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From Kildare, Ireland. Conveyancing and Property Law. 4 day work week. Clean Air. Peace ✌️

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Toni @tonitaylor.bsky.social · 7h
I was trying to get tickets all morning, totally booked out. If anyone hears of two tickets going please let me know 🙏
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 7h
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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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 23h
Data centres • Increase our electricity bills • Pollute our water • Increase unemployment via AI • Accelerate climate + eco collapse • Offer NOTHING to ordinary people in return Why is the Irish government pushing us headlong towards them? www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
irishtimes.com
New data centres designed for AI ‘require power in excess of that used by 100,000 homes’
Oireachtas committee hears projections suggest installations to account for about 35% of electricity demand by 2035
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Sam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ireland rolled out red carpet for Intel. Barred by EU sanctions from exporting hi-tech chips to Russia, Ireland's been sending heaps to Israel. They've both civilian and military uses. Israeli defence co. Elbit Systems uses them in "advanced tactical computer" for infantry, Special Forces etc
thecurrency.news
Tax breaks, grants and energy costs: How Ireland rolled out the red carpet for Intel - The Currency
In the two weeks following the last general election on November 29, 2024, the dust settled and it became clear that the outgoing Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael-led coalition would remain in government once it...
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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New report uses publicly available data to explore data centre development & 'disproportionate drain on public resources' — 'Data centres may have consumed as much water in Ireland last year as about 340,600 homes, some 18.5% of total number of occupied dwellings' www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
irishtimes.com
Data centres ‘may have used as much water’ last year in Ireland as more than 340,000 homes
New research highlights poverty of information about energy-intensive sector’s footprint
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Irish Independent @independent.ie · 29/09/2026
National walkout to highlight violence against women and girls
independent.ie
National walkout to highlight violence against women and girls
Ten women died in violent circumstances in 2026
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Campaign to uphold law succeeds.
amnesty.org
Europe: Sale of Israel Bonds finally ends in Europe
Reacting to the Central Bank of Ireland’s confirmation that on the expiry of the Israel Bonds’ prospectus their sale in Europe has ended Stephen Cockburn, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, said...
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David @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So that man who started that IDF chant at the match yesterday, as seen in that video doing the rounds? Same guy in the pic visiting the Dáil to visit Jennifer Carrol McNeil of Fine Gael and the Ireland Israel Alliance. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoseph_... #Spéirgorm
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Terminally von der Leyen @ciaran.operationglad.io · 28/09/2026
You have to cook the question this much and it's still plurality in favor of the triple lock. C'mon lads, pack it in
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Google has started updating satellite images of Gaza. Holocaust. (📸 Barry Andrews MEP, European Parliament)
A single building is left standing amidst utter carnage. Every single building has been levelled across a few square miles pictures. Google maps identified one pile of rubble as a school.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 27/09/2026
Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats have said the FAI board should step down following this weekend's chaos over the Israel game. One MEP said the FAI's approach has "caused a huge amount of division" in the team". www.thejournal.ie/fai-board-st...
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Sinn Féin and Social Democrats call for FAI board to step aside
The vote by players to proceed with the game following hours of confusion on Saturday.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 26/09/2026
Also reported by @gcooney93.bsky.social in the Irish Times tonight that following the team meeting and vote, some players “turned on Bazunu, one of whom is understood to have abused him to his face”
irishtimes.com
Ireland v Israel: Day of infamy exposes serious lack of leadership in FAI
Gavin Bazunu has been left brutally isolated as any semblance of squad unity has been utterly sundered
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Irish Women's Rugby Supporters Club @irishwomens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Brilliant move by Bazunu Come on lads. Pack it all up and go home. Fuck Israel. Fuck the weak response from the FAI. Who cares if there's sanctions. We don't play games with genocidal countries.
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Laura @takeithandy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The respect I have for Gavin Bazunu is immense. 24 years old with his career ahead of him and he made a decision that every other person in safer positions of power above him failed to have the courage to make themselves. A true representative of Irish people everywhere
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gavin Bazunu statement on withdrawing from Ireland squad

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Statement - Gavin Bazunu

Representing my country means everything to me. I have the utmost respect for every single one of my team mates, the Manager, his staff and the Irish people

However I have reached a decision that I have hot taken lightly. I am a man of strong faith and try my best to be a person of character and principle therefore 1 feel it would be wrong to participate in the upcoming fixtures against Israel.

My decision is based purely upon my personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong.

It is important to note that my stance is not in opposition of the Israeli people or the Jewish community but against the atrocities in the region.

There are few times where you get a chance ir ife to stand up for something bigger and strongly believe that this is one of them


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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The story of Natalie Abudayyeh (21) a journalism student and member of the Palestine Women's Football Team. She played in Dublin against @bfcdublin.bsky.social in 2024. Today, she's in an Israeli jail. Her family and teammates say she was taken at gunpoint from university without charge.
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Toni @tonitaylor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#stopthegame trending on Bluesky
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 26/09/2026
Opposition parties have called on Government to intervene to stop Sunday's UEFA Nations League football match between the Republic of Ireland and Israel due to the "unfair pressure players and management are currently under"
rte.ie
Opposition parties call on Government to stop Israel game
Opposition parties have called on Government to intervene to stop Sunday's UEFA Nations League football match between the Republic of Ireland and Israel due to the "unfair pressure players and managem...
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 25/09/2026
1️⃣7️⃣,8️⃣8️⃣5️⃣ Another new record for the number of people in emergency accommodation, as of the end of August. Includes 12,055 adults (+7% yoy) and 5,830 children (11% yoy). @virginmedianews.bsky.social
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ireland: 68 per cent favour current model of neutrality over the loaded alternative option.
Do you support Ireland's current model of military neutrality or would you like to see it change so that Ireland can take more responsibility for its own and Europe's defence?

68 per cent say Yes to neutrality.
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Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yesterday I demanded answers from the Minister about the Irish Government position on shocking proposals to give AI companies access to our personal data which are being negotiated right now on Ireland's watch. The public across EU want rights protected & more regulation of AI and big tech not less!
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wearing number 19, Natalie smiled for photos with a scarf reading An Phalaistín, designed by Dublin artist Spicebag, over her shoulders. Two years later she is sitting in an Israeli jail. She faced her sixth court hearing yesterday evening. www.ontheditch.com/we-are-livin...
ontheditch.com
Palestinian footballer who played Bohs stuck in Israeli jail
“We are living a nightmare,” her father told The Ditch.
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Toni @tonitaylor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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 genocidal murderers. my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie
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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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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ireland shouldn't play Israel. It'll be a stain on our island and our history. Don't normalise genocide. #StopTheGame
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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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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 23/09/2026
The current tests for endometrial cancer are invasive and often painful. In @lancetobgyn-wh.bsky.social, a study suggests that a simple non-invasive test could transform cancer screening for women with postmenopausal bleeding: spkl.io/633267TJai
Vaginal and urine samples showing endometrial cancer (true positive case; upper row) and no malignant cells (true negative case; lower row). Top row: SurePath (CytoRich Red, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) cytology slides (Papanicolaou stain): endometrial adenocarcinoma. Urine sample, × 600 magnification (left) and vaginal sample, × 600 magnification (right) from the study participant SMH0170 showing adenocarcinoma, clinical outcome grade 1 stage IB endometrioid adenocarcinoma, true positive. Bottom row: SurePath cytology slides (Papanicolaou stain): no malignant cells seen. Urine sample, × 400 magnification (left) and vaginal sample, × 600 magnification (right) from the study participant SMH0212 with no malignant cells seen, true negative. Copyright: 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 4.0.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 23/09/2026
Councillors ask if a proposed gas-fired power plant would serve households, or data centres. Peaking plants like these are needed to replace dirtier coal, gas and peat – and balance out the fluctuating supply from renewables on the grid, says Ireland's climate action plan.
dublininquirer.com
Councillors question whether new Fingal gas plant would serve households, or data centres
Peaking plants such as these are needed to replace dirtier coal, gas and peat – and balance out the fluctuating supply from renewables on the grid, says Ireland's climate action plan.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
US-sanctioned International Court judge urges Ireland to take a stand. Nicolas Guillou said the European project was in grave danger if tariff fears outweighed the importance of fighting crimes against humanity
irishtimes.com
US-sanctioned international court judge urges Ireland to take a stand
Nicolas Guillou said the European project was in grave danger if tariff fears outweighed the importance of fighting crimes against humanity
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Baz @braymeo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ireland has the second highest cost of living in the EU behind Denmark. We are 36% more expensive to live in than the average EU country. Housing costs (rent, utilities etc) cost almost double the EU average. Car insurance for under 25's is almost double the EU average, often in the thousands.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 21/09/2026
Over 160 Irish sportspeople have signed an open letter to the Irish senior men's national football team, urging them to "act collectively with conscience" and refuse to participate in their upcoming games against Israel
rte.ie
Sportspeople ask ROI players to boycott Israel fixtures
Over 160 Irish sportspeople have signed an open letter to the Irish senior men's national football team, urging them to "act collectively with conscience" and refuse to participate in their upcoming g...
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Not playing the game would be the most sporting thing you could do. Through your leadership and courage it would show the power of sport to unite, remind us of the shared values that connect us all, and have an impact far beyond the game."
rte.ie
Sportspeople ask ROI players to boycott Israel fixtures
Over 160 Irish sportspeople have signed an open letter to the Irish senior men's national football team, urging them to "act collectively with conscience" and refuse to participate in their upcoming g...
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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Irish footballers need someone to tell them about how the 1981 Irish Rugby team played apartheid South Africa, and how only Tony Ward, Moss Keane and Donal Spring refused to play. The rest of the team are forever remembered for sportwashing the apartheid regime.
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026
"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
noyb.eu
AI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.
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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Minister for Foreign Affairs has accused the opposition of "muddying the waters" around the Triple Lock. But the only ones muddying any waters are the government. Removing the Triple Lock would do away with our neutrality – a core part of our foreign policy. Why can't FF/FG own up to that?
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“The Republic of Ireland should not be playing Israel. Not in Dublin, not in Hungary, and definitely not a “home” match in Serbia. Not while Israeli forces are committing genocide. We – as Irish people – could have faced down the consequences together.” - Kevin Kilbane
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Eoghan Gilmartin @eoghangilmartin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our investigation out in the Guardian today: How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports At least a dozen IPCC lead authors are employed by or linked to Saudi Aramco, Saudi institutions and other oil & gas interests. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The International Criminal Court is in the Irish Constitution. We voted for it. The Government must support it. The EU too, if it means what it says about values and the rule of law.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How would you manage?
irishexaminer.com
How many of these everyday items could you do without? (Israel has banned them all from Gaza)
Colin Sheridan asks anyone applauding Donald Trump, or shrugging at calls for a 'Free Palestine', to look at the hundreds of items Israel bans from Gaza — making life all but impossible there
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
EU member states and the European Commission quietly moving to buy Israeli weaponry. - Mitchell Plitnick
thebattleground.eu
Ursula von der Leyen’s Faustian Bargain
Brussels Turns to Israeli Weaponry
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Cujii @cujicu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
There are 2 Irelands One is the people. Who by and large want to keep the peace, be sound and are largely socially outspoken for justice One is the government. Who will take every chance to whore the themselves out to US fascists and tech for no reason other than the bragging rights of “GDP up”
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T-Rexit @t-rexit.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Oh dear… www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
rte.ie
Classic Hits Radio drops Ed Sheeran from playlist
Irish radio station Classic Hits Radio has announced that it is removing Ed Sheeran's music from its playlist "for the foreseeable future" following the controversy surrounding Macklemore's departure ...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 16/09/2026
Supporting acts of Sheeran's US tour have quit in solidarity with Macklemore, banned for saying 'Free Palestine'.
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Which artists have pulled out of Ed Sheeran's tour over Palestine?
Supporting acts of Sheeran's US tour have quit in solidarity with Macklemore, banned for saying 'Free Palestine'.
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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So saddened to hear Bonnie Greer has died. She was a true friend to Ireland.
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
More than a third of the Israeli ex-intelligence agents based in Ireland exposed by The Ditch in 2024 have scrubbed details of their Israel Defense Forces service from their LinkedIn profiles. www.ontheditch.com/israelis-in-...
ontheditch.com
Israelis in Ireland concealing former intelligence roles
As Palestinians continue to be denied the opportunity to study in Ireland.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
President Connolly at the Ploughing: “Approximately 83pc of all fruit and vegetables consumed in Ireland are imported; we also continue to export 90pc of the food produced in this country. I think we all could agree that this requires urgent attention.”
independent.ie
President Connolly says climate change warnings are ignored ‘at our peril’ on opening day of Ploughing Championships
Over the course of the three-day championships, 270,000 people are expected to visit the event in Screggan, Co Offaly
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 16/09/2026
Irish health minister rules out expanding long-term illness scheme
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Irish health minister rules out expanding long-term illness scheme
Nine Irish MPs, including several from the minister's own party, asked that type 2 diabetes, hepatitis B, asthma and lymphoedema be added to a list of conditions unchanged since the 1970s
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 15/09/2026
Dublin Airport is on course to use up its entire "fair share" carbon budget by 2034 as the Government moves to remove restrictions on further passenger growth, according to a new report on airport expansion across Europe
rte.ie
Dublin Airport could use up carbon budget 16 years early
Dublin Airport is on course to use up its entire "fair share" carbon budget by 2034 as the Government moves to remove restrictions on further passenger growth, according to a new report on airport exp...
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Everything about these games shows how wrong it is that they are going ahead. The home game can't be played here, Irish fans aren't allowed to attend either match, and RTÉ workers and other journalists want no part in them. The message to the FAI is clear, they must #StopTheGames
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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
the company the state has contracted to do deportation flights is owned by Delta, who have illegally flown munitions through Irish airspace to supply the IDF. we are giving millions in public money to a company complicit in genocide to deport people
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