Philip Boucher-Hayes @boucherhayes Twitter profile

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Philip Boucher-Hayes

@boucherhayes

4 years

Our imaginations are being held hostage by the car.

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4 years

I’ve just learned that a person has been admitted to ICU of an acute hospital with complications arising from #COVID ー19. They are IN THEIR 20s and have NO underlying health condition. #Coronavirusireland If you were thinking about going out tonight, perhaps think again.

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7 years

I don't know who retrieved this, but well done. Jan 1st 1973

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5 years

Always ask for a lighting check before broadcast

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3 years

Many thanks to the GP who rang my mum out of the blue to say “How quick can you get here? I’ve a left over Pfizer jab going a begging.” and kept the surgery open late till she arrived. #phew (She’s 74 and wasn’t due to get it yet - but was the next oldest patient on the list)

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3 years

When you send an existentialist to do a reporter’s job.

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3 years

I used to wonder how it was that condoms failed so frequently, until I saw how we put masks on.

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5 years

Shameful how he’s being manipulated by his parents to promote their lefty agenda.

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4 years

Best illustration yet of how to do it properly

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5 years

Mass this morning ... Priest: And one girl in this year’s communion class had very hard questions for me like, “Why are there no women priests?” Me: I’m guessing that was you? 7yo: Yeah, and I didn’t get an answer.

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6 years

In Dublin Castle a woman has just handed me an After Eight. Genius #irelandreferendum #Repealed

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4 years

EU makers of ATMs recognising the new world order

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@boucherhayes

4 years

Zainab answers those who would deny her Irishness ... in Irish. What a class act.

Nuacht RTÉ

@NuachtRTE

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FÍSEÁN Zainab Boladale ag cur síos ina cuid focal féin ar na tarcaisníl chiníoch atá fulangtha aici

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3 years

And in other news that will fill the chests of all proud Irishmen the native red squirrel has got the grey on the run according to @squirrelsurvey

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2 years

Are there vigils or rallies for Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee planned around the country, similar to Aisling Murphy’s? It would be nice to show solidarity with LGBT community.

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5 years

Theresa May arrives in Dublin.

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5 years

Stop your jibber jabber and reflect on the first picture of sunset from the surface of Mars. Night night

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@boucherhayes

6 years

Stop whatever you are doing right now. Madrid police dog performs CPR. He even has his own flashing blue light.

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4 years

Six months into working from home I decided it was time to get an actual desk. My old mate Terry () Cullen got a big bit of beech locally and made this stunning piece. I’m a bit too pleased with myself this evening having had nothing to do with it.

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@boucherhayes

7 years

With the closure of schools tomorrow #Ophelia has been upgraded by my children from Category 3 Storm to Saint

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5 years

This is the brilliant journalist, Lyra McKee, who was murdered in Derry last night. She gave a TED Talk on tolerance. Watch and share in her memory.

In Memory Of | Lyra McKee | TEDxStormontWomen

The fight for LGBT equality is a fight for hearts and minds. Lyra McKee argues that changing religious teaching on LGBT people will literally save lives. Ly...

www.youtube.com

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1 year

A long long time ago myself and @EnglishRachael made a documentary about Mo Mowlam and her increasingly overlooked but vital role in the Good Friday Agreement. Today seems like a good day to share it.

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6 years

Ireland did all its homework, handed in all its essays on time, and went to lectures all year before #8thRef UK started cramming the night before, did a line of coke going in to the exam hall, and sat the wrong paper before #EURef

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4 years

Dublin tech bro heading to Lisbon for Web Summit is putting his best moves on a Brazilian girl in the row behind me. This is very thread-worthy.

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4 years

In ten years of making tv programmes about food only one meat plant ever allowed me in to film, despite regular and repeated requests.

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5 years

Irish born captain praises Allah for England’s Cricket World Cup #CWC19 victory and pays tribute to team’s diversity. Whatever he did during the match yesterday his press conference game is masterful.

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4 years

“Gay, Marian, Larry. Who’s going to care when I go. They’ll be exhausted.” She was wrong about that.

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6 years

Temperature anomalies by country for the last 140 years. H/T @anttilip at the Finnish meteorological service.

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4 years

A fortnight ago pretty much anywhere I went nobody was wearing a mask. Just now in the supermarket 90-95% were wearing them. 👏🏻👏🏻 If that’s sustained it really is the most heartening example of us doing the right thing without being told to.

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3 years

A school friend who died of Covid was buried today. This is shit.

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6 years

Now I really REALLY want Idris Elba to get the Bond gig

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5 years

I’m making a documentary called Hot Air: Ireland and the #ClimateCrisis . It goes out in November. But this feels like the right moment to share these drone shots we took today of the #ClimateStrike in Dublin

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5 years

Arlene: If I could just have two minutes... Trump: More fries on the side please, and another Diet Coke. Pelosi: Should I explain who she is? Leo: .....

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4 years

2020: The year that being found with masks, latex gloves and 90% proof alcohol on you made you a good citizen and not a “person of interest”.

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4 years

I’ve only given in and used Amazon once since the pandemic (unique fridge part). And I’ll do my absolute best under #level5 not to make Jeff Bezos any wealthier. There’s a local business option doing deliveries for almost everything. #shoplocal

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@boucherhayes

5 years

The dark streets of Sweden’s unraveling society at 2 in the morning

Albert P.

@alberMD

5 years

Malmö, Suecia, a las 02:00 de la mañana #ABBA

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4 years

What the hell is happening to Britain? I have been travelling to London since the eighties but I have never come across the volume and depth of despair as presently.

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4 years

Sláinte!

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3 years

#InternationalDogDay Our Cookie had a litter in June. Crunchie, KitKat, Custard, Buttons and Hobnob. All now gone to their forever homes, but they have been the most fun ever.

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2 years

Can’t quite believe my eyes. I have reported many funerals in the occupied territories. I have never seen anything like this, ever. Even during the most tense moments of the intifada. Am I missing some crucial detail? Why this level of disrespect?

Al Jazeera English

@AJEnglish

2 years

"The Israeli army is asking people if they are Christian or Muslim. If you’re Muslim you weren’t allowed in." - @ajimran Israeli occupation forces are attacking Palestinians during the funeral of killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

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2 years

What scientists are projecting will happen to the Thwaites Glacier in the next three to five years should be front page news everywhere today. Short thread.

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Philip Boucher-Hayes

@boucherhayes

4 years

Keelin’s last tweet, a month ago. This is just too much. Keelin rocked, she was fun, wicked, smart as hell. Fearless in calling out hypocrisy. Two minutes chatting with her always left you with a smile for an hour. A real star. Devastating for her family. RIP

Keelin Shanley

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4 years

So sad and shocked to hear of Marian Finucane’s death. She was a hero to me, the most skillful interviewer, with endless curiosity and wicked humour. RIP

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3 years

I’d say that’s been sitting in her drafts for nearly a year waiting for the right moment. Her timing tonight is impeccable

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7 years

Not rioters. Not demonstrators. Just voters. An EU state in 2017

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5 years

I met Laura a few months ago. She made me promise her to always tell anti-vaxxers how unforgivably wrong they are. RIP

Clare FM

@ClareFM

5 years

BREAKING - we are very sad to announced that Laura Brennan, who campaigned tirelessly for the HPV Vaccine since her diagnosis with terminal cervical cancer, passed away today at the age of 26. May she rest in peace.

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5 years

Hangovers after you turn 40.

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3 years

I’m really impressed by how many of Twitter’s epidemiologists are also experts in EU contract law. You guys are amazing.

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3 years

But what’s important is they’re queuing for miles and miles, not kilometres

Sky News

@SkyNews

3 years

Trucks queue down the M20 for mile upon mile at the entrance of the Eurotunnel in Folkestone, as companies rush to stockpile as the deadline for a Brexit trade deal looms. Latest politics news here:

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6 years

Snag: No self respecting Dub is going to get off till they find a driver to thank.

Irish Independent

@Independent_ie

6 years

#WATCH 'This is the future' - Ireland's first driver-less bus debuted in Dublin

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3 years

Last Monday I made a plan for today to go and see an ageing uncle in Donegal. However, today we actually buried him. Don’t delay. Just go.

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4 years

My mum has recently had radiotherapy. Her respiratory system is compromised as a result. Her doctor gave her a few masks. She put one on to go shopping and found herself being verbally abused by a man who felt that she was performing.

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3 years

I’ve done the scientistific researchery* and can confirm that Dry January and Homeschooling are mutually repellent states that cannot exist in the same time and space. *Awaiting peer review on Twitter

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4 years

Just in Connolly Hospital with one of my little ones. Not one single other patient wearing a mask. In a hospital!!! 🤷🤷🤷 This is nearly Darwinian.

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4 years

Who would have thought that Jedward v Jim Corr would be edgier than Blur v Oasis

JEDWARD

@planetjedward

4 years

Dear Dublin Anti Mask Protest! Get the fuck inside you selfish low lives sincerely the rest of the country

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6 years

This remarkable piece of tech is made in Clonmel

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4 years

If animals develop opposable thumbs we are all soo screwed.

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3 years

Controversial opinion: Shepherds are not good meteorologists. Last night. This morning

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@boucherhayes

5 years

Someone ate my shoe overnight. I’m putting those who haven’t looked me in the eye since to the top of my suspects list.

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5 years

Any day now #Brexit

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5 years

A woman who voted against what she now argues for will debate a man who will vote against what he has argued for in front of an audience who won’t get to vote. #BrexitDebate

Brexit debate: Clash over whether BBC or ITV will host debate

Prime Minister Theresa May has accepted the BBC's offer but Labour would prefer ITV.

www.bbc.com

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Philip Boucher-Hayes

@boucherhayes

5 years

Normally there’s a slight disconnect between how someone carries themselves on TV and what they are really like. The uncomplicated, conscientious person you see here is exactly who #MauriceMcCabe is. #whistleblower

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@boucherhayes

2 years

Single most tedious Irish Twitter response to #COP26 : “Why bother. Ireland’s emissions are insignificant when compared to China’s” There are 111 countries in the world with populations smaller than Ireland. Half the countries of the world.

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3 years

It’s almost as if it’s more than just a coincidence.

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3 years

The real heroes of 2020 Lockdowns were the men who resisted the urge to launch a podcast.

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3 years

Could not possibly sit any closer without setting herself on fire.

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5 years

To the person who just spat on the ground at my feet and then asked me for directions to Heuston Station: How long was it before you realised you were going the wrong way?

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4 years

Clever

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3 years

Dammit to hell. I’ve been gut punched by an ad. What’s happened to me.

DRob

@D_Rob__

3 years

Sweet Jesus I’m a mess. 😭 Well worth 2 mins if you are a parent

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4 years

Anyway, I know her name. I won’t post it here, but I will be forwarding it to Pope Francis with a recommendation for a fast tracked beatification.

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4 years

Why is nobody wearing a mask?

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@boucherhayes

5 years

British government in complete disarray. Irish naval vessel slips quietly up the Thames at dusk. Coincidence?

Irish Naval Service

@naval_service

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LÉ #JamesJoyce #P62 arrives in #London this morning, berthing alongside HMS Belfast on a courtesy visit in conjunction with @dfatirl , ahead of #StPatricksDay celebrations with @IrelandEmbGB .

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@boucherhayes

4 years

Our good friend and neighbour, @donieand showing fellas how a real man does a DIY haircut.

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@boucherhayes

2 years

I have now had Covid four times. In the interests of general public health I’m willing to be locked up until this is over. But FWIW, the last dose has flattened me. I was lucky to breeze through the first three with only loss of taste and smell.

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4 years

12 years ago I made a TV documentary in which climate scientist John Sweeney predicted farmers in the east of Ireland would soon be routinely irrigating grassland. I was pilloried for scaremongering. He was openly laughed at. 2 years out of three now it’s happened.

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@boucherhayes

5 years

Maybe don’t put those two at the top of your CV

Belfast Telegraph

@BelTel

5 years

Meet NI bodyguard who was security for JFK and Lord Mountbatten

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@boucherhayes

3 years

Peel and Re-seal. The most monstrous lie ever told.

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@boucherhayes

3 years

A year ago science journals said it would be the end of 2023 before the general pop would get vaccinated. Got mine this morning 16 months after the virus was first sequenced. The biggest and fastest vaccine procurement and distribution in history. Human endeavour is amazing.

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3 years

Nobody in this house has remembered #FathersDay2021 . Secretly delighted because the guilt trip I put them on at dinner tonight is going to be the most delicious gift ever.

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Philip Boucher-Hayes

@boucherhayes

5 years

This feels like a moment worth noting. New customs vehicles arriving at the border.

@BCAB4EU

@bcab4eu

5 years

Dundalk, Co Louth this morning. Worrying. #Brexit

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4 years

And he wasn’t wrong. Someone called out “Just go home, mate” as we stepped off the train on to the platform. We got him sorted. Not sure I can say the same for London.

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She knew her illness gave her a poor prognosis but she met other cancer patients in hospital who had lost their fighting chance because the system couldn’t cope with Covid and them at the same time. This was the only time she gave in to anger. She died this morning at 4.30.

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@boucherhayes

2 years

For the record … this was the moment I stopped supporting England for the win #GrandSlam #FRAvsENG #Ireland

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@boucherhayes

4 years

Professor of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Dr Conor McGregor.

Tom Craze

@TomCraze

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Hard to overstate how utterly surreal the world has become, but we’re now at the bit where Conor McGregor is addressing a nation to demand a total societal lockdown.

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@boucherhayes

6 years

Delete your account

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@ghook

6 years

With trolly numbers at world record levels, Minister @SimonHarrisTD is worried -- about a Chinese boy!!

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2 years

On January 7th 2021 Philip Boucher-Hayes was a lazy asshole.

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6 years

I’ve seen this breathtaking shot from Carrauntoohil doing the rounds for a few days now. I didn’t want to share it till I found out who took it. He is Max Malloy. His site -

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Philip Boucher-Hayes

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6 years

“Dad, none of my friends ever believe why I’m late for school. Can I take a video?”

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5 years

The second most middle class thing I do is pay someone to clean the house on Tuesdays. The most middle class thing I do is clean it myself the night before.

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4 years

A single joke brutally exposes the urban/rural divide

Rachael English

@EnglishRachael

4 years

Letter of the day/year in @IrishTimes

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2 years

Four climate experts have just made statements to the Oireachtas Environment & Climate Action Committee which is considering Carbon Budgets. Some of their analysis really raises fundamental questions about whether we are getting this right at all. In no particular order ...

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Philip Boucher-Hayes

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2 years

When I made my CAO choices I’m almost certain Military History Strategic Studies and Epidemiology was not an option in any Irish university, but I must have missed it.

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Philip Boucher-Hayes

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5 years

Absolutely beautiful thread. Wins Twitter hands down. Share it everywhere

Danny Boy

@Care2much18

5 years

A certain Irish woman is running around spreading hatred towards non-white immigrants. One thing I'm guilty of is not doing enough to counter messages of hate with ones of positivity. So here's a few stories of people who show the very best of Ireland:

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4 years

Just saw a group of fifteen hill walkers shake hands and embrace at the end of their walk. If you are the Wicklow branch of the Covid 19 Immune Ramblers Association I apologise for the tutting and the 🙄.

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Philip Boucher-Hayes

@boucherhayes

4 years

Punctuation

Kelly Thompson

@kthompsonbbn

4 years

Without revealing your age, what's something you remember from your youth that today's youth wouldn't understand ?

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5 years

No idea of numbers yet. But #ClimateStrike in Dublin is going to be big

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5 years

Of all the emergency services you know it’s the firefighters you want to go for a drink with.

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6 years

I’m packing bags in Dunnes Cornelscourt this morning to raise funds for my kids school. Give generously or I’ll break your eggs and pack your sliced pan under all the tins.

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4 years

Bin day tomorrow. At least that’s something to look forward to.

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6 years

Gentlemen It’s as simple as this: “Ah lads, show a little respect, will you?” Say that every time you come across the kind of stuff polluting the air right now and you will be making an important difference.

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