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Geraldine Lavin

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Educator | Consultant | Director @ 3rd i | Lecturer @ Maynooth University and UCD | Nerds out on L&D, SMEs, Education, Training, Sustainability & Business #parkrun ambassador | Lucan Harriers #Kiltimagh #Mayo #Lucan #Irish β€οΈπŸ’š

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A wooden flask or bottle from the early medieval period found in Leitrim, Ireland and now on display in the National Museum of Ireland Archaeology in Dublin

A wooden flask or bottle from the early medieval period found in Leitrim, Ireland and now on display in the National Museum of Ireland Archaeology in Dublin

Leather bottle β€’ Leitrim

This leather bottle or flask was found deep in a bog in Cloonclose, County Leitrim.

From the decoration, it is believed to date to the early medieval period, making the bottle at least a thousand years old.

#Ireland ##SpéirGhorm #Archaeology 🏺 #EarlyMedieval

06.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 186 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

18.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 26474 πŸ” 6435 πŸ’¬ 552 πŸ“Œ 1079

It looks amazing! Happy birth-day anniversary to you πŸ™‚

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In scenes reminiscent of Salthill…

Some cars took on sea water in Bray as weather warnings remained in place.

06.02.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Spectacular power on display at the pier in Wicklow town.

05.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
a brown wire-haired pup stands on a wooden deck in a grassy yard. he looks at us with golden eyes and his right ear flipped inside out. he has a pipe-shaped stick in his mouth, giving him the appearance of a sophisticated and dapper gentleman. just give him a deerstalker cap and a cloak, and he'd give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.

a brown wire-haired pup stands on a wooden deck in a grassy yard. he looks at us with golden eyes and his right ear flipped inside out. he has a pipe-shaped stick in his mouth, giving him the appearance of a sophisticated and dapper gentleman. just give him a deerstalker cap and a cloak, and he'd give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.

This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10

04.02.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 19003 πŸ” 3013 πŸ’¬ 315 πŸ“Œ 251
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Late evening light looking out from Howth across the Irish sea. No filter other than the strange clash of light at that time.

02.02.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last night's moon peaking through two trees, with a glorious, radiant cloud aura.

I look forward to celebrating this full moon cycleπŸŒ•πŸͺ·

Thanks for looking; I appreciate ya✨️

#Moon
#FullMoon
#NightGlow

02.02.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 5497 πŸ” 440 πŸ’¬ 152 πŸ“Œ 20
A pair of St. Brigid's crosses on a countertop, next to a mug.



#SpΓ©irGorm #SpΓ©irGhorm #Ireland

A pair of St. Brigid's crosses on a countertop, next to a mug. #SpΓ©irGorm #SpΓ©irGhorm #Ireland

For the uninitiated, these are Irish Throwing Stars, an ancient weapon wielded by St. Brigid during the 1916 Rising, striking fear into the hearts of the British, and responsible for the eventual smiting of both Cromwell and Thatcher.

01.02.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 1000 πŸ” 236 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 29

Catherine O'Hara is as much of a "good in absolutely everything, no matter how good the thing itself was" actor as Philip Seymour Hoffman.

30.01.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 5277 πŸ” 773 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 28

the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.

30.01.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 23823 πŸ” 5556 πŸ’¬ 236 πŸ“Œ 128
illustration of Catherine O'Hara as Delia Deetz for the Beetlejuice Tarot card, "Queen of Swords"

illustration of Catherine O'Hara as Delia Deetz for the Beetlejuice Tarot card, "Queen of Swords"

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30.01.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 7841 πŸ” 1982 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 27
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a woman with a #schittscreek logo on the bottom right ALT: a woman with a #schittscreek logo on the bottom right

Goodnight Catherine O’Hara - Kevin & the Roses have lost their Mom πŸ™

30.01.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The day of year that being good at crafts made you popular in school

29.01.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
What is actually a cloud looks like a wave crashing against the shore at sunset

What is actually a cloud looks like a wave crashing against the shore at sunset

Looks like a wave crashing against the shore but it's actually a cloud at just about eye level, as I was about 4000 above sea level. Santa Barbara sunsets are full of surprises!
#Sunset #Photography #SantaBarbara #LaCumbrePeak

24.01.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 3954 πŸ” 288 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 12
Susie Derkins hugging Hobbes the tiger saying "no, he's not. He's a big cutie." While Calvin looks appalled and says "Oh! I can't look!!"

Susie Derkins hugging Hobbes the tiger saying "no, he's not. He's a big cutie." While Calvin looks appalled and says "Oh! I can't look!!"

God forbid women have hobbes

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John Higgins walks into the Alexandra Palace.

John Higgins walks into the Alexandra Palace.

πŸ”ΊοΈ Quarter-final: Defeated world champion Zhao Xintong from 5-3 down, never led the match until he won 6-5.

πŸ”ΊοΈ Semi-final: Defeated world number one Judd Trump from 5-3 down, never led the match until he won 6-5.

John Higgins, ladies and gentlemen!

πŸ“·: James Fearn/Getty Images

#WeLoveSnooker

17.01.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now.

Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations.

Source: dr.dk

17.01.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 24128 πŸ” 5993 πŸ’¬ 531 πŸ“Œ 362
Pizza chain Papa Johns is one of the partners integrating Google's agentic shopping features into its ordering system. Customers will soon be able to order via a chatbot that can autofill in their last order, suggest items based on dietary restrictions, add coupons and deals, and use a
"pizza assistant" to get recommendations for group orders. In a demo video shared by Papa Johns, the chatbot assistant asks for the number of people in the group. Don't want to count how many people are eating? No problem - just upload a photo of everyone in the group into the Papa Johns chatbot.

Pizza chain Papa Johns is one of the partners integrating Google's agentic shopping features into its ordering system. Customers will soon be able to order via a chatbot that can autofill in their last order, suggest items based on dietary restrictions, add coupons and deals, and use a "pizza assistant" to get recommendations for group orders. In a demo video shared by Papa Johns, the chatbot assistant asks for the number of people in the group. Don't want to count how many people are eating? No problem - just upload a photo of everyone in the group into the Papa Johns chatbot.

at last we will be free from the backbreaking drudgery of ordering pizza from a menu and even counting how many people the pizza is for www.theverge.com/tech/863365/...

16.01.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 366 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 124

Congratulations!

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Sounds like something I’d do πŸ˜…

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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,

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This is my education & training starter pack. Let me know if I’ve missed you or another a/c & I’ll edit the pack
go.bsky.app/2UEaY6G

#Education #Training #StarterPack #LearningAndDevelopment #LandD

02.12.2024 14:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@obrienpmark.bsky.social looking good on the telly Mark πŸ™‚ Looks like a super festival.

05.01.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some showers moving into parts of West and Southwest now and some will fall as sleet and snow.

04.01.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump's attack on Venezuela will create global instability.

Will prolong the Ukraine war. How could the US condemn and sanction Russia?

Encourage Putin to kidnap Zelensky.

Encourage China to takeover Taiwan.

What is the point of the UN if rogue powers can do whatever they want?

04.01.2026 08:59 πŸ‘ 774 πŸ” 246 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 8

This is relevant to the Irish Government's response too.

You can't just say "respect for international law" and not say whether it's been broken or not by a party you won't even name.

04.01.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Hi Ireland!
Your wintry reminder that the tires for vehicles sold there are not suitable for driving in freezing conditions - they contain a lot of plastic, which hardens as it gets colder, reducing grip.
If you don't have this symbol on your tires, avoid driving during periods of snow and ice.

04.01.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1