@Ireland Curator: Amanda Webb

Hi all. This is me, Concubhar, the curator of @ireland for the coming week. I'm in Belfast for a few days, enjoying how the other half lives

Well that's all from me! I've met some lovely people here this week. Enjoy next week :) *waves*

@JohnMoynes ya v much :)

I shud probably mention that if you want more nonsense from me you will find me @hamperlady or for less nonsense @Spiderworking

@hispanista thank you :)

@doortje aww tanku :) cats are purring in glee!

I'll be here until 8pm but may end up a snoozing on the couch

Just in case i forget... Next week's curator is Concubhar Ó Liátháin @iGaeilge - he'll be taking over in the morning from Co Cork.

@karlodwyer I have no idea but if they did I'd love to see it

@IrelandUncut ahh, a few miles further and I would have been in Wicklow too

@IrelandUncut your in Dublin though. I never had to cycle this far for cake when I lived there

@PennyRed date & dress sorted then. As long as ur cool with dating an alien

@IrelandUncut about 22k

I'm allowed this after cycling all the way here right? yfrog.com/oddnpowj

The pure awesomeness that is Duckett's Grove yfrog.com/ocgp4wbj

I have a thing about tractors. Here's a cute one I found on the road to Tullow yfrog.com/hs9edzkj

@psneeze now you tell me!

I'm a top the hill from hell and barely out of breath... This means long cycle for me today

I'm off cycling today, hope the sun stays bright

@SeanNittner @sodmikail well yes and no, Guinness is stout, the larger is just another product made by them

@tisJames Did you see the link I posted? Totally expresses my feelings about it frivology.com/dear-feminism-…

@tisJames That sounds familiar FWIW I'm not a MRA I can sometimes just see the other point of view. I'm sure not all fems are the same tho:)

@Gion_Gion @theauldbogroad I'm not sure I understand. Class isn't the defining point, maybe political leaning is.

@tisJames I think the definition has changed. I've been barred from Facebook fem groups for being a MRA (Mens rights activist)....

@theauldbogroad I believe in equality but it has to be more than that for most feminists now. Hence the link I posted before

Obviously I am a feminist... just a different kinda one I guess

I used to think I was a Feminist.. but lots of feminists have told me I'm not... this explains it all: frivology.com/dear-feminism-…

Oh nooo Neil Armstrong has died :( He was 82. End of an era

Thanks to all who recommended Calibre for converting e-books for kindle... seems to be working a treat

@sodmikail @SeanNittner no guinness in the disgusting larger stuff and no pigs in ham strings...

@Nerin_ sounds kinda kinky... #justsaying

@timmygadget I'm planning on one soon too... Shall look forward to your pic

@Nerin_ redline? There's usually a soap opera to be beheld on their

@timmygadget oh cooool show us a pic

@SabinaReddy @countrylife100 I'll not be reading it but I'm a book snob

@elliottucker ah you must be the other Athy person on G+? We shud have a tweet up with @timmygadget sometime

Athy graffiti... Chicken fanciers I guess? yfrog.com/oen70nbj

@VibrantIreland yes ::)

Guide to building big guns... Or something yfrog.com/obwlrxaxj

@deenish_m yes of course

This is the first modern church in Ireland (with traffic cone) yfrog.com/khbqarsj

Lovely day by the river in Athy, just seen two Dragonfly's having sex...

@FraffieB @allancavanagh @dotski_w he's not David Tennent he's the Doctor ;)

RT @Nielzs: @Netherlanders @ireland almost every cafe or restaurant has wifi. I can recommend restaurant Zoup. @yezzer

@RosemaryMacCabe I'm being told it depends on the format.. Will RT some suggestions now

How do I send non Kindle e-books to my Kindle?

@yezzer @gerritkuilder @DerFredo oops... sorry i did know that *blush*

@gerritkuilder I've not been in Amsterdam since I was a student but I do remember visiting the Heineken museum every day...

@AmandaDean Plan!

@gerritkuilder @DerFredo @yezzer oh that has to be the one! and as @yezzer is English he won't notice if it's not as good as it is here

@FraffieB @dotski_w Is it because someone talks about 'the doctor' and people say 'Dr. who??'?

@AmandaDean oh no, you'll have to avoid some people on Twitter on Saturday!

RT @DerFredo There's a map and a list: wifi-amsterdam.nl/free_wifi_inte… @yezzer

RT @Ruugie Try any Coffee Company? Be sure to ask for a receipt when buying a cup, because it has the access code. @yezzer

@AmandaDean a fortnight! We get it next week :)

RT @Netherlanders @ireland I only know McDonalds! xD It’s on Damrak, close to the Central Station. @yezzer not what you were thinking of tho

@Netherlanders thankyou :)

@Netherlanders a friend of mine is stuck in Amsterdam for the day and is looking for a cafe with wifi to work out of. Can you help?

@DJDermo 1st September.. the countdown is on. Of course i shuddve been at the Electric Picnic that night

@FraffieB I've always been quite fond of that long scarf...

@AmandaDean oh which Dr is that? I'm watching The Talons Of Weng Chen at the mo (tom baker)

@maurbyrnemusic The Talons Of Weng Chen

@AmandaDean which episode

Dr Who in bed, great start to the day :)

@ReclaimTheVoice is the psychotics on again?

Ohhh @charltonbrooker on would I lie to you... Almost worth staying in for

@davebolger awww well at least you have internets

Of course no one who is out enjoying themselves is telling me... because they are out enjoying themselves!

@hispanista it's on here I believe. Lots of Irish tweeps talking about it

@MhuighEo STALKER!!! ;-)

@gingerxhris as would I if i was in England :D

What is this 'Parades End' you speak of?

@VibrantIreland @devioustheatre well that makes staying in on a Friday pefectly acceptable

@Corcradee after your day I'd say you deserve a chill out on the couch with a glass of wine!

@sneanea i dunno, pick the right drunk strangers and it can be fun!

Oh loads of you then *feels a little better*

@piombo ha!

@iamDarragh it's fast fast fast!

OK so who else is sitting in on a Friday night with Twitter? #sadbuttrue

@itison are you here all week too? @johnmoynes

Chomsky is attempting to stop me tweeting by plonking herself between me and the computer

@doortje @500ThingsMyCatT awww poor puddy :(

@Corcradee @SuzInIreland well on the bright side you won't need to do it again for a while :)

@carddfan try @cstross for SF and The Wasp Factory is the straight book Banks is famous for.

@carddfan @chaptersbooks yes! Amazing.. love to loose myself in his books sometimes

@katerdownes I was doing a bit of both. None of the other channels were covering it. I stopped pretty quickly!

Another one for my fellow geeks... Turing codebreaking challenge from @sciencemuseum I got stumped on the final problem turinggame.sciencemuseum.org.uk

@Corcradee here have a few more grrrrrs

@TWkUSA I'm told BBC also covering it but I don't think I get their news channel. Is abc better?

Watching the commentry on the NYC shootings on Fox.. Fox really is the suckiest of the sucks. Full of guesswork and telling us what to feel

@Corcradee TK Max!!!!

@oconnordavid @VibrantIreland that's brilliant!

@SaraPriestley she's a food monster... follows me around all day going 'meaow'

@pkfarley how so, I live with neither as a result of my decision.

@SaraPriestley not sure if my Huxley pic made it... Twitter says no... A Black cat! Lucky!

@SaraPriestley Huxley :) pic.twitter.com/w1HhVd1P

@SaraPriestley awwww.. Twitter froze on me when I was uploading... will try Huxley next :)

@saraPriestley Chomsky... pic.twitter.com/wNG7lEXf

@MyWorldMiMundo I'd say once you' have them it just becomes a part of your life. You can't imagine life without them.

@poddelusion loved the last two eps :)

If you are a geek and don't listen to the @poddelusion you really should #justsaying Mars, Orwell, conspiracy theories in last two eps

@SandraOCallagh awwww

@maurbyrnemusic if that's the worst they do maybe I'll try one out for a bit ;-)

@mickmclaugh I don't have the instinct. If I did I'm not sure I could resist it.

@silverchicken1 The Chester Beatty Library in the grounds of Dublin Castle, Kehoes pub, the bullet holes in the pillars of the GPO

@ASourceDD Hunter S Thompson your avatar, my hero

@paulmwatson it is indeed! Spiderworking hasn't tweeted today at all...

@ASourceDD are you HST reincarnate?

@PantiBliss I would be proud to be the old lady with cats...

I've done no work today! *blames Twitter*

@unakavanagh oh Ruairi, I know Ruairi! And I love @charltonbrooker

Cats just came in and left muddy footprints all over my desk and computer... now Huxley is going to sleep in my in tray.

@sonja96fm Does that happen? Most parents seem to fall in love instantly!

@walkcork I'm totally certain. I asked the question to provoke discussion... such is the nature of this account

@JaneyHurley and such an article would not be written about a man.

@SheamusSweeney not a fan of her fiction but a fan of her world view.. at least in regards to Children and atheism :)

@walkcork sadly there's always a few that shout 'lefty' point and run away! To which I say 'yes... and?'

@walkcork as long as they are capable of debate :)

I think motherhood is an amazing thing btw and I'm delighted that you get so much from your children. It's just not for me.

Maeve Binchy wasn't a Mother and look what some eejit wrote about her: telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/… << partly where my question comes from

@Maria_Aylward That's lovely, I know it's the same for many of my friends too :)

@hispanista I'm posting the question because these are things that are commonly said. I don't think I'm either of those but others do

@bjsebeck oh crumbs... :(

@clairefrilly I'm in a relationship too, people have implied I'm letting him down by not doing it.

@LeojjKelly I'm a fun aunty... until they start screaming :)

@clairefrilly yes! Me too... which is why I was expecting more negative feedback.

@bjsebeck serious question btw, I don't know enough about US politics

@bjsebeck hahaha :) Sorry I love that the two of those are on your list. Are there republicans that are openly gay or not homophobes?

@labonnetouche is that a cat in your avatar? Maybe we have both replaced children with cats ;-)

Ok someone must disagree with me. You can tell me... I have a very thick skin. Am I missing out not having kids?

How many other women are happy to be childless by choice?

I don't have children, neither do I have an urge to have them. Does this make me less of a woman? Or lazy?

@WeAreAustralia in my limited experience yes :)

.@bjsebeck ... but some times she talks a lot of sense

.@bjsebeck I don't know it's a rich tapestry. I follow one fem who equally annoys and interests me. She's got an ego the size of a house...

Rach at @WeAreAustralia is talking about circumcision now... I wonder if this is my fault?

@eoinmadden I agree (you were asking for that)

Healthy shop (I framed out the chocolate) yfrog.com/h852cooj

Dear food manufacturer, it is not acceptable to only print the amount of cals in a quarter of your pizza or a certain number of sweets

@fionakearney we do that with newspapers though. Twitter should be different

@FiSwy yeah I follow the Phelps just to remember how f'd up the world can be

rite popping out for a bit. I wonder how the medievalists are getting on in the wet weather...

@alsiewalsie my printer is out of ink :(

@travors it keeps you tuned in though doesn't it.

@geckoinpdx or wanting to keep an eye on the enemy :)

@leoie I agree that people that don't agree with my worldview are crazy! ;-)

Interesting. Do you only follow people you generally agree with on Twitter? I follow loads that make me mad too...

@_spear_ the o2 in Dublin :)

@hazelot so it is! Hmmm vampire? Zombie?

@evilherbivore17 Yes! I need to rubber coat all my technology to avoid damage ;)

.@chaptersbooks this... guess where I bought it? #fridayreads pic.twitter.com/NbrcLKDV

@Nerin_ I'd sooner blame it on his extreme right wing ideology... if I had to blame it on anything.

@evilherbivore17 yes it's an upgrade and it's fast... stops me throwing things around :)

Blaming games or popular culture for mass murder is illogical... if they were to blame why aren't millions out murdering?

@WiseMona oops maybe I perpetrating that...

That's a bit mad, I'm sure there must be car industry pressure around not having 13 on numberplates independent.ie/national-news/… via @WiseMona

@AllanCavanagh since this Assange 'siege' I've been having way too many conversations that I really shouldn't have to

@AllanCavanagh I've discovered that aruging with these rape apologists just makes me sick so I've stopped...

@chattynige Love Liverpool... Blackpool is... interesting :) Worth visiting once if you never have

@chattynige are you in Blackpool... I just found a video I took from the end of one of the piers there

Yes! I'm going to Jack White *does a little dance*

@shirleys2b nope no sharing :( But it is fast... makes a massive difference... I won't be throwing my phone at things now.

Two minutes to ticket heaven

I do apologise but the video I have of the Raconteurs is far too poor quality... Was a good gig though :)

@unakavanagh That's why I do it too... but never last long. Also i like to dance!

@unakavanagh I must be too old to get it!

In my quest to find you the Raconteurs video I've found me as an Elvis impersonator and my Father in law dancing...

Also that makes me go grrrrr, them people who film the whole thing, it's like they're not really there enjoying the moment.

The vids I make at gigs are usually really short because I feel like I'm missing out on the real thing when I'm looking through a camera...

finding this Raconteurs video on my hard drive is proving difficult! It's only a snippet you may be dissapointed.

@chattynige I shall upload as soon as I have my Jack tickets... don't want to slow down the net when I'm trying to buy

@chattynige I'm not sure The Deadweather were amazing...

The inane things that get me excited.. new iPhone app for Facebook and it's faster!

@psneeze @suzybie was just about to say the exact same...

Talking of Jacks.. Jack L is playing Athy tonight (he's from here) I may see if there's a ticket left

Massive Jack White fan. I saw the White Stripes in Marley Park, The Raconteurs in the Olympia, The Deadweather at Glastonbury...

@unakavanagh hopefully you are right :)

@ErisLovesMovies do you know if there are any resources or groups I can point people to to help? Seems a wasted discussion otherwise

I have a bit of a video somewhere of The Raconteurs playing the Olympia a few years back. Anyone wanna see?

This morning I am going to attempt to buy Jack White tickets :)

Well my computer battery is dead... it must be bed time. Sleep tight zzz

@RugbyKino I cycle for fun, so the circle chosen will depend on my mood ;)

@JohnMoynes @WiseMona @unakavanagh @foxglovelane if we have a tweetup I vote it's on a train...

@JohnMoynes @unakavanagh yes that!!! Totally

@RugbyKino I call that one the second circle

@RugbyKino ah I have a long slopey one just outside Dtradbally too... 3k uphill

@unakavanagh @JohnMoynes the people we choose to follow are so personal, it's weird seeing these other people... but nice to meet new people

@unakavanagh @JohnMoynes it's not the audience as such but the people I follow I miss...

@WiseMona @unakavanagh @foxglovelane @johnmoynes I think we should have an @Ireland tweetup?

@RugbyKino Where is your hill? My hill from hell is just outside Kilkea near Athy

@unakavanagh mostly they're silent... this one probably amplified as the gas hit the back of my computer...

I swear Chomsky just farted on my computer... (sorry)

@RugbyKino do you go 'weeeeee' on the way down? Coz I do... once I've checked no one is looking

@RugbyKino I always worry something similar will happen to me when I'm speeding down hills.. but it's so much fun!

@foxglovelane it's very weird being on an account where I didn't choose who to follow. It's like being at a party full of strangers

@VibrantIreland @foxglovelane Thanks Susan :)

@foxglovelane for someone who tweets (in part) for a living, I'm surprised how much energy this account takes.

@foxglovelane thankyou... I'm a bit all tweeted out for the day now though :) Loved your horse pics btw

there's a strangled cat type of sound effect in 'the Grudge' that is disturbing Huxley, you should see the look on her face...

@WiseMona @Corcradee TK max always seems like too much hassle. This is why I wear converse most of the time, hardest decision is what colour

@TheSushiSnob I'll look forward to odd nightmares

@Corcradee *hands you some spare grrrs for tomorrow*

@girlonthenet don't do it... let them be who they are. It's hard for us chatty folk to shuddup even when we try.

@redmadden grrrr... although nice to know there are hoards of continental tourists

This excites me because last time I saw it i was on a plane and they cut all the good stuff out... no idea what was going on.

Yay 'The Grudge' is on SyFy.. it's got Buffy in it (not that I ever watched buffy)

@Netherlanders depends on the woman. For me be modest and quietly clever and you got me.. oh and smile

@TWkLGBTQ but we can't see your hair...

@Corcradee grrr I hate shoe shopping at the best of times.. but with someone else uggh

@RugbyKino jebus ouch...

@TWkLGBTQ totally grrr worthy

@psneeze I just done a blog innit

@psneeze :)

Well that was a long days work... anyone got a grrr moment?

@miryxo sorry he's all ours, and I for one would like to keep him :)

I've just opened up my old old old iBook to find some photos... nostalgia... love... but isn't it big!

@JohnMoynes @darraghdoyle that has *never* crossed my mind ;-)

@JohnMoynes @darraghdoyle hahahaha :)

@JohnMoynes @darraghdoyle I shall have to blog about it... if I ever get a chance.

@JohnMoynes @darraghdoyle ... refreshing to find new people though.. but I missed some of my regulars from the get go.Did you find the same?

@JohnMoynes @darraghdoyle it's an interesting experience. It's weird jumping into an account when you didn't choose who to follow...

@darraghdoyle very manic but still fun. We should have a chat again once I'm not being Ireland anymore!

@darraghdoyle no need to apologize Darragh, I didn't feel intimidated. Appreciated all the same

@ErisLovesMovies wow that must have been hard. Poor women :(

@ErisLovesMovies I wouldn't recommend googling gishiri cutting unless you have a strong stomach

@psneeze I'm just off to write a blog ;-)

@psneeze good grrrr moment, may I join you?

@darraghdoyle @AllanCavanagh but enough of that. This is just taking the light off what I think is an important issue.

@darraghdoyle @AllanCavanagh the question was a fair one. I should maybe have been more clear about why I thought it was an issue.

@AllanCavanagh @darraghdoyle not telling... asking

@oflahertyb you're too kind :)

@unakavanagh exactly why I wanted to air the issue. thejournal.ie/female-genital… not everyone saw the link apparently

@unakavanagh 3000 women in Ireland pre March 2012

@armchancer @darraghdoyle in fairness that's not what he said. He asked a question which is fair enough I think.

@elfacosmosa why thankyou :) I'm not too good at romance but there is plenty here I'm sure.

@elfacosmosa apparently I ruin the romance... but I'm sure there will be someone along next week to restore it :)

Also my friend Martin Chanders the Town Cryer or Crier? yfrog.com/nw3i2zdj

@GuyLeJeune so true!

I'm not the most clued in Athy citizen... Apparently there is a medieval festival on today... Who knew yfrog.com/obpbcqnj

@bjsebeck you said there was no difference...

But I have to pop out now... I'll try and get some pics of flowers or something to restore the romance to Ireland ;-)

I understand this conversation is unpalatable to some but that's part of the reason it has to be discussed and not brushed under the carpet

@karlodwyer I don't have enough info but the stuff I can find suggests 3,000 before the law. has the law made a difference? I doubt it.

@darraghdoyle thejournal.ie/female-genital…

@darraghdoyle Of course :) But it's something I feel very passionate about and it's something that I believe has to be discussed

@darraghdoyle so because it doesn't get talked about everyday doesn't mean it's not relevant. Just it doesn't get talked about

@darraghdoyle and in particular the female portion of that community,

@darraghdoyle We have a large immigrant community who are rarely given a voice.

@darraghdoyle my original link was to an article about the outlawing of FGM in Ireland which is shockingly behind time

@darraghdoyle @paddycullivan and yet this could be one of the reasons this issue is so often overlooked.

@paddycullivan in fairness I did share some lovely wizard with urine drawings last night... lovelieness it was

But yet again a conversation about FGM has been hijacked by men and male circumcision...

As has been pointed out some Male circumcision is for medical reasons.. FGM is never for medical purposes

@bjsebeck but stitching up the vagina leaving only a tiny hole. Sex is torture and having a baby... well you can imagine

@bjsebeck Sorry but they are. It's wrong in both cases but the female version involves not only removing the clitoris...

@conorleeson I agree, it's those arguing that religious texts justify it in all cases I have an issue with.

Hey religion isn't an excuse to cut up genitals either Male or Female so stop that... I thought we were all atheists ;-)

@sdempsey well there's the usual compliment of men telling me Male circumcision is just as bad..

@ofarry yeah, I'm not sure where it comes from. Some men just don't like female issues being discussed or don't understand?

@karlodwyer they're both wrong but to compare the two like you have shows a lack of understanding

@karlodwyer and of course at the point of maturity it's cut off with a pair of scissors and many die... it's different

@joeystrider that's it in one. We need to say that legislation shouldn't take so long... lets fix it.

@chrisdaygalway although that's shocking it doesn't surprise me at all

I'm not pro Male circumcision either but FGM is *very* different. The Male equivalent would be having the head of your penis removed

.@travors Oh dear there is a massive difference. The male equivalent of FGM would be having the head of your penis removed not your foreskin

@obeoin I also wonder if it's enforced? I know that's been a big problem in the UK. No point having a law if we don't act on it.

@chrisdaygalway and that's where the problem lies. for 3,000 girls it's too late.

Lots of people telling me that FGM wasn't a problem before the law happened... It's 2012. There have been communities here longer than that

@chrisdaygalway OK so your telling me there were no immigrants before March 2012?

@obeoin we've had a large immigrant community way before 2012 though.

Also for me it's the first time... not everyone is up on their memes

Those asking why Michael D is going viral again... well probably because there's an election in the states no? Democrats may be behind it

I know Ireland is relatively new to an immigrant community but 2012... come on!

I find it shocking to discover that Female Genital Mutilation was only outlawed in Ireland since March of this year irishcentral.com/news/3000-girl…

Do you use the term 'Blog' to refer to the website or a single entry on the website or both? Discussing with @psneeze at the moment

@DulachG and I'd agree :)

@psneeze sounds a bit like 'I did a big poo' to me :-/

@psneeze really? Do people use blog to describe a post? Like 'Here's a cool blog' when referring to a single post. Or am i misunderstanding?

@unakavanagh @psneeze @ireland Yes take care of that Una... make sure no one switches it off :)

@psneeze It's part of my beginners social media course... one of the first things I say

@psneeze ah so I wasn't dreaming :) Thankyou

So which is it or was I dreaming? The birthday of the Internet or the birthday of the world wide web?

Interestingly I'm sure I heard someone on the news declare today the birthday of the Internet & the WWW... terms are not interchangable

@doalty probably dragged up by a Democrat somewhere but I still like!

Can it be true that Murdoch has f'd up the whole thing because of a comic like NOTW

I don't care about Harry, what I do care about that the issue of press freedom somehow revolves around celebrity culture

And finally the bike I didn't buy but got to have a go on anyway :) youtu.be/4wB2537PbHE

And another story from my visit to the @AthyMensShed yesterday youtu.be/Ttg5Tk1VNU8

In case you missed this yesterday here's one story about how @AthyMensShed works youtu.be/TRI7hs_z9x0

Lots of people tweeting me this. It's old (before he was pres) & edited but yes this is the kinda president I want upworthy.com/a-tea-partier-…

@keithbohanna It's a bit mad!

@keithbohanna no coffee yet?

@TheSushiSnob try @irishrail

@Ainewonderland @cherokee_autumn see you saying that makes me want to be proud even more...

@Corcradee the army thing is a bit of a turn off to me tbh. I'm not a man in uniform kinda gal... but yes stitched up he was!

@Corcradee I dunno it seems wrong, he's just a kid, I remember him being born...

@Corcradee @FranchiSeedsUK I didn't dare look... but really?

@brianwhelanhack @jane__bradley that's crazy talk, that's the original RT invented by Twitter users... the button is all new

@daveleavy1 sadly I'm not allowed to promote businesses so it would be a wasted effort. Have fun though :)

@JohnMoynes @MsFrugalone @sweden Do it now and I'll RT it

@katbitemusic democracy is a wonderful thing ;)

@patrickabbott why thank you :) Bicycle race may be more appropriate though.. specially the fat bottomed girls bit

To the blogpostmobile x

@rexsavage I shall have to give this more thought

@StoneHuts piss in it?

@JohnMoynes 30 rock and a late night working...

@MediocreDave it's odd... you get here and very quickly you miss the people on your own feed. this feed is a nice mix of interests though

@rexsavage this could be a new hobby for me

@MediocreDave I follow you on Twitter (@hamperlady) and I followed a whole lot of people when I took the account for this week.

@opducklingloop @MediocreDave that's fighting talk...

Ahh it's @piss_wizard fan art... I seeeee

@rexsavage maybe he/she doodles when she's on the phone?

I'm being told that the artist isn't @piss_wizard at all...

@katbitemusic too late I'm afraid we've locked the door to the polling station

@rexsavage *awaits poor joke*

OK you asked for it... art by @piss_wizard as recommended by @MediocreDave imgur.com/a/lrrxJ#0

@CiaranDM I'm worried I may offend...

3 votes for urine drawings none against...

@JohnMoynes is that a vote in the affirmative?

So far I have one vote for the urine link... any more?

@MediocreDave all several million of us yes

OK I have a cool link of crude hand drawn pictures including urine... do you want to see it or is it a bit much? The choice is yours

@MediocreDave *looks at the bit of paper I signed*

I have to write a blog post about myself... I'm finding it very hard. Any tips?

@MediocreDave Brilliant! I'm trying to decide if it's appropriate for me to post that from here...

@VibrantIreland they're not living together but they hate it when I leave them at food time and come back smelling of dog

I'm looking after this chaps food needs for the next few days. Say Hi to Braemer yfrog.com/ocp7scxj

@PennyRed part of the problem is we think it's our own fault and instead of reassuring us people just add to that belief

Another story from the @AthyMensShed youtu.be/TRI7hs_z9x0

@BrendaDrumm just hit here.. big time

@soundmigration so they have realised their stance was unpalatable and have replaced it with 'but according to the victim' grrrrr

@MickSticks @AthyMensShed can you fit the whole of Ireland in there?

Here's what @AthyMensShed means to one of the men I met there: youtu.be/Ttg5Tk1VNU8

Link might help! The bike I almost bought whilst at @AthyMensShed youtu.be/4wB2537PbHE

Here's the bike I almost bought whilst at @AthyMensShed

@mmeller Well I guess all it takes is for women to get together and do it :)

@culstuff phew! Was scared by all the ??? :)

@mmeller they're planning one in Athy but in fairness I think we're more naturally supportive of one another.

@culstuff it's only temporary, just a pattern in the sand, cool art project seeing it wash away and degrade during the day don't you think?

Can someone come and do this to the beaches of Ireland please: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…

@THEjoelowry oops sorry missed that. I'll have an ask around

@SorchaNiamh53 @AthyMensShed I have two bikes already so left it behind me... they have a few like it though so go for it!

@timmygadget we're well overdue a coffee

@GuyLeJeune ha! I'm a bit chatty alright!

Anyone got questions about Athy for Patricia... She doesn't know any ghost stories

I'm with Patricia from Brand Athy now

@bjsebeck a place where unemployed and retired men get together socially and to work together

People here saying the best thing about the Men's Shed is the chatting

Here's a selection of the stuff buit and repaired that is for sale to fund @AthyMensShed yfrog.com/h27iumvj

They're planning a women's shed in Athy too!

Totally tempted by this bike! €50 @athymensshed yfrog.com/mn45rfoj

I'm going to be shown a few bikes now

Follow @athymensshed & @irishsheds for more info

@darraghdoyle @athymensshed yes! We're following!

They're building a chill out and arts and crafts centre upstairs yfrog.com/kgnhhnnj

One fella saying its great place to come, gives him something to do in the day, good for the community

They make things and fix bikes to pay the running costs of the Men's Shed... Cool play house they sell for €150 yfrog.com/nv4vwemj

Athy Men's Shed is totally funded, they do up scrap bikes and build stuff from wood to pay the bills

@ke4no it's totally self funded

The men's shed has been a massive boost to confidence to those who come. Great vibe here

Men's Shed is a place where unemployed and retired men can come to learn skills or just chat yfrog.com/kldfbpsj

I'm at the Men's Shed, it's all full of men, bikes, grease and tools mmm

@auntyamo @bjsebeck I was in the minority rejecting God at an early age

@auntyamo @Annb2 @bjsebeck I don't think you are in the minority. Maybe in this conversation which is why I RT'd. Wanted to show both sides

This has been a fascinating conversation but I have a date with the Mens Shed. Let me know if you have any questions, I'll ask about ghosts

.@auntyamo @bjsebeck I have an irrational fear of spiders... not scared to be pulled up on it though ;-)

@eileen1812 sounds like you had a good one. For me it was a stranger... even if he was the local vicar. But I make friends slowly...

@rubot @bjsebeck but we are. But in what sense do you mean. I think the world could be a better place without it but I still respect belief

@eileen1812 I'm not happy about bringing a stranger into a situation just because he is a member of the church

@bjsebeck in part I know when I use a small g I'm insulting people and for that I am sorry

@bjsebeck @rubot @lawlorlicious it's that they point to their religion to back up their bigotry that bothers me

@bjsebeck oops... I'll be more careful... I've also been spelling god with a small and large g randomly...

@rubot @bjsebeck @lawlorlicious but of course that makes sense... when you say anti religous what do you mean?

@EUROXXL yes and it's scary that that person was a priest... who now knows stuff about our family I'd rather he didn't

@chris_collison scales are a scientific measuring device, your analogy doesn't exactly work

@TymCon it's hard to prove there isn't a god because no one can really tie down what God means

@TymCon there is no proof there is a god...

@rubot @lawlorlicious at the same time as long as you're not pushing it on me and doing no harm with it I'm not going to attack you.

@rubot @lawlorlicious I'm against religious dogma, actually yeah I'm not a fan organised religion in general... so I guess you're right

@GuyLeJeune that's interesting. I shall have to mull on that for a while. The chemicals certainly give us defined personalities

@rubot @lawlorlicious but that's you putting your own meaning on the term. Atheists (mostly) believe there probably is no god.

@lawlorlicious @rubot humanist?

@GuyLeJeune but what do you mean by spiritual?

@rubot Science is on my side on that one.

@bjsebeck I even spelt grammar wrong!

@bjsebeck I have no idea... possibly my bad grammer, possibly it's subconcious

@TShockshirts you know that might be my issue too. I don't like labels. Happy to say I don't believe in god but is the label the right one?

@rubot I'd still call that a cop out though. It can't be proved but it's almost a certainty that there is no God...

@therealsim_o having to argue with the religious. I don't like arguing with the irrational

@chris_collison scales are the epitome of evil

That wasn't the beginning of my Atheism but that's what catalysed it. How could a vicar help?

At a family crisis when I was a kid the local vicar was called round to talk to me.. I hid under my duvet and refused to talk to him.

@ribe6760 most Schools are still religion based... kids are getting baptised just to ensure a place

@rubot I'd say there is probably no god but I'm happy with the term Atheism. Agnostic seems like a cop out to me

If there's so many Atheists though why does the church still have so much power. Why are so many laws based on catholicism?

Atheism seems to be a popular topic... sorry if I don't answer you all

I'm wondering is there a generation gap, I've been Atheist since I was about 8 but only brave enough to admit it since the mid 80's. I'm 39

I am going to tell you you're wrong if you use your religion to back up hateful behaviour... otherwise you can believe what you want.

@wrossmck as long as it doesn't hurt anyone... and that's my problem with religion or religious dogma at least

@dotski_w @unakavanagh he's incredibly intelligent but I have some issues with his lack of empathy... and his followers

@AspieJourno @unakavanagh I can be pretty intolerant when people use their religion to excuse terrible behaviour

When I was a kid some Evangalists told me I was going to hell if I didn't believe in god. They really don't get it do they? No God = No Hell

@ConzieSays so if you're not an atheist what are you? What do you believe in?

@TheKavOfficial @unakavanagh but do they identify as being Atheist or just avoid the topic?

@unakavanagh the church is still a central part of the community here... I find that hard to get along with

@unakavanagh you may have something there, I was shocked how many people in Athy went to church regularly

@unakavanagh there's a massive negativity to those who reject religion... we're not all Dawkins!

How many people are brave enough to call themselves Atheist? I know I find it hard

How to avoid saying Um? Another of your questions answered by @thereluctantsc yesterday youtu.be/qeQKjOQBfAM

If you missed it yesterday @thereluctantsc answers your questions on giving Best Man speeches youtu.be/DgTwokLq6SE

@Danw3C @WeAreAustralia but what about us without religion? It's often thought we can't be good people because of it.

@WeAreAustralia It can be easy to use it for an excuse. I refer to the bible and gay marriage in Ireland's case

@wrossmck are there any video interviews to be had?

@wrossmck I'd love to but don't think I'll make it...

@WeAreAustralia If they're bad I may just blame their religion...clearly this is wrong!

@WeAreAustralia Interestingly I have the same prejudice. If someone is good I tend to think they're good despite of their religion...

@WeAreAustralia haha :) No one is perfectly good, it's a lot easier to find someone we're all happy to condemn

@WeAreAustralia but it still exists and that means that the 'idiots' will follow without thinking

@WeAreAustralia although I'd argue there is a massive problem with religious dogma. I saw last night that you don't subscribe to all of that

@WeAreAustralia you could try Mother Teresa not everyone will agree but they'll get your meaning :)

@WeAreAustralia and there are shades of good and evil... Could say the same for atheists (like myself)

@WeAreAustralia problem is that Christianity is so split that one faction will blame the other for evil. It's not cut and dry

@VibrantIreland I'm telling you I have hidden talents

Great to see that @AthyMensShed are blogging too athymensshed.org/our-blog.html

@DebiPlatt I opened up the back, closed it again and it's fixed

I'm taking a trip to @AthyMensShed today. Let me know if you have any questions athymensshed.org/index.html

I am a radio fixer!

@DebiPlatt ugh!

It's a Roberts radio... there's only like two wires... what could have gone wrong?

Any grrr moments this morning (and the Tony The Tiger jokes were yesterday)...?

@conorjh such a moving story. My heart goes out to you and the others that have had to suffer because of this ridiculous law. Grrrr

My Radio has stopped working inexplicably... It's a proper good one too

@greenrd *waves*

@conorjh @Oireachtas_RX they've probably been told to button it!

@Oireachtas_RX grrrrr

@Corcradee yeah figured I wouldn't @ him in on that one in case he gets a restraining order...

@alsiewalsie there was supposed to be more to that tweet...

@alsiewalsie likewise and I don't see the point either. T

@Corcradee my crush continues...

A grrrrrrr before bedtime RT @Oireachtas_RX: Website run by Youth Defence echo Todd Akin's rape claims prolifeinfo.ie/women/sexual-a…

@eileen1812 nah just a lack of flirting...

Crikey!! Ageing Michael Fish base jumping MT @Greensideupveg: @ireland thought of you Amanda when I saw this bit.ly/PBooBk”

@JohnMoynes hang on... Several hours later... Isn't that the plot of a HP Lovecraft story?

His & Hers on RTE 1 now. Lovely film :-)

@IrishFarmerette Yeah it's addictive... hence working now :)

@StoneHuts @nymphomation Ireland and Britain from the ISS :) twitpic.com/aluxg5 :)

@Fergal Beer! Or that bit in your eye... oh no that's corneas

@darraghdoyle Planet of the apes stylee

@IrishFarmerette haha! You're not beautiful if you don't like GAA!

@OLDEFARM is it repeated I wonder?

Tonight I will be mostly pasting HTML into little boxes #glamourpuss

@travors the cheek of him/her! It's not like they're good singers or anything

@JohnMoynes that explains it all...

My cats give me the oddest look when I sing to them... maybe they don't like Simon & Garfunkle

Oh the joys of cake baking... and I've missed half of it.

Massive thanks to @nymphomation for the ISS link yesterday. It's been very popular

@TheGamerTribune apply here: worldirish.com/ireland

And on the ummmm's for @plucker youtu.be/qeQKjOQBfAM

Tips on best man speeches especially for @PTHosford youtu.be/DgTwokLq6SE

@EXECUTIVESTEVE do you have the link?

Wrong link on the Chris O'Dowd moon boy trailer, Soz... Will find it when I get home

@worldirish although the fire story is fun too!

@worldirish and I couldn't look till I got home due to slow internets :(

Are there any Irish politicians that have a Gallowayesque view of rape? I'd love to talk to you / shout at you

@redmadden brilliant!

@derektroy dangerous talk!

Ugh I think everyone is waiting for the Waterford train #sardines

@redmadden the older people in Arhy happily use it and marriage is still expected I find

Now if @bigboyler was sitting opposite me on a train I may have no problem flirting! Maybe I'd ask him to switch me off and on again ;-)

*Swoon* MT @worldirish: Here's the trailer for @BigBoyler's #MooneBoy - Moone Boy, the Chris O Dowd comedy series kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/new…

The older generation frequently use it to describe us. However younger people still expect us to get married one day.

In my full profile I mention that I'm living in sin. Is that an outdated term?

@Jonathanwpurvis yes it's fun and addictive. You'd be great on it :)

@Jonathanwpurvis try googling Intel social media policy... a lot of people use it as a guide

@damiankeane86 damn those turnips... they're just downright unaffordable these days

So anything I should be angry about whilst I eat my lunch?

I have videos to answer your public speaking questions but socialcam is refusing to talk to YouTube so you may have to wait until I get home

Anyone near the Ashling Hotel in Dublin that can tell us what goodies are in the vending machines in the mens toilets for @chris_mortimer

I'm in the IFI coz I'm a trendy film girl innit

@simonog @TheReluctantSC I'm delighted I didn't see that question before I left!

And now it's raining, when did that happen?

@chris_mortimer @reverbstudios I don't know that vibrating ring says its pleasure for man and wiman

He doesn't know any ghost stories, I already Sked

Any one got a question for @thereluctantsc? He's a public speaking coach

@reverbstudios I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say from this account

Exciting, experimenting with green screen for the first time since I quit the film biz yfrog.com/nywjatpj

@maireos yes I have it but can't remember it's name

@StoneHuts I'm sure the pope will be quite dissappointed

Rite I'm on a Dublin bike to Merrion Square

@LeojjKelly no sorry elderly people and ugly people

Here's a better pic of Hueston Station... After I got off the couch yfrog.com/mooisnj

The vending machine in the women's toilet sells condoms, tampons & wait, vibrating pleasure rings? yfrog.com/h01k4xhoj

Sadly flirting is off the cards, this hotel is full of elderly and ugly people... I'm off into the city now

and power is restored... Enough about Dublin... if you come to Ireland come visit Athy. It's great youtu.be/VzvIDZYMjFo

Power cut!!!

@TheKavOfficial @JohnMoynes or a fat hairy man in a princess leia slave girl costume...

@TheKavOfficial meet @shaunkSA

@alsiewalsie you only get a prize if you read it and can quote it David Norris style

@JohnMoynes really? I'd always thought of it as a star wars convention for Joyce fans

@TheKavOfficial or Flann O'Brien? even if he does sound like dessert

If anyone else has any tips for a Joyce fan coming to Dublin can you let me know and I'll pass it on.

@ShaunakSA or come for Bloomsday... there's some real Joyce fanatics out there, bloomsday brings them all out

@ShaunakSA I also imagine if you popped into Kehoes or Grogans (pubs) you'd quite happily chat to locals about Joyce.

@ShaunakSA there's some cool places though for Joyce fans, there's a museum and even a pub crawl.

@WeAreUkraine crumbs... I'm just window shopping. I'm very happily attached. How is Ukraine today?

@ShaunakSA I don't think so but there's no real typical Dubliner, some would be delighted some wouldn't know what you were talking about

@ShaunakSA but in answer to your question I'd say it might make a welcome change

@ShaunakSA you need to talk to David Norris... But what do you mean? You'd go up to a Dub and say 'Joyce, Joyce, Joyce?'

@MarketsAlive I love that door :)

Coffee number 2... And I've started working yfrog.com/kgtq2urj

@alsiewalsie I'm just too lazy to get off this couch to get a good shot... maybe after my second coffee

I've lost site of Russian guy, sadly he's not as good looking as newspaper guy... now if he showed up!!

Someone was looking for pictures of Dublin... Not a good one but Hueston Station from Ashling Hotel yfrog.com/g0zy1tej

Russian guy from the train has just arrived in the hotel...

@alsiewalsie interestign style... bet that goes down a treat in nightclubs ;-)

@derektroy of course :)

@alsiewalsie hahah... can you prove that?

@derektroy just ameteur stuff with a flip cam, teach people how to do it for themselves. I have a HND in TV production FWIW

@rickoshea @JohnMoynes the trick is to not know your doing it. That's why train guy would never have worked out.

But for now I'm in the Ashling Hotel and i've just ordered a double shot Americano... no good looking people as far as I can see

As you were asking, I'm in Dublin to work with a client on some video stuff... shud be fun.. hopefully I'll get a video for you too

@Corcradee I've failed to gain his attention... oh well

Hueston is imminent... see you all on the other side

I was supposed to be working on the train... instead I'm discussing flirting with the whole of Ireland :)

@unakavanagh I think I may have already scared him with my maniacal grin

@JohnMoynes @rickoshea you could always come up this end of the train and flirt with newspaper guy for me?

@johncollins1971 on the train??

@JohnMoynes @Pakman1983 unlikely to happen on a train tho

I've tried making contact... he's just eyed me with fear

@FraffieB exactly, good for self esteem and all

Even if I were single I do believe a good way to blow your chances is to talk about someone on Twitter without their knowledge

@JohnMoynes it's not stressful when there's no end game. Tis just chatting with someone really

I should point out at this stage, I am not single but there's nowt wrong with a good flirt

@alsiewalsie yes... and an minute he's going to worry about why the scruffy 'unusual' looking girl is staring at him for

@JohnMoynes what? It's just a harmless flirt, I'm hardly going to drag him into the toilets for a quick one

The worst thing that could happen now would be for good looking newspaper man to pull out a phone and look at Twitter...

@LauraJDM grrrr

@alsiewalsie sadly @JohnMoynes beat you to it

Good looking newspaper man has ceased reading but he's way too good looking for me to talk to

@derektroy grrrrrrrrrrr

@qualitystweet grrrrrrr although in fairness he suffered more than you :)

The non newspapered good looking guy speaks Russian... I think, I've always had a thing about the Russian language, sounds gawgeous

What has made you go grrr so far this morning? For me it was getting up too late for caffeine

The best looking one is engrossed in a newspaper, there will be no disturbing him. It's the Irish Times though... could be worse

@cornflakegirl26 I'm a bit scared... however they may e wondering why I have a big grin on my face

@JohnMoynes I have good looking people! The back of the train rocks

@JohnMoynes thems the breaks at the front of the train!

Should I ask them what made them go grrr this morning?

I've just looked up from my computer and realised I'm sitting with good looking people... I've been wasting serious flirting time

@JohnMoynes not too bad. There are children but they're well behaved

@WeAreUkraine yes it's one of the best I've ever been to! And good morning Ukraine :)

@JohnMoynes 2 carriage from the back

@JohnMoynes yes! I'm here :) boarded at Athy

@JohnMoynes if it is your rolling in to Athy niw

@JohnMoynes se train as me? Two Ireland's on one train?

Good morning! Today I'm going to one of my favorite places - Dublin!

And with that I must sleep... It's been fun, see you tomorrow :)

Ireland and Britain from the ISS :) twitpic.com/aluxg5

@jacqs70 he's a hideous egotistbut this rape apologism is just too much. You wouldn't catch Joe Higgins being such a gobshite

@PennyRed how do you manage to say that so eloquently.. I could only get as far as grrr

George Galloway... what a total... grrrrr bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

apparently your brain uses 25% of your energy... so it is possible to think yourself thin? (according to BBC2)

@DuineEileAmhain tax is a fairer system than making all parents pay the same don't you think? Income based?

@DuineEileAmhain so exactly how is your argument relevant. The cost of school books has nothing to do with results.

@DuineEileAmhain are you happy that parents have to pay for books?

@DuineEileAmhain kids still have books just here you have to pay for them, this issue isn't about results

@EXECUTIVESTEVE oh don't you'll only tempt me and I have netflix, a glass of wine and a good book planned for the night

@EXECUTIVESTEVE it's like rubbernecking at a car crash?

@bo_novak I assume so but I don't and haven't watched the rose so can't be sure

@Micheal2407 poor Daithi? I hear he's married... to a rose! What more could he want.

@John__Mee Thankfully it's just Twitter, I do fear it would fall apart under hamper rule

@EXECUTIVESTEVE true... although I've never lasted longer than a couple of mins watching it. I hate the whole idea of judging women

@Caz_Collins interesting... I have a habit of sliding off topic though :)

@Micheal2407 I've 'heard' of him... He's no Chris O'Dowd :)

Seriously though... Rose Of Tralee... horrible beauty pageant...

@CiaranDelaney85 don't let 'the' voice at it... something bad might happen :)

@CiaranDelaney85 ugghh I'm 'a' voice not 'the' voice...

@Caz_Collins your welcome... was missing some of my regular Tweeters :)

@mediaflash If I don't can I pretend it's not happening?

Call me slow on the uptake but is the Rose Of Tralee on tonight?

you're all brilliant :)

Thanks for all your help! I'm serching away now :)

@LaughingJ0ker thankyou :)

@GoIreland excellent! Thank you :)

Can anyone tell me how to use Google to search a website? I'm having a bit of a ditzy moment

There were people in that nursing home in Galway who hadn't been bathed for over a month! How can that happen??

Made just for @Ireland here's Frank Taaffe's 1 and a bit minute history of Athy youtu.be/VzvIDZYMjFo

@EXECUTIVESTEVE yes I've seen it, it's amazing

@EXECUTIVESTEVE way before my time, I'm only in Athy 6 years... reminds me of my home town in Essex in a lot of ways

@EXECUTIVESTEVE it does but there are some good things too... I'll be going out to film at the mens shed later this week

@EXECUTIVESTEVE and the Guinness in Clancy's is pretty stonking too.

@EXECUTIVESTEVE there's lots of good things, it's proximity to Dublin, nice buildings, interesting history...

@WiseMona Thanks Mona, it's pretty interesting!

@williewhite classy!

I'm uploading the video from my Father in Law.. he refused to talk about thighs or ghosts...

@TymCon sokay I make those mistakes all the time! Yeah most politicians but particularly the Tories get my back up

And because your fingers don't get enough of a work out from a regular keyboard... the iPad typewriter :-/ laughingsquid.com/itypewriter-a-…

@TymCon William Hague is just quoted, he's a Conservative minister

@jacqs70 I'm even more angry that a lot of the people who are normally well informed seem to be on Assange's side on this one.

@jacqs70 I'm angry too... I'll have to work myself up to watching that vid... want my computer to remain in one piece

@TymCon yes good piece although I hate to be agreeing with William Hague on anything...

@jacqs70 I couldn't watch. Assange knew what he was in for re Wikileaks, I hate that he's manipulating that to dodge the Rape stuff

@jacqs70 totally, every time there is a high profile rape case they try to discredit the victims.

@simonog sorry was gone before I got to ask that

@JohnMoynes they would be foolish not to employ the ticklestick

@irishstu I'm sure he would but his focus is on Athy. He writes a column in the Nationalist about it

@JohnMoynes he knows a ghost story but is refusing to tell it... I may try tickling him

Anyone got a question about Athy for my Father In Law? He's a local historian

@AjK_18 just tell me what you like or don't like... I'm going to be filming a few local folk too.

@primaryposition well... not hard when you're encouraged to link your Youtbe not to mention gmail etc

@form_architect hehe, It had the opposite effect of my intention.

@missladyartemis Well I'm quite fond of the place although I'm not a native and have no Irish heritage :) It's home, it's pretty cool.

@CaitIsAinmDom this is true but it's still hard to get home after a night out :) What are your ups and downs?

@missladyartemis same reason I can't visit the US although I don't have kids just cats

Good piece on the Assange thing in the New Statesman... worth a read before you tweet newstatesman.com/blogs/david-al…

@CaitIsAinmDom on the down side it's a long way from Dublin and the night life is rubbish!

@CaitIsAinmDom well on the bright side the sun is out today, there's a nice castle and...

@GuyLeJeune it's said 'arr thigh' by me with my English accent but locals call it 'a tie' (as in neck tie)

@missladyartemis where are you living now?

Surely someone has something better to say about Athy than that last RT?

@ashyinthemiddle yes we are! What happened?

Really... no one from Athy?? I shall have to go stalk them and bring them here...

@TWkUSA you look like the Mona Lisa in your profile shot

Anyone else from Athy following here? Wanna do some video stuff? (all clean fun I promise) ;-)

@backpackerinoz charging for school books when school is mandatory is just ridiculous!

@TWkUSA Hello! USA

@culstuff do people really blame the teachers? That's nuts!

@culstuff see that's the problem, they have a captive market and are exploiting it to the full extent.

Here's the apology from Mr legitimate rape politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/19/mis… I wonder where he stands on the death penalty?

Here's a photo of the castle instead #Athy yfrog.com/obuhbozj

I was due to be shooting footage of my Father In Law talking about #Athy but he'd gone out!

@wendtsteve Hi Steve... are you my neighbour?

@johnsmth348 now what happens if they don't say hello first? Are we in a crazy spiral of rudeness?

@IrishFarmerette subsidised or free if your poor... I think

I've been living down the country for 6 years and still find it hard to say hi to my neighbors. It takes a while to get out of city habits

@derektroy I'll see what I can do...

I'm truly heartened that my tweet about right wing gobshites has beaten my tweet about cats in RT's. Take that Twitter nay sayers.

Rite, I'm going outside... I'll see what I can bring back for you...

@almagill thanks Alma :) Good to see u here!

@whendowelive I nominated myself! I guess it might help if you added blurb

@travors I had a hamster called Houdini... didn't escape!

Right I have a blog post to write... I shall return soon.

@StoneHuts id only it worked!

Yes they are named after Noam Chomsky and Aldous Huxley

@travors yes :) I'm regretting not calling the second cat Noam, would have been fun calling them in in the evening.

Huxley rarely stays still enough for a photo yfrog.com/hwi3rajj

@KittyMackenzie farm cat! Not pedigree, her sisters were patchy

@WeAreFilipinos the very one!

One thing I'll probably tweet about a lot is my cats. Meet Chomsky the teenager yfrog.com/gypk0nxj

@MalinVK @sweden @I_amGermany so far... 3 hours in... nope

@CaitAine educate people, be the louder voice? Of course there are things we can do. Being a louder voice seems to be working in this case

Ohhh it's HP Lovecraft's Birthday today, or would have been

@CaitMReilly strict religious dogma has a lot to answer for

@jenlucy I hate the word 'woman' though.. makes me sound serious and old

@Smartheat neither did I, but college is a choice, a different issue maybe. You have to go to school and you have to pay. Doesn't seem right

@boother19 My real problem though is you have to go to school, no choice there and you have to pay for books.

@boother19 maybe because A Level's aren't compulsory?

@jenlucy I notice you are an English Girl living in Ireland too! I decided I was too old to say girl though :(

@kara_cupcakes good to know :)

@wrossmck I just don't see why there have to be so many editions. If we stuck to the same one for years schools could buy and lend them.

@culstuff It looks like a scam to me. Do they change every year too?

@kara_cupcakes I can't be sure it's the same now though.

@rickoshea @JohnMoynes he was brilliant! Hard act to follow

@kara_cupcakes everything was free for us, even copybooks, right up until I went to college.

I find this whole school book expense bizarre. In England we got all our school books for free. You shouldn't have to pay to go to school

@significantrisk try throwing things at the radio (soft things)

@bjsebeck all you have to do is point out all the really cool Americans :)

@significantrisk I cured that a long time ago by not listening to Joe Duffy! It works :)

@bjsebeck I don't think we can judge America by the eejits... such a huge country is bound to have a few.

Tomorrow I intend to start the day by misquoting Batman

@SuzannaCrampton the people on the telly!

@runmurphyrun thankyou :)

@clarevirtually how lovely! Thankyou :)

@austinstacksabu there was an apology?... oh that'll be good

@cosmofountain but they are amusing to watch as they bang their knees off their chins!

It would be very easy to not get any work done tweeting here...

Nothing like a Spiderman misquote to get things going :) OK OK you were all right!!!

OK 'great power responsibility' is in Spider Man... I'm sure Yoda said it too though?

@JohnMoynes now I have to go google....

@kixes I find that a lot of right wing politics comes from the stuff that may cross our minds briefly but quickly realise is total nonsense

@achillgooner In the comics or in the film... defo in one of the new Star Wars ones

@WeAreFilipinos yes too much rage isn't good for you.... you need to have a balance.

@theauldbogroad bad day yesterday! I'm not really a sports person but can't help see it unravel on Twitter

This guy is a Republican Senate nominee... he's not been listening to Yoda has he? 'with great power comes great responsibility'

In case you didn't read the article I linked to: “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

@beatricewhelan @Hamperlady helloooooo :)

@ZwartblesIE isn't it! :)

@redmadden I'm quite relieved to hear that :)

@JohnMoynes I used to quite like him, I love Wild At Heart but he's made some very dodgy film choices since

@derektroy thankyou :)

@CaitAine shocking isn't it, what can we do about people like him though?

@JohnMoynes Nicholas Cage gives you the Rage! Love it

@wholesomeIE Thank you Caitriona

@joeystrider Sadly the last week or so and the Assange thing has shown how often rape isn't taken seriously.

@unakavanagh I think they assume there had to be a southern because there is a norhern...

@derektroy well Derek can you help me, my computer is.... oops sorry ;_

@Danw3C *waves* at Dan McPantsCommander... Brilliant name!

@unakavanagh haha that would be my country folk I think... that and saying 'Southern Ireland' like it's a country... I try to tell them

@3HandL thankyou! Hopefully that will be their last appearance!

@JayCoyle Yes so sad, had to go and double check as I was hoping Twitter was mistaken :(

What makes you get the rage?

Although this did work me up into a bit of a rage yesterday: 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/todd-a…

My profile says I get angry about things... I'm not angry all the time :)

@3HandL morning Peggy :) How's Donegal this morning.... we have a promising start in Athy... although I see black clouds on the horizon

@john_geoffrey *snigger*

I want to state right from the get go, I am not a priest, there seems to have been some confusion last week ;-)

And for those of you who don't have enough bandwith for video.. I'm Amanda and I don't look particularly good in the mornings

Well here I am then... youtu.be/YyM-3CSjCeg <<me first thing in the morning