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Many things including tech journalist, editor of , broadcast commentator, dreamweaver, the answer to the riddle of steel. He/him

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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
5 years
Some personal news My new book, I Like it Loud, is now available to buy on Amazon. It's a basketball tour through Europe that takes you through the bizarre and often thrilling relationships communities have with their sports teams. Buy it here:
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Hands up if you feel old because you don't understand Leaving Cert points requirements that don't end in 0 or 5?
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A year ago I reported that the Science Gallery was to close. Today, I can exclusively report that it will reopen at Trinity College Dublin next summer. Read my report on @businessposthq
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RTÉ really needs a cooking show targeted at single people who share their apartment and have THAT white cooker in boxy environs rather than the Donal Skehan giant and we'll equipped kitchen making food for a family fare.
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Josh Allen is inarguably a Pro Bowler if the teams are picked today...and that's in a conference with both Mahomes and Jackson. We were so wrong about him.
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3 years
Happy 40th birthday to me.
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We said goodbye to Dad overnight for the last time. Thanks to all who have already reached out to me and the family in the past few hours. Details on Larry's arrangements will be provided later. I'll share them here. Thanks again everyone. RIP Dad.
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Lovely tribute for Dad at Croker
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Dad had yet to turn 1 the last time Tipp won the Munster Football title. For the love of everything give this 86 year old man the second of his lifetime
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Mam just called to let me know that her and Dad got their second doses of the Pfizer vaccine today. Between that and my new flatmate arriving, it's been a pretty great hour or so.
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For the non sports fans that follow me: Basically the Irish rugby team blew up the Death Star and captured all the Pokémon tonight.
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"He likes to be called Memphis but we'll call him Depay" Dude, there's a reason he likes to NOT be called Depay
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@AnalysisGaa Just the 9 steps by my count
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2 years
Really grateful to @KCrokesGAAClub for this presentation to my dad, Larry Ryan, on 50 years of the 7s
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The folks are 47 years married today. They aren't on Twitter but what the heck, happy anniversary Ma and Da
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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Just got my first dose of Pfizer. Wore the same jersey I wore when the DCU Saints made the playoffs for the first time. Wasn't expecting the call but GP had spares and called patients. Just waiting the 15 mins now before heading home. Good sign, we're getting there
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Shaming young people for drinking by the canal is cheap point scoring. It's time the city council stepped up and provided adequate toilets and bins Read my @businessposthq column
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The folks got their first doses of the Pfizer vaccine today. Get in.
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@T2Rugby I'm Irish and not getting past the QF of the World Cup feels like a disqualifying factor
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A solemn moment, the last spice bag of my 30s
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5 years
Bloody eck it's launch day
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Great Thor's hammer, this just arrived #ThePEOPLESWork
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Mam and Dad at the @KCrokesGAAClub today after the club made a presentation to Larry for 50 years of the football 7s
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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It's Dad's 87th birthday today. Now that the smaller matter in Croker is out of the way, he's ready to properly celebrate it by watching @KCrokesGAAClub play the county league football final.
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@PFF_Sam Kirk Cousins at 1pm won't be denied
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Today is a great day for Ireland as @Repealist_ is now a citizen
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
7 years
Monty Hall, made a name as a game show host & earned immortality as a paradox. I hope he makes a good deal at the next stop. RIP
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
5 years
@steveohrourke It's a third of your life and you just leave it to the hands of chance.
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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@svershbow @Scout_Finch @Nicole_Cliffe Crowdfund an ad saying "Mr ... stole my picture" facing the school
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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Ma and Da weren't able to go to the game in person when @KCrokesGAAClub won the Dublin LGFA senior title for the first time but, after watching the final online, they got their hands on the trophy today. Thanks to everyone in the club for arranging. Really means a lot.
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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Did a little photoshoot with the folks. Ma and Da with the Dublin senior ladies football, men's football, and hurling championship trophies. Thanks to all in @KCrokesGAAClub
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
7 years
MyTaxi, an app meant to mirror on street is adding a booking fee to mirror radio cabs...like can we undo the merger & get Hailo back?
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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Quiet and respectful here now as I walk home. Even at this hour on a Sunday people are coming to pay their respects
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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Yesterday was the only day this week Ciarán Behan didn't play a competitive game of football. It's also the only day this week he didn't score. vs University of Ulster (Monday) vs UCC (Tuesday) vs UL (Wednesday) Rest day vs Dundalk (Friday) Scoring god
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UCD FC
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GOAL // Ciaran Behan "78 And we draw level thanks to a goal from Ciaran Behan
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There's @_joshpray being interviewed at half time.
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People who make their pancakes for lunch instead of dinner have me wondering if they even know what St Pancake died for
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There isn't a toilet within 1km of the main gathering point on the canal nor one green bin in the vicinity. Yet Dublin City Council wants to blame young people for the problem? Read my @businessposthq column on the canal, cans, culture, and culpability
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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This quote from Mr Rogers feels quite apt tonight. "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping'." Much love to you all.
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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FOOTBALL IS LIFE @UCDAFC ARE PROMOTED
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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You'd better believe I am marching into the @businessposthq with this held high on Thursday. Our first ever win at the annual Oireachtas press gallery quiz. Thanks to @obraonain for dragging me out. Dad loved quizzes. This one is for the big guy.
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@3YearLetterman Full family dinner at Bennigans or just for you?
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@statmuse Burgers eaten with both hot sauce on the top part of the bun and mustard on the bottom part.
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
6 years
Last night an eviction notice was served on people in tents. Tonight, men in balaclavas representing the state apprehended peaceful protestors. At what points do we, the moderates, demand our government act like a progressive democracy? The beard must resign.
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4 years
I have decided to join the queue for Dunnes. See you all in 2023
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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I have interviewed some of the most powerful people on the planet. I have 8 nephews and 1 niece. I am fortunate to have amazing friends. But I did not see this coming
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
3 years
Greetings from MetLife Stadium where I am watching the New York Giants get utterly ruined by the LA Rams
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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@RuaidhriOC At least they didn't go for tomorrow. Would have been a nuisance if it clashed with the budget.
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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I lit a candle for a friend. Rest in power Lyra.
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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Some good news on a rainy day as Da is coming home from hospital this afternoon after nearly a fortnight in there. Big thanks to all the staff in St Vincent's for looking after him.
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@PFF_Sam NHL the only normal one, handing it to the captain
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I think @donie needs the @TG4TV intern to manage his mentions tonight
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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Truly the end of an era for @businessposthq as Pat Pidgeon is retiring today after more years of service here than he'd allow me to say online. Ní bheidh a leithéid arís.
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Thank you Douglas Adams. I'm 42. Here's to 27 more years.
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So everyone has a mix of "I ought to go to bed" and "I need to stay up in case anything else happens" right?
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
7 years
@Scout_Finch @svershbow @Nicole_Cliffe Opposite his house/nursing home?
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
6 years
While Wednesday of #WebSummit2018 is well underway, here's a highlight from Tuesday night where @paulhayesman explained Flounders
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
3 years
There are two types of people reading the above tweet. 1. Those who have never had THAT white cooker. 2. Those who roared YES and knew exactly what I meant.
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
4 years
The more honest LC luck post: Best of luck to my niece, may all others flounder in order to benefit her.
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
2 years
Boosted 💉💉💉
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
5 years
Watch me explain why everyone needs to chill after the Momo hoax
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Virgin Media News
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#WATCH ‘Momo challenge’ slammed as a hoax by internet safety experts It comes as schools in Ireland are warning parents to be wary of the apparent new online bullying trend. @NewsChambers reports:
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Last Saturday marked 9 years for me at @businessposthq . It's been a mad week forgive me for marking it 7 days late. Over the course of the morning I'm going to share 9 articles I did that I rather enjoyed doing with the BP over that time.
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@steveohrourke What. The. Actual. Fuck.
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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First 99 of the summer
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How today started vs how it's going I got by beard shorn for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, show your support at
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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The 30 under 30 edition of Connected is in @businessposthq this weekend, featuring @jesskellyNT on why free beer can't replace empathy in tech @alex_meehan on the risks of Pegasus @roisinkiberd on the low-code/no-code revolution Subscribe now for €1:
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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My Ma is great. Born a couple of months before WWII. Was a nurse & nun in Belfast at the start of the troubles. Raised 6 kids including this eejit. Has seen rationing, recessions, and the rest. Now she is staying indoors. Be like my Ma. #MothersDay
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Just the 19 or so months since the last time I was waiting at a gate. Here we go etc
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1. Player does nothing wrong. 2. One governing body breaks the rules. 3. A second governing body punishes the player for other governing body breaking said rules. Another case of grown-ups being really bad with children's sports
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Tonight’s #dinner before watching Notre Dame take on Cincinnati is simple. Ribeye steak and fries washed down with Guinness. #steak #ribeye #fightingirish
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Connected @sundaybusiness returns this Sunday with our cover story about how diversity and inclusion is fundamental to the growth of the tech sector in Ireland. Also: - The increasing issue of work absence - Hyper converged infrastructure - Data privacy defence And much more
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@OrrCollins There's an elegance in that cruelty
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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@trashtaeks @DanWetzel This meme is tremendous. What's it from?
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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The Science Gallery's closure has been confirmed despite two government departments stepping in to try and save it. Read my report for @businessposthq
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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In a new look Connected @sundaybusiness this weekend - Bobby Healy's $10bn plan to deliver literal pie in the sky - @roisinkiberd asks to bot or not to bot - @alex_meehan looks at the constant battle for our attention All that and much more across 40 pages of fury.
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I LOVE WINNING UGLY Great double @KCrokesGAAClub
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Take a good look at this face, for today it has an appointment with destiny
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Every tech CEO whose Twitter hasn't been hacked by that crypto scam is furiously copying and pasting the text so they can make it look like they matter
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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Up de Dub, literally. 38,000 foot over China on the way to Paris from Hong before my connection homd watching #DUBvMAYO on @GAAGO Looks like I'll be over Mongolia around full time
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So, Jed's taking the whole people being divided over the finale well I see.
@jed_mercurio
Jed Mercurio
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When it comes to losing, I have to defer to lifelong expert @peterodwyer1 . What a fucking prick.
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@katystoll "Lemme tell you about Henry Kissinger"
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This is @SquidgeRugby 's fault for such a positive video. To date he has convinced me that Chile, Ireland, NZ, and Romania will all win the World Cup but especially Chile.
@joehas
Joe Haslam ☘ 🇪🇺
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The @AllBlacks lost for words.
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Happy 80th Ma
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This Sunday, Connected @sundaybusiness presents the 30 most interesting people under 30 in Irish tech
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In hindsight, we should have guessed that the chocolate bar that would let us down would be called Flake
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A protest by Trinity students against the closure of the Science Gallery is getting under way
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In @sundaybusiness I write about Lyra McKee, who I was lucky to call a friend.
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@carolynmoore_ie This and benches are two things the city needs that everyone will benefit from
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Graduation day for @Repealist_
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Just in case New York was worried I’d forget what I did for a living, this greeted me as I walked out of my hotel this morning
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Given face masks are mandatory on public transport from Monday a quick tale. I forgot mine leaving the gaff yesterday so got one while in the newsagent up the road. It just happened that all they had were...Terminator skulls surrounded by flames.
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@FergalBowers That's the most metal typo ever Fergal.
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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Am I the only one wondering how so many people seem to own holiday homes?
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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I'd just like to say that @gavreilly is a friend, a fine gent, and has excellent personal hygiene. I fear for him of he's wrong about this extra bank holiday.
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Emmet Ryan, back in The D-SIX
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Started in @businessposthq 7 years ago today. Went grey not long after.
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This Sunday's new issue of Connected @sundaybusiness breaks down the 30 under 30 - The ones to watch in Irish Tech
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Happy 3rd anniversary to @Repealist_ and me, go us. We like sports and other stuff.
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Dublin may be about to go 10 in a row in Leinster but The Undertaker was 21-0 at Wrestlemania before a defeat. That has to be the next target.
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Happy holidays everyone
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