Ireland shouldn’t play Israel in the nations league - it’s as simple as that. Today I launched a scarf designed by artist Nimhur so that football fans from all clubs can send a clear message to the @FAIreland - the match must not go ahead. #BoycottIsrael #StopTheGame

Eric Jeng A video about beauty. Ft Alan

Left: The Times, "Zack Polanski falsely claimed to be British Red Cross spokesman" Right: British Red Cross paid staff who managed the fundraising events says Zack Polanski was on stage representing the British Red Cross at multiple events over many years

6 Long-tailed Tit youngsters were being fed on a variety of insects and spiders and especially Merveille du Jour Moth Griposia aprilina caterpillars in the early morning then they fledged about midday. After fledging they quickly disappeared amongst the brambles and gorse and were lost to sight.

I'm a decent Irish person and I have concerns about Michael McDowell.

We're giving 4 local grants to the value of €4,000 this year as part of our business model (see bio). Second one has gone to @dublininquirer.com . They are an organisation worth supporting and one of the best news subs I have. You can support them here. www.dublininquirer.com/membership/#...

Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus young growing fast. One adult specialises in hunting Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina caterpillars in nearby oaks and bought a few in. A hole has appeared in the side of the nest not sure what caused this but young sticking heads out here. Buckfastleigh, Devon

PSA, folks:

A video the Media won't show you. Thousands of Orthodox Jews gathering in New York to protest against Israel.

Here's your attack on rural Ireland #spéirgorm

The timing for inundation is not clear but we are down to a matter of decades and generations to begin planning for the relocation of #NewOrleans See our paper out today in Nature Sustainability www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Ends at midnight. Cinderella coffee…

As the Government threatens to ban Palestine marches. Show your support, what freedom do you have if you can't oppose Genocide and stand up for the victims.

Mick Lynch "Zack Polanski isn't inciting hatred for Jews he believes he is an agent of peace and that Israel is carrying out Mass Murder in Gaza and the West Bank, and I believe that too." When Mick Lynch speaks sense, he speaks sense.

20 minutes, and Boylan has been given the floor to speak freely on immigration, repeating the same far-right talking points used by the European far-right for the last two decades, with zero effective pushback from the host. This is how they do it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Beautifully articulated truth from the Muslim Council of Britain

All of us have a duty to fight antisemitism wherever we see it, and confront anyone expressing antisemitic sentiments. If people in any movement express such sentiments, they should immediately be expelled, as many have already been. No excuses, no hesitation.

We must stand in solidarity with Jews being attacked by antisemitic criminals and terrorists: no ifs or buts. We must stand in solidarity with Palestinians being murdered by the Israeli government: no ifs or buts. These are not contradictory positions. They are consistent ones. 🧵1/5

Shabana Mahmood’s special advisor threatened us with an injunction and two different lawsuits last night in an attempt to block this story linking her to a notorious vote rigging case. I think it’s strongly in the public interest. So here it is. www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/exclusive-sh...

Left: Keir Starmer criticising Zack Polanski for wondering why the police kicked a tasered criminal, on the floor, five times in the head Right: Footage of the police kicking a tasered criminal, on the floor, five times in the head

Libraries are transformative. In fact, Farnham Library saved me. Kept me afloat when I was being bullied at South Farnham Middle School in the 1980s. This poem from Whatever You Do, Just Don't is my homage to it...

Others have made the obvious points about cruelty so I won't rehash but let me take another angle - even in a fictional best case scenario all this does is shuffle strain from one form of emergency accommodation to another. But that's the Irish state, baby. Just make it not my department's problem

Is a bad photo better than no photo? I hope so! For their faults, these shots of this beauty were very very hard to grab and my first ever shots of one of these in flight If nothing else they‘re a sign of work in progress technique-wise Onwards!

"A country cannot indefinitely sell itself abroad while neglecting what it is at home." - Sinéad O'Sullivan, Irish Times.

I'm conscious with the transition from the other place to here that it can be difficult to reconnect with accounts you used to follow as they just mightn't pop up in your feed. I'd encourage everyone to follow @womensaidireland.bsky.social to help spread their meesage about the vital work they do.

A new Bohemians initiative looks to help more Dubliners own where they work. It’ll take some cash, but the aim is, little by little, to carve out a different local economy.

Today! Join us for the Palestine Bloc on Workers' Day, 6.30pm this Friday, May 1st at the Garden of Remembrance. Up the workers and #FreePalestine

These numbers should be amplified everywhere there is a flat surface. The 3,000 person sample size was statistically significant. The direction of travel is positive but runs directly contrary to the perception born in the echo-chamber of Twitter-brained media and politics. (H&CC is a client)

As someone who has been terminally online and working from home for many years, I've been doing some coaching in a sports place recently so have had greater exposure to general public discourse for the first time in years and was surprised how many people thought the recent blockaders were bolloxes

In case it was needed this is further confirmation that lying and perjury is endemic in the uk police force.

I'm in Mary Lou's constituency and those pricks on O'Connell St didn't make me or my neighbours of colour feel safe. A few years ago I considered giving SF my vote but over and over again they keep proving they don't deserve it. Always siding with the very worst of us

I was very clear that the arson attacks were unacceptable & that our Jewish communities were fearful. For Labour to try & weaponise antisemitism against the only Jewish political leader in the UK is a choice. People see Labour for who they are. They will continue to fail.

Staten Island traffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck blasting through school zones or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. The truck belongs to James Giovansanti, who lives and works there as an NYPD officer. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/23/t...

From @arteconcertfr.bsky.social ❤️ Fondé par Neil Hannon, The Divine Comedy traverse les décennies! Sur la scène du Cirque Royal de Bruxelles, le groupe célèbre son 13e album “Rainy Sunday Afternoon”, entre pop orchestrale et influences sixties (et ça vaut le détour sur arte.tv !) 👉 shorturl.at/RPC28

Journacide...

Lovely new parking surface.

BTW, for all those liberal types who said "the Irish far right don't do well in elections", here's a bit of a wake-up for you - these lads have 24 councillors, four TDs and an MEP. Start taking the far right seriously - the calls are, in this case literally, coming from inside the House.

A dominant motivation for these agitators getting up close to the group they're counter protesting is to A) rile people up to get content for their channels B) an understated hope someone might take a swing at them so they can get one of their opponents arrested The PSNI are facilitating this.

We stand with Senator Eileen Flynn ✊️ Women face massive barriers to entering & staying in politics, including online & offline abuse. The abuse is compounded for Traveller women & women from other minority groups ❤️ Sending you our love and solidarity, Eileen #MoreMná @eileenflynn.bsky.social

A more accurate headline might read: 'Broccoli farmer has his facts wrong on solar energy & land use'. For Ireland to hit its target of 8GW of solar power would require 0.25% of farmland. Somehow the remaining 99.75% isn't adequate to maintain food supply...? www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Seize the trucks and impound them. Enough is enough of holding country to ransom I work for largest org supporting older people in Ireland and this is disproportionately effecting isolated OP: Fuel protest group threatens further action next month #SpeirGorm www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

In a nutshell. 😊

A former Clare Street office now houses up to 22 people paying up to €890 for bed spaces, despite no registration with the RTB. jrnl.ie/7007748

I spoke to the Sindo about the unprecedented scale of disinformation we witnessed during the fuel protests & the disinformation economy. It's not enough to get this content removed post-hoc; we need to hold the platforms accountable for promoting disinformation & hate speech. archive.ph/AOVHC

Absolute scenes

Important read from Mick Kelly on Ireland's (dis)illusional food security.