Reposted by Eoin SmithPaul Price @swimsure.bsky.social · 8h"On a per capita basis, Ireland is subsidising fossil fuels at a rate up to 5 times the EU average." "The total fossil fuel subsidy figure for 2026 may well now be more than €6 billion." Compare: the new Children’s Hospital cost €2.24 billion & the total Education Budget for 2026 is €13.5 billion. 21911
Reposted by Eoin SmithAn Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"What is needed now are not alternatives to more fossil fuel subsidies but political leadership to implement transformational change – and protect our shared future" Terri Morrissey, Chair, An Taisce www.antaisce.org/news/yet-mor...antaisce.orgYet More Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Ireland?An Taisce calls stop on this climate madness. Ireland is subsiding fossil fuels up to five times the EU average. It is likely to account for 6 billion euro this year. There are alternatives that can m... 12912
Reposted by Eoin SmithMartha Fanning @marthafanning.bsky.social · 04/10/2026@aodhanoriordain.bsky.social is bringing his POP-UP MUSEUM OF IRISH FOOTBALL to Blackrock 🥳 Thursday October 15th from 7.30pm Urban Junction Main Street Blackrock 043
Reposted by Eoin SmithClément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 03/10/2026"Oh, poor thing, it's costing you *money* to go through the unacceptable mess you have created, unprompted, out of sheer negligence?" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comOpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a dayCompany says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation 23713
Reposted by Eoin SmithWalter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026DIGGER is very much the sensation of a very dim person talking to you as though you were the very dim person. It is, in other words, a classic Iñárritu joint. 220330
Reposted by Eoin SmithRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding. 541883767
Reposted by Eoin SmithLev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Happy birthday Steve Reich appy birthday Steve Reich H ppy birthday Steve Reich Ha py birthday Steve Reich Hap y birthday Steve Reich Happ birthday Steve Reich Happy birthday Steve Reich Happy irthday Steve Reich Happy b rthday Steve Reich Happy bi thday Steve Reich Happy bir 14462123
Reposted by Eoin SmithMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media. 9534551079
Reposted by Eoin SmithKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...share.googleFormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA facultyFormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. 1422917962
Reposted by Eoin SmithIreland's Native Woodland Trust @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🍎 Volunteers at Trooperstown Nursery recently processed over 1,000 Crab Apple seeds collected from St. John's Wood and Ardan Wood. The seeds have been sown into stratification trays and, once grown, will help restore native woodlands in their counties of origin. 🌱 0284
Reposted by Eoin Smithvictoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 02/10/2026nobody is entitled to a public platform. nobody is entitled to professional renown and success. those things are privileges actually 2955
Reposted by Eoin SmithKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026The new track is called “guess what? We’re white” 1041507241
Reposted by Eoin SmithBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026i need gmail to stop automatically marking all of my conversations as important none of my conversations are important 855326
Reposted by Eoin SmithDaisy Ons Positifs @daisyletourneur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Damn girl! you're the best there is at what you do and what you do is very nice 0533
Reposted by Eoin SmithBrandy Camel @dayntee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Damn, boy, can I shuffle you? Because that deck is stacked. 😩 0352
Reposted by Eoin SmithAmanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It was hard, especially as a survivor, but I dug through the court documents and the right-wing reaction to the Cornell case. What I've learned is the backlash to #MeToo did its job, reinscribing hatred of survivors. We need more #MeToo, not less. www.salon.com/2026/10/02/c...salon.comCornell assault case shows #MeToo didn’t go far enoughThe backlash against the woman suing Chi Phi fraternity members is turning into a witch hunt 7533147
Reposted by Eoin SmithMartha Fanning @marthafanning.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I was delighted to attend the launch of Stillorgan Library 📚 A fantastic resource for the community, well done to all involved in getting this over the line! 0125
Reposted by Eoin SmithTomás Murray @tomasjmurray.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today is Groucho Marx’s birthday. 1306
Reposted by Eoin SmithDr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And again, gender theory, queer theory, critical race theory - all university level subjects - you are not going to encounter them at primary or secondary levels. What these muppets want is to shut down any age appropriate discussion of sex, sexuality & identity in 1st & 2nd schools. 618652
Reposted by Eoin Smithaivi @aiviwave.com · 02/10/2026revisiting steven universe score moments for special reasons! i'm remembering how the episode "change your mind" was intense to work on. surasshu and i split up the workload for it. "steven meets pink steven" was one of my tracks... such a dream to score a james baxter animation :') 🩵static.klipy.comSteven Universe: Steven & Pink Steven HugAlt: A scene from the cartoon Steven Universe: Steven and Pink Steven hug joyfully and fuse together, while the camera pans around them. 141008162
Reposted by Eoin SmithUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So when one stands in a cherished place for the last time before a voyage without return, he sees it all whole, and real, and dear, as he has never seen it before and never will see it again. 011040
Reposted by Eoin SmithResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Cartoonist: Mike Smith 221323353
Reposted by Eoin SmithIreland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A LOT of people will dismiss news stories they don't like as lies, because it's not affecting them or their loved ones directly. Those kind of selfish people live in bubbles, but sooner or later bubbles burst... Artist credit- Emma Lundsröm 1326
Reposted by Eoin SmithIşıl Arıcan @isilarican.com · 02/10/2026Quick and easy guide on how to prevent sexual assault. You are welcome. 1301116
Reposted by Eoin SmithUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We are all dead, and we spoiled the world before we died. There is nothing left. Nothing but dreams. 08324
Reposted by Eoin SmithLynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#speirgorm Re the Cornell case, this isn't just an American thing or a frat boy thing. It happened here too. And this is one that got to trial. Most don't. I hope Jane Doe gets justice. But as women know only too well. She might not. www.theguardian.com/news/2018/de...theguardian.comHow the ‘rugby rape trial’ divided IrelandThe long read: After a trial that dominated the news, the accused were all found not guilty. But the case had tapped into a deeper rage that has not died down 22917
Reposted by Eoin SmithThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 02/10/2026Justine McCarthy: Drumcree proves that reunification of Ireland is the North’s best betirishtimes.comJustine McCarthy: Drumcree proves that reunification of Ireland is the North’s best betThis is not just about Orange Order entitlement to walk a stretch of road – it is about entitlement to rule the roost 153
Reposted by Eoin SmithUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This story is about one of the ones who walked away from Omelas. 05116
Reposted by Eoin SmithMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Most TV is just this now. 17171591964
Reposted by Eoin SmithWilson @wilsonjettone.bsky.social · 30/09/20265 favourite Irish films...as of right now: Song of the Sea The General The Field A Date for Mad Mary Jimmy's Hall (Clearly I haven't seen enough, but I didn't include any of those below) 282
Reposted by Eoin Smithmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 168184164620
Reposted by Eoin SmithLouie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Irish pals, this looks like a BRILLIANT event if you're anywhere near Greystones Co Wicklow! whaletheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...whaletheatre.ticketsolve.comTicketbooth 154
Reposted by Eoin SmithUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere. 012844
Reposted by Eoin SmithErica Henderson @ericafails.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I think people need to know that the Arlington Bakery has baklava cheesecake. 81068
Reposted by Eoin SmithDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 01/10/2026No weirdos???static.klipy.comGonzo Muppet Show: Sad FaceAlt: Gonzo Muppet Show: Sad Face 0494
Reposted by Eoin SmithFergal @fergalc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is just a sentence that gets progressively more fabulous with each word 223066
Reposted by Eoin SmithJohn Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026Arya Satheesh, an 18-year-old student from Letterkenny in County Donegal, Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t...smithsonianmag.comThis High Schooler Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It BiodegradesEighteen-year-old Arya Satheesh created her award-winning Eco Purge to help address the global problem of plastic pollution 316773
Reposted by Eoin SmithUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Those who build walls are their own prisoners. I'm going to go fulfil my proper function in the social organism. I'm going to go unbuild walls. 06216
Reposted by Eoin SmithStephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Mind-boggling, indeed. 1427451
Reposted by Eoin SmithKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you. 766286735988
Reposted by Eoin SmithAsher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Banning the existence of Panhellenic fraternities would not solve every problem on every campus, and certainly not the existence of sexual assault, but when you've got a mosquito infestation it doesn't hurt to go right for the biggest pools of stagnant water 425456
Reposted by Eoin SmithMariah McCourt @monsterteatime.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Our society is exhaustingly awful to sexual assault victims on such an ingrained, default, level that it's actively crippling our ability to move forward as a species. 02910
Reposted by Eoin SmithKath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tbf it also exists to subject men to ritualized abuse in order to irreparably bond them to each other so that they won’t blow the whistle on all the raping 172039325
Reposted by Eoin SmithThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 30/09/2026Try! review: In this charming Irish documentary, everyone’s a winneririshtimes.comTry! review: In this charming Irish documentary, everyone’s a winnerOisín Mistéil’s debut feature follows four Irish players on their journey to the 2025 Mixed Ability Rugby World Cup 021