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Margaret Hamilton — famous for leading the programming team that flew men to the moon, at a time when women were being squeezed out of the historically "women's work" of "coders" (and before then "computers") — sadly passes.

Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton poses with the Apollo guidance software she and her team developed at MIT. Credits: Image: MIT News, with photos via MIT Museum

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 15h

Exciting launch of the Dragon of Shandon — celebrating 20 years of the dragon at St Peter's on North Main Street last Saturday night. Thank you to Cork Community Art Link in Blackpool and all the volunteers who make this celebration every year! 📹 in the 🧵

People gathered at St Peter's Cork on North Main Street for the launch of The Dragon of Shandon, listening to a speaker.

A theatrical face piece at the launch of the Dragon Shandon.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 06/10/2026

Important international meeting of cities from across Europe at Cork City Hall today — the WHO Summit of Mayors on Climate and Health. Ending in a call to action on nature, food, transport, communities, and future generations. ℹ️ www.who.int/europe/news-...

Cork City Hall concert hall with delegates at a conference.

The council chamber at Cork City Hall with delegates at a conference.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 04/10/2026

This is amazing. Forget, "Is AI alive?" Deliberately seeing AI through the lens of 'Computational Demonology' is a fantastic idea!

Prompt Incantations — Structured Spells for Reliable AI Chatbot Output. A Practical Guide to Prompt Engineering and Guardrails.

The Alignment Sigil — Binding AI Agents to Human Intent. A Practical Guide to Instruction Hierarchies and Refusal Behaviour.

Agent Autonomy and Possession — When Your AI Assistant Starts Acting on Its Own.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 03/10/2026

A surprise Sheela-na-Gig on Railway Street in Cork. Happy birthday, Sheela!

Railway Street in Cork with a Sheela-na-Gig on a pillar.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 30/09/2026

Out with my party colleague, Honoré Kamegni, and members of the Cork Commuter Coalition at Kent Station this morning — handing out leaflets to rally people to contact TDs to stop the fare hike. Commuters across Ireland have joined forces. Use this form to write to your TD: galwaycommuters.ie/fares/

Green Party representatives and members of the Cork Commuter Coalition standing at Kent Station in Cork with flyers in their hands.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 25/09/2026

I've been in touch with officials about footpath repairs at Madden's Buildings, and especially the limestone kerbs. I've been told all salvageable kerbs will now be reinstalled. Unfortunately, some broke apart during excavation. The remainder will be reinstated part of the works, which are ongoing.

Concrete footpath repairs at Madden's Buildings.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 22/09/2026

Some drawings attached to the submission I made on 30km/h zones in the city, including consolidating zones in Montenotte/Mayfield and the city centre — and recognising a new urban core in Blackpool village. The full submission with links to all the drawings is here: drive.proton.me/urls/DEMJFVA...

A drawing proposing the creation of a 30km/h zone in Blackpool in Cork.

A drawing proposing consolidation of 30km/h zones in Cork city centre.

A drawing proposing consolidation of 30km/h zones in Cork.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 12/09/2026

Very worthwhile afternoon with Green Party colleagues on Friday. The rollbacks of this government — - on transport fares - protections for tenants-in-situ - undoing climate law — and more, shows how hard we still have to work for people and planet.

Green Party elected representatives at a think-in.

Cork Green Party elected representatives with national leaders.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 11/09/2026

A resident at St Luke's Cross pointed this one out to me in Henchy's 🍻 — I'd asked officials to widen this turning radius after the slip road was retired, but motorists are (understandably) still following the old road linings. Confirmed with officials today these will be updated this week.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 10/09/2026

Slowly slowly catchy monkey. Not quite the "heritage bollards" I'm ultimately looking for — but the wands on York Hill are now black at least (even if still plastic). We'll get there!

Orange plastic wands protecting a roadway from motor traffic.

Black plastic wands protecting a roadway from motor traffic.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 05/09/2026

It's nice when things work out (relatively) quickly. I reported this trip hazard on Gardiner's Hill to Eir about a month ago. They were back and forth with updates and then I found it nicely fixed up again this week.

A utility cover sunken on a footpath with a hand showing the depth of the trip hazard.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 05/09/2026

Definitely not a last-minute thing. Here's even me holding a sign in 2024 (strangely misspelled) and CMATS in 2020. Kilbarry is the name of "strategic lands" to the north, which might be another reason (North Blackpool/Kilbarry framework plan). Anyway, yes, I'll ask that its just called Blackpool.

People holding a mock-up sign for "Blackpool / Kilbarry"

A map of proposed suburban rail from CMATS.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 04/09/2026

It has a history to it. You can just about make it out in this photograph. The Kilbarry moniker just about kept it alive as a depot and railway yard, so it might have a place in the hearts of Irish Rail (who are nostalgic people). But, I agree, let's re-bless it now as Blackpool again.

A photograph of Kilbarry railway yard in the mid-20th century.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 04/09/2026

"Voting doesn't change anything." Green Party in government in 2022 vs Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael in 2026.

A newspaper headline from the Irish Examiner in 2022 with a photograph of Eamon Ryan, "Bus Éireann recruits drivers, cuts fares, reduces CO2 emissions".

A newspaper headline from the Irish Examiner in 2026 with a photograph of Micheál Martin, "'Government's not in a position to fund everything forever': Taoiseach defends bus and rail fare hikes".

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 03/09/2026

"BALLPLAYERS PROSECUTED" Dillon's Cross, Cork

A wooden sign with metal lettering on the gable of a house, reading: "Ballplayers prosecuted."

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 29/08/2026

A very positive rally in Farranree this morning, now focused on one message. This part of the city has both the fewest trees and lowest investment in active travel. The solution needs to come locally, but the difference between difficult and impossible is only the impossible takes a little longer.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 24/08/2026

What an amazing afternoon yesterday in Blackpool for the second open streets block party. Music, food, neighbours and wonderful sunshine. 😎

Tables laid out on the street with people sitting at them and Blackpool church in the background.

A band playing music while people dance and watch on the street in Blackpool.

Louise Jordan and Oliver Moran at the Blackpool block party.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 07/08/2026

Public consultation open now on the extension to the park in Glanmire. Children's playground, cycle track, games area, dog park, community spaces — all with riverside, biodiversity and landscaped areas. Have your say from now until Friday, 2 October: consult.corkcity.ie/en/consultat...

An artists impression of the proposed new park in Glanmire.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 07/08/2026

Fake news, Copernicus. Real capital shown. 🇪🇺🇮🇪 (Also: visit Harper's Island nature reserve, an eight minute walk from Glounthaune railway station.) ℹ️ eu-space.europa.eu/components/e...

A satellite image of Cork, Ireland from the Copernicus Observatory.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 05/08/2026

"People are frustrated of 20 years of projects sitting on lists…" 20 years, you say? So, 2006? And anything happen in … 2007 🤔 Who was responsible for that, now? And years of austerity that followed? The Climate Act was 15 years later in 2021. 📸 A mock election poster from 2011 general election.

Mock election poster from the 2011 Irish general election, showing Micheál Martin dressed as a magician with the caption, "When you wake up you will remember nothing."

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 31/07/2026

Great news! Irish Rail have lodged planning for a P&R at Dunkettle — 300 standard parking spaces and 166 cycle parking, including 42 secure bike lockers. This is the first P&R on the northside and will serve motorists from East Cork/Waterford and the motorway, as well a commuters in Glanmire.

An artist's impression of the Dunkettle P&R.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 30/07/2026

Brilliant little Pride 🏳️‍🌈 festival in Mayfield today — bringing together the whole community with activities for all ages and interests. Big congratulations to everyone who organised, contributed to, helped out at, dropped into, and thought of such a brilliant local idea! 👏👏

Mayfield Pride festival being introduced.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 29/07/2026

So far this year, there have been 1,254 large-scale wildfires in Europe of 30 hectares or larger. This is less than 1,329 for the same period last year, a record year for wildfires — but it is still more than double the long-term average of 569. 🔥 joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/projects-and...

A chart of hectares burned by wildfires of 30 hectares or larger in the European Union, showing 2026, 2025 and the average for 2006–2025 up to July each year.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 29/07/2026

Before he scurried away, this propaganda was circulated by the Government to schools from Michael Healy Rae. Himself (surprise-surprise!) who profits from sitka spruce — just as he does whenever he gives his opinion on petrol/diesel or drink driving laws. 📰 www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/leitrim...

An image from Fintan Kelly/Linkedin published by the Leitrim Observer illustrating a book circulated to Irish schools by Michael Healy Rae when a Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Forestry, Farm Safety and Horticulture.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 29/07/2026

Absolutely fabulous morning at Tinker's Cross Park with members of the local community for a biodiversity walk — with Cork City Council officials from parks and biodiversity. Thanks to everyone who was able to attend, all who shared the invitation, and officials for their expertise and time. 🐝🌾🦋

The Cox City Council Biodiversity Officer pointing out nature to a group of people in a park.

A child excited about capturing an insect and showing it to the Biodiversity Officer in a park in Cork.

Panoramic view of Tinker's Cross Park in Cork.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 27/07/2026

One I could not miss — 60,000 people in MacHale Park for the Mayo men's senior football team. 👏👏 (Joined also by a special friend of the county in the 🧵...)

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 27/07/2026

But ... NGOs and judicial reviews, right?

A newspaper article with the headline, "Letting law delay after lobbying by Airbnb."

A newspaper article with the headline, "Family homelessness action plan delayed until September."

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 26/07/2026

Exhibit A. Was it weaponised NGOs that did this? Or who was in government all that time?

A map of Ireland's shrinking rail infrastructure between 1920 and 2020.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 25/07/2026

It's one year since Tinker's Cross Park opened! To celebrate, the Biodiversity Officer has offered a "biodiversity walk" of the park: 🗓️ 11:00am, Wednesday, 29 July 📍 Tinker's Cross Park (North Ring Road) Come along. Learn about the park's nature. Share your thoughts on its direction forward.

A letter to residents letting them know of a biodiversity walk in Tinker's Cross Park.

A photograph of Tinker's Cross Park in Cork.

Oliver Moran delivering letters to residents letting them know of a biodiversity walk in Tinker's Cross Park.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 24/07/2026

I know opinions will differ (including, 'meh') — but I think these are all absolutely beautiful examples of bank notes. There's a quick survey too to feed into a public consultation on them. 👉 www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknot...

Potential new bank note designs for the Euro arranged in a grid.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 22/07/2026

Ireland is literally building the world's largest CO₂ battery to store dispatchable renewable energy. (Yes, it's for a data centre, but the point is...) ℹ️ energydome.com/google-and-e...

Rendering of Energy Dome’s CO2 Battery project near Rhode, County Offaly, Ireland.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 21/07/2026

Good news! Smyths Toys have removed e-scooters from their listings for children. 💪

Smyths Toys website with no results for "e-scooters".

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 18/07/2026

Privileged as ever to deputise for the Lord Mayor to receive the Cork leg of the World Naked Bike Ride at City Hall. Beginning in Spain in 2002 as a protest over road safety ("Can you see me now?") — today, it encompasses body art, and body positivity, in over 100 cities every year.

Oliver Moran with participants in the World Naked Bike Ride outside City Hall in Cork.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 18/07/2026

A sample of the e-scooters for sale in Smyths Toys this afternoon. Around €140, typically 14km/h, with a recommended maximum height of 165cm (5' 5"). Helmet sold separately. A small sign near the floor says to "check with local laws" about where and how to use.

A range of kick and electric scooters for sale in a toy store.

A description card for an electric scooter for sale in a toy shop.

A sign a floor level advising to check with local laws about where and how to use an electric scooter.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 18/07/2026

Patrick's Street looking great today in the sunshine and with new planting installed by Cork City Council's city centre team. These were installed as a pilot of "consultation by doing", which I spoke in favour of (📹 in 🧵). Have your say from now until May 2027: consult.corkcity.ie/en/consultat...

New planting and seating on Patrick's Street in Cork.

A bicycle passes new planting on Patrick's Street in Cork.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 18/07/2026

Unmovable solidarity shown by everyone in attendance at the rally in support of the purchase of Bessborough by Cork City Council this afternoon. The city council is resolved. Now, the Taoiseach must follow through on words with the genuine commitment of Government.

Women standing beside a memorial to a mother and baby.

A woman with a sign reading, "Justice for the victims."

Members of the Green Party with a sign reading, "Where are the 859 babies?"

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 18/07/2026

New homes starts were the lowest since 2016 in the first year of this government. The first six months of this year were the lowest since the pandemic. 📉 www.housingagency.ie/data-hub/com...

Chart of residential unit commencements, 2015–2025.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 14/07/2026

Literally a graphics design... (an advertising poster)

A poster by Théophile Steinlen advertising a tour of Le Chat Noir caberet.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 10/07/2026

Bollards installed at Brooklodge NS in Glanmire after contact by the school community. Unfortunately, motorists were overhanging the footpath narrowing it for school children. Thanks to the Glanmire area engineers for responding to my requests and getting it done quickly over Summer. 👍

Bollards outside Brooklodge National School in Glanmire, Cork.

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Oliver Moran 🌻🇮🇪🇪🇺 @oliver.ie · 09/07/2026

The Glen River Park was set on fire again. With a fire warning in place until Monday, I've asked Cork City Council and the gardaí if it is possible to patrol the park. If you see activity that might result in a fire, call the gardaí or fire service immediately.

A section of the Glen River Park after a fire.

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