Maria Flannery
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The Irish national anthem, sung by the Islamic Centre of Ireland's children's choir
#EidMubarak
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I somehow doubt this will be a big seller in TK Maxx Limerick
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Paid €4.10 for a flat white in my own cup in Limerick city today. Shaking.
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Guidance councillor on RTÉ One advising “go to college” because youngsters are unlikely to get a job now.
Depressing flashbacks to when I left school in 2011. Advice was: Do a degree, any degree.
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Since Laura first contacted the HSE in 2017, the uptake of the vaccine increased from 51% that year, to 70% today. RIP to a young woman who left a huge, life-saving legacy.
#ThankYouLaura
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€1,400 a month, Christchurch, Dublin. Yes, that's the microwave, fridge and dining table.
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Pretty extraordinary spread here, almost as if it’s travelling the M7.
Dept of Health map of 14-day incidence of Covid-19 per 100,000 people. Six counties with incidence rate of 40 or higher.
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Tell me you’re Irish without actually telling me you’re Irish.
Students in Co Galway who breach Covid-19 guidelines are being told to write a 2,000 word 'reflective essay' about their actions
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After one tweet by
@rickoshea
asking his book club to donate the average price of a book, over €13,000 has been raised for the homeless.
A brilliant use of influence 👏
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I’ve gotten some wedding pics back so it’s a good time to share the story behind my wedding dress.
It is, in fact, my mother’s 1989 wedding dress!
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Supermac's says it will "provide free meals to members of the emergency services in recognition and appreciation of the effort that is being made by each and every one of them at this challenging time".
#covid19
🍔🍟
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My replies are *so toxic* today because I... went to a concert with my family.
Why would anyone want to be a journalist or have any kind of public platform at all? Depressing.
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On Djokovic, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has released a statement:
"I told our Novak that the whole of Serbia is with him and that our bodies are doing everything to see that the harassment of the world's best tennis player is brought to an end immediately."
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Have decided to cancel my staycation and instead journey into Limerick city to see the giant cutlery.
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If you were going to spot check anyone...
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said he is 'concerned' about Covid checks at the airports, saying he wasn't checked when arriving at Dublin Airport recently.
He added this is an area where improvements can be made | Follow live updates:
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Despite it all, please enjoy Phoebe in the jersey she’s worn every summer for about 7 years.
#mayoforsam
@mayoGAA
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Just saw someone complain that a Dutch website (that delivers everywhere in Europe) is showing pricing in € "for the UK market".
*Irish Amazon shoppers look to camera*
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Every now and then I wonder if I made the right choice with a very *green* sitting room.
Feels more appropriate on some days than others. 🟢😄
#Limerick
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At the
@denisechaila
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I cannot stop watching this. Especially Camilla at 18 secs.
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Yesterday was my last day
@rtenews
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All-Ireland winners Kyle Hayes and Barry O'Connell arrive at home
@KenrydimoGAA
in Trotter's three-wheel van with Liam MacCarthy out the window 🏆😂
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Changing my bio to 'pleasure-bent woman up in the city for fun and enjoyment'
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People swimming in the Shannon.
But arguably more important: a lifejacketed dog on a kayak.
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Taking my bag of notebooks from the
@Limerick_Leader
office 📚
It has been a huge honour to report on all kinds of stories from Limerick over the last two years. I'll miss the talented, funny and driven Leader team - but I look forward to joining my new colleagues
@rtenews
!
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This article has been on my mind all day.
There’s a strange, private guilt in saying “I have no brothers” when I once, briefly, did have one. But it doesn’t always feel like the time and place to explain.
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How tall is Kyle Hayes? Around 2 miggeldys tall
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@NaomiOhReally
Thought he had a bit of an Irish twang when I heard him on
@tconnellyRTE
1pm report — glad I wasn’t alone 😂
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POV: waiting for the bus minding your own business when—
i’ve literally been thinking ab this tiktok since i saw it like it makes me sick laughing when i think of literally any part of it
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UK retailer Shoe Zone has named Terry Boot as its next finance boss after predecessor Peter Foot walked away from the role.
Yes, you've read that correctly.
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🇪🇺 Snapshot of cases today in Europe
🇮🇹 Italy: 10,800
🇫🇷 France: 4,022
🇪🇸 Spain: 9,043
🇩🇪 Germany: 8,039
🇧🇪 Belgium: 842
🇮🇪 Ireland: 6,110
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Interviewer: “where do you see yourself in 10 years?”
Me:
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An advertiser pulls its Facebook and Instagram ads until 'meaningful action' is taken by the company to stop the spread of disinformation and hate.
Patagonia is proud to join the Stop Hate for Profit campaign. We will pull all ads on Facebook and Instagram, effective immediately, through at least the end of July, pending meaningful action from the social media giant.
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I have never seen the like of what I just saw in my local Aldi. No trolleys or baskets. People arriving with suitcases. Empty shelves. Queues to the back of the store.
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If you follow me on Instagram, you may already have seen that we rescued a greyhound a few days ago.
It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and it’s been such a joy to see him discover house life for the first time. 🥺
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@JamesKavanagh_
Having flashbacks to all the mad dashes from house parties to the off-licence at 9.55. Very stressful.
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@mrericfitz
@amyohconnor
Stellar tweet 😂 One of my biggest pet peeves. I'm trying to look up a three-ingredient cocktail, I don't want to hear about the childhood of a random food blogger.
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'I Was Once A Leaving Cert Student And Look How I Turned Out'
(you're all out of free articles, subscribe for just €5 a month for unlimited access)
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Greetings from the booth. I read today’s papers before dawn, hear what’s in them after the 8 and 9 news on
@RTERadio1
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Extraordinary interview with Poroshenko, armed on the streets of Kyiv, on CNN.
He showed and described what few guns they have, called Putin “crazy” and said they were expecting a bomb but he wouldn’t interrupt the interview as he wanted to be on to counter Russian misinfo.
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The founder of Twitter,
@jack
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It's 28% of his personal wealth.
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Vodafone broadband down. Also, Vodafone mobile data is struggling.
If ye don’t hear from me...
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This jar has been in this Limerick window for years and never fails to get a laugh out of me.
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“Gardaí believe at this stage it was a random attack and do not believe the victim and the man in custody knew each other.”
Truly horrific.
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Thank god for this story. As well as being the best news ever for the families, I think it has given us all a little boost.
#GalwayRescue
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Another taxi (💶) taken in Limerick this evening after waiting at the bus stop only for two buses to disappear from the real time display.
It's really hard to do the right thing and leave the car at home when public transport behaves the way it does. 🙄
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The President of the United States has touched down in Ireland.
This is his time.
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Asked for ID while buying eyelashes in
@TKMaxx_IE
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See the ferris wheel all the way over in Arthur's Quay park? We should get one of those permanently. It could be Limerick's (more colourful) answer to the London Eye. It would make a wonderful riverside landmark.
Views here from Thomond Bridge and Clancy Strand...
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ICYMI the first time, having a look at what it says in today’s papers after the 9am news on
@RTERadio1
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Saw a man today giving out about the % of "foreign-born" people in Ireland. I'm a foreign-born Irish person, and there are loads more like me in that statistic.
That's because our parents were once immigrants, something we might do well not to forget 🤨
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Limerick
City hall lit up in Ukrainian yellow and blue this evening.
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How inspiring is Sanita Puspure?? Got on the water after having kids to lose a bit of weight. Wins a world gold! I am a lapsed sporty child, and feeling like there's hope for me yet 😂
#LateLateShow
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Btw, he is raising very real points about the challenges faced in his constituency. The number of jobs lost is enormous. Just a curious comparison to make.
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Lovely day in Limerick city, but...
Struggling to schedule my fun against the time limit of there being NO TOILETS 🥲
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I went looking for this clip earlier, because there's not a week that this man's catchphrase doesn't pop into my head.
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RTÉ man slipping on ice immortalised on skin.
A seminal pop culture moment.
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My sisters and I brought our mom for the day out. We’ve been so careful for over a year and it felt so good to just go to something and enjoy ourselves.
Are people okay?
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I hope this inspires someone out there to think about how the old things you already own can have their day again — and to romanticise old stuff!
We’ll never value clothes until we treasure them, become sentimental about them, repurpose them and mend them. ♻️
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