Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

I do love that on 23rd December hodges figgis in Dublin is absolutely mobbed #dublin #booklovers

LET US BEGIN THE AIRING OF GRIEVANCES. HAPPY FESTIVUS TO ALL!

we ask the question: why are Labour MPs and ministers still using X when its owner has vowed to destroy them? www.ft.com/content/5b0e...

The Counties of the United Kingdom (according to ChatGPT) Regular readers will know that I sometimes educate the Great Unwashed about the facts of British geography (including where the North begins). I have decided to enlist the help of Generative AI to help me with this task so, with a little…

Hey! I have a 20% off coupon for folks who shop on Bookshop.org. So if you were thinking about, you know, buying one of me books (THE DEAD COME TO STAY or THE INTERMEDIARIES for instance), here you go: refer.bookshop.org/brandyschill...

Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide. When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble. Happening under a Labour Government.

Ryanair fined €256m over ‘abusive strategy’ to limit ticket sales by online travel agencies

‘You’re never going to keep everybody happy’, says NTA’s head of public transport BusConnects plans have been subject much controversy but Jeremy Ryan says the data show majority are satisfied © Dara Mac Dónaill The National Transport Authority’s head of public transport, Jeremy Ryan: 'We’re...

Despite repeated complaints, a stretch of James’s Street remains hazardous for cyclists. They are shunted into a bumpy sliver of gutter between the kerb and the Luas tracks.

Dublin is not passively 'stuck in a jam'. The congestion we're seeing is an active political choice. In many ways, it's policy working exactly as intended.

Last week I had the opportunity to sit down with a journalist to discuss the challenges facing plant biodiversity. Seed banking is one tool that we need to prevent extinction, but must be part of wider conservation and restoration action. www.thejournal.ie/the-man-in-c...

German papers picked up an interview of leading Ukranian activist Garry Kasparov who says Russia will attack Europe (likely 1st: the Baltic states) while Trump is in office - at the latest in 2027, likely before. Trump's successor will likely be a Democrat. Putin wants to use the window Trump offers

We continue to stand in solidarity with Denmark and Greenland. Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Any changes to that status are for Greenlanders and Danes alone to decide. (1/2)

My 14 year old son Luca took me here after cricket training today. He said there is hope in that sky Mum, I’ve never seen anything like it, the locals said there are half a million starlings here. Keep your families close, hug your children, help those who need us, do a 1000 piece puzzle, enjoy!

Tuesday’s press preview #TomorrowsPapersToday

One of my favourite renditions of Fairytale was on the streets of Dublin City as Shane passed on his journey home just over two years ago. True love. #ShaneMcGowan #speirgorm

I'm declaring myself home safely from the Christmas "supermarket big shop"! I did it a day earlier than usual this year, but even so it was very "busy", as is the Irish Christmas tradition. Some things never change/people never learn. #speirgorm

Dublin City Council's new #BikeBunker service arose from a €4,500 BETA Project. The first BikeBunker of the new service has now been installed, with an initial target of 1,800 BikeBunker spaces. More info at www.bikebunkers.ie or from @bleeperactive.bsky.social Live for your bike, not with it.

beautiful day out there

Last minute present for a music lover in your life? FISHERMAN'S BLUES REVUE tickets - GLASGOW ticketmaster.co.uk/the-waterboy... DUBLIN ticketmaster.ie/the-waterboy... LONDON ticketmaster.co.uk/the-waterboy...

Good morning, here are the front pages in Ireland 📰

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I worked in Dubray in Grafton St on Christmas Eve. The queue decided to queue outside on the street. And there were a lot more chips mashed into things than I was expecting. It was scary.

Fun fact: when Michael Flatley drinks champagne he turns into Michael Bublé.

Randomly thought of my favorite ever typo

Some Xmas stocking fillers for @electionlit.bsky.social or maybe Paul Reynolds? #SpeirGorm. To be found on the Christmas Market in Henry St beside the knock-off @kneecapceol.bsky.social Balaclavas!

Sunrise over Skerries. #SpeirGorm

Watch live: Winter Solstice sunrise from ancient tomb at Newgrange

This is terrible environmental and social destruction. But it highlights the need for good journalism which the FT continues to provide.

It's 25 years since the Family Law Court hole in the ground eyesore was created In that time the people of Dublin could have been given a 'meanwhile use' park Imagine something like the Blessington Basin up the road from here Sadly public luxury has no place in #DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm

This is excellent! Well done @the-crackdown.bsky.social

Progress on the Bóthar Stiofáin Cycle scheme in Knocknacarra:

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📇 TU Dublin 🏠 Dublin 🗓️ 2019 🏆 CUFAI League 🏟️ Multiple

Very grateful to those @nearfm.ie for the opportunity to discuss important #BusinessandHumanRights issues that are impacting us in Ireland as well as @trocaire.bsky.social partners in the Global South, including #CSDDD and #CETA. Listen to the full interview here: listenagain.org?p=58616

Manhattan Peanut factory owner reacts to Luas Finglas project

In exciting culinary news, I have received word of my son "boiling crabs in Monster".

Environmental contradictions of large language models in higher education A short piece by Mark Kelly and myself has just been published in UNESCO's Ideas LAB. www.unesco.org/en/articles/... #largelanguagemodels #AI #genAI #highereducation #sustainability

Salty peanuts. “The greater good has to prevail here. Far too many similar BusConnects and DART+ projects have been held up in similar delays,” — Me www.thejournal.ie/luas-finglas...

If you’re looking for a Xmas present for a loved one who is in to nature/gardening/both I would highly recommend Nature’s Acre by @gardeningwell.ie It resonated with my experience with @connectingcabra.bsky.social of communities coming together to preserve nature & build connection. Lovely stuff!

Matt Devaney @bohsmatt.bsky.social ag cur fáilte ar an slur mór i Dalymount anocht chun tacaíocht á thabhairt do Gaza agus an Palestine le @thunberggreta.bsky.social i lathair linn

Lovely. Some prick in his Mam's spare room tried to take on a qualified woman: www.thejournal.ie/online-troll.... Sad for him and his complete lack of dignity.

An important summary of what a mess the government and vested interests are making of our water bodies.

Just finished the final weekly Last Word on the environment of 2025 with Matt Cooper on Today FM. We discussed the EU’s ill considered back-pedalling on phaseout internal combustion vehicles, plus rise of renewables & remarkable drops in battery costs that are a potential game-changer.

For those interested, here's the new cycle-lane by the Dodder. @irishcycle.com @olaln.bsky.social @dublincycling.bsky.social

Episode 3 is live! 🎉 Really enjoyed this conversation with Dr Paul Deane — climate, energy systems, books, and hopes for the future. @roisinmoriarty.com @cc-offtherecord.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/66Wo...

Good customer service announcement. I’ve had my reMarkable paper tablet for 3 years and loved it. I was gutted on Friday when I realised I’d broken the screen. But I posted it back and received a refurbished replacement in 3 working days. Impressive! (Replacement was €140 but worth it)