One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.

A reminder that this rally is happening this coming Thursday 2nd Oct. Please support it if you can by joining us on the day or contact your local TDs & ask them to attend the Love 30 presentation in the AV room. This effects rural Ireland as much as it does our larger towns and cities. Bígí linn!

Croke Park and the Aviva Stadium are on the Royal Canal and Dodder Greenways respectively. Do @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social #gaa #irfu and #fai promote their use?

It doesn't matter if you're into food and restaurants, this is a must-read on the importance of fact-checking and subject-matter experts (and a mini exposé on how a particular food enterprise in Dublin is capitalising on its absence in Irish media). www.allthefood.ie/single-post/...

In Helsinki for the weekend. Is it my imagination or is it way more expensive than even the other Scandinavian capitals? 😮 I've been to Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen in the last couple of years and restaurant prices are scary here 🫣

Disappointing. I liked that work a lot. But I suppose tourists are more important than this humble resident of the city.

The Eden Quay bus stops on the river side are overcrowded and dangerous. @pidgeon.ie @ray-cunningham.bsky.social @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social Have we forgotten Wellington Quay?

Laura #studiophotography #photomodel #dancephotography #dance #dancer #legs #ballet #balletdancer #art #modelphotography

This might help with the recruitment and retention crisis in the Irish health service and other skilled sectors.

Claude is pretty funny: “Give me 10 brilliant ideas for a science fiction short short story, pick the most brilliant and execute it terribly” It picked: “People start receiving Amazon packages from parallel universes where they made different life choices.” And it was terrible

Plenty of people like to criticise safety in Dublin so sharing this.

Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74

No matter what #Musk says or does, many on the left continue to post on and pay for X, a clear example of how progressive movements are beholden to the narrative that we don't have to change anything at all about our lives to achieve our political goals. I wrote about why that's bad in July ⬇️

Two cyclists die on Friday in Co Meath, Co Carlow incidents

Stale, Male, and so much beyond the Pale.

Apparently people who need their car for work are allowed drive any way they like for a small fee of €500 🙄

Nobody has ever felt the need for me to clarify this about my Instagram 🤣🤣

If you think Dublin is bad (it is!), look at Lisbon 😱 Lower cost countries aren't necessarily better value to live in. Remember that when you go on a cheap sunshine holiday! www.euronews.com/business/202...

Just saw this. Absolutely mind-boggling levels of crime!!! youtu.be/iD862ADDVko?...

Brilliant from Cauvery Madhavan, a writer we're proud to call our own. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

a single billionaire is asking for the same amount of money it costs the irish state annually to fund 2000 artists on its basic income pilot scheme so that he can host a golf event *turns slowly to look at camera* www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

"Rightwing populists all over Europe want to destroy the ability of the UK and the EU to regulate large tech platforms — a move that might threaten their disinformation campaigns with genuine political debate." - @ranaforoohar.bsky.social

Yay! Kylemore DART station officially planned! Public consultation starts today and public event on Thursday in Ballyfermot library. This is great news! #irishrail #ballyfermot #dart www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/about-...

Emma Helena @riellife.bsky.social #studiophotography #modelphotography #nudemodel #artmodel #art #artnude #nude #monochrome #blackandwhite

Are the two main political parties in the UK about to get wiped out in the space of a single election cycle? They're both shit and what comes next is scary enough to watch from Ireland but I'd be terrified if I lived in the UK.

I am always amazed this is such an ‘old’ painting … it feels like my morning mood. Zinaida Serebriakova (1887)

Royal Canal Greenway opens fully in central Dublin linking 40km of off-road cycle routes The central section of the Royal Canal Greenway in Dublin City is now fully opened after two and a half years of construction to make the route accessible for pedestrians and people cycling. The project…

This is the most compelling case I’ve seen yet that America is no longer a democracy but an authoritarian state. Not a *soon-to-be* authoritarian state—a *current* one.

@aodhanoriordain.bsky.social @lnbdublin.bsky.social @barryandrewsmep.bsky.social is this as bad as it sounds? @gerherbert.bsky.social

Timing is everything 😆

This is not satire! 😮🤦

Net inward migration from the US. That must be a fairly new thing. www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Maeve #dancer #studiophotography #photography #modelphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome

If a president wanted to become effectively a dictator, he’d likely: 1. Purge govt of non loyalists 2. Weaponize law against opponents 3. Use military to police opposition strongholds 4. Threaten media, schools, businesses w penalties to get them to heel 5. Change election rules in his favor.

Art is not "content" to which we are entitled. It is a gift from an artist to its audience. But before that, it is a journey for the artist, a conversation (sometimes an argument) with themselves. It's hard, sometimes it's really fkg hard & s.times it doesn't work out & that's hardest on the artist.

Every public building should have a prominent display like this! Start with council buildings like leisure centres, libraries etc. Parks too! @feljin.ie @ray-cunningham.bsky.social @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social

@darraghobrientd.bsky.social speed limits and infrastructure and enforcement are what makes the difference.

Emma and Regina #model #models #modelphotography #studiophotography #monochrome #portrait #photography

We need to keep a close eye on our friends next door 🤔

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs aren’t costs.

It will be a source of great pride for many Greens that the CEO of an oil and gas lobby group is lashing out at the lasting impact of our policies. "The Greens may be gone from cabinet, but their roots are still woven through the ground". Beautiful words. Thank you, Mandy.

Maeve #dancer #model #modelphotography #studiophotography #blackandwhite #monochrome

First rush hour commute out of town in a while. Town is TEEMING with people cycling! Quays, Christchurch, Thomas St.) Imagine if we had infrastructure!

Much like in the US, in the UK it's fashionable (especially in the conservative media) to dump on cities, specifically London. Crime-ridden, declining, etc. etc. All the same shit they say about NYC or DC. Here's Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, saying "fuck off, cities rule."

30kph makes total sense for Dublin. So does a directly elected Mayor! @ray-cunningham.bsky.social @pidgeon.ie

For thousands of years, we have been parasitised, exploited and destroyed by elites. Our survival depends on overthrowing them. Fascinating article by @dpcarrington.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...