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@mariahickey1976

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Mammy, Wife, Procrastinator, 2 jobs - Putting words in people's mouths, clinical secretary extraordinaire

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@mariahickey1976
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1 month
They don't speak for me. They don't speak for my family. They don't speak for my friends and neighbours. They don't speak for the thousands of #Coolock residents who have zero involvement but are somehow lumped in with the scum. I'm sick of it, truth be told.
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@mariahickey1976
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1 month
We. Are. Afraid. Things are starting to kick off this evening. People marching down the road, taking bins out of gardens to try and block the road. When we tried to take them back in, we were attacked by the small amount of thugs present. I emphasise small as most of them were...
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@mariahickey1976
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4 months
Because woman + mental health issue = soft target. #BabyReindeer
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@mariahickey1976
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1 year
@barrymcginty @Y2SHAF They're cleverer than that. If my parrot is sitting on me and I close my eyes, he climbs up to my face and says "are you okay?" When my son comes in from school he greets him with a big "Hi". Yeah, sometimes he mimics randomly, but he also knows what to say at the right times
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@mariahickey1976
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1 month
...telling said thugs to give over. But not before one of them slashed my husband with a lump of wood and cut his wrist open. Bins and car now moved elsewhere, but we are afraid for what's to come tonight. Kids are terrified. They are turning on the residents...
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@mariahickey1976
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9 months
Can we all just agree that Johannes is the sweetest person alive? #Strictly
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@janeedolphin @ejwalsh_ed @lickedspoon @NotaBot1976 Not to mention patronising and condescending
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@philipnolan1 As a homeschooler of a 1st class pupil, I can confirm that we covered "there, their and they're" about 4 weeks ago.
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@mariahickey1976
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1 month
This is not the Coolock I know and love.
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@jameelajamil I have a body. Oh look, there's a beach. I will put my body ON the beach, ergo, I have a beach body.
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@mariahickey1976
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2 months
@SileSeoige Are you keeping score? Do you have spreadsheets? I'm sorry, but you have no right to tell people what to speak about.
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@mariahickey1976
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8 months
Paula Vennells is despicable. But she only took over as CEO in 2012 What of her predecessor Alan Cook? This person presided over the prosecutions of 161 subpostmasters. He getting away with it? #panorama #postofficescandal
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@mariahickey1976
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3 days
@NeilGerardFox @RSAIreland I think we all know the campaign is aimed at those who drive dangerously and not at those who don't drive themselves for whatever reason. Calling for apologies and people's jobs is peak snowflake.
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
@MaiaDunphy After several bouts of downsizing Christmas: inlaws not able to travel from UK, then my own family get together cancelled (inter County travel ban), then getting Covid 19 so no visitors at all, Santa was the only magic left for the kids. So fuck the begrudgers
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@Independent_ie Had to check this wasn't Waterford Whispers 🤣🤣
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@mariahickey1976
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9 months
Is there an app available where it's just Johannes saying lovely things about you every day? #Strictly
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@mariahickey1976
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1 month
@DerekKillinator Yeah, isn't it ironic?
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
@LeoVaradkar Care to comment?
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
My sister's dog is shooting a movie with Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan, meaning she has now gone a lot further in her acting career than I have. #woof
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@megankfoxfilm Thanks for sharing Megan. Just because something is legal doesn't make it right.
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
@LauraSm01622495 @trendchasernews That's all I needed to know, thanks👍
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
@Yellowfooted @Alexa_Milne @IanDempsey Proximity and intimacy aren't for everyone though. This is perfect for those who enjoy music but don't enjoy crowds.
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@mariahickey1976
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1 year
@mariancaponee @Y2SHAF Ha. When we had a dog, and the doorbell rang, the bird would often bark before the dog did
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
@IrishTimes He didn't "appear to be asleep". He WAS asleep! His name was called, twice, he sat, eyes closed, not answering while Catherine Martin sniggered in the background. Then he woke up and voted against a living wage for low paid workers. Workers who would be FIRED for doing the same.
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@mariahickey1976
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6 months
@thismorning @benshephard @catdeeley Josie, Craig, Allison, Dermot. All doing stellar work when the show was thrown into chaos. A combination of all four on different days would have been so much better
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
@AntoinBeag @K__McGee What do you call an Irish octopus with seven legs? A seachtopus
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@mariahickey1976
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6 months
@Independent_ie The property owner's former neighbour? Might as well be me auntie's dog groomer's best friend's chiropodist.
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@nbrez Did they take stony grey soil out of your ears?
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@Independent_ie Yeah, Eamon Ryan fell asleep during one, what's your point? At least ML was doing something useful.
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
@sinead_ryan And this is the result of men in suits deciding that clothing is not essential. If it wasn't, those queues wouldn't be there.
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@mariahickey1976
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6 months
What I hate, and I heard it a few times on the news this morning, is that govt were expecting No from working class areas and Yes from the more affluent areas. What does that tell you about who they want to represent? #Referendum2024
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@GardaTraffic It wasn't a "fatal assault" It was a murder. Please, don't lessen the crime by making it look like he happened to kill her while assaulting her. He murdered her. Get the language right, it's the very least you can do.
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
@SimonHarrisTD Simon meets MaryLou in the corridors of Leinster House
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@mariahickey1976
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1 year
@BBCNews Many people who are obese are well-educated in what they NEED to do. Because they've been trying to lose weight all their damn lives. So, if an injection helps them finally get there, under medical supervision, then why not. So what if it's the "easy" road.
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
There's something really sad about Dora avoiding all the meat in the Lidl trolley dash because she doesn't have a freezer in emergency accommodation. She could have filled her trolley, but didn't because "where would I put it?" Ireland, lads and lassies. #middleaisle
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
@MaiaDunphy Also, imagine thinking so highly of yourself as to believe that you can control someone's social media account with the threat that you will unfollow them. Personally I would be glad if such narcissists were to unfollow me.
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@SamanthaLibreri @rtenews Okay so DCC get a load of bins and portaloos to accommodate the outdoor summer we've been told to have, but the gardai are closing off places and then moving crowds on, negating the need for said bins and portaloos. I'm hugely confused, Ted.
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@MaiaDunphy @IrishRail Problem is, on sunny days, people will travel. Nobody is breaking any laws and some people don't have cars. Irish Rail need to anticipate this and put more carriages on to accommodate the inevitable extra passengers
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@mcbridejuliel He's so mean, he counts his change in the mirror, so he doesn't rob himself
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@TheStevenThomas @paulsinha Of course, as if the body of the article wasn't bad enough, the headline was even worse.
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
@Cammykjo @SimonHarrisTD YES! Have seen many posts from people shiteing on about privacy and when you click into their profile you can see their kids, what they had for dinner, where they shop, where they bank and the colour of their last dump.
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
Is anyone else just absolutely exhausted for no reason and feeling like every day is 72 hours long?
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@mariahickey1976
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1 month
@Francis45254788 They weren't trying to protect us when they attacked me and my husband as we went out to retrieve our bins from the middle of the road. The vast majority were peacefully marching, but there is an element who are just out to wreck the place and anyone who gets in their way.
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@mariahickey1976
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9 months
@rtenews So it's not good enough that we recycle those items in our green bins? Are we to have a fourth bin now for returnables?
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@Niall_Boylan Much and all as I don't like MHR, it's clear he didn't mean it as a homophobic slur and LV taking instant offence to it is an insult to those who suffer real homophobia on a daily basis.
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@philipnolan1 Can't beat this gem from 2017
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
@SimonHarrisTD It's wrong to share confidential government documents with your mates. It's wrong to expect student nurses amd midwives to work 12 hour days during a pandemic for nothing. I like you, Simon, I believe you're a good man. But please acknowledge wrongdoing from your own party.
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
@MaiaDunphy @SocDems Met Roisin Shortall at the Dart station the other morning and personally thanked her for the increased parental leave. It means the world when you have a manager that doesn't believe in work life balance. It's because of Roisin that I get to spend Mondays with my kids
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@mariahickey1976
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9 months
@philipnolan1 Thanks Philip. It's not a difficult thing to do and good to remind men who may not necessarily know how afraid it makes us.
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
This day 3 years ago my very first episode of #FairCity aired. Will forever be grateful to the good folk at RTE for taking a chance on a first-timer. Have learned so much and continue to learn with every episode I get. And having an absolute ball! Happy AnniFairsary to me!! ❤
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@Niall_Boylan An awful lot of people in authority think they're in a position to diagnose mental health. Not just Gardai, either. It needs to stop.
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@mariahickey1976
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1 year
This traitor clearly supporting Kerry today. #DUBvKER
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@mariahickey1976
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3 months
@SimonHarrisTD @HMcEntee You mean it was perfectly legal till now?
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@Niall_Boylan And "Independent Ukraine Road"? Sounds like something the suits came up with during a boozy lunch. I'm cringing for them.
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@mariahickey1976
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4 months
@MaiaDunphy The ducks must think a concert is going on. Sophie Ellis Quaxtor? Or perhaps Drake?
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
@LeoVaradkar @garavogue I can go to Tesco and buy as much vodka as I like, but I can't buy clothes for my growing children. Yeah, that makes sense.
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@mariahickey1976
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1 year
@IrishTimes Newsflash: kids are already talking about it themselves. 9 year old came home and asked what transgender is. I explained it to him, age appropriately, he understood and went back to whatever it was he was doing.
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
This day 4 years ago, I got a phone call from @IamSamAtwell to invite me to join the team of massively talented scriptwriters at #FairCity That phone call changed my life, it's fair to say. I live and breathe this show, and to write for it is the stuff of dreams. ❤
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@AodhanORiordain No, Aodhan, what we need is choice.
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
@paulmacr @Monto22 @SeanDefoe Actually, with only two members they managed to secure an extra 8 weeks unpaid parental leave for the people who need it. So, they can do a lot of good in opposition
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
3 years ago today I got a call to say the lovely folks at #FairCity were willing to take a chance on the likes of me. And I'm so grateful that they did ❤️
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
@rteliveline @joeliveline Donna checks the ID of a healthcare worker at the supermarket. Donna is a begrudger. Don't be like Donna.
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@Independent_ie Like, it's just blatant now. Not even trying to hide their contempt for the Irish people.
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
So, class. What have we learned from tonight's #rteinvestigates then? If you value your career and mental health, don't blow that whistle. God, how depressing is that?
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@irishexaminer I mean this with respect, but HOW in the name of JAYSUS can this be a surprise to him?
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@mariahickey1976
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1 year
@bookedbusy "He makes the type of inoffensive music that people with “Live, Laugh, Love” signs hanging in their homes play in the background at gender reveal parties." Best line ever!
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
@freyascastle @elizfulop What did you want them to do? Pin the child down and staple the mask to her face? They tried. She's two. She doesn't understand.
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
@sarahcareyIRL I haven't read your article. Not because of any of my political opinions, but because of your not-so-veiled dig at the citizens of Ireland who may exercise their democratic right to vote for SF. Name-calling belongs in the playground.
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@mariahickey1976
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1 year
@MaryLouMcDonald But Mary Lou, and I ask this genuinely, can we trust SF? I'm not so sure anymore.
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@mariahickey1976
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6 months
@Daily_Express I think the only people disrupting the "peace" in the UK when it comes to the RF is the British media.
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
@Niall_Boylan Also, I think you missed this part of the article. Must have been the red mist
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@mariahickey1976
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11 months
@MaiaDunphy Entitlement and greed.
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
@miss_lauranne We're looking at doing a small extension next year to our 55 year old house. Under the 40sqm. With a limited budget. I love the big builds on #roomtoimprove but would like to see them balanced with smaller builds too.
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@Independent_ie People making jokes about a case of self-harm. Twitter at its worst.
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@Kellie_Tallant Have also seen the really lovely side of people. Little things neighbours doing for each other. It's heartening.
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@philipnolan1 They were the better team. Do you know what lets them down though? The supporters in the stadium, booing through the national anthem of the other team. No respect.
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
@MaiaDunphy @mondaygirl I have come to a sad realisation that no matter what you do as a parent, there will always be a gaggle of curtain-twitchers waiting to judge.
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@mariahickey1976
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@1rorycowan @SimonHarrisTD @rodericogorman @GardaTraffic Rory please stop. You are doing exactly what every other person who thinks they're better than the people of Coolock is doing. Painting us all with the same brush. The vast majority of people here do not agree with what happened the past couple of weeks.
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@mariahickey1976
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1 year
@Independent_ie The only word that accurately describes this man, is gowl. I hope he's reading the responses.
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@Independent_ie Children need clothes. Parents need to see the actual clothes before buying, for children who have taken a stretch. But hey, at least I can buy a poxy candle 🙄
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@NicLiamo I remember a teacher telling us that when she first moved to Dublin she spent around two weeks feeling paranoid about her weight because the girls in her class kept telling her that her clothes were massive 😂
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@mariahickey1976
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2 months
@Independent_ie Seems to be a habit of hers. Fans need to vote with their feet and not buy tickets. They won't, though.
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
@BunnyWhelan Jesus Christ! When movement breaks are actually in a care plan, drawn up by professionals, who the hell is a teacher to use them as punishment? Sounds like he/she needs some training and if I were your friend, I'd be straight to the principal.
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@mariahickey1976
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3 years
Sad for my daughter's guides group. For weeks now, they've been preparing for their mini-pantos. Written them, painted the sets, made costumes, did everything themselves. Prob won't go ahead on 4th December. Our kids have been disappointed at every turn.
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
This day last year my very first #FairCity episode aired. Today, I was at a meeting for my 7th and I'm still pinching myself.
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@mariahickey1976
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@EimhinBoland @MaryLouMcDonald @sinnfeinireland It's not her job to provide reassurance. She was frozen out by the Tríseach and their respective parties. She called for a national govt to deal with Covid and had the door shut in her face. It is THEIR job to provide leadership and reassurance and they are failing.
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@mariahickey1976
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4 months
@EthanClare6 Brief in screentime, but always looming.
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
I wonder what they do during the ad break? Kinda hoping @karlhenrypt pops up and makes them all do squats. #LeadersDebate
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@mariahickey1976
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4 years
Me, after 12am, looking for people outside to shake my fist at. #irelandlockdown
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@mariahickey1976
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1 year
@MirrorRoyal This is actually sad. You write about them when they say something and when they don't. Give it a rest.
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
@Niall_Boylan @bridsmithTD @TonightVMTV She's going to have to look into that? Wow, I need to take notes. Opposing opinions not allowed.
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@SkyNews Wow. Imagine the energy bills that £10k could pay. It absolutely stinks of privilege that this manchild can even threaten to shred that much cash in an attempt to shame someone else.
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@mariahickey1976
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11 months
@irenefarren @wereontheditch I worked in a hospital Purchasing Dept. and can tell you that the people placing the orders are told what to buy. No clerical officer makes decisions on medical devices because they do not have the medical knowledge to do so.
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@mariahickey1976
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1 year
@caulmick @irishdailymail I don't understand. Where are they supposed to go?
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@mariahickey1976
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2 years
@Thomasod10 And yet, the only people the media will cover are the private school students. Yes, it's a hard slog no matter where you're educated. But it'd be nice if they rocked up to those less fortunate and celebrated them for merely sticking it out in difficult circumstances.
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@mariahickey1976
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10 months
Just finished the #robbiewilliams documentary on Netflix. Had no idea how much he suffered. And no wonder. He was just four years older than my daughter when he joined Take That. At a time when the scum media were sinking lower than the Titanic. So pleased he's found happiness ❤️
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@mariahickey1976
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5 years
Well Jesus lads, that was spectacular. Can't pick a favourite moment. Was it Ciaran's new mobile kidnapping unit? Will's induction into the Hall of Complete Psychos? Ah I dunno, it was all brilliant. Bualadh bos to all involved. Feck sake! #FairCity
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