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In 2016, I was invited to have a conversation with @GerryKellyLL, on @LMFMRadio, about my book 'Gullible Travels'. Nigel & Cormac Talbot, the brothers who raped me during my child & teenage years, objected to my telling the truth during that conversation. They complained. 1/2
Who invited vulture funds into the country? Who bailed out the banks? Who is presiding over a system that renders ppl homeless? It's not @catherinegalway!
Since his passing, my TL across all SM platforms has been filled with gorgeous tributes to Manchán Magan. The words of hundreds of others who knew & loved him are lifting my soul. His own words - both written & captured in audio - will continue to do so for decades more. 1/4
And in Dublin, Ireland, a fertility clinic is named after him 🤮🤮
Her name was Anarcha Westcott. You won’t find her in history books, but her suffering shaped modern medicine. Anarcha was just 17 years old; she was enslaved and had just given birth.
The birth left her body torn and wounded. She was in agony, bleeding, and in desperate need of care. Instead of receiving care, Anarcha was taken to a doctor, not to help her but to use her. His name was Dr. J. Marion Sims.
Today, some call him the father of modern gynecology. He didn’t see Anarcha as a girl or as a human being. He saw her as an experiment. He performed over 30 surgeries on her without anesthesia, without her consent, and without mercy. She screamed through every cut. Her body was opened again and again. Her pain was ignored because she was a slave.
Her body became the foundation for tools, techniques, and procedures used in gynecology to this day. He became famous. Hospitals were named after him. Statues were built in his honor. But Anarcha? She was forgotten. No recognition. No statue. Not even justice. Her name deserves to be known. Her voice deserves to be heard. This is her story, and we’re finally telling it.
I am so sorry to learn of the passing of @ManchanMagan .
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal
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What a coincidence that these scandals have women as their primary victims.
It was absolutely horrendous! Time and time again we see similar stories with FG (and FF) in government. Grace, Cervical scandal, #JusticeForHarvey, Magdalene laundries Tuam babies.... List goes on
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I don't think this is true.
#RoryMcllroy has donated his entire $10.9 million bonus from the #RyderCup2025 & sponsorship earnings to fund a series of homeless support centers in Northern Ireland. The initiative will help create 150 housing units & 300 shelter beds for those in need. luxury.carmagazine.tv/good-n…
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This is engagement farming, there is no prize money or bonus money for players at the Ryder cup. golf.com/news/how-much-…
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Articulate in *BOTH* our national languages.
Catherine Connolly was winner hands down. Thoughtful, articulate and authentic.
The other two were terrified of making a mistake.
Catherine wasn't. Because she's honest and herself.
#TonightVMTV
Lookit, no one cares what foot HH kicks with; our first president (Douglas Hyde) was Protestant. As was Erskine Childers. Ppl are opposed to her being president of Ireland because she's a nasty woman.
@paulmurphy_TD You are outstanding in this piece. Beir bua!
This is incredible and worth watching - The media is upset @paulmurphy_TD dares to suggest there's a smear campaign against Catherine Connolly
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Fair play, @nevenmaguire ! Kindness is all that matters. You have done a wonderful thing.
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What*GLORIOUS* news rte.ie/news/2025/0924/153501…
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