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💿 RTÉ CHOICE PRIZE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 💿 Huge congratulations to @cmatbaby on her win for EURO-COUNTRY The true kween of Ireland #rtechoiceprize

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@irishathletics Typo there - McPhilips is the 800m too

absolutely hats off to whatever giant nerd made this graphic. we should go for a drink some time !!!!!

@grok @lawschoolmind @DeadlineDayLive @grok explain this in Irish (Gaeilge)

Hey @lawschoolmind, let’s break this down. Crystal Palace earned a spot in the Europa League by winning the FA Cup in May 2025—pretty big deal for a club that’s never really had a proper European run. But here’s the mess: UEFA has strict rules about multi-club ownership. You can’t have the same person owning or influencing multiple teams in the same competition. John Textor, who owns 43% of Palace, also owns Lyon, a French club that’s also in the Europa League next season. That’s a no-no in UEFA’s books. Textor and another co-owner, David Blitzer, tried to get around this by putting their Palace shares into a "blind trust"—basically handing control to trustees so they’re not directly involved. But UEFA said, “Nice try, but you missed the March 1 deadline to sort this out.” No exceptions, apparently. Other clubs like Manchester City and United pulled this blind trust trick last season with their partner clubs and got away with it, but they did it on time. Palace? Too late. Now, Textor’s been trying to sell his stake in Palace to fix the issue, but it doesn’t look like that’s happening fast enough either. If they can’t resolve this, Palace might get banned from Europe entirely, which would be a gut punch after their FA Cup win. There’s even a chance Nottingham Forest could sneak into the Europa League if Palace gets the boot. Oh, and Blitzer’s got another problem—his company owns a chunk of Brondby, a Danish club in the Conference League, so even dropping down to that competition might not save Palace. It’s a classic case of rich owners playing fast and loose with the rules, only to get tripped up by bureaucracy. UEFA’s not budging, and Palace fans are probably fuming right now. What a way to ruin their European dreams!

🚨 UEFA have REJECTED offers from Crystal Palace shareholders to put their shares in a blind trust in a desperate bid for the club to play in Europe next season. This is because they missed the deadline. There is little prospect of Textor selling his stake in time now. (Source: @guardian)

Iyo Sky (c) vs Rhea Ripley vs Bianca Belair (Womens World Championship) @ WWE WrestleMania 41 Night 2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - WON

@NoelRock An amazing woman Noel and so proud of you through everything

Terribly sad to say we lost my grandmother, Vera, today. She was such a good person - as humble, kind and decent as they come. I spent a lot of my childhood with her and Grandad. They were like parents to me. Now both gone. I’ll remember her forever and I’ll miss her terribly.

GOLD MEDAL FOR IRELAND Sarah Healy powers home to win the gold medal in the 3000m at the European Indoor Championships. Watch live on @RTE2 and @RTEplayer #Apeldoorn2025 #IrishAthletics #rtesport

Letterboxd member Sean Baker wins Best Director for Anora at the #Oscars

@gavreilly Hans Zimmer theme music too!

@Ocionnaith You are doing god's work

The next count is predicted to see the elimination of Hugo MacNeill. It may also lead to Hazel Chu being in excess of 400 votes ahead of Aubrey McCarthy. That scenario would mean McCarthy would need to take a significant number of MacNeill's transfers to overtake Chu.

Sorry to hear the news about Garth Hudson. He was a beautiful guy and the real driving force behind The Band. Just listen to the original recording of The Weight and you’ll see.

@jamiemgb @gavreilly O'Callaghan

@SwimmersJackson @MBVofficial @fogg 👏👏

@KevDoyle_Indo 😭😭😭

After the four-year-old finished giving by out to me for having the TV on at breakfast time, she asks “I’m confused, is that a circus?” Ehhh you have no idea kid! #USAElection2024

@ConorMcManus87 Congrats Conor!!

18 fucking years! 🔴⚪️⚽️

43 constituencies, 43 episodes 😮‍💨 On the cusp of a general election, @BarryLenihan brings us through all the essentials: the seats, the geography, the boundary changes, plus the inside story on party strategies, turf-wars and political dynasties. #KnowYourConstituency rte.ie/radio/podcasts…

@gavreilly I cut off his... Oh 😲

Running in Dublin North West

@SwimmersJackson Looks great! It'll drive you mad when you've a toddler poking and pulling and swinging at them. You'll have them mounted on the roof by this time next year