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Valesca Lima

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Research on Housing, Governance & Citizen Participation

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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I randomly found today my thesis writing playlist and I'm totally having very mixed feeling about it 🤯 Not about the music taste at the time (it was really great haha) But it's amazing to think how music can bring back sooo many memories Sample: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcJC...
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Nicola Cruz Boiler Room Tulum x Comunite Live Set
YouTube video by Boiler Room
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NTA still ‘considering’ to improve their app that doesn’t work
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“We will find you and if we find you, we will not let you live.” That's what cricket female players heard from the Taliban regime. Vicious gender politics is at the centre of sport in Afghanistan. Ireland's officials love to sounds outraged but DO NOTHING ABOUT IT www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Fintan O'Toole: Cricket Ireland showed indifference to gender apartheid by hosting Afghanistan
Unlike the soccer team’s bad luck in being drawn against Israel, Cricket Ireland did this – excuse the pun – entirely off its own bat
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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I found the racism of my black Irish childhood embarrassing. Now it has given way to fear
Growing up in Waterford, I naively believed Ireland might sidestep the entrenched divisions of its near neighbours
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The Dunsink plan shows Ireland has a lesson to learn from the Soviets Objections to Dunsink are not about what’s in the plan. They’re about what’s missing www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Sinéad O'Sullivan: The Dunsink plan shows Ireland has a lesson to learn from the Soviets
Objections to Dunsink are not about what’s in the plan. They’re about what’s missing
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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Ireland's EU presidency must reclaim housing as a democratic project. Access debate is filled by far-right extremists - Ireland can shape inclusive discourse, writes DCU's Dr Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social for @irishexaminer.bsky.social. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4hB4348
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
My piece in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social this week: Ireland's EU presidency must reclaim housing as a democratic and use this opportunity to shape an inclusive discourse www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Ireland's EU presidency must reclaim housing as a democratic project
Debate on housing and who has access to it is being rapidly filled by far-right extremists — Ireland can use this opportunity to shape an inclusive discourse, writes Valesca Lima
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I was there just to wait for Argentina to lose in the final match but then I was caught by surprise with a quite OK halftime show: Madonna, the Ronaldinhos, BTS! Ted Lasso?! Even Bieber was there but his song killed the vibe 🤣 And Shakira of course
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Childcare services need urgent policy changes: when a provider is overcharging and pulling out of public funding to avoid paying refunds it is holding parents hostage. These parents don’t have options! Childcare space a very scarce www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Dublin creche raising fees after being ordered to refund more than €100,000 to parents
Charlie’s Childcare had signed up to State funding scheme, agreeing to keep fees at 2021 levels in return
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 13/07/2026
I have been expressing desire for an app that alerts me to the presence of pervert glasses in my vicinity. It exists and it's called Nearby Glasses! Immediate download.
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A new app alerts you if someone nearby is wearing smart glasses | TechCrunch
A hobbyist developer's new app, which can detect nearby smart glasses, comes amid resistance to always-on recording and listening devices that invade people's privacy.
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
People do read your thesis: patthomson.net/2026/07/07/p... It's good @patthomson.bsky.social debuked this one. It might be that few people will read it cover to cover (external & internal examiners, supervisors, proofreader) but once it reaches a repository, other plp will engage w/ it too!
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people do read your thesis
That tweet is back. You know the one. A PhD thesis, it says, is the only book in the world read cover to cover by exactly three people: the author, the proofreader, and the examiner. The screenshot…
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mickbyrne.bsky.social @mickbyrne.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Really important guest post by Mike Allen of Focus explaining how serious proposed changes to access to homeless accommodation are @samtranum.bsky.social @tonygroves.bsky.social @focusireland.ie theweekinhousing.substack.com
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The week in housing | Michael Byrne | Substack
Weekly analysis of housing policy and politics. Stay up to date with new research and evidence. Click to read The week in housing, by Michael Byrne, a Substack publication with thousands of subscriber...
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Brussels asked for housing advice, then ignored its own EU‑funded research: euobserver.com/217560/bruss...
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Brussels asked for housing advice — then ignored its own EU‑funded research
The EU affordable housing plan was conceived in crisis mode, mirroring the reactive logic of many national 'housing crisis' strategies: rushed, politically-driven, and shaped more by the need to be se...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Tens of thousands celebrated Budapest Pride, the first since Viktor Orbán’s ousting.
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Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out
Saturday's Pride march came a little more than a year after Orbán's nationalist-populist government passed legislation and a constitutional amendment to outlaw the event, drawing criticism from human ...
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Natty🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏐🏈🐕🐴📎 @grillnatty.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
How is it the power grid couldn’t handle electric cars but it will be fine with all these data centers?
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mickbyrne.bsky.social @mickbyrne.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Must read guest piece today by Rosie Worsdale (Joseph Rowntree Foundation). One of the most rigorous & nuanced takes on rent controls you'll find @daraturnbull.bsky.social @michaellondonsf.bsky.social @darrenbaxter-clow.bsky.social @kengibb.bsky.social theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/making-ren...
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Making rent controls work
Guest post 26/06/26
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
“Removing households from housing lists or homelessness statistics is not a solution to the homelessness and housing crises.” Homelessness charities warn new housing bill could bar vulnerable people from emergency accommodation: www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
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Homelessness charities warn new housing bill could bar vulnerable people from emergency accommodation
Group of charities express concern and call on Government not to ‘rush through’ legislation
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The rise of larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, with their taller hoods and larger blind zones, has contributed to a 75% increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths since 2009. Until we design better streets and ban these vehicles, people outside these vehicles will keep dying.
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The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)
The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.
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The SHINE Project @shineprojectie.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We're #hiring a fully funded PhD student researcher for our @seai-ie.bsky.social funded project, a 4-year collab between the Schools of Law & Government + Electronic Engineering at @dublincityuni.bsky.social. You’ll get €25,000/year stipend & fees. Deadline: 8 July 2026 www.dcu.ie/sites/defaul...
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Family of Stephen Ogilvie issue statement: "We do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility - do not do this in the name of our loved one as we do not share the same values" >> www.psni.police.uk/latest-news/...
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Family of Stephen Ogilvie issue statement | PSNI
“We are completely devastated by the horrific attack on our loved one on Kinnaird Avenue. This has been a massive shock to our whole family, and right now, our only priority is being at his bedside an...
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
'A constitutional right to housing would give the residents of Oliver Bond House [in Dublin] clearly identifiable rights and a mechanism to enforce those rights in court." >> www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Lorcan Sirr: Oliver Bond residents are suffering the slow violence of State neglect
A constitutional right to housing would give residents of the inner-city Dublin complex a tool to pursue their rights
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The ongoing housing crisis continues to make women more vulnerable to sexual violence and exploitation "Sex-for-rent demands in Ireland: ‘You can sleep with me or I’m not going to help you" www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
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Sex-for-rent demands in Ireland: ‘You can sleep with me or I’m not going to help you’
Maria’s story is a snapshot of the situations many international students, migrants and women face in Ireland’s ‘precarious’ housing market
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This is the position of Islamic feminism: the problem is not Islam, but the way certain men have interpreted it to serve their own interests … A feminist framework rooted in Islam rather than imported from the west, gives them a way to resist that feels authentic theconversation.com/what-happene...
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What happened to Afghanistan’s female academics?
By December 2022, all universities in Afghanistan had closed their doors to women.
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
As misleading headlines go, that has to be up there with some of the worst! As is the claim that "Immigration is fuelling mass unemployment among under-25s." The "shocking new study" does NOT show that at all 🙄 🧵 1/21
Express Headline:

Twenty-seven young foreign workers hired for every one Brit as immigration fuels unemployment crisis.
Immigration is fuelling mass unemployment among under-25s, according to a shocking new study.
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
My debunk thread from earlier is now also a Substack post if you prefer the long-form read. Also, do you like my new stamp?😁 monkdebunks.substack.com/p/how-do-you...
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How Do You Turn "10 Brits for Every Migrant" Into "27 Migrants for Every Brit"?
Somehow, one think-tank managed to do just that, and the press lapped it up.
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
How Ireland’s far right has opened new front by targeting Dublin’s council homes The far right is hijacking anger on working-class Dublin estates over a shortage of council houses by vandalising vacant properties www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
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‘Very disturbing’: How Ireland’s far right has opened new front by targeting Dublin’s council homes
The far right is hijacking anger on working-class Dublin estates over a shortage of council houses by vandalising vacant properties
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
‘Google dot-com is less of a utility now than it is a roach motel: Enter something into its prompt, and suddenly you find yourself trapped inside a dungeon with no way out’ www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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Google hates you
"The repercussions of Google's pivot to AI will be vast and horrid."
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
How a VFS Global turned visas to Europe into big business, enjoys a near monopoly on outsourced visa processing and makes profit on hidden service fees and very low staff salaries while consistently mishandling data: www.politico.eu/article/how-...
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How a company turned visas to Europe into big business
Investigation prompts European Commission to launch “comprehensive study” into outsourcing of visa processing.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/05/2026
A decade ago, analysts were calling Spain a cautionary tale. Too much solar, too fast! Today, Spain is rapidly on its way to having the cheapest power in Europe. Maybe this time, solar naysayers will learn... haha, jk, they'll just move the goalposts.
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Spain just became one of Europe's cheapest power markets. Here is how.
How wind and solar quietly pushed gas off the margin, and the wholesale price followed.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
This 💯 👇 Some easy ways to prevent this: 1. Invite female speakers first. Wait till they are confirmed. 2. Invest in creating a broad base of female experts (not just the few everyone knows and wants). 3. Invite more than “the one” female panelist. (do same for other underrepresented groups)
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Bertie Ahern singling out Congolese people, the loss of a community member opened a fresh wound “It’s literally George Floyd on the streets of Dublin. I can’t believe that scene and that guy with his knee on his neck www.dublininquirer.com/r/c66a3196?m...
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Still hurt by Bertie Ahern singling out Congolese people, loss of a community member opened a fresh wound, they say
“It’s literally George Floyd on the streets of Dublin. I can’t believe that scene and that guy with his knee on his neck.”
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mickbyrne.bsky.social @mickbyrne.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Just a reminder my book launch is on Tuesday with Rory Hearne and Kitty Holland. Looking forward to it @tonygroves.bsky.social @samtranum.bsky.social @shamimmalekmian.eurosky.social @valescal.bsky.social @ciantocallaghan.bsky.social
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
daaaamn london
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
New paper in @housingjournal.bsky.social 'Transforming social housing: moving beyond tenant blame to address systemic indoor environmental quality (IEQ) challenges for healthy homes in Ireland' Open access here: lnkd.in/e-nJxawA A publication from the The SHINE Project @shineprojectie.bsky.social
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
You are invited to the encore of our ENHANCE project: Voices in motion! www.eciu.eu/news/enhance...
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Loosing regulations on garden shed accommodation is the wrong type of housing, in the wrong places and of poor quality. Good article by Lorcan Sirr about this and the power of lobbyist's power of creating housing that is both insecure, informal and problematic www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Lorcan Sirr: Shedsits in back gardens have potential to be an unpoliceable, cash-rent black market
Housing without planning permission in back gardens is a prime example of a government accepting a populist idea without proper interrogation
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
How Ireland’s affordable rent scheme is delivered 30% price cuts, according to ESRI - and how it could be improved
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How Ireland’s affordable rent scheme delivered 30% price cuts - and how it could be improved
Cost rental is easing pressure for some, but it’s nowhere near big enough to fix Ireland’s rental crisis.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Pope Leo turned the question around like the boss he is.
Screenshot of a tweet by perrito barista (@Carlitospindola), translated from Spanish, quoting Pope Leo responding to a question about migration by reframing it: "What is the global North doing to help the global South in its situation that forces them to migrate?" The embedded video shows the Pope holding a microphone aboard what appears to be a plane, with clergy visible behind him.
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Javier Burón Cuadrado @javierburonc.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Van a caer los precios a plomo ...
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El megaplan de vivienda de Madrid: un crecimiento equivalente a meter Zaragoza o Sevilla dentro de la capital
El proyecto de Almeida para densificar la ciudad dispararía hasta 300.000 las casas de los nuevos desarrollos del sur, y de 327.000 a 800.000 el número de sus potenciales vecinos
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
'No policy at this time': Residents in housing estates who switch to EVs met with stumbling blocks The Irish government is clearly not a serious about net zero carbon emissions when people who are trying to make more sustainable choices are met w/ poor planning jrnl.ie/6998275
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'No policy at this time': Residents in housing estates who switch to EVs met with stumbling blocks
We tried to help a reader with her efforts to get an EV charger installed. The whole process was a pain.
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
FEANTSA’s statement on the Report on the housing crisis in the European Union | FEANTSA www.feantsa.org/resources/ho...
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FEANTSA’s statement on the Report on the housing crisis in the European Union | FEANTSA
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
“It is frustrating to see some commentary that ascribes the State’s falling birth rate to vague claims about a more hedonistic or selfish generation of millennial women, rather than concrete socioeconomic factors including housing and the cost of living” www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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Postponing parenthood: How Ireland’s housing crisis is forcing people to delay having children
To 30-somethings hoping to start a family, the connection between the lack of available homes and the State’s falling fertility rate is obvious
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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Renters are being squeezed long before they ever move in. Up-front rental costs (broker fees, deposits, first/last month rent, etc.) can easily reach thousands of dollars and, in high-cost markets like New York, can climb to nearly $13,000. @aherm.bsky.social www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/deposit...
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From Deposits to Fees, Renters Struggle with Up-Front Costs
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
As Ireland continues to court overseas investment and private equity to pump up its private rental sector, it is becoming harder for tenants to work out who benefits from, and controls decisions around, their home www.dublininquirer.com/an-israeli-f...
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An Israeli fund backs one of Ireland’s biggest landlords, but who else?
As the government courts more international money for Ireland’s rental sector, tenants say they want more transparency around who they are renting from.
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war
Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Another day, another chaos with the Irish Rail: one train is stuck ??? northbound due the rain !? so all trains North & South are leaving from the same platform and everyone is very confused (me included) in which direction the train is going It would be laughable if it wasn’t for massive delays
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Currently on the Irish Rail commuter and I really appreciated the announcements about: NO VAPING OR SMOKE USE EARPHONES 😀 NO ALCOHOL RESPECT EACH OTHER'S SPACE Thank you Mr Driver
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🏠 New paper! 'Co-creating sustainable innovations in Irish social housing through participatory research' 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... In this study we explore how participatory research can meaningfully shape technological innovation in Irish social housing @shineprojectie.bsky.social
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Co-creating sustainable innovations in Irish social housing through participatory research
Policymakers need active citizens' participation to implement meaningful, transparent, and inclusive reforms aimed at ambitious policy changes. Howeve…
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I find this blame migrants' rhetoric very concerning and now widespread in the Irish government Ministers in this article talk as if international students are doing something wrong by finding a job, which is ALLOWED by their visa www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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State plans crackdown on English-language schools acting as ‘back door’ to work permits
Senior officials are ‘developing options to reduce [the] number’ of English language students here
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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
When you accidentally write “no worries et al.” instead of “no worries at all” in an email reply because you’re an academic. 😆🫠
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