More thoughts and prayers for #speirgorm as many who said essentially the same thing as our former Taoiseach now try to pretend their view of the protests isn't essentially the same as his.
The Munster Hurling Championship begins today - Clare v Waterford followed by Tipperary v Cork.
Some interesting stats here
#GAA #MunsterHurlingChampionship
#speirgorm #SpéirGhorm
Proof that some in #Ireland, especially the 'fuel protesters' and Far Right, are just Little Britain copycats wrapped up in an Irish tricolour. In this case, copying the Reform-Tory North Sea "drill, baby, drill" attack against common sense, climate change, economy and national security. #SpeirGorm
Blackbirds have been using the top of our wooden fence as a get away route. All week. Run, run one way, run, run back the other way. Perfect view during my morning coffee. I’m also fighting off the urge to see how I can enhance their run run antics as they are doing just fine #speirgorm #spéirgorm
☝️free today folks
#booksky #speirgorm
#books #kindle
This statement relates to the Vote Left, Transfer Left position among six candidates in the Galway West by-election and what that means in the context of shared understandings and common goals. My campaign builds on what we established this past autumn. We came together with common cause for the next presidency. Our politics of solidarity showed that we across the left, parties, independents and non-political individuals can set aside differences for a shared goal. Our common cause now is to hold this seat on the left in Galway West - our continued politics of solidarity. Our actions are setting the stage for the next general election and showing the potential of a united left government is possible. To achieve this, many people will need to place that goal ahead of themselves; parties will need to compromise. We all recognise the complexities of global commerce. The recent Ditch post related to Niall Murphy highlights this. Employees of large multinationals may not be aware of the range of locations and divisions their employer operates. Some employees take action to address unethical practices, as Niall Murphy has done in the knowledge his employer is operating in the Occupied Territories and supporting the Israeli Defence Forces. However, Niall Murphy, the Green party candidate received shares in Cisco as part of his remuneration and he purchased more when given the opportunity.. He has not sold these shares, despite his own objections to Cisco’s behaviour in this contested region. If Niall was a private citizen this would not be of concern; however, Nial is participating in an agreed VLTL position among six candidates, including myself. While this is a matter for the Green party and their supporters, the tension created impacts this collaborative project, particularly in Galway West. In this context, this matter takes on greater significance.
The messy work of unity building needs time, reflection, give and take, and a generosity of spirit. A process to work through differences, and identify a path forward, will be needed, as this incident has highlighted. The alternative is the continued Fianna Fail / Fine Gael reign. As the convenor of the Connolly Campaign in Galway, I led the work of unity building. If elected TD, I will continue this work in the Dail, towards an alternative government for the people of Ireland. Sheila Garrity Independent Candidate, Galway West
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This statement relates to the Vote Left, Transfer Left position among six candidates in the Galway West by-election and what that means in the context of shared understandings and common goals.
#byelection
#galwaywest
#speirgorm
#VLTL
#voteleft
Dear @rte what the hell was that new theme to @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social !!!!?? Reminds of when someone thought it a good idea to change the Archers tune on the BBC. That was a mistake as most certainly is this. #reimstateSunmisctheme #speirgorm
Sunshine ☀️ #SpeirGorm
Excellent piece on the #fuelprotests
While the "angry men" were out holding the country to ransom, we didn't hear a word from their populist political supporters about the vulnerable groups they were affecting like older and disabled people.
#SpeirGorm
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An immensely blissful young man wearing a white dhoti (a breechcloth wrapped around the waist and legs) and an angavastram (a cloth draped over the shoulder), sits on a woven stool at a blue gateway. One sign attached to the back carrier of his bicycle has The Matrix's red pill/blue pill metaphor offering a choice between continuing life as usual (blue pill) or taking 2 minutes to sit silently in meditation (red pill). There is an emphasis on direct experience over blind faith. Another sign in red at the end of a pole reads, 'Know The Self, Love All, See Oneness, Awaken All'.
I wanna know did you get the feelin'
Did you get it down in your soul
I wanna know did you get the feelin'
Oh, did you get healed?
Van Morrison, 20th century
#Photography #Poetry #Stunday #StreetPhotography #SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
Ireland, striving to become Europe'sdata center hub, falls victim to its own success share.google/Ll49qFqiSkEx...
#speirgorm
Lein SHC Dublin 2-28 Offaly 4-22. Thrilling game and scoring 2-28 was good but the off the ball stuff, marking, defending, winning breaks, cost us the win. Can't be letting in 4 goals. Did well to salvage a draw at the end though. Long way to go but not the start we wanted.
#GAA #speirgorm
Amazing writing from Jennifer Horgan”: Angry men's blockades stopped my mother being with her dying brother-in-law last week. She was not the only vulnerable person whose needs were trampled on” #speirgorm
Saipan (the fillum) is on Prime, lads
#FilmSky #Speirgorm
#COYBAGIG
This Péter Claffey interview on the Tommy Tiernan show is just gas. He just seems so incredibly humble and lovely
We get 3/4 of the way through before Tommy finds out he’s the lead in the show and the two of them are sitting there taking the piss.
#speirgorm
Beastie Boys Licensed To Ill album flanked by a bottle & glass of Mescan oyster stout
Licensed to Mescan Brewery, Mayo, Ireland! Great stuff! #craftbeer #speirgorm
Gorgeous Spring sunshine this evening ☀️
Walking the dog at Walton Park, Abbeyside
#abbeyside #dungarvan #countywaterford #speirgorm #SpéirGhorm
This is a classic...
#speirgorm #Irishpolitics
Those lads and lassies with the camáns get everywhere. #Speirgorm
My mother has said she is heading to Chartres in France this Summer.
I told her to make sure she keeps spare underwear in her bag at all times.
#speirgorm
Sinn Fein have backed these far-right idiots to the hilt while the Irish gov allowed them block roads and fuel plants with no repercussions.
Once again they have been emboldened by the lack of consequences.
Who is advising the State on is strategy for dealing with these people?
#Speirgorm
Kildare 1-09 Wexford 0-15 15 minutes gone in the second half. A lot of soft frees for Wexford by the sound of things on @kfmradio.bsky.social and yes we are slightly biased #speirgorm #gaa
One granny listed as only a month old and the other 7 years old. Loving having a rummage through #census1926 #speirgorm
What’s telling is relatively muted response by Irish Catholicism to Vance suggesting the Pope theology better (lol) or anything Trump said about him.
If Catherine Connolly had commented on the shade of pink of his slippers, there’d be universal condemnation & calls for her resignation.
#speirgorm
Big win for Galway
#GAA #Hurling
#LeinsterHurlingChampionship #speirgorm
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