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Martha Fanning

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Labour Councillor for Blackrock, Market Researcher

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With International Women’s Day on Sunday, we were out and about in Monkstown this morning asking people what women’s rights and achievements we should be most proud and what we still need to fight for.

Take a look at some of the responses here and leave a comment to add your own!

07.03.2026 13:49 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Fab new mural on George’s Avenue. Well done to Gwen and Blackrock Market

22.02.2026 18:35 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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a black and white drawing of a cat in the rain with the name marko on the bottom ALT: a black and white drawing of a cat in the rain with the name marko on the bottom

Normal service has resumed

20.02.2026 12:25 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Pop up cafe in #UrbanJunction this Sunday in aid of the wonderful #RockfieldCommunityGarden

17.02.2026 19:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Patrician AGMs, always a lovely evening

16.02.2026 20:06 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Out and about with local update. Thanks to these legends for helping out 🌹

13.02.2026 13:02 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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I spoke about the Government’s ridiculous proposal to criminalise cyclists who don’t wear helmets 🪖

The fact they even proposed this betrays their complete lack of understanding of what makes our roads unsafe for cyclists & pedestrians 🚗🚙 @labour.ie @dublincycling.bsky.social

05.02.2026 21:44 👍 54 🔁 15 💬 6 📌 1
Writings of light assault the darkness, more prodigious than meteors.
The tall unknowable city takes over the countryside.
Sure of my life and death, I observe the ambitious
and would like to understand them.
Their day is greedy as a lariat in the air.
Their night is a rest from the rage within steel, quick to attack.
They speak of humanity.
My humanity is in feeling we are all voices of the same poverty.
They speak of homeland.
My homeland is the rythm of a guitar, a few portraits, an old sword,
the willow grove's visible prayer as evening falls.
Time is living me.
More silent than my shadow, I pass through the loftily covetous multitude.
They are indispensable, singular, worthy of tomorrow.
My name is someone and anyone.
I walk slowly, like one who comes from so far away
he doesn't expect to arrive.

Writings of light assault the darkness, more prodigious than meteors. The tall unknowable city takes over the countryside. Sure of my life and death, I observe the ambitious and would like to understand them. Their day is greedy as a lariat in the air. Their night is a rest from the rage within steel, quick to attack. They speak of humanity. My humanity is in feeling we are all voices of the same poverty. They speak of homeland. My homeland is the rythm of a guitar, a few portraits, an old sword, the willow grove's visible prayer as evening falls. Time is living me. More silent than my shadow, I pass through the loftily covetous multitude. They are indispensable, singular, worthy of tomorrow. My name is someone and anyone. I walk slowly, like one who comes from so far away he doesn't expect to arrive.

Boast of Quietness
Jorge Luis Borges

02.02.2026 20:36 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Labour Selects Cllr. Helen Ogbu To Contest Galway West Bye-Election - The Labour Party Labour Selects Cllr. Helen Ogbu To Contest Galway West Bye-Election - The Labour Party “I will listen deeply, work tirelessly and deliver for the people of Galway West.” – Councillor Helen Ogbu “Labou...

Labour selects Cllr. Helen Ogbu to contest Galway West Bye-Election 🌹

“I will listen deeply, work tirelessly and deliver for the people of Galway West.” Councillor Helen Ogbu

➡️ labour.ie/news/2026/01...

#GaillimhOgbu

26.01.2026 19:56 👍 13 🔁 7 💬 3 📌 2

This is what the contractors have the "pocket park" looking like when the work is finished (they're aiming for "Spring" though not sure by what calendar)

22.01.2026 22:30 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 1

A couple of people have asked about the cross - it's still there, carefully covered to prevent damage (this, btw, with added sandbags, is what you do when the Russians are raining missiles down on your cities)

19.01.2026 12:58 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Out and about with a local update in Deansgrange

17.01.2026 13:24 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

This is a Bad Take.

I left X this time last year, reluctantly. My Twitter community built my career. I had (I think?) about 50k followers.

But it became clearer and clearer after Musk took over where it was going. Bots, nazis, all manner of hate speech and vileness. No going back.

10.01.2026 14:35 👍 125 🔁 18 💬 5 📌 0

It sounds fab, doesn’t it?

10.01.2026 13:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Doors, doors, doors

10.01.2026 13:38 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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When you are ready to take down the Christmas tree, dlr will recycle it for use in local parks. Drop off locations below 🎄

06.01.2026 15:42 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Grand stretch

04.01.2026 17:33 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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It’s up🎄
A little late to the countdown

14.12.2025 19:09 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Gorgeous morning yesterday in #RockfieldCommunityGarden. Contact them via Facebook or Instagram if you would like to get involved

14.12.2025 11:02 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Fancy getting involved in the new community garden in the Rockies? Drop by on Saturday morning

11.12.2025 18:13 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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'Bad day for clean water': EU votes to extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by three years The conditions of the extension are yet to be fully ironed out, according to the Minister for Agriculture.

Ireland has secured a three-year extension to the controversial nitrates derogation.

An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland, said the decision is "actually shocking".

"Recent EPA data on water quality is unambiguous. We are going backwards," An Taisce said.

jrnl.ie/6897863t

09.12.2025 12:16 👍 14 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 3
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Drop in session today in County Hall

09.12.2025 08:41 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Santa hits Shankill 😍

30.11.2025 15:22 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Great excitement in Blackrock village this afternoon 🎅🏻🎄✨

23.11.2025 15:39 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

✨Lots of gorgeous pre loved jumpers gone to new homes! Thanks a million to everyone who came along ✨

22.11.2025 13:06 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Plans for the weekend? We're open today until 6pm, tomorrow noon until 5pm

22.11.2025 10:14 👍 21 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 1
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On now! Bring down your pre loved Christmas jumper and take one a new-to-you

22.11.2025 10:13 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

What she said ⬇️
Let’s have a greener Christmas 🎄 Drop today, drop and/or choose on Saturday

20.11.2025 12:46 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Have your say if you think animal welfare includes not giving a penny of public money to subsidising Greyhound racing.

Send submissions to: animalwelfareconsultation@agriculture.gov.ie

www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

19.11.2025 16:04 👍 23 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 0
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Jumper Swap; the Christmas edition 🎄

11.11.2025 16:50 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2