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Edel Brosnan @edelb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Afternoon! Can anyone recommend an EV charger installer? #speirgorm

Edel Brosnan @edelb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Glib ‘it’s social media’ analysis will never explain fully why young adults are more anxious- there’s more to it than that. Good hypothesis here:

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Edel Brosnan @edelb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Welcome proposal for anyone who is serious about growing the film/TV industry in Ireland www.irishtimes.com/business/202... #speirgorm

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Edel Brosnan @edelb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Cannot wait to read Mixtape, a round up of the 1980s alternative scene in Dublin, and not just because my cousin is one of the busking veterans interviewed in it: jrnl.ie/7150576 #speirgorm

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Why nostalgia can be 'a bit like snorting Pop Rocks': Sharing memories of 1980s Dublin

A new book explores what Dublin City was like in the 1980s by speaking to those who were there.

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 10/09/2026

As of Cabinet yesterday, one now needs the ability to communicate in order to be considered a citizen. Yet in the first three months of 2026, not a single child in ten counties was given a plan on how the State would deliver them with speech and language therapy. This week’s column @thejournal.ie:

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Gavan Reilly: Six months by law. 24.3 months in reality. Ireland's disability numbers don't add up

The eye-watering numbers of children waiting for Assessment of Need in this country expose a broken system offering little hope to families.

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Stephen Cox - "funny, raunchy, romantic, satisfyingly twisted" @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

UK good on integration. One reason behind rising academic standards is that second generation immigrants do well. There are high levels of intermarriage, comparitively, and a high proportion of immigrants identifying as British. Why take notes from Nordic countries which don't do as well as we do.

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Edel Brosnan @edelb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Brussels not looking too shabby this evening. We will draw a polite veil over Brussels Airport because the rest of the city has been an early autumn delight.

Brussels city centre on a fine autumn evening

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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Poll: Are You Happy Fontaines Are Playing Slane Or Did You Last Listen To A Brand New Song In 2002? waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/09/0…

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Origin Story @originstorypodcast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social tell the story of Section 28, the 1988 legislation that cast a chilling shadow over the lives of gay men and lesbians in the UK for the next 15 years ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I met some spectacular old rainforest oaks just outside Bandon the other day. Trees this size are now insanely rare in Ireland. Hard to believe they were once extremely commonplace.

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Vox Hiberionacum @voxhib.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Optimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Archaeologist: That's not a cup, it's a pot.

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Queen Mary University of London @qmul.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Air pollution stunts children’s lung growth. New Queen Mary research found that improvements in air quality after the introduction of London’s ULEZ are associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Read more: shorturl.at/Jx86o

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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Incredible research shows how the lungs of London children have been affected by harmful emissions. When air pollution is reduced, lungs can grow properly again.

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Edel Brosnan @edelb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’ve seen Tony so you don’t have to: a dreary trudge through the plot point cliches of the overused hero’s journey. Depressing to see a rich and contradictory life reduced to by numbers storytelling www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

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'I don't think he would've been happy': Why Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony fails to honour the chef's work

The new film about the US culinary titan is entertaining. But it sidelines the workers, many immigrants or people of colour, that to him were the real stars of the restaurant industry.

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Edel Brosnan @edelb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Seagulls and corvids do not like the partial eclipse around these parts and are making a noise about it. Pigeons seem chill. I love the uncanny not-quite-right twilight. Cat is feigning indifference.

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Deirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Ireland’s notorious mother and baby institutions operated until the late 1990s. Zoei Bonny was the last baby to die under the care of Bessborough, in Cork, in 1994. Her mother Cindi shared her story with me a few days ago. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...

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Bessborough survivor Cindi Bonny on the death of her baby Zoei in 1994

Podcast Episode · The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast · 31 July · 36min

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 01/08/2026

Cats Aid Dublin raffle! All proceeds go to the cats in their care, like our foster girl Pepper www.catsaid.ie/2026/08/inte...

A little black and white cat on a well loved blanket in front of the window

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Eleanor Morton @eleanormorton.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Movie Exec: And I wanna cast...the worst guy I can think of Producer: Ok, or we could get Ralph Fiennes or-- Movie EXEC: THE WORST GUY

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Edel Brosnan @edelb.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Up Kerry (but if it’s not going to be us, I can live with it being Mayo) #speirgorm # cantwealljustgetalong

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 25/07/2026

Misleading maps and false stats are spread by the far-right to manufacture a crisis. They are intended to scare people into feeling that Ireland is changing so fast that they can’t keep up. jrnl.ie/7108860

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How statistics can be twisted to push the Great Replacement conspiracy theory

Misleading maps manufacture a crisis that the data does not support.

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Eamonn Sweeney @sweeneyagonistes.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My week of movies at my favourite Irish festival. Featuring dope dealers from Estonia, posh brats from America, warrior women from Guatemala and a man with a mission from Poland. open.substack.com/pub/saturday...

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And I fell in love with the Galway Film Fleadh

Watching very good obscure movies with a hey eye ay eye ay

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Stephen Cox - "funny, raunchy, romantic, satisfyingly twisted" @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Astonishing that not expecting experts to do important work for free in their spare time speeded up decision making and quality of decisions. Absolutely noone could have predicted this. Groundbreaking.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

That @naomialderman.bsky.social is so fucking brilliant. If you've found yourself falling out the reading habit, she has created a kind of Couch-to-5K of reading open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...

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let's do a 'couch to 5k' for reading

we're going to work ourselves back to good 'reading fitness' over the next eight weeks. come and join us.

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Deirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Genuinely don’t understand why we haven’t introduced something like this here. We are so vulnerable to energy shocks.

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Edel Brosnan @edelb.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Malapropism of the day: “everyone’s a cricket”.

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Sanctuary Runners Ireland @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

💙 Stand with our three Sanctuary Runner members who were assaulted after a run in Poppintree Park, Dublin. Join one of our runs tomorrow, or simply go for a run or walk and share a photo with your hand on your heart. Use #Solidarity_Sanctuary, tag us! #Solidarity #Friendship #Respect #SpeirGorm

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Edel Brosnan @edelb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

SEND / Down Syndrome parents/ siblings/ uncles/ aunts : what is a good gift for a child under 1 with Down Syndrome? Any sensory things I should look out for? Or is a Jellycat always a good bet?

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Edel Brosnan @edelb.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

An important and humane win for data driven versus vibes driven policy.

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David Absalom @britishpictures.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

What I want from a cinema is a Commissionaire in a big overcoat with braiding outside, a little old lady in a booth selling the tickets, and a bored youth opportunities youngster flogging the popcorn and Kia-Ora.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

My main worry is that we’re banning social media for kids but not AI. So you can’t speak to real people online anymore, kids, but you sure can talk to your fake artificial friend who weirdly loves to talk about taking your own life!

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Tipp For Choice @tippforchoice.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

We've been dormant for a while here at Tipp for Choice, would appreciate any follows or boosts as we try to rebuild our community of activists and supporters here on bluesky. We campaigned for #FreeSafeLegalLocal, we voted yes, we are still fighting for what we voted for. Please join us.

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The family of the Belfast stabbing victim have released a statement saying - like the family of Henry Nowak last week - that the attack should not be used to "divide people or fuel hostility" They condemned disorder and praised the "valuable contribution" by migrants inews.co.uk/news/politic...

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Everyone on X and elsewhere who called for a violent response should be charged with incitement. Everyone involved in the pogrom should be locked up with exemplary sentences. Govt should make it clear that will be the response in future anywhere else. Enough.

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Sanctuary Runners Ireland @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

🔵📣 Please vote for us in the AIB Community Fund 💙 It only takes a minute: 1️⃣ Charity Reg No: 20206637 2️⃣ Location: your nearest Sanctuary Runners group 3️⃣ Social Theme: Other 👉 aib.ie/community-fund (Nominate Now) Your support helps us build inclusive communities across Ireland #SpeirGorm

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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

In London this weekend? Into immersive and/or interactive events? The come to Voidspace! Different levels of tickets available. Come for one day, or both. There's a lot of fantastic interactive goodness crammed in here!! Shares welcome voidspacezine.com/voidspace-li...

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Voidspace Live 2026_

Voidspace Live returns to Theatre Deli on 6-7 June 2026! Tickets_ Programme_ Access_ Come on in, the Void is lovely Voidspace Live is the UK’s biggest festival of grassroots interactive perfo…

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Philip Boucher-Hayes @philipb-h.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

TLDR: A country in Ireland’s geographical position needs to invest heavily in oceanic research to prepare for whatever is coming. This move by the USA is tearing out the smoke alarm so you can sleep through the fire. Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

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Ep 27 - AMOC

The evidence for and against the Atlantic's overturning current reaching a tipping point this century.

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Soho Bites Podcast @sohobitespodcast.com · 02/06/2026

Facebook removed a post about the latest ep citing "nudity & sexual content". There are adult discussions in the ep due to the nature of the film but I can confirm that all participants were fully clad during recordings. I'd be grateful if you could share this to compensate for Facebook's decision.

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Soho Bites 52: Irina Palm (2007) - Soho Bites Podcast

We discuss the Marianne Faithfull film Irina Palm with author Estella Tincknell & hear about the English Collective of Prostitutes from Laura Watson

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Edel Brosnan @edelb.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Just listened to Dave Gilmour’s Desert Island Discs from 2003. He sounded like an all round good egg. But my gods, Sue Lawley was shocking: petty & philistine. Same format but v different show to Kirsty Young or Lauren Laverne eras. No wonder I didn’t listen back then. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

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BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, David Gilmour

Sue Lawley's castaway is frontman of Pink Floyd David Gilmour

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The Onion @theonion.com · 28/05/2026

DOJ Launches Criminal Investigation Into All Women

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Carl Kinsella @carlkinsella.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Usually I share some kind of snarky, pithy quote from my column here in the hopes that people will read it and share it or whatever but this week there really isn't one that does that kind of job. It's a column about the cruelty in our midst.

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Surrealing in the Years: Some shameful Irish attitudes take a leaf out of Israel's book

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s cruelty has echoes at home.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing people that posting, raising awareness and staying informed were effective political actions

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