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Author, Irish herstory nerd, activist, rebel, femme, witch, faerie godmother.
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Heartbreak is real but it’s harder to feel it when you’re staring at fireflies blinking in the trees from a heated pool. They’re little sparkly bits of healing
July 14, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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It seems that I will never be able to stop writing about Derry. New post alert‼️ #Derry #OnThisDay #IrishHistory

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The Peace Flame
This was the first peace flame in Ireland. It has had to deal with technical issues and multiple vandalism incidents that affect the flame but whether it happens to be lit or not when you walk thro…
choosingthegreen.blog
May 19, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Well Becky, hope that siren call was worth it.
This is disgraceful. #CourthouseBecky #RebeccaHill #AlexMurdaugh

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South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions in deaths of wife and son
The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the killings of his wife and his younger son.
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May 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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1000 days of Irish…and it’s still impossible but at least tá cúpla focal agam.
#AsGaeilge #IrishLanguageLearners #IrishIsHard
May 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Look at me, dipping my toes back into writing. I am so much happier when I write. Here's the latest
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Picture of an Irish flag in the wind on a rocky beach
May 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Guess who’s got 2 thumbs & wrote an #IrishHerstory thing for the 1st time in ages? This girl.
TW: post includes topics of death & #abortion so if you need to skip this one, that’s okay.

#IrishHistory #OnThisDay #Herstory

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Mary Anne Mamie Cadden
Mary Anne “Mamie” Cadden is one of the more polarizing figures in Irish history. She shines a light on the brutal realities faced by countless women when reproductive choice is is not m…
choosingthegreen.blog
April 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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We are living in a timeline that is so upside down that this witch is now joining sides with the Pope and the Vatican. Let that sink in.
This is wild.
April 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Happy “Thatcher Died 13 Years Ago Today” day to all who observe and/or celebrate. #OnThisDayInHistory #OnThisDate #OnThisDay
April 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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So the #NationalGuard has been deployed in #Minneapolis & all my historian brain can think is this.

Ask the people in the #NorthofIreland how it worked out for them when the #soldiers were called in to protect them from a corrupt police force.

Go on. Ask.
#COYBAT
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Many years ago this photo was supposed to be a farewell post to a pub I worked at but I stayed on until now. All things end eventually tho, so now’s the time for it. Related: looking for an Irish culture/music/history social media witch? It’s niche but I’m your huckleberry & I’m good at it too!
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Just another reason why I wish I wasn’t born on the wrong side of the pond this time around.
Connolly abú!
October 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Still buzzing from pulling off the best bday surprise w/our Irish sisters! Genuinely thrilled for us all to have a minute together but I really don’t recommend traveling to the US right now. Glad they did but gladder still they’re safely home now.
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Vacationing on the other side of the country is great fun but will I make it home without air traffic controllers on a #nokings day? We’ll see…
October 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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The ACTUAL #ConvictedCriminal is talking trash about #Oakland again. Keep Oakland’s name out of your #Corrupt and #criminal mouth you POS #OrangeShitgobbin.
Digital Billboard graphic in front of a twilight sky that says “Oakland we don’t negotiate with racists” Likely designed by We Love Oakland, not a real billboard
August 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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See? There IS some good news out there.

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'No more Nottoway': Historic Louisiana plantation house destroyed in massive fire
The historic Nottoway Resort, Louisiana's largest antebellum mansion, was destroyed by fire Thursday. Ten fire departments fought the blaze at the 166-year-old landmark.
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May 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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May 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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📣 KNEECAP STATEMENT:
They want you to believe words are more harmful than genocide. Establishment figures, desperate to silence us, have combed through hundreds of hours of footage and interviews, extracting a handful of words from months or years ago to manufacture moral hysteria. Let us be unequivocal: we do not, and have never, supported Hamas or Hezbollah. We condemn all attacks on civilians, always. It is never okay. We know this more than anyone, given our nation's history. We also reject any suggestion that we would seek to incite violence against any MP or individual. Ever. An extract of footage, deliberately taken out of all context, is now being exploited and weaponised, as if it were a call to action. This distortion is not only absurd - it is a transparent effort to derail the real conversation. All two million Palestinian people in Gaza are currently being starved to death by Israel. At least 20,000 children in Gaza have been killed. The British government continues to supply arms to Israel, even after scores of NHS doctors warned Keir Starmer in August that children were being systematically executed with sniper shots to the head. Instead of defending innocent people or the principles of international law, the powerful in Britain have abetted slaughter and famine. This is where real anger and outrage should be directed towards. To the Amess and Cox families, we send our heartfelt apologies, we never intended to cause you hurt. Kneecap’s message has always been — and remains — one of love, inclusion, and hope. This is why our music resonates across generations, countries, classes and cultures and has brought hundreds of thousands of people to our gigs. No smear campaign will change that. Suddenly, days after calling out the US administration at Coachella to applause and solidarity, there is an avalanche of outrage and condemnation by the political classes of Britain. The real crimes are not in our performances; the real crimes are the silence and complicity of those in power. Shame on them. A Palestinian man stands by graffiti in Gaza that thanks Kneecap for "being the voice of the oppressed".
April 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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can’t say anything about #SinnersMovie except that you must go see it in the theater & you must go immediately.

We’re going back tomorrow to see it again & that won’t be the last time either. Holy moly, the film is incredible.
#Sinners #BestSoundtrackEver
April 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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This cause is close to my revolutionary, history nerd heart. Please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa...
Save Moore Street from Demolition
We the undersigned wish the Moore Street area to be conserved as a cultural historical quarter and street market. We wish the sixteen-building Moore Street terrace to remain intact. We do not wish the...
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April 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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On this day in 2013 #MargaretThatcher died.
It never gets old either.
#WorstHumansEver #ByeByeBitch #OnThisDay
April 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Your PSA for today is that the #Kneecap show on 10/28/25 has been moved to the Fox in #Oakland and more tix go on sale tomorrow morning. You should get some.
#IrishLanguageLearner #IrishMusic
March 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Since #StPaddysDay is upon us again, here’s one of my favorite posts I ever wrote.
#StPatricksDay

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Top 5 ways to not be a jerk on St. Paddy’s Day
Yes it’s that time of year again. St. Patrick’s Day is upon us and here on the U.S. side of the puddle, it can quickly become a trash fire of epic proportions. This year I’ve decided to improve the…
choosingthegreen.blog
March 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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2025 is hungry for good people like no other before it. #RIP Ace. Much love to the #Tribe & Hail the traveler.
March 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Y’all, tix for #FyreFestival 2, (electric boogaloo?) are apparently on sale. Who are the people willing to fall for this twice? At least this time they’re offering “survival training”.
Popcorn at the ready.
February 28, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Reminder that even though #Elon is getting off on his temporary & likely illegal power, he could not get in (nor buy his way in) to #Berghain.
Further proof that a good #nightclub staff has some the best judges of character you’ll ever meet.
February 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM