Maureen Gillespie

I quite like dogs.

[Maureen Gillespie @GillespieM]

@ahmpreston @ObsNewReview @UrsulaKenny Such a great piece. Thank you. It’s so nice to read a preview like this that isn’t just a regurgitation of press releases.

[Waterways Protection 💙 #EndSewagePollution @WaterWaysProtct]

If you see a swift like this. Pick it up, hold it up, and let it fly off. They can't take off from the ground or flat surfaces. RT this. It could save a swift.

[Muslim Sisters of Eire @Msoe_Dublin]

We have just returned home from another hard night. The rain was torrential: people came wet, cold and hungry, needing sleeping bags and tents.

We have noticed that when the weather condition is harsh, with heavy rain like today, people come drenched and exhausted.
Unfortunately their tents tend to collapse in the rain, their sleeper bags soaked as they are not waterproof, so we make sure to come prepared beforehand.

We took that into account this morning and prepared a large stock that was cleared out.

It was sad to see the length of the queue especially in this terrible weather, people standing in the rain with no shelter, quietly waiting to get some food.

It is extremely hard when you see people's clothes soaked to the skin, you don't even ask yourself if they are in need, because who would stay in that rain all night just to get a bit of hot food or tea and biscuits?

That is the sad reality of the situation.

The weather will remain this way for the next week and with no proper support in place, we urge you to donate generously to help those desperately in need. Thank you and have a great weekend.

https://t.co/txexZXW91y

[ᒍEᖇ ᗪI᙭Oᑎ 🎙🎤 @jezzadixon]

Sound on!!

This is absolutely brilliant from my very talented mate @terrafahy

[Razan @RazanIRL]

This video shows the daily reality in the Mediterranean. It reportedly took place near Thasos, Greece, on June 15. Recent investigations suggest that the coastguard is responsible for sinking the trawler, which left 500 people missing. 📽 stamatis.sofianop https://t.co/koW78eZTKK

[Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica]

At least 300 migrants missing at sea near Spanish Canary Islands, aid group says https://t.co/BIwhmYRSTP

[Maureen Gillespie @GillespieM]

@CarlowWeather Cool, windy and grey in Dublin as usual.

[Maureen Gillespie @GillespieM]

@kamilashamsie @thatdelhiwriter And sorry @thatdelhiwriter for including you in all this

[Maureen Gillespie @GillespieM]

@kamilashamsie @thatdelhiwriter Sorry I’m not v good at twitter! But I really wanted you to know how much your book meant to me

[Maureen Gillespie @GillespieM]

@kamilashamsie @thatdelhiwriter I sent the message above to you on Instagram last month before I realised you didn’t really use your account. I had borrowed Burnt Shadows from the library and I can’t bring myself to give it back till I buy my own copy!

[Maureen Gillespie @GillespieM]

@kamilashamsie @thatdelhiwriter Needless to say your book then had such resonance for me. It felt uncanny. Thank you 😊

[Maureen Gillespie @GillespieM]

@kamilashamsie @thatdelhiwriter I’ve just finished your wonderful book Burnt Shadows. I’m embarrassed to say I started it about 6 weeks ago but shortly after that I began fostering a 17-year-old Afghan Hazara boy called Reza, who in such a short time has changed my life.

[Maureen Gillespie @GillespieM]

A bit disconcerting to see snipers in Donabate today. Fortunately no golfers were injured.

[Irish Times Culture @IrishTimesCultr]

A window on our world: Tony O’Shea’s pictures focus on people on the periphery of society – the urban poor, Travellers and working-class youth culture, via @IrishTimesCultr https://t.co/nv9QqOs4Zt

[Paul Howard @AkaPaulHoward]

Watch this video and sign the petition. It's very important.

[Maureen Gillespie @GillespieM]

@guardiang2 Oh Emma. I’m only seeing this now. That’s absolutely heartbreaking. I loved the videos of them coming out of the henhouse in the morning.

[Maureen Gillespie @GillespieM]

@mralistairgreen any relation?

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Russian forces have abducted dozens of Ukrainian civilians and deported thousands more to Russia. These people have names and faces. Please share them and demand their safe return. Ask @KremlinRussia_E Where are they? #TheTaken

[Maureen Gillespie @GillespieM]

There’ll be a hosepipe ban by next weekend…