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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Anyone know if there’s secure bike parking in Dundrum shopping centre? Would rather cycle than drive but always scared my electric bike will get robbed! @dlrcycling.bsky.social you might know? Or @oisinoconnor.bsky.social thanks!

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I’ve spent this last week looking after my mum with dementia, with help from 4 wonderful home care staff. But the system they work in is so messed up. They don’t get paid travel time, or even given time to travel - one jogged a 25 walk in 10 mins to reach us.

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Not all that glitters is gold??

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Taking up an ecar space and not charging their car. I was there when the Garda returned, not an emergency situation at all, strolling around so he was. @garda.ie please do better.

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Just a hawk casually eating dinner on my parents’ back garden wall.

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Suggestions on first bikes for a 4 & 5 year old? Or good Dublin based shops to try some out and get expert, friendly, patient advice?

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

If your green bike’s back wheel/mudguard got damaged yesterday at Sandycove beach that mini is the car that did it. Ignored my request to leave you a note. Sorry I couldn’t do more, 3 tiny kids to contain and get into our own bike amidst the chaos. Repost please @dlrcycling.bsky.social

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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

This is lovely

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Putting something up on a Facebook freecycle page and a staunch anti-cyclist wanting it, and there not being a first-come first-served policy. 😃 Wish I could have specified the item was collected by bike just to rub it in. But it was a bed.

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Anyone recommend good free/cheap Figma online tutorials? Don’t need to become an expert, just able to jump into someone else’s files, not mess them up tragically, make simple edits to play with ideas, add connects etc?

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Why didn’t anyone warn me how weird it feels to go from 6 months cycling a big front loader cargo bike back to a regular bike? So light and flimsy. Every pothole a terrifying gulf for my little wheel. The tight corners. Felt like I was about to die my entire ride.

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Lamhfada @lamhfada.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Ireland is now at 84.91% of it's threshold to count as one of the seven #EU countries to get this initiave to ban LGBT conversion "therapy" which means we need 1,383 more signatures here.....#Spéirgorm

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I’d like to turn an idea I’ve had into an app. I can do all the design/research myself but know nothing about the dev side. Where can I start to learn? Would rather learn myself since I’m so rarely hands on making things in my actual job these days. Mostly making it because I want it myself.

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Feasta @feasta1998.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

🌱 We're Hiring! Feasta is looking for a Part-Time Project Coordinator for a brand new project on strengthening local food economies in Ireland in partnership with Cultivate and Talamh Beo. ⌛7 hrs/week | €20/hr 📍 Mostly remote with occasional in-person meetings 📅 Apply by Feb 14th

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Needed a quick starting point for a day itinerary in Osaka so tried ChatGPT with really specific criteria - record store, retro video game shop, pancakes, gyoza and our family ages etc. 3 of the 7 places suggested either didn’t exist or had closed down. 2 others were completely unsuitable. 🫣

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Fire trucks in Japan are smaller than SUVs in Ireland.

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I love how potential moments of friction in public services are proactively minimised in Japan helping everything run more efficiently and keep things smooth for all users. This at a local bus stop often used by tourists.

Poster at a bus stop in Tsumago advising people how to use the local bus with a QR code linking to an explanatory video.

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Manhole covers in Karuizawa, lovely.

Circular manhole cover with picture of maintains and trees.

Manhole cover with picture of a fire engine.

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

In Tokyo people are allowed cycle on the paths. Pedestrians don’t seem to stick strictly to one side but no one seems annoyed with each other. They calmly go around. Definitely enabled by the wide paths but still pretty miraculous to see the calm.

Cyclist on a pavement waiting for the lights to change. In Tokyo.

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Just spent the day with 3 kids at Disney & it mostly felt like it’s a place that tries very hard to distract everyone from realising there simply isn’t enough stuff to do so they don’t try do stuff. Attractions were great but painful to get to/on. Am I just a Disney grinch?

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Cool bike spotting. Never seen one like this before!

A bike with a baby seat on the front handlebars and a toddler seat on the back. Taken in Tokyo.

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

My new definition of 15 minute neighbourhood includes the ability to have a 6 mins stroll to the NY fireworks! Kids home & in bed by 8.30 😀🎆

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

The almost free winter lights merrion square keep getting better each year, mostly because they’re focusing on making it interactive. The sheer joy of this.

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Just saw the Gardaí in Dun Laoghaire telling someone who was begging to go into the city centre instead. WTF??

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Just a little Astro Bot cake I made last week, it’s a new game & I couldn’t find many inspiration images. Sharing for the next mum desperately googling at 1am 😂

Home made cake looking like Astro Bot the main character from the video game of the same name - a white robot with blue eyes!

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Finn Callaghan Art @finncallaghanart.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Many of my small original paintings are reduced to €95 this week only Robin - bit.ly/3CpGAR8 Dublin Mountains - bit.ly/3ZAWUrf Pear still life - bit.ly/41mc1pH Georgian door abstracts based on details from the 1901/1911 censuses - bit.ly/3P2iPSl Full shop: bit.ly/3p9kqJz #SpeirGorm #ShopIrish

Square painting of a close up of a red breasted robin

Square painting of a Dublin mountain path with purple heather

Square painting of a pear still life with blue and slight purple background

Square Georgian door colourful abstract painting with a small cactus in a pot beside it and a palette knife in front of it

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Wouldn’t it make sense for Soc Dems, Labour & Green Party to merge? Yes there’s policy differences, but not insurmountable maybe and a consolidated left party could really have some impact.

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Utterly devastated that Dun Laoghaire has returned 2 FGs instead of @smytho.bsky.social You’ve done such great work in the area Ossian, thank you.

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Anyone come across some nice, recent examples of open data use in the public sector lately? What better place to crowdsource research for a newsletter than #databs 😊

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Ré Dubhthaigh @redubhthaigh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Any examples of people doing weeknotes in the Irish public sector (central gov, local authorities, hse, state agencies etc)?

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Yes I cycled my kid to school today. That light drizzle was actually hail. And after 3 hours stuck in a car yesterday it was a breath of (very!) fresh air.

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Drove 75 mins cross city today for a medical test for 3 year old as it’s the “only place in Dublin that does them” for technician to tell us she’s based in medical centre 1 mins walk from my house, with the same equipment, but HSE haven’t done paperwork for there. Our public systems are ridiculous.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 18/11/2024

I did this "types of AI for developing world" a few years back and it still holds

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Susy Butler @susybutler.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

My 5 year old has requested an Astrobot themed birthday party. I’m planning a series of escape room type challenges to rescue bots and a Nebulax DIY piñata for the end. Needs to work for several 3 year olds too. Anyone easy ideas?

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Huge influx of UX design people on here, which is awesome. I have a starter pack for active accounts if you want to follow them! go.bsky.app/2NKjZdu (let me know if you want to be added)

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Anna 4erepawko Mészáros @4erepawko.bsky.social · 08/01/2024

Friends, I'm officially starting my job search & would appreciate any help🙏 • Let me know if you could do any referrals/intros for product/UX design/a11y roles in Ireland • If you can, please share my "open to work" Linkedin post with your network:

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Anna Mészáros on LinkedIn: #opentowork

Hi all, I’m looking for my next role, and I would really appreciate your help! I’m a senior product designer & accessibility specialist based in Dublin…

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