Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialGerard Cunningham @faduda.eurosky.social · 16hI spent a few days in Paris recently. Entire traffic lanes and streets have been turned over to bikes. There's a way to make cycling safer, and it isn't yellow vests. 35520
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialGerard Cunningham @faduda.eurosky.social · 19hGrind this bollocks to dust, then salt the earth 0206
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialAidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 18hIrish solidarity with striking unions still goes strong 52 light-years from Earth and 400 years into the future. 05516
bainne.bsky.social @bainne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Rapidly coming to the conclusion that Jim O’Callaghan is an idiot. 010
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026Yeah funnily enough if you refuse more people more quickly, you wind up with more appeals. Dunno how anyone could have seen that coming www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...independent.ieBacklog of appeals over international protection and asylum claims hits ‘unprecedented’ 21,200Sinn Féin justice spokesman raises concerns about cost of housing those still awaiting decisions 34112
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialAislínn Kelly @aislinnkellyy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026What problem, exactly, does the Government think raising public transport fares is solving? aislinna.substack.com/p/farewell-t...aislinna.substack.comFarewell to ProgressWhy is the Irish Government cutting the cost of fossil fuels while raising public transport fares? 4439
bainne.bsky.social @bainne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“the besht thing you could have for regulatin the shtomach” 😃 010
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialSarah Ramanauskas @hundredgrapes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If you ever need an example of a Kerry accent, this video has it in all its glory. Yes, it is very different to a Hollywood "Irish" accent. And yes, it is pretty much impenetrable to the untrained (non-Kerry) ear. Healthy bacon, floury potatoes and (I think) crubeens. #Ireland #accents 261
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialAidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The bulk (80%) of the money the Irish government give to the racing industry is in the form of prize money (ie race winners get the cash), which is an *objectively* an inefficient and unfair way to distribute government subsidies… 24020
bainne.bsky.social @bainne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The disconnect between the way Fintan O’Toole writes about every other conflict and the way he writes about the North should be studied. 000
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 07/10/2026The court is basically saying that knowledge of the victim being trans is potentially exculpatory for a self defense legal claim. This is explicitly greenlighting the panic defense and saying a victims trans status might excuse a murder. 16574119
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialGerard Cunningham @faduda.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026Burn. The. Servers. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...irishexaminer.comIreland to miss climate targets with renewable energy being 'cannibalised by data centres'Ireland could not 'credibly take leadership on a fossil fuel phase-out while simultaneously pushing new fossil fuel infrastructure and ever-expanding energy demand driven through the proliferation of ... 05119
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialÚna-Minh (That's my first name!) 🔜 AdventureX @unaminh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Beoga are founding members of Irish Artists for #Palestine and courageously left Ed Sheeran's tour. Let's support their work when tickets go on sale tomorrow morning. 03712
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialShamim Malekmian @shamimmalekmian.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026To counter AI, an illustrator in Balbriggan offers to draw posters for barter. Lauren Fernandes noticed menus and flyers all over with the same sterile look, and thought: what if she could help out small businesses which can't afford creative work, usually? www.dublininquirer.com/to-counter-a...dublininquirer.comTo counter AI, an illustrator in Balbriggan offers to draw posters for barterLauren Fernandes noticed menus and flyers all over with the same sterile look, and thought: what if she could help out small businesses which can't afford creative work, usually? 110253
bainne.bsky.social @bainne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026You’re definitely late. They’ve been doing it for 50 years. 000
bainne.bsky.social @bainne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“we’re aytin the finesht dinner oou can get” 👌 060
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialRichard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comFinland orders halt to work on two Google data centresThe order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance. 06017
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialSaoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Don't be confused, this is just a public grant to gambling companies 720975
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.social🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026Wanna know what fetal personhood is? It's giving fertilized eggs, embryos, and fetuses a constitutional right to life which competes with the pregnant person's. Then a medical decision can become a fight between two “people,” w/ the state acting as referee. Guess who loses? (The pregnant person.) 727071
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialAnne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026static.klipy.comOh, Fuck Off - Man's ReactionALT: Oh, Fuck Off - Man's Reaction 2747
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialTomás Murray @tomasjmurray.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Today is Brian O’Nolan’s (aka Flann O’Brien, Myles na gCopaleen et al) birthday. 2154
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialDr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 05/10/202620C in Dublin on Oct 5 is bonkers 91519
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 04/10/2026I really don't get it. Trump polls at like single digits across the world but then every country is like, but our right wing populist is different! 871291216
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialBernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Brenda Power knew what she was doing. 1163
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026please do not post photos of barbour jackets in early october if you're not also voting for policies to address global warming 494494384
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 02/10/2026🛫 Corporate tax returns have soared in September, with almost €5 BILLION paid in that one month alone, as the overall tax take rises by over 10% compared to last year 🛬 …but it’s skewed by some big companies frontloading payments, and 2026’s corporate tax is now expected to narrowly MISS its target 1154
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialDean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026we don't have to budget by the seat of our pants like this. it's a mad way to run a country. the entire budgets of departments should not be up for negotiation once a year. how much public work hours are wasted every year lobbying for the budget 5235
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵 10460021696
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialDean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026every single ESL course offered in Tipp is oversubscribed and has a waiting list. as in so many aspects of integration, volunteers are working to help fill gaps as much as possible with English speaking clubs, etc. while the govt is only interested in making things worse 44117
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026Cannot begin to describe the rage of seeing clients refused citizenship over Mickey Mouse infringements when actual government bodies ROUTINELY flaunt the law with ZERO consequences #speirghorm www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...irishtimes.comTusla in breach of High Court special care direction again over capacity issuesRetention remains a problem in units where 10 staff members per child can be required 04619
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026Btw, some of these refusals are so clearly unlawful that the Department of Justice will end up paying ***HUGE*** sums in legal fees. Jim obviously counting on that being another Minister for Justice’s problem. 22818
bainne.bsky.social @bainne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For those wondering where the ashamed-to-be-Irish Ruth Dudley Edwards stands on other issues. 000
bainne.bsky.social @bainne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Likewise. Delighted she’s decided to rectify that. Oh, and her brother is a c*nt as well. 120
bainne.bsky.social @bainne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026She’s been ashamed to be Irish for my entire life. I’m sure I read an article counting the ways she was ashamed to be Irish in the Sunday Indo when I was 12. Her entire career as a journalist is just the same article written over and over again. 2121
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialJooooohhhh No! @josefoshea.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In the immortal words of WB Yeats: "Yeah? Well don't let the door hit ya on yer arse on the way out!" 1710311
bainne.bsky.social @bainne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Ireland's former regulator who sued all other EU data regulators to avoid investigating Meta was a speaker. (She now works for Meta's law firm.) Europe needs to take the enforcement of EU wide digital law out of Ireland’s hands. We will never do anything to hurt our American overlords. 000
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 30/09/2026She's a 94 year old Jewish human rights lawyer. She's been arrested under terrorism legislation for opposing genocide. The least we can do is to listen. 531597829
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🔴 We asked Tony Blair's think tank about charging businesses £500k for political access at party conferences and why one of its sponsor's logos disappeared after our reporting last week on TBI's alleged cash for access scheme This is what they said 72931346
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialShamim Malekmian @shamimmalekmian.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026Questions loom over Department of Justice’s account of long-held policy on citizenship rights of temporary asylum stamps What actually differs between those fleeing the wars on the edge of Europe in the 1990s, and today? Read more here www.dublininquirer.com/questions-lo...dublininquirer.comQuestions loom over Department of Justice’s account of long-held policy on citizenship rights of temporary asylum stampsWhat actually differs between those fleeing the wars on the edge of Europe in the 1990s, and today? 178
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialThe Foggy Jew @hmcevansoneya.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The level of antisemitism on here (which means I assume it is even worse elsewhere) in response to that Mamdani announcement video is quite frankly insane 2224
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026People casually using genAI instead of their own creativity or capacity for thought genuinely feels like a huge values difference now, on a very fundamental level. We do not hold the same things to be important or worthwhile. 820853
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialDr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Well this is going to go just great and ease tensions and solve everything! 46718
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialDarach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oh I understand them all right - they’re antisemites! 0234
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialAidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Viktor Orban travelled to Belfast yesterday, appearing alongside the Northern Irish anti-abortion group Precious Life, "celebrating" preventing Belfast City Hall from joining"International Safe Abortion Day" Precious Life's former director, Jim Dowson, is a far-right extremist with ties to Hungary. 316170
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialJules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At the match between Ireland & Israel that Irish Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu boycotted in solidarity with Palestine, supporters of Israel chanted "IDF" & heckled Ireland players during warm-ups. @edgeofsports.bsky.social & I wrote about it for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci... 134
Reposted by @bainne.bsky.socialcrippledchicken.bsky.social @crippledchicken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=dshs...youtube.comIsrael Fans Start Racist Chant After Losing To Ireland 3-0YouTube video by Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey 001
