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Shazzy

@shazbear.bsky.social
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Irish mammy, left leaning socialist. Wolves FC fan. Pro choice. CMPunk fan. Play the odd PC game. I swear a lot. Gen X, Anti-Coddle. Drogheda/Ardee Louth. #SpéirGorm Proud #Paddystinian

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 7h
Graham Linehan is calling the people who murdered a trans man in cold blood, heroes.
Screenshot of an X post by Graham Linehan (@Glinner) commenting, "It looks like these two are heroes who may have saved some kids".
Linehan quotes a post by Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) that reads: "Damn. According to a witness of the shooting homicide of the trans New York Times executive in Dublin, Calif., the elderly Chinese grandparents calmly walked away after the exec was dropped to the ground".
Below the text are two police mugshot photos side by side: on the left is an elderly Asian woman with short, wavy gray hair wearing a white shirt, and on the right is an elderly Asian man with short dark hair, slight facial stubble, and a white shirt.
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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 19m
Answers on a postcard...
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 37m
Patrick had asked why people wanted to kill Mr Sonnier. “Because they say he killed people” Bill had answered. “But dad” Patrick had asked “then who is going to kill them for killing him?” This has stayed with me ever since. Capital punishment is never the answer, it’s barbaric.
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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 35m
It's like Irish politicians talking about US tech bros. "I know you're thieving, scamming bastards but we love your money, which we tell people that we need to improve the country, but we're actually just lining our own pockets with"...fucking yawn. #Transparent #Jfc
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 7h
Fairy Glen most famously refers to the surreal, miniature landscape of conical green hills and rock formations near Uig on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 1h
Just coz your party is 'supposed' to be socialist, doesn't actually mean that it IS socialist. Burnham is a Blairite so he'll talk the talk but that's it. Just to add that the US need to actually learn what Socialism is but that would require education. #Socialism #Burnham
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 1h
He was informed by the Irish Embassy in Tel Aviv that further documents were not required from him, but he was later informed his visa was refused due to insufficient documents. This was despite submitting “exactly the same type of paperwork” as Gazan students previously provided, said Counsel.
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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 1h
Now feels like a good moment to share that the FAI never updated their site to link their 2025 Gender Pay Gap report and have consistently not replied to me when I've asked for it...
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 3h
The day began in the press conference room at the FAI’s headquarters in west Dublin and would continue in a meeting room of an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Sport that has become like an FAI timeshare retreat. This was just another pre-match for the Republic of Ireland. jrnl.ie/7178710
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The two sides of the FAI share stage on another jarring day
Heimir Hallgrímsson reveals he has spoken to a psychologist this week while association top brass face Oireachtas committee.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 11h
Iceland looks set to join Ireland in boycotting next year's Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to participate. A majority of the board of Iceland's public broadcaster RÚV has said the country should not take part in the 2027 contest unless Israel is barred. jrnl.ie/7178678
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Iceland looks set to join Ireland in Eurovision boycott again over Israel's participation
Six of the nine members of Icelandic broadcaster RÚV’s board have said the country should not take part unless Israel is barred from the contest.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 13h
Professor Debbie Ging cited a result that a third of Gen Z boys believe that women should obey their husbands. “For the first time in this research, we're seeing a really huge backslide where younger boys have more aggressive attitudes politically towards gender issues than their grandfathers.”
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'Generational backslide' in attitudes towards women and sexual violence
Survey highlights how online 'manosphere' has permeated Irish society
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 11h
Israel's 'FlyDubai incident,' so ridiculous it took only hours to be dismantled, despite efforts of UK media and politicians to shore it up Via @skwawkbox.org
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Gaping holes in Israel's 'FlyDubai' false-flag pantomime mocked
Israel's 'FlyDubai incident,' so ridiculous it took only hours to be dismantled, despite efforts of UK media and politicians to shore it up
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The Tonight Show @tonightvmtv.bsky.social · 11h
🗣️ “At a time of unprecedented surplus, we have unprecedented child poverty.” The #TonightVMTV panel discuss Budget measures to tackle child poverty and childcare costs.
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Louth For Ever 🦋 @louthforever.bsky.social · 12h
On the 5th day, the positions have reversed. This afternoon, Breandán Mac Cionnaith said the residents would accept the document the Secretary of State has presented to them, provided the Orange Order accepts it as well. But tonight, Portadown District says there is no document.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 12h
A Labour MP has accused former party deputy leader Tom Watson of making an 'implicit threat' after he sent him a letter detailing his repeated criticism of controversial tech firm Palantir
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MP reveals he was sent ‘threatening’ letter warning against criticising Palantir
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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 12h
#SpéirGorm
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alt-DUP @duponline.eurosky.social · 12h
Chris Bryant is today learning the NI lesson that even though you think you understand what would be acceptable to everybody, once one side has indicated it's acceptable to them it automatically becomes unacceptable to the other.
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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 13h
Five EU states plan first deportation center in Africa for 2027
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Greece, Germany, Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands plan first return hub in Africa for 2027
Greece, Germany, Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands are moving forward with plans to establish deportation centers outside the EU. An African partner country has reportedly already been selected.
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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 13h
Evil making friends with more Evil #Belfast #FarRight #BirdsOfAfeather
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alt-DUP @duponline.eurosky.social · 13h
Radio Ulster reporting that the DUP had said the Orange Order would not be accepting the deal put to them today by the Secretary of State so I'm afraid it looks like no Zorbs for the time being.
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Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 17h
The moment a drone or missile whistles nearby, 🇺🇦 women instantly become a shield for their children—covering them with their bodies, holding them tightly, covering their eyes and ears, comforting them. Every Ukrainian mother, sister, & grandmother is always ready to become a shelter. Thread 1/5🧵
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Louth For Ever 🦋 @louthforever.bsky.social · 14h
That’s Niamh Dunne from BEOGA on the fiddle and the Artists for Palestine jumper on her, and the other two BEOGA lads across from her on guitar and squeeze box
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Louth For Ever 🦋 @louthforever.bsky.social · 14h
I would just like to announce to the world that the band that pulled out of Ed Sherran’s Zionist concerts a few weeks ago over the Macklemore farce has now joined the Garvaghy Rd Fleadh tent. BEOGA ! 🎶🎻🇵🇸 @unamullally.bsky.social @tonygroves.bsky.social
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Donie O’Sullivan @donie.bsky.social · 13h
If you can, please donate to this fund supporting the family of our beloved friend, and Storyful legend, @eoghan.eurosky.social Eoghan taught a whole generation of journalists OSINT -- and did it all with the very best sense of humor and purpose. www.gofundme.com/f/our-friend...
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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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🛒 🇪🇺 Buy European 🇪🇺 (+🇨🇦). USA broke up with you. Get over it 🇪🇺💪 @buyeuropean.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
The vast majority of #EU institutions route their emails via US mail servers 🤡🤦🏻‍♂️ #BuyEuropean, choose European mail providers 🇪🇺💪 buy-european.net/en/alternati... #DigitalSovereignty #Brussels
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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 13h
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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 13h
The yanks said it was Iran, so we have to say it was Iran. Can't believe a word out of any of their mouths 😆 #Fairford www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
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Suspect foiled RAF Fairford ‘bomb plot’ by ringing police himself
As counterterrorism officers focus on whether the five men from London were proxies for Iran, they are also investigating the motives of the one who called 999
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 15h
A potential route out of the stand-off over the planned Orange Order march in Portadown has emerged. Garvaghy Road residents said that Northern Ireland's Secretary of State had presented a document which they would accept if it was also accepted by the Orange Order. jrnl.ie/7177562
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Potential breakthrough in Drumcree stand-off as residents signal support for NI Secretary's proposal
Lawyers for the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition have issued a fresh legal bid to prevent the Drumcree march.
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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 15h
#SpéirGorm #FAI #StopTheGame
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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 21h
Luckily I have an appointment so I won't have to follow this fuckery in real time, but for the record - the FAI were catastrophically under-prepared for literally the most predictable shit imaginable, and they're going to go into the Dáil and wave their mickeys around as if they were geniuses.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 20h
Some read our posts as pro-Russian. They are not. Russia is the aggressor. Ukrainian suffering is real. What we reject is the hierarchy built around this war. We say wars should not be compared, then treat Ukraine as uniquely shocking. That is already a comparison.
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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 20h
Ongoing shitshow, the incompetence is staggering #FAI #Ireland #StopTheGame
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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 20h
Are you actually joking? #GarvaghyRoad #Drumcree
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 20h
Israel is treating an incident aboard flydubai FZ1073 (Dubai to Tel Aviv) as a terror incident. Officials say the Omani copilot stabbed the Emirati captain over Jordan and tried to take control. The captain signaled a possible hijacking and the jet dropped about 14,000 ft in a minute.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 21h
Oireachtas committee hears the Ireland WNT (on Nations League trip in 2023) were stalked in Budapest, to extent that a man wearing only a towel walked into a room where a player was due to receive a massage. FAI's Aoife Rafferty says she has no recollection of the FAI being contacted over this.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 22h
A large ‘Stop the Game’ demonstration at the main entrance to Leinster House - seemingly hoping to attract the attention of the FAI delegation - but the witnesses are already inside on the premises. They’ll tell the Oireachtas Media Cmte the FAI is bound by UEFA competition rules to fulfil fixtures.
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Cathal Mac Coille @cathalmaccoille.bsky.social · 21h
‘His message is clear – wanting kids to be able to walk and cycle is not radical, wanting them to be safe is not radical, and expecting paint to protect them is absurd’. From notes on Tom Flood’s speech in Dublin. Well worth a read by all road-users.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 30/09/2026
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said "real damage has been done" by the ongoing stand-off over the planned Orange Order march in Portadown, as she urged Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant to stop it. jrnl.ie/7177562
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Mary Lou McDonald says 'real damage has been done' by Portadown march plan
Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy said the Orange Order march plan shows they want “a return to supremacy”.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 30/09/2026
Over 100,000 public sector workers in areas such as health, education and local authorities are beginning industrial action today in the form of a work-to-rule
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Over 100,000 public sector workers begin work-to-rule
Over 100,000 public sector workers in areas such as health, education and local authorities are beginning industrial action today in the form of a work-to-rule.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 30/09/2026
The Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition is seeking a meeting with PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher as it continues its bid to stop a contentious Orange Order march at Drumcree
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Garvaghy residents urge PSNI's Boutcher to 'stop hiding'
The Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition is seeking a meeting with PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher as it continues its bid to stop a contentious Orange Order march at Drumcree.
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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 29/09/2026
This is relevant, too: men don’t see women being treated this way because men don’t behave like that to women who are accompanied by another man.
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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Mike McGrath-Bryan @mikemcgb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dublin! @ailsy.bsky.social and I are back on the book trail at Redline Book Festival, presented by @sdcclibraries.bsky.social! We'll be discussing our best-selling book (😏) 'Have I Got Your Attention: A Guide to Adult ADHD in Ireland'... #ireland #spéirghorm #adhd #booksky
Image depicts the faces of Ailín Kennedy and Mike McGrath-Bryan on a poster for their upcoming appearance at Redline Book Festival in Dublin. The event happens at 7pm, Tuesday October 13th, at North Clondalkin Library.
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tomorrow FAI CEO David Courell and members of the FAI Board are before the Oireachtas Sports Committee at midday. Join us at Leinster House from 11.30am. They must not cross the Palestinian picket line again. They must not play the second match against apartheid Israel. #StopTheGame
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Israel is supported by the European Union.
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Feargal McKay @cycologies.com · 29/09/2026
Now THIS is sport-washing. If the GAA had any morals the three clubs would reject the money and tell the Tech Bro billionaire to rehab his reputation elsewhere. #SpeirGorm
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Zuckerberg donates €150,000 to three Waterford GAA clubs
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have donated €150,000 to the three GAA clubs which are located closest to Strancally Castle in Co Waterford.
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Irish Independent @independent.ie · 29/09/2026
National walkout to highlight violence against women and girls
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National walkout to highlight violence against women and girls
Ten women died in violent circumstances in 2026
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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s a shame this is clashing with work-to-rule industrial action because it deserves coverage and attention.
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