Reposted by Rob O'MhantainBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Six months ago:theonion.comDOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of EntertainmentWASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo... 19075451695
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainMike McGrath-Bryan @mikemcgb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Bollards right along the perimeter, and also, permanent outdoor stage installations and benches, coffee tables, etc. That'll learn 'em, probably. #spéirghorm #ireland 1103
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainGerard Cunningham @faduda.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026The Official Face of Diversity 4418
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They've asked MaryMc to make a few hang sangers for the meeting. 030
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainDavid Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026There are so many tragic examples like this. The potential consequences of distracted driving are obvious. brutal & devastating. We all know this. Why then, when people make the choice to risk others lives do we shy away from prosecuting them properly? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDriver using Snapchat on phone killed farmer in Northumberland crashMichael Armstrong's family say his death was "brutal and senseless" as his killer is jailed. 95421
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026AI has talked kids into suicide, fueled paranoid delusional that led to murder, degraded education quality in both k-12 and higher ed, run roughshod over copyright law, increased spam, fueled spam, fueled fraud, degraded the environment, put people out of work, the list goes on and on. 91345268
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It's also shows that he's honestly fairly thick, to put this in writing, while dealing with an FOI request. Did he not realise how FOI requests work? 110
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We have a reporting portal www.garda.ie/en/trafficwa... but submitting evidence is more cumbersome and can't be done online. They've said they're moving towards an online evidence tool, but no sign yet. Some individual Gardai are great for reasons why they can't progress these cases.garda.ieTraffic Watch Online ReportingTraffic Watch is a partnership approach to report incidents relating to road safety and to improve road safety for all. 010
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainSpelling Mistakes Cost Lives @darrencullen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The moral arc of the universe is long but it bends towards Jeremy Clarkson spending decades denying global warming only to sink his fortune into a farm just as global warming really starts to kick in 971283242
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainCalicoRo @calicoro.bsky.social · 07/10/2026No. He’s looking for something 261
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainRob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026You might need to zoom in to see the driver of Nissan 251D17166 passing through junction of Dartry Road and Temple Road in Dublin 6 holding a bowl and spoon in their right hand while driving. We share the road with these people. 42615
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Mad. Look out for them appearing on the WRC case outcome website someday soon. 010
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026You might need to zoom in to see the driver of Nissan 251D17166 passing through junction of Dartry Road and Temple Road in Dublin 6 holding a bowl and spoon in their right hand while driving. We share the road with these people. 42615
Reposted by Rob O'Mhantain@CycleNottingham @cyclenottingham.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Polish police are using drones to catch drivers flashing their lights to warn oncoming drivers about mobile speed cameras. 2184
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Poor Brenda still hasn't recovered bsky.app/profile/mhan... 010
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Bizarre. Are you able to share what kind of employer and industry? Was it the yanks not respecting local HR laws again? 120
Reposted by Rob O'Mhantainkim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026Hackers access data of 8.8 million people in Denmark in 'extremely serious' breach www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/hackers… Denmark has suffered a major data breach after hackers broke into the country's national […]mastodon.scotOriginal post on mastodon.scot 013
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainIrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 05/10/2026This is just not on -- a dangerous road layout made more dangerous by pointless signs and a lack of basic maintenance: 3246
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainLisa Carey @msleedy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Genuinely concerned about what's happening to the space-time continuum in this toilet. 1173590792
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I remember this playing as the BBC Wednesday evening movie, pre watershed, finishing before the 9pm news. Scary as he'll,but I REALLY wanted to be one of those kids with those special powers! 010
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Definitely worth a look, when you have a few minutes. Benign wasn't a great choice of word. The show isn't overtly political and Elaine doesn't often get the chance to show her depth and passion. drive.proton.me/urls/FHSF28Z...drive.proton.meProton DriveSecurely store, share, and access your important files and photos. Anytime, anywhere. 061
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Power got her ass handed to her by the usually benign Elaine Crowley on Ireland AM this morning when she tried bullshitting on Palestine and Gaza. It's not up on their website yet, but definitely worth a look. 1161
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They're still here eu.heelys.com/products/ree...eu.heelys.comHeelys | Reebok Club C Candy Pink Black White – Heelys EUClassic retro with a low cut design. Synthetic Material Upper Reebok Styling for Comfort and Durability. Flat lace closure Padded Collar and Tongue that Provides Comfort and Secures the Foot in Place. Rubber sole for Extra Grip and Durability. ABEC 5 Wheel Bearings and Low-Profile Rubber Wheels that Make the Perfect R 110
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Presumably a result of years of experience of women having nothing to do with him 020
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainCian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It remains the case that escooters make up a small fraction of road fatalities, incl deaths of children The overwhelming majority of road fatalities are homicides caused by collisions involving cars & large motor vehicles (e.g. lorries) The media coverage doesn't reflect this 12715
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Coming to a driver coming at speed from behind you soon. 090
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Fash sticker came off so easily, leaving the pro immigration sticker back in its rightful place. The other nonse holy sticker wasn't too bad in itself, but is part of a homophobic campaign, so that had to go too. 151
Reposted by Rob O'Mhantainmichael veale @michae.lv · 01/10/2026The proposed social media ban, the EU KIDS Act, is perhaps the most chaotic law I have ever read! New paper: Are EU Kidding Me? Notes from a Poorly Drafted Social Media Ban. files.michae.lv/papers/veale_areEUkiddingme.pdf In the spirit of the proposal I have stayed offline and read no takes. 38858
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies "…in its simplest form, what we see right now is that we took an ice cube out of the fridge and it's just melting in front of our eyes." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 212081
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainLiveDrive @livedrive.dublincityfm.ie · 30/09/2026⚠️ Dublin Tunnel ⚠️ There is a broken down vehicle in the inbound Dublin Tunnel. all lanes are held. RED X MEANS STOP. 121
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Roads would be a lot safer if he wasn't using his mobile phone while behind the wheel of a car 5338
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Does anyone need a spare emergency? Second copy arrived today. 021
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I always loved New York, must give it a spin again soon. 100
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainDavid @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 28/09/2026So that man who started that IDF chant at the match yesterday, as seen in that video doing the rounds? Same guy in the pic visiting the Dáil to visit Jennifer Carrol McNeil of Fine Gael and the Ireland Israel Alliance. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoseph_... #Spéirgorm 21011
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainIanMoore3000 @ianmoore3000.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Join a union jrnl.ie/7174957jrnl.ieFlahavan's workers win pay boost of up to 21.5% as unrest ends at porridge companyUnite said the new deal brings the pay terms of different workers in line with each other. 13013
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Careful now posting on Bluesky about this. Hugh and Helen Lewis had a big oul sneering laugh about people who post on Bluesky, being a big oul woke echo chamber and all that. 000
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainAidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Meta can ban: - Adverts for a Virginia Woolf play because of “feminism” - Ads for a documentary about Elon Musk. Meta seemingly cannot ban: - Generative AI Child Abuse and Child Sexual Abuse Material, adverts and content. 18140
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainRob 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 Rob O'Mhantainderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Pope reminds me of a version of Catholicism I knew growing up as a young man attending anti-war and anti-death penalty protests, where I met elderly Catholics who shared their version of faith with me. I learned that Catholicism was about love and mercy for the weak, the condemned, and the poor. 1156703917
Rob 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
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Or maybe it was McCreevy offering to shift people entire lives to rural towns, ringing round rural Ministers on the night before the budget, offering Departments like sweeties under decentralisation that did it? Negligible parking in new public service buildings under OPW acquisition policy. 130
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 25/09/2026He may want to look for a refund on the charm school fees 100
Rob O'Mhantain @mhantain.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The lawyers have been studying the cancellation clauses in the insurance contract very closely. 010
Reposted by Rob O'MhantainAlan Dunne @aldunne.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026cute photo op. incidentally I spent 10 minutes trying to find a picture of the Taoiseach using public transport in Ireland and guess what 1110339
