Oh Orla #DerryGirls

There is no getting around the fact that this is extremely enjoyable.

Some Tories are talking about Boris Johnson as if he was an aberration foisted upon them. They made him. They own him.

People keep telling me that because the UK had a heatwave in 1976, climate change is overhyped. So here’s the global heat anomaly maps from June 1976 and June 2022. data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/maps/

Amazing viewing on RTÉ #TheDeadZoo National Museum of Ireland Nigel Monaghan a very special place. Looking forward to visiting again.

Okay #thedeadzoo exhale, one whale skeleton dismantled on the ground and all safe. Nigel Monaghan National Museum of Ireland Merrion Square

Happy birthday to us. Today is the 315th anniversary of our official opening to the public in 1707. If you'd like to wish us well, please retweet these images of our little library.

Brexit freed us from the tyranny of the EU and experts. Such a success. Therese Coffey will now free us from the tyranny of doctors telling us whether we can take antibiotics or not. Bugs of the world rejoice!

One senior Labour source salivating at the prospect of Johnson redux: "In some sense, him running is the dream. Droning on about how they need a sensible, serious person to fix the mess they've made then that honking pudding turns up with his travelling circus trailing behind"

This Kherson lady hid our Ukrainian flag under the paving in her yard during occupation. Now the flag will proudly fly again 💙💛🇺🇦

benderslikebeckham.com 🌈

Scannáin na Nollag 🎄 Django Unchained 23/12 Dirty Damhsa 24/12 O’ Brother Cá’ll tú 25/12 Sing Sráid 26/12 Thelma & Labhaoise 27/12 Bórat 29/12 The Adventures of Priscilla Banríon an Fhásaigh 30/12 La La Land 1/1 Foscadh 2/1 Resevoir Madraí 3/1 Tá rud eicint faoi Mhary 4/1

If I was worried about people comparing me to 1930s Germany, my next move probably wouldn't be to shut down all criticism on the national broadcasting service

God I really needed #Taskmaster this evening. Laughed my head off. Hilarious fun, roll on the rest of the series Taskmaster

Tory Ben Houchen is blocking everyone who tweets this article from Private Eye Magazine - as though he imagines covering his eyes will make it vanish. Why though isn't BBC News (UK), the Mail+ covering it? Do they share the same political stance?

A plan of Merrion Street and the adjacent neigbourhood by Ionath Barker (1762) - just before the building boom in Georgian houses took off

Judi Dench was on Graham Norton last night to push her new book about her life and work with Shakespeare. After making the point we quote Shakespeare daily without knowing it, this happened:

I’ve spent the past month playing The Good Fairy. I always said the same thing at the end of the show. This is me saying it for the last time. A moment I won’t forget in a rush xx

the room next door - Rishi Sunak and the Eye Roller

“Your words have power and your words matter.” Minnesota elementary school teacher Natalie Ringold uses toothpaste to teach kids about the power of words. It’s a good lesson for adults, too.