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@fionnulamac.bsky.social
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Retired. Mental/physical health. Trustee/Director of OCD Ireland. Irish. Leftie. Atheist. #SpeirGorm

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IrishPhilosophy @irishphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another entry in the "its not just LLMs" category. Social media harms people. Big Tech is the problem.
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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fuel 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.
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The Fuel Price Blockades in Ireland
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 27/09/2026
LOUDER FOR THE BACK ROW
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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The 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.
OpenAl halts training of latest models as reports mount of Al agents going rogue
Decision follows disclosures that OpenAl agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected waysMicrosoft and OpenAl raised concerns over Al training data in newly unsealed courtChatGPT Helped Tumbler Ridge Shooter Focus on Guns, Tactics, and Terror
OpenAI's chatbot fed the school shooter's violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre, our investigation reveals.
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Fergplus @fergplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Made in Israel and on sale in Woodies give them your thoughts here.https://share.hsforms.com/1jy8UPo3QRM2wN9TSii_6vw4s15n
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Christopher J Stevens @metaphysiology.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Another has joined their ranks this weekend:
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The 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.
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Emmaq @betaburns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#COYBIG We all know the desired result here. #StopTheGame #FAI #UEFA
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'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.
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fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hmm, but are our politicians terrified? And what exactly are they terrified of?
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Gerard Cunningham @faduda.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
Burn The Server Bros..
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Brian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
And then there is this !! nltimes.nl/2026/05/22/m...
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Microsoft accused of leaking Dutch civil servants' names to U.S. government
Microsoft 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 ...
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AnnMB48 @annmb48.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thank you Marcie.💙🩵💙 We have to do better! A whole generation of children are being damaged! It’s urgent!!
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fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What’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.
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fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This 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.ie
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Save 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...
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
An 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...
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Illegal lettings in Dublin and Drogheda seek retention
Along with claims to own €25 million in assets across the country.
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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
2/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.
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Tony - 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
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Simon Coveney: Former minister once lobbied by developer Johnny Ronan, now lobbies for him
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HSE Ireland @hselive.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We 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
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Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Join 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
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fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This 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.ie
my.uplift.ie
Save 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...
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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 23/09/2026
Government 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!
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This 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.
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fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What’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.
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Stan 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/
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Katherine Nolan @dochara.com · 21/09/2026
I 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.ie
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Find 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...
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fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The only innovative things I remember an FFFG govt doing, are the plastic bag charge, and banning indoor smoking.
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fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The fight isn’t over yet…
March for Choice, to expand abortion rights & get rid of 3 day waiting limit. Sat 26th September 2026. 2pm, Depr of Health, Lower Baggot St, Dublin 2.
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Dictionary 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...
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
French 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.
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Dr 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.
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Dermot Casey @dermotcasey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The €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
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Orla 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...
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Govt to remove environmental screening for developments
The 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.
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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Before 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-...
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Before the Vote: Planning for a united Ireland | DCU Press
Before 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...
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Ann Stapleton BL @annstapleton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Please read
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026
i 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...
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fionnulamac.bsky.social @fionnulamac.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I 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? 🤯
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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
16,000 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!!! 🤯
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
One 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!
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Jude Sherry @judesherry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Here's a working link Holiday homes are theft jrnl.ie/7164648 #spéirghorm
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Holiday 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.
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Jude Sherry @judesherry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Holiday 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
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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Have you got yours yet?
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Eos @eos.org · 17/09/2026
What 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-health
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Antimicrobial Resistance Is Killing Millions. Climate Change Is Making It Worse. - Eos
A 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.”
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Shirley Temple Bar @shirleybar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“It’s funny because it’s true” ☠️
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Is Ireland's President @president.ie the first Head of State to raise genocide in person with the US President?
Asked if she had used the word "genocide" during the meeting with Mr Trump, President Connolly said: "We discussed genocide. We discussed that we can never accept genocide, and we can never accept the normalisation of war.
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Conor Kelly People Before Profit @conorkellypbp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Your 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...
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Gender Pay Gap Ireland @paygap.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Gender 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…
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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Admittedly 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...
Daleks
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Abortion Rights Campaign @freesafelegal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Hear 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.
Square illustrated image split into 4 horizontal sections. The is a collaged image, two figures in the centre in teal and pale purple. Their eyes and mouths are from different people and are much larger, and jump off the faces. They are saying "Hear us Now!" in black and white ransom style font. The backgrounds of these are cone shaped speech bubbles, they are both patterned with interlocking points in shades of teal, purple and yellow. The ARC logo is to the right of the two figures in the centre.
The next section says "15th annual March for Choice" in white font outlined in black, with a similar pattern to the speech bubble behind it.
The next horizontal says "Saturday September 26th 2026" in black against a see-through white rectangle, that you can see the pattern through.
The last section is a teal rectangle with rounded ends and says "When: 2pm, Where: Dept of Health Lower Baggot Street"
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