@dublininquirer Can only hope Meath County Council take a similar approach to taking our estate in charge…
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https://web.archive.org/web/20140125122633/http://www.xmarks.com/about/features
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","url":"https://mastodon.ie/users/scottishwildcat/statuses/116080750561140698","date_published":"2026-02-16T14:21:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Calum","url":"https://mastodon.ie/@scottishwildcat","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fmastodonie%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F327%2F126%2F875%2F214%2F618%2Foriginal%2Fa7d8bff96a785951.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"scottishwildcat@mastodon.ie"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-16 14:21","date_timestamp":1771251687,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83560531","content_html":"@newsthump I have been that man. The coffee shops that only show their menus and prices behind the counter on low contrast signs only have themselves to blame :)
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