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Working to turn on the light is always better than just sitting cursing the darkness.

Dublin City, Ireland
Joined January 2009
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Sunrise pretending to be the Aurora. Taken this morning on Glastonbury Tor.
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What a try by @gloucesterrugby who beat Bristol 44-41 tonight #BRIvGLO
Is that an early try of the season contender? 😯 Freddie Thomas finishes off a sensational @gloucesterrugby move with the third try in the opening 18 minutes 🔥 #GallagherPrem | #BRIvGLO
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A great player for @lansdownefc and was part of our first ever AIL winning squad in 2012/13. Best of luck Marty - you’ve earned the break.
Marty Moore has announced his retirement. A great servant of the game who was part of Ireland’s 2014 & 2015 Championship wins. Thanks for all the great days Marty. More: irishrugby.ie/2024/09/23/mar…
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We are kicking off the weekend with the mother of all cover versions. Good morning.
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𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓. 𝐀𝐍. 𝐀𝐁𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐄. 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋! Federico di Marco has just scored the best goal you'll see tonight, hands down! 😲 🇫🇷 1-1 🇮🇹 #UEFANationsLeague
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When you come on at HT & score a 13 minute hat-trick 🤯😎🇮🇪 Aisling Meehan take a bow 👏 What a win for our WU17 against Portugal this afternoon 💚☘️
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Senior Cup Section "A" result today, @LansdowneFC 24-22 @terenurerugby, #LeinsterRugby #FromTheGroundUp – at Kildare, Ireland
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"Dirty Old Town" from The Pogues' album 'Rum, Sodomy & The Lash," produced by Elvis.
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David Bowie took the stage in 2000 at the famous Glastonbury in order to perform a classic of himself, Life On Mars. It's been 24 years since this live performance took place and it still gives goosebumps to everyone who listens and watches David Bowie onstage. #DavidBowie
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My wife said, "I didn't marry a man, I married a Mule." Listen to the full Mule Variations companion release, Mule Conversations, featuring additional recordings and an interview with Jody Denberg. Available now on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=BIhkq1Ce…
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“What a MOMENT.” Argument breaks out in the Gold Medal Beach Volleyball match between Canada and Brazil. Tensions are high so the French DJ decides to play ‘Imagine’ to calm it all down. Brilliant.
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Graham Thorpe, cricketer, 1969-2024 on.ft.com/3yHxDAX
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Race breakdown of that 400m final: Adeleke hit 200m in 23.29. Ultimately, the difference between her and the medallists is doing that last 50m in 7.26 when they were all 6.9-7.0. The medallists are 26, 26 and 27. She's 21. That last part will come - with time and training.
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While the Irish have no team in the Olympic basketball tournament, Timmy McCarthy’s eccentric, enthusiastic commentary has earned him his own fervent fan base. nyti.ms/3WGPT5o
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I cannot describe this man with the words that I have but I hope this live performance will give you the right words for him. Rory Gallagher performing 'Shadow Play' live at Montreux, Switzerland, 1979. He's seen as one of the most talented guitar players by the people who know him. Let's leave the talent aside, let's talk his love of playing music. Let's talk his humbleness. Let's talk his amazing interaction with the audience. Let's talk his unstoppable energy on the stage. Then we can talk his talent because the music you listen to should come from the bottom of the heart. The ones we spend time listening to produced music with their life experiences. Rory is another one of them and he is criminally underrated. Life didn't let Rory to be with us in this time but his legacy will always be lived here in this world by people like me and you. If any of you didn't have a chance to listen to his playing and music, come on, you're missing so much. #RoryGallagher #ShadowPlay
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The most iconic celebration you will ever see 🤣
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Timing is everything. @Olympics and Gabriel Medina sponsor @abinbev @corona reacting quickly in the streets of Rio de Janeiro using this iconic (“golden”) moment.
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Brave woman. This is what they all need to do. But women should never be put in this position by the utterly cowardly IOC. To go against what world boxing recommend is unforgivable. Risking serious injury to female boxers. Remember equal weight males hit 162% harder on to the weaker bone structure of a female
BREAKING: Irish boxer Kellie Harrington, an Olympic Gold Medalist in 2021, has said she will REFUSE to compete against any boxers who are biological males at this Olympics. Good for her! 👏👏👏
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Quick update on the Electric Picnic: it's exactly the same position as last year. The organisers won't talk to us, so the world's 2nd largest brewing company gets exclusivity on beer sales, which completely excludes us and other Irish owned micro breweries. #Ballykilcavan
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