Dublin City Council is stopping posting on X pending review - will also apply to Dublin Fire Brigade. Comes from @greenpartyie.bsky.social motion www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Report #1 on the impacts of non-consensual deepfake image abuse. Sonia suffered years of panic attacks and needed counselling after photos, some dating from when she was a teenager, were edited & uploaded on an explicit site with her personal info. She's come forward because of the Grok scandal.

Pedestrianisation of O’Connell St in Ennis welcomed as 90% say they support it irishcycle.com/2026/01/19/p...

Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask: "If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"

And this is why it would be quick and painless to kill X at the state level…

I'm perfectly aware this is by far not the worst thing he's done, but Trump's constant presence - day after day after day - in the lives and headspaces of hundreds of millions of people (billions?), in the US and outside, is so taxing. Every morning, we wake up and have to think about this asshole.

JFC. It's pure wackjob cloud cuckoo land stuff.

If things continue to escalate all European nations should boycott the World Cup and Olympics.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Denmark's capital to protest at US President Donald Trump's push to take over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

3 hours ago, The Taoiseach posted photos on X of school children from a visit he made to Gorey. How is that not a severe safeguarding issue, given what can be done with any photo on X now? #IrishPol

“Selling a machine that can go at a speed in excess of what is allowable is a huge anomaly” Seán Canney, Minister of State for Road Safety 👏👏 hear, hear Oh wait, that was for e-scooters. Where are these calls when it comes to private motor vehicles?

“I’ve never seen so many people of all ages cycling in Ireland, and this was a wet, dark January evening. It was amazing, it was more like Amsterdam. It really proves the build it and they will come theory”

Rome follows other European capitals with new 30 kph speed limit. Bologna saw road fatalities decline by around 50% in the year after it imposed a 30 kph speed limit in 2024. Meanwhile, in Ireland... drive on, urging, thoughts and prayers, etc etc 😴 www.reuters.com/world/rome-s...

Stephen Miller is upset about Star Trek, one of the most socially progressive franchises in TV history

Volume of people on Dublin cycle route "like Amsterdam" says local Cllr as 400 bicycle lights handed out within an hour @donnacooney1.bsky.social “I’ve never seen so many people of all ages cycling in Ireland, and this was a wet, dark January evening; it was amazing, irishcycle.com/2026/01/15/v...

AI Minister Niamh Smyth tells the Dáil that if she had the power, she'd have shut down X as soon as it was clear "vile and poison" was on its site. She says X will be told tomorrow that it will face "the full rigours of the law in Ireland".

Its worth buying this for the artwork alone 😍

“That’s maybe my favourite scene. There are no effects, there are no imaginary monsters.” Viggo Mortensen and Sean Bean reflect on 25 years of The Lord of the Rings in Empire’s new issue – including Boromir’s iconic death scene. Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...

For the record: as of right now, the Grok app is still doing all the things they’ve said it is stopping, for users with free/unpaid accounts.

New map work! Greenways of Ireland. Something I've been wanting to do for a long time. Surprising just how many there are, and even more in planning #GreenwaysIreland #ActiveTravel #Cycling See more about the map on @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social here: www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/greenways/

New landscaping on the Dublin Road as part of the Martha’s Bridge Scheme. Great to see it progressing. #NavanCycling

What a great account (good to see Trocaire leaving)

Just because they write a statement doesn't mean it's true. Just because they write a statement doesn't mean it's true. Just because they write a statement doesn't mean it's true. Just because they write a statement doesn't mean it's true. Just because they write a statement doesn't mean it's true.

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Europe. Is moving military assets. To deter an invasion. By the United States of America.

This sounds promising. Fingers crossed they don’t bottle it. #BoycottX

"The idea for this cover was an ode to the post workers, couriers and delivery drivers who just (literally) carried the Christmas season on their backs," writes @selkies.bsky.social, about the image she made for the cover of our most recent print edition. www.dublininquirer.com/cover-image-...

🚨 Breaking Gardaí say investigations are underway following Grok scandal. "We have received reports and referrals of content on that platform that is under investigation... the process takes some time... it has to be assessed to make sure it's criminal... the people responsible have to be ID'd"

It's not good enough to blame users for the horrifying images being produced by Grok AI. This tool is doing exactly what it is designed to do. We need a criminal investigation into X and Grok - because there have been clear breaches of the law. The laws are in place – the govt must enforce them.

It's time to officially let X/Twitter go. That platform's decline from a vibrant public square to what is now a platform for hate & disinformation has been painful to experience. I’ve already in this great community & look forward to continuing our conversations. www.reuters.com/business/med...

People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .

"For years, people walking and cycling have accounted for about 40% of all road deaths and serious injuries. Those who pose the least danger are paying the highest price for a broken system, a fact Judge O’Donohoe seems to have overlooked." - Ciaran Cannon 👏

Good to see. Will Sport Ireland and other major sporting organisations follow suit?

Cycling Ireland responds to comments made in the Circuit Court. Full statement: https://shorturl.pulse.ly/rpmgslvbvv

New map work! Greenways of Ireland. Something I've been wanting to do for a long time. Surprising just how many there are, and even more in planning #GreenwaysIreland #ActiveTravel #Cycling See more about the map on @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social here: www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/greenways/

Cycling campaign groups "deeply concerned" by court remarks, as report suggests same judge was previously fined €600 after pleading guilty to refusing a breathalyser test

Glad to see the Ombudsman for Children leaving X. The office is on Bluesky - @ocoireland.bsky.social

Judge who said cyclists a “nightmare” pleaded guilty to failing to take breathalyser test A Dublin-based Circuit Court judge who said that "Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin" pleaded guilty in 2012 to failing to comply with a request by a garda to use a breathalyser in Connemara.…

Disgraceful comments from this judge. The real nightmare is the daily occurrence people on bikes face on their commute in which they fear they may not make it home alive. I cycled across the city every day going to work and not a day went by where I feared the worse.

This is shocking loose, crude talk - something we expect the judiciary to be above I’m gutted for all cyclists out there-we need more cycling for a safer calmer faster moving city Judge O’ Donohoe should retract If not, I think the Judicial Council must intervene www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Una Mullally: How rotten does X have to be before politicians finally leave it?

A lot of #ActiveTravel schemes ongoing in Navan, although progress on them remains frustratingly slow. @irishcycle.com

Absolutely this ⬇️

"Native Americans, Palestine, Venezuela = We kiII Indigenous Peoples for their natural resources" Anti-colonial graffiti seen in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Yet again, Elon Musk is pushing the insanely racist Great Replacement Theory that has directly inspired several mass murders from his fellow white supremacists. The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.

Medieval Pathway, Terni, Italy, 13th century.

In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material. You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system. It’s a feature. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...

US vetoes most Ethiopian athletes for the World Crosscountry Championships in Florida by denying their visas. Ethiopia will be unable to record a team result in either the U20 men’s or U20 women’s races, ending its 44-year medal streak. I’m sure the Olympics and World Cup are going to be fine. 😡