Bernadette Boylan

Good morning everyone, I've got a big favour to ask. I’ve been contacted by a mum of an autistic girl asking for help. As a family they are having a pretty tough week. Their dog has sadly had major eye surgery resulting in the loss of them both. On top of this she has lost her little bear who is her best friend and comfort. Mum has tried everything to find a replacement bear, but can’t find this particularly one ‘Abbie’ anywhere. You can buy other bears of this type online. Could I please kindly ask if anyone knows where mum can find another bear, The bears name is Abbie and is a Snuggle Friends Hunter price bear, can I kindly ask that you retweet so that we can hopefully find a new bear for this little girl.

Heartbreaking to see what is happening to the residents of the former Sonas Retirement Village in Enniscrone. Imagine being in your 80s, having sold your family home for the security of a retirement village, only to be told you must leave by June 5th because the building was sold to a private company. This is an absolute failure to protect our older people. With rental availability at an all-time low, never mind suitable accommodation, where are they supposed to go? #Sligo #Enniscrone #HousingCrisis #Safeguarding #ProfitOverCare irishtimes.com/ireland/housin…

A friend has had her dog stolen in Raheny and is desperate to get her back. If you come across this lovely girl, whose name is Ula, please alert the Gardai. Thank you

Be the third donkey 🐴🤣

Happy women's day ♥️

Been standing here for 15 minutes. Nothing!

Mahna Mahna #TheMuppets

Imelda May at @Vicar_Street on Sunday night was a revelation. Charming, funny & emotional- she brought the songs and poems to life. This was a SHOW. 🙌

Good morning & yup non of the above...I'M GRATEFUL 🙏🏽

"My philosophy is: What people say about me is none of my business. I am who I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And that makes life easier.” Sir Anthony Hopkins

Yep 🤣

What a lovely message. ♥️

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On John Hume's birthday, his powerful words on respecting difference and promoting diversity are so important today in a world filled by division, hate and conflict. 

An Australian company has developed photoluminescent road markings that absorb sunlight during the day and emit a soft glow at night for better visibility

THE CURRENT BANKING CRISIS EXPLAINED BY AN IRISHMAN ☘️Young Paddy bought a donkey from a farmer for €100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day he drove up and said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad news. The donkey's died.' Paddy replied, 'Well then just give me my money back.' The farmer said, 'Can't do that. I've already spent it.' Paddy said, 'OK, then, just bring me the dead donkey.' The farmer asked, 'What are you going to do with him?' Paddy said, 'I'm going to raffle him off.' The farmer said, 'You can't raffle a dead donkey!' Paddy said, 'Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead.' A month later, the farmer met up with Paddy and asked, ' What happened with that dead donkey?' Paddy said, 'I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at €2 each and made a profit of €898' The farmer said, 'Didn't anyone complain?' Paddy said, 'Just the guy who won. So I gave him his €2 back.' Paddy now works for the Bank of Ireland. 😁😁

Smart woman 😂😂😂😂😂

Not sure who to attribute this assertion to, but it rings true! To those born between 1952 and 1979 — We are the bridge between two worlds. The last to grow up before the digital age—and the first to walk into it. We didn’t just witness history. We lived the transformation. We were the kids who played outside until the streetlights came on— who shouted friends’ names from the curb, not from a screen. We scraped our knees on pavement, ran errands with checkered grocery bags, and got rewarded with coins and candy. We are the generation that spun vinyl, then made mixtapes. That danced with Walkmans, marveled at CDs, and gently blew into Atari cartridges to make them work again. We played Pac-Man and watched our VHS tapes until the ribbon wore thin. We remember houses that cost five figures. We watched our parents buy them, and decades later, still wonder how they did it. We grew up with The Flintstones, Ultraman, Bonanza, and GI Joe. We listened to bedtime stories on radios and woke up to cartoon jingles. We danced to The Beatles, rocked to Led Zeppelin, and later cried to Soda Stereo and Los Bukis. We are the last to know life without helmets or seat belts— and somehow, we made it. We drank soda from glass bottles, picked up tortillas from the ground, dusted them off, and ate them. We drank from the same bottle. We shared everything. The worst we got? Lice. And vinegar took care of that. We traveled 10 hours in cars without tablets, seat-back screens, or fast food chains. Just games, songs, and endless questions from the backseat. We carried books that bent our backs. No wheels. No excuses. We memorized phone numbers, learned cursive, and rewound tapes with a pencil. We had no smartphones. No TikTok. No social media. But we had marbles, hide and seek, jump rope, and truth or dare under the stars. We built friendships in sweat, dirt, and laughter— not with likes, but with loyalty. We weren’t categories or hashtags. We were “the quiet one,” “the funny one,” “the freckled one.” And still—we belonged. We didn’t learn from TED Talks or YouTube tutorials. We learned from falling, failing, and getting up again. They call us Generation X. But we are more than a letter. We are the foundation. The in-between. The last ones to remember before it all went digital. ❤️ We survived it all—with heart, with grit, with soul. And we wouldn’t trade it for anything. Cheers to us. To the ones who lived both before and after. To the lucky ones.

#HappyNewYear2026 #kindness #hope #goodness 🥰🙏🏻💫🎉