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I haven’t used Twitter much since Dad was diagnosed at the start of ‘22 -much like everything else in life, it loses much of it’s enjoyment when you lose a parent too soon.
While my job is usually writing things to be used in newspapers, this is one that I’d rather not write. 🤍
Lucy O’Shea🌸 retweeted
We got your back, New York!
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Several figures here aren’t federal results or NY-specific. The $472B combines US wide pledges: Micron's $250B is nationwide (NY site $100B) Anthropic's $50B covers TX and NY. The 48% murder drop is from NY's state run GIVE program (28 departments, Jan – May 2026).
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Can we get rid of this X nonsense now? Make Twitter great again. #Midterms26
I put up this tweet and didn’t open twitter again for 5 days 😆
Whoever in @AIBIreland decided to get rid of the quick balance option in the app needs to go.
Whoever in @AIBIreland decided to get rid of the quick balance option in the app needs to go.
‘Ties to’ ☠️
A study has found that Fungie, once Ireland’s best-known dolphin, had ties to both the Shannon Estuary bottlenose dolphins and a much larger offshore population
rte.ie/news/munster/2026/082…
Lucy O’Shea🌸 retweeted
WATCH: How vapes are tested for high-risk synthetic cannabinoids.
The man-made substance is designed to mimic the effects of cannabis and there are warnings that it's been linked to psychosis in young people.
More on Virgin Media PLAY.
Lucy O’Shea🌸 retweeted
RTÉ News: HSE detects high-risk cannabinoids in vape products sold in Ireland rte.ie/news/2026/0819/158842…
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A lack of regulation of vapes and edibles in Ireland is putting people, especially teenagers, at risk, the HSE says.
The Journal visited a lab where scientists have discovered highly addictive illegal substances in nicotine and CBD vapes. jrnl.ie/7135874
The HSE has said it has identified high-risk cannabinoids in vapes, vape 'juice' and other products, like edibles, sold in shops and on the illicit market in Ireland rte.ie/news/2026/0819/158842…
Lucy O’Shea🌸 retweeted
Speaking on RTÉ’s Brendan O’Connor show, HSE addiction lead Prof Eamon Keenan said that there have been “huge changes” in the drugs circulating.
Between 2021 and 2025, the HSE identified 57 new substances that have never been seen in Ireland before.
jrnl.ie/7132259
The biggest lesson from this years
#loveislanduk is that the stans are insaneeeee. One look at Mara and Charlene’s insta comments is scary. We learned nothing from Caroline flack.


















