Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialIrishPhilosophy @irishphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Another entry in the "its not just LLMs" category. Social media harms people. Big Tech is the problem. 011
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialAidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Fuel protests meeting going on. Gavin Pepper gets a huge roar when he says “The Carbon Tax had got to go, all of it”. The Fuel Price Blockade in Ireland, A Union of Fossil Capital and Racial Capital.verfassungsblog.deThe Fuel Price Blockades in Ireland 4253
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.social👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 27/09/2026LOUDER FOR THE BACK ROW 032146
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialAidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Irish government wants to allow AI companies to scrap EU citizen's private data. - An industry which business models is based on a unprecedented theft of intellectual property. - Consistently fail to prevent their product from causing serious harms, and hide the evidence when they do. 23419
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialFergplus @fergplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Made in Israel and on sale in Woodies give them your thoughts here.https://share.hsforms.com/1jy8UPo3QRM2wN9TSii_6vw4s15n 1114
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialChristopher J Stevens @metaphysiology.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Another has joined their ranks this weekend: 0273
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Irish Taoiseach Michael Martin speaks for me 👏👏👏👏 His words are the uncomfortable truth that brings shame to all who have stood by while tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians, slaughtered in an act of reckless and vengeful retribution for the sins of leaders many never voted for. 215378
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialEmmaq @betaburns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#COYBIG We all know the desired result here. #StopTheGame #FAI #UEFA 052
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'll just say that Netanyahu has an arrest warrant, and yet, he stood at the UN to say that genocide is a lie, AND NO ONE DID ANYTHING. 831060329
fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Hmm, but are our politicians terrified? And what exactly are they terrified of? 000
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialGerard Cunningham @faduda.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026Burn The Server Bros.. 062
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialBrian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026And then there is this !! nltimes.nl/2026/05/22/m...nltimes.nlMicrosoft accused of leaking Dutch civil servants' names to U.S. governmentMicrosoft has reportedly shared the names of Dutch civil servants working for two regulatory agencies with the U.S. House of Representatives. The agencies involved include the Authority for Consumers ... 32321
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialAnnMB48 @annmb48.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Thank you Marcie.💙🩵💙 We have to do better! A whole generation of children are being damaged! It’s urgent!! 1229
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialfionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What’s going on with An Post? Post offices closing and being replaced by sub post offices inside shops. The sub PO in Ranelagh being turfed out by Central closing. Depots being moved to the outer suburbs, where you’d need a car to collect undelivered parcels. 102
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialfionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This cause is close to my heart - please sign: (An Post depot in Dolphins Barn closing, so D8 people willhave to go to outer suburbs to collect parcels) my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.iemy.uplift.ieSave Our Postal Depots!Local communities rely on An Post to deliver accessible services. Currently, there are three Delivery Service Units (DSUs) in Dublin South Central, located at Dolphin's Barn, Crumlin, and Ballyfermot... 001
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialThe Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026An Israeli-owned property company with a history of prohibition notices for its rentals in Ireland is seeking retention permission for the third time in Phibsborough for an illegal letting. www.ontheditch.com/israeli-land...ontheditch.comIllegal lettings in Dublin and Drogheda seek retentionAlong with claims to own €25 million in assets across the country. 13519
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/20262/x 15 June 1904. St Mark's Lutheran church on the Lower East Side had chartered the steamer for its seventeenth annual outing to a picnic grove on Long Island. The congregation came from Kleindeutschland, Little Germany, then one of the largest German communities on earth. 171
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialTony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 25/09/2026'I'm not crazy - I will end homeless families living in hostels.' Simon Coveney 4th of January, 2017 2153
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialHSE Ireland @hselive.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We recently launched the next phase of the Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up programme, giving eligible young people who previously missed their HPV vaccine another opportunity to get protected against HPV-related cancers. Read more: bit.ly/3VuwdVv │ #OurHealthService 053
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialGay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Join the European Queer Choir for an afternoon of song celebrating queer love, life and community in Crumlin on September 27 🎶 Money from ticket sales will be donated to St Agnes' CCMA - Community Centre for Music and the Arts. Book tickets here 👉 buff.ly/jAkvcCd 021
fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This cause is close to my heart - please sign: (An Post depot in Dolphins Barn closing, so D8 people willhave to go to outer suburbs to collect parcels) my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.iemy.uplift.ieSave Our Postal Depots!Local communities rely on An Post to deliver accessible services. Currently, there are three Delivery Service Units (DSUs) in Dublin South Central, located at Dolphin's Barn, Crumlin, and Ballyfermot... 001
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialPaul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 23/09/2026Government shamefully votes down our proposal for a €500 energy credit for every household paid for by a levy on energy usage of data centres. This 20c per kWh levy would just mean data centres paying the same as ordinary households. But that's too much for this government! 12711
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This event last night was unbelievable. Truly can’t believe how many people came out and just how passionate and energized people are here. Dublin and the people here are officially the greatest. 614028
fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What’s going on with An Post? Post offices closing and being replaced by sub post offices inside shops. The sub PO in Ranelagh being turfed out by Central closing. Depots being moved to the outer suburbs, where you’d need a car to collect undelivered parcels. 102
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialStan Ó hOireachtaigh 🍉 @stane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#speirghorm #irishhistory May have asked this here before, but I'm looking for books/ papers that cover Irish retail banking in the 20th century, specifically 1922-1960 (-ish). I have plenty on the DoF and on the Central Bank, but not a lot on the commercial banks. If there's something/ 204
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialKatherine Nolan @dochara.com · 21/09/2026I contacted all my TDs expressing revulsion at this , it's easily to do and if enough people do it, it can make a difference. www.contactyourtd.iecontactyourtd.ieWho is my TD? | Find my local TD | Search local TD using your home address | Contact Your Local TD - Contact Your Local TD | Who is My TD | Find My TDFind and contact your local TDs (Teachta Dála) in Ireland. Easily email or tweet all representatives in your constituency. View Dáil vote results and breakdowns by party. Enter your address to get sta... 01713
fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The only innovative things I remember an FFFG govt doing, are the plastic bag charge, and banning indoor smoking. 020
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialDictionary of Irish Biography @dib.ie · 22/09/2026#DIBLives Captain Charles Boycott believed Irish peasants were prone to idleness and required firm handling. Following an attempt to evict tenants #OTD 1880 he was subjected to the ostracism advocated by Parnell, and the word 'Boycott' entered the English language. www.dib.ie/biography/bo... 16137
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026French judge Nicolas Gouyou, who issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu at the ICC, says Visa and Mastercard blocked all his cards, leaving him unable to make purchases. He says judges, lawyers, & politicians are being intimidated & treated as criminals. 97751
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialDr Neutopia @oceanclub.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"We have contributed to the world and humanity in countless fields, earning an impressive number of Nobel Prizes along the way." Ireland has also managed to have a impressive number of Nobel Prizes without using them as an excuse to snipe children in the head. 15916
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialDermot Casey @dermotcasey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The €1bn spent on fossil fuel sinces April would have put 8kw battery & solar on 100,000 homes buying them energy freedom for 20+ years. The €1bn+ that will be spent over the next few months would bring that to 250,000 homes. What we lack is will and vision 13254109
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 179140416443
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialOrla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026‘Govt to remove environmental assessments for certain developments’ ‘no environmental screening for projects up to 250 homes, basic screening up to 750 homes, full EIA will only be required for developments above 750 homes’ ..yet more “quick-fix” deregulation for profit www.rte.ie/news/politic...rte.ieGovt to remove environmental screening for developmentsThe Government is expected to remove the need for environmental assessments for housing developments of up to 250 units by the end of the month in a bid to speed up house building. 22811
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialJohn Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Before the Vote: planning for a united Ireland" is finally available to buy or download on the link below. DCU Press is a fully open access, peer-reviewed, academic press - you can download the book for free, or come to a book launches and get a 33% discount. dcupress.dcu.ie/book/before-...dcupress.dcu.ieBefore the Vote: Planning for a united Ireland | DCU PressBefore The Vote FlyerThe UK’s departure from the European Union threatened a hard border on the island of Ireland, aggravated social and political tensions and undermined key aspects of the 1998 peace... 186
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialAnn Stapleton BL @annstapleton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Please read 031
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026i personally got so much shit for signing my name on a letter asking the Irish government to recuse itself from fiscal files during its presidency of the EU but i see the Irish government is now saying the quite part out loud bsky.app/profile/abeb... 218132
fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I don’t live in Limerick, and have no connections with it; but Seamus’s council reports are hilarious and informative. How does he get those gifs in so fast? 🤯 000
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialIrish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 20/09/202616,000 heat-related deaths in Germany - yet the German government now spends €2.5billion on fossil fuel subsidies. Meanwhile, here in Ireland, we don't even know how to calculate our heat-attributable deaths, and are expected to spend a whopping €7.5billion in fossil fuel subsidies this year!!! 🤯 1105
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026One from the archives. As Eddie Dempsey from the @rmtunion.bsky.social pointed out, if CEO's don't turn up for work tomorrow everything carries on as normal, but if the workers don't turn up we've got a real crisis! 14118
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialJude Sherry @judesherry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Here's a working link Holiday homes are theft jrnl.ie/7164648 #spéirghormjrnl.ieHoliday homes: a theft that needs redressing to release housing stock?Imagine if we had seen the 70% rise that we’ve seen in holiday homes over 20 years matched by a similar rise in volume of primary homes. 1126
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialJude Sherry @judesherry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Holiday Homes are Theft If we cared so much about rural Ireland why are we letting some coastal communities die so wealthy people can own a spare home @robosullivan.bsky.social summed it up when he said "All I see is the missing people" Read our latest Housing Essay in The Journal jrnl.ie/7164648 34518
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialWWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Have you got yours yet? 1298
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialEos @eos.org · 17/09/2026What does climate change have to do with antibiotic resistance? More than you might think. eos.org/features/ant... Read more in our September issue: eos.org/themes/climate-and-personal-healtheos.orgAntimicrobial Resistance Is Killing Millions. Climate Change Is Making It Worse. - EosA growing body of evidence indicates that factors such as rising temperatures and extreme weather are contributing to what some researchers have called “the slow pandemic.” 0104
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialShirley Temple Bar @shirleybar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“It’s funny because it’s true” ☠️ 074
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Is Ireland's President @president.ie the first Head of State to raise genocide in person with the US President? 16327
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialConor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Your electricity bill isn't high by accident — it's privatised, and data centres are eating the grid while you foot the bill. Enough. Join the national protest for affordable energy: Sat 19 Sept, 1pm, Garden of Remembrance, Dublin. 🔗rebelnews.ie/2026/09/17/w... 042
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialGender Pay Gap Ireland @paygap.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Gender Pay Gap — Smurfit Kappa Services Limited (2025) Mean hourly gap: +42.8% Median hourly gap: -36.1% Mean bonus gap: +53.8% Median bonus gap: +5.6% 🔗 paygap.ie/company/smurfitkappaservi… 002
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialchristhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Admittedly there are potential risks in the rapid development of Dalek tech: extermination, loss of civilisation, possible destruction of all human life. But we must consider potential benefits in productivity, medicine, scientific discovery. And even if we DO slow down, other countries might not... 920460
Reposted by @fionnulamac.bsky.socialAbortion Rights Campaign @freesafelegal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Hear us Now! at the 15th annual March for Choice, this September 26th in Dublin. Meet us at 2pm outside the Department of Health before we march to the Dáil. Share this post far and wide and show your interest by clicking "interested" on our facebook event page, link in our tree. 16156