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Kelly Fincham

@kellyfincham.bsky.social
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PhD. Lecturer. Worries about tech while using tech. @uniofgalway | Outdoors by preference. Views mine.

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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Also doing this quiz ye are all doing!
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Eoghan Sweeney @eoghan.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
2/2 A lot of social media activity gives the impression of a bullying campaign with Ireland as whipping boy when far less has been deployed against countries with far more economic or diplomatic clout such as 🇪🇸 or 🇳🇴. It would be nice to see 🇮🇪 get a little backing from some of those countries
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Eoghan Sweeney @eoghan.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
I never like to ask for anything, but this isn't for me - it's to help my wife & children as they continue after this pancreatic cancer inevitability finishes me off. If you can afford to chip in, please do. If you can't, please share www.gofundme.com/f/our-friend... whydonate.com/fundraising/...
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Donate to Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney, organized by Joseph Galvin
Our friend, colleague and comrade Eoghan Sweeney has been diagnosed with termina… Joseph Galvin needs your support for Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney
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Theresa O'Keefe 🍉 @treesaw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Unis are also freezing new and replacement hires and cutting fixed-term employees. 'The Cassells Report estimated the third-level sector would need an additional €1bn annually by 2030, to address existing underfunding, projected increases in student numbers, and other budgetary pressures.'
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Galway Advertiser @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With workers struggling under significant and ongoing cost-of-living increases, Government has refused to open meaningful negotiations on public sector pay and conditions since the last Public Sector Agreement expired in June www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
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Winter of discontent looms at University
With workers struggling under significant and ongoing cost-of-living increases, Government has refused to open meaningful negotiations on public sector pay and conditions since the last Public Sector…
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Donie O’Sullivan @donie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you can, please donate to this fund supporting the family of our beloved friend, and Storyful legend, @eoghan.eurosky.social Eoghan taught a whole generation of journalists OSINT -- and did it all with the very best sense of humor and purpose. www.gofundme.com/f/our-friend...
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Donate to Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney, organized by Joseph Galvin
Our friend, colleague and comrade Eoghan Sweeney has been diagnosed with termina… Joseph Galvin needs your support for Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Brought me right back to a hilarious day at the Evening Herald when a sub-editor (!) had to gently be moved away from their headline about papal fanny packs….
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Danielle Citron @daniellecitron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Happy book day to the one a s only Sherry Turkle
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Airborne goats to start my day!
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Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who's starting the GoFundMe to bring these to Dublin? Brilliant campaign from Better Streets Liverpool @rebshark.bsky.social Some competition for @tomflood.bsky.social in the Most Impactful Sign category. @dublincommuters.bsky.social
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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This place is crippled and bloodied by the insecurities of wholly inadequate, insecure small men. Some of them are over 6ft btw, but small, so so small.
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These are class.
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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And now for some good news: "Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years. New figures show that almost 16 million visits were made to Ireland's libraries in 2025, compared with nearly 14 million in 2023." www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Public library visits increased by two million nationwide
Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years, new figures show as National Public Libraries Open Day takes place nationwide.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Nothing to see here -
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Jenn Wilson @thatmomx4.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I keep saying that white women are socialized to believe access TO power is the same as HAVING power & that’s why my demographic is so fucked in the head.
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Watch American capitalism at work in Irish soccer. No doubt players will come under pressure in relation to American-owned soccer teams. It’s hard for someone outside US to understand the absolute power held by AIPAC in US.
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Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ed Sheeran frantically pulling on the goalkeeper's jersey as his private jet revs up
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Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As this players meeting is ongoing, immediate communication from govt to the FAI is needed. Govt need to tell FAI that if the players refuse to play they will get 100% political support. #StopTheGame
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s not easy and it isn’t their fault. They didn’t want this. And now they’re just a bunch of young men left alone with their obligations and their consciences. And what a credit to them that their conscience weighs so heavy in the first place.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 25/09/2026
This single image comes closer to explaining the state of the parties in Irish politics than anything I’ve ever seen
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Goodness, what a weight on the players. What a sense of clashing responsibilities it must be. How unfair it falls to the group of young men after their institutional supports chose to send them there.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 26/09/2026
Our car guy LOVED this little weirdo car. But be warned: when you read this review, you'll want one too. jrnl.ie/7173421t
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Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 25/09/2026
note that when dealing with computers, "actions we did not intend" is a very different thing from "actions we did not instruct it to do"
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don’t think that this should just be shrugged off. One of our Ministers (Enterprise or Justice, probably) has presented this plan. It isn’t an anonymous creature called the Irish Presidency. That is our Government.
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Mark Little @marklittle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Eoghan is a treasured member of our Storyful family. Never has any family neeeded our support as much as Eoghan's. gofund.me/efee8afbf
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Donate to Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney, organized by Joseph Galvin
Our friend, colleague and comrade Eoghan Sweeney has been diagnosed with termina… Joseph Galvin needs your support for Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In my working career spanning nearly 3 decades, @eoghan.eurosky.social is someone who I have learnt the most from, and have most loved to work with. Please consider donating to this campaign in support of his family www.gofundme.com/f/our-friend...
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Donate to Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney, organized by Joseph Galvin
Our friend, colleague and comrade Eoghan Sweeney has been diagnosed with termina… Joseph Galvin needs your support for Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Please share to help Eoghan’s family. Eoghan is an extraordinarily generous man who happily gave up time to help @uniofgalway.bsky.social MAJ students learn about OS INT. An absolute giant of a man.
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Is there anything like this in Ireland (dedicated number to call for second opinion)?
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Martha’s rule to be expanded to every A&E in England
System gives patients, loved ones and health workers the right to ask for a second opinion on care
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Eoghan Sweeney @eoghan.eurosky.social · 04/08/2026
Do the things that are important to you when the opportunity is there. Tell the people who matter to you that you love them. You never know when it may be your last chance
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Please read, share and if you can, please donate.
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
New Gist: What if On the Irish Government’s incoherent and shameful plan to make it harder for brown and black people to get Irish passports. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
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And this is what we want to dissuade?
And all because of the tiny number of men (overwhelmingly) who are assembling crowds of baying shop dummies, screaming that they are The Master's Voice. All of them demanding hostility first and reasoning not at all when it comes to anyone, Irish born or not, who might have a complexion darker than that of a peeled potato.
In fact, for this army of mannequins and their dummy owners, to be Black and to be Irish is the greatest affront and standing refutation of their abject racism.
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For decades the political and media class were tuned to responding to public interest and concerns that would reach them through daily newspapers and broadcast. Twitter brought them a flood of additional signals. X has swapped that for a far-right synthetic version of the public’s voices.
The HMV dog, Nipper, listening intently to his master’s voice being played by a gramafone. Caption: Let's see what the public are saying on X
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A question I guess for all of us.
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We're never getting out of here. bsky.app/profile/forb...
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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams:
Before the meeting closes, Prime Min-
ister Kenny has a favour to ask. Europe
is steaming about privacy and Facebook,
and they're about to adopt a law--the
General Data Protection Regulation
to crack down on how Big Tech uses per-
sonal data. Exactly who will enforce this
law is still being negotiated. Kenny wants
it to be Ireland. We do too. But we've got a
problemn because no one believes Ireland
will be tough enough on the tech com-
panies. With good reason.
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Sam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh is it like a townhall meeting kind of thing? Can I speak at it next? Or, shockingly, do they only care what billionaires think, and feck the rest of us?
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
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71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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Saoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I've no idea what the two people who attacked TDs over the last few days did it for. I do notice though that all the people celebrating it online are the Irish patriot fuel protestor types. I hope that TDs might start waking up to the fact that pandering to these people only emboldens them further
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Prefer these kinds of humans!
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Here's the thing. We do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to them. No common cause with TESCREALists, no platforming their nonsense as if it had any value, no picking up the Overton window and carrying it over to them.
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms
Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
3. That college is about reading for “the workforce.” No, it’s about development for the adult force. Of which work is a part. 4/
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
And yet I suspect we are all working with people who would prefer to avoid human interactions and instead keep prompting for prompts smh
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Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I may be late to knowing this but has this site been compromised in some way? www.allaboardhe.ie/facts/
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Fact checking on the Web for students | All Aboard
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.
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Éidín Ní Shé @eidin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Solidarity with the snail today 🐌
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A message not only for Democrats, but also for all center-left parties across the rich democratic world:
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