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[Chris Donnelly @chrisadonnelly]

Powerful.

[Marian Ong @ong_marian]

@MatthewTaylorNI Congratulations

[M.A. Rothman @MichaelARothman]

𝗜𝗡 𝗔 𝗦𝗘𝗔 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗜𝗦𝗘 — 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗟𝗬

I'll be honest. The Oscars are not exactly must-see television for me anymore. But someone sent me this — and I watched it twice.

Irish actress Jessie Buckley just won Best Actress. And instead of a political lecture, instead of a pin, instead of a land acknowledgment or a cause of the week — she talked about her husband. Her eight-month-old daughter dreaming of milk at home. Her Irish family whose flights were paid for by Ireland itself to be in that room.

𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘥. 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝟤𝟢,𝟢𝟢𝟢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

The room probably didn't know what to do with that.

Then she dedicated the award to motherhood itself — on Mother's Day in the UK — with words that belong on a wall somewhere: 𝘛𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆.

Hollywood spent years telling women that ambition means leaving behind the things Jessie Buckley just stood on the biggest stage in her industry and celebrated without apology. A husband she adores. A baby at home. A family flown in from Ireland.

I don't know what film she won for. But I know I'll watch it now.

Well done, Jessie. 𝗚𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗯𝗵 𝗺í𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘁.

[Marian Ong @ong_marian]

Crocheted Pokémon character sceptile by my daughter

[Golf Digest @GolfDigest]

The giant yellow scoreboards at The Open have become an iconic part of the championship.

But have you ever wondered what goes on inside them? The answer may surprise you. 👀

[Marian Ong @ong_marian]

@MatthewTaylorNI @QUBelfast @HAPPatQUB @BelTel @BelfastLive @WIPLive @OneYoungWorld @TEDxStormont @csbuckler @BBCNewsNI @NATLCOMMITTEE @WallaceHigh @niamh_journo Inspirational, congratulations 👏

[Marian Ong @ong_marian]

@McIlroyRory @TheMasters Congratulations

[Marian Ong @ong_marian]

@irish_news @NiamhyMcNally How amazing 👏

[St Louis Ballymena @SLGBallymena]

Well done Caitlin Amy!!!

This is so impressive and we are so proud of you!

[Prof Jamie Waterall OBE @JamieWaterall]

Such an important message, which could make a huge difference to someone's life today. Please do help share the latest #ActFAST campaign message with your followers, friends & family⬇️
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[Marian Ong @ong_marian]

@DavisCup @andy_murray @RafaelNadal our little miniature dachshund was named Rafa 💓 after the Wimbledon final 08

[Marian Ong @ong_marian]

Daughter's art project ...asked to doodle. She drew this @jonburgerman

[Marian Ong @ong_marian]

@deirdreheenan Very emotional

[Joe Wicks @thebodycoach]

ARTICLE: A Beginner's Guide to Strength Training https://t.co/XxI19b9LGE

[Marian Ong @ong_marian]

@maireadlryan121 @RCN_NI @NHSCTrust @SouthernHSCT @BelfastTrust So well deserved! Super kind, super talented. 👌

[Donegal Tourism @govisitdonegal]

Sharing Donegal.

[Marian Ong @ong_marian]

@NISTAR_HSC Fabulous training day! Huge thanks to all the team teaching. Highly recommend 😊

[RCPCH @RCPCHtweets]

"If we are to make Britain “the best country to grow up in and the best country to grow old in”... this government must take swift action to reverse years of deteriorating child health"

✍️Professor Steve Turner, RCPCH President in today's @guardian
https://t.co/eF2oxs0RYk

[Marian Ong @ong_marian]

@NiamhyMcNally @SHHomePlace My girls unfortunately can't make this time. They both loved Niamh!