Patrick Hurley

@PaulKimmage #lancearmstrong blocked me for this tweet 😃 wonder if I touched a nerve #cleanupcycling

Michael Lyster 1954 -2026

Wow. Just beautiful. Singer & Poet Amano De Londra Miura #TommyTiernanShow | @tommedian

"It is I Captain Shamrock"

@Little7Rose You're forgetting about his Welsh heritage, oh wait

2006 #triplecrown

Launched today at @CrokePark 'The Replay' a powerful new initiative supporting people living with dementia, using Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh’s iconic All-Ireland commentary (1985–2010) to spark memory, connection and joy through reminiscence therapy!

The emperor penguins of Antarctica are threatened by a loss of sea ice which is retreating because of climate change according to British scientists.They say they stumbled over the evidence while studying satellite photos of a section of the continent.

Six Nations starts tomorrow 🏉 2013 RTÉ Montage won’t be beat ❤️

@AkaPaulHoward Very true, I was 11 for Mexico '86 and it was magic!

It’s true what they say. The greatest World Cup you ever saw was the World Cup you saw when you were 11.

THE YEAR IS 1992. Kids today will NEVER understand how HARD this song hit! AND STILL A BANGER! .

Maradona. Genius.

@CarlowWeather Small bit of sleet in the rain in West Cork

Thursday lunchtime update as some reports of rain turning to sleet and snow in Cork. Post any reports of sleet or snow in comments please.

Sad day. This was the first exposure a lot of us had to many global sports back in the day and made us dream!

He died on Christmas morning, and only then did the world discover the truth: he had been secretly giving away millions with one rule: No one could ever know it was him. December 25, 2016. George Michael, one of the defining pop icons of the 1980s and 1990s, was found dead at age 53. The world mourned the voice behind Faith, Careless Whisper, and Freedom. Tributes flowed, celebrating his talent, his cultural impact, his brilliance. But then, quietly, another story began to emerge. Not about his concerts. Not about his fame. But about his kindness. One by one, strangers stepped forward with memories that had never made headlines: stories of compassion, generosity, and life-changing gifts from a man who made them swear to silence. A woman on Deal or No Deal In 2008, a woman named Lynette Gillard appeared on the British game show. She spoke of her dream to become a mother but explained she couldn’t afford IVF. She lost the game and left heartbroken. The next morning, £15,000 appeared in her bank account. No signature. No note. Just the exact amount she needed. Years later, after George Michael’s death, she learned the truth. He had been watching the show. He heard her story. And he insisted she never know it was him. She now has a child because a stranger chose love over credit. The homeless shelter volunteer named “Paul” A charity worker revealed that for years, a quiet man calling himself Paul volunteered during the holidays, serving meals, sweeping floors, listening to the stories of people everyone else ignored. Nobody recognized him. He avoided cameras. He declined invitations. It was George Michael, one of the richest musicians in Britain, spending Christmas with the homeless, asking for nothing in return. The anonymous donations Every Easter, £100,000 arrived in the accounts of children’s charities across the UK. Anonymous. Untraceable. Predictable as sunrise. Only after George’s death did the truth come out. A woman once cried in a bar over debts she couldn’t pay. George, sitting quietly nearby, listened. Before leaving, he wrote a check for £25,000 and told the bartender: “Give this to her after I’m gone. Don’t tell her who it’s from.” She only learned the truth years later. He paid strangers’ hospital bills. Covered tuition for students on the edge of dropping out. Funded HIV/AIDS programs for decades. Supported families drowning in medical debt. Sent money to people who’d lost loved ones. Always in secret. Always with the same rule: If anyone finds out it’s me, I stop. The nurses who cared for his mother When George’s mother was dying of cancer, NHS nurses cared for her with extraordinary compassion. After her death, George held a private, free concert exclusively for the hospital’s nursing staff. No press,no cameras, no publicity, Just gratitude. Two lives, one truth for decades, George Michael lived two parallel lives. One was public: the superstar, the celebrity, the man endlessly dissected by tabloids for his private struggles. The other was hidden: the man who walked quietly into the lives of strangers and lifted them back onto their feet.Why did he hide it? Because George understood something most people don’t. Real generosity is invisible. Real charity doesn’t need applause. Real love asks for nothing.He didn’t want to brand his kindness. He didn’t want headlines,He didn’t want attention. He just wanted people to be okay. When the truth finally surfaced after his death, financial records and testimonies revealed he had given away tens of millions over his lifetime, most of it anonymously. The IVF mother, the homeless.the nurses,the bar stranger, the students. The families who survived because he cared. All of them helped by a man the world thought it already knew. The real Santa Claus George Michael died on Christmas morning, a day he had spent for years giving quietly to people who needed hope.

@adrianweckler It's the same recording for HR. Have stopped answering after the first couple but that may be too late for the database adding

Are you seeing a surge in +44 scam calls lately? If so, what ‘services’ are they pretending to be?

@FionaSDaly It beggars belief the chain of command that probably approved that!

I dunno, sometimes an Irish mother just says it best

Diego Maradona was a joy to watch!

Cork Junior A football Semi-finals: ⚫️⚪️@DonoughmoreGaa 3-19 (28) 🟢⚫️@NemoRangersGAA 0-7 (7) 🟢🟡@KilmacabeaGAA 2-11 (17) 🔴⚪️@CHARLEVILLEGAA 0-14 (14) Donoughmore and Kilmacabea will now meet in the Junior A football final!

@FionaSDaly You'd think that, but Bertie....

@patrickjhurley Oh agreed - still seem astounding that someone without a finance and/or economics background would have final sign-off on that brief though, though

If it takes the average person 6+ months to grasp a new role, why are Ministers constantly reshuffled within a year? How can you implement longterm change that way? How can someone with 0 finance background lead finance for a country? No shade intended, I'm just fascinated