Reposted by Fiona DorisChristopher J Stevens @metaphysiology.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Fell to a mixed heritage Irishman to act on the majority will of the Irish people🙏 Bazunu (24) has secured his place among the heroes of Irish history, alongside the likes of Mary Manning, who was only 21 when she refused to be complicit in normalizing an apartheid regime, even though it cost her✊ 06017
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“Concerns about failures of science journalism really amount to concerns about the collapse of institutional journalism more broadly. The social role of journalism—in a classic phrase, to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable—remains vital.” Mean while science communication is thrivingphys.orgIs science journalism dying? Comparing a 'science crash' 40 years ago to todayWhen two popular science magazines—out of about 17 in circulation—ceased publication in the same year, one commentator said, "The science magazines didn't shake out. They fell apart." The general mana... 130
Reposted by Fiona DorisJohn Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Thank you, Martyn Turner, you're a star. 25124
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 02/09/2026@ealadubh.bsky.social I 🤔 I got the 1000 follower spot.🎉 130
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Dolly knew that people needed to be literate to realise all of their dreams. Her Imagination Library has gifted 300 Million books to children in United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, and Ireland. Scott Santens suggests Dolly knew that “books are empathy machines.” #DollyParton #SpeirGormscottsantens.substack.comDolly Parton Knew What People NeedHow the queen of country music gave unconditional cash to wildfire survivors — and proved basic income works 062
Reposted by Fiona DorisKate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 21/06/2024Do you know that there is a Native American Ethnobotany searchable database? 🌱 Well you do now: naeb.brit.orgnaeb.brit.orgBRIT - Native American Ethnobotany Database 55834
Reposted by Fiona DorisKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 16/08/2026Every conversation about bike lanes is like: "Car crashes kill a huge number of people every day, including pedestrians, cyclists, & car occupants. Good bike infrastructure has been shown to make everyone safer (& doesn't increase congestion)." "But sometimes cyclists break rules & hit people!" 1386377916
Reposted by Fiona DorisIreland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Well done Phoenix Law Firm, the denial of visas to these students in Gaza is an absolute disgrace by the Minister for Justice. #LetThemStudy Minister faces potential High Court action over visa refusals for Gaza scholarship students www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...irishexaminer.comMinister faces potential High Court action over visa refusals for Gaza scholarship studentsMore than 30 scholarship students due to study in Ireland have had visa applications refused over documentary requirements, lawyers say 04019
Reposted by Fiona DorisTuairisc @tuairisc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Lean grianghrafadóir Tuairisc, Seán Ó Mainnín, urú na gréine sna spéartha os cionn na Ceathrún Rua, Conamara, tráthnóna Dé Céadaoin. 16220
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It doesn’t matter that my people are not from Tralee. Spiorad Ban Chiarraí stands for all defiant women; for me, my female ancestors and for our children and future generations. I will go to see Elizabeth O’Kanes creation. I may cry. Great storytelling, as ever @clodaghfinn.bsky.social #speirgormirishexaminer.comClodagh Finn: A lesson in how to reawaken the spirit of our revolutionary womenClodagh Finn looks at Kerry’s revolutionary women whose spirit has been reawakened and honoured in a majestic bronze sculpture that stands 2.5m tall in the centre of Tralee Town Park 164
Reposted by Fiona DorisNative Dialogs in Irish @nativedialogsga.bsky.social · 04/08/2026What to say in #Irish when you don't understand.nativedialogs.comI don't understand!What to say in Irish when you don't understand. 031
Reposted by Fiona DorisMae Nick Phra Khanong @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Coffee, tea, ginseng. Lotta potential for smallholders here. 0123
Reposted by Fiona DorisAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026The IMF says we pay $5T/year to subsidize fossil fuels — that's $13M per MINUTE to destroy our future. Meanwhile solar & wind fight for scraps. We don't have a funding problem. We have a priority problem. 31926522
Reposted by Fiona DorisAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Every single second, the world hands $6,000 to the fossil fuel industry in subsidies. That’s $5 TRILLION every year. Renewables? Barely a fraction of that. We are literally paying to cook our own planet. When does this madness stop? 🌍💸 #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels 24563812839
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 01/08/2026A woman from Mayo won the first Tour de France for women! How is this not common knowledge……oh, yeah cos it’s a woman. 🙄 What an incredible feat! 🚲 ♀️ 🙏 @clodaghfinn.bsky.social column For telling the ♀️stories #SpeirGormirishexaminer.comClodagh Finn: The Mayo woman who won the first Tour de France for womenThe memory of the last time the Sam Maguire went west, 75 years ago, is etched in local consciousness, yet a remarkable international win by a Ballina cyclist just a few years later remains little-kno... 17927
Reposted by Fiona Dorisirishfamilydetective @irishfamilydetective.ie · 01/08/2026Mother Jones baptised in #Cork #onthisday 1837. The union organiser & activist was described as 'the most dangerous woman in America' but is pictured here with President & Mrs Coolidge & Theodore Roosevelt Jr in 1924 womenshistory.org/education-re... B&W📷LOC 21910
Reposted by Fiona DorisOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"Starting July 19, 2026, the European Union officially banned large fashion companies from destroying unsold clothes, shoes, and accessories. Instead of sending perfectly good products to landfills or burning them, companies must now donate, recycle, or repurpose them." via No one Cares 31143113961
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I'm calling on Jim O'Callaghan to approve visas for students from Gaza who have been granted scholarships to Irish universities. Please ✍️ and share. 🇵🇸 #Gaza #Speirgormmy.uplift.ieVisa for Gaza studentsI'm calling on Jim O'Callaghan to approve visas for students from Gaza who have been granted scholarships to Irish universities. Will you add your name to the petition now? 186
Reposted by Fiona DorisLouise @selkies.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Is this a good time to mention that in college my History of Translation lecturer (Michael Cronin) told us that one of the first vernacular translations of The Illiad was into Irish, and the translator had to give the main characters dogs because in Gaelic society a free man had a dog 252252546
Reposted by Fiona DorisAnnie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Mayo fans! Get yours quick!This special (100 only) hand drawn by an actual human #Mayo All-Ireland Champions 2026 Limited Edition Fine Art Print. ALL profits from the sale of this print go to Temple St Children's Hospital #NoAI #ActualIllustration www.anniewest.com/other-images...anniewest.comSpecial limited edition 2026 Mayo All-Ireland Champions — Annie WestCommemorate that once-in-a-lifetime day with this special limited edition print. 100 only. All profits from the sale of this print go to Temple Street Children’s Hospital 14138
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Would ya look at these fancy reeds strutting their stuff! Follow @tinaclaffey.bsky.social for regular shots of guaranteed gorgeousness Cosain ár dúlra. #SpeirGorm 130
Reposted by Fiona DorisConor O'Carroll @conorocarroll.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Tonight, a new investigation reveals how much water each individual data centre campus has used in the past two years. But our findings also show how pharma plants have used more than double that of data centres. Story w/ @davidmacredmond.bsky.social Read just after midnight on thejournal.ie 🔜 74730
Reposted by Fiona DorisAnnie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Mayoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 010333
Reposted by Fiona DorisAnnie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Spare a thought for poor ol @donie.bsky.social we feel bad for you 0314
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Wherever you are in the world and no matter what county you hail from, this clip will make you smile. Pure class from Mhaigh Eo 💚❤️ #Speirgorm #MaighEo #TheFamineIsOver 021
Reposted by Fiona DorisGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 26/07/2026“The famine is over! The curse be damned!! Hit the nuclear button! Mayo have won the All-Ireland!!” An all-time great sports commentary moment from Stephen Grealis and Martin McHugh on Mayo’s Midwest Radio. #gaa 571526394
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I miss our old currency especially the coins. Euro notes are ugly. ECB proposing new € banknote designs. We can all respond to the choices basically; birds or people. Glad to see female representation. Don’t like the colour combinations of any of them. Voted for birds. 🦅 #speirgormsurveys.ecb.europa.euSurvey | surveys.ecb.europa.euI’ve just had my say on our future banknotes. Have your say too! 030
Reposted by Fiona DorisFiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Dr Abu Safiya ran a hospital under bombs in Gaza. He saved the lives of newborns – yet he is now detained and reportedly tortured in an Israeli prison without charges. I just signed a global call for the release of him and his colleagues Please sign and share. #Speirgormsecure.avaaz.orgFree Dr Abu SafiyaIsrael has Gaza’s top paediatrician and around 90 other Palestinian medics in military prisons. Join the global call for their freedom! 043
Reposted by Fiona DorisHannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 07/07/2026The CSO has released data on metered electricity consumption for 2025. The extraordinary headline figures: - Electricity consumption from data centres grew by nearly 10% last year, and now accounts for 23% of Ireland's electricity demand. 7264182
Reposted by Fiona DorisScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 07/07/2026"Considering unpaid labour alone, research shows that approximately 7.8 million Canadians—one in five adults—are providing unpaid care to a family member or friend with a long-term health condition, disability, or age-related need… A basic income guarantee is the best option to value caregiving…"saltwire.comCOMMENTARY: Choosing care: Implementing basic income guaranteeA basic income would give carers an assurance that they can leave the labour force and still be supported 28729
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Dr Abu Safiya ran a hospital under bombs in Gaza. He saved the lives of newborns – yet he is now detained and reportedly tortured in an Israeli prison without charges. I just signed a global call for the release of him and his colleagues Please sign and share. #Speirgormsecure.avaaz.orgFree Dr Abu SafiyaIsrael has Gaza’s top paediatrician and around 90 other Palestinian medics in military prisons. Join the global call for their freedom! 043
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I just signed the petition to #stopthegame - will you add your name too? No to a change of venue. No to forcing players to play a game they don't want to play. No to sportswashing. No to bending for genocidal murderers. #Speirgormmy.uplift.iePetition to #stopthegameI just signed the petition to #stopthegame - will you add your name too? No to a change of venue. No to forcing players to play a game they don't want to play. No to sportswashing. No to bending for g... 020
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 18/06/2026 Compensate Silk Road Café for forced closure of Dublin Castle during Irelands EU Presidency. Please sign & share #Speirgormmy.uplift.ieCompensate Dublin's Silk Road Café for Forced Closure for the EU PresidencyThe beloved Silk Road Café at the Chester Beatty, Dublin Castle, is being forced to close for six months to facilitate the EU Presidency, with no compensation. Instead of celebrating the café's 25th a... 000
Reposted by Fiona Dorisᚔᚅᚄᚓᚏᚈ ᚄᚉᚐᚏᚍ ᚅᚐᚋᚓ @ciara2001.eurosky.social · 28/05/2026In a phone call last night my sister asked did my aunt have any news from the graveyard (after a funeral she was at last week, not because she's a neuromancer) and I think it's the most Irish thing she's ever asked me 6231
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 23/05/2026This is gorgeous work by Aches. Three outstanding singers with Irish souls and huge hearts ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ Dublin wall art. #speirgorm 092
Reposted by Fiona DorisIPBES @ipbes.net · 04/07/2025‘Biodiversity is not declining’ is a claim you may have heard. But science says otherwise. 📉 The @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment reveals 1 million plant & animal species are at risk of extinction. Misinformation clouds the crisis. Rely on trusted research to understand our shared challenges. 🌍🧪 09058
Reposted by Fiona DorisAdam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Happy World Bee Day! Here’s a list of how bees buzz in ten different languages… 10. Bzzz (Czech) 9. Bzzz (Bulgarian) 8. Bzzz (French) 7. Bzzz (Slovene) 6. Bzzz (Catalan) 5. Bzzz (Polish) 4. Bzzz (Portuguese) 3. Bzzz (Italian) 2. Bzzz (Spanish) 1. Wing wing (Korean) 739498
Reposted by Fiona DorisCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 15/05/2026So turns out now would be a VERY good time to treat yourself to a print, if you've had your eye on one - and there's 10% off when you use the discount code FECKINGCAR at checkout for a limited time. Shop here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints #SpéirGhorm 39770
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 19/05/2026@beyondthelab.bsky.social is a Mary Mulvihill Award, MMA winner. Eoin is a skilled science communicator; he talks about what inspires him to tell stories. The annual Science@Culture talk and MMA 🏆 is on Wed at 6:30pm Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Ballsbridge. 🔗 tickets👇🏽 #speirgormsiliconrepublic.com‘I just follow the story’: A tenacious teacher and his passion for scienceEoin Murphy talks science communication, the Mary Mulvihill Award and how we’re all interconnected if you think about it. 131
Reposted by Fiona DorisEoin Murphy @beyondthelab.bsky.social · 16/05/2026In an attempt to condense the Science of Time pieces I have been working on over the past few months, I have worked it into one short article. Here is everything I found out about the last 40,000 years. #science #time @siliconrepublic.bsky.social www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/t...siliconrepublic.comThe science of time: How horology developed through the agesTracking the ancient origins of time from early mankind up to our modern understanding of the concept, Eoin Murphy tells the story of how time came to be. 132
Reposted by Fiona DorisNigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 18/05/2026The most worrying aspect of this article on illegal selling of alien invasive plants is the attitude of this nursery owner: “Nurseries throughout the country have been growing plants ... the damage has already been done. If you call it damage.” #conservation #SpeirGorm www.rte.ie/news/2026/05...rte.ieIllegal invasive plant species found for sale in IrelandSeveral high-risk invasive plants that are illegal to sell in Ireland have been found for sale to Irish shoppers. 5199
Reposted by Fiona DorisNigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 16/05/2026For ten years we have celebrated the life of a remarkable friend and science communicator. On Wednesday, the Mary Mulvihill award will be presented to a third-level student. #scicomms #stem @klillington.bsky.social @fionadoris.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...irishexaminer.comClodagh Finn: A champion of science who had the gift of inspiring wonderThe memory of Mary Mulvihill's pioneering work and legacy still burns bright 077
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 16/05/2026How do you you mind the legacy of a brilliant woman? @clodaghfinn.bsky.social spills the tea in her @irishexaminer.bsky.social column today. 💚 @rememberingmary.bsky.social #Speirgormirishexaminer.comClodagh Finn: A champion of science who had the gift of inspiring wonderThe memory of Mary Mulvihill's pioneering work and legacy still burns bright 0107
Reposted by Fiona DorisJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 16/05/2026“Most people in Ireland cannot achieve the recommended daily amount of physical activity as roads and streets are too dangerous and hostile for walking, cycling, wheeling and play,” - Dr Caoimhe Clarke SVUH Dublin 1173
Fiona Doris @fionadoris.bsky.social · 16/05/2026😮💨 I’m so tired of it all. Navigating to reliable news and information is exhausting. My default response now; is this an AI generated image and deliberate mis- or disinformation. What are the sources and who ‘owns’ the channel. I won’t give in. I won’t give up but …… 🤷♀️ 100