Reposted by Paula GeraghtyDr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And again, gender theory, queer theory, critical race theory - all university level subjects - you are not going to encounter them at primary or secondary levels. What these muppets want is to shut down any age appropriate discussion of sex, sexuality & identity in 1st & 2nd schools. 618652
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyKevin Cooper @kevinc55.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trade unions call for ‘hard-won peace to be protected’ www.ictuni.org/news/trade-u...ictuni.org 001
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyMaria Ní Fhlatharta @nifhla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The only reason this is necessary is a small group of extremists have painted themselves as representing all Protestants in the North. And the media, particularly in the Republic, has mostly let them get away with it. 2123
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyNational Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026⏱ Closure notice: On Saturday 3 Oct the NLI Kildare Street campus (Reading Rooms, Exhibition and Registration Office) will be closed to the public. This is due to industrial action across the public sector. www.nli.ie/news-stories... 026
Reposted by Paula GeraghtySpookably UnAwake @lamentablyawake.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This makes clear why Burnham intervened in the Manchester City disciplinary process. Big chunks of "Manchesterism" were funded by the UAE.theguardian.comHow success of Manchester City helped put Andy Burnham in powerPM has praised Abu Dhabi group as ‘huge partner’ in reshaping Manchester, but critics say this ignores public cost of city’s transformation 0146
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyIreland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Our tribute to Gavin Bazunu last night 💚 09124
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyPhilip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One Irish person was refused citizenship recently over the language test after a six-year process despite doing the whole thing in Swedish. The same person teaches at university level in Swedish, and has published academic texts in the language. 19543
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyPatrick Pearce @patrickpearse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Solidarity Rally Support the Garvaghy Road residents No going back! Saturday, 3rd October at 3 pm Garvaghy Road, Portadown #fyp #ireland #irish #protest #palestine 0146
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyDean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026every single ESL course offered in Tipp is oversubscribed and has a waiting list. as in so many aspects of integration, volunteers are working to help fill gaps as much as possible with English speaking clubs, etc. while the govt is only interested in making things worse 44117
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyBrendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Have the Parades Commission actually issued any kind of statement since last Friday? Are they just sitting back watching the disruption they've caused? 4404
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyPaul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 02/10/2026Please support this important fundraiser to keep Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Tallaght: www.idonate.ie/crowdfunder/...cdi.ieDolly Parton’s Imagination Library | Childhood Development InitiativeUnlock a world of imagination and learning for your child. Sign up for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and receive free age-appropriate books every month. Eligible for children aged 0-5 in Dublin 24. 133
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyWendy 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 Paula GeraghtyRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Captain America has advice for you: 'One book he found eye-opening was Rebecca Solnit’s “The Mother of All Questions.” “The hardest thing to reconcile is that just because you have good intentions, doesn’t mean it’s your time to have a voice,” he said.'nytimes.comChris Evans, a.k.a. Captain America, Comes Back Down to Earth (Published 2018)Why the linchpin of Marvel’s “Avengers” movies — and walking image of American fortitude — is giving it all up to play a villain on Broadway (and learn to tap dance). 040136
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyCount Cormacula @cormacos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Did tax cuts bring more tourists? No. The answer? More tax cuts! 25617
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyDr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Court hears of ‘significant’ and ‘out of blue’ change of practice by Minister for Justice www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...irishtimes.comFour students from Gaza challenge ‘irrational’ visa refusal to pursue studiesCourt hears of ‘significant’ and ‘out of blue’ change of practice by Minister for Justice 34125
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 5030761083
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyTara Flynn @taraflynnirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I remember the journalists we were all asked to debate here in Ireland alone, who said #metoo was going too far. Oh! They were anti #repealthe8th too. You’re never going to guess* what the rest of their stances are, or who they now work for. *You will totally guess 16316
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyKate Hagen 🦂 𓋹 🦂 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Meanwhile, Jane Doe dropped out of Cornell and was denied her request to get her tuition refunded so that she could transfer to a different college. She hence faced more severe consequences than most of the men who she alleges gang-raped her." www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 652996983
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyDublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 30/09/2026Eight 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. 02517
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyDublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 30/09/2026The current Ranelagh post office is set to close, but there's no replacement lined up. An Post has been struggling to find a new contractor in the area, said its spokesperson on Monday. “Even finding a suitable premises has been a huge issue.”dublininquirer.comCurrent Ranelagh post office is set to close, but there's no replacement lined upAn Post has been struggling to find a new contractor in the area, said its spokesperson on Monday. “Even finding a suitable premises has been a huge issue.” 054
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind 1002198780
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin... 17341571400
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyCaroline O'Doherty @codohertynews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Ireland's climate adaptation planning does not match the scale and urgency of increasing climate risks" @ccacireland.bsky.social says delays in flood defences, coastal protection, funding, water security & all-round preparedness leave homes & businesses at risk www.irishtimes.com/environment/...irishtimes.comFlood protection delays leave homes at ‘increased risk’ from extreme weatherClimate Change Advisory Council ‘extremely concerned’ by delays in planned schemes 1128
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026This goes for Ireland too. I have not seen one single MSM journalist ask O’Callaghan, Burke, or Lawless how they reconcile their desire to cut immigration numbers with their own governmental reports showing an economic need for MORE inward migration. #speirghorm 211148
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyMark Berry @boulezian.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comA leftwing victory in Berlin shows people want freedom, and liberals cannot deliver it | Eva von RedeckerDie Linke’s surge was propelled by a compelling promise: for voters to have the freedom to stay in their city. This is how to fight back against the far right, says writer and philosopher Eva von Rede... 001
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyKevin Cooper @kevinc55.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Irish News: Memorial Vigil to Martin O’Hagan RIP. 001
Reposted by Paula GeraghtySam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ireland rolled out red carpet for Intel. Barred by EU sanctions from exporting hi-tech chips to Russia, Ireland's been sending heaps to Israel. They've both civilian and military uses. Israeli defence co. Elbit Systems uses them in "advanced tactical computer" for infantry, Special Forces etcthecurrency.newsTax breaks, grants and energy costs: How Ireland rolled out the red carpet for Intel - The CurrencyIn the two weeks following the last general election on November 29, 2024, the dust settled and it became clear that the outgoing Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael-led coalition would remain in government once it... 13525
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyLaura McAtackney @lauramca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026For people of my age (old) and my background (CNR) who grew up in NI during the 90s, Drumcree was the nadir of community relation & differences in our perceptions of ‘rights’. We just could not conceive how a group of snarling, angry men thought their ‘right to march’ surpassed our ‘right to exist’. 29423
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyLilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Look at the state of this shite! 14 steps for a hrt script with a committee deciding if you're able to make decisions for yourself about your own body. They want to force these rules on private healthcare and you can never be free of the bastards. This will make the wait-list 50yrs within 5yrs. 88429
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyAlan Dunne @aldunne.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026people spent the last few years debating which of ChatGPT Claude and Grok was doing the most harm but it turns out that the worst AI all along was the FAI 0186
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...noyb.euAI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companiesIn a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans. 19466294
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 09/07/2026We call on Ireland to recuse itself from digital and fiscal files during its presidency of the European Union due to the State’s ‘questionable track record’ on digital policy and corporate tax www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...irishtimes.comGovernment should not chair EU debates on tech policy, academics sayOpen letter criticises State’s ‘questionable track record’ on digital policy and corporate tax 310050
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyWendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026Why on earth is this guy still given column space to write about public transport when he has been demonstrably wrong about EVERY SINGLE NEW TRANSPORT LINK in Dublin 0258
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all 7359802004
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyPriyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Ultimately and always, whichever institution we are in, THIS is why the bad guys win. Every time. 1124
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyAuntie O'Grimacey @bubblenoma.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Sure there I am, in my element www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/...irishtimes.comThree-day abortion wait adds ‘unnecessary barriers’ to care, campaigners saySpeakers at March for Choice in Dublin call on the Government to improve timely access to abortion services 0113
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyMaria Farrell @mariafarrell.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026I cannot ever forget how the marching bands refused to be silent, as requested, going past the house where the mother of those three murdered boys took refuge in the weeks after her unthinkable loss. A small detail that exposes everything this march is for. 6544169
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyStephen O'Neill @oneillsb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It is quite funny to think that there has never been a single thinkpiece asking what form of unity would be acceptable to nationalists in the six counties 47320
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In 1985, poets Michael Hartnett, Hugh Maxton, and Seamus Heaney joined the strikers in solidarity and in protest against the hanging of South African poet Benjamin Moloise. 110244
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyLilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Nelson Mandela shared a cell with a trans woman. In Mongolian society shamans would often live lives openly as the opposite gender they were assigned at birth. So I'm pretty sure they did know what a woman was tbh. 2397
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyLaura @takeithandy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The respect I have for Gavin Bazunu is immense. 24 years old with his career ahead of him and he made a decision that every other person in safer positions of power above him failed to have the courage to make themselves. A true representative of Irish people everywhere 318351
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyBrendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026March blocked. Appeal being lodged. 13010
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyDr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Micheál Martin applauded at the UN, condemning what’s happening in Gaza/West Bank “Nobody will be able to say that we did not know. Let it not be said that we did not act.’ Meanwhile his Gov has refused visas to fully funded students from Gaza. Talking out of both sides of his mouth 721378
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyRichard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The story of Natalie Abudayyeh (21) a journalism student and member of the Palestine Women's Football Team. She played in Dublin against @bfcdublin.bsky.social in 2024. Today, she's in an Israeli jail. Her family and teammates say she was taken at gunpoint from university without charge. 4200165
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyCuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026'The study also suggests that nearly 50,000 homes could have been built, or tens of thousands of jobs created across education, health or social sectors, if the resources used expanding data centres were directed elsewhere.'thejournal.ieGovernment report on data centres was 'flawed' and 'exaggerated', new research claimsThe study also suggests that nearly 50,000 homes could have been built if the resources in the data centre build-out were directed elsewhere. 04525
Reposted by Paula GeraghtyMaria Ní Fhlatharta @nifhla.bsky.social · 24/09/20261) hundreds of nusing home beds can be freed by not warehousing young disabled people in nursing homes. 2) the best way to prepare for an aging population is to build community based supports so people can age in their home. 0179