Reposted by Kelly FinchamEoghan Sweeney @eoghan.eurosky.social · 30/09/20262/2 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 033
Reposted by Kelly FinchamEoghan Sweeney @eoghan.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026I 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/...gofundme.comDonate to Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney, organized by Joseph GalvinOur friend, colleague and comrade Eoghan Sweeney has been diagnosed with termina… Joseph Galvin needs your support for Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney 0913
Reposted by Kelly FinchamTheresa O'Keefe 🍉 @treesaw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Unis 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.' 142
Reposted by Kelly FinchamGalway Advertiser @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026With 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...advertiser.ieWinter of discontent looms at UniversityWith 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… 022
Reposted by Kelly FinchamDonie O’Sullivan @donie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If 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...gofundme.comDonate to Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney, organized by Joseph GalvinOur friend, colleague and comrade Eoghan Sweeney has been diagnosed with termina… Joseph Galvin needs your support for Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney 22718
Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Brought 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…. 000
Reposted by Kelly FinchamDanielle Citron @daniellecitron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Happy book day to the one a s only Sherry Turkle 0455
Reposted by Kelly FinchamRob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Who'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 1175
Reposted by Kelly FinchamSeána @grantsana.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This 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. 2323
Reposted by Kelly FinchamIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And 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...rte.iePublic library visits increased by two million nationwideVisits 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. 111063262
Reposted by Kelly FinchamAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026Google 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. 9652933270
Reposted by Kelly FinchamJenn Wilson @thatmomx4.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I 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. 1197
Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Watch 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. 020
Reposted by Kelly FinchamPaul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ed Sheeran frantically pulling on the goalkeeper's jersey as his private jet revs up 04010
Reposted by Kelly FinchamAodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 26/09/2026As 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 37828
Reposted by Kelly FinchamSimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It’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. 412422
Reposted by Kelly FinchamGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 25/09/2026This single image comes closer to explaining the state of the parties in Irish politics than anything I’ve ever seen 58118
Reposted by Kelly FinchamSimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Goodness, 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. 416952
Reposted by Kelly FinchamKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I 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 5776462129
Reposted by Kelly FinchamThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 26/09/2026Our car guy LOVED this little weirdo car. But be warned: when you read this review, you'll want one too. jrnl.ie/7173421t 162
Reposted by Kelly FinchamChris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 25/09/2026note that when dealing with computers, "actions we did not intend" is a very different thing from "actions we did not instruct it to do" 14312
Reposted by Kelly FinchamSimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I 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. 612770
Reposted by Kelly FinchamMark Little @marklittle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Eoghan is a treasured member of our Storyful family. Never has any family neeeded our support as much as Eoghan's. gofund.me/efee8afbfgofund.meDonate to Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney, organized by Joseph GalvinOur friend, colleague and comrade Eoghan Sweeney has been diagnosed with termina… Joseph Galvin needs your support for Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney 066
Reposted by Kelly FinchamDr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In 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...gofundme.comDonate to Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney, organized by Joseph GalvinOur friend, colleague and comrade Eoghan Sweeney has been diagnosed with termina… Joseph Galvin needs your support for Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney 143
Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Please 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. 010
Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Is there anything like this in Ireland (dedicated number to call for second opinion)?theguardian.comMartha’s rule to be expanded to every A&E in EnglandSystem gives patients, loved ones and health workers the right to ask for a second opinion on care 000
Reposted by Kelly FinchamEoghan Sweeney @eoghan.eurosky.social · 04/08/2026Do 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 1304
Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Please read, share and if you can, please donate. 000
Reposted by Kelly FinchamSimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 20/09/2026New 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... 16631
Reposted by Kelly FinchamSimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 20/09/2026For 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. 03519
Reposted by Kelly FinchamRichard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We're never getting out of here. bsky.app/profile/forb... 2163
Reposted by Kelly FinchamWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams: 37539
Reposted by Kelly FinchamSam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Oh 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? 67232
Reposted by Kelly FinchamBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.gizmodo.com71% of Americans Say They're Completely ExhaustedA CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States. 1401266996702
Reposted by Kelly FinchamSaoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I'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 19218
Reposted by Kelly FinchamEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Here'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. 1018849
Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comAustralia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithmsDraft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content 001
Reposted by Kelly FinchamKarin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 13/09/20263. That college is about reading for “the workforce.” No, it’s about development for the adult force. Of which work is a part. 4/ 651064
Reposted by Kelly FinchamAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This 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. 5330021273
Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 13/09/2026And yet I suspect we are all working with people who would prefer to avoid human interactions and instead keep prompting for prompts smh 000
Kelly Fincham @kellyfincham.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I may be late to knowing this but has this site been compromised in some way? www.allaboardhe.ie/facts/allaboardhe.ieFact checking on the Web for students | All Aboard 000
Reposted by Kelly FinchamBrexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Here'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. 12631091609
Reposted by Kelly FinchamÉidín Ní Shé @eidin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Solidarity with the snail today 🐌 19507108
Reposted by Kelly FinchamMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A message not only for Democrats, but also for all center-left parties across the rich democratic world: 27121