two more than the optimal number of such software I would have thought

going to the moon is a ballsy move at any time, but under a Trump administration? good chance there's no planet to land on when you're coming back

I should add, Slane was sacked - twice - in March 1642 when the first Siege of Drogheda was lifted so it's hard to know how many were left in it when Cromwell passed through but evidently only his soldiers inhabited it thereafter

On the Cromwellian theme, many of you are may be familiar with the delightful village of Slane in Co Meath thanks to its rock concerts. In 1653 it was relieved from the collection of excise - ie did not have to pay any tax - as it was empty of inhabitants. Cromwell passed through it after Drogheda

yet another excruciating example of who actually controls Ireland

guy who 'knows ball' yet asks if Cromwell is well regarded

Interesting times for Ireland if this comes to pass. Presumably we'll come under pressure from Europe to a) join NATO and b) stop the Shannon stopover 🤷‍♂️ #speirgorm

when your favourite no-dig gardener starts posting about 'structured water'

I’ve said this before about other forms but AI is sweeping through an already denuded landscape. The bar for a great deal of writing has been lowered to a frankly absurd level of chatty readability that has resulted in a borderline fear of actual quality prose and original argument.

I read this short story almost 50 years ago. And I still think about it probably once a week… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Sum...

i think this is exactly right and it is part of what i was trying to get at last week when i wrote about the narcissism of the president and his allies. they fundamentally do not believe other people are real, and do not understand the decisions they make.

We have a new episode of Amplify Archaeology Podcast out today! I was delighted to be joined by Dr Daniel Curley as we discussed the Uí Chellaig lords of Uí Maine and Tír Maine, and the landscapes of Medieval Gaelic Ireland. #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Archaeology 🏺 #IrishHistory #IrishPodcasts

Why does the media continue to use the word "Millennial" as code for "young person"? That's not what it means. It's literally in the name. A Millennial is someone at least a thousand years old.

it is such a bizarre hill to die on for JO'C. Implies if you were convicted of a crime in 1918, you could walk free in 1922. What kind of precedent will this set after a United Ireland?

Key figure in pre-1922 pardons rejects new government approach “The categorisation of Ireland’s pre-independence justice system as entirely ‘British’ ignores the fact that there was plenty that was ‘Irish’ about our legal system,” she said” www.irishlegal.com/articles/key...

there have been no major consequences for any of the social media companies for any of the controversies which they have faced in the last decade, which probably explains much of the political context across the globe

Writing about the halcyon days when Cambridge Analytica was viewed as a terrible scandal...

3 US teens showing up the Irish govt. Still shocked that absolutely nothing has been done. Best of luck to those teens, hope they destroy him.

Remember when Micheál Martin said he accepts there is CSAM images being generated on X, and then later that day posted images of school children on his account? Just seems like not enough people remember this

Good yarn here for those who like secrecy, public records and NI politics #speirgorm

There was a while when we thought that the complexity and interconnectedness of supply chains would make war impossible to contemplate but actually it turns out some people are quite happy to just break shit they don't understand.

my only suggestion is that I think we should have substituted Ronnie Whelan for dead air

interesting how every government TD in this constituency has backed this project from the start and yet it hasn't been rolled out nationwide

Given that Higgins signed four pre-Independence pardons, presumably the Govt got wind of Connolly doing more and decided to put a halt to her gallop #speirgorm

Project Hail Mary - 3/5. It's entertaining but I can't say it's something I hadn't seen before

the upside would be that I might be able to get an electrician out to my house again, given that they every man jack of them seem to be out in Citywest at the moment #speirgorm

Ha ha ha, hate to be one of those countries pinning their future on building data centres!

doing some research for the second edition of The Psychology of Social Media and I am disappointed to report that there is still a signficant gap in the literature regarding Posters

We need to bring back the ideal of masculinity focused on quiet self-sacrifice for the sake of others. Alpha shit is for losers. Be a man and humbly forgo the shit you want for years so you can provide for your family, you indulgent little wuss

File this alongside 'the Dept of Education kept posting photos of children to X after the Grok CASM scandal broke' in understanding how FF & FG 'cherish all the children of the nation' #speirgorm

Trump's threat to destroy Iran's power plants was made after the markets closed on Friday. He backed down and announced a potential deal before markets reopened on Monday... and said this was a 5-day pause. So until the markets close again next Friday. Hmm.

Why would he say something like this when he has no idea or control on how the situation plays out

ad for Liveline on @rteradio1.bsky.social just now had a clip of a fella complaining about diesel being €1.89/l #speirgorm

He’s right, y’know. Look to the West.

there is a beautiful new moon in the sky right now but for the love of God do not look for it through a window #speirgorm

Five minutes of Bob Dylan and I'm wearing the sash

Research funded by special boys says special boys key to functioning of society and economy. Got it.

they literally renamed the entire company after this

GET THE WASHING HUNG IN AINIM DÉ #speirgorm

mother of God #speirgorm

This is getting hugely dunked on and the reactions are revealing a lot of assumptions about the historicity of human psychology

glad people are liking this idea but tbh the only people getting on the extras list are the reskeeters

Ok but only if we get a follow up series on the Jacobite wars and the Wild Geese with Barry Keoghan as Sarsfield...