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@theconnman87

Resident of Bangor City. Family, travel, food, drink, socialising, Irish League football, F1 and interested in politics, history & environment. Views my own.

Bangor, Northern Ireland Katılım Kasım 2013
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Connor@theconnman87·
@peterdonaghy Seriously concerning and needs policy intervention asap. On that trend the welfare system and pensions will collapse leaving the young workforce needing to support ever more people.
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Peter Donaghy
Peter Donaghy@peterdonaghy·
The latest population projection for Northern Ireland shows yet another lowering of the expected future birth rate. In the 2014 projection the expected peak population year was 2056; the peak is now expected in 2031.
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Linzi McLaren former UUP councillor
The proudest day as the Mother of the bride. My eldest daughter marrying the love of her life. The day could not have been more beautiful. You only ever want your children to be happy, and my daughter is blissful.
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Connor@theconnman87·
@MikeTQUB @DarranMarshall The only way it makes economic sense to ditch the car is a) if you're travelling alone, b) you have to pay significant parking fees & c) there's a convenient route for you. The prices and routes currently aren't good enough to encourage people to inconvenience themselves.
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@KwikFitCS Almost every Friday night 👍
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Kwik-Fit@Kwik_Fit·
🌸GIVEAWAY TIME🌸 Summer’s on the way… and it’s the perfect season for eating outside! ☀️ Thanks to @ContiUK, we’re giving away an Ooni Pizza Oven so you can be the hostess with the mostess😜 To enter: 🍕Like this post 🍕Comment your fav pizza topping Comp ends on 30/04/2026.
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Mark Simpson
Mark Simpson@BBCMarkSimpson·
Inside a room at Windsor Park, Belfast. ⚽️
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Carrick Rangers
Carrick Rangers@CarrickRangers·
𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲...𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 🇺🇸
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Connor@theconnman87·
@BelTel Maybe it's because she's incredibly conceited
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Margaret Dagens
Margaret Dagens@DagensMargaret·
@Choyaa13 @chrisadonnelly Yet when they go to America that is the flag flown. Many other countries that celebrate St Patrick's Day also have the Irish flag. The unionists/loyalists just hate all things Irish. But when they go for their freebe to America they wont utter a word against the flag. Strange .
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Connor@theconnman87·
@duff91 We've demonstrably proven (for decades) we have the second highest support, showpieces included. What does it matter how quickly it sells out? We gonna factor in the effect of Mother's Day, the novelty factor for teams who rarely compete finals, etc?
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Christopher Bailie
Christopher Bailie@duff91·
@theconnman87 We dont claim to have the biggest support in the league. We did however sell our tickets for the final last year in hours xx
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Jasper@Jas782022·
@duff91 It’s cause they put it on a Sunday
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Reptracker | Conor McEvoy
Reptracker | Conor McEvoy@reptracker·
There’s been a lot of noise over the last few days since Chris Atherton’s switch from Northern Ireland to Ireland became public. Plenty of opinions - that’s fine. But what’s not fine is the misinformation and outright lies being thrown around. One of the biggest claims doing the rounds is that it’s a “disgrace” he attended the JD Academy, cost the IFA thousands, and then switched. The truth? Chris Atherton never attended the JD Academy. He was offered the opportunity and turned it down. What people also conveniently forget is that Chris was involved in the FAI system before he was ever capped by Northern Ireland. At Under-14 level, he attended the FAI National Academy in Dublin. He loved it. Loved the environment. Loved the coaching. Loved the set-up. He was in Ireland’s pathway first. The reason he didn’t continue at that stage came down to logistics. He was heavily involved with Glenavon’s first team at a very young age, and the travel simply didn’t make sense. After conversations, including persuasion from Andy Waterworth at Glenavon - he gave Northern Ireland a chance. And to be fair, he embraced it. He represented them at Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 level and gave everything while he was there. But the idea that Ireland came out of nowhere simply isn’t true. It was always in the background. The fact he had already been in the FAI system, and the fact he turned down the JD Academy opportunity, shows exactly where his thinking was at. On the Chelsea situation - context matters here too. Chris agreed to sign for Chelsea 18 months before he officially joined. The Head of Academy at the time was Jim Fraser, a long-standing figure at the club and the structure presented to him was very different to what exists now. Neil Bath, another hugely influential figure in the academy set-up, also left during the overhaul. Since then, Chelsea’s academy has undergone a major restructure. The ownership change brought in a new model, heavily influenced by Kinetic Academy, with different personnel, different recruitment priorities and a different direction. When new leadership comes in, they naturally bring in their own coaches and their own players. That inevitably leaves players who signed under the previous regime in a more uncertain position. Chris hasn’t received the Under-18 minutes many feel he deserved this season but context explains a lot of that. It hasn’t just affected him. A number of players brought in under the previous academy structure have found themselves in similar situations. The key point? He remains very highly rated. In England. In Ireland. And beyond. This summer will likely be an important one. Chelsea can outline a clear pathway and long-term plan or if not, there will be no shortage of strong academies ready to move. Strip away the politics and the online drama and you’re left with this: A young player that just wants to play for his country.
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Eddie Gaw
Eddie Gaw@Eg28961·
@News_Letter Pot/Kettle / Black is surely the only response to Gary And that there Haveron. Larne by far the worst offenders for this type of behaviour. Diving,screaming when touched, time wasting. Bloody good team, but ffs, catch a grip complaining about others and that there.
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Belfast News Letter
Belfast News Letter@News_Letter·
'They’re watching too much Premier League': Gary Haveron slams worrying 'trend' creeping into Irish League trib.al/gUAI9VY
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Beetroot 🇬🇧@CharltonPlaque·
@Jas782022 Healy’s won more league titles himself than your club has in 30 years 😂
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Connor@theconnman87·
@BelTel_Sport @StevenBeacom5 Blame that entitled crowd down at Shore Road. Until they get gold leaf on their empty seats then no-one else can have a slice of the pie.
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