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Puppy caught eating paper decides killing witness is the only way out.
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Just heard my brother John passed away a short time ago in the Hospice in Castlebar . The world is a different place. May the Good Lord and the Angels take good care of him. I loved you John ...I don't know how I am going to bury you. Another saint is born.
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Today in 1967 the leader of the American Nazi party, George Lincoln Rockwell, is killed by a sniper at a shopping centre in Arlington, Va.
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Today in 2000 it is announced that Dublin is to get a full-scale underground metro system as part of a multi-billion pound plan to tackle the capital's crippling traffic congestion
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Today in 1839 the Night of the Big Wind, “Oíche na Gaoithe Móire”, the most damaging storm in 300 years, sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin, 4,846 chimneys fell, and waves topped the Cliffs of Moher, The wind blew all the water
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It's my birthday today, I'm 72...... I feel like I've broken the sound barrier
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There are now more Ukrainians in Ballyvaughan, Co, Clare than natives, make of that what you will
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Today in 2001 in Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls.
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The bro is in surgery at the moment in University Hospital Galway, prayers and positive vibes please
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A lot of callers to the house, friends some I haven't seen in 27 years, all looking great I'm glad to say, now it's up to me to survive, so much support from the locals and all my friends and folk on here, thank you all again, a new chapter begins
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I would like to thank everyone of you who sent me a message today from the bottom of my heart, I will get through this and a lot of that is due to your support, thank you all so very much...
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Today in 1939 Luke Kelly of the Dubliners is born in Sheriff St. in Dublin
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Today in 1777 Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rides 40 miles (64 km) at night to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces, ''The British are coming''
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Today in 1847 the Choctaw Indian Nation collect money to donate to the starving Irish Famine victims
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Today in 1951 filming begins on the Quiet Man, starring, John Wayne, in Cong Co. Mayo
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My brother John passed away a week ago today, feels like a lifetime.
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Today is my 71st birthday, a day I had doubts about seeing, form an orderly queue now , no spitting
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Today in 1951 the Catholic hierarchy condemns the "Mother and Child" plan for free medical services, fearing the consequences of health education for women. Dr Noel Browne, Minister for Health, resigns; the scheme is abandoned on 6 April
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The news isn't good I'm afraid, the tumour in John's femur is not responding to treatment, more prayer is apparently his only hope, I don't know what to do...
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News from UCHG about my brother isn't great, he now has a chest infection that they are having difficulty shifting, also the tumour in his femur hasn't been responding as they would like it to, had an MRI on Monday awaiting results, prayers or even good vibes greatly appreciated
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Today in 1944 Limerick man, Frank Ryan, dies at a hospital in Loschwitz in Dresden He was the organiser and leader of the 200 Irishmen who went to Spain to fight against Franco and fascism in 1936
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My bro got his hand on a circular saw, about 6.30pm just about landing in University Hospital Galway on EVA 245 now , amazing response, ground ambulance, gardai, positive vibes please
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Today in 1937 Rosemary Smith, rally driver, is born in Dublin
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Today in 1951 the Catholic hierarchy condemns the "Mother and Child" plan for free medical services, fearing the consequences of health education for women. Dr Noel Browne, Minister for Health, resigns; the scheme is abandoned on 6 April
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I've had a little fall, i''l be alright but I'm a bit shaky, my hands took the brunt and might take a day or an hour to stop aching and shaking 🤕
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Well that went as well as can be expected, the sun shone and the hearse did it's lap, about 30 people followed on foot and planned to go down to the graveyard over the field, the rest using the laneway further up the main road, he's not coming back now for sure.
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My brother is away again to UCHG to get another bag of chemo, last one had no steroids with it, really wiped him big time, lost his appetite and experienced total fatigue, he had been doing so well, positive vibes and prayers if it suits you please
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Just had a call from my doctor, very happy with my bloods, yipeee
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This is freaky , some talent, technique
This is a painting by the Spanish painter Sergi Cadenas. It ages from the angle you look at it.
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Today's plan apparently is to move John from
#UCHG
to the Mayo Hospice in Castlebar, I'm overcome with a deep sadness but have to keep going, it's all I can do and hope for a miracle, which we all know happen from time to time
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Today in 2009 Tony Gregory, 61, super Independent TD for Dublin Central, sitting in Dáil Éireann dies after a long battle with cancer.
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Today in 1848 in Dublin, the tricolor national flag of Ireland is presented to the Dublin public for the first time by Thomas Francis Meagher and the Young Ireland Party, it was actually first flown publicly in Waterford City
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Today in 1949 at midnight 26 Irish counties leave the Commonwealth. A 21-gun salute on O'Connell Bridge, ushers in the Republic of Ireland
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Today in 1960 Queen Elizabeth II issues an Order-in-Council, proclaiming the House of Windsor and declaring that her descendants will take the name Mountbatten-Windsor
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Today in 1837 the city of Chicago is incorporated.
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I have never seen twitter so quiet and I'm wondering is there anybody there, if you can see this tweet, like, or fart loudly please
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A Very Happy and Healthy New Year wish to all of the folk on here
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Just walked across the yard and back, the farthest I've done since January 18th, pleased with the effort, no breathing issues
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Last May my brother was diagnosed with stage III lung cancer by University College Hospital Galway, he also had a smaller tumour in the lymph gland in his chest, 30 odd radiation and chemo followed b4 he was MRId again, his consultant was happy that these tumours were gone but
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Today in 1834 six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.
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Still very ill, I may have a a reaction to one of the medications, tomorrow should tell all, apologies folks
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The government have contracted out the crucial and vital 999 call service to a private company, a neighbour had reason to call it & got a man who couldn't speak English, lucky they had a local guards mobile..RT pls, this government is out of control.
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Just spoke with my brother John, quite lucid and feeling somewhat better, he has been told his white blood cell count dropped dramatically, now in a private room to avoid infection, he sends his love and deepest thanks to those who prayed for him yesterday and for the good vibes
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Today in 2000 a boating accident in Mexico claims the life of singer Kirsty MacColl. She was best known for her vocals alongside The Pogues’ Shane McGowan on the 1987 Christmas No 1, Fairytale of New York
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Yesterday without warning, my brothers team in UCHG decided to give my brother a brain scan, as it happens it turned out clear, thank God, today I had call from 1 of them to say they are happy with his progress and after an other chemo treatment they expect to send him for rehab
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Today in 1981 in one of the greatest tragedies to befall Dublin the Stardust Ballroom in Artane, goes up in flames; the exits are locked, 48 teenagers perish and 214 are injured. No charges are ever brought and the owners receive £580,000 compensation
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Today in 1998 a burst of Dear Old Skibbereen shatters the stillness as GAA star Michael McCarthy is laid to rest in his West Cork hometown
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I am sorry to tell you that John Cronan O'Brien has passed away. If you would like to view the Death Notice, visit
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Today in 1943 Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19.
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Today in 1779 James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
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Today in 1971 internment is introduced in Northern Ireland. During the internment round-up operation in west Belfast, the Parachute Regiment kill 11 unarmed civilians in what became known as the Ballymurphy massacre
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Today in 1918 Constance Markievicz, while in Holloway prison, becomes the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.
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Is X dead, if you can see this please like or RT, I think I'm on my own maybe I missed the Rapture !
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whack a mole type treatment but it's all under control. UHG is a Centre of Excellence so relief all round. It's been a very worrying summer let me tell you.
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Bit late this , lucky to be here at all, had some kind of asthma +attack, never had anything like it b4, could not breathe at all, went on for more than an hour couldn't even use a nebuliser
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Just been called for vaccination next Tuesday, oh goody plenty of time to get worked up about it
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I'm reliably informed that the gal who was hit by the firework in Galway the other night has lost an eye, I'm gutted, where were the Gardai
@gardainfo
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What does ''Special envoy for freedom of expression and opinion'' actually mean ?
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Delighted to report a slight improvement in my condition since this morning, not out of the woods but in a small clearing.....
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Today in 1950 the Tollund Man is discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark
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Today in 1990 Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet 40 metres beneath the seabed.
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Today in 1847 Bram Stoker, author of Dracula is born in Dublin. He married a woman from this house I'm in now...Boo 🧛
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Not my normal fare but this morning I was thinking of the parents of the little girl in Cork who lost her life swimming and how this morning they are probably picking out clothes to bury her in, such a cruel twist in their lives. Please be extra careful near water in this weather
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out of the canal at Tuam.
It knocked a pinnacle off Carlow Cathedral and a tower off Carlow Castle.
It stripped the earth alongside the River Boyne, exposing the bones of soldiers killed in the famous battle 150 years earlier
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I would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody a really wonderful Christmas this year, I had a plan but my earlier exertions put paid to that, tomorrow is another day...
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Good news for a change, my bro just had a fresh scan and nothing new has been detected except what they knew about and are dealing with they said, it's centre of excellence,
#UCHG
, big relief, thank you God
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Today in 2018 13-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is kidnapped from her Barron, Wisconsin home after her parents are both murdered. She escapes her captor after 88 days, he is arrested and sentenced to two life terms +40 years
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Today in 1847 Choctaw Indians collect money to donate to starving Irish Famine Hunger victims, never forget !
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Happy New Year to all, may it bring love, peace, joy, harmony, good health, wealth and enlightenment into your life in 2024...
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Today is my mother's birthday, if she had lived she would have been 101, Happy Birthday Ma 🍾🍾🍾
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The reason
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Today in 2000 It is announced that Dublin is to get a full-scale underground metro system as part of a multi-billion pound plan to tackle the capital's crippling traffic congestion
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Today in 1960 a New York-bound Alitalia airliner crashes into a cemetery in Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board. An uncle and my godfather was the attending doctor, never the same again :(
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Today in 1983 Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike.
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Today in 1996 I flew home from LA for 2 weeks holiday, I lived in Ca. for 6 years went for 2 weeks holiday, 1 year in Sherman Oaks and 5 in Santa Monica, flew home today in 1996 to find an aunt ill and no one really looking after her so I stayed, never returned....miss the pool
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Today in 1900 Oscar Wilde disowns the wallpaper in his room in Paris and dies, he is 46
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My bro's eldest step-daughter has delivered her 3rd child, a boy named, Caolan after a brother of Cuchulainn, 7lbs and 6 ounces, mother and son are well, he has 2 older sisters
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Today in 1942 Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City.
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My brother made his transition 8 weeks ago today and not last Tuesday as I thought, dearly missed :(
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Today in 1916 Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
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My mothers anniversary today, 29 years now, still missed :(
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My sister Mary Rose, rip, would have been 78 today, instead she lies in pole position in the new graveyard awaiting the Resurrection on Inis Oirr.
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Today in 1943 mystery still surrounds what happened when a mine washes up on a beach in Co. Donegal and explodes; 19 men and boys, aged between 14 and 33, who lived in Ballymanus near Kincasslagh, are killed by the blast
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Today in 1847 Choctaw Indians collect money to donate to starving Irish Famine victims
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In just 11 days we arrive at the closest spot in the solar system closest to the sun and then begin moving away from the sun again and our days get longer 🎡
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Today in 2015 the Republic of Ireland becomes the first nation in the world to legalize gay marriage in a public referendum
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Today in 1947 Saab produces its first automobile.
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Sorry folks still very much out of order, will revert when I can
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Lucky to be with you at all this morning after a slip and fall in the dark last night .......
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Today in 1947 the worst snow blizzard in living memory hits Ireland
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Today in 1631 the Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates.
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Today in 1921 the Tulsa race massacre kills at least 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300
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Today in 1930 Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
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My doctor is going to come and see me at lunchtime
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I have twitter issues can anyone see this tweet please ?
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Today in 1930 actor Richard Harris is born in Limerick
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