Primary School Teacher | Dj | Also passionate about helping children affected by conflict and crisis through working with @stronggens

Joined December 2011
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ONLINE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for @stronggens to teach English to refugee children for 50mins/week. We need volunteers for our current projects and new project in Uganda. DM interest or 📧 gary@strong-gens.com #edchatie #edchat #edchateu #tefl #Refugees #refugeesupport Info 🧵⬇
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
🎟️WIN TICKETS TO IRELAND'S HOME PLAYOFF GAME🎟️​ To celebrate our new partnership with Cadbury we are giving a lucky winner two tickets to see Ireland play in the Aviva Stadium on the 31st of March.​ ​ All you have to do to be in with a chance to win is:​ ✔️Like and share this post 👍​ ✔️Tag the person you would bring in the comments 🧑‍🤝‍🧑​ ✔️Make sure you're following Off The Ball! 🤩​ All with thanks to Cadbury #PaintMarchGreen
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
16 Nov 2025
90 5mins: 🇭🇺 2-3 🇮🇪 Ireland holds its breath, on the last throw of the dice... Hattrick for Parrott 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 📺 @rte2 @rteplayer shorturl.at/X2pcP 📻 @rteradio1 shorturl.at/gi0y8 📱Updates: shorturl.at/BX36M
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
9 Aug 2025
Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?
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Farewell to Suleiman al-Obeid, the 'Palestinian Pelé'. A talent who gave hope to countless children, even in the darkest of times.
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
17 Jul 2025
In today’s education news, as it is revealed it now costs parents over £1000 per child for childcare over the summer break, whilst some argue the holidays need to change, I say what are businesses and employers doing to help parents?
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
Ireland 1 - 0 Argentina DAVID GILDEA with the winning penalty! We play Germany in the semi final tomorrow at 12.40!
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
17 Dec 2024
15 years ago, Rage Against The Machine went live on BBC 5Live Breakfast. They cut the broadcast when we unexpectedly hit the 'correct' lyrics. Surprise! Three days later, YOU shocked the world (and Simon Cowell) and made "Killing In The Name" #1 on the UK pop charts, toppling The X-Factor’s dreary monopoly of the “UK Christmas #1”. 100% of the proceeds of the single were donated to UK homeless charities. ‘Twas a Merry Christmas indeed!
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
🗣️"Somebody needs to do something about mobile phones", 🗣️"Gosh the books are so expensive", 🗣️"I want my child to go to the school over there and it's not fair he can't get a bus" 🗣️ "I love not having to fight about what to wear in the morning but the uniforms are so dear!" 🗣️ "I hate packing a school lunch in the morning" 🗣️ "You mean we have to pay for him to do his exams?" It feels like the decisions coming from the Department of Education are based on a bad WhatsApp parents' group than a place that takes the education of children and young people seriously.
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
MASSIVE NEWS! So today begins the first step on a journey that has taken nearly 40 years. Back in the late 80's my Dad wrote a book that due to unforeseen family circumstances had to be put on hold. In the 90’s it was given to me to read, I loved it and it’s basically been with me ever since. 18 months ago my Mum received some devastating medical news which has fundamentally changed her, my Dad’s and our family’s lives. Since then I've made it my mission to try and do something big to help them. So this past year I've dug out the old manuscript, given it a fresh coat of paint, enlisted the amazing @yoniweisberg for cover art and my sister @Lauren91_x to proof read and TODAY we are ready to launch my Dad's book: The Man Who Stole The World Cup. 🎉📚 It's a brilliant, fun, adventure, football/time travel story set in 1986 starring two kids from Liverpool, (Kenny Dalglish-mad Jo and Comic book loving Bluenose Andy), who get pulled into the conspiracy to steal the Jules Rimet World Cup Trophy in 1966. Getting this book out in the world, and allowing my Dad the opportunity to follow his dream has been one of my biggest ambitions, so today is HUGE! To help make it a reality we've launched a Kickstarter page where you can pre-order Limited Edition, Hardback copies of the book. Any help or support, either by buying a copy or helping us spread the word would be great appreciated! The order page is here: kickstarter.com/projects/199… YNWA Paul
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
🧵 I have calculated how much the school book grant for primary schools is going to be. I want to explain why this is simply a sinister cut and the impact it's going to have on schools and families.
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
Tomorrow marks out very last Saturday & the start of our closing down sale in store & online 🛍 Stock up before we are gone 🥹 Last day for orders online will be Tuesday April 30th. Please spread the word ❤️
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
I'm in a great mood! So I'm giving away £1,000 worth of online coaching with me Nutriton ✅ Training ✅ Accountability ✅ Support ✅ Results ✅ All you have to do for a chance to win is RETWEET this tweet Thats it! I'll DM you to confirm you've entered!
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
2.3k followers already today very grateful to everyone who’s given us a follow. It will take a while to build up what we had. Can people keep sharing/like/retweet our posts. Need to get everyone we had on the last page back on here👍 Already some tickets coming in UTFR🔴💪🏻
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Any spares for Brentford today please @REDticketMenIRE @REDTICKETSYNWA_
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
Join us this month in changing a child's future for just £30 a month! Spread love and light by becoming a Guardian Mama or Papa today. 💙 Donate now: strongertogethercharity.com/… #GuardianMama #GuardianPapa #EducationForAll #humanitarianaid #StrongerTogether
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
I won this signed @Pele shirt at a charity auction a number of years ago. Let’s get it a new home… TO WIN - All you have to do is RETWEET but PLEASE READ the caption as I want to use this to help a former team mate and a diamond of a guy. @DMNorris19 is selling his @Argyle League One promotion medal to raise some money. What he’s going through happens a lot to ex players for one reason or another and I believe that we should all help someone when they’re at a low point in life so please help him if you can, even a RETWEET spreads the word. Calling all @IpswichTown @Argyle @LUFC @Pompey fans See the just giving page below 👇🏼 I’ll pick the winner of the shirt by random this week and it’ll be also on Instagram P.S It won’t fit in a postbox so will leave winner to sort out getting it. *** You have to be following me to Win***
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
✈️ @aegeanairlines will fly direct from Dublin to Athens three times weekly from March 2024. We have teamed up with Aegean to offer one lucky person the chance to win two return flights to Athens, Greece 🇬🇷☀️ To Enter: FOLLOW & REPOST T’s & C’s here: dublinairport.com/latest-new…
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
22 Jan 2024
I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made) I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours
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‘Ní neart go cur le chéile’. Some of our staff in @carlowetns showing their support to our colleagues up North who are on strike today. @INTOnews #FairPayInEducation
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Gary O'Keeffe retweeted
📣 INTO members are once again encouraged to participate in the national demonstration for Palestine in Dublin next Saturday, 13 January convening at the Garden of Remembrance at 1pm. INTO members participating will assemble at the Teachers’ Club, Parnell Square.
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