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Cian Ó Concubhair

@cianoconcubhair.bsky.social
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Lectures criminal law, policing & criminology @ Maynooth University Research: policing, media, crime, legitimacy & trust, power & resistance Views personal Sé/é Dublin via da Banner www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/ci…

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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 11h
Credit where it's due, I cannot think of another Irish writer who has shown this level of integrity on any moral issue before www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
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Sally Rooney books: Faber to end supply in the UK
Faber has confirmed it will stop supplying Sally Rooney's books in the UK, but says copies already held by retailers will not be removed from sale.
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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Palestinian academic, writer and journalist Hana Salah wrote this. Give it a read. progressive.org/testing-irel...
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Testing Ireland’s Solidarity With Palestine
Over the last three years, a new wave of cooperation has emerged between the Irish people and Palestinians in Gaza—alongside new political conflict.
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It remains the case that escooters make up a small fraction of road fatalities, incl deaths of children The overwhelming majority of road fatalities are homicides caused by collisions involving cars & large motor vehicles (e.g. lorries) The media coverage doesn't reflect this
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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026
Given 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
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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One Irish person was refused citizenship recently over the language test after a six-year process despite doing the whole thing in Swedish. The same person teaches at university level in Swedish, and has published academic texts in the language.
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
‘Escooters are more dangerous than knives or guns' Is a line I just heard on our national broadcaster
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Dublin Commuters @dublincommuters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Every piece of Government advice is telling them to Stop the Fare Hikes The Just Transition Commission is urging public transport fares to be maintained at an affordable level to reduce the National Carbon Footprint Please Email your TD’s!! 📧 www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
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Coalition urged to scrap public transport fare hikes as €100m-a-month fuel excise cuts continue
The Government is being urged to halt planned public transport fare hikes amid warnings that climate action and the cost of living should not be pitted against each other.
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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
we really don't talk enough about the utter contempt certain quarters of the southern political and media establishment have for northern nationalists. not in a subtle way, not in an "if you think about it" way, just open disgust and disdain for people they would rather didn't exist
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is disgraceful No doubt he will be on the Brendan O'Connor consensus hour today to share his contempt for northern nationalists
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dlúphairtíocht le pobal Bhóthar Gharbh Achaidh ar mhaidin seo.
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Colin Harvey @cjharvey1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Proud to stand in solidarity with the residents of Garvaghy Road in Belfast today.
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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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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Honestly I did nazi that coming 🤔 www.reuters.com/business/med...
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East German town bans future Holocaust memorial plaques
An East German town has approved a motion by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and ruling centre-right ​Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to reject future installation of brass plaques ‌comme...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Dlúphairtíocht le Gavin Bazunu!
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Reminds me of the disgrace that was EUROCRIM AGM 2025 where a vote on the genocide was blocked by the Board During the meeting an 'eminent & distinguished' colleague went on stage to criticise calls for a vote by noting there wasn't a boycott of Nazi universities (& this failure was good actually)
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Conor @ernekid.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This some Ed Sheeran style bullshit
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Never forget The deaths of your children, friends and family Must always come second to avoiding any inconvenience against motorists The only road deaths that should be examined with great effort are the small minority caused by e-scooters
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
While you, the average punter, might ask yourself "Well an obvious and relevant question to ask here is has the camera resulted in fewer deaths on this road?" You might be surprised to learn that none of the media coverage asks that obvious and relevant question
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
For @independent.ie the speed camera on the road is "notorious" Not the mass killing on the road
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Quite remarkable that this piece does not mention how many people have died on this stretch of road....
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Stephen O'Neill @oneillsb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is quite funny to think that there has never been a single thinkpiece asking what form of unity would be acceptable to nationalists in the six counties
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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
When your proposed changes to Irish citizenship laws are too draconian for Michael McDowell www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Exempt migrants with Irish citizen in family from proposed residency rule, says McDowell
Independent senator Michael McDowell warned of “injustices” for families where an individual is denied citizenship “unnecessarily" under proposed new rules.
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Can wait for the paper of record's resident unionism interpreter to lecture Garvaghy Road residents on their need to make symbolic concessions to unionism...
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I watched the RTÉ Investigates report tonight A commendable piece of work by @ritaoreilly.bsky.social I will leave my Robocop reflections for another time 1st thing to say, is that the issues examined in the story are extraordinarily serious 2nd, I am not hugely surprised by them
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Great piece Paulie Doyle in @wereontheditch.bsky.social on the Raytheon 9 Excellent reflection on the hypocrisy of Ireland's political & media elite around our complicity in imperialist wars & genocide, & towards citizens who seek to enforce basic moral standards www.ontheditch.com/comment-the-...
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The Raytheon 9, the northern arms industry and ‘moving on’
Ordinary people sitting in judgement will choose humanity over barbarism.
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IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 11/09/2026
Commuters urged to contact their TDs over 15-35% public transport fare hikes Public transport passenger groups, opposition parties and student unions have come together to call on people to contact their TDs over the recently announced increase in bus, Luas, and rail fares....
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Commuters urged to contact their TDs over 15-35% public transport fare hikes
Public transport passenger groups, opposition parties and student unions have come together to call on people to contact their TDs over the recently announced increase in bus, Luas, and rail fares. The National Transport Authority recently announced that fares for public obligation services would jump 15-35% from the start of 2027, in the same week that Government confirmed it would extend fuel subsidies for motorists.
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
No rationale, research or evidence has been presented by the Justice Minister for his proposed changes restricting citizenship access. These plans that are simply aimed at making Ireland a hostile place for migrants who contribute so much to our economy and society. www.iccl.ie/news/citizen...
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Citizenship proposals will destroy a crucial route to integration
Human rights organisations express serious concerns about proposals that will significantly restrict access to Irish citizenship.
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I'm not sure if the Garda Comms Chief ran this email past the Garda Commissioner before sending it, or if this was a solo run But I find it interesting that the lines the Commissioner seems to typically go to when discussing all manner of things (e.g. escooters) is in it
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This discussion prompted a complaint from the Garda Comms Chief The lads in @wereontheditch.bsky.social were kind enough to let me respond to the whiny calls for hollow proceduralism in his email. ontheditch.com/comment-a-re...
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A reflection on An Garda Síochána and whiny proceduralism
An Garda Síochána takes a curious approach to politics.
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Epilogue www.ontheditch.com/comment-a-re...
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A reflection on An Garda Síochána and whiny proceduralism
An Garda Síochána takes a curious approach to politics.
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Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Proud to stand with the Donnycarney Artane Palestine Solidarity Campaign at their public meeting on Thursday night. I am a football fan if there ever was one. But no football match is worth normalising genocide. #StoptheGame #BoycottIsrael #FreePalestine
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Nick Daly @nickdaly.eurosky.social · 03/09/2026
Several hours later and I’m still marveling at this. If you take the bus you will have to pay more; but buy your own bus and drive it to work and the government will subsidize your petrol. Bus and train fares for adults to increase by average of 15% from January, NTA confirms jrnl.ie/7150903
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Bus and train fares for adults to increase by average of 15% from January, NTA confirms
The move has been criticised by opposition parties.
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Agree with @tonyduffin.bsky.social here about the new 'health referral' that'll (allegedly) be rolled out tomorrow An additional point I already made before the Joint Oireachtas Committee 'automatic referral' means absolutely nothing in legal terms – unenforceable www.hotpress.com/lifestyle-sp...
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OP-ED: Ireland's New Drugs Possession Health Referral Scheme: No Admission Of Guilt, No Health Referral | Hotpress
Harm reduction expert Tony Duffin on whether the government's new Health Referral Scheme, which is being introduced tomorrow, will help solve Ireland's drug ...
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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Andy Burnham’s border poll comments have many asking if Fianna Fáil should approach him with a view to him replacing Micheal Martin | someone in tomorrow’s Sunday Independent
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Deirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Didn’t know I was drinking sewage for the past few months - and the EPA wouldn’t have known if our reporter Donal O’Keeffe hadn’t started asking questions. Real journalism is worth subscribing for. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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Raw sewage flowed into Cork river feeding drinking water reservoir for five months
An apartment development was mistakenly connected to a storm drain, sending wastewater into the Butlerstown river
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Had a great chat with Harry Browne and Paulie Doyle on The Ditch's podcast this week about all things around police-media relations and the politics of crime control in Ireland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YJj...
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Ep 25: Who Guards the Garda? w Cian Ó Concubhair
YouTube video by The Ditch
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cpuk (trampoline park connoisseur and occasional comic printer) @comicprintinguk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Paying nearly 17 billion dollars is a tell tale sign of being completely sure that your defence is bulletproof.
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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Troublemaker* @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social is back on the tortoise shack talking Policing, Journalism, Democracy and more *criminal law lecturer www.patreon.com/tortoiseshac...
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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 22/08/2026
There are qualified nurses and nursing students in Ireland who can't take these jobs because Jim O'Callaghan is trying to deport them #speirghorm www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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New Dublin nursing home lies empty as owners await law change to get more overseas workers
Healthcare and haulage sectors say they cannot find staff at home while curb on hiring non-EU workers poses challenges to their businesses
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I didn't include this point in the report we published yesterday, as it wasn't part of the study's findings But the power of crime reporters in Irish newsrooms isn't a new phenomena in some newsrooms Indeed, in the late-90s to mid-00s some had enormous influence
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Research Ireland @researchireland.ie · 21/08/2026
A report by @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social & Glory Anumudu at @maynoothuniversity.ie has found that many crime journalists in the Republic of Ireland have been questioned by Gardaí about their confidential sources, raising concerns about source protection. Read: www.researchireland.ie/news/crime-a...
Back of garda jacket
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We are now used to judgments and sentencing remarks listing a person’s ill-advised Google searches. We will soon see judgments and sentencing remarks listing a person’s ill-advised AI/LLM prompts. You may as well email the prompts directly to the police station.
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I see some geniuses are citing the reopening of Spike island in the 1980s to lock up teenage "joyriders" as a model we should emulate now Which is odd because those young men rioted and took control of the prison and the whole saga was a major political embarrassment
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TJ McIntyre @tjmcintyre.com · 21/08/2026
There is someone on my timeline attempting to tell a lawyer that LLMs are good for providing legal advice in criminal matters. That same person is blissfully unaware that AI prompts are not privileged and are readily available on discovery/by subpoena/by warrant.
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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 21/08/2026
Latest evidence supporting Walkability as a Crime Prevention Strategy, from @camdencouncil.bsky.social: "There have been significantly lower recorded instances of antisocial behaviour, pickpocketing and other crimes and no evidence of crime displacing to other neighbouring areas. "
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Ayn Rand tribute act
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Gardaí routinely question Irish journalists in an effort to identify their confidential sources. That's one of the findings of new research by @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social and Glory Anumudu of @maynoothuniversity.ie which we were proud to partner on. www.iccl.ie/news/an-gard...
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An Garda Síochána routinely questions journalists in attempts to identify their confidential sources
The first-ever study of crime and security journalism in Ireland is based on interviews with journalists working in the North and South of Ireland.
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I was on @rteradio1.bsky.social Morning Ireland today to talk about my @researchireland.ie–funded project with the @iccl.bsky.social on the Role of Crime and Security Journalism in Irish Democracy www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Gardaí questioning crime journalists for confidential sources
A new report has found that many crime journalists in the Republic of Ireland have been questioned by Gardaí about their confidential sources, raising concerns about source protection, surveillance an...
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