Reposted by Den MWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 11hYour reminder that Brenda Power is an adjudicator for the International Protection Appeals Tribunal which currently has a number of appeals before it from transgender Americans 911973
Reposted by Den MDaryl 𝘊𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘩𝘶𝘪𝘮𝘤í𝘯 🎃 Feehely @darylfeehely.com · 13hWell done Jennifer Whitmore! Oireachtas Committee testimony created solely from AI should most definitely not be accepted as expert opinion. 📽️@jen_whitmore_td & @social-democrats.bsky.social on insta: www.instagram.com/reel/DeCetuV... #IrishPol 511840
Reposted by Den MDublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 03/10/2026Eight years ago, government made it easier to turn old shops and offices into homes. How's it panning out?More than 10 percent of the notified homes turned into, it seems, holiday lets.dublininquirer.comEight years ago, government made it easier to turn old shops and offices into homes. How's it panning out?More than 10 percent of the notified homes turned into, it seems, holiday lets. 0126
Reposted by Den MJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Who pays?irishtimes.comEurope rearms: files reveal extent of plans for a new ‘defence union’Documents show capitals encouraged moves towards common ‘European defence culture’ and closer Nato cooperation 133
Reposted by Den Mjohn handelaar @handelaar.org · 07/09/2026RTÉ here deliberately omitting the worst part of FF's newest neonazi pandering -- people who have become disabled while living in Ireland legally will no longer be eligible for citizenship, EVER.rte.ieLanguage test, longer residency in new citizenship rulesThe Taoiseach has said new rules for people seeking Irish citizenship, including a language test, will help bring Ireland in line with other European countries. 22421
Reposted by Den MWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Don't think I've seen it reported anywhere that the Dublin District Family Courts have not been sitting for the past couple of days due to a work-to-rule 01110
Reposted by Den MClaire Mitchell @clairemitchell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🚨 Open letter from people of Protestant backgrounds concerning the Garvaghy Road 🚨 We feel compelled to speak publicly about what is happening in Portadown 🚨Over the past few hours we have collected over 140 signatures 13291125
Reposted by Den MFrank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Me & @judesherry.bsky.social have been researching the Irish housing crisis since we returned in 2018 This piece in todays The Journal is by far the most shocking Realising how badly we treat the most vulnerable should put a chill down the spine of every reader www.thejournal.ie/the-housing-...thejournal.ieDo we care where people with disabilities live?Being disabled and homeless has long been normalised in Ireland, it is just largely hidden from us. 01915
Reposted by Den MSave Our Bride Otters @saveourbrideotters.bsky.social · 01/10/2026An otter swims right by me as I waded the River Bride in Blackpool this morning. I was so caught by surprise that I could not get my phone camera working. The OPW and Cork City Council plan to bury this entire stretch of river underground. Jack Chambers gave it the go ahead. #cork 45726
Reposted by Den MThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 30/09/2026More than 130 people each worth over €20 million declared taxable incomes of less than €45,000 in 2024, according to a new report from the Comptroller and Auditor General jrnl.ie/7178524jrnl.ie132 people worth more than €20m declared taxable incomes of less than €45kThe Comptroller and Auditor General found that high-wealth individuals claimed €755 million in tax credits and reliefs in 2024. 31511
Reposted by Den MDr Keith 🎃 Wilson @keithwilson.eu · 30/09/2026Industrial action by over 100,000 public sector workers in Ireland doesn’t even make the front page of the public broadcaster, RTÉ. And what it does say includes a lot of misinformation from the Irish government who are the ones refusing to enter negotiations without preconditions. #SIPTU #Speirgormrte.ieOver 100,000 public sector workers begin work-to-ruleMore than 100,000 public sector workers in areas such as health, education and local authorities have begun industrial action in the form of a work-to-rule. 1309
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Cork City Council just voted to increase LPT by 15%. They wanted 20% because our financial needs are great. But not so great that they collect all the Derelict Property Tax... sure lookit and fukkit ... what's a million and a half quid a year left uncollected between friends? #SpéirGhorm #Corkecholive.ieMore than €6.5m owed to Cork City Council in unpaid derelict site leviesThe local authority has not levied derelict site tax on the former tax office site on Sullivan's Quay for two decades. 22913
Reposted by Den MSocial Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pensioners can only expect to see a €7.50 weekly increase in their pensions. That would be a paltry increase, which doesn't even keep pace with inflation. It would tip a huge number of older people, many of whom can already barely scrape by, into poverty. 042
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Unalived - you mean Killed? Unhoused? - the word you are looking for is homeless or at a stretch evicted depending on context. It's it RAPE. The word is not offensive- the fucking crime is. 141
Reposted by Den MJoe Molloy 🇨🇺 🏳️⚧️ @freelancewebdev.bsky.social · 30/09/2026FAI boss reveals how much he thinks turning a blind eye to the slaughter of infants is worth and it's €10m. Remind me what was spent on the Irish Open, what's budgeted for greyhound racing, hare coursing... FFG were prepared to turn down €13bn to keep Apple happy. 141
Reposted by Den MDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/09/202694-year-old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen OBE, arrested under the Terrorism Act outside @labouruk.bsky.social conference. Her crime? Holding a piece of cardboard with the words “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on it. She was among hundreds doing the same. 17192127
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Personally I think it's 'deeply unfair' that 'lower level' public sector workers are so badly paid many need to claim Working Family Payment just to survive. Think about that. FFFG force civil servants to claim social welfare rather than pay them a living wage directly via payroll. #SpéirGhorm 1204
Reposted by Den MTeresa Collins @queen-crafty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A state construction company would be a no-brainer really. Organised home construction with a skilled workforce, a defined route for apprentices and secure work. The ESB made €355 MILLION profits in the first six months of the year, that's obscene while people are under pressure with sky high bills. 1144
Reposted by Den MTheBookshop.ie @thebookshopie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A general appeal. If you are an author of any book or books available from Irish publishers (via Gill Distribution, Áis, Poolbeg etc) we'd love to (a) sell your books (b) publish your thoughts on your books, publishing, writing - anything - on our shop blog. (1/2) 22415
Reposted by Den MJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It literally is the role they were then exercising. 032
Reposted by Den MCian Ó Muilleoir @rugbykino.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Literally (and mathematically) the equivalent of someone with €1.7m in personal assets buying a single €1 raffle ticket. 03110
Reposted by Den MSon of the Wolf @sonofthewolf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Other than Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Ned O’Sullivan, who are the other members of the Ireland-Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group? I’d hate to accidentally vote for any of them. Israel withdrew their ambassador a while ago so why does this group of genocide apologists still exist? #speirghorm 3113
Reposted by Den MJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Campaign to uphold law succeeds.amnesty.orgEurope: Sale of Israel Bonds finally ends in EuropeReacting to the Central Bank of Ireland’s confirmation that on the expiry of the Israel Bonds’ prospectus their sale in Europe has ended Stephen Cockburn, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, said... 11912
Reposted by Den MEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 122103192676
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Fuck the Football. Fuck every blazer in the FAI. Fuck the Irish government. Fuck every player who voted to play. Fuck RTE for broadcasting it. And Fuck every gobshite who claims sport is above politics. 25315
Reposted by Den MImbibe Coffee Roasters @imbibecoffee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Last year we gave: 7.5% of profits to staff on top of salary/bonus 7.5% to @womensaidireland.bsky.social 7.5% to local projects 7.5% to bridge building program at a Colombian coffee co-op You can buy coffee here imbibe.ie/pages/shop but it'd be better if you could tell people of our model .imbibe.ieShopWe are an Irish Coffee Roasting Business. We give away 4% of all we earn before we make a cent. We roast coffee very well. 0208
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Jesus Christ watching this Ireland team play is frustrating! No. Not THAT Irish team. Won't be watching THAT team. I mean the Irish women's senior rugby team. Sublime and ridiculous in equal measure. #WXV #IREvJPN 1150
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's very discombobulating to find oneself in agreement with a Pope. But then I remember the old saying that a papacy isn't horrific twice every thousand years. 050
Reposted by Den MJude Sherry @judesherry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We're going to rewalk the route today, to see how many of there 70 derelict properties are back in use, demolished, or are still empty and derelict. Follow us as we release our findings over thr next week. 154
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026But we'll be docked points if we don't play a football game against a team who's players 'celebrate' my mimicking firing a gun. A team where the majority of players were in the Israeli military. A football game against Child killers. 041
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Because the Irish State talks out of both sides of it's mouth, and always has and always will privilege the wealthy bullies over the human rights of any individuals. It has been thus since 1922. And the electorate maintains it. 0150
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026One of the best of us has gone on ahead. Good luck Rena. Hope we get to bitingly joke about pompous celebrity academics again in where ever what ever is next. @justrena.bsky.social 071
Reposted by Den MThe Tonight Show @tonightvmtv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Why are videos of dangerous driving still being shared on social media? Because they are "making money," says Sinéad Gibney TD, Social Democrats. #TonightVMTV 085
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"We can do fuck all for anyone who isn't at least a millionaire." 0203
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I know it's just a car but I'm heartbroken that my beloved mini is kaput. Sure, Mrs Peel is 16. But she's hardly any milage. Granted mobility issues mean I rarely drive her, but she's saved a few people when their cars are off the road. She's fully paid for cos my Da helped out. He died 7 years ago 2100
Reposted by Den MJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Volkswagen has agreed to sell an under-used factory in Osnabruck, western Germany, which will become a military manufacturing hub in a joint venture with an Israeli-based defence investor. 349
Reposted by Den MImbibe Coffee Roasters @imbibecoffee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Patrick Collison is the third highest contributor (Sergey Brin of Google is first), of a campaign to stop a 5% wealth tax on billionaires in California. That he's put $22M into it shows the man really should be paying more tax. Can we perhaps give him to the UK. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comNobel economists throw support behind California billionaire taxProgressive laureates say November ballot measure could ‘start reining in the power’ of ultra-wealthy 24421
Reposted by Den MThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 22/09/20268 years after Repeal, those seeking abortion in Ireland are still subject to an unnecessary 3 day waiting period, an unworkable 12 week cut off, and a lack of providers throughout the country. If that doesn't sound very much like Repeal to you, join the march in Dublin this Saturday! 4219105
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 22/09/20261979 : "The Department of Foreign Affairs stated that sporting contacts with South Africa raised questions about ‘our fundamental attitude’ to the ‘degrading system’ of apartheid."thejournal.ieHistorian: During apartheid, the IRFU made the extraordinary decision to tour South AfricaLiam O’Callaghan looks at how the IRFU came in for criticism over its support of South Africa’s rugby team during the apartheid years. 030
Reposted by Den MJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026How Regulatory Discretion Socialises the Cost of Data-Centre Expansion in the EU - the Ireland case.irishtimes.comHouseholds ‘put on the hook’ for cost of data centre expansion to electricity gridIrish consumers pay disproportionately more for electricity than large data centres, report suggests 01010
Reposted by Den MDermot Casey @dermotcasey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The €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 13255109
Reposted by Den MKevin Teljeur @kevinteljeur.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This should be a headline item, @thejournal.ie and @news.rte.ie 23725
Reposted by Den MPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever 188136482898
Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026...but....but....Khamas.... never but...but ...but The Stern Gangfba.seThe story of Folke BernadotteIn late May 1948, Count Folke Bernadotte received a telegram from UN Secretary-General Trygve Lie, asking whether he would be willing to take on the role of the United Nations Mediator in the conflict... 130