Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 08/04/2025twice the size in my experience, but yes. 010
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Also, I must admit the photo on this is from 1988 and you'd never see a Dublin street scene like this now. This alley is now probably either ludicrously expensive micro-houses or somewhere where the Dublin branch of Meta stores its bins. 010
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 08/04/2025I was literally thinking this last night, when I had washing that was 85% dry from an outside line and wished I had a hot press to finish it off in 100
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 08/04/2025The Irish hot press is a great way of drying clothes and we should all have one. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comThe Irish Hot Press Is the Low-Tech Laundry Trick the World NeedsNo Dublin home is complete without these frugal warming closets, which help improve life without a clothes dryer for residents in a drizzly climate. 110
Reposted by Feargus O'SullivanAlex O’Connell @alexoco.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Some news: I’ve joined the Observer as associate editor, looking after Opinion & Ideas and a new People section. Best email for now is alex.oconnell@tortoisemedia.com 3144
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Yes, you'd be shocked if the PP were in favour. The ambivalence lies in no one seeming to greatly credit the city for the decision, whether they approve or oppose it. That places those responsible in a disappointing position (for them) that hardly incentivises future action. 010
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 19/02/2025También disponible en español www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comPor qué Barcelona compró el edificio que simboliza su crisis inmobiliariaTras meses de protestas, el ayuntamiento intervino para comprar un bloque de apartamentos cuyos inquilinos se enfrentaban al desalojo. Pero la indignación por los altos alquileres y la especulación in... 010
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 19/02/2025While the main decision happened 2 weeks ago, it's worth catching up with Barcelona's fight over the Casa Orsola - which the city is buying to stop displacement - because it echoes so many debates elsewhere, and shows some unintended effects of anti-Airbnb rules. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comWhy Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Housing CrisisAfter months of protests, the city stepped in to buy an apartment block where tenants faced eviction. But anger over high rents and real estate speculation continues. 140
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 19/02/2025I'd love to be using this site more often, but I've been locked out for weeks because the forgot password button doesn't seem to work. Luckily, I've just remembered the occult thought process behind my password's creation. 030
Reposted by Feargus O'Sullivan◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 03/12/2024"The church’s condition is immaculate and singularly faithful to its pre-fire self, following a huge effort that has harnessed the wealth of its country’s business elite and the uncompromising expertise of France’s craftspeople." @feargusosull.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...bloomberg.comNotre-Dame Reopens ‘More Beautiful Than Before’One of history’s most remarkable restorations came together almost on schedule, after €846 million in donations and unusual collaborations. 171
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I'll be honest, I often don't feel strongly about where the Parthenon Frieze should be displayed (although the answer is Athens) because I am too busy being horrified by the main character syndrome that leads British people to still call them the Elgin Marbles. 030
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Before writing this, I didn't expect to be moved by the story of Notre Dame's reconstruction. In the end, I was blown away by the quality and thought that went into all the craft work. In many ways, this church that has had so many vagaries during its long life has never been treated so sensitivelybloomberg.comNotre-Dame Reopens ‘More Beautiful Than Before’One of history’s most remarkable restorations came together almost on schedule, after €846 million in donations and unusual collaborations. 020
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Her attempts to become a national presidential candidate, meanwhile, went very badly. Bowing out after two terms in Paris might be the most prudent way to protect her legacy. 010
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Popular city mayors can survive their parties' decline at national level, but it's always tough - and Hidalgo's policies are partly shaped (not necessarily in an unhealthy way) by the Greens and Communist minority partners in her coalition, without which it would not be tenable. 100
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Hidalgo represents a party, the Socialists, that have been substantially eclipsed nationally. Balanced between the centre and the left, the party now leads neither political sector. It's the fourth largest party in a National Assembly it dominated for decades. 100
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 27/11/2024That's not a criticism per se, it just reflects how city elections often hinge on wider domestic pressures that international observers are less aware of or interested in. 100
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 27/11/2024It is true that Hidalgo's international prestige has not been matched equally by local popularity for a while - she won a second term mainly because her main opposition imploded. 100
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 27/11/2024With the news that @annehidalgo.bsky.social is not running for another term, here's a reminder of the next step her greening plans for Paris are taking. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comParis to Replace Parking Spaces With TreesThe city’s new climate plan promises to drop speed limits, repurpose traffic lanes, remove 60,000 parking spots and create urban “oases” to combat extreme heat. 170
Feargus O'Sullivan @feargusosull.bsky.social · 26/11/2024thank you! I'm not sure I have a huge amount to say right now, but quite nice to be somewhere so peaceful. 010
