iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Velour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026

This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Irish President, Catherine Connolly, welcomed Gazan students to Ireland at her official residence Áras an Uachtaráin. She called out the horror affecting their country.

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Eleanor Morton @eleanormorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Myth busting about Scotland's 'need' for data centres feat. angry moorhen (Follow us on insta at stopaidatacentres.scot)

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I can understand leaving off The Last Airbender cuz these peeps probably think it's a kids show - but no Veronica Mars seems like either wilful trolling or plain TV illiteracy. (I'd have 3 Rob Thomas shows!). Of course, I lean goofy heartfelt genre crap! My top ten US shows INPO:

Today's version of my top ten US shows of this century:

Lost iZombie
Veronica Mars Cougar Town
Party Down Silo
Mad Men The Good Place
BSG Better Call Saul

(and it’s not TV, but I’d probably throw
Felicia Day’s The Guild on there too!)

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Is Veronica Mars gonna be top 10 or just top 20?

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Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The authors of a new report shared exclusively with Virgin Media News say Ireland “can’t afford” to continue its data centre boom. Academics at UCD and Maynooth University say the capital invested in data centre construction over five years could have funded 50,000 new homes. #VMNews

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 14/07/2026

"Ireland's Enterprise Minister Peter Burke attended a private dinner with tech giant Meta at the US ambassador’s residence in February to discuss the “digital agenda for Ireland’s EU presidency,” amid a US drive to soften Europe’s policing of big tech." www.independent.ie/business/min...

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Minister dined with Meta lobbyists at US ambassador’s residence amid US drive to soften Europe’s policing of big tech

Peter Burke’s intimate dinner with the tech giant’s reps was aimed at discussing ‘the digital agenda for Ireland’s EU presidency’

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Well this horrifically disturbing.

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Evan Dando was in great form at the Grand Social last night - strong voice, loud guitar. Did 2 Richard&Linda Thompson songs, Rondstadt's "Different Drum," and a bunch of classic Lemonheads - no "Alison ..." sadly. For some reason, ran the entirety of Phantom of the Paradise on screen throughout.

Evan Dando and the Lemonheads on stage at The Grand Social, Dublin, while Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise plays onscreen in the background.

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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The inclusion of a greyhound racing event as part of Culture Night this evening is outrageous. Animal cruelty is endemic in the greyhound industry. This discredited activity cannot be whitewashed and put in the same category as a play, concert or art exhibition. @sineadgibney.bsky.social

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Greyhound racing is cruelty, not culture - Social Democrats

Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney has condemned the inclusion of a greyhound racing event at Dublin’s Shelbourne Park as part of this evening’s Culture Night programme. Deputy Gibney, who is the party...

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Kicked off a newly designed module - The Non-Traditional Screenplay - with Hal Hartley's 'Trust'. To my delight the students really seemed to like it - yay! But kids today will never understand how flippin hard it was to track down Hub Moore's powerpop banger from the soundtrack back in the '90s!

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Hub Moore and the Great Outdoors - Mess With Me

YouTube video by tjd

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Breaking: In a potentially landmark decision, a major data centre project in Mayo has had planning permission overturned over climate concerns. More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social this evening.

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 15/09/2026

I am so tired of how we have been saying this for more than a decade by this point

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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Donald Trump is no friend to Ireland. His warmongering has caused the fuel crisis, and worsened the cost of living. He is overseeing a rollback in human rights in the US, and a normalisation of toxic, divisive rhetoric. We will continue to resist his deplorable politics.

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Irish Films Studies friends ... would anybody happen to have a copy of the Ebook: Ireland on Film: Screenplays and Critical Contexts - Maeve (Pat Murphy, Lance Pettitt & Beatriz Kopschitz Bastos) Tried all kinds of places but having a heck of a time finding it.

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years ago today, Bob Dylan released this absolute masterpiece. Give it a spin! #9/11 #LoveAndTheft

The cover of Bob Dylan’s album “Love and Theft,” released on 11 September 2001.

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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Who are the new citizenship rules actually benefitting? Why are the right questions not being asked? We have seen a decrease of 30% in international protection applicants since 2024. So why are anti-immigration narratives thriving?

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 08/09/2026

All else aside there is nothing I want or need genAI to do for me. I like reading. I like doing research. I like playing around in spreadsheets. I like interviewing people. I like writing. I like doing these things for myself because I take pleasure in the doing and they make me a better thinker.

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Mikey and Nicky showing @lighthousecinema.bsky.social next weekend. Fantastic opportunity to see this unsung classic of 70s cinema (directed by the amazing Elaine May)!

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Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky | Light House Cinema Dublin Ireland

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Jon Evans @rezendi.com · 03/09/2026

I am curious what the free speech purists who claim to be all about viewpoint diversity have to say about this one www.persuasion.community/p/i-taught-a...

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I Taught a Short Story. My College Fired Me For It.

Academic censorship is very real.

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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Quote Of The Day

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Peter Branigan @peterbranigan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A 6% increase in public transport use, roughly four times the population increase Record numbers using the trains in the history of the state Today's announcement about a public transport price increase is a farcical failure of policy, completely incoherent #Ireland #ClimateEmergency

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Passenger Journeys Up 6% Across the TFI Network in 2025

The NTA today announced that 6% more passenger journeys were made across the TFI network in 2025 when compared to the previous year

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You guys - Charisma Carpenter is watching every ep of Buffy (most for the first time) and reacting, and it's incredible.

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My First Watch of the Episode Fans Warned Me About | Passion (S2E17)

YouTube video by Charisma Carpenter

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Jack White and his band just absolutely ripped my face off! #dublin

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Been working on smartglasses developments. Here's where we're at as of teatime, 27th August. 1. FlyeFit, one of the country's largest gym groups has confirmed its banned the wearing of Meta glasses on its premises - and has added the below to its rules page.

Statement from FlyeFit: The wearing, and use of, Meta Glasses is not permitted in the gym and we ask that members do not take video calls/photographs/videos on the premises or in the changing rooms or post such items or remarks on the internet that may identify another member.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The new restoration of “Black Girl” (Ossie Davis, 1972) will air on @tcmtv.bsky.social as part of their tribute to actor Brock Peters. Aug. 28, 7:15 pm (PT) bit.ly/45P2ngE Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive and @thefilmfoundation.bsky.social with funding from Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation

Three scenes from "Black Girl." A father speaks in a living room while a mother stands behind him with a surprised expression. A young woman exits an airplane. Two smiling young women exchange an envelope in a church.

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Sunrise over a gaa field, Dublin 12

A late August sunrise in south Dublin, houses in the background, gaa goal posts in the foreground.

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Miriam IRL @miriam.blacksky.app · 23/08/2026

Long shot but is anyone selling an electric picnic ticket? I need to dance and feel a bit of joy for a weekend 🙏🏽😫

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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Bezos' WaPo has an editorial today saying data center concerns are overblown and we should celebrate all of the benefits they bring to communities. To avoid providing the outlet more clicks, I'm not providing a link but instead pasting here its deceptions about water impacts.

Washington Post editorial claiming water concerns about data centers are overblown.

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Light House Cinema @lighthousecinema.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We're delighted to welcome Scottish composers Andrew Wasylyk and Tommy Perman to perform their new score alongside one of the earliest horror masterpieces, 1925’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, on October 24. 🎟 Pre-booking is strongly advised: www.lighthousecinema.ie/film/phanto…

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Paul O'Donovan @paulodonovan.eurosky.social · 20/08/2026

The original gay rights and pride rainbow flag from 1978 has left San Francisco for the very first time and is in the sister city of Cork. Designed by Gilbert Baker. Very moving to see it.

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Deirdre Flynn @deirdreflynn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Assistant Lecturer in the Performing Arts and Writing + Literature ATU Sligo The ideal candidate(s) will have expertise in teaching across a range of literature, drama and film OR the performing arts, acting and theatre www.atu.ie/connect/jobs...

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Academic Jobs - Atlantic Technological University

Discover academic job opportunities across ATU. Have a look at the current vacancies available across ATU campuses.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 19/08/2026

do we know of any universities/higher ed institutions that have explicitly stated resistance/refusal of genai as their official policy

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

RIP Frank Beard! Such a tight, forceful drummer - and so clean. I'll always get excited when the first fill kicks in here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vppb...

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ZZ Top - La Grange

YouTube video by Michael Baker

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Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

TCD Breaks Silence on Gazan Student Visa Refusals - Urges Students to Lobby Ministers O’Callaghan and Brophy universitytimes.ie/2026/08/trin...

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Trinity Breaks Silence on Gazan Student Visa Refusals; Urges Students to Lobby Ministers

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The climate crisis horror that our politicians, business leaders and billionaires continue to ignore ...

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Highly recommend The Guild if you haven's seen it - amazing web series from the early days of such that I've watched too many times to count. It's really clever and funny, and had a big effect on the way I still teach narrative - I taught it for years. Can't wait for this reunion!

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026

I need people to understand the relevant context of this policy shift is not just the genocide, but Jim O’Callaghan’s political ambitions. He is staking his claim for the top job on being seen as tough on immigration. Palestinians are the most sympathetic but by no means the only victims

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Aaron Hunter @aaronhunter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

RIP Jason Arday What a horribly tragic and infuriating series of events.

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