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Magpie enumerator, fancy-paper collector and newspaper nerd. These poorly formed opinions? Mine, all mine... Instagram: quietcontrary

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17:12 Maynooth to Connolly is stopped in Pelletstown. Due to an incident on the line. Maynooth services are suspended. Update will follow as more information is made available. -AP


"There is nothing to do in Galway except foxhunting and whiskey"... not me reading local history books for the powerful disses


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The final result in the Presidential Election will happen sometime during tonight’s Galway SFC final at Pearse Stadium…stadium announcers are debating stopping the game to listen in… and whether to add Fleetwood Mac’s Landslide to the PA playlist. #Aras25


The old smartphone, charger, obsolete bit of kit you hang on to "just in case" is "the new oil" rte.ie/news/environme…


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Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Daniel Gunning (14), who is reported missing from Dunboyne, Co. Meath since Tuesday, 8th October 2025. Daniel was last seen in Dunboyne on Tuesday, 8th October 2025 at approximately 6:30pm.

BoyneNews's tweet image. Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Daniel Gunning (14), who is reported missing from Dunboyne, Co. Meath since Tuesday, 8th October 2025.

Daniel was last seen in Dunboyne on Tuesday, 8th October 2025 at approximately 6:30pm.

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Pay the taxes of life gladly. Not just from the government. Annoying people are a tax on being outside your house. Delays are a tax on travel. Haters are a tax on having a YouTube channel. There’s a tax on everything in life. You can whine. Or you can pay them gladly.


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What an achievement for her and her father. To train himself up as a coach of a multi-event. Just amazing.

Lifetime bests in 5 of 7 events. A national record by 227 points. First ever outdoor multis medal for Ireland. First Irish medal at World Champs for 12 years. First World Champs track and field medal for Ireland in 30 years. Kate O'Connor, take a bow.

Cathal_Dennehy's tweet image. Lifetime bests in 5 of 7 events.

A national record by 227 points.

First ever outdoor multis medal for Ireland.

First Irish medal at World Champs for 12 years.

First World Champs track and field medal for Ireland in 30 years.

Kate O'Connor, take a bow.


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There’re multiple calls on world leaders to intervene in Gaza after a UN commission concluded, for the first time, that genocide is being committed. More than 20 aid orgs have banded together and their statement is desperate 🧵


Oh, gosh... one of the greats bbc.com/news/live/c07p…


Traitors confab tonight is going to be awkward #TraitorsIRL


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The people eliminated from The Traitors should be called The Craters #TraitorsIRL


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Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is looking at a plan to turn a surplus site into a native woodland. The innovative proposal would see the 36-acre plot donated to Nature Trust for planting with the type of trees and forest that once covered Ireland. It would then be…

kenfoxe's tweet image. Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is looking at a plan to turn a surplus site into a native woodland.

The innovative proposal would see the 36-acre plot donated to Nature Trust for planting with the type of trees and forest that once covered Ireland.

It would then be…

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🚨Breaking: Ireland South MEP @BillyKelleherEU has formally declared his intention to seek the Fianna Fáil nomination for the presidential election, in an e-mail to his “fellow parliamentary party colleagues” More on @Independent_ie #aras2025


Galway Advertiser... beautifully done!

QuietContrary's tweet image. Galway Advertiser... beautifully done!

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“What we saw and heard underlines our personal conviction that there is not only an unfolding, human-caused famine in Gaza. There is an unfolding genocide.” A statement by Mary Robinson and Helen Clark following their visit to the closed Rafah border crossing with Gaza:…

TheElders's tweet image. “What we saw and heard underlines our personal conviction that there is not only an unfolding, human-caused famine in Gaza. There is an unfolding genocide.” A statement by Mary Robinson and Helen Clark following their visit to the closed Rafah border crossing with Gaza:…
TheElders's tweet image. “What we saw and heard underlines our personal conviction that there is not only an unfolding, human-caused famine in Gaza. There is an unfolding genocide.” A statement by Mary Robinson and Helen Clark following their visit to the closed Rafah border crossing with Gaza:…
TheElders's tweet image. “What we saw and heard underlines our personal conviction that there is not only an unfolding, human-caused famine in Gaza. There is an unfolding genocide.” A statement by Mary Robinson and Helen Clark following their visit to the closed Rafah border crossing with Gaza:…

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The Irish Independent has a vacancy for Environment Correspondent. They will drive coverage of the climate crisis. Their brief will also include a strong focus on the lived environment encompassing planning, housing and transport. careers.mediahuis.ie/job/environmen…

careers.mediahuis.ie

Environment Correspondent

Job Title: Environment CorrespondentFunction:  EditorialDepartment:  PublishingReporting to:  News Editor Role PurposeThe Environment Correspondent will be a key member of the Irish Independent new...


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ITV pulling zero punches in this incredible footage - "This landscape of destruction looks otherworldy, but it's not, it's this world - What is happening may come to define one of its darkest eras, one that casts a stain on humanity, which will endure for generations" #Gaza


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“A disgrace for all humanity.” Today, King Philippe of #Belgium broke the silence. In his national address, he condemned the horror unfolding in #Gaza. He called for international law and human dignity to be upheld. Two days ago, the #HindRajabFoundation and @GLAN_LAW filed…

Aboujahjah's tweet image. “A disgrace for all humanity.”
Today, King Philippe of #Belgium broke the silence. In his national address, he condemned the horror unfolding in #Gaza.  He called for international law and human dignity to be upheld.

Two days ago, the #HindRajabFoundation and @GLAN_LAW filed…

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‘DELIBERATE, SYSTEMATIC STARVATION’

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Where is the rain? Where?


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