Risteárd Breathnach

Often found enthusiastically digging in the rocks and dirt of the Roman world.

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

Friday 2 October 2026 – Holy Guardian Angels

Today we celebrate the Holy Guardian Angels.

We thank God for their protection and guidance, and pray especially for the safety of our children and families.

🙏 Adoration 7am
⛪ Mass 7.30am, followed by Sacred Heart devotions.

[Slap The Penguin @SlapThePenguin]

@babybeginner Hold on lads, I got an idea

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

What the Spanish for a collection of bellends?

[Kulture Watch @kulture_watch]

Travelling to a predominantly Catholic country then singing about being up to your knees in Catholic blood isn't culture. It's sectarianism, pure and simple.

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

@fergusbourke @gavreilly You had to go there ;-)

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

@Chris_SmithsJ Amen

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

@JolyonMaugham @GregHands Take a day off, it’s just a lovely tweet.

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

@newschambers Are we changing the football chant to “You’ll never OUTBID the Irish!”?Seems only fair.

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

@Deanohodgson7 @CovCityLive Beat me to it

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

@jpwarchaeology Gutted that I was away and missed it. Looking forward to a repeat ;-)

[Rev. Fr. Petros Mwale @fr_petros]

Tried to post full clip but twitter can't accept. Have created this video clip about Ash Wednesday which has gone #viral already in our diocese. Full clip is here: https://t.co/2vAKZJsyuU

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

@HallieRubenhold I think your book Five or a distillation of it should be taught in Police training colleges.

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

I’ll be over in Jerusalem for the whole of July on an excavation at Mount Zion. Be good to see others if you are in/around the region.

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

@ShadiBartsch How wonderful!

[Dictionary of Irish Biography @DIB_RIA]

#OTD 1922 Michael Collins, revolutionary leader, chairman of the Irish provisional government & commander-in-chief of the provisional government army was killed during an ambush in the remote valley of Béal na mBlath, close to his birthplace. https://t.co/fMfVd9JmzL #DIBLives

[Cadent @CadentGasLtd]

It's great news that the Government have described #HomeGrownHydrogen as part of the solution to our future #EnergySecurity here in the UK. If you haven't read the Government press release it's here: https://t.co/ccvdz7QzRF 👇

[Gurwinder @G_S_Bhogal]

MEGATHREAD TIME: In 40 tweets I will describe 40 powerful concepts for understanding the world. Some are complex so forgive me for oversimplifying, but the main purpose is to incite curiosity. Okay, here we go:

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

Siri “show me what a winner looks like”

[Dov Forman @DovForman]

My 98 year old great grandmother Lily Ebert, an Auschwitz survivor, has just become a great-grandma for the 35th time!

“I never expected to survive Auschwitz and start a family. Babies are the best revenge against the Nazis.”

(📸 Me and Lily in 2003)

[Risteárd Breathnach @RisteardB1973]

@lionsofficial @DoddieWeir5 And let’s not forget a ‘victim of mistaken identity’ - it was never him in that Port Elizabeth nightclub ;-)