Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If my mentions are to be believed, I am simultaneously a Zionist and an Antisemite. 100
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I know being anti-AI is the fashion, but could we replace the President of the Inited States with Claude. It would surely improve matters. 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This Farchi situation shows how everyone always wants to assume the worst of Israelis before finding the facts 1 It was a snooker cue celebration that he has been doing for some time 2 He’s an Israeli Arab who is unlikely to celebrate Israeli snipers. 110
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It’s a bit mad that the Soc Dems have tied themselves to UEL, a grouping mostly for Left Nationalists, Tankies and former terrorists. They would seem a natural PES member based on policy. 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Well this blows all the complaints from the far-left about the centre-left propping up the centre-right out of the water. 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Good Christ Im not going to comment on the substance of the budget, but on Harris FG may as well replace him with Claude as he has as much original thought as an AI model www.rte.ie/news/ireland...rte.ieBudget to support those 'who get up early every morning'Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said this year's Budget will support people "who get up early every morning and go to work". 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Attending a Stop the Genocide March with a flag containing the hammer and sickle is amazingly idiotic. Why do they think you don’t hear of the Ingrians, Don Cossacks or Soviet Poles these days? 284
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 03/09/2026People who claim the Green Party and the Labour Party are just as bad as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are about to get a lesson the hard way. 010
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Two thoughts 1) How can the accused appear in court in Clonakilty and stay out of West Cork 2) Why stay out of West Cork when the offences took place in South Cork? Does West Cork have its colonialist eyes on us again? 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Even if they were doing a good job of road safety, this alone should see a clear out of senior management positions. And they’re not doing a good job of road safety. 030
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 24/08/2026No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll (if you feel like it) So I do have a couple of more recent ones sent from my sister on her holidays but that would be cheating. This showing the best of what we saw of the eclipse is my own most recent 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Yet again The Echo gives an article giving out about public transport to someone who doesn’t use it. Maybe if they let someone who did use it write one they might get some real insight www.echolive.ie/corkviews/ar...echolive.ieTrevor Laffan: A rail security force would be great, but I’ll still avoid trains45 years ago, Trevor Laffan vowed he'd never use a bus or a train again if I could avoid it, but he admits, with the free travel card, he's under ... 260
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Can’t source actual confirmation but I’m told it’s the 40th anniversary of the release of You’ve Got The Love. Bet you feel feel old now. For the the youth of today it has the same relevance as Glenn Miller and Fats Domino had for us. 001
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 18/08/2026It’s a little known fact, but The Traitors is actually a role based interview for senior positions in FIFA www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...independent.co.ukFifa’s chief operating officer leaves after scathing criticism of Gianni InfantinoKevin Lamour had accused Infantino of ‘deceiving’ Fifa over his now-abandoned World Cup plans 010
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I’ve seen these devices in car parks to stop cars exiting through the entrance. Is there any reason they couldn’t go at the top of motorway slips where cars should be going relatively slowly? 010
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Theres nothing good about this its too close to Dublin to be functionally useful as a motorway service station What it actually does is strip business from the town centre and by providing a drive thru encourages litter. www.rte.ie/news/busines...rte.ieApplegreen to create 150 jobs in Naas with new forecourtFuel and forecourt retailer Applegreen said it plans to open a new €15m roadside service area and electric vehicle hub in Naas, Co Kildare, which will create 150 jobs. 220
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 15/08/2026A lot is made recently of the number of Spanish managers in the Premier League, but not as much about the fact that four of the big clubs (Villa, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool) all have Basque manager. In fact all four come from within 30km of San Sebastian/Donostia. 030
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The interviewer goes full on Patrick O’Hanraha-Hanrahan 2 minutes in news.sky.com/video/share-...news.sky.comCount Binface reflects on his performanceCount Binface spoke to Sky's Jon Craig as counting got underway at the Clacton by-election 120
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Asian street food restaurants are the new doughnut shops 100
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 31/07/2026www.franceinfo.fr/sports/foot/... He was one of the legends of my youth gone far too young #Baresi RIPfranceinfo.frLe footballeur italien Franco Baresi, défenseur légendaire de l'AC Milan, est mort à l'âge de 66 ansSon décès a été annoncé par le club milanais, où le joueur avait effectué toute sa carrière. 110
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Do we really believe Infantino came up with the sell off idea? Or do we recognise it’s more likely that Kushner and co came up with the idea and used Trump to put it in Infantino’s ear? 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 30/07/20261) Selling insurance 2) Civil Servant 3) Nurse 4) Factory Clerk Great Grandparent is where it gets more interesting and in reality none of my grandparents were working yet 00 years ago. 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Funnily enough I was in Rochestown on Sunday evening and noticed this for the first time. I thought it was likely rotting seaweed. 010
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 26/07/2026This is a classic Catch 22 Where the reputational damage of doing nothing is greater than the immediate damage of doing something. www.rte.ie/news/2026/07...rte.ieAughinish decision can't be 'self-defeating' - CollinsFollowing an independent investigation into Aughinish Alumina's links to Russia, Minister of State Niall Collins has said any decision taken next that would be "self-defeating" for Ireland or Europe s... 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 24/07/2026They did this in Evergreen St and the only thing it led to was cars coming through a residential area at higher speed. www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...echolive.ieCouncil to examine possibility of converting part of Blarney St to one-way travelThe potential for converting a section of the street to a one-way traffic system will be explored further. 110
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 21/07/2026If the World Cup goes to 64 teams the bulk of extra places should go to CAF Why? The weakest teams in Concacaf and AFC were very poor, while Tunisia were the only African team who failed to get out of their group Give it to Conmmebol and pretty much every team qualifies UEFA can have a handful. 010
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Charging Dave Myers who died two years before the murder will only feed the conspiracy theorists. 001
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 20/07/2026So Gardai have been struggling to police a ban on under 16s using e-scooters and the response is to change the age threshold. Please make it make sense. 000
Reposted by Chris MansfieldEoin Lettice @eoinlettice.bsky.social · 16/07/2026If the GAA no longer needs the 4G pitch here it should be returned to public ownership to repair the rupture it has created in Marina park. The ongoing conflict between park and business interests is in nobody's interest. #Cork www.irishexaminer.com/business/eco...irishexaminer.comCork GAA unveils 11,000-capacity Events Centre bid with Canadian real estate partnerCanadian developer Shenkman Group backs Cork GAA's proposal for a flexible multi-purpose venue beside Páirc Uí Chaoimh 2105
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 16/07/2026This is the kind of thing that annoys me with the SDs She knows there’s no possibility that legislation could be passed on time or that the enforcement agencies could be coordinated. It’s all just for publicity. RTÉ News: Social Democrats call for all-out ban, enforcement on sale of disposable 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I’m sure there was a time when referees were rotated out if their home country made it into the latter stages of the tournament dues to potential conflict of interest. Having an Argentine ref here is definitely one. 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 04/07/2026This kind of nonsense is a massive own goal. It doesn’t actually appeal to the masses, while among those who take politics seriously it reinforces the view that he’s not a serious politician. 010
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Impacting Houston just as Portugal are playing DR Congo 010
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Peacefully? He broke someone’s back with a sledgehammer 010
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Either she doesn’t understand the consequences of the government making the decision for the FAI or shes grandstanding Its fine to call for the FAI to take action (even though that has consequences) but its not ok to tell the government www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...rte.ieFAI decision to move Ireland-Israel match 'cowardly' - SFMary Lou McDonald has labelled the FAI's decision to move Ireland's upcoming men's football international against Israel to a neutral venue as "cowardly". 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Politicians who said nothing about the initial incident and then go Loyalists Bad on last night contribute as much as the far-right. They ignore communities, their worries and insecurities if it doesn’t align with their pre-formulated views. Ignoring a group is a great way to get a violent reaction 110
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 09/06/2026www.rte.ie/news/2026/06... I agree. And it should be the case for all termini where it currently only is for Dublin and Cork. However throwing out clearly dubious stats like this undermines the case “90% of respondents surveyed said they would use a rail service arriving in Sligo before 9am”rte.ieEarly-morning Sligo rail service sought for studentsSligo County Council is calling on Iarnród Éireann to introduce an early morning rail service to facilitate students and commuters amid "an accommodation shortage" in the northwest town. 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 06/06/2026’m very confused. Is he saying the immigrants are good like the allied forces? Or does he regard the allied forces as bad (maybe considering his tattoos)? Or is he just babbling incoherent nonsense. 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The cost is the least of the issues. Much bigger are 1) the fact they replaced a green area with a concrete plaza. 2) the zero maintenance since it opened; all that money and it’s covered in graffiti. 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I’ve been to 5 of these and honestly there’s a reason they are cheap. Strasbourg is the only one I would go back to. 000
Reposted by Chris MansfieldCork City FC @corkcityfc.ie · 04/06/2026Everyone at Cork City FC is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bobby Tambling. A footballing icon, Bobby enjoyed an outstanding playing career in England, most notably with Chelsea, before later lining out for Cork Celtic. 1163
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I’m old-enough to remember when there was a cottage on the cross that was demolished to make room for a roundabout. I think it was late 80s or early 90s. 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 26/05/2026There’s an awful lot of people of all political persuasions who seem to believe that they shouldn’t have to live with the consequences of their actions. 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 26/05/2026One thing not mentioned is what brought Ted Tynan to my attention as a kid - the Old Head of Kinsale I agree with him more than disagree but we have some divergence of politics There’s a reason he was still on the council in his 80s Cork will miss his energy www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...echolive.ieEnd of an era as Ted Tynan retires from Cork councilFirst elected to the then Cork Corporation in 1979, Workers Party president Ted Tynan subsequently served as a councillor from 2009 until his ... 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The Democrats seem determined to blow the Presidential election again without a Republican fiddle. Their shortlist should be - Andy Beshear - Gretchen Whitmer - Josh Stein (and he barely scrapes the list). Only one of the three appears in the poll and he at 4%. 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 12/05/2026But what do ordinary Greeks think rather than just those who are alcoholic? 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Will thisbe the new self service validator on Cork buses. If so it’s a typical dogs dinner. Those self-serving will be in the same queue as those who need to talk to the bus driver about a different fare. This was done properly in Dublin a decade ago but the wheel is reinvented as an oval 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Its somewhat amazing the way RTE have written when the big story is that the largest party in Wales is a nationalist party for the dirst time ever www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026...rte.ieFirst Minister of Wales loses seat in Senedd electionEluned Morgan, the First Minister of Wales, has lost her seat in the Senedd in a dire set of elections for Welsh Labour. 000
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 30/04/2026The judge made him make an agreement to stay out of Cork city Centre then insisted he reside at a city centre hostel and sign in at a city centre Garda station 010
Chris Mansfield @irlchrism.bsky.social · 30/04/2026My gut feeling is that this will Improve traffic rather than cause disruption (provided they adjust the sequence on the traffic lights) Biggest risk is it will turn use of Old Blackrock Rd and Douglas St into a rat run around it www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...echolive.ieMotorists advised to expect delays in Cork due to city quay's four-month closureUnion Quay, from its junction with Copley Street to its junction with South Terrace, will be fully closed to public traffic from now until midnight ... 020