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Aindriú O Ceallaigh

@blueberry5.bsky.social
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Artist, dog lover and avid reader

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It does seem like Putin is rushing fo get the most possible out of his client Trump before the electoral bloodbath of 3 November.
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
a statement provided to RTÉ Rooney said that continuing to publish her work in the UK could now constitute a serious criminal offence.
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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
We joined the 10,000 strong demonstraton today in Dublin in support of Palestine. Survivors of the war speaking of what they hoped for the future was particularly poignant. #palestine #gaza #westbank #Ireland #dublin
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 01/10/2026
“How are you supposed to sleep when your whole flat is vibrating?”: Slough residents tell Brenna Spain about the unsettling noise pollution from the data centres next door www.thenerve.news/p/slough-dat...
Sleepless in Slough: the residents who fear for their failing health in Europe’s data centre capital. Red and yellow illustration of an under-construction Equinix data centre in Slough, England
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Na srotha nach mbíonn ró-dhomhain, is iad a labhras go dána".
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Lucy Worsley @lucyworsley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you were to take the cost of my labour into account the value of each single cherry tomato should be £12.50. But the satisfaction of finally getting to gorge on them is priceless.
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our blueberry
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Naturefile - The Bilberry
This weeks Naturefile looks at Vaccinium myrtillus L. The Bilberry. One of the richest natural sources of anthocyanins.
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
may have "..consumed as much water in Ireland last year as about 340,600 homes, some 18.5 per cent of the total number of occupied dwellings in the Republic, researchers have estimated in a new report"
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Data centres ‘may have used as much water’ last year in Ireland as more than 340,000 homes
New research highlights poverty of information about energy-intensive sector’s footprint
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Kildare County Council @kildarecoco.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Farmers are reminded that slurry spreading is prohibited from 1st October 2026 to 12th January 2027. Farmers are encouraged to spread slurry during suitable weather and soil conditions and to empty tanks as soon as possible. More: ow.ly/h0BP50ZOmfe #Kildare #YourCouncil
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Yesterday marked a year since I got thrown to the pavement at Broadview. Next week will be a year since a car hit us, leading to the indictment of myself and five others. So little has changed. I will be at Broadview next Friday for the weekly protest and I hope you will too.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
According to the investigation, the Pentagon relied on outdated intelligence that still identified the site as an IRGC facility, while personnel placed too much trust in Maven to flag stale or conflicting information. It didn’t. The school ultimately appeared as a recommended target.
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Diogo Almeida @typesafeai.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Message from our CEO: After co-inventing ChatGPT, I kept asking myself: why have superhuman chat models not led to AGI? I’ve spent the last 2 years in stealth building a new way to train models (RLCD), and a new type of frontier AI model that we are releasing today: Jev
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Diogo Almeida @typesafeai.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence so check out our release blog for more technical info: typesafe.ai/blog/introdu... Join our waitlist for early access: typesafe.ai
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Introducing System One Models and Jev - TypeSafe AI Blog
TypeSafe AI is a new AI lab operating in stealth
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The dumb and the devious in unholy harmony, fuelled by retribution.
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Fergal Keane: 9/11 gave us today’s wars of vengeance, waged by the dumb and the devious
I did not sit down to write an elegy. This piece was meant to reflect on UK sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements. I will come to that, but as part of a much bigger picture. This is a story ab...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Friends of Medieval Dublin @fmdmedievaldublin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
UPCOMING EVENT Dear Friends, Join us on Saturday 3 October in the JM Synge Theatre (Room 2039), Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin, for our 27th Medieval Dublin symposium, organised with the support of @historytcd.bsky.social as part of the Dublin Festival of History [1/2]
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This was the video I was looking for yesterday to post. I follow Joshua Wright on instagram because we are both passionate about saving old trees. This was an ancient forest valley that was recently logged on Vancouver Island. They cut down one of the largest Yellow Cedar tree in Canada. 😢
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
They also act as monuments to climate chaos. A Financial Times analysis of 60 of the largest planned data centres being built in the US . found that they could together emit 101 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year ..(=) emissions of 27 coal plants or 24 million petrol-powered cars.
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Fintan O'Toole: Ireland can’t be a dumping ground for data centres other countries don’t want
They have become a defining question everywhere – except Ireland. Why?
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 29/08/2026
🌱 A good news story from Norfolk. A decade ago, this was intensively farmed arable land. Today, 1,200 acres are alive with wildflowers, birds and insects – including species not seen locally for 15 years. Sometimes, give nature a chance and it comes roaring back. 🦋
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Miracle recovery of Norfolk heath after decade of rewilding
Rare butterflies, birds, and wildflowers thrive in 1,200 acres of new, biodiverse Norfolk grassland
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James West @jamespwest.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I wrote about how, in fact, Dolly was very, VERY Mother Jones:
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Here's to Dolly: union member, vaccine hero, literacy giant, staunch gay ally.
Community-based philanthropy and fighting for the underdog defined the superstar’s legacy.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The intensifying backlash against data centers is inspiring panic among the tech sector. Good. But the Irish government will plough on with its hugely unpopular policy of support regardless, because its core ideology is to *always* back big money. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
politico.com
Data centers’ ‘oh s--t’ moment
Some industry leaders fear voter backlash is turning into a lasting political crisis.
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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USA: Retired Anglican priest detained by ICE | ICN
A 78-year-old Colorado priest has been in ICE detention for almost a year. He is now malnourished, in a wheelchair, has a persistent cough, and with chest pain. The only treatment he gets is cough med...
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“War does not begin when the tanks roll across the border. It has already begun,” Hakki Haliste, a security consultant to the council, argues, in Russia’s hybrid campaigns from cyber attacks, to drone incursions, border provocations and sabotage in the Baltic States.
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‘It has already begun’: Finland prepares for the unthinkable from Russia
Formerly neutral, the country is taking a whole-of-society approach to defending its people along the longest line of defence between the EU and Russia
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Capitán Swing @capitanswing.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
nos hemos puesto unas gafas violetas para detectar el sexismo, tenemos que ponernos las gafas grises para detectar conductas edadistas: infantilizar a la gente mayor; hablarles como a los niños; no tener en cuenta su opinión, ni sus decisiones, ni su privacidad; etc. En definitiva, cualquier
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Freixas, Anna – Capitán Swing
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Patrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
‘Govnt has a responsibility to lead Ireland through the energy transition. On profound national issues, people deserve the full truth: who benefits, who pays, what alternatives were considered and how decisions fit with commitments already made in law.’ www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
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We cannot build an economic model around data centres if we want to reach our climate targets
The forthcoming Budget gives the government the opportunity to put in place measures to help us meet our climate targets, such as reforming electricity pricing to ensure data centres pay their fair sh...
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We know that Reform and their ilk say this stuff because they're paid to by their big donors in the fossil fuel industry. But, come on, they have to be just downright thick as two short planks too.
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Data centers emit sounds from the humming of cooling systems, rumbling of diesel generators, and whirring of fans, which can be heard for hundreds of feet around them.
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Communities Are Raising Noise Pollution Concerns About Data Centers | Article | EESI
Data centers emit sounds from the humming of cooling systems, rumbling of diesel generators, and whirring of fans, which can be heard for hundreds…
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Mount Usher has a beautiful Wollemia nobilis
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Wollemia nobilis – Friends of Belfast Botanic Gardens
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Enjoy the moment
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O'Connor wants to 'enjoy this moment' following gold win
European Champion Kate O'Connor has said she wants to "enjoy this moment" after she won a gold medal in the women's heptathlon at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Congratulations!!
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English strikes gold and Adeleke takes silver at Euros
Mark English has won the gold medal in the men's 800m while Rhasidat Adeleke grabbed silver in the women's 200m at the European Athletics Championships.
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Excellent episode with James O’Brien discussing how we aren’t frightened enough about climate change. He starts by emphasising it’s better to go slightly further protecting ourselves than needed rather than protecting ourselves less than we should have. It’s better to plan for the worst.
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We aren't frightened enough about climate change
James O'Brien - The Whole Show · Episode
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SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre @stratcomcentre.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
President Zelensky says North Korea is sending many more missiles and troops.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 11/08/2026
Fota Wildlife Park has announced the birth of a male Indian rhino calf
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Fota seeking public's help in naming Indian rhino calf
Fota Wildlife Park has announced the birth of a male Indian rhino calf.
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
"Re-turn’s directors represent the following companies: Coca-Cola, Heineken, Diageo, Tesco, Howth Beer Ltd (trading as Hope Beer), Musgraves, Britvic and the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association....Everyone else has a stake in selling sugar, booze and water in plastic bottles and cans.."
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Sarah Carey: Re-turn shows what happens when polluters control the solution
Consumers are facing rising costs while problem of waste is not fully dealt with
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Today is the 81st anniversary of the nuclear bombing of #Hiroshima. Yet despite the gut wrenching horror, the 9 nuclear states have *already* amassed the equivalent firepower of 145.000 Hiroshima bombs & still want more. This is madness. #NoMoreHiroshimas @cnduk.bsky.social
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Cathey🌎🦋🗽☮️❤️‍🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 💙 💛🇵🇷 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 ⭐️ @cleverhandlebars.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This High Schooler Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades
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This High Schooler Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades
Eighteen-year-old Arya Satheesh created her award-winning Eco Purge to help address the global problem of plastic pollution
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
For me, it's far from this simple. We've been wiping nature out for a very long time. I believe that *can* change, but only if we're honest about our long-standing destructive relationship with the rest of life on Earth.
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"..cut from the final version released to the public. These included the opportunity cost of supporting data centres instead of housing, calls for mandated sustainability targets on water and energy use,...despite the terms of reference..” Let's not talk about it until it's too late to change course
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Concerns over supporting data centres ahead of transport or housing scrubbed from government report
Several aspects which questioned continued investment in the sector were later cut from the final version released to the public.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Here are some of the songs I've been listening to this summer. It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hearts go out to his family.
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Is a spoofer to be admired?
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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The historic amnesia on display here is stunning. Hospitals were setting up makeshift morgues in parking lots because they could not keep up.
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The influence of a book on the world is amazing
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Brazil Scientist Wins 2025 World Food Prize
Dr. Mariangela Hungria developed more than 30 technologies related to microorganisms around soybeans, maize, wheat and other major crops to be named the 2025 World Food Prize Laureate.
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Aindriú O Ceallaigh @blueberry5.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The more important question is whether we have invested sufficiently in the infrastructure needed to convert those abundant natural water resources into reliable drinking water supplies for a growing population living in a changing climate.
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Why wasn't winter rain stored to prevent summer water shortages?
Ireland remains one of the wettest countries in Europe, but the challenge is how we manage that water and keep pace with a changing climate
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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
#ResistanceEarth Many farmers are losing the battle against climate change. Some have tried to adapt through organic practices, but the heat and drought are just too intense. On-farm reservoirs can help, but even those could run out of water in hard-hit areas. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers
Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I'm screaming inside reading this. The implications are beyond comprehension.
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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 31/07/2026
"AI is going to revolutionise global capitalism - how can it be a bubble?" In this piece, I explain why both can be true at once: open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
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Timing Is Everything in the AI Bubble
This week's tech sell-off is a symptom of a deeper problem: no one knows when - or how - big tech's $1 trillion bet on AI is going to pay off.
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