Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Ruin a book by adding a word. The Unbearable Lightness of Being Action-Oriented 010
Reposted by Chris HapkaJooooohhhh No! @josefoshea.bsky.social · 11/10/2026What a weird world we live in - Ukraine hits a data centre deep in Russia - Irish twitter users see racist posts about IPAS centres in Offaly fall off a cliff 6668632172
Reposted by Chris HapkaJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I remember a decade-long panic about undergraduates, activists, or Tumblr pages declaring new language rules and denouncing people for violating them. 571081196
Reposted by Chris HapkaCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Fine art prints for the season of 🍂 spooktivity 🍂 and much more available on www.ciaraioch.com/artprints - if you're in the market for some Irish Human-Made Art, please take a look, I have children* to feed. *Alright, crows. 49344
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The existence of Grattan’s Parliament implies the existence of Grattan’s Funkadelic. 020
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell. Brilliantly written history of Hawaii. 000
Reposted by Chris HapkaCethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 07/10/2026Hi, I’m Cethan Leahy. You may remember me from such posts as… 724426
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Once upon a time this was James Michener’s “Chesapeake”. 010
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Emma Thompson made Howard’s End and Peter’s Friends back to back. 010
Reposted by Chris HapkaEmily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you 7142371024
Reposted by Chris HapkaMcNastyPrime @mcnastyprime.bsky.social · 01/10/2026September 30th , October 1st 0164
Reposted by Chris HapkaLisa Grimm Grinning Ghosts Come Out to Socialise @lisagrimm.com · 01/10/2026IT BEGINS. #Booktober 2026 kicks off with Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker, rediscovered in our amazing @nlireland.bsky.social 2 years ago by Brian Cleary, and republished in this beautiful edition with the proceeds going to the Charlotte Stoker Fund. #spookybooks #31sp #halloweencountdown 35414
Reposted by Chris HapkaJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A cash-strapped rural police force struggles to deal with Red Diesel gangs. Until its chief inspector realises can get the Met Police to deal with the problem... ...if he pretends they're Iranian. A new six part comedy starring Toby Jones. 641238371
Reposted by Chris HapkaFeljin Jose @feljin.ie · 27/09/2026Newspapers should be required to fact check their columnists. Anti-train columnist Colm McCarthy claims that the only publicly available cost benefit analysis of MetroLink is from a preliminary assessment in 2022. An updated cost benefit analysis was published last week. 47816
Reposted by Chris HapkaAndy Cycles @andycyclesdublin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Was refused entry to the Ladies FAI cup final for ‘trying to make a political statement’ by wearing this jersey. Had to get the wonderful Shelbourne club SLO John Brennan to sort it out. Incase anyone was worried if the FAI couldn’t embarrass themselves any further. 511139
Reposted by Chris HapkaÚna-Minh (That's my first name!) 🔜 AdventureX @unaminh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We must support Gavin Bazunu for standing up against genocide. He’s being thrown under the bus with no support from his team and may be in a lonely place. Fuck the FAI and well done to Gavin for his strength. #StoptheGame #FreePalestine www.instagram.com/p/DdwuIoGRaO...instagram.comgavin_bazunu on Instagram 118537
Reposted by Chris HapkaAidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In a world of Ed Sheerans, be a Gavin Bazanu 18019
Reposted by Chris HapkaShazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#Spéirgorm #Ireland #StopTheGame #FreePalestine BREAKING: Up to five Ireland players reportedly DO NOT want to take part in the games against Israel, following reports that goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu said he did not wish to play. HUGE doubts now surround whether the game will go ahead. 22814
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI died in 1523.This gave him a revolutionary aura from the jump that he didn’t always live up to. 030
Reposted by Chris HapkaDarach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There’s a place in Clare which the English call Lisfarbegnagommaun. In Irish it is called Lios Fear Beag na gCamán, the ring fort of the tiny hurley-wielding men. Some say that mushrooms growing nearby made the little lads visible. 79127
Reposted by Chris HapkaFeljin Jose @feljin.ie · 21/09/2026Even the victims are to blame, it seems. Unbelievably tone deaf from the minister who cancelled the reform of the Road Safety Authority, scuppered the speed limit reform and cancelled the red light camera enforcement pilot. 57330
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I like how at the start of the FAQ it uses dog whistles, but pretty soon they (or their LLM) just went, “Eh, if you’ve read this far you’re probably fine with us calling Africans vermin.” 000
Reposted by Chris HapkaCount Cormacula @cormacos.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Aslan can’t be played by a woman! How can one woman play five lads from the Finglas/Ballymun area of Dublin?! 77123
Reposted by Chris HapkaJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Republicans, in their infinite wisdom, left a big gambling loophole in the Medicaid work requirements. I'm no fan of the gambling industry, but if you are on Medicaid and struggling to deal with the work requirements, taking a $580 bet on both sides of an outcome is one way of getting around them. 401998531
Reposted by Chris HapkaDean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Finn McRedmond thinks "Mary Antoinette" was one of Henry VIII's wives. aren't editors supposed to catch their columnists when they betray their ignorance so severely it damages the credibility of the newspaper for continuing to publish them? 2724258
Reposted by Chris HapkaPaul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 17/09/2026Instead of encouraging people onto public transport, they are driving people off it! Lowering fares and moving to free public transport should be a no-brainer, instead they're doing the opposite. In one fell swoop they are worsening the cost of living and climate crises! 25415
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Wilfred Owen and Anne Frank in the 20th century 110
Reposted by Chris HapkaMichael Fry @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Your Grandad Cyclops talks about his school days 6247061594
Reposted by Chris HapkaMark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington 7233471001
Reposted by Chris HapkaCrawford Art Gallery @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Our next themed work for this month delves in the fascinating and vast realm of Irish folklore. ‘Stray Sod’ (2019-20) is a screenprint by Debbie Godsell that draws on past customs that have contemporary resonance. ‘Irish folklore,’ the artist explains, “is underpinned by the understanding that the 162
Reposted by Chris HapkaUna Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Irish musician Aaron Rowe has said he is withdrawing as a support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour. 10497151987
Reposted by Chris HapkaLisa Grimm Grinning Ghosts Come Out to Socialise @lisagrimm.com · 15/09/2026Feets. 2542
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Have to put in a word for Brona chocolate out of Kerry. 100
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026(Assuming it works the same way as a traditional nonprofit) 010
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026If a new board is appointed (in 2029, for example) they’d be able to sue the old directors on behalf of the organisation. 120
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Isn’t the “new system” actually just “now you have to show us some evidence that you followed the laws that were always in place”? It’s like complaining about red light cameras because you won’t be able to get away with running them any more. 000
Reposted by Chris HapkaRob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026If you can't operate within a regulated industry you shouldn't be in that industry. You don't hear me complaining that I can't start a food business because my kitchen isn't up to code. Regulations protect customers, as well as the reputation of the industries themselves. 05710
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Going to a con during back to school season is a surefire way to catch something. 000
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Is there any chance the board could face personal liability here? I’ve been on US nonprofit boards and they drilled us hard on our fiduciary duties to the organisation. 190
Reposted by Chris HapkaDublin Commuters @dublincommuters.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Any tax relief coming in budget 2027 for “People who get up early in the morning and go to Work” has already been eaten up by Governments 15%+ increase to public transport fares Please email your TDs now and demand they reverse the decision!! www.thejournal.ie/readme/surre...thejournal.ieWe can never get up early enough to truly satisfy themThis week’s targets include poor children, imaginary lazy people and, of course, immigrants. 053
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I was guessing Emma Goldman, but Sanger makes more sense. 110
Reposted by Chris HapkaLisa Grimm Grinning Ghosts Come Out to Socialise @lisagrimm.com · 11/09/2026My co-conspirator E Keathley and I are back with another #DAM salary survey; this is the 5th one, and we are hoping to cast an even wider net as our weird field expands. Results are always anonymized; please share! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... .docs.google.comDigital Asset Manager Salary Survey 2026This survey continues longitudinal research into the job duties, demographics, and earning power of those working with Digital Asset Management systems. Previously published results are available for ... 011
Chris Hapka @chapkachapka.bsky.social · 07/09/2026So the reasoning here is…desperate migrants will carefully weigh these changes and decide to stay where they are, while the skilled migrants Ireland wants to attract definitely won’t mind the extra hoops and waiting. Is that about right? 001
Reposted by Chris HapkaFeljin Jose @feljin.ie · 06/09/2026They gentrified Dr Quirkey's Good Time Emporium. Is nothing sacred anymore? 3211
