Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Absolutely melts my head that the Irish Times and others continue to classify Éirígí as dissidents. Added irony now, given our local commentariat's growing appetite for bombs 010
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A massive thanks to everyone who made our @culturenightdub.bsky.social IFSC walking tour so special! Our speakers all brought critical, lively contributions in support of solidarity at a time of climate breakdown. And a particular thanks to Seán McKenna who provided rousing tunes along the route ✊ 022
Reposted by DarraghVerso Books @versobooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"Rodney's magisterial opus is recognized globally as a landmark in African studies, not to mention the history of colonialism and imperialism. Beautifully written and expertly argued...It belongs on every bookshelf." --Gerald Horne Our new edition is available for pre-order now! 17329
Reposted by DarraghPatrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Remember the letter signed by over 50 international academics calling on Ireland to recuse itself from digital matters during the EU Council presidency? Here is Dublin based IIEA co-hosting an event with Microsoft: 'Harnessing AI for Growth and Competitiveness: Priorities for the Irish Presidency' 042
Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comAI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of DebtAI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt. 010
Reposted by DarraghDaniel Kennedy @fliglman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026it seems like every single person in the tech industry has had their brains thoroughly fried. Like what on earth could they possibly have been thinking? 3194
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Healthcare workers in California campaign for a wealth tax to fund services. Patrick Collison donates millions in an attempt to shut it down. Billionaires like Collison are a threat to public health. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...irishtimes.comIrish entrepreneur Patrick Collison donated $7m to group opposing California wealth taxBuilding a Better California opposes proposal that would require California’s billionaire residents to pay a one-off tax on their assets 1104
Reposted by DarraghLiam Carson @liamcarson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Typhoon le Joseph Conrad aistrithe go Gaeilge ag Seosamh Mac Grianna. As cló le fada an lá; clúdach galánta. 1216
Reposted by Darraghcris @ilchinealach.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Loyalists aren't really death in June fascists they're more they have guns fascists 0142
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 08/06/2026We're delighted to be collaborating with Clare PPN to support Dr Conor McCabe in giving workshops based on his research on the Irish economy. These workshops will explore money as a social technology and draw on progressive and feminist economics to assess economic class relations within the state. 063
Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Getting brought around the IFSC by teenagers explaining finance capital, colonialism and vulture funds was a real professional high point Them and their teachers would give you a lot of hope 170
Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Echoes of the crash as workers in this country continue to foot the bill for speculative capital's misadventures www.thejournal.ie/readme/data-...thejournal.ieIreland's data centre energy drain: How Big Tech added €1.4bn to household electricity billsNew research by Friends of the Earth has found that soaring demand for data centres in Ireland has driven up energy prices, with Irish households paying the hidden cost. 010
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Want to know more about wealth taxes? Could one be implemented in Ireland? We're hosting a webinar next week with Dr. Tom McDonnell, a leading expert in the field and head researcher on Oxfam Ireland's recent wealth inequality report. Register now! www.financialjustice.ie/get-involved... 021
Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 24/04/2026artreview.com/the-many-sep...artreview.comThe Many Separations of Jürgen Habermas (1929–2026)The late German philosopher grappled with a modern world increasingly divided in two 020
Reposted by DarraghConor McCabe @conormccabe.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Wrote a piece for the Examiner on the fuel protests - www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...irishexaminer.comConor McCabe: Protesters' grievances are real — they're bearing a heavy loadResponsibility for the time-sensitive targets at the heart of national policy is carried by agricultural contractors who are struggling to make repayments on loans for the necessary heavy machinery, a... 0215
Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 14/04/2026and should they be relieved of these beliefs when Facebook has been the core infrastructure for shifting fantasies into programmatic actions 010
Reposted by DarraghPatrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026The spark for the protests was fuel prices but the deeper the problem is the structure of Ireland's agricultural economy - which has received v little attention, mostly because the main (urban-based) commentators don't know much about it. 1/4 11412
Reposted by DarraghPatrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Used reading week to finally finish this excellent book: Colleen Taylor’s Irish Materialisms: The non-human and the making of colonial Ireland, 1690-1830. it uses coins, flax, spinning wheels, mud and pigs(!) to think about material lives of Irish peasants 1295
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Hugely important work from our friends at @oxfamireland.bsky.social mapping the extreme concentration of the planet's wealth in the hands of a few eccentrics. #SpéirGorm www.irishtimes.com/business/202...irishtimes.comIreland’s 11 billionaires are collectively wealthier than 85% of adults in State, says OxfamInequality widening globally, says charity in report that coincides with start of Davos forum 12519
Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Relatedly, I struggle to grasp repeated characterisation of the Drogheda attack as an 'alleged arson'. Is there something about the ubiquitous footage wherein the arson's intent appears ambiguous to pol. corr.s Surely the event itself is verifiable 020
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 04/11/2025We are proud to support this project and collaborate with others in promoting a clear, anti-racist message in Cork news.corksafetyalerts.com/cork-mural-s... #spéirgormnews.corksafetyalerts.comCork Mural Sparks Nationwide Conversation on Immigration and Irish IdentityCork students paint 50m mural quoting James Connolly on Sullivan's Quay, drawing half a million views and igniting conversation on immigration and Irish identity. 1104
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 22/10/2025We're delighted to join @saoltaed.bsky.social's Making Space for Justice workshops! Our workshop -Demilitarising Finance- will illuminate the financial system's links to militarisation, inequality and explore strategies for alternatives rooted in solidarity. www.eventbrite.ie/e/saolta-mak... 043
Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Each time I click an Irish Times article and I get the paywall I feel a small wave of relief 050
Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Remarkable lack of concern so far from the commentariat about parliamentarians seized by an apparent rogue state 100
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Our popular walking tour returns! For @culturenightdub.bsky.social, we'll be tackling the twin issues of militarisation and finance by bringing people on a trip through the IFSC. Our tour will bring a cheerful spirit of resistance to illuminate the difficult conditions of our times! #spéirgorm 143
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Great to see IPSC are going ahead with this demo! It's important to mark our victories, clarify why we fought, and celebrate together. This morale boost is essential; we can use the energy to push the OTB over the line. When we mobilise together, we can win big victories! 042
Reposted by DarraghPatrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Ireland is so dependent on US capital, in particular big tech. From the 'necessity' of data centres to Ireland's energy transition to the economic reliance of local councils on DC commercial rates. This is not natural or inevitable and it needs to change. www.thejournal.ie/investigates...thejournal.ieCouncils earn estimated €62m each year from data centresThe Journal Investigates reveals the scale of income local authorities make from data centre commercial rates. 021
Reposted by DarraghDaniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 29/08/2025We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars. 118164545179
Reposted by DarraghSally Hayden @sallyhayd.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Please dm me if you can help. 8124171
Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 02/08/2025I am in Substack form now. Maybe you read, maybe not darraghdg.substack.comdarraghdg.substack.comA Tiger's Leap | Darragh | SubstackPhoto diary and occasional comments on Irish visual culture. Click to read A Tiger's Leap, by Darragh, a Substack publication. Launched 3 hours ago. 010
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Last week, Financial Justice Ireland wrote to Members of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee, urging substantive and immediate action on the OTB. Our submission emphasised the urgent need to retain services as part of the OTB. #spéirgorm www.financialjustice.ie/news/submiss...financialjustice.ieSubmission on the Occupied Territories Bill July 2025 | Financial Justice IrelandSubmission for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 From: Financial Justice &... 012
Reposted by DarraghJ @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 09/07/2025‘Calls for Loyalists to remove effigies of migrants from bonfires prove we’re not ready for a united Ireland’ My latest in tomorrow’s Irish Times 611430
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 18/06/2025ICYMI - full video of our webinar covering Israeli bonds and the Central Bank is now online. Excellent contributions from @aliceeire.bsky.social @ipsc.bsky.social and prof. John Reynolds - help explain Ireland's role in powering Israel's war economy! www.financialjustice.ie/news/full-vi...financialjustice.ieFull Video - Webinar: Israeli bonds and the Central Bank | Financial Justice IrelandOn Monday, 26th of May, Financial Justice Ireland hosted a panel discussion on the Central Bank of Ireland’s continued regulation of Israel’s government bonds. The webinar was facilitated … 031
Reposted by DarraghFitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 16/06/2025 ☀️ SUMMER SALE ☀️ We’re running a summer sale on our website until 10.00 a.m. BST on 23 June, with a 30 per cent discount across everything on our website using the code ‘SUMMER30’ at checkout. Shop now: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/shop/ 04230
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 12/06/2025FJI is endorsing the CATU All-Island Housing Demo - July 5th, Dublin As workers and tenants, we are increasingly hit with rocketing rents and state failures in the provision of public housing. We need to stand up and bring the fight to landlords who profit from our declining living standards. 111
Reposted by DarraghBenjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 11/06/2025"The data shows that the S&P 500 outshone private markets funds for the last three months of 2024, as well as on a one, three, five and 10-year basis." Private equity – quite likely the biggest wealth transfer from asset owners to asset managers in financial history. www.ft.com/content/c21a... 1121
Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 05/06/2025About as good an article as you could hope to find in an Irish paper www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...irishexaminer.comIreland is Israel's second biggest trading partner — we need to look at whyDespite strong public support for sanctions, Ireland’s trade with Israel is booming — and multinationals are driving the growth 020
Reposted by DarraghJohn Merrick @johnmerrick.bsky.social · 21/05/2025My essay from the first print issue of The BREAK–DOWN, on Elon Musk, tech and the climate, is out from behind the paywall 01810
Reposted by DarraghVerso Books @versobooks.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Ho Chi Minh was born on this day in 1890. "Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability." 1399
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 19/05/2025This day next week! We'll host a panel discussing the Central Bank's trading of Israel’s 'war bonds' Featuring: Senator @aliceeire.bsky.social , Helen Mahony @ipsc.bsky.social, Faten Sourani (Trócaire), John Reynolds (Maynooth Law) 📣Spread the word! www.financialjustice.ie/get-involved...financialjustice.ieWebinar: Israeli bonds and the Central Bank | Financial Justice IrelandJoin Financial Justice Ireland for this webinar, where we will host a panel discussion on the Central Bank of Ireland’s continued trading of Israel’s government bonds. Israeli ‘war bonds’ … 034
Reposted by DarraghFinancial Justice Ireland @financialjustice.bsky.social · 15/05/2025We're proud to be hosting this webinar that calls attention to the Central Bank's ongoing facilitation of Israel's 'war bonds' Spread the word and click below to learn more about our speakers, all of whom are engaged in the fight for Palestinian Justice! www.financialjustice.ie/get-involved... 2710
Reposted by DarraghDarragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Really important work done lately on researching and resisting the financing of genocide. I'm organising this event and it'd be a great help if people could share it around 021
Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Really important work done lately on researching and resisting the financing of genocide. I'm organising this event and it'd be a great help if people could share it around 021
Darragh @darraghdg.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Underscored by India's use of 'precision strikes', a discursive export traceable from Washington's aggression against Iraq 011
Reposted by DarraghSeán Finnan @seanfinnan.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Dublin Digital Radio is broadcasting a new work of sonic fiction from Jane Deasy and I this Sunday at 1pm as part of Alternating Current. The line up is stacked. The full programme is below. Get your tickets and come celebrate Bealtaine together 🔥 listen.dublindigitalradio.com/alternating-... 051
