URGENT APPEAL A mam and her 5 children from Gaza need a wheelchair-accessible 3-bed home in or near Dublin. One child is awaiting critical surgery and stable accommodation is urgently needed. Rental support (up to €2,500/month for 18 months) is available through the Irish Red Cross. Info below:

Fans on CMAT’s St Anne’s Park gig: ‘She speaks the language of love and the language of Ireland’

Fans on CMAT’s St Anne’s Park gig: ‘She speaks the language of love and the language of Ireland’

Some of the 20,000 people at the singer’s Dublin concert explain why they like her music, her positivity and her stance on Bertie Ahern

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Hello if you’re new here and if you’re not, this is your periodic reminder that I have a twice-weekly podcast. I cover news, current affairs and compelling personal stories based on the reporting of my @irishexaminer colleagues - it’s on Spotify, Apple etc podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...

Garda Paul Moody convicted of coercive control, and calls for a public record of domestic violence, with Liz Dunphy

Podcast Episode · The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast · 22 May · 30min

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“75% of far right commentary about Ireland comes from outside Ireland” www.thegist.ie/the-gist-sun...

In Skerries, there's a new space for lovers of board and card games. The walls are stacked with games. Familiar ones like Catan, and Dungeons and Dragons, and less familiar ones such as Calico, Sushi Go, and Cascadia.

In Skerries, a new space for lovers of board and card games

The walls are stacked with games. Familiar ones like Catan, and Dungeons and Dragons, and less familiar ones such as Calico, Sushi Go, and Cascadia.

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A gentle reminder for anybody frustrated with poor service/customer care. Customer care representatives don't deserve abusive behaviour or language. The work they do is exhausting; listening to complaint after complaint daily. Be kind - courtesy and politeness go a long way.

On today's pod, parcel guru (no really) @caitrionaredmond.bsky.social on your Christmas parcel woes... the collapse of Fastway... and your rights when things go wrong open.spotify.com/episode/5df0...

A very interesting watch. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

Video: The Real Cost of U.S. Car Batteries

We followed the supply chain for batteries used in millions of U.S. cars to villages in Nigeria where people are being poisoned by lead. Peter S. Goodman, who covers economics and geopolitics for The ...

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As my Inbox fills up with stupid Black Friday emails. Here's a little reminder of our starter pack, celebrating #IrishDesign. Lots of lovely things to buy, and you will feel all squishy inside for supporting small Irish business. #spheirgorm #SLATED #Boycottamazon go.bsky.app/9sh8HQq

I’ve written an opinion piece about the Tracker Scandal in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social today. Many thanks to @deshocks.bsky.social for the opportunity. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Caitriona Redmond: I know what a tracker mortgage is, I had to fight to keep mine

We held the phone between us on speaker in that hospital room, worrying over our baby who was struggling to breathe, while we were suffocating under our obligations, writes Caitriona Redmond

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On the show today: @henrymckean.bsky.social on (bad) eating manners; The real climate con job; @caitrionaredmond.bsky.social on built-in obsolescence; @maleallyship.bsky.social on AI girlfriends; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'I Love LA' 'Down Cemetery Road' & 'Game Of Wool'..

In other news, water is wet and snow is cold. If you watch the documentary tonight and next week you'll get a better idea of who/which organisations were responsible for the scandal

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The former governor of the Central Bank, Patrick Honohan, has said the organisation was probably too trusting of the banks when it was dealing with the tracker mortgage scandal.

Superb piece by Dave Hannigan on Ireland’s number one shitehawk 👊

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Dave Hannigan: Conor McGregor finding God has a profits, not prophets, feel to it

From marking 10 years of the Paris Climate agreement yesterday to learning the history of DIAS at Dunsink Observatory tonight for Dublin History Week. Back to the allotment in the morning for me!

Just because the rate of food inflation has eased, doesn't mean it's negative inflation. It's still increasing, albeit at a slower rate. Sigh. The CSO CPI figures today are not good news for those struggling with the cost of food at the moment. #costofliving

"Pregnant women and mothers already beat themselves up endlessly about how their children turn out; this is what makes the latest damaging comment from Donald Trump, connecting paracetamol during pregnancy to autism, so reprehensible." www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Suzanne Crowe: Trump linking paracetamol with autism is misinformation at its most horrible

Shaming of mothers and their actions before, during or after childbirth is as old as time and is profoundly misogynistic

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My research on the increase in grocery prices of budget food, North & South, of the border takes up all of Page 8 of @irishexaminer.bsky.social today. I think it really displays why we are all struggling with the cost of groceries at the moment. www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...

Grocery prices soar: Is it still cheaper to shop in Northern Ireland?

Once a bargain-hunting hotspot, Northern Ireland is no longer a cheaper alternative for Irish grocery shoppers as prices soar

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I’ve temporarily taken the paywall off this article, in the hopes that it can raise awareness about how to push back effectively against Trump—and also how to understand the world we’re heading toward: competitive authoritarianism.

Brian Klaas@brianklaas.bsky.social · 2y ago

I wrote about how Trump is destroying American democracy, along with eight crucial lessons about how to counteract it, drawing on my 14 years of studying brave pro-democracy opposition movements in authoritarian regimes across the globe. We’re in serious trouble, but there’s still hope.

After seeing the best offer for 100g Easter eggs was 3-for-4 & with @deshocks.bsky.social annual chats about packaging, I’m going to make a conscious choice this year. Book tokens for the niblings it is instead. Brain food feels more appropriate lately!

“A colossal missed opportunity” - a clear message in a new report from from Ireland’s fiscal and climate advisory councils. Instead of taking action to cut emissions (making energy cleaner & more secure, & diversifying farming) we face €26 billion in compliance costs to meet EU targets

I got a quote to upgrade my (double glazed) windows. Only €14,000 😱 My windows still work but are a bit drafty. So instead I paid €150 to have my hinges checked and replaced if necessary. Job done. No more drafts. I saved a lot. TLDR: the best product is the one you have that works. Repairing rocks

In knots laughing at a certain influencer advertising a well-known meal kit box without even showing the food. Don't waste your money folks. I have reviewed it in the past (paid for myself) and it was horrendous. Not to mention the workers rights issues (transpired after my review). #GoodbyeFresh

Feasting with the family at Christmas on a budget. In @irishexaminer.bsky.social Magazine today. Many thanks @higginsbutchers.bsky.social for the interview! www.irishexaminer.com/food/arid-41...

Caitríona Redmond: My Christmas feast shopping list for a family of four for under €100

We sent our thrifty food writer to Dunnes Stores, Supervalu, Tesco, Aldi, and Lidl, tasking her with finding a delicious feast to feed a family of four for less than €100. Here’s her shopping list...

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If you know. You know.

Day two of being sick but we have made it over €15,000. 5 grand to target, 13 days left. All shares help hugely. Not as much as donations, but still...

Rick O'Shea@rickoshea.bsky.social · 2y ago

Day off sick means I haven't been keeping an eye on the Xmas Appeal. 😕 We are just shy of 15 grand. Little nudge? www.gofundme.com/f/therickosh... #SpeirGorm #Ireland #Booksky

The calm after Storm Darragh

There is something in my eye. Wow, just wow. Ahead of his 99th Birthday, Dick Van Dyke with Chris Martin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ol...

Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE (Official Video) (Directors' Cut)

YouTube video by Coldplay

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Tea in hand & job done.

a blue coffee mug that says just voted

Alt: a blue coffee mug that says just voted

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