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Kieran

@eslsys.bsky.social
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Software engineer. Lots of diverse interests Music (playing, listening), Reading, Film, #ClimateAction 🇵🇸 Hoping to follow everyone back, prioritising those with a bio and at least 1 post

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Sunday Miscellany @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social · 10h
Is it true that Irish people are only a few steps removed from the land? Well, Jessica Freed explains how she felt the call to return - via an allotment - in her recent essay 'A Patch of 'Earth'. Catch it on our website, or RTÉ Listen at any time @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social @rteradio1.bsky.social
Jessica FreedJessica's allotment - awaiting transformation
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 05/10/2026
🎶 Pedal Power A fun music #video to get you excited about the benefits of #cycling #ClimateAction #airquality #health #wellbeing #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels PL RP🩷💚💙Thank you! Enjoy! 🎶
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 12h
Irish people by solemn declarations and sovereign will have chosen to be bound by the multilateral principles of the United Nations. 'Suggesting there is no link between the triple lock and our neutral status is akin to suggesting there is no link between the steering wheel and the brakes on a car'
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 12h
Senator Tom Clonan knows the score and is not afraid to call it out.
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The spin and misinformation around the triple lock is eye-watering
Suggesting there is ‘no link’ between the triple lock and our neutral status is akin to suggesting there is no link between the steering wheel and the brakes on a car, writes Senator Tom Clonan
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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 12h
BREAKING: European Parliament significantly toughens China position, adopted by landslide FOR 454 AGAINST 86 ABSTAIN 110 Report says China is “decisive enabler” of Russia & backs a “continuous [European] naval presence and joint exercises” in and around the Taiwan Strait
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Very true, noticed that after posting. Good to see though
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Whose getting the Elon gig? Smart money on the Healy Rae - there must be a few DOGE caps still available
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PAT FINUCANE CENTRE @finucanecentre.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
BBC News - UK special forces could face prosecution as Afghanistan evidence referred to police www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK special forces could face prosecution as Afghanistan evidence referred to police
Evidence relating to a number of detention operations carried out by British personnel between 2010 and 2013 is being examined.
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's catching, Bosnian U21s refuse to shake hands with Israeli players #stopTheGame #SpeirGorm bsky.app/profile/wear...
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Bosnian players refused to shake hands with Israeli players before their U21 Euro qualifier match 👏
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Some first half down the box #coybig
Scoreline at 80 minutes from Ireland  3 vs England 1 in the U2121 euro qualifier in Turners Cross, Cork
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It follows opposition criticism of Carroll Mac Neill, former Oireachtas Friends of Israel member, for meeting Zionist agitator and ex-Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer Yoseph Haddad at Leinster House.
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has defended her 2024 meeting with an ex-Israeli spy. Her defence however, in correspondence seen by The Ditch, involved carefully chosen words before she passed the matter to her assistant. www.ontheditch.com/jennifer-car...
ontheditch.com
Health minister defends meeting Israeli spy
Her defence however, in correspondence seen by The Ditch, involved carefully chosen words.
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Count Cormacula @cormacos.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The cut to Carbon Taxes shows how fundamentally unserious this government is about climate action. The defining challenge of our time isn’t placating angry tight-wing men, it’s trying to keep this planet habitable.
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The need to be in opposition
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thought for a moment that Simon Harris had completely forgotten #climate, but my mistake, he has also demolished the carbon tax, one of the most successful cross-party eco initiatives in recent years. #Budget2027
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UNICEF Ireland @unicefireland.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Imagine a child sleeping in wet clothes on a cold night, with nothing between them and sewage-filled flood water but a flimsy tent. That's childhood in Gaza this winter. UNICEF is urgently preparing winter kits for more than 500,000 Palestinian children - coats, boots, gloves, hats and pyjamas.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Urban regeneration.
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EU leaders to discuss urban regeneration in Waterford
European national and regional leaders have gathered in Waterford for a high-level EU Presidency Associate Event examining how urban regeneration can help create more sustainable, inclusive and attrac...
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
not a great sign when people currently working there are trashing the place
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 05/10/2026
A group of academics is calling on the Taoiseach to intervene in the denial of visas to Gazan students ahead of a High Court case that starts on Tuesday. To be included in the next evacuation from Gaza, their visas need to be granted before 15 October. jrnl.ie/7183159
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'Appalling injustice' - academics call on Taoiseach to intervene over visas for Gazan students
Four Gazan students have taken up their cases in the courts following the denial of their visas, despite having university places and scholarship funding to come to Ireland.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 06/10/2026
Israel's defence minister has put the military on high alert before the anniversary of Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack, warning Gazans would pay a "heavy price" if forces were harmed. jrnl.ie/7183427
jrnl.ie
Israel puts army on alert and claims Hamas planning 'terrorist' attack on 7 October anniversary
Since a “ceasefire” was declared last October, Israeli forces have killed more than 1,440 people in Gaza.
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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Here's the big transport news from the budget
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Nialler9 | Niall Byrne @nialler9.com · 06/10/2026
Beoga announce Dublin city residency with guests, and Belfast shows nialler9.com/beoga-announ...
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Beoga announce Dublin city residency with guests, and Belfast shows | Nialler9
Beoga have announced a three-night Dublin residency for December, presented by Aiken Promotions, with a different special guest each night. Aldoc joins them
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Nerdy Keith @nerdykeith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I've said it before and I'll keep saying it. The Israeli government and those working in detention centres have a lot to answer for. The treatment of these Syrian prisoners is nothing short of pure human rights violations. Unacceptable. www.aljazeera.com/vi... #HumanRights #Syria #Torture #Israel
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Freed Syrians recount torture in Israeli detention centre | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera
Syrians released from Israeli detention have described abuse behind bars.
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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My 3 big frustrations with Anglophone coverage of France. 1. No acknowledgement of how much of private media is under control of far-right billioniares. 2. No acknowledgement how exceptionally violent French police are in Western Europe. 3. No acknowledgement that 'centrism' has been very repressive
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Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Gazan students’ visas must be granted before it is too late. A group of leading Irish academics write that the mass refusal of visas to Palestinian students makes a mockery of the Taoiseach’s speech to the UN General Assembly. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Gazan students’ visas must be granted before it is too late
A group of leading Irish academics write that the mass refusal of visas to Palestinian students makes a mockery of the Taoiseach’s speech to the UN General Assembly
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Why is the EU refusing to help the International Criminal Court?
Sanctioned judges highlighted in group photo
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reminder: In early 2025 the ICC asked the EU to protect it from US sanctions by activating a law it had ready for exactly that purpose. The EU has ignored the Court's plea. As of now, nine of its judges are sanctioned, including President Akane.
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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 05/10/2026
You can see the full interaction from the AI Committee here: youtu.be/XkxHSWqzKkA #SpéirGhorm
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Questioning AI Minister Niamh Smyth in AI Committee - 23/09/26 [Paul Murphy TD]
Paul questioning Minister for AI Niamh Smyth in AI Committee.#peoplebeforeprofit #PBP #PaulMurphyTD #Ireland #Tallaght #DublinSouthWest #Dublin #IrishPolitic...
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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 05/10/2026
Just wait for it... The Irish government is using its Presidency of the European Council to push for Big Tech's profits to take precedence over the right to data protection. The use of personal data “in the context of AI” would automatically be lawful in their proposal. Everyone should know this.
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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Have your voice heard! Nearly a million people have said: ✋ HANDS OFF NATURE! And we’re taking their demands directly to the EU Commissioner for Environment! Let’s make our message impossible to ignore. Sign the petition before it closes on 20 October: www.handsoffnature.eu #handsoffnature
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Dr Neutopia @oceanclub.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A mystery why Draghi is pushing a billionaire techbro agenda.
Europe is weak’: Patrick Collison and Mario Draghi team up with new think tank
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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What happens to the heat generated by Irish data centres? Almost all of the energy from data centres ultimately becomes heat but the question is how much of this ends up in somebody's radiators, writes Sajad Alimohammadi @wearetudublin.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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What happens to all the heat generated by Irish data centres?
Almost all of the energy from data centres ultimately becomes heat, but the question is how much of this ends up in somebody's radiator
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Man baby
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HyperbolicDub 🍉 @hyperbolicdub.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
CIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total Collapse www.dropsitenews.com/p/cia-report...
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CIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total Collapse
U.S. intelligence raises fears of civil unrest and state breakdown in Israel ahead of October 27 elections.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
H.E. Tomoko Akane President of the International Criminal Court outlined the effects of US sanctions on her and her colleagues to a meeting of judges and practitioners at the Four Courts, Dublin today in the presence of the Chief Justice of Ireland Donal O'Donnell.
Round Hall, Four Courts, audience.
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If only we had the foresight to not subsidise fossil fuels and use the money to go all in on renewables and public transport.
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Paul Price @swimsure.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"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.
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
havent used it likely worth a look bdsmovement.net/BDS-Has-Part...
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BDS has partnered with the Boycat App
The BDS movement has officially partnered with Boycat, an innovative ethical shopping platform and application, in order to allow you to join consumer-focused BDS campaigns more effectively.
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Eoin Meehan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 オーエン @etm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’m using the “No thanks” app to identify Israeli products so I don’t buy them. Is there any other app I should look at?
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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why Irish food prices are rising again. Analysis by Thia Hennessy @ucc.ie on how the price we pay for groceries is decided by events far from home and the farm gate - watch How To Shop Well Now on @rteone.rte.ie & RTÉ Player 9.35pm tonight www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
rte.ie
Why Irish food prices are rising again
The price we pay for groceries is decided by events far from home, including wars, shipping disruptions, droughts in Brazil and rainfall in Asia
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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"The journalist in question was one of two Israeli media members excluded by Uefa from the post-match press conference on account of the political questions they asked Hallgrímsson. " www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
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Ireland staff member allegedly spat at by Israel player during half-time tunnel scuffle
Israel FA offers no comment to allegation made by head of athletic performance, Damien Doyle
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Pat Brady @workplacesols.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Israeli charm offensive continues. ‘Ireland squad’s head of athletic performance, Damien Doyle, alleged that he was spat at by an Israeli player as the teams left the pitch for the half-time break during Sunday’s 1-1 Nations League draw in Serbia.’ www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
irishtimes.com
Ireland staff member allegedly spat at by Israel player during half-time tunnel scuffle
Israel FA offers no comment to allegation made by head of athletic performance, Damien Doyle
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Philip Boucher-Hayes @philipb-h.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ireland imports 80% of its wheat. Not great food security. Concentration on livestock farming elbowed Irish wheat out. Imported wheat and flour add considerably to the cost of living crisis. But new crop science opens the door to Irish grown wheat. Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/listen/clip/...
rte.ie
Food Security: Bread
Only the tiniest fraction of the flour needed to bake the 50kg of bread we eat a year is grown and milled in Ireland, and the cost of what we import is sky rocketing. We take a look at what needs to b...
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ireland's chronic over-dependence on HGVs for freight leaves us at mercy of every fuel crisis & cutting diesel prices is only a short-term salve. We need to shift to rail freight & electrify our HGV fleet, as I explain in @irishexaminer.bsky.social today. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Subsidies for diesel are lost money when electric trucks are the future
Pumping taxpayers' money into diesel-guzzling trucks is fair to nobody when we should be subsidising companies to transition to electric vehicles
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Pat Brady @workplacesols.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
‘More than 2 mn people are living in tents & temporary shelters in Gaza. An estimated 80% of structures, 200k buildings, have been damaged, with about 2/3 of those destroyed. The number of destroyed structures has increased by 9% since the ceasefire in Oct 2025. www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
irishtimes.com
‘It’s off the charts’: Satellite images show how three years of war have devastated Gaza
UN says number of destroyed structures in Gaza up by 9% since ceasefire of October 2025, amid mass displacement and acute humanitarian need
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 05/10/2026
Heimir Hallgrímsson reiterated his stance that Ireland and Israel should be kept apart in future competitions. In another fractious encounter, a member of the Irish backroom staff accused an Israeli player of spitting at him jrnl.ie/7182461
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Hallgrimsson: 'I felt that was kind of the intention to try to intimidate us'
Heimir Hallgrímsson reiterates stance that Ireland and Israel should be kept apart in future as he discusses alleged spitting incident and leaks from own camp.
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LU Fluxes - Lund University Flux Measurement Group @lufluxes.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Exciting new Science paper from colleagues in Lund: Sweden’s primary forests store ~72% more carbon than managed ones. The gap is way bigger than anyone thought — especially in soils. Big implication for climate policies @lund-university.bsky.social
science.org
Higher carbon storage in primary than secondary boreal forests in Sweden
Boreal forests provide considerable global land carbon storage and uptake, but they are being rapidly transformed to managed secondary forests, with poorly quantified implications for ecosystem carbon...
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Eris Loves #DeadTeenagerMovie 🎃📚👻 @erislovesmovies.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
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‘It’s off the charts’: Satellite images show how three years of war have devastated Gaza
UN says number of destroyed structures in Gaza up by 9% since ceasefire of October 2025, amid mass displacement and acute humanitarian need
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Sarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We know how much the XRW co-opted the housing crisis all over Britain and Ireland in order to posit themselves as representatives of a choked up working class at the expense of migrants. Well, no more. Jim Dowson offers immigration into the North, with the promise of homes he himself guarantees.
dailyrecord.co.uk
Far-right extremist trying to recruit Scots to create white homeland in Ulster
Jim Dowson launches plan to attract Scots to Ulster, claiming he can help white people to get ahead on the council housing lists. He and UVF bank robber Mark Sinclair seek white Scottish "refugees"
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