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Dr Robert Bohan

23 days

I think art is about honest emotion, what you put in, you get out. So with me, that’s vibrant colours, a love of nature & subconscious symbolism. The latter is important to me in that what you & I see in a drawing can be v different!

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We all need a little mystery in our lives!

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By the time Sinéad O’Connor sang this (1992) some 70,000 children had been sexually abused by Catholic priests & brothers in Ireland. The state, media, bishops, cardinals & pope had covered it up. She was scorned.

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Thread: Halloween, as the world knows it, is an Irish invention from ancient Hiberno-Celtic roots. It’s correct name is Samhain & marks the end of the Harvest. It was culturally appropriated by the Christian Church as All Hallows’ Eve

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It would be a year before homosexuality was decriminalised in the Irish theocracy, 4 years before divorce was legalised & 20 years before abortion was legalised. It would be 6y before the last monstrous Mother & Baby Home was closed.

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Sinéad O’Connor & the Chieftains (1995) The Foggy Dew

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Thread: It’s bizarre to hear the far right talking about the need to protect Irish culture (it’s almost as if they fail to notice it has already survived over 700y of colonialism, war, ethnic cleansing & famine). Let’s talk about Irish culture

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A Ukrainian sailor was arrested for partially sinking his Russian boss' luxury yacht in Port Adriano, Spain. The owner of the boat is a tycoon responsible for manufacturing weapons for Putin's troops. The judge released him on charges. #Ukraine

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4 years

You need a South American rescued baby Marmoset in your timeline

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Thread: Halloween, as the world knows it, is an Irish invention from ancient Irish-Celtic roots. It’s correct name is Samhain & marks the end of the Harvest. It was culturally appropriated by the Christian Church as All Hallows’ Eve. Here’s an overview. #Samhain

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With the closure of Bewleys on Grafton St it’s vital that the Harry Clarke Windows are confiscated by the state before they are damaged or sold abroad. Given government monies handed over, over the decades, its mad they don’t belong to the National Gallery as part of our heritage

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Sinead O’Connor (1966-2023) Nothing compared to you. Ar dheis Dé

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7 years

Contact me if you're interested in an #artwork #drawing #oilpainting #artist #art #contemporaryart

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Elected Irish TD [MP] & sound man Gary Gannon is confronted by an aggressive irrational far right agitator. Gannon quickly puts him in his place -‘gobshite’ . @GaryGannonTD

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4 years

Life is a balancing act

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@aunty_shirley Yes. That shocked silence of the NYC audience & the vitriol of the Irish & US media afterwards still stay with me. Two thousand years ago she would have been thought a prophet

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Happy Pride from Paris | It’s quite amusing how the far right are losing their mind over the Arc de Triomphe being used for [checks notes] ‘symbolism’

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So much for the land of the free. At least one brave woman stood for the American republic, Rep Zooey Zephyr . @ZoAndBehold Montana really needs to issue free textbooks on the Holocaust to every home.

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We’re bringing my father home for the last time. A cabinetmaker, an honest man, a Connemara Irish speaker, a Leitrim man. A perfectionist, he loved the grain & aroma of timber. His works surround us; he hung every single door in Liberty Hall (1965)

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Weekend plans...

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Traditions associated with Samhain go back over 2,000 years in Ireland. These include the building of bonfires & the carving of turnips (pumpkins were not grown in Ireland). Turnips are scarier & tougher to carve!

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Sinéad O’Connor (1997) He Moved Through the Fair Her voice was one of the finest in the past century.

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This is the sort of policing that Garda HQ should be allowing more Gardaí to do. For too long these far right thugs & street gangs have been allowed rule the roost.

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Why is it that the general public would never allow a 1000y old church be knocked down for a motorway, but happily ignore a 10,000y old ancient woodland’s destruction? We can rebuild a church but woodland biological diversity takes 10,000y to achieve.

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Nature is wonderful

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This lad will go far in life!

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Nothing to see here, just a Wolf cantering thru the city of Lohne (south west of Bremen in the Western part of Germany) yesterday

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Powerscourt Waterfall, Wicklow, after the heavy rain. The Irish oaks, at the base of the falls, are over 500y old.

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This IS the best video (baby discovers ice cream)

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Newgrange, Ireland is older than the Pyramids & Stonehenge. Every Winter solstice the sun shines all the way along the passage in the mound to the Central Chamber signifying the start of a new year and end of the old for over 5,000 years

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Meanwhile in the West of Ireland

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Louis Armstrong (1901-79) died on this day. Here’s his 1967 What a Wonderful World

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Meanwhile in Northern Finland

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The best video today.

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Self-portrait Visit for more art & photos #artwork #oilpainting #Inspiration #kunst

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On Friday night , extremists tried to burn two Trans women & a Gay man to death in their flat in E London. It took 20 fire ppl to stop the blaze & rescue the victims. The stairs had been destroyed. They lost everything. It’s the most recent hate crime against LGBT+ ppl.

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Meanwhile in America…

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Thread: One of Ireland’s visual artists of international importance was Harry Clarke. He incorporated Symbolism, Art Nouveau & Celtic art to create a unique & transcendent body of stained glass. Here are some images from his work

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Thread: Today/Tomorrow is the Feast of Bealtaine. It is one of the four major Celtic ancient feasts, the others are Samhain, Imbolc & Lughnasadh. It’s also considered the first day of Summer in Gaelic Ireland & Scotland. Let’s examine this 2500y old tradition! #MayDay

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The numbers are in for London #TransPride yesterday. In the face of govt persecution & media hate campaigns a world record of ~30,000 took part. As it doesn’t fit the media narrative it’s not being reported despite its unprecedented importance.

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Mesmerising | Success isn't Linear by Yoann Bourgeois

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Humans position as the world’s apex predator is no longer secure

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To my Ukrainian followers, if you can, try to get to an EU state by land & contact the Irish embassy. We are accepting Ukrainians as refugees without visas. Link to the relevant embassies below:

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Ireland to waive visa requirements for all Ukrainians as minister says country is 'certainly not neutral' on Russian Invasion

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Wear a mask but watch out for babies (sound on!)

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Woman with Red Hair (14x19") Visit or #artwork #oilpainting

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Just to add - Ireland has had an over thousand year relationship with the Mid East. In the Middle Ages an O’Brien king from Limerick was in trading contact with a Ruler of Iran. They exchanged gifts - the Shah got two Irish wolfhounds & a poor rain sodden Camel came to Clare!

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Here is the behaviour of the absurd & offensive far right Gemma O’Doherty & her hurling of offensive abuse at the Gardaí. At the end she is arrested for public disorder. Please do not prejudice her right to a fair trial.

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Cass Review now rejected in Australia & New Zealand/Aotearoa Notable that few UK scientists or medical researchers have commented on it, it’s flawed methodology, massaging of evidence or doubtful ethics. Why?

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A great response from PATHA. More global experts calling out the flawed Cass Review. "This review ignores the consensus of major medical bodies around the world and lacks relevance in an Aotearoa context"

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There’s a massive gaslighting exercise going on in the UK media to rescue the “Cass Review” after it was dismissed as biased & unethical by experts internationally. It is an extremely odd report & would, as an undergrad essay, be failed on the bibliography alone.

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Sources considered credible by the Cass Review: - a YouTube channel run by rightwing commentators; - an undergraduate essay; - a Finnish clinic that told a 14 year old child to try sex first; - a De Santos cronies; Source considered poor by the Cass Review: - doctors.

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Visit to purchase #artwork #drawing #oilpainting #artcollector

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As the person who collated every #HomeToVote & #VoterMotor #MotorVoter tweet for the marriage referendum 3y ago I can now confirm that the #RepealThe8th #Together4Yes response is at least 100 (yes 100) times BIGGER! Ireland you’re beautiful! #VoteYes

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I ❤️ this

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One for all my British friends 😉

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I love this. Dads are often in the background making sure things work out.

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Stoats

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Samhain was seen as the time when the concrete & the spirit worlds interacted & was a portal to the Otherworld. All sorts of spirits, particularly malevolent ones, walked amongst the living!

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I’m delighted to announce that I have agreed to donate a group of my original ink on paper drawings to . @Mermaids_Gender in support of the superb work they do for Trans & non-binary youth. I believe that actions speak louder than words.

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This lad is known by Irish anti-Fascists as Litler. He’s upset because his deputy set up a diff extremist party & took €400,000 in gold bullion from the party’s safe. It’s quite the amusing rant.

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Jim Morrison (1943-71) died on this day

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1.2 million people have now seen a Limerick woman handing a far right criminal history arse on a plate. The far right GreenShirts we’re trying to have a rally against LGBTQ people. I ❤️ Limerick (& always have)

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So I missed the clip of Sky News telling an Irish person they should learn their history. Less than 20% of English kids pass an advanced history exam. Over 50% of Irish do. Sky platforms those who do not want kids learning Britain’s actual Colonial history. The irony!

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Robert Bohan Art | Self-portrait Visit for more art & photos #artwork #kunst #oilpainting

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Been reading in UK press that food rationing & empty aisles are due to poor harvests in EU, costs of electricity & ‘all of Europe is the same’. Here’s my Dublin local family supermarket. We don’t have Brexit, red tape or the Torys. [Irish chains have acres of fruit & veg]

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Already thousands gathering for #TransPride in London. Despite the hate of the British media the persecution of the British govt & the far right, the overwhelming majority of LGBTQIA+ people in Britain & Ireland stand with our Trans brothers & sisters!

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Leo Varadkar’s legacy will be, despite being gay, he did as much for the LGBTQ community as Margaret Thatcher [his political hero] did for women. He oversaw & failed to seriously address the rise of the far right, homelessness & Covid. One of the least gifted orators in the Dáil.

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Leo Varadkar to step down as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader

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You need an otter from Connemara in the West of Ireland in your timeline today!

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Amazing homage to Sinéad O’Connor from the wonderful Annie Lennox. Her call for ceasefire at the end would have been exactly what Sinéad would have wanted.

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Thread: Harry Clarke (1889-1931) was one of Ireland’s greatest artists. His medium was stained glass & he created astonishing masterpieces which integrated Celtic art with Art Nouveau. Some 130 windows survive.

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So Parkrun is an inclusive, non-competitive run in the park. An extreme right Tufton St lobby group publishes a ‘report’ & the media & extremists decide there’s ‘a divisive debate’. Yet everyone actually running doesn’t care.

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Thread: Ancient Woodland is a scientific definition meaning a site which has always been wooded since 1600AD. There are less than 100 in Ireland. This National Tree Week here’s an account of these woods & threats to their survival.

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Always be yourself!

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If you are visiting Paris it’s worth checking out Sainte-Chapelle. Built in just 6y from 1242 it has a jewel like Interior & is less touristy than it’s neighbour Notre Dame. The relicts saved from the Cathedral last night were originally housed in this astonishing building.

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Meanwhile in Kerry…

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Sinéad O’Connor’s cortège passed thru Bray, Co Wicklow with a vintage camper van playing Bob Marley, today. Many from groups [inc Muslims, Feminists, domestic & clerical abuse survivors & Trans ppl] she stood up for, applauded & strew flowers.

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An elephant rescue service.

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Joy. Refugees are a massive investment in our future. Unlike the rest of us, they chose to be here. They bring hope, whereas their bullies, the far right, bring fear.

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Syrian refugees from Ballaghadereen dancing in the Peace Park in Sligo #Cairde #RefugeesWelcome #f áilte

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Finally I find it extremely offensive when I hear these vice-signalling, yellow-vest wearing, jack-boot stomping, rabble rousing muppets talking about the ‘swamping’ of Ireland. Before the famine there were twice as many living here, as now. Shame on them for insulting our dead

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The Samhain feast has a rich & firm grasp of the Irish Imagination. It is, perhaps, no surprise that the scariest figure in the world’s imagination was invented by an Irish writer. Dracula, by Dubliner Bram Stoker, was published in 1897. Happy Halloween! 👻

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Lady GaGa dealing with rudeness 👏🏽

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Indeed until very recently it was considered rude in Ireland to describe someone as a foreigner or a stranger. There is a truth to the Irish cliche - a stranger is a friend you haven’t met yet - in ancient Irish culture. Take note racists! Our greeting is 100,000 Welcomes! FFS!

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This is such an honest statement regarding Christianity. About how bigotry towards minorities is wrong. AOC, the US congresswoman, lays out how Christ taught versus how those who claim to be ‘Christian’ act.

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@PeacockXXXPromo You’re completely wrong. Google.

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I love it! Man seated on a throne outside England’s cabinet office in London. I like this surreal form of protest. I imagine it’s to do with the decision to allow raw sewage into bathing waters, as part of Brexit

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Meanwhile, in Ballina County Mayo, they’re dancing in the streets waiting for the US President Joe Biden. Biden has many relatives & ancestry in the area. He’s the most Irish-American president since JFK

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Historians have suggested that carved turnips were used to scare away malevolent spirits on a night when they roamed the countryside. A similar rationale is given for Sheela Na Gigs - which guard the exterior of ancient churches established by Irish religious figures

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There were also superstitions associated with the festival. Many centre on the barriers between the real & spirit worlds breaking down. They often link to so-called ‘Fairy Forts’ which are liberally scattered over Ireland (in fact these are usually abandoned Iron Age hill forts)

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Thread: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was a great American painter. He was a dashing portraitist as well as one of the first major artists to explore his sexuality in his art. His technical genius, response to beauty & revolutionary approach are now beginning to be recognised.

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Mary Elizabeth Liz Truss being utterly destroyed on the question of fracking in Lancashire. No wonder she went into hiding. Astonishingly bad interview.

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Depressing how state TV allows an untruthful account to be presented as fact. Yet again RTÉ allows an extreme right perspective be platformed without challenge. This, despite video evidence of events in Wicklow being widely available [see below] & shared by far right agitators.

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“They gave no prior knowledge and it was like charge and bash and that’s what happened.” Eye witness Aoife tells Katie Hannon what happened at the Trudder House protest. #RTEUpfront

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This is probably the most Irish protest ever. A truck owned by an Irish ecclesiastical (church) supplier smashes the front gates of the Russian Embassy in Dublin. It’s fair to say Ireland is very upset about #Ukraine

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Dressing up is also an Irish tradition. The Folklore Commission noted boys would dress up as old men or hags/Cailleach (the Cailleach is a key figure in ancient mythology & for instance the Banshee (Bean Sídhe) is a version of her. Dressing up confused evil spirits!

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You need a puppy & butterflies in your timeline

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Same old, same old

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Thread: Ancient Woodland is a scientific definition meaning a site which has always been wooded since 1600AD. There are less than 100 in Ireland. My favourite is Cratloe, Co Clare which was the centrepiece of my research

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The Twitter exchange that involves an international airport destroying a Far Right extremist’s Islamophobic hate. Ouch! Kudos to the good people at Dublin Airport for standing up for facts & our diverse society.

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Thread: You may never have heard of Senator Sharon Keoghan, who when not chosen by her party, abandoned ship to become an independent candidate. She’s a Duleek publican & has some views that are a tad startling. Warning: really ugly views reported here.

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Thread: By just reviewing online posts & broadcasts regarding #Coronavirusireland you’d be forgiven for freaking out. Quite a bit of the factual info is either very technical or can lead to confusion. So let me put on my lab coat & we’ll do a fact check.

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Thread: Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) died on this day. He was an Austrian Symbolist & member of the Vienna Secession. Today he is one of the world’s most famous artists. He was inspired by the art of Byzantium. Here’s an overview of his life & work.

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I am innocent.

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Hello . @TwitterDublin Can I have a moment of your time? It’s my personal opinion that Gemma O’Doherty . @gemmaod1 is in breach of Twitter rules & in breach of Irish incitement laws. Here’s my opinion how:

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I’m seeing a lot of ppl, with no experience of Trinity, lambasting the SU for using benches to block the tourist entrance to the Book of Kells exhibition. Some have gone so far as to describe it as desecration & stopping Irish ppl engage with the Book.

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