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"On a per capita basis, Ireland is subsidising fossil fuels at a rate up to 5 times the EU average." "The total fossil fuel subsidy figure for 2026 may well now be more than €6 billion." Compare: the new Children’s Hospital cost €2.24 billion & the total Education Budget for 2026 is €13.5 billion.

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BernieQuinn 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarpetta.bsky.social · 4h

Yes! Fought long for this, hope everyone who has now become eligible to vote in the Seanad elections through the University route has got themselves registered.

Screenshot of email received confirming Seanad vote registration.
Dear name,
Your application has been successful and you will be included on the Register of Electors for the Seanad Éireann Higher Education constituency.

The next register for the Higher Education Constituency will be published on 1 June 2027.

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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 6h

Just wait for it... The Irish government is using its Presidency of the European Council to push for Big Tech's profits to take precedence over the right to data protection. The use of personal data “in the context of AI” would automatically be lawful in their proposal. Everyone should know this.

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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 8h

Jim O'Callaghan has destroyed the justice system. that should be disqualifying for a justice minister

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 8h

Shocked to hear that the Government, who is the biggest user of Bogus Self Employment in the State, finds itself struggling with the problems they created via Bogus Self Employment. Shocked.

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@CycleNottingham @cyclenottingham.bsky.social · 10h

Polish police are using drones to catch drivers flashing their lights to warn oncoming drivers about mobile speed cameras.

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 10h

Strange how we don't see more of them around the country if it is permitted. (Strange, but I'm thankful. I can't imagine such eyesores taking over the country in the same way they've overtaken Kilgarvan.)

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Abortion Rights Campaign @freesafelegal.bsky.social · 11h

We want the same thing we've wanted for the last 8 years, the removal of the medically unnecessary 3-day waiting period. This Wednesday, the Joint Health Committee meets again. We know the vote will happen soon. They must Hear Us Now when we say The 3 day wait must be removed!

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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 12h

The Irish state quietly supports war in the Middle East Because the country is so heavily reliant on foreign direct investment from the US, critics have accused the government of turning a blind eye And all the while Shannon remains a de facto US military base

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 13h

Before anyone asks, yes, this photo is very old. The same poster was still there when I drove through last week.

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 13h

With apologies for the terrible photo, I'm just curious. Does Danny Healy-Rae having election posters permanently displayed above his pub constitute a breach of election poster rules or do they cease to apply if you own the building they're displayed on? #Spéirgorm

A grainy photo from Google Maps showing an election poster for Danny Healy Rae on the facade of his pub. It reads: Vote No. 1 I'm on your side. Healy-Rae. Danny.

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 13h

If there's a Hell and I make the cut, this creep is gonna be the psychopomp dragging me down on his weird little cart

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Orla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · 16h

‘Kilkenny opens largest-ever council social #housing development’ Local authority-led, award winning, sustainable €35m for 88 social homes, community centre & group home ..no reason this can’t be done everywhere. Well done Kilkenny CoCo & van Dijk Architects www.independent.ie/county/kilke...

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Kilkenny opens largest-ever council social housing development

The €35m Crokers Hill scheme on Kennyswell Road provides 88 homes alongside a community centre, group home and infrastructure designed to create a sustainable new neighbourhood

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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 17h

Hearts collectively broke watching Virgin Media's documentary on Monday. The Taoiseach said that he had not seen it and that it would only give one side of the story. It is one side of the story where we are seeing children being educated in cupboards and undertaking regulation in bathrooms.

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 17h

“Too soon to be out of the bed, too soon to be at this bus stop caper” - opposing the fare hikes on a Monday morning. #dublin #publictransport #budget2027

A middle aged white man in glasses is standing in front of a bus shelter holding leaflets saying “stop the fare hikes”.

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CarolC @carolconnolly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The person Jennifer Whitmore is questioning is Paul Savage who is the CEO of dogs.ie , a dog selling website. Of course he is. #spéirghorm

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Alan Dunne @aldunne.eurosky.social · 04/10/2026

agreeing to play these games has demeaned every person involved and the other team is loving it (don't @ me with the Shaw line)

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Emmaaargh 🧟 @betaburns.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

When I think of the level of experience, learning, research, expertise & consultation that's gone in to some of the submissions I've been involved with, to see ChatGPT papers compiled by groups who will financially benefit accepted at an Oireachtas Committee would be both sickening & frightening.

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Daryl 𝘊𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘩𝘶𝘪𝘮𝘤í𝘯 🎃 Feehely @darylfeehely.com · 04/10/2026

Well 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

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I don't know enough about your specific example to comment, but I agree with the broader point that we do offer excessive influence to people who have learned to capture attention but may not have acquired the expertise to back up that responsibility. Of course there is also the potential for COI.

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Joe Molloy 🇨🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @freelancewebdev.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There are two serious issues here. One is the AiI but the other is how this guy got invited to be in front of the committee in the first place with zero expertise in animal welfare and a large conflict of interest given he makes money from the dog breeding 'business'. Who invited him?

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We saw how expertise was diminished and demeaned in the run-up to Brexit. It has caused a decade of damage that isn't looking likely to be rectified any time soon. We must not normalise that celebration of ignorance in Ireland. It's good to defer to experts on subjects we're less well-versed in.

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm so grateful for this pushback. I'm grateful to be seeing widespread pushback against AI because of the cost to the environment, our wallets, and our rights, but I'm worried that too few people are pushing back because it undermines our trust in expertise and experience. #spéirgorm

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

An interesting exchange on how to react to Slop-as-evidence at the Oireachtas. Oireachtas committees hear from people with all sorts of views, and by definition, many of them diverge from each other. But they are actually their views. The people who come in expressed them.

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the samsara enjoyer @rubot.ie · 04/10/2026

"it won't change anything" "aahhhh ok! fuck it, ill do the shitty thing then!" you are still doing a shitty thing - how does this not matter to you?

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the samsara enjoyer @rubot.ie · 04/10/2026

this is what i am always trying to explain. when i do a boycott or attend a protest, people say "this won't change anything" that's not the point! the point is we have one choice, at any moment, what WE do with our body, speech, mind. that's what you change in the universe, what yOU do. it matters

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is what I'm talking about when I bring up that genAI bots are making it impossible for an open web to actually exist. It becomes expensive, a pain, and domain providers like cloudflare are profiting off both the people making bots and the people who don't have the tech skills to fight them off

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Great chance to post my all-time favorite headline

The Radium Water Worked Fine Until His Jaw Came Off

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I reject his claim outright in any case. Micheál Martin is incapable of assessing the knock-on benefits of making a brave decision in defence of our values because he has never made one. Not once. His cowardice fails the people of Palestine, and it fails the people of Ireland too.

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

His cowardice is repulsive on its own. What's worse is that he can't own it alone. He insults those who retained our conscience while working to recruit others to view solidarity and compassion as things that are purely symbolic and ineffectual. In his role as leader he tries to make us worse people

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There's a line in the song "The Change" that goes: " It's not the world that I am changing. I do this so, this world will know, that it will not change me" Even if boycotting this game didn't materially help Palestinians, it would undoubtedly help Ireland to retain our soul.

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Jenny Shipway @jennyshipway.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Go to 100hours.online on your mobile phone to see our four stargazing challenges and explore the map (click the pins to see the individual challenge markers!)

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100 Hours Under One Sky

Try four simple stargazing challenges to win badges in our 100 Hours event

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Jenny Shipway @jennyshipway.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The 100 Hours map already has lots of pins, but tonight we have big chunks of starry clear sky across the country - how many more will fly in? A great excuse to pop out and look up to enjoy a moment with the Universe ✨🤩 (You don't need to download anything, give your email, or exact location)

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

Same guy also said the Luas made no economic sense and would fail to attract significant numbers of riders. Today, it's so popular it's free.

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Not Here Not Anywhere @nhna.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Find out what Ireland's first LNG terminal means for County Clare and for all of us 'Gaslit' explores impacts LNG exportation and importation has on communities in the US and Europe Ennis 11/10 6:30pm: www.eventbrite.com/e/gaslit-spe... Dublin 14/10 6:00pm: www.eventbrite.com/e/gaslit-spe...

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Gaslit Speakers Tour - West of Ireland

Join us in Ennis for the Irish Premiere of the award-winning Greenpeace documentary

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Aoḋán Ó Conġaile @tinydonkey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Always funny when people get pissy about, of all things, *work to rule*. They are still doing their jobs, to the letter of the law in fact. That is causing problems is a serious indictment of how much extra people are expected to do in their job.

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Every day I wake up feeling old, but then my SatNav tells me to "Head to Pound St" and I become a 13 year old boy again

A map showing a car heading to pound st.

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Jude Sherry @judesherry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Owners of derelict homes are exempt from LPT Have 1% chance of being registered as derelict Almost 0% risk of paying any derelict levy Yet their wealth assets rise in value while causing increases in our rents & mortgages These owners also destroy our community & local economy #spéirghorm

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One 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.

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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's official: Ireland has the most expensive electricity in Europe. Yet govt seem happy to bury their heads in the sand, and ignore calls for windfall taxes and targeted energy credits. In our Alt Budget, we have a wide range of measures that would make energy more affordable for you, right now.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 01/10/2026

Ireland’s home Nations League match with Austria was interrupted twice in the first half due to a protest involving tennis balls and a pitch invader. A number of tennis balls wrapped in stickers featuring the Palestinian flag and the text “#StopTheGame” were launched onto the pitch. jrnl.ie/7180097

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Pro-Palestine tennis ball protest and pitch invader interrupt Ireland-Austria Nations League game

Tennis balls featuring the Palestinian flag were thrown onto the field during the game at the Aviva Stadium.

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Jenny Shipway @jennyshipway.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I just went out and bagged my four 100hours.online challenges, it was great to have an excuse to go and enjoy the starry sky 🤩

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Almost did mate. Almost fucking did. I kicked off big time. But then I thought, maybe I can work from the inside..."

A photo of Super Hans from Peep Show with a woman sitting beside him

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