Mary Conroy

Magpie enumerator, fancy-paper collector and newspaper nerd. These poorly formed opinions? Mine, all mine... Instagram: quietcontrary

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

An unprovoked last-minute invitation to a glitzy night out. My very favourite kind. Please go easy on me, Dublin 🙏

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

@Care2much18 Downton Abbey makes the list?? Bah. I live a costume drama but Downton is garbage

[graham mortell @MortellGraham]

The greatest play by a fella called Diego since this beauty #TraitorsIRL

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

@ChristyElsom 🙌🙌

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

@fuckyeats Ah, it couldn't be Pauric - sure, he's a sound lad!

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

@mollscroll @hellothisisivan Me too! My heart just now...

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

@jeb_54 @bindelj OK, I see your point

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

So sad to hear Kevin Keegan has died. Great footballer, terrific manager and a lovely bloke. Beloved in England and Germany and respected all over the world. Also, frankly, responsible for perhaps the greatest photo op of Tony Blair’s career in the mid 90s. Most of our team were scared TB would not be able to handle head tennis. Kevin assured me the night before “don’t worry …. So long as he gets it within a few feet of me I will land it back on his head.” He did RIP

[Agustln Eme @agustineme]

Si yo voy a llorar, ustedes también 🖤💔

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

@HamiltonRTE @DermotKennedy Thanks for this! Couldn't figure out whose version it was

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

Tuesday evening pints 🙌🙌

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

@MargaretOG66351 @donlav Thank you! So tired of going to the supermarket because I feel like eating an apple, only to find that my only options are to buy 4-packs or nothing 😔

[tim abrahams @timabrahams]

"Do remember they can't cancel spring"
RIP David Hockney.

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

@RobLooseCannon Rob, I'm so sorry for your loss. What a dreadful blow. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a gcuid anamacha

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

@RobLooseCannon So sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

@AlanMortimer9 @OperaSocialist I mean... listening, considering what's being said, formulating a response that addresses what your opponent has actually said... how quaint!

[Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan]

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[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

@RobLooseCannon Oh, I love this! But tell me more about the Rakes of Mallow... 🤔🤔

[Mary Conroy @QuietContrary]

@PadraigBelton @acailler @dailystar Fascinating!

[BUCHANAN: Dublin Time Machine @RobLooseCannon]

Check out this satellite map of Dublin from 1966! Yep that's right,
on 19 February 1966, a KH-7 GAMBIT reconnaissance satellite operated by the CIA passed over Dublin. This magic window on our city just before things went international. You can zoom in to surprising detail. Go fullscreen then use the transparency slider at the bottom right so you can compare now with 66'!

KH-7s primary purpose was Cold War espionage against Soviet and Chinese nuclear and missile installations. This slice of swinging Dublin was used to calibrate. Mad what I find lying around the Dublin Time Machines magic drawers. The photo below is just a screenshot, you've to click the link

https://t.co/WHToxvbkoO