Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 12hNot enough data to justify NCT-type tests for tractors, says RSA as their data shows only 20% of tractors pass roadside inspections www.independent.ie/farming/not-...independent.ieNot enough data to justify introduction of NCT-type tests for agricultural vehicles, says RSAOnly 20pc of tractors pass roadside inspections, official figures show 143
Reposted by Cian GintyJoe Griffin @thejoegriffin.bsky.social · 16hAndrew Garfield looks so sullen in this movie poster. I bet it takes place on a Monday. 031
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 13hBasically, bypass the current path by using the other side. Years ago, upgrading the path on the railway side was deemed to be too risky and/or costly given the proximity of the railway. 010
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 14hBig greenway news: Royal Canal Greenway: After years of waiting, planning file submitted for Dublin 15 section irishcycle.com/2026/10/07/r...irishcycle.comRoyal Canal Greenway: After years of waiting, planning file submitted for Dublin 15 sectionA planning application for the Royal Canal Greenway between the Co Kildare border and just before the M50 at 12th Lock has been lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála, the national planning board. Finga… 0225
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 17hThe new Scouts den beside Belleek Woods in Ballina is looking great: 000
Reposted by Cian GintyDeckie Jordan (He/him) @decjordan.bsky.social · 17hJust a couple posts down on my feed. #SpeirGorm (Choosing not to be annoyed by ‘will impact on’) 141
Reposted by Cian Gintyfoaming pipe snake @guntoucher.bsky.social · 18h"snowpiercer is trying to say that class societ-" WRONG, snowpiercer is saying that it even in the worst circumstances that it kicks ass to be on a train 363813623
Reposted by Cian GintyAidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 21hThe 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
Reposted by Cian GintySeamus Ryan @seamusryan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I’m a big fan of promoting cultural offerings to young people, and making them more affordable (it’s a good habit to start) but just issuing vouchers resulted in massive fraud in places like Italy, France, and Germany when they ran it there… … and this is the Irish government. It has form… 2106
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Budget 2027: Active travel funding still frozen at 2020 level effectively means it's a 29% cut irishcycle.com/2026/10/06/b...irishcycle.comBudget 2027: Active travel funding still frozen at 2020 level effectively means it’s a 29% cut— Government says it “remains committed to supporting active travel”.– Active travel funding includes safe routes to schools and greenways. Budget 2027’s active travel… 1154
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This kind of thing needs to stop; as most households can only do a bit at a time, it really affects affordability. 110
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We insulated the two walls of the former garage from the inside. 010
Reposted by Cian GintySpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · 06/10/2026War on 🚘 ? NO - it's war on 🚶 🚲 and 🚌 --> www.transportxtra.com/publications... by @grantennis.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social @transportxtra.bsky.social @edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social @osbert.org @foescot.bsky.social 1158
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026...€79,303.02! Lol... that's not happening. Their report also says we can get to A0 when the BER report (which they did not send us) says A max. 020
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The space heating increase makes sense, as we upgraded rads in some rooms, and the old rads in one room were some kind of weird things that did not work. And don't get me started on the report sent to us by the energy upgrade company... including upgrades we do not need and a total estimate of... 110
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Nothing has been done with a water-heating bar put in a switch to be able to heat it with oil without turning on the rads. But that has gone from poor to fair? I thought the new rankings were supposed to be bring things like this down rather than up? 110
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026...upgraded from single-glazing 1970s windows to triple glazing, but it's only "fair" overall... how does this make sense??? The conservatory's Velux windows also needed to be replaced when the house was assessed (they have now been replaced as part of redoing the roof), but it shows "no upgrade"? 310
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I know the system has changed; I'm not sure I've much confidence in the BER cert process, and it could affect our mortgage interest rate. Screenshots from the old and new Upgrade Advisory Report. Except for the conservatory (which is double-glazed), the windows have been... 100
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I don't usually watch news channels, but I was watching CNN yesterday, and the focus on war all the time is way out of line for what anybody in Western Europe should be exposed to. 020
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Debunked: Despite claims online, burning turf has a significant carbon footprint jrnl.ie/7180890jrnl.ieDebunked: Despite claims online, burning turf has a significant carbon footprintRates of peat burning have dropped to less than a sixth of what it was in 2010. 044
Reposted by Cian GintyTom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wait til they see Mission Impossible 8: I Am The Messiah 1444
Reposted by Cian GintyHannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 05/10/2026🚨 Half of all new cars registered in Ireland in September were fully electric (49.3%)! Car sales here are concentrated in January and July, so a single month is misleading, but I pulled out the BEV sales share for July-September sales for the past years: 2024 - 14% 2025 - 22% 2025 - 35% 📈↗️👆‼️ 611235
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026They keep showing us who they are Why do so many not believe them? 062
Reposted by Cian GintyJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“The estimate of the total amount of rubble in Gaza is 61 million tonnes. It is approximately 20 times the amount of rubble generated in all wars across the world over the last 18 years,” says Jaco Cilliers, the UNDP’s special representative in Palestine. www.irishtimes.com/world/middle... 311083
Reposted by Cian Gintydindin6.bsky.social @dindin6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"We ask women why they don't come forward when sexually assaulted. It's because we live in a world where an abuser can become president. 24138391230
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This should resolve itself in a few minutes, but most of my downtime in the last year has been as a result of the WordPress Jetpack app. Whatever about WordPress I really have to ween myself off Jetpack. 001
Reposted by Cian GintyDr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A great example of two quite stupid but dangerous people with huge platforms. Carlson’s questions come from a place of mind blowing historical ignorance and the less said about Rees (send the working classes to war) Mogg the better. 118116
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A Florida county which was removing its Flock cameras found 14 other cameras with 11 which had no obvious owners. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...arstechnica.comFlorida cops say they don't know who owns 11 unpermitted Flock camerasFloridians alarmed by 14 mysterious Flock cameras; 11 have no clear owner. 011
Reposted by Cian GintyAidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“In addition to physical assaults, they usually commit other violations… such as preventing access to agricultural land; destroying crops, olive trees, farming equipment; vandalizing homes, water/electricity infrastructure; stealing or killing livestock.“ www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...washingtoninstitute.orgExtremist Settler Terrorism and Violence in the West Bank: New Data Calls for a New StrategyActs of violence by extremist settlers have risen sharply in scale and severity, shifting from largely reactive incidents to a more proactive, strategic effort aimed at displacing Palestinian communit... 034
Reposted by Cian GintyJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Speaking of Germany, the rise of the far right and EU rearmament. 142
Reposted by Cian GintyJosephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 02/10/2026Still the absolute funniest "trailer remix" ever made -- as well as one of the very first of its kind, debuting in 2005 Every shot is perfectly chosen God I could watch this all day 35994324
Reposted by Cian GintyWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Given that Irish government TDs have cited Sweden's decision to introduce a language test for citizenship as justification for Ireland introducing one, it seems relevant that Sweden is finding it difficult to actually do it 816551
Reposted by Cian GintyMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One of my favourite photos — not just of DAVID NIVEN — but of all time. 281863205
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026What happens (unlikely) if the union breaks up completely? What is she then? Just an Asian living in England? 230
Reposted by Cian GintyStephanie Rains 🪼 @acidrains.bsky.social · 02/10/2026She actually goes further than that and seems to have latched onto the Acts of Union as super-important. By her logic you’re British not English if your lineage includes Scottish ancestors. How many and how far back, who knows? What if you didn’t even know you had a Scottish great-grandparent? 🤷♀️ 232
Reposted by Cian GintyUilliam Mac G ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm not a political strategist, but shutting BBC Scotland's broadcast service down completely to save £42 million seems like an early and very generous Christmas present from UK Labour to the independence parties there. 083
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's on my list of things that we need for our house once we have the money! Currently paying for more basic things, like a roof repair! 000
Reposted by Cian GintyReal Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Pervo-O-Specs™️ get even more shitty. 0275
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Stop being at the whim of fascists: Electrify everything yesterday. 22211
Reposted by Cian GintyRay Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026lolstatic.klipy.comMan Laughing in Troy Movie SceneALT: Man Laughing in Troy Movie Scene 021
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026...But if you cancel via your bank without cancelling on IrishCycle's system, it'll keep trying to process the payment, or it may email you. To be clear: If you manually email a cancellation request, I don't mind that. Anyway, for anybody who has subscribed for any length of time -- thank you! 000
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm using Stripe's term "customer portal" -- is there a better way of phrasing that? While I don't want people to unsubscribe, I don't want to be silly like some newspapers are. People should be able to cancel with ease if that's what they want to do... 100
Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When people are cancelling their subscription to @irishcycle.com some people use the customer portal, some contact me, and others seem to just cancel via their banks. Do many people regularly cancel subscriptions via their banks, or is the customer portal too hard to find/use? 100
