To the uninitiated, Twitter can be a bit of mine field. It's where memes and news stories are often born and, in many ways, it's a language in and of itself. And then, of course, you've got the specific subculture that is Irish Twitter which is a whole other ball game.
We here at LADBible understand that it can be overwhelming trying to stay on top of a platform that feels like if you blink, you'll miss something crucial. That's why we've put together this nifty guide to the best of what's occurred on Irish Twitter this week - the funniest memes, the hottest takes and the moments that just made us say WT actual F.
So grab a cuppa, sit back and catch up on all the best tweets you might have missed this week, safe in the knowledge you can regurgitate them all to your friends as though they're your original thoughts in the coming week.
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LOL - This week's funniest tweets
Twitter user @ByrneBreffini coming in with a very important Public Service Announcement as hospitality starts to reopen next month - please be kind and patient with the service worker taking your reservation details. They could be hungover or tired.
We feel extremely seen by this tweet from @xx_jnw.
Although honestly, even a variation of six songs can be struggle to reach sometimes.
We're still out here playing
'MONTERO' on loop...
Somehow, in just one short tweet by @jurgenklopptd,
we're instantly transported to memories of exploring a hotel on the day of
arrival, feigning interest in the breakfast hall and gym but really you're on
the hunt for one thing and one thing only - the pool.
Popular Irish author and podcaster Caroline O'Donoghue makes a very astute point here on the topic of the complicated relationship between Ango-Irish history and flatulence.
With Pride Month fast approaching, it's great to see businesses across the the nation take such a homoerotic stance on their shop murals like this Centra in Harold's Cross, captured here by @adambyrne_.
TBH - Tweets that made us go 'Hmm...'
As you might imagine, the recent cyber attack on the HSE and the Department of Health has been the talk of the town on Twitter this week. It's a testament to the last year that we've reached a point where almost no health-related news can shock us anymore, no matter how bleak. This tweet from @miriamdalewska pretty much hits the nail on the head.
This week, like pretty much every other week, the nation's housing crisis has been hot on everyone's lips (or fingertips, rather). Lecturer and podcaster @EimearMcCormack highlights here one spectacularly grim example of where we've arrived at with the inflation of housing prices - an 'artisan' cottage in Ranelagh, purchased for €110,000 in 2012 now being sold for over half a million euro
It's the sky-high prices of artisan cottages that inspired another Twitter uproar later this week after Colin Harmon, owner of the popular Dublin coffee chain 3FE, innocently posted a job listing advertising for a managerial position at a new 3FE store opening next month in Dublin 6.
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After a year of store closures and redundancies, it's great to see signs of the job market improving, however this opportunity seemed to leave a lot to be desired. In the tweet, since deleted by Harmon following a slew of backlash, 3FE are seeking someone with over 3 years' experience and a passion for speciality coffee, to work 'in a 7 day a week business'.
The clanger? The role pays just €13 an hour which most Twitter users in Harmon's replies pointed out is well below the living wage required to live in Dublin 6. As we all know, deleting a tweet in the hope a drama will just go away almost never works and a quick glance at Harmon's mentions shows the tweet is continuing to haunt him as the job listing has been screenshot and reposted with questions asking why he chose to delete it in the first place.
Another story that's been at the top over everyone's timelines this week are the atrocities being committed against Palestine by Israeli forces. It's been impossible to avoid the harrowing footage of children being pulled from the rubble of what once was their home, displaced from their families, in many cases forever.
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In any situation where such heinous crimes are being committed so far from home, it's easy to feel hopeless and useless however it's important we don't become defeated to issues like this and make our voices heard whatever way we can - and that's not always with a tweet. This week thousands of people protested in Dublin in support of the Palestinian people, demanding the Irish government do more to take a stand against Israel.
This video, shared by @RepublicanMLM, shows protestors on Dublin Bus on their way home from the march still chanting messages of freedom with a heart-warming message explaining that the Dublin Bus driver noticed where the passengers were coming from and let them all ride for free in support of the cause!
In further positive social media output, author Emma Dabiri took to Twitter this week to remark on how amazing it was to see a young black man (@Taiwo_Oifigiuil) on national television speaking as Gaeilge about systemic racism and cross community solidarity. We couldn't agree more - more of this content please!
WTF - An ode to the tweet we just didn't see coming
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Yikes, yikes, yikes at this cringe Tumblr moment from singer Dermot Kennedy captured by @chlosaphine. If only people were so starved and desperate for poetry and culture they sought to steal it from people's bare hands? Scarlet.
