Dr Rónán O'Beirne

Author, Digital innovator, Librarian, Scholar and Printmaker

[Balls.ie @ballsdotie]

Galway beating Dublin got the hoarse commentary it deserved thanks to @gbayfm

"SWEET MOTHER OF JESUS"

[Jessica Simor KC @JMPSimor]

Please make this go viral. It’s never been articulated better than this.

[Dr Rónán O'Beirne @obeirne_ronan]

Govt takes case against UK over NI Legacy Bill https://t.co/lNaY0OUZYZ via @rte

[The Elders @TheElders]

Mary Robinson reacts to the release of the draft text at #COP28:

“It is not good enough to say you recognise and respect the science but then fail to take heed of its dire warnings in the collective action you commit to.

It is not good enough to note with ‘alarm and serious concern’ the findings of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and the damage being caused by climate change but then fail to put in place the steps the science recommends.

It is not good enough to say you reaffirm the Paris Agreement but to then fail to commit to a full fossil fuel phase out.

It is not good enough to use weak language or to permit loopholes for the fossil fuel industry to continue to contribute to the very problem countries are meant to be committed to tackling here in Dubai.

Adequate time and opportunity still lie ahead, provided that nations promptly return to the negotiating table, equipped with the resolve required for a crisis of this magnitude and a readiness to undertake the necessary measures. This current version of the COP28 text is grossly insufficient.”

Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders

#DraftText #COP28UAE

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Lovin' it, lovin' it. 👇

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

If everyone who has been grateful for the NHS over the past 75 years followed and retweeted we’d reach a million by midnight

Please take just two seconds to show you care

[Séamus Kearney @SeamusjKearney]

@IrishTimes So tragic, an irreplaceable voice. RIP 🙏
https://t.co/gLpN3Kd4PY

[Brexit Bin 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇩🇪🕊🇺🇦 #BrexitHasFailed @BrexitBin]

In case you missed it ...
This is what leading Brexiter @DanielJHannan told us our lives would look like if we left the EU. Someone should give him a prize for getting every single prediction wrong! 🤣
#BrexitHasFailed

[TriFest @fest_tri]

SORRY. IT'S OFF.

At this late stage, it's a tough decision to take, but with the level of wind & and rain, predicted it's not safe to continue.

Feeling really sorry for all the musicians, stallholders & Volunteers who worked so hard, but these things happen😥
1/2

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

It's worth noting the money being spent on these prison boats is the same amount calculated to be needed to end child poverty in the UK.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Chris Bryant shreds Rishi Sunak.

6.5 minutes long. Watch all of it in utter shock. This is our PM. How our nation has fallen 🫤

[RTÉ Sport @RTEsport]

The Balbriggan man ran a time 3:32.68 to break Ray Flynn's record set back in 1982

https://t.co/qRIDsyFba5

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Water chief blames wild swimmers and canoeists for highlighting sewage scandal."

See, if only you'd all mind your own bloody business, stop swimming, canoeing, fishing and in fact being anywhere near a river none of this would have happened.

GOT THAT!

https://t.co/w4Nb2mH1El

[Mike Richardson🇮🇪 #FBPE @MikeRic42633095]

Here in Barcelona a kilo of tomatoes is €1.59, ie £1.38. In Tescos the same thing is £4.44. Of course, food inflation is the same all over Europe and it’s nothing to do with Brexshit.

[Irish Literary Times @IrishLitTimes]

So what did Bruce Springsteen do on his day off yesterday?
Book of Kells, pint and whiskey, bag of chips.

[Dr Rónán O'Beirne @obeirne_ronan]

@DWUnabridged @unisouthampton I thought Southampton had sent their Debating Society team !

[Smuggling & Dark History @IrishSmuggling]

1577, between 100 and 400 prominent Irish chieftains and soldiers are lured to Mullaghmast Co Kildare under the pretence of being hired for military service. English settlers and soldiers massacre the Irish with the connivance of authorities , burning some at the stake.

[Dr Rónán O'Beirne @obeirne_ronan]

Bruce Springsteen makes surprise visit to Co Kildare https://t.co/jQIibV7iCr via @rte

[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

This is somehow heart-breaking & uplifting at the same time. I hope they hold their parents & grandparents to account. Nobody else is.