@AnnMarieCFoster

Free to say what I want now....but it's mostly via poetry. Though I also find time for a podcast on the social history of my home place. @littlebangorstories

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Very honoured to be featured along with such great poets in this important collection reflecting on Ireland's history....congratulations to all involved and thanks to @PoetryPac @poetryjukebox and @ucdspeccoll
Poetry as Commemoration@PoetryPac15 May 2023
We will be in the People's Park Limerick tomorrow at 2pm taking some photos of the new @poetryjukebox installation. Stop by & say hello if you're in the area! Thanks to the wonderful poets featured & all who helped to make this happen 🙏
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Distressingly, I saw tonight that the account of my lovely ex-colleague Sharon B, who died last month, has been hacked. I've reported it, so please do too. This is awful.
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I know the answer...but where does the responsibility of caring fall most frequently, do you think? Yep. Women. They save taxpayers millions, billions and love has much to do with it. But men love too, so stand up for your sisters, aunties, mums who give up their lives. X
Mandy McAuley
@mandy_mcauleyOct 23
“Carer’s allowance is £86.45 a week for 2026-27. Spread across 168 hours, that is roughly 51p an hour. As a sole carer, I have no downtime.” @guardian theguardian.com/society/2026…

Carers can’t live on 51p an hour | Letter

Letter: Emma Sainsbury questions whether government policy takes sufficient account of people whose caring responsibilities shape their finances and ability to keep a home

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I have a cat...but fully support this
Jim Deeds@gymforthesoulOct 18
We had 104 hoomans and 73 doggos join us in the Falls Park this afternoon. As you can see from Derek and Keith's dander through the Dander, it was full of wonderful people and wonderful dogs. We meet every Sunday at 1.30pm at the main gates of the Falls Park. EVERYONE welcome!
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He said Louise's family had been told that her smear had been misread but that "she would have passed away anyway". SHE WOULD HAVE PASSED AWAY ANYWAY BBC News - Family of woman who died after 'misread' smear test join calls for inquiry bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr3w…

Cervical screening: Family of woman who died after 'misread' test calls for public inquiry

Relatives of Louise Corbett Gibbons support the campaign for an inquiry into screening services.

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It's an old post now in the sludge of X but .. 1.. .the quote is from a policeman of the GFA era 2....his reflexion is valid considering the context of post-GFA population who (thankfully) did not experience the before.. 3...that new generation probably aren't reading this.
David Thompson@davidtjournoJul 19
The PSNI’s deputy chief constable has claimed that withdrawing uniformed officers from a pride parade was the “hardest and most difficult thing that I have been involved with in 25 years in policing”. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8en…

Belfast Pride event disrupted by protesters over police participation

Several demonstrators held placards and chanted slogans against the inclusion of the PSNI.

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Mohamad Safa
@mhdksafaJul 21
No one is born racist, it’s taught. Quit teaching it.
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Photo of the year! (On Downing St anyway)
Larry the Cat
@Number10catJul 21
What can I say, I'm a show off
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alex thomson@alextomoJul 21
And another N Irish gem : the stunning House Martin colony at the Loch Neagh Visitor Centre !!
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The Exiled Writer@forexkeylevelsJul 19
This is the poem by Michael Rosen @MichaelRosenYes 'Don't mention the children' Someone was arrested in Scotland for reading it at a protest #poetry
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BETTY REDONDO@bettyredondoJul 18
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Kate Ironside@IronsideKateJul 18
Journo students: Daily Mail names Widdecombe suspect with pic. Legally, since 2018 Cliff Richard case vs BBC, suspects have right to privacy until charged. You can debate this but that’s how things stand. + some social media posts reacting to Mail’s story breach Contempt law /1
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Such a great piece by @Niall_journo, the subject is tough, but the portraits by Jade Magee are wonderful
BBC Newsline@bbcnewslineJul 17
A new collection of portraits by a County Tyrone artist is aiming to promote greater understanding about the impact of the cost of living, beyond the financial implications. The exhibition is located in Ranfurly House at Dungannon's historic Hill of O'Neill.
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NUJ
@NUJofficialJul 17
The NUJ has criticised the intimidation of journalists by Reform Wales after the party's X account posted a photo, taken without permission, of columnist and author Will Hayward working in the Senedd. @NUJWales nation.cymru/news/journalist…

Journalists' union condemns Reform Wales over post mocking journalist at work

Emily Price The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Wales has accused Reform’s Senedd group of attempting to intimidate journalists after it shared a covertly taken image on social media mocking a...

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Tim Brannigan@tim_branniganJul 16
Replying to @AnnMarieCFoster
Well stop selling them unregulated would be a start. However, I’d ask *why* the parents think it’s acceptable to buy e-bikes/scooters for their kids. Start pulling at that thread and you’ll hear tales of poverty, social exclusion, lack of education and apathy. Address that?
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Go to Lidl. Buy their Bon Gelati ice cream chocolate bars. £2.89 for a six pack. They are absolutely yum - esp. the salted caramel, and the mint ones imo. Stop buying Magnums for ridiculous prices. lidl.co.uk/c/summer-ice-crea…
Ben Cohen
@YoBenCohenJul 15
Today, Magnum ordered the @benandjerrysfoundation out of its own corporate office. Since its founding in 1985, the Foundation has funded and supported hundreds of grassroots organizations across the country working for progressive social change — community organizing, environmental justice, racial equity, human rights. #freebenandjerrys
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Smoke over Bangor right now...
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Paul Lewis
@paullewismoneyJul 14
Before you criticise the £9.9billion lost to fraud and error (mainly error) in benefit system remember the £10billion paid out on failed PPE contracts during pandemic which went to just a few.
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BangorBoat@BangorBoatJul 14
To be young and enjoy a summer that gives sun and heat.👏👏👏
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Wonderful story from @Amy_Nomey Congratulations Freya!
BBC News NI
@BBCNewsNIJul 13
Lisburn teenager Freya Terris makes history achieving Grade 8 piano distinction while playing single-handed:. bbc.in/4fxVWny

Teenage pianist makes history as first to pass Grade 8 'single handed'

Freya Terris' achievement has inspired music exam board ABRSM to publish a new syllabus for one hand.

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Yesterday's Print
@yesterdaysprintJul 12
The Wageworker, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 12, 1907
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Yesterday's Print
@yesterdaysprintJul 11
The Wageworker, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 31, 1907
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