Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 16hThe Journal are doing AI-generated summaries of their...comment section. 000
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 17hIf you wanted to explain the difference between Irish people and English people, you just need to look at the reaction to the video of Emmet Scanlan on Joe Marler's podcast. 000
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Economist is a great example of Knoll’s Law of Media Accuracy. Used to read it a lot until they did a feature on Ireland and well... 001
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 29/09/2026You'll never guess where this opening paragraph goes. 011
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BBC did a report on an AI mural in Bristol. But META labelled the news story as AI Content. 010
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Carla deserved better than going out on a coin toss #traitorsirl 060
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Reminded of quote that Britain introduced slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it. 000
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 18/09/2026They should flip it. Let everyone vote in the Seanad EXCEPT people who went to certain Universities/Third level. 000
Reposted by Warren SwordsVirgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: Michael O' Leary apologises over "rapist" remarks. Our reporter Mairéad Cleary will have the latest on #VMNews at 5.30pm. More on Virgin Media PLAY 033
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I feel not enough people know that Four Tet has done an incredible remixe of Turnstileyoutube.comTURNSTILE - LOOK OUT FOR ME: FOUR TET VERSIONYouTube video by Turnstile 010
Reposted by Warren SwordsRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 17/09/2026RTÉ has confirmed that Ireland will not take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest and that it will not broadcast the competition.rte.ieRTÉ will not take part in or broadcast Eurovision 2027RTÉ has confirmed that Ireland will not take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest and that it will not broadcast the competition. 1732092
Reposted by Warren SwordsMatt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online. 484297717665
Reposted by Warren SwordsMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 10/09/2026As if the headline isn't enough incentive, do read this short news story to the last paragraph because MAN does it escalate! playbill.com/article/man-...playbill.comMan Sentenced to 2-Year Jail Sentence After Strangling Fellow Theatregoer for Singing Along During We Will Rock YouThe dust-up happened at a 2023 press performance in London's West End. 1171075330
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 10/09/2026You can see the penny dropping towards the end of this clip 000
Reposted by Warren SwordsRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 10/09/2026More than 30 women have told RTÉ Prime Time they experienced sexual harassment, misogyny, bullying or intimidation while working in the National Ambulance Servicerte.ieOver 30 women allege harassment and misogyny in ambulance serviceMore than 30 women have told Prime Time they experienced sexual harassment, misogyny, bullying or intimidation while working in the National Ambulance Service. 153
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Looking forward to the new Ocarina of Time remake but also...The Water Temple. 000
Reposted by Warren SwordsMike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Thinking about this exchange today 34181044488
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is a great piece on how the FOI process actually works 141
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Detective Garda Niall Hodgins said the new laws will be easy to enforce with those people who are compliant. However, they probably will not be "any use whatsoever" against those determined to ignore the laws.” incredible 000
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Irish Times have used a photo of a dog from 2016 that was seized in Belfast for "looking like a pitbull" to illustrate their pets on public transport story. 151
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Can't believe I have to analyse the US-Iran war in order to decide when to buy heating oil for the winter. Do I buy now as prices skyrocket or do I bet on a future peace deal to come in before I run out 000
Reposted by Warren SwordsSamhain’d Lad @keelanhothothot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Real friends keep you humble, they say 112217
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Great interview. It would also be great if more people realised this about social media posts. 011
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Wasn't at EP this year but all social media videos I've seen gave off a strange vibe. Just brands (and vips) everywhere. Perhaps the Flogas bar is a step too far 010
Reposted by Warren SwordsJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 28/08/2026Oh well! Thanks Meta. Link to ad: www.facebook.com/share/v/19TT... 77558271
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Lol at Irish Times cheery call out for reader reports from Electric Picnic. "Go on, admit it, you're having a shite time...?" 000
Reposted by Warren SwordsDublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 28/08/2026The mystery of the man, the black stuff, and the chimney stack: "To be honest I have not encountered a case like this in seventeen years."dublininquirer.comThe mystery of the man, the black stuff, and the chimney stack"To be honest I have not encountered a case like this in seventeen years." 055
Reposted by Warren Swordsdrewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Hijacker: Everyone stop talking. I am armed and I am taking control of this plane. Guy from the Netherlands: Wow, in Netherlands we just purchase a plane if we want one. But typically we will bike somewhere Guy who has been to Japan once: In Japan planes are rarely hijacked. It's a cultural taboo 168181099
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 26/08/2026My iconic Tim Curry performance is from Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 Game youtu.be/XUgx5JhFbHE?...youtu.beTim Curry holds back laughter for 3 minute in Red Alert 3YouTube video by Battle Dreadnought 000
Reposted by Warren SwordsChevy Ray @chevyray.dev · 23/08/2026This interview with Melanie Buggey, who just swam across the Georgia Strait besting a 60-year world record, has me in absolute stitches. What an icon lolll www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha... 201564563
Reposted by Warren SwordsJon Ronson @jonronson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Thank you @guardian! This is the first time some of The Castle is out in the world. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comA party, 101 princesses and an eccentric millionaire: Jon Ronson on a mysterious castle – and what it taught him about masculinity in crisisWhen my son texted me from a Connecticut fortress in the middle of the night with an alarming message, it set me on a quest to understand the bizarre lifestyle of its owner 5358
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The entire top page of Irish Times is devoted to the Leaving Cert results. 000
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The odd thing about suggesting this is that you only have to look to the UK to see what a massive mistake this was and the fact they also have massive water shortage issues. 021
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 19/08/2026youtu.be/NMZfWtP82cs?... Rosie O'Donnell talking about Ireland is....yeessh.youtu.beGuest Host Rosie O’Donnell Makes Her Talk Show ReturnYouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live 020
Reposted by Warren SwordsAndrew Beasley @andrewbeasleyfootball.com · 17/08/2026I always thought the Beatles biopics were a bad idea. This image only seems to confirm that. 239990106
Reposted by Warren SwordsJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 17/08/2026New from 404 Media: we solved which AI company is buying massive shipments of rare books, scanning and destroying them to train AI. We put an Apple AirTag in a rare book, followed it. It ended up at an Amazon facility. Its logo is a dinosaur ripping through a book www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. 12537932368
Reposted by Warren SwordsAlan @alanmaguire.bsky.social · 12/08/2026James Acaster’s “I just wanted to get away with it” bit is getting more use than I’d have hopedyoutu.beJames Acaster can’t stop laughing about the Harry Potter TV series 🧙♂️ | Off Menu PodcastYouTube video by Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster 219290
Reposted by Warren SwordsSarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 07/08/2026guys that's.... that's not the ira @newstatesman1913.bsky.social 561025214
Reposted by Warren SwordsKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/08/2026I am absolutely thrilled to present to you: How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking) available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books! www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to... 1693245736
Reposted by Warren SwordsScott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Joe Marler is to join Gladiators as a Gladiator, the BBC says. 4439
Reposted by Warren SwordsEddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The weary inevitability of the right-wing papers slagging off the BBC for running its World Cup coverage from Salford, having previously slagged them off for spending too much on having a studio in the host nation at previous World Cups. www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comWill the BBC score an own goal by broadcasting the World Cup from Salford?Football’s staying home for the belt-tightening Beeb, while ITV and Gary Lineker’s popular podcast present from glitzy studios in New York 11759
Reposted by Warren SwordsRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 08/06/2026The Rotunda Hospital has said consultants on public-only contracts will no longer treat private patients.rte.ieRotunda agrees to Govt policy over public contractsThe Rotunda Hospital has said consultants on public-only contracts will no longer treat private patients. 0155
Reposted by Warren SwordsNialler9 | Niall Byrne @nialler9.com · 05/06/2026Boiler Room Dublin show pulled from socials after backlash nialler9.com/boiler-room-...nialler9.comBoiler Room Dublin show pulled from socials after backlash | Nialler9Boiler Room announced its return to Dublin this morning with a free show at an undisclosed venue on Thursday June 11th, featuring UK headliner Riordan 135
Reposted by Warren SwordsRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 04/06/2026Inland Fisheries Ireland has estimated that more than 20,000 fish have been killed on the River Glyde in Co Louth, believed to have been caused by an agricultural dischargerte.ie20,000 fish estimated to have been killed on Louth riverInland Fisheries Ireland has estimated that more than 20,000 fish have been killed on the River Glyde in Co Louth. 21913
Warren Swords @warrenswords.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Watched the first few episodes of the new Tom Hanks documentary. It's all very much basic Junior Cert level knowledge of WWII. Not sure if that's praise for the Junior Cert or criticism of the series.theguardian.comWorld War II with Tom Hanks review – one of the largest documentaries in human historyThis 20-episode take on the second world war, helmed by the Saving Private Ryan star, is a vast creation. But it still manages to wind up feeling basic – despite its great archive footage 100
Reposted by Warren SwordsPatrick Corrigan @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Police Ombudsman ‘blocking’ own report into Martin O’Hagan murder The murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan casts a long shadow on press freedom in Northern Ireland. No more delay. The Police Ombudsman’s report must be published now - the O’Hagan family has been waiting too long. 01811
