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Anybody interested in Irish fiction. I’ve just started releasing my book on Substack. I’ve no idea if this format will work but just want it out there. Book is called Its on Me. open.substack.com/pub/andycowa...
Andy Cycles
@andycyclesdublin.bsky.social
History and Politics Grad. Bike mechanic, aspiring author and a sports reporter in a previous life. https://substack.com/@andycowan1?r=28f30a&utm_medium=ios
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Anybody interested in Irish fiction. I’ve just started releasing my book on Substack. I’ve no idea if this format will work but just want it out there. Book is called Its on Me. open.substack.com/pub/andycowa...
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Something something bike shed www.connachttribune.ie/news/galway-...
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This is @tomflood.bsky.social's work, and it seems relevant here.
Assistant Garda Commissioner Denis Ferry said "all pedestrians" including in urban areas should wear high visibility clothing. "I think you should do everything you can to ensure you're visible," he said. www.thejournal.ie/driving-phon...
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if Peadar Tóibín is suggesting that children need to get used to being touched without their consent, he should be asked why
Adverts run by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre looking at consensual hugs between children and their grandparents has been suspended after criticism. Aontú's Peader Tóibín called the ad "bonkers", as he urged a "need to build resilience" among children. www.thejournal.ie/grandparents...
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Solidarity with all on strike in Ireland today. As for minister for public expenditure Jack Chambers characterising the strike as “deeply unfair on the general public”, these workers are also part of the public, should be treated fairly, paid properly, and their working conditions improved.
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Having absolutely no ambition whatsoever should be a trait that instantly disqualifys you as a politican.
Galway councillor promises no more projects to make walking and cycling safer -- "I’m happy with my position" councillor says when challenged by a local advocate. A Galway councillor, Cllr Shane Forde (Fine Gael), has vowed to block any future project to make roads safer for pedestrians and…
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Having spent a lot of time being on the 43 bus that went by Mount Temple and having to listen to their insufferable students, it makes perfect sense that this is where U2 went to school.
U2 have returned to their former school in Dublin for a special performance marking 50 years since the band first came together. Outside the school, Bono said he was honoured to be let back in. 📺 More on Virgin Media PLAY #U2 #Bono #Dublin #IrishMusic #MusicNews #VirginMediaNews
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I was on Ireland: AM the other day, talking to Muireann O'Connell and Alan Hughes about my new book Setting the Land Free, and how we all (as well as nature, of course) have so much to gain from rewilding in Ireland. youtu.be/LTxULm2hL7w?...
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