Magpie enumerator, fancy-paper collector and newspaper nerd. These poorly formed opinions? Mine, all mine... Instagram: quietcontrary
Dublin... sometimes Galway
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Mary Conroy retweeted
The greatest play by a fella called Diego since this beauty #TraitorsIRL
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So sad to hear Kevin Keegan has died. Great footballer, terrific manager and a lovely bloke. Beloved in England and Germany and respected all over the world. Also, frankly, responsible for perhaps the greatest photo op of Tony Blair’s career in the mid 90s. Most of our team were scared TB would not be able to handle head tennis. Kevin assured me the night before “don’t worry …. So long as he gets it within a few feet of me I will land it back on his head.” He did RIP
Mary Conroy retweeted
Check out this satellite map of Dublin from 1966! Yep that's right,
on 19 February 1966, a KH-7 GAMBIT reconnaissance satellite operated by the CIA passed over Dublin. This magic window on our city just before things went international. You can zoom in to surprising detail. Go fullscreen then use the transparency slider at the bottom right so you can compare now with 66'!
KH-7s primary purpose was Cold War espionage against Soviet and Chinese nuclear and missile installations. This slice of swinging Dublin was used to calibrate. Mad what I find lying around the Dublin Time Machines magic drawers. The photo below is just a screenshot, you've to click the link
spacefromspace.com/declassif…
Mary Conroy retweeted
A unique opportunity for Irish language artists and touring companies!
@culture_ireland is calling for proposals for the Irish Language Stream of the Irish EU Presidency 2026 Cultural Programme.
Deadline: 17 April 2026.
Full details: loom.ly/3V8Bglw
ALT Text stating Ireland's EU Presidency Culture Programme 2026 - Irish Language Stream - Calls for Expressions of Interest.
Mary Conroy retweeted
''I always remember when Madeleine Albright announced that Israel was under siege...
For a brief moment I asked myself: 'if there were Palestinian tanks in Haifa?'
How do we reach a stage where we so distort reality that we actually have a lethal effect on the conflict itself''
Mary Conroy retweeted
Our senior hurling coach Damien Ryan's 12yo son Adam needs a kidney transplant (O+ blood). Help by sharing their appeal to find a living donor via Beaumont Hospital. Every share counts . For more information see link on facebook #KidneyForAdam #DooraBarefield
Mary Conroy retweeted
Thinking about the time our high school English teacher gave us a poem to analyse
When we finished she told us it was Donald Rumsfeld’s WMD press conference, and that was the class
Mary Conroy retweeted
Help needed
Our bike for bringing our daughter about was stolen in Phibsboro last night - it's an orange e-cargo bike.
A camera from a neighbours house shows it was two young enough lads that stole it.
Most grateful if anyone spots it if they could DM me
Mary Conroy retweeted
🐶Lost Dog
This little fella was found in Pelletstown this morning and was collected by Dublin County Dog Shelter.
Hopefully, he can be reunited with his owner soon.
#lostdog
-CL
Mary Conroy retweeted
This will get lost on X but anything is worth a shot
Looking for my very own Christmas Miracle
Looking to find Gina. From Dublin, living in #Paris . Artist. Worked in advertising in Baggott Street in the 70s / early 80s. Would be 70/71 years old now
Do your thing #FrenchTwitter
Mary Conroy retweeted
The final result in the Presidential Election will happen sometime during tonight’s Galway SFC final at Pearse Stadium…stadium announcers are debating stopping the game to listen in… and whether to add Fleetwood Mac’s Landslide to the PA playlist. #Aras25
