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Taryn de Vere

@taryndevere.bsky.social
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Joy Bringer. Writer/Artist/Fashion Activist/Creative Producer/Occasional performer. TEDx speaker. Married 8 times (7 to the same person). Also find me on substack taryndevere.substack.com She/They

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 19h
Check your wages: Use our calculator to find out how Budget 2027 will affect your pay jrnl.ie/7184265
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Check your wages: Use our calculator to find out how Budget 2027 will affect your pay
There is a headline change to the higher rate of tax.
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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
The Citizens Information website is often wrong but the fact people are relying on AI instead of it is even worse. God forbid the government should fund legal advice from properly qualified human beings
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Dáiligh @dailigh.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
Leo Varadker: … it is ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. I don’t think Israel should be in UEFA. They are neither a European country or a country with European values. Well said #speirgorm
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My teacher brother has just informed me that his primary school kids now refer to anything shit or old fashioned as "Brexit". Which has made my morning.
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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is a frightening example of the wholesale loss of media literacy, critical thinking, and attention span. 13 seconds isn't a long time to spend on fact-checking before resharing...
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m considering leaving the UK also. I don’t want to. I’m a Londoner through & through. Burnham is by far the most transphobic PM ever. Transphobia is a flagship Labour policy. It’s also a political litmus test for how it will treat minorities & capitulate to oligarch media. A test it has failed.
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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Is it any wonder the country is going around in circles with housing policy? HOUSING SHOULD BE A HUMAN RIGHT. It is time to have a referendum to put the right to housing in our Constitution but what will Government have to say?
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Frank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social have been researching the Irish housing crisis since we returned in 2018 This piece in todays The Journal is by far the most shocking Realising how badly we treat the most vulnerable should put a chill down the spine of every reader www.thejournal.ie/the-housing-...
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Do we care where people with disabilities live?
Being disabled and homeless has long been normalised in Ireland, it is just largely hidden from us.
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Orla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
RIAI Conference next week with theme ‘Architecture for the Common Good’ reminded me I wrote this for Architecture Ireland in 2014, in depths of the sorry BC(A)R saga ..& we still don’t have a proper building control system, or any additional consumer protections www.researchgate.net/profile/Orla...
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Watching the N Ireland [NI] Unionist Drumcree-Garvaghy Rd march imbroglio is devastating. It has long been a flashpoint in the Troubles [NI] & associated with Unionist triumphalism as they march thru a Nationalist minority area, they are not wanted in. As a result the march was banned since 1998
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
David Courell and members of the FAI Board are due before the Oireachtas Sports Committee at midday on Wednesday. We will be outside Leinster House from 11.30am, join us. They must not cross the Palestinian picket line again, they must not play apartheid Israel on Sunday. #StopTheGame
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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.northsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you're getting deja vu seeing this shit, it's because they're just running back the same hit pieces they've done against trans people with neurodivergent people.
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Brendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Maidin mhaith
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Claire McNab @2legged.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026
This #IrishTimes poll sets a record for the most blatantly partisan and mendacious framing I have ever seen in any #OpinionPoll anywhere about anything. 😡 Despite the bias, 68 per cent favour the current model of neutrality over the loaded alternative option […] [Original post on mastodon.ie]
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Sam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
'More than six-in-ten voters (61 per cent) say that the building of data centres should be stopped “for the time being at least”, while 23 per cent disagree." www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Majority of people want data-centre construction to stop, Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll shows
More than two-thirds of respondents say they support Ireland’s ‘current model of neutrality’
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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"the Irish Government had proposed - as part of the plans for the EU Presidency- that the rights of big AI companies to collect data on people should be recognised as a higher right than humans’ data protection rights." 😯😯😯 www.thegist.ie/the-gist-on-...
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The Gist: On (and On) Bullshit
I have been thinking about Bullshit, in its official categorisation. In his short and easy essay “On Bullshit”, the euphoniously-named American philosopher Harry J. Frankfurt posited that a person co...
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Paul Price @swimsure.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's deeply misleading to say Ireland stayed within its first carbon budget *without* stating the caveats making the claim deeply misleading. Yet here Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóír does so. In my opinion that's poor science communication. The caveats: climate-change-and-ireland.ghost.io/did-ireland-...
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Did Ireland meet Carbon Budget 1? Some key caveats and why CB2 is the real policy test
In July EPA issued its report on Ireland’s Provisional Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2025, stating that the first statutory five-year carbon budget (CB1) of 295 MtCO2e, covering 2021–2025 had been met...
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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026
Ed Sheeran's PR team today...
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Robert Downey Jr. Facepalm: Oh Dear God Reaction
ALT: Robert Downey Jr. Facepalm: Oh Dear God Reaction
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ed Sheeran’s silence on Gaza is anything but neutral, writes Mhairi Black ✍️ 👉 www.thenational.scot/politi...
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Annia Ciezadlo @anniaciezadlo.com · 19/09/2026
“The children had been excited for school to reopen soon after lengthy disruptions during the war, said Malak. They were preparing to return when they were killed.”
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Ciarán Stewart @giffer1969.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
On June 18th, a new report by a UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry accused Israeli authorities and security forces of “deliberately target[ing] Palestinian children resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank"
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 19/09/2026
A new report by the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem titled “The Elimination Project” says Israel is “dramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West Bank.” We speak with Ori Givati of B’Tselem, and Mohammad Sha’ban, a Palestinian farmer from the West Bank.
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“The Elimination Project”: Israel’s Systematic Dismantling of Palestinian Life in West Bank: B’Tselem
A major new report by the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem titled “The Elimination Project” accuses Israel of “dramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West ...
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Lebanon: Among the living and the dead.
The children were all from the Farhat family, 12 members of whom were killed by an Israeli air strike in Kfar Roummane, Lebanon’s Nabatieh governorate, in the early hours of Monday, September 7th. Their bodies had been carried through the streets to the cemetery, as mourners wept and an Israeli drone buzzed loudly above. Buried at the same time was an 18-year-old paramedic, Ali Shahrour, who was killed in a separate attack.

Three generations of the Farhat family were among the dead – an 80-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman; two men in their 40s; and two women in their 30s. Two children survived – eight-year-old Mostafa and 11-year-old Zainab
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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The comments on this have me in bits 🤣
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Remembering Anne Devlin ‘She was tortured, imprisoned (becoming the first female political prisoner at Kilmainham), held in solitary confinement, interrogated & threatened … but she still held out, refusing to betray any of the others involved in the rebellion’ www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
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Clodagh Finn: Anne Devlin was never just Robert Emmet’s housekeeper. It’s time we told her story
A new children’s book and the work of historian Mícheál Ó Doibhilín are helping restore Anne Devlin’s place in Irish history
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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"she said there was a culture of “delay, delay, delay, defer it” when protected disclosures were made by Garda members." Seems the Gardai learnt NOTHING from the how they treated Sgt McCabe 😑 www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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RTÉ pulls Garda whistleblower investigation programme from its streaming service
The Gardaí: Full Disclosure is temporarily removed following request from DPP
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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I was at a literary festival 2 weeks ago and two of the writers involved said @caimhmc.bsky.social was their favourite author. I went all round Dublin bookshops trying to buy one of his books, found one eventually in hodges figgis. I'm now up to the third book in the Dublin trilogy!
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Jude Sherry @judesherry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Holiday Homes are Theft If we cared so much about rural Ireland why are we letting some coastal communities die so wealthy people can own a spare home @robosullivan.bsky.social summed it up when he said "All I see is the missing people" Read our latest Housing Essay in The Journal jrnl.ie/7164648
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Frank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The brilliant Martin Leahy singing the current Irish iTunes Number 1 at the opening of new HIVE arts centre in Bandon Why is this track not being played on every Irish radio station? Are they boycotting the boycott song? #dontplay #stopthegame #speirghorm
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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The remarkable @sarahmaintains.bsky.social 🤩 getting recognition for her work on Gaza Flotilla & her brilliant articles in @clarechampion.ie Some extra praise please this morning #spéirghorm for “…a writer who harnesses words, uses them with precision and makes them count”. #IrishPol #Local
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YOUR LOCAL NEWS | PRINT | ONLINE | MOBILE
MEDIA AWARDS 2025/26
Sponsored by
National Lottery
Coimisiún
na Meán
Columnist of the Year
WINNER
Sarah Clancy
The Clare Champion
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The Gaza flotillas have made international news, and this first-hand piece is a powerful exercise in personal testimony - at once passionate and compassionate. Here is presented a knowledgeable and elegantly written article from a writer who harnesses words, uses them with precision and makes them count. Both this and the other column submitted
- The religious right haven't gone away - showcase someone with a distinctive voice and capacity to make the personal relatable. She is an eloquent advocate for her chosen subject matter.Sarah Clancy with her awards from ‘ Local Ireland’.

A white woman, wearing a flowery shirt & velvet jacket, is smiling at the camera. She is holding a framed declaration of her award in her right hand and a fancy bit of silverware in her left. 

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LOCAL
IRELAND
YOUR LOCAL NEWS | PRINT | ONLINE | MOBILE
MEDIA AWARDS 2025/26
Sponsored by
National Lottery
Coimisiún
na Meán
Columnist of the Year
WINNER
Sarah Clancy
The Clare Champion
Citation
The Gaza flotillas have made international news, and this first-hand piece is a powerful exercise in personal testimony - at once passionate and compassionate. Here is presented a knowledgeable and elegantly written article from a writer who harnesses words, uses them with precision and makes them count. Both this and the other column submitted
- The religious right haven't gone away - showcase someone with a distinctive voice and capacity to make the personal relatable. She is an eloquent advocate for her chosen subject matter.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Macklemore has terrified the Israel lobby. Why? Because they depend on fear - and he's just delivered a shattering blow to it.
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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Catherine is one of the best of us ❤️
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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026
If you haven't signed the petition against the IFA and Irish Gov from making Ireland play Israel, please sign!! No to a change of venue. No to forcing players to play a game they don't want to play. No to sportswashing!! Sign and share ❤️🇵🇸 #SpéirGhorm #NotInMyName my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe...
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Petition to #stopthegame
I just signed the petition to #stopthegame - will you add your name too? No to a change of venue. No to forcing players to play a game they don't want to play. No to sportswashing. No to bending for g...
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Frank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
DON'T PLAY DON'T PLAY DON'T PLAY Martin Leahy at rally in Cork today singing his powerful & emotive track, supported by Andy; get it Number 1 to keep pressure on team/FAI to #stopthegame #dontplay Purchase for about €1: amazon or apple or bandcamp This is about humanity 🙏 #speirghorm
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O'Reilly @oreilly1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Excellent insight from Simon... #speirgorm #Irishpolitics
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Clare Social Democrats @claresocdems.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Clare SocDems were proud to march alongside community members and activist groups at Clare Pride 2026. At a time when rights are rolling back for the LGBTQ+ community across the world it is important that we show up to defend what has been won and to fight for true equality everywhere #Spéirgorm
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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sheeran's statement was such a poor response. It was hard to read past his "I've listened to both sides..." There's no "both sides" in genocide. Another disappointing celebrity 😑
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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"What if our political-media class didn't become mesmerised by the false belief that the path to power lay though making the lives of foreigners worse." www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
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The Gist: What if?
The Government wants to reduce immigration. This is the Gist.
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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Culture Night at Collins Barracks ✨ Join us for an evening of conversations, discoveries and the occasional moment that completely changes how you see Irish History. 📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks 🎟️ Free admission www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... #CultureNight #CultureNight2026
Lavender promotional poster featuring the text “Culture Night at Collins Barracks, Friday 18 September.” Event advertisement for the National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks, Dublin 7, highlighting free admission and Culture Night activities celebrating Irish history, heritage, and museum collections.Black-and-white historic photograph of Ellis Court in Dublin showing a red-brick tenement building with shopfronts and several children standing outside an archway entrance. Promotional graphic for “Echoes Through the Hallway: The Story of Ellis Court,” a Culture Night event at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, exploring 140 years of Dublin city life and social history.Historic wooden suffrage sign reading “Votes for Women” displayed on a lavender background. Promotional graphic for “A Changing Ireland: People, Protest and Progress,” a Culture Night event at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, examining social movements, protest, and change in Ireland over the past century.Promotional poster for an LGBTQIA+ tour at Collins Barracks during Culture Night. The poster features a modern upholstered chair with a chrome frame on a lavender background. Text invites visitors to explore hidden histories through museum objects on Friday 18 September, with tours from 17:30 to 18:30 and 19:00 to 20:00. Free admission, booking required. National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks.
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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Having had cause to call them for vulnerable children in need at night, (on more than one occasion), I can confirm the out of hours service is understaffed & under-rescourced & that is causing harm to already vulnerable children.
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Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The UK government says it will ban imports of all goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, along with some services. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said “settler terrorists” are carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. [1/2]
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 08/09/2026
Dublin City councillors have backed a motion calling for the reversal of planned public transport price hikes – which were announced by the NTA last week. We're asking: How often do you use public transport? Vote below: jrnl.ie/7155745
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How often do you use public transport?
Dublin city councillors have backed a motion calling for a halt to planned fare increases.
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Gerard Cunningham @faduda.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
Irish Values, 21st century
A re-working by Adam Doyle (Spicebag) of the painting An Irish Eviction attributed to Daniel MacDonald (c.1850, Crawford Gallery, Cork), showing Garda in hibiz uniforms and private security in tactical/riot gear  assisting with a 19th century eviction.
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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My grandmother used to say “It wouldn’t do you any good anyway” when referring to cheating or stealing, and what she meant was that you might win something or gain something but you would have to live with yourself. I think of that often these days. It won’t do any of them any good.
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Gerard Cunningham @faduda.eurosky.social · 29/08/2026
1 Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2. A five minute walk from Dáil Éireann.
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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is WILD, unsustainable & SO environmentally destructive. A pox on capitalism.
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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Very disturbing to have my GP announce our session was being recorded by AI which had been integrated into their system. It's utterly unacceptable to throw this at someone in a potentially vulnerable position or to allow access to sensitive medical information without a patient's consent.
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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Writing reads we are 0 days without British bullshit
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