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The Eclectic Table is my new regular Substack post dealing with the finer things in life that don't cost a fortune. The first one is free to read but I'm hoping that some of you may become subscribers.
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Tom Doorley
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Tom Doorley
@tomdoorley
Writer on wine, food, gardening, ALDI brand ambassador, o/h of @Caccabus. Instagram: tomdoorley2023
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Cork/Waterford border
Joined April 2009
- My phone was once grabbed by a yob on Liffey St and I unwisely gave chase. Turns out I was accompanied by a Pole, who was faster than me, and the assailant ended up in the iron grip of a bus driver from Ghana who shook him until he released my phone. I love Dublin.
- May I just say that I think that @BootstrapCook is simply wonderful and that those who are piling on just now are utterly despicable. She has done more good than any of them and I salute her. If you agree, please RT...
- Janey is approaching the end of her life, sooner rather than later. I salute her. This may not be your vocabulary but let's get this trending as she prepares to check out...
- Ireland is currently putting the rest of Europe, as especially our close friends in the UK, to shame, concerning Israel. Israel is a bully, and you have to stand up to bullies. @SimonHarrisTD is representing us all with dignity and defiance...
- This is a bare-faced lie. Burke has been refusing to obey a court order to stay away from Wilson's Hospital School. Court orders apply to everyone, even religious zealots like Burke...BREAKING: The Irish Government is now stripping my brother teacher @EnochBurke of his salary Because he refuses to use they/them pronouns for a child. This is unprecedented.
- The correct word is “murdered”….Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, emergency officials say bbc.in/40SibNg
- Time to salute the two immigrants - as I understand it - who helped defend children against the attacker in Dublin today. #DublinRiots
- Just a reminder that Dublin is packed with excellent restaurants so there's absolutely no need to eat in The Ivy.... The waiters who took on the Ivy restaurant – and won
- I love the fact that the UK had to leave the EU according to EU time...
- Right. I'm muting (or blocking where justified) people who are carping about the national response to #COVID2019 and taking cheap shots at politicians who are doing their best (and much better than some of their equivalents elsewhere). Negative voices are not doing us any good.
- Maybe Irish people find him as annoying as his products? Dyson’s Irish sales plunge by a fifth
- Mick's one great blind spot, dictated by doctrine, is Brexit and its consequences. Well done @mrjamesob for holding him to account on this. Otherwise, I'm very much on Mick's side...'So you did realise you were jeopardising potentially holiday pay, data protection rights, collective consultation, protection for pregnant, part-time and fixed-term workers? I could go on. I did a minute ago. You can play the tape.' @mrjamesob challenges Mick Lynch on Brexit.
00:00 - I don't understand the United States. Even after the Presidential debate it looks like 50:50 Exactly how stupid is the electorate? This is a very serious problem.
