Fiontán Ó Caoláin
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#Otd 1918: Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the 1st female MP elected to the House of Commons. As a Sinn Féin candidate, she did not take her seat in Westminster but in the Dáil. 🗺️General Election 1918 ©JandK87
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Can't believe my neighbor rang my doorbell at 3am last night… Luckily, I was still up playing the drums.
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@BelTel Liz Kimmins doesn’t use the word ‘Brits’ anywhere in this piece. Sam, however, uses it several times. And yet the word is attributed to Minister Kimmins in front page headline quotes. And in an article decrying her ‘lazily inaccurate’ words. Physician, heal thyself. Or don’t.
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She left this site in mid August and it's great to see her return this morning and call out to her mate to let him know she's returned.
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We salute you Daniel. It is with a heavy heart we share the news of the passing of Badge 31, Daniel. Daniel was inducted to Oscar District earlier this month and touched the hearts of the crew he met on the day along with our Pipe Band. Daniel was a kind and warm young man,
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The Northern Standard - one last time https://t.co/mUXYESt3Rp
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After almost 200 years in operation, the Northern Standard have published the last ever edition today.
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‘Birds of County Donegal’ book lands in time for Christmas! - Donegal Daily
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FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint Well-known ecologist, Ralph Sheppard, has recently launched his new beautifully illustrated book on Donegal birds. ‘The Birds of County…
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Are we a colony or a sovereign country? Ireland must stop being treated as a soft touch when our natural resources are at stake. It’s time the government stood up for our Irish fishermen, once and for all. The lack of leadership from the Taoiseach is striking. Other EU leaders
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This has to be the final insult for Ireland. The outcome of the European Union’s Fisheries Council is a betrayal of Ireland’s fishing industry. For too long, our governments have offered meek resistance to the injustice of the Common Fisheries Policy. Our waters exploited,
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Belgium with a coastline only 6km longer than Wicklow has quota x16 more than Irish fishermen in Irish waters https://t.co/pqXbfinsDk
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Dreadful news that The Northern Standard newspaper is to cease publication in Monaghan after 186 years. Like all local newspapers it was an essential weekly roundup of all that was happening in the county and further afield.
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Shame on you, BBC. They did not "appear to surrender"; they both Clearly Surrendered @BBCWorld, Delete Your Post. Stop Dehumanizing.
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender
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😡🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: A VERY ANGRY Wesley Sneijer after Edvardsen mocked Angelo Stiller's nose.. "He needs to walk to Frankfurt's dressing room RIGHT NOW and apologize. This is bullying! And we know what bullying can lead to, we have seen examples in life. This is very serious." "Go
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Great to welcome @JohnSwinney to Dublin. The huge economic benefits & opportunities that constitutional change offers Scotland & Ireland are enormous. We are both on journeys beyond the old limits of Westminster control. Our long affinity as neighbours, friends, Celts continues!
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Celtic revival: The growth of Gaeilge in Britain via @RTENews
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There's been a significant surge in interest in learning the Irish language in Britain, according to those involved in teaching it. One of the largest online education providers in the UK, City Lit,...
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Perhaps if Irish rugby dropped the ‘Zombie’ dirge and went with The Dropkick Murphys or Josef Locke they might have a bit more pride to inspire them?
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Míle buíochas libh beirt as an obair iontach atá déanta agaibh chun an Gaeilge a chur chun cinn i gCreagán agus i bhfad níos fade i gcéin. Many thanks to you both for your great work promoting Irish in Creggan and far beyond. Go maire sibh!
Comhghairdeachas mór le Kevin Hippsley as Ráth Mór agus Donncha Mac Ficheallaigh ó Chló Cholmcille (@ColmcillePress) a fuair duaiseanna ó Ghlór na nGael (@GlornanGael) an tseachtain seo as an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn ina gcuid eagraíochtaí.
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