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I mean, don't get me wrong. 3,000 is a good Portadown turn-out when at the last one there were more bouncy castles than people. But the overwhelming majority were Orange. There are considerably more than 3k Orangemen in Armagh, the capital of Orangeism. There are 40k in Ireland.
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A wind blown Waxwing. Three have spent the day devouring apples in the Observatory Garden. @FI_Obs
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This is what solidarity looks like: Two children’s laureates to give royalties to Sally Rooney after her UK sales halted theguardian.com/books/2026/o…

Two children’s laureates to give royalties to Sally Rooney after her UK sales halted

Irish and Welsh authors Chris Haughton and Nicola Davies show solidarity after Rooney’s support for Palestine Action

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‘Life comes at you fast,’ Eddie the Legal says of me today. About me responding to the Lidl Lawyer absolutely shitting himself about the Portadown turn-out hours earlier. ‘Only Orangemen.’ ‘Not political.’ Then he and Scarvla Lockhart fall over each other to get on the trailer.
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It's very hard to even wrap your head around how evil they are.
איתמר בן גביר
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המחבלים בכלא לביא ישבו ואגרו מהמעט מזון שיש להם. כף ריבה ועוד כף ריבה, פרוסת לחם ועוד פרוסת לחם, כך במשך כמה ימים, הכל כדי להכין עוגה מאולתרת ולחגוג ביום שלישי, במידה ולא אבחר. אלא שנציב שב״ס המצוין ואנשיו איתרו את העוגה, והאסירים הועמדו לדין משמעתי, והועברו לצינוק. הם כבר תכננו את החגיגות, אבל אצלנו נגמרה החגיגה. ביום שלישי אסור לתת להם לחגוג, מצביעים ב׳ בקלפי!
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1/ If the TUV manage to surf the Carla Lockhart momentum by recruiting her the DUP is royally screwed. Gavin Robinson knows that and - especially after that surprisingly large Portadown turn-out - I suspect his efforts to stop that from happening will move him closer to her line.
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2/ Is there anything he can give her short of sacking his own dFM Emma Little-Pengelly? (Who’s so desperate to stay she’s tweeting lengthy inspirational Bible stories.) I doubt it. But if he folds to keep her on-board and throws Emma under the Glider he’s goosed. The coming week
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3/ will test Gavin like never before. This is not a standard Haribo bag problem. It’s a party bag problem. Throw in the fact that the TUV appear to have their own chair and mic on the Biggest Show in Loyal Ulster and, as poppy season begins, Gavin’s gonna need his tin helmet.
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What an impeccably timed visit to Norfolk!!! Nutcracker showed well at Mundesley - still present but not showing as well at the moment.
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NUTCRACKER is showing well at Mundesley, Norfolk! I was certainly thinking it wouldn’t actually happen!
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Translation: I will not be speaking because the turn-out is going to be absolutely shit and I need to find a way to offset another ball-shrinkingly thorough embarrassment.
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Happy 19th birthday to Joe today. We have just come back from the cinema. I think that’s the first time in long many a year actually doing something for his birthday. He is growing up into a fine young man going at his own pace. 💙 💕
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Some good news! The first know #Osprey to be born in #Donegal in over 150 years fledged this Summer to untagged, unringed parents who have been migrating to the County for over 5 years so are not part of any reintroduction programme. Isn't she beautiful?
The first known #Osprey to be born in #Donegal, Ireland in over 150 years.

ALT The first known #Osprey to be born in #Donegal, Ireland in over 150 years.

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REVEALED: The Haribo bag that Gavin Robinson shared with Carla Lockhart on the flight home yesterday. A passenger said: ‘Sums up the journey very well.’
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‘Here we stand, we can do no other,’ Went up the cry from brother to brother. ‘But if it’s blowing a storm from the west, ‘We’ll ask the Chief Constable to scoop Barra Best.’
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DUP veteran Tim Cairns on the right after Mark Carruthers refereed the MMA fight between Gavin ‘Growler’ Robinson and Jim ‘the Undertaker’ Allison. This is how the land lies after Loyal Ulster subcontracted Drumcree to a football mascot/taxi-dispatcher with anger issues.
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As the blood from the Gavin Robinson and Jim Allister knife fight sprays the studio, in comes voice of reason Jon Burrows with the really important question: ‘Who shaved off half my eyebrow when I was sleeping?’
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Anybody know when The View goes live on catch-up?
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I just found out that Carla Lockhart pronounces her name Carla Lockert. I don’t know if you need to know this, but I present it to you nevertheless.
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Aside from quality, what’s little talked about re Celtic in Europe is that in the one area that is supposed to be a given they fall down very badly: Fitness/strength. They finish games blowing like elderly hippos; even when fresh they lose minimum 70% of midfield ball challenges.
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O’Neill’s failure to fix the right side mess second-half was unforgivable. Celta showed nothing down Celtic’s left. Not a thing. Ceaselessly targeted Donovan on the right, who was overwhelmed and constantly exposed. Upside: Two encouraging 20-min spells either side of the break.
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