Boston, Cork, Berlin & Dublin Marathons 2025 (Please feel free to reduce the cheeky JustGiving "Tip" to Zero - by changing the 'Custom' Amount....... Help Liam O'Brien raise money to support GOAL

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Berlin Marathon #2. Marathon #20. A tough, but rewarding race. My 3rd of 4 marathons in 2025 in aid of Irish humanitarian organization, GOAL. Final Hurdle: Dublin Marathon in October.

The same way Great Britain held a poll to decide the partition of Ireland? (Oh......hang on a second)

Early morning run around Dublin City. Main reflections: Filthy (with rubbish from last night's revellers). Menacing (drunks, addicts). Derelict (so many b buildings in shocking state). Saw ZERO Garda presence. Spotted 3 lone council workers attempting to clean up. We could do so much better.

Under bare Ben Bulben's head

1st half marathon where the 3 of us participated together! And not a bad day out for me - 245th overall (out of c.3,800) & 9th in AG. First time under 1h40 for the half in about 6 years! 🤩

Feeling a little creative (and maybe emotional) this week.

Boston 2025 marks the end of a 12 year journey to my 6th ⭐

So many emotions brewing in advance of Monday - pride, relief, thanks, excitement, nervousness, appreciation, even a little bit of sadness/regret

#BostonStrong #OneMoreFinishLine

This St. Patrick's Day, we pay tribute to Irish people making remarkable contributions to societies in which they live around the world and showcasing the very best of what it means to be Irish ☘️

'A Rainy Night in Soho' (by The Pogues), performed by Cat Dowling 🎵🔊

Happy #StPatricks Day!

Myself and Tommy in 2022 in Melifont Abbey, Ireland.

Today we interred Tommy's ashes to rest with mam & dad.

RIP brother........😢

Introducing Faith to Faithless | Helping people leaving high-control religious groups Leaving a high-control religious group can be one of the most challenging and painful experiences anyone can face. Humanists UK's new animation brings these deeply personal stories to life.

Leaving a high-control religious group can be incredibly difficult and even dangerous. Humanists UK's powerful new animation lets those who leave know they're not alone, and that help is out there! Support #FaithtoFaithless and watch today. humanists.uk/faithtofaith...

Sunday reads......

Congratulations to everyone who completed #TokyoMarathon today. Memories from my participation last year. Definitely one for the bucket list!

Great to be able to run again in daylight after work!! 💪 #ThisRunningLife

Irish weather. Taken 1 hour apart this morning! #Dublin

Opinion: If parents do nothing else, they should ban phones from the bedroom. Here’s why A number of children told us they regularly sleep with their phone under their pillow

"If parents do nothing else, they should ban phones from the bedroom. Here’s why"

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Vodafone makes world’s first space video call from an area of no coverage using a standard mobile phone and commercial satellites built to offer a full mobile broadband experience Vodafone has made a historic first space mobile video call from a remote area of Wales. Find out more.

Vodafone makes world’s first space video call from an area of no coverage using a standard mobile phone and commercial satellites built to offer a full mobile broadband experience

www.vodafone.com/news/technol...

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Welcome to the USSA?

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People are 1) cowed by fears of being branded (falsely) as anti-semitic, 2) and many in the corporate world are silenced by cowardly corporate policies that 'discourages' political comment and 3) some are worried about 'upsetting' blindly pro-Isreali employers or partners.

Trump hasn't even ever been to Vienna....😉

Couldn't agree more Julian. The omerta of silence on this among otherwise decent minded people is shocking.........

Welcome to the other side! 💙

RIP

10th January. Remembering my father, Patrick O'Brien. 42 years ago today he passed away.

#LestWeForget

The New Rasputins Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.

“There are no checks and balances in a world where only charisma matters, no rule of law in a world where emotion defeats reason—only a void that anyone with a shocking and compelling story can fill” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Tuesday run! Lucky to have the fabulous Dublin coastline on my doorstep.....☘️☺️🏃

Thank you for your kind comment. 2024 was a tough year for our family as we lost my brother Thomas (pictured with me cycling).......

Nature can be so beautiful.......

Saturday. Dublin Mountains. Tibradden Woods & cairn. Beautiful. ☘️❤️