It feels a bit like getting WiFi drivers working on Linux about fifteen years go.
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Irish public procurement solicitor. member. Not my employer’s views, etc. Not posting here for the foreseeable.
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Prominent lettuce commentators informing me that in their view it’s got another solid week to go. It’s still on.
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Perfectly normal sentences in 2022.
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(Has the lettuce won if she’s remaining in office until the Conservatives choose a new PM?)
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Just five years ago, Ireland players like Emma Byrne and Stephanie Roche had to publicly appeal for dignity, respect and basic equipment from the FAI.
An amazing transformation - led by true trailblazers in our sport.
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Amber Barrett, That’s it. That’s the Tweet
WE’RE GOING TO THE WORLD CUP
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PR masterclass from the DUP, here.
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I’m working for Reuters news agency & LBC News today. #DUP @duponline press officer John Robinson has said I won’t be allowed into the conference because I was at the Ireland’s Future conference. I was at the conference as a journalist, a paid interviewer. @nujofficial #DUP22
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RIP Little Bobby Tables Limited.
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That company some wag named ;DROP TABLE "companies"; Limited has ended up changing legislation... twitter.com/tc1415/status/
We are delighted to partner with NUIG for a second time to offer four third year students a 7-month placement with us. We hope you enjoy your time at Philip Lee over the next seven months. Pictured L-R: Jay Maguire, Maebh Áine Ní Dhufaigh, Jordan McDonnell and Jack Freeman.
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I appreciate the work that goes into live match coverage, but if you can’t get the basics right…
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Ah lads.
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Jesus @RTEsoccer 
Manager: Keith Long 
Grant Horton and James Finnerty aren’t at the club
#BOHS
Manager: Keith Long
Grant Horton and James Finnerty aren’t at the club
#BOHS
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Ahead of Southern Construct Summit on 8 September, , partner in our Projects and Construction Group was featured in the Business Post discussing Project 2040 and the latest construction projects the team has advised on. businesspost.ie/commercial-rep
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‘Clearing House’ axed two years after we revealed controversial unit was vetting Freedom of Information requests
So fitting that @JennaCorderoy - whose tireless journalism led to this - is the one to write about the axing of the Clearing House.
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Just finished BUILD by after listening to the interview - absolutely superb. Fun mix of behind the scenes stories at some of tech’s biggest names and probably the best breakdown of how clients receive legal advice I’ve read.
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Stories like this make me feel like I’m in a fever dream.
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King goat taken down from tower cage at Puck Fair
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Death, taxes, Ipswich going out in the first round of a cup.
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We exit the Carabao Cup.
#itfc2
A lesser spotted “grave professional misconduct”!
Personally it’s nice to see a contracting authority actually consider discretionary exclusions. However, I would have thought the self-cleaning evidence from Bain would have to be considered each time…
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Self-cleaning allows orgs that have A) co-operated B) made changes, honest! C) paid any fines etc. to prevent public body from kicking them out of a tender. Up to public body to consider whether that it’s sufficient - but that decision is likely capable of challenge. (Reg 57)
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A lesser spotted “grave professional misconduct”!
Personally it’s nice to see a contracting authority actually consider discretionary exclusions. However, I would have thought the self-cleaning evidence from Bain would have to be considered each time…
on.ft.com/3bric4l
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On a lighter note, up Pats and Sligo. Great night for the LOI and it helps the coefficient if nothing else.
Just finished and ’s excellent Pandemonium on the pandemic. Lots of committee action and an awful lot of getting the highlighter out on key sections - might still feel a little raw but worth a read.
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David Trimble was a hugely courageous leader. Took huge risks for peace and left this place better than he found it. twitter.com/endamcclaffert
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As a follow up - as I found out the hard way, range isn’t *quite* 8km if you’re carrying a bit of cargo/timber. Just can’t get away from that w/kg ratio.
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Not often you have four generations of your family mentioned in a single news story - great piece on ’s project to wrap a scarf around Royal Albert Hall to raise awareness about Lewy Body dementia.
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Fair play to . Applied on Friday afternoon for a renewal, passport and passport card arrived this morning.
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I think it also remains a barrier to adoption - instead of trying the service on a bit of a whim you have to order the battery online etc., and 8km range isn’t particularly far even if most DB journeys are under 30 min. But a nice idea nonetheless.
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First time using e-dublinbikes yesterday - it’s a decent experience, acceleration not quite as good as a dedicated e-bike but definitely helps you get away from the lights a bit quicker! I think the bring your own battery idea is a dealbreaker for most when you see the size…
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First 30 seconds was borderline statesman. Remainder is effectively “NOTHING BUT SNAKES HUN XOXO”.
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The same AG behind the fairly thin legal logic for the NI Protocol Bill being legal twitter.com/itvpeston/stat
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If I were ’s email marketing team, I would *probably* stop the automatic emails going out to customers with flights delayed for more than 2 hours…
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So Ben Healy completes the set, adding the elite title to the junior and under 23 titles he won in the past.. He'll also be one to watch in the road race on Sunday, he's a very strong rider there too
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Amazing stuff from in Dublin tonight. Think I’m going to demand live trumpets at every gig now.
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Unreal work from my mum here.
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Thank you @jpmkane (and your mum) for this amazing @LewyBodyIRL scarf for #AScarfForLewy! Modelled beautifully by @karenmeenan3 and the rest of the #LivingWithLewy attendees today.
This will look wonderful wrapped around @RoyalAlbertHall along with hundreds of others!
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The NI Protocol's favourite phrase: "A Minister of the Crown may, by regulations, make any provision which the Minister considers appropriate ...". As I've said before, these go beyond "Henry VIII" powers. We need a more fitting term: "Charles I" powers.
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*If* it actually works - because iCloud Shared Album never did properly - this Shared Photo Library thing is going to be amazing. #wwdc22
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The Carol Clerk writing bursary will provide £3,500 to develop female & non-binary music journalists in Northern Ireland. There'll be mentoring, feedback and training, with paid, printed commissions. Apply by 6pm on Monday 30 May. twitter.com/pb_connolly/st
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