news about Sam Neill. An incredible actor, he was excellent as Major Campbell in Peaky Blinders. In a show full of complicated characters he was one of the best
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
American Authoritarianism.
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Picked up this morning that Simon Harris has met online finance influencers about his proposed investment scheme. Not the likes of Eoin McGee or Paul Merriman who have qualifications to go with their online advice though, it's the budgeting brigade 🫩
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Beer garden of a Tuesday is cruel #speirgorm
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A glorious day for some championship football. Sun cream and sunburn, jellies and choc ices, chippers, programmes as sun shields where else would ya get it ##speirgorm
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Happened to be in East Wall this afternoon and it was an area that got plastered in Tricolours last year. It's noticeable that they've all been left go to bits on the flag poles. Patriots that are so patriotic they don't give a shit about minding the national flag
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 12/06/2026
Diarmaid Ferriter: ‘Neutral venue’ won’t placate the three in four fans opposed to Ireland playing Israel
irishtimes.com
Diarmaid Ferriter: ‘Neutral venue’ won’t placate the three in four fans opposed to Ireland playing Israel
Ireland v Israel shows the notion that sport and politics do not mix is risible
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The FAI moving the home game against Isreal abroad, as reported by RTE, isn't good enough. We shouldn't be legitimising them
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Haven't read The Ragged Trousred Philanthropists in a while but this extract is really something. I'd also wonder at times how much have we actually progressed for workers in the time since it was written.
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Big shout out to the makers of Apex. I watched it on Saturday and I'm still humming Chemical Brothers. Taron Egerton is incredible in it by the way
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Solidarity with our members in the National Ambulance Service
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Not long back from Galway where I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel at the Galway May Day Film Festival. Its a great addition to the lost of workers festivals in Ireland. Hopefully the first year of a really successful event.
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Kneecap, our new gonzo shadow cabinet, stepped into the breach on Cuba www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
irishtimes.com
Mark O'Connell: Kneecap, our new gonzo shadow cabinet, stepped into the breach on Cuba
Nobody else representing Ireland in any official capacity seems prepared to speak out against the collective punishment of the Cuban people
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
No, that's bait
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026
Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
We've gone up a level from "don't buy coffee and avocado toast to afford a gaff".
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
A couple of bright days really are good for the soul.
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Head scratching for me that there is widespread condemning of the Iranian missiles yet not a quarter of it for the Isrealis and USA who struck first.
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Daryl Feehely @darylfeehely.com · 01/03/2026
"Everything is politics...You don't get to make art in a fascist state" CMAT delivering, mar is gnách. 👏 (Same goes for sport btw) #Speirgorm
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Hopefully this is a continuing trend of a turn away from the current mess www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
I saw how the Greens channelled voters’ anger – and fused it with hope. That’s why they won in Gorton and Denton | Owen Jones
Starmer called the byelection a battle for the nation’s soul. This result shows Labour has lost that – and I think it will lose much more, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This isn't anything other than a policy choice at this stage
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Guy Pradel @pradaldi.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
358 806 signatures for the full suspension of the EU-Israel association, more than 1/3 of what is needed and 4 of the 7 countries needed over 100%. tinyurl.com/mv8fzdhu ☑️Belgium 103% ☑️Finland 100.5% ☑️France 296% Ireland 58.7% Italy 79.8% Netherlands 31% Poland 51.4% ☑️Spain 111.9% Sweden 81.6%
Number of signatures per country
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Croker bound to watch the Royals. Year 36 at Meath matches begins
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
It's not that hard to say no
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The streets don't forget
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Gralton’s Hall: The rebirth of an important ‘den of iniquity’ in Co Leitrim www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
irishtimes.com
Gralton’s Hall: The rebirth of an important ‘den of iniquity’ in Co Leitrim
Built in 1921, it was a place of great reverie, dance, debate and music. It was also a target of the Catholic Church
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I've seen this doing the rounds in various guises ok other platforms. I've visions of the "loyal but dangerous" brigade sitting in silence because they're all afraid to ring someone or call to someone first!
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robertpurfield.bsky.social @robertpurfield.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Gave blood this morning. 50 minutes from walking into the hall to sitting back in the car. If you can give blood do, its straightforward and there is always a demand for it. #speirgorm
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 28/12/2025
Gen Z men are the most pro-union generation yet, and the reason is simple: unions help workers build real financial stability. Higher wages, better benefits, and a voice on the job matter, especially in an economy where costs keep rising and job security feels out of reach. seiu.co/4jvSKcN
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Why Gen Z Men Are the Most Pro-Union Generation in History: Unions Build Stable Finances
Gen Z men support unions more strongly than any other group, both today and when older generations were their age. Looking at the gains from union membership for young men, it’s easy to understand why...
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