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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

7 months

My wife is Brazilian, my children are half Irish/half Brazilian and it broke my heart when Ingrid said to me last night, “They don’t want us here”. And then a surge of indignant pride when it was discovered that it was a Brazilian, Caio Benicio, who stopped the attack 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

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There are around 70,000 Brazilians living in Ireland, one of our largest communities. They contribute enormously to our national life. It’s essential that the murder of Bruna in Cork must outrage us just as much as the murder of an Irish person. She was one of us 🇧🇷 🇮🇪

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2 years

This is the new Pret a Manger, about to open on Dawson St. The gov celebrates companies like this setting up in Ireland. But we should be resisting the homogenisation of our cities. These chains squeeze indies out. London has been destroyed by this crowd on every street corner.

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3 years

I was in Dundrum Shopping Centre on Saturday and it was packed, haven't seen crowds like it since Feb 2020. Yet no one complains. All people are interested in is South William St. This isn't about Covid, it's a puritanical attempt to vilify people who enjoy drinking.

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2 years

The history of Irish ice pops, a thread: The Wibbly Wobbly Wonder was launched by HB in Dublin in 1974 as a cost saving measure, because half of it was made up of jelly which was cheap to make. It cost just 3 pence. 1/5

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1 year

Today is the day when the US celebrates its independence from Britain. But why don't we do the same in Ireland? April 18th 1949 was the day when huge crowds gathered on O'Connell Bridge as a 21 gun salute marked Ireland becoming a republic. This should be a national holiday

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9 months

Thinking of Ann McHugh today. She was at her desk in the South Tower of the World Trade Center on this day in 2001. She was from Tuam, Co. Galway and was due to be married two months later. Ann was one of the 18 Irish citizens who lost their lives that day.

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5 months

I really feel for all the children on that bus arriving at the Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea this afternoon. Being a small boy or girl, seeking international protection, confused & scared as a group of people shout at them with signs telling them they're not welcome. Awful.

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2 months

CNN now reporting that one of the 6 confirmed members of the jury in Trump's trial is from Ireland and that he has has been named foreman. Big day for the parish 🇮🇪 🇺🇸

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2 years

The momification of Ireland is well underway... I've noticed the word 'mom' creeping into the Irish vernacular over the past few years. Is this coming from movies? Social media...where? It's a dreadful Americanism that needs to be resisted.

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2 years

For every tooth I lost as a youngster, the tooth fairy delivered a 20 pence coin under my pillow. Shiny, golden and engraved with a beautiful horse, this was a BIG treat. But I'm curious to know the tooth fairy's rate of inflation. How much does she deliver nowadays?

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2 years

To get a sense of the epic longevity of Angela Lansbury's career, consider this: In the 1961 movie Blue Hawaii, she played Elvis' MOTHER. Elvis passed away 45 years ago. #AngelaLansbury

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1 year

My best man is currently arranging my stag night. He asked me what I want to do. My response: a few pints somewhere. BUT, I'm astonished that there's still lads organising foreign stags, weekends away etc...like it's 2007. It's a bit of an ask, no?

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1 year

I don't get Dry January. There's a puritanical streak in Irish society [Eg. excessive Covid pub closures]. Dry Jan is a form of self-flagellation, a hangover from our collective Catholic guilt. It's ok to go mental over Xmas and enjoy January too 🍻 No one's going to punish you

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Simon Tierney

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5 months

Enoch Burke has spent 200 days + in prison By my calculations, this represents a €46,236 cost to the tax payer. A full year in prison is €84,067 and 200 days is 55% of this We need a house arrest system in Ireland, where offenders are contained at little cost to taxpayers

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9 months

The Book of Kells is the most significant cultural asset in Ireland. But Trinners do not own it. The Bishop of Meath lent it to Trinity in 1661, to keep it 'safe'. The National Museum is well up to the job of keeping it safe now thanks, then we can all see it for free

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2 years

What disturbs me most about the video of the Irish team chanting "Up the Ra" is that these women are all too young to have lived through or even remember the IRA's crimes. What has gone so horribly wrong that this disgusting chant has been passed on to the next generation?

Mike Hogan-Gilmartin

@mikehoganmedia

2 years

Statement from The FAI about the video that has gone viral this morning.

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2 years

The Cornetto arrived in Ireland in '76, having been invented in Naples after some genius discovered that if he coated the inside of a cone with oil the ice cream didn't soak through and make it soggy. It was the world's first pre-packaged ice cream cone. A revolution was born 4/5

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3 years

Remembering the Irish victims of 9/11 this week... Joanne Cregan, from Dublin, was working on the 105th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center 4 years after she died, her silver Tiffany necklace was discovered in the rubble & returned to her family #September11

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2 years

One thing dads miss out on now in the delivery ward is getting to cut the umbilical cord. When my daughter was born I asked the midwife if I could do it & she said they don't allow it anymore because some other dad had accidentally snipped off the top of his son's mickey.

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2 years

As an atheist, I find it deeply insulting that midnight mass is allowed while theatres have to close at 8pm. For us non-believers, mass is a performance with an audience, and should not be granted an exception.

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2 years

The HB Choc Ice is one of the oldest ice creams in Ireland, going back to at least the 1940s, judging from my own research anyway. This is an ad for it in the Irish Press in 1955... 5/5

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7 months

I laid out all the Quality Street, Roses & Celebrations like soldiers, ready to march into your belly... Celebrations: 65 sweets Quality Street: 63 sweets Roses: 52 sweets The Shopping Trolley Hotline, 5.30pm on @TheHardShoulder on @NewstalkFM 🍬

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2 years

The Golly Bar was launched exclusively in Ireland in 1957, using a derogatory term to sell a rectangle of vanilla ice cream on a stick. The offending image was removed in 1992 and the name later changed to Giant Bar 2/5

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3 years

The entire success of the Late Late Show is founded on dealing with 'sensitive issues'. Terry Keane in '99, Sinead O'Connor as a priest, Gaybo opening a condom on live TV, Annie Murphy in '94, you name it... When the Late Late shies away from particular topics then it's finished

Conor’s Clips

@conorsclips

3 years

Statement below from RTE. So the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland @BAItweets consider a charity launch and a colouring competition to be sensitive issues? Really? @rtenews @RTELateLateShow Check their sensitivity here &

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2 years

The Tangle Twister launched in Ireland in 1982, first marketed as 'Tongue Twister' before changing its name. The 'Nogger' was launched in the same year, but its name was very soon rebranded as Feast, still popular now of course 3/5

HB Feast Advert 1980's

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1 year

The thing I don't understand about Conor McGregor's priceless new tracksuit is the current trend for grown men to dress like boys. Are tracksuits, outside of childhood, not to be worn exclusively for exercise? These sorts of clothes infantilise and emasculate men.

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3 years

Remembering the Irish victims of 9/11 this week... Kieran Gorman was a 35 year old labourer from Sligo, working on the 98th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. He had a wife and two children and he loved Gaelic football. #September11 #worldtradecenter

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4 years

I just ate my first vegan burger. It was disgusting. The patty had the look and texture of raw minced meat. I don't understand why vegan food tries to imitate non-vegan food. Why can't it just be honest vegetable/grain/pulse etc? I'd happily eat burgers made with identifiable veg

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1 year

The most expensive of these 3 products costs 700% more than the cheapest. What's the difference? From my research, virtually nothing. Join myself & @kierancuddihy for the Shopping Trolley Hotline, this evening @ 5.30pm on @NewstalkFM

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3 years

Remembering the Irish victims of 9/11 this week... Ruth Clifford McCourt [from Cork] had lived in the US for years when she boarded AA Flight 11, to bring her 4 yr old daughter Juliana to Disneyland in LA The flight was hijacked & flown into the World Trade Centre #September11

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8 months

It was wonderful to finish the 100k Royal Canal hike today with Andrew by my side. Thanks so much to everyone for your incredible support. We doubled our fundraising goal. I’ll miss the canal, my faithful companion, but my legs certainly won’t @conorsclips

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2 months

Loving my new stapler. I was exhausted with the old one, which required 25% more effort to use than this one.

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3 years

Until recently all the bulletins would announce x number of cases and x number of deaths...Now they just mention the cases...because there are no deaths. Would it not be helpful, and indeed POSITIVE, to announce "zero deaths"... 🤔

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4 years

Hello darkness, my old friend 🍻

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8 years

Me and @sirrogermoore this morning at @NewstalkFM - Looking forward to An Evening with Roger Moore at @BGETheatre in November! #JamesBond

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4 years

Delighted to have @colinmochrie , star of Whose Line is it Anyway, as our special guest on this week's episode of SprogPod. Available now on iTunes, Spotify or below. @sprogpod

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5 years

The book version of Stuff that Changed the World will be released by Red Stag (an imprint of Mentor Books) on October 14th. If you like the radio series w/ @SeanMoncrieff on @NewstalkFM get ready for more historical shenanigans and outrageous journeys into the past #history #book

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8 months

Walking 100k over the next few days, along the Royal Canal, to raise funds for As Darragh Did It was set up by an extraordinary & kind man, Andrew McGinley, in memory of his wonderful kids, Darragh, Conor and Carla I'd love you to follow my journey ✌️

Please Support 100k Hike for As Darragh Did on https://www.idonate.ie

Simon Tierney is raising funds for As Darragh Did. To show your support click on the link and view their fundraising page on https://www.idonate.ie

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Conor’s Clips

@conorsclips

8 months

And off he goes. Simon heads off on his 100km hike for As Darragh Did along the Royal Canal. You can support his efforts at Thank you 🙏

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1 year

There's a lot of people out there charging to remove your Xmas tree...My own bin company is asking for an extra €10, when it's perfectly reasonable to chop the whole thing up and put it in your brown bin for collection as part of your normal service 🎄🪚 Here's how to do it 🧵

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4 years

Excited to announce my first @NewstalkFM show as presenter: Race to the White House, Saturdays @ 7pm The Donald v Uncle Joe The reality star v the DC veteran Red v blue Join @_GregSwenson , @graham_finlay , @agearan , @eScarry & @ShaneHannon01 for a dynamic take on #Election2020

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11 months

Dublin is a penis parade Just 27 of the 936 streets in the city centre are named after women. Where is the debate over the misogyny of our capital city? A piece I wrote on the gender imbalance of Dublin's built environment in today’s @irishexaminer 👇

Dublin's statues fail to honour historic Irish women - how do I explain this to my daughters?

Bridges, parks, buildings, streets and statues in Dublin virtually all commemorate historical men... is it time for change?

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3 years

Angela Lansbury is 96 today. Extraordinary that she played Elvis’ mum in Blue Hawaii (1961). She was 36 at the time while her on-screen son was….26! #angelalansbury

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4 years

Listeners banging on that me & @SeanMoncrieff 's discussion on sausages contained innuendo:Let me be firm, I've bent over backwards to research this item.I'm finding it very hard. I've been nothing but upstanding during my time w/ @NewstalkFM .I'm so cheesed off I'm going to blow.

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1 year

I’m new to middle age so I only recently bought my first lawnmower. It’s opened my eyes to how wasteful these things are and how we need a shared economy. Why do the 48 houses on my road each need an individual lawnmower? 🧵

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2 years

My favourite thriller subgenre is the 'chiller thriller'...novels set in snowy landscapes...perfect for January. Some of my recent recommendations: Shiver by @AuthorAllieR The Dark by @Emma_Haughton One by One by @RuthWareWriter The Hunting Party by @lucyfoleytweets

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1 year

This is the only Chicken Kyiv I can find on the Irish market that has switched from the Russian to the Ukrainian spelling. Fair play @mandsireland The Shopping Trolley Hotline gets garlicky today on @TheHardShoulder on @NewstalkFM @ 5.30pm

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3 years

We started bringing our 1 year old daughter camping this summer for the first time. Camping with a baby isn't easy, but completely worth it...just don't forget the wet wipes😱 Stuff that Changed the World: THE TENT - today @ 3pm w/ myself & @SeanMoncrieff on @NewstalkFM ⛺️

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3 years

Very nice to get such a positive review for @SeanMoncrieff & 'Stuff that Changed the World' on @NewstalkFM in the Irish Times over the weekend. For me this underlines the guiding principle the series has had for the 6 years that it's been on air: Everything has a history.

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3 years

Right, I've done an analysis of Christmas chocolate tins. They all look & cost the same, but... Roses:600g Heroes:600g Quality Street:629g Celebrations:650g Each 'Rose' is 9 grams. Cadbury would need to put 5 extra in the tin to make the same weight as Nestle's Celebrations

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9 months

5 out of 7 of the guests so far either work for, or used to work for, RTE. Kielty doing a good job but the show needs to look beyond its own walls. #LateLateShow

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2 years

The Swiss environment minister has suggested people shower together in order to reduce energy bills. Take that, Eamon Ryan! For inspiration, let's turn to Hollywood's steamiest shower & bath scenes: First up, Fifty Shades [wasteful, too much sex & not enough washing]

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2 years

@Boris31007617 Finally an analogy I can get on board with

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3 months

He isn’t the first. He is the 3rd, after Barry Fitzgerald in 1944 and Brenda Fricker in 1990.

British GQ

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After five Irish actors went home empty-handed last year, Cillian Murphy's role in Oppenheimer made him the first of his countrymen to win an Academy Award.

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1 year

1000s of people will go to Xmas Day mass on Sunday, even tho they don't normally go These are people who are horrified by historic church abuse, sick of the church's control of our schools & fed up with its systemic misogyny & homophobia So why legitimise it by going to mass?

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5 months

Delighted that Andrew's charity As Darragh Did is launching 'Walking the Walk', a 2 day hike along the Royal Canal. I walked it with Andrew last October and it was such a wonderful time. Listen to Andrew talking about it with Shane on @NTBreakfast here:

Andrew McGinley on the Walking The Walk charity event | Newstalk

Walking the Walk is a charity event which will take place on the 20th & 21st of April 2024. Andrew McGinley father of his children Darragh, Conor and Car...

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Conor’s Clips

@conorsclips

5 months

I’m speaking with Shane Coleman on @NTBreakfast later. You’ll get to hear all about Walking the Walk with As Darragh Did fundraiser. All info here: We’re also truly grateful for any donations at Thank you 🙏

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3 years

Bond Week continues... The poster for the first Bond movie, Dr. No (1962), was considered too risqué in Ireland so a black dress was superimposed over Ursula Andress' bikini. Below: the original on the left and the Irish version on the right. #JamesBond #NoTimeToDie

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5 years

‘Stuff that Changed the World: The Book’ is number 4 on the @Hodges_Figgis chart. Just between Greta and Philip Pulllman! #book #history

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3 years

I miss the pints lined up like buses on the bar, I miss the sticky carpet, the crumbs from the dry roasted, the whiff of smoke drifting in from outside, the roar when a goal is scored, the leaking urinal, the 'sorry, are you using that stool?' I miss our pubs. #NotDisposable

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2 years

Just passed the Institute on Leeson St and there are queues of teenagers going in for their week of grinds. Is it a failure of the Irish education system or of Irish parenting that those kids are there instead of outside enjoying some freedom and their Easter holiday? Ridiculous

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5 years

The @SixOClockShow have heroically managed to ‘deshine’ my bald head in preparation for tonight’s programme. I’ll be talking about my BOOK, ‘Stuff that Changed the World’ on @VirginMedia_One shortly

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4 years

Delighted that @SeanMoncrieff and Stuff that Changed the World were named Radio Moment of the Week by Mick Heaney in the @IrishTimes

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1 year

Colin Farrell is a hot tip for an Oscar nom later today but he really should have been nominated 20 years ago for one of his best performances, in Phone Box [2002].

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4 years

"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist". This month marks the 25th anniversary of The Usual Suspects.

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6 months

NY resolutions tend to be punitive, extreme & approached as an opportunity for self-flagellation. Is moderation not a better approach & is dark Jan the time to give up vices? @colnoc77 has it right in the Indo today 👇 I'll be chatting 2 @AdrianFKennedy at 5.45 on @NewstalkFM

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5 years

The original theme for the Late Late Show was so exciting to me when I was a kid. The drums, the whistle, the owl flying in and then the wonderful formality of the announcer, 'Ladies & gentlemen, to whom it concerns, this is The Late Late Show...' #gaybo

The Late Late Show (with Gay Byrne) - Introduction

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4 years

This is a photograph of the world's first cinema, opened in Pittsburgh in 1905. It was called 'Nickelodeon' because it was a theatre ('odeon') and admission cost 1 nickel. Stuff that Changed the World, today @ 3.05pm w/ myself & @SeanMoncrieff on @NewstalkFM 🎥🎞️🎬

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2 years

Newstalk turns 20 this week and it's got me reflecting on what I was doing in 2002...Thinking my big hair was *class*, leaving cert, starting college, retro jackets from Eager Beaver, learning how to like Guinness, packs of 10 Silk Cut for €1.95 & making mix CDs

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2 years

This time 24 hours ago, 19 kids between the ages of 7 and 11 were getting dressed, having their breakfast, getting ready for school. America is at war, not on a battleground in Iraq or Afghanistan, but in classrooms, supermarkets, churches, cinemas, spas & nightclubs #Texas

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1 year

The Tanaiste's invoking of the 'jackboot' is interesting here as jackboots are traditionally a symbol of the Nazis and therefore the Far Right, whereas Paul Murphy is on the Far Left of Dail Eireann

Gavan Reilly

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1 year

💬 "I shudder to think of the day when you'd ever be in authority, because by God would you put the jackboot on people who might have views different to yours…" 💬 "Stop lying about what I said!" Terse stuff in the Dáil today over the Govt's consultative forum on neutrality:

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4 years

This evening I’m supporting #cocooning and our older community by doing grocery shopping and delivery for @ALONE_IRELAND #StayAtHome #COVID19

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4 years

I've been overwhelmed by the gracious response to our Election Night coverage on Race to the White House @NewstalkFM last night. I want to thank the many people who tuned in, texted, tweeted and joined the conversation over 4 hours of live coverage. @MariaWalshEU @SeanDefoe

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7 months

Mary Robinson offers a masterclass in debating strategy here, taking on the head of COP and Head of UAE oil. She refuses to take anything personally, pushing on calmly and firmly in the face of his condescension. Brilliant.

Caroline O'Doherty

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Much respect to @guardian & @ClimateReport_ for unearthing this. Mrs Robinson will be at #Cop28   from next weekend but is allowing the recording to speak for itself in the meantime

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2 years

One of the things that really came through in Vicky Phelan's wonderful memoir 'Overcoming' was her love for her children and her heartbreaking concern for their futures. I'm thinking of them today and the unimaginable grief of losing their amazing mum

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3 years

Just before he heads to DC to accept the presidency, Biden says: ‘My colleagues in the senate used to kid me for quoting Irish poets. They thought I did it because I’m Irish. I didn’t do it for that reason. I did it because they’re the best poets in the world.’ 🇮🇪 🇺🇸

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2 years

Going on hols on Monday. How do we feel about airport drinking? Dublin airport’s bar opens at 4am for fans of morning porter. I used to be averse but slowly coming round to the idea of breakfast pints

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3 years

Andrew has an unbelievable spirit that we all admire so much. RTE has very poorly misjudged this situation. All we want to do is embrace him as a nation and remember his wonderful kids.

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1 year

Would you look at Coveney here with his big smile and his even bigger scissors. Why does our gov celebrate companies coming here that pull the rug from under small and indie Irish retailers? Shein destroys the high street and shouldn't be used by people who care for our cities.

IDA Ireland

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1 year

One of the world’s largest fashion, beauty, and lifestyle e-retailers, @SHEIN_Official , has officially launched its EMEA HQ in Dublin. SHEIN aims to create 30 new #jobs in 2023 with a view to increasing that number as the company grows. Read more here

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4 years

Ireland is the second largest consumer of fake tan in the world [after the Swedes], leading to an overwhelming smell of biscuits across the country 🍪 Stuff that Changed the World, today at 3.05pm w/ myself & @SeanMoncrieff on @NewstalkFM

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9 months

The outrage over the €60k salary for the Fair City photographer is yet another example of how we undervalue the arts sector in Ireland. We should be happy that someone in a creative job is being paid as much as an accountant or an exec. More power to them

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9 months

The people of Kells have wanted it back in their town for decades. Where the book was created is contested and many believe it was done on the island of Iona in Scotland, so maybe the Scots have a claim too? The blockade has exposed fact that it shouldn't be behind a paywall

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3 years

The coverage of the Zappone issue is unfair. The gathering at the Merrion had 50 people when guidelines allowed for 200 at an outdoor event. The Twitter pile on is motivated by people's anger over the envoy role. Conflating the UN job & the hotel issue is unjust & distorted

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2 years

This time 10 years ago, Xtra-Vision were doing a deal where you got 2 DVDs for 2 nights, 2 Fantas & a popcorn for €10🍿 Then Netflix came along... Today's 'How to Do Stuff': How Netflix killed the video star... @NewstalkFM @thejournal_ie @conor_pope #Netflix

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1 year

Do you remember Phileas Fogg tortilla chips? They were all the rage in the early 90s. Sadly they died out after being bought by the Yanks. This week on the Shopping Trolley Hotline, we want to know which brand you buy...Vote in the poll in the below thread...📢🛒

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2 years

Ever wonder what those strange ‘P+T’ manhole covers are all about?They’re a little bit of Irish Free State history, actually 🇮🇪 Today’s How to Do Stuff: How to find interesting stuff on your walk to work…🤔

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

2 years

Have arrived at dublin airport 4 hours before flight. Will be raging now if there isn’t an ENORMOUS queue.

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

5 years

Launch of ‘Stuff that Changed the World: The Book’, tonight at 6pm in @Hodges_Figgis . All welcome! Guest speaker: @SeanMoncrieff @NewstalkFM

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

4 years

It's one month since my last trip to the pub. I miss it...the camaraderie, the creamy pint, the little pack of dry roasted, the manky toilets, the chance of bumping into an old friend, the wobbly bar stool, the cheeky fag, the noise, the smell of sweat...1/2

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

8 months

For too long in Ireland, contraception has been treated as the responsibility of the woman. The government's free contraception scheme perpetuates this idea. Vasectomies should be provided free of charge, as part of the scheme. My piece for the Irish Times today:

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

2 years

@conor_pope Hugging should be reintroduced in a phased manner: Phase 1: Outdoor hugging Phase 2: Indoor hugging Phase 3: Hugging with drink taken

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

1 year

It was this month in 1987 that Tina Turner played her first ever show in Ireland. A Garda escort brought her limousine from Dublin Airport to the Berkley Court Hotel in Ballsbridge before she played the RDS in front of 26,000 fans, each of whom had paid £20.50 for their tickets

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

3 years

I remember holding my breath with excitement on this day 25 years ago when Michelle Smith won her first gold medal at the '96 Olympics in Atlanta. In '98 she was banned for 4 years for tampering with a urine sample. Despite the controversey, she retains her 4 medals to this day

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

2 years

Most other countries mark their Independence Day, yet we continue to not bother and instead have continued down the religious route, making St. Brigid's Day a bank hol instead. Surely it's time to make Dec 6th [Free State] or April 18th [Enactment of the Republic] a bank hol?

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

3 years

When you FINALLY get your vaccine, remember this... In 1844, Irish doctor Francis Rynd invented the hypodermic needle in the Meath Hospital in Portobello, and changed medicine forever. Stuff that Changed the World, today @ 3pm w/ myself & @SeanMoncrieff on @NewstalkFM

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

3 years

In late 1970s Ireland a Chilly Willy cost just 4p. When I was a kid in the 80s, a Mr. Freeze set me back 10p. But are ice pops still the go-to summer treat that they were? Stuff that Changed the World, today @ 3pm w/ myself & @SeanMoncrieff on @NewstalkFM #Summertime

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

4 years

During the lockdown I got a sunburn. I applied what I thought was after sun. The next day I got a stunning bronze hue for the first time in my pasty white life. It turned out I had applied fake tan by accident. Today I am ready to share my story with @SeanMoncrieff - 3pm ☀️

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

4 years

This week I'm celebrating my 10 year anniversary of being a bald man. Everywhere men turn (the media, advertising & even science) we are told that being bald is bad. At 12.30pm I'll explain a new approach to @ciarakellydoc on @NewstalkFM #menshealth

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

5 years

This was the world's first pram, built in 1733. It was designed to be pulled by a small goat - Stuff that Changed the World - Today at 3pm w/ myself & @SeanMoncrieff on @NewstalkFM 'Stuff that Changed the World: The Book' is out now in @easons @DubrayBooks @Hodges_Figgis etc

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

5 years

Signed copies of Stuff that Changed the World in @easons this morning. Someone mentioned it might make a delightful Christmas gift...🎅🎄

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Simon Tierney

@tierneysimon

3 years

Remembering Irish lives on 9/11 this week... Martin Coughlan was a 53 year old carpenter from Cappawhite in Tipperary. He lost his life while working on the 96th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center. He had lived in Queens w/ his wife & 4 daughters #September11

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