Paula Cleary

Family, music, esp The Blades!, Shamrock Rovers, football, cricket, good design, politics & wine.

[The Blades @TheBladesBand]

Dundalk 'Sold Out'!!!
Thanks to all who've bought a ticket; we'll see you there!
Tickets also selling really well for Dolan's, Limerick, this coming Friday - 4th.
So if you haven't got your ticket yet, now's the time!
https://t.co/Yn1B5KGDKB

[The Blades @TheBladesBand]

Jake's new bass drum skin!
Soon to be seen at:

DOLAN'S LIMERICK 04/09
RÓISÍN DUBH GALWAY 11/09
SPIRIT STORE DUNDALK 12/09
MIKE THE PIES LISTOWEL 30/10
BANK LANE WATERFORD 21/11
THE ACADEMY DUBLIN 12/12

[The Blades @TheBladesBand]

https://t.co/rmgZv3QLFr

Finish off this great week of sunshine by joining Paul in conversation with Tom Dunne at the Project Art Centre this Friday (29 May).
After the interview, Paul will strap on his trusty Telecaster and belt out a few classic Blades numbers.
See you there!

[NASA @NASA]

Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back.

Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl

[LeaguesofIreland+ @AaJ1532082]

Gary Twigg goal Shamrock Rovers v Bohs 2010 League of Ireland

[The Blades @TheBladesBand]

Hope to see you for a conversation with Paul at the Project Arts Centre on Friday, 29 May 2026.

https://t.co/rmgZv3QLFr

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

The Brandenburg Gate today 💙💛

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: CBS refused to air this Colbert interview with Democrat James Talarico, who is running for Senate in Texas, after being intimidated by Trump’s FCC rules.

Trump is worried that democrats are about to flip Texas.

SHARE EVERYWHERE!!

[Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina]

We will remember this winter.

When an entire nation froze in the cold right on the border with the European Union, fought against the Russian army's advance, but did not give up.

When Ukrainians lit candles in cold apartments, repaired destroyed power stations, rescued people and animals from under rubble, held their ground in frozen trenches, and, despite everything, organized mass dances in the winter’s streets as a kind of coping strategy.

Because the Russians came to take everything from us — our land, our freedom, our joy, our children's future. And we decided not to give them anything.

Photo after a Russian drone hit a shelter for spinal cord injury dogs in Zaporizhzhia

[Sir William Browder KCMG @Billbrowder]

Was at the opening ceremony of ⁦@milanocortina26⁩ Olympics. The one thing the press isn’t talking about was the spontaneous, rapturous applause & standing ovation the Ukrainian team got when they walked into the stadium. More than any other country Really heartwarming

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

Since Trump took office, the percentage of Ukrainians being killed and injured has risen. "Negotiations" has allowed the Russians to grow more brutal, hit more civilians, kill more of their own civilians too

[The Blades @TheBladesBand]

Tickets here: https://t.co/v9dcB3AYgB

Live pic: William Healy

[Larry Nance @Larrydn22]

"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart.
Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared."

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

[Alex Taylor @AlexTaylorNews]

Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world

My English sub-titles 👇

[Paula Cleary @2326KOH]

@TheAtlantic "jealous of your privilege" ... that's the phrase.

[Gripen News @GripenNews]

Being a European today basically means having a pretty excellent day until around 5 pm when the White House starts posting the dumbest shit you've ever had the misfortune to read.

Every. Damn. Day.

[Paula Cleary @2326KOH]

Everyone should immediately hit the follow button for @hannah_natanson

[Amnesty International USA @amnestyusa]

The FBI’s raid of Washington Post journalist, @hannah_natanson's home is deeply concerning and alarming. Over the last year, the Trump administration has targeted journalists and outlets that have reported unfavorably on his administration’s actions. Attempts to silence, intimidate, and sow distrust amongst the media are authoritarian practices. A free press is necessary to hold governments’ accountable to their actions, a critical piece in upholding human rights.

[The Blades @TheBladesBand]

Happy New Year to you all,
from Paul, Jake, Brian, Paul G, Frank, and Conor ... & Mill.
Hope to see you again at one of our gigs in 2026!
A big thanks to John Fisher for shooting and editing this excellent video of the boys saying farewell to the legendary Jimmy Cliff.

[The Blades @TheBladesBand]

Young brothers.

Pic: Colm Henry