Gerry Hoban
@ramblinghobo.bsky.social
TV director/writer. Opinions: personal, random, sweary. Latest: The Last Irish Missionaries; Shakes Versus Shav - a short, mad, puppet film; Through a Glass Darkly - The Geneva Window.
"are there any bad @stephencollins.bsky.social cartoons?" No, of course not, I've been laughing at this one for three minutes
The Odyssey is basically Monty Python & The Holy Grail, without a sense of humour. #RunAwayRunAway
When UEFA are the good guys, the bad guys.are very bad indeed.
A lovely man, we were lucky to have him as a puppeteer on our ‘Shakes Versus Shav’ short film RIP www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer behind Zippy and David Bowie’s goblins, dies aged 78
Canadian-born British operator, president of the British Puppet Guild, died after a ‘short illness’
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perfect dead drop 10/10 no notes (the shrouds really make this)
Ah no, Kevin Keegan RIP. My first football hero, along with Steve Heighway.
Nice of the England players to offer Tuchel the window seat on the way home #itscominghome #threelions
King Cnut threatening the tide with tariffs... www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
Trump threatens Canada with tariffs over wildfires
US President Donald Trump has threatened a tariff increase on Canada to cover the cost of smoke pollution from wildfires that have choked large parts of the United States.
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The Bayeux Tapestry is in this box. Or is it? Schrodinger’s Mat.
Jill Lawless@jilllawless.bsky.social · last mo.The Bayeux Tapestry is in this box. It arrived overnight at the British Museum after leaving France for the first time in 900 years.
"If he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I wont stop him." <stop stop he's dead gif>
The Congo goalie saved that last one with his lad, just for the heck of it.
“The water pressure isn’t great, but the broadband’s incredible” From the latest Private Eye, out now.
Wordle 1,835 3/6* 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 that’s not a f**king word.
I remember doing a piece on Manna during Covid (as an optimistic story, delivering prescription meds etc) when they were testing in Moneygall, at the back of the Obama Plaza. We vox-popped a local: "That yoke? Ah, we haven't seen it since it crashed into a tree last week" www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Drone firm Manna announces end of deliveries in Ireland
Drone aerial delivery operator Manna has announced it is ceasing delivery operations in Ireland to concentrate its growth on the US, UK and other international markets.
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"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?"
'We are clamping down on the harm caused by social media. 'Read all about it on the Nazi pogrom deepfake abuse website'
One of mine from last week. Martin Scorsese to embrace AI.
The Azteca stadium still has a real 70s vibe. Turn the saturation up, you expect hoarding ads for PanAm and Mirinda #wc2026
Moving the game against Israel, rather than boycotting it, is the FAI peeling an Outspan orange in their pocket. www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
Ireland's home game with Israel set for neutral venue
The Republic of Ireland's home UEFA Nations League fixture with Israel is likely to be moved to a neutral venue, RTÉ Sport understands.
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