Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialRichy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 21hIt's easy to make the Government out as the bad guys in these labour talks. Very easy. Incredibly easy. So easy that you'd think it would spark some introspection 2607
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 23hThere’s really only one way to mark the 99th anniversary of Roger Moore’s birth 372631759
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialBarry Malone @barrymalone.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The Guinea-Bissau story below is jaw-dropping. 7,000 newborns will have hepatitis B vaccines withheld under a U.S. funded scheme, apparently so Robert Kennedy Jr. can prove a hypothesis. Guinea-Bissau has one of the highest hep B rates in the world. Is this in the U.S. media? 1159
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialRevenge of the Man-Thing’s Menagerie of Marvelous Monsters @adventurin2fear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026He already had his face used by someone else, he’s not about to do that all over again. 7797139
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialRob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Big Jim thinks this lad needs to start his journey to integration from scratch to protect Irish culture and values. This lad embodies Irish culture better than I can, and certainly better than nasty Jim O' Callaghan #spéirgorm youtu.be/K4n5KF7WR5w?...youtu.beUkrainian boy fluent in Munster Irish | Gaeilge den scoth ag Misha 💚YouTube video by TG4 1216
cormac-d.bsky.social @cormac-d.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The notification had me nervous but I’ll stand over this one 121
cormac-d.bsky.social @cormac-d.bsky.social · 29/08/2026You could try the Tog hackerspace. They do repair cafes and have some very knowledgable members. www.tog.ie/repair/tog.ieRepair – Tog Hackerspace 110
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialAlan Dunne @aldunne.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026as the (correct) focus on e-scooter safety continues it's worth bearing in mind that the overwhelmingly biggest risk to e-scooter riders (and pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, moped riders, vehicle drivers and passengers) is... motor vehicles 01510
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialDoug Sloane @dougsloane.eurosky.social · 10/08/2026I've seen people suggest you look at the eclipse through a colander. Don't do that, you'll strain your eyes. 6501133
cormac-d.bsky.social @cormac-d.bsky.social · 05/08/2026youtu.be/vGt7-WnWdhE?... Excellent againyoutu.beJohnny Depp's BedYouTube video by Bobby Fingers 000
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.social🎃 Michael Muto 🎃 @michaelmuto.com · 22/11/2024Columbo: well sir it's a messy affair, Humpty Dumpty fell off that wall right there. Where he'd been sitting. Suspect: yes well as I say Lieutenant I never knew the egg so if you don't mind leaving. Columbo: I'll get out of your hair sir. Oh, There was one more thing. I never said he was an egg. 06213
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialFrank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Discuss Convent Lands ".. (Bessborough) is a prime example of religious orders prioritising greed over care" Link to @judesherry.bsky.social & my latest housing essay in The Journal today #RestPlayWork #DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis www.thejournal.ie/three-houses...thejournal.ieThe Housing Essay: Three derelict houses outside Blackrock, CorkThe sorry and scandalous tale of church property left to rot in a housing crisis is a great example of where compulsory sales should be used. 142
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialÚna-Minh (That's my first name!) 🔜 AdventureX @unaminh.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Cathal Crotty is to be freed from prison next week. Crotty brutally beat Natasha O'Brien and has just served 1 year and seven months of a two-year jail sentence. Crotty beat her unconscious. He boasted about it on socials: "Two to put her down, two to put her out" www.corkbeo.ie/news/ex-sold...corkbeo.ieEx-soldier Cathal Crotty to be freed from Limerick Prison in daysCrotty (23), who brutally beat Natasha O'Brien in a case which shocked the country, has a formal release date from Limerick Prison next Tuesday 25724
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialDean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 25/06/2026David has outdone himself here, I think. not sure how he'd ever top this as the most catastrophically stupid thing he's ever said 1819355
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialRob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Neoliberalism fails us all. A messy bin is the centre of a Venn diagram that covers issues like privatisation of waste collection. The cost of living. Homelessness. Addiction. Climate action. Deprivation. If you want less litter, tackle those issues.Anything else is sweeping the problems under a rug 0385
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialRob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The story here isn't the mess made while scavenging for cans. It's that our government have so thoroughly failed people, they've turned to scavenging bins in desperation. The "solutions" offered here are to the problem of *visible* deprivation, not the problem of the deprivation itself. #Spéirgormbreakingnews.ieDublin City Council proposes limiting access to Re-turn scheme in bid to reduce bin scavenging | BreakingNewsThe move would prevent anyone without a household bin collection service from reclaiming deposits on plastic bottles and aluminium cans, which it said had become a “monetary commodity” since the intro... 917172
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialSimon Boyne @simonb84.bsky.social · 14/06/2026'while local authorities will maintain derelict property registers and identify properties' The same LAs who couldn't bother their hoops for the last 2 decades and now they won't even be getting money? #IrishPolitics @frankoconnor.bsky.social @judesherry.bsky.social 12410
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialFrank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026If we want everyone to have a home in Ireland we need to know where the homes are, if they are used or empty, what state they are in, & what needs to be done to get them back into use Everyone should have a home Wasted homes don't help anyone except hoarders Me & Jude look at solving the data side 👇 084
cormac-d.bsky.social @cormac-d.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I actually have a bunch of hero forge credits at the moment and am about to cancel my subscription. If you send me a link I can download and send you the STL file for free. You’ll just need to find someone to print it for you. 100
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialJoe Molloy 🇨🇺 🏳️⚧️ @freelancewebdev.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Well done sir! Who else could have convinced the pope in his blood lust to commit to a better way. 0114
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 23/05/2026Stephens' final tally is 4.16%, the lowest ever FF share of the vote in any Dáil election 611635
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialHuman Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 21/05/2026The world is shocked by how the Gaza flotilla activists were treated, as if this were something new. But if they feel confident enough to do this in front of cameras, imagine what Palestinians endure when nobody is watching. 37782304
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialEmmet Ó Briain @emmet.quiddity.ie · 21/05/2026it’s so weird that all the countries we like to use as a reference for the quality of public services we’d like to have are at the top of this chart 🤔 via @tupped.bsky.social 184
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialKatie Halpin-Hill (she/her) @katiehalpinhill.bsky.social · 20/05/2026“40 per cent above pre-Covid levels, 75 per cent above their Celtic Tiger peak and 81 per cent higher than 10 years ago” www.irishtimes.com/business/202...irishtimes.comRents in Ireland surged by highest level on record after new control system startedAverage monthly rent nationwide for a two-bedroom apartment was €2,176 in the first quarter, Daft.ie report shows 01313
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialbeetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Classic 28112531806
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialRob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 02/05/2026I don't want to hear another fucking word about how the war in Ukraine exemplifies Ireland's need to abandon neutrality when we're throwing their refugees to the mercy of Ireland's housing "market". If our solidarity can be expressed with bullets but not beds it is devoid of humanity. #spéirgorm 18332
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19/04/2026“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.thebetter.newsFinland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.meIn Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness. 3628371158
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialUNICEF @unicef.org · 17/04/2026UNICEF is outraged by the killing of two drivers of trucks contracted by UNICEF to provide clean water to families in the Gaza Strip. Full statement: unicef.link/4cVCyP9unicef.linkStatement by UNICEF on the killing of two water truck drivers in the Gaza Strip 5307194
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialCarl Kinsella @carlkinsella.bsky.social · 18/04/2026“Only in Micheál Martin’s mind is this unashamed unpreparedness an excuse, rather than its own failing. Not only a failing, but perhaps the failing that precipitates all others.” This week’s column.jrnl.ieSurrealing in the Years: At least Fianna Fáil will be okay, and that's what really mattersCrisis averted! 25719
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 16/04/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comIsrael escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly ‘quadruple tap’Lebanese health ministry says killing of 91 healthcare workers shows ‘total disregard’ for international law 311728
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 09/04/2026For those asking about VAT: similar directives require motor fuels to be subject to the ‘standard’ rate of VAT, which in Ireland is 23%. Lowering VAT on motor fuels means having to cut the 23% rate for everything. Each 1% cut would cost the State €684m per year and reduce a litre of fuel by c. 1.7c. 49116
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialCarl Kinsella @carlkinsella.bsky.social · 11/04/2026“The government’s approach, for a very long time, has been to project powerlessness in the face of every inconvenience, to blame ‘global megatrends’ as Varadkar did in his goodbye speech. To make the public feel insane for even suggesting that the government can solve problems.” This week’s column!jrnl.ieSurrealing in the Years: 'Fuel protests' are bad news for a society that's given up on nuanceMoments such as this are rich with uncertainty, a banquet for cynical opportunists. 69342
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 09/04/2026Just worth saying, for absolutely legal clarity: the government does not have the legal prerogative to abolish carbon tax in its entirety. Carbon tax is a form of excise, and EU directives require excise on diesel to be a minimum of 33c per litre. (1/2) 11275107
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialCarl Kinsella @carlkinsella.bsky.social · 09/04/2026this government’s approach, for a very long time, has been to project powerlessness in the face of every inconvenience. to blame “global megatrends” as Varadkar did in his goodbye speech. to make the public feel insane for even suggesting that the government can solve problems. 210021
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialSocial Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 07/04/2026"Trump is now raving like a murderous zealot, threatening nuclear war and the complete obliteration of the Iranian people. Moreover, he has the means to make good on this threat and no moral compass that would stop him." Read @patriciastephenson.bsky.social full statement: tinyurl.com/3pcvf8f2 0227
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Sickening. A travesty. An outrage. For 35 years, Defense for Children International- Palestine has been at the forefront of advocating for and supporting the rights of Palestinian children. Israel has forced them to shut down. 02517
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialCameron Blevins @cblevins.bsky.social · 03/04/2026This is so, so well-articulated. 97107593880
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialRob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026I don't think enough attention is given to the fact that FFG's housing plan: 1: Suggests rents must go UP for landlords to consider it a viable investment. 2: Envisions that those same landlords will keep building houses until their own investments will lose value through competition. #spéirgorm 24020
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialThe Foggy Jew @hmcevansoneya.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Something else very fucked up about the whole Grok story in retrospect, as relates to Ireland at least, is that the government's approach was to stick their fingers in their ears and hope people would stop caring and... it kind of worked? 1816045
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialDavid Brady @antiprofessor.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Anyway, my hologram goes to a different school, you don't know her... 093
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialJohn Brophy @jk001-ie.bsky.social · 24/03/2026The price of off-campus student residence accommodation is beyond the reach of students. So much so that "providers" of purpose-built student accommodation have tried to apply for change-of-use planning permission to change it to short-let tourist accommodation. 073
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Another tough day for team “there’s no point in complaining about AI, just accept it.” 3651351380
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialDr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 10/03/2026The government hates two things with a burning passion: building houses and us 49321
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialSocial Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Highly inappropriate that Housing Minister is attending an international property conference in France aimed at enticing more vulture funds to Ireland. The Irish taxpayer will be partially footing the bill. Minister should be focusing on delivering more social and affordable homes in Ireland.socialdemocrats.ieTaxpayer on the hook as Housing Minister leads Irish delegation at international property conference in France - Social DemocratsIt is highly inappropriate that the Minister for Housing is attending an international property conference in France this week aimed at enticing more vulture funds to Ireland, according to Social Demo... 22511
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/03/2026Images verified by Human Rights Watch show Israel fired white phosphorus in populated areas of southern Lebanon.aljazeera.comIsrael unlawfully used white phosphorus in Lebanon: HRWImages verified by Human Rights Watch show Israel fired white phosphorus in populated areas of southern Lebanon. 351054731
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialSaoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026The Dept website has just yesterday evening changed the status of the massive arramara application from 'applied' to 'withdrawn' this is good news but both Arramara and Bioatlantis still have applications in for seaweed rights in mayo, galway, and kerry 18221
Reposted by @cormac-d.bsky.socialPaul Culloty @paulculloty.bsky.social · 10/02/2026This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/st... @uplift.iemy.uplift.ieStop a Canadian corporation harvesting huge forests of seaweed from the west coastThere should be a public consultation on this plan opening soon but lets gather signatures to demonstrate the fact that up and down the west coast, thousands of people don't want our seaweed rights gi... 0149
