Hi all, wondering does anyone know what Heather Humphreys studied in UCG/NUIG/UG and what year did she graduate?

Sweet Jesus

It's a sign of the times that callousness is now dressed up as intellectualism. That empathy is framed as being as morally problematic as prejudice. That bigotry and hatred is just honesty. That solidarity is treason.

Valentines Day at Willie Yeats' House

Delighted for you Jen. Fair play duit x

A college of black and white photographs on people in wren hunt costumes

A college of black and white photographs on people in wren hunt costumes

The Wren Hunt of St Stephen's Day is one of Ireland's stranger folk-Christian traditions. Based around a story, in some accounts, that a wren gave away the saints hiding place to the Romans. The costumes mirror seasonal folk traditions across Europe.
(photo credit @duchas-ie.bsky.social )
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Thanks a mill Katie

Grmma a Lorna!

Gáire os ard anseo, thar cionn!

Grma a Mhaitiú. Mothaím an dearfach. Tá an Bons s’ an Clinic go hiontach ar fad

Ah thank you Jen. I do feel very positive, the only way to be. Have a fabulous Christmas xx

On Monday I started chemo for breast cancer and this article was just what I needed to read. A lovely piece full of hope, resilience and strength

Emphatic Suffixes in the Irish Language - IrishLanguage.ie When looking at cases where one person is being emphasised in relation to another, it is indicated by the use of an emphatic suffix. This is unlike English

When looking at cases where one person is being emphasised in relation to another, it is indicated by the use of an emphatic suffix. This is unlike English where you can hear the emphasis by vocally stressing the relevant word.

irishlanguage.ie/emphatic-suf... #irishlanguage #gaeilge

Exit Polls - what are they and how do they work? The announcement of exit poll results, mere seconds after polling stations close at 10pm, is one of the most eagerly awaited moments of any Irish election campaign.

Séifeolaí...focal nach raibh agam agam go dtí gur léigh mé go raibh a leithéidí ann. #psephologist

www.rte.ie/news/electio...

Jesus Christ but people never fail to shock me

Senior hurling comes at you fast

Deir Catherine Connolly nach bhfuil spéis aici a bheith ina Ceann Comhairle mar gheall nach mbeadh sí in ann a "glór láidir neamhspleách" a úsáid sa Dáil dá mbeadh an ról sin aici.

#ge24 #vóta24

Big time. I hope he makes it, it’s a step in the right direction anyway

I really hope so too. It would be futile I think. Would be great to see a good SD candidate in Galway East at some stage in the future

That’s exactly it!!

I think there are individual true left pols in all left identifying parties. Some more obvious that others, Pbp, Soc Dems etc. They would have to compromise in order to ever achieve a left coalition

I do. It can’t be achieved without them.
Some other left parties aren’t always true left themselves, sometimes they are just FF/FG on a bicycle!

🇮🇪 Best teller outfit ever.

#irishelection #ge24

At what point do we just start calling them Fine Fáil?
#GE24

I am BEGGING journalists to act like this more often.

A good debunking of linguistic claptrap. Try to resist clicking through to the article – it would only encourage them. #linguistics

It’s back!

In one week’s time #edchatie discusses education under a new government.

Tune in at 7.30 on Mon 2nd December.

"Poolbeg, Kayakers, Sunlight (Dublin, Ireland)" Art Print for Sale by eolai Two kayakers make their way from Sandycove across Scotsman's Bay towards the rear of Dun Laoghaire's East Pier, in the direction of the Poolbeg Chimneys that dominate Dublin Bay - guided towards them ...

My Dublin Pigeon House painting "Poolbeg, Kayakers, Sunlight" is available as a print (and mugs, t-shirts, and other stuff) here: www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/...

Cheannaigh mé do leabhar ‘Anseo” cúpla seachtain ó shin i Charlie Byrnes. A beautiful réad. Grma