With those Vanity Fair photos, I think we’ve just witnessed a moment in photographic history, not to mention arch-comedy. They will be discussed for decades to come.

Be kind. Kindness during times of chaos and stress shines brightest and speaks to a person's core.

Series of unusual planning objections to vet practices uncovered. @thejournal.ie www.thejournal.ie/investigates...

Please show your best, kindest to retail staff right now. This is the worst time of the year for them, and too many people are only too willing to dump their frustrations out on them.

Science fiction writers 20 years ago were on to something.

Still buzzing over the Wolf Alice concert on Wednesday. My favourite rock group.

Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, is a coming together of the five ages of transport in Ireland: rivers, canals, railways, trunk roads and motorways. There’s even an aqueduct there, where the Grand Canal crosses the River Barrow.

There are few places in this country more godforsaken than Limerick Junction.

The Moon… Beautiful. (Chi chicka chickaaa)

NOBODY expects the falling lights. www.instagram.com/reel/DRvIg7q...

Garda in cyber crime bureau suspended for hate tweets against Simon Harris. www.irishcentral.com/news/politic...

Has anyone else come across the “Dust” sci-fi short stories on YouTube? Some interesting tales there.

Just a heads up with all the Christmas markets and fairs on at the moment - if you see art or art-based pieces for sale, ask who the artist is, because the amount of people deceptively slapping "made locally" on pieces locally farted out by their computer and a genAI prompt is getting depressing

Every time I hear positive news reports about the way the USA is going, my immediate reaction is to believe it when I see it.

Northern Ireland has been at peace nearly as long as the duration of the Troubles itself.

Слава Україні. Слава героям.

I saw a comment a few days ago that said that leadership is 70% showmanship, and I can’t get it out of my head.

My word to describe someone who is consistently terrible, no matter which way or which direction you look at them: “panangular”. (Insert person of choice) is panangularly bad.

“The real difficulty lies with the people themselves. They are always in the mud…their idleness and helplessness can hardly be believed.” - Lord Clarendon, 1847

“A want of food and employment is a calamity sent by providence; except through a purgatory of misery and starvation, I cannot see how Ireland is to emerge into a state of anything approaching to quiet and prosperity.” - Charles Wood, August 1846.

“The only way to prevent the people from becoming habitually dependent on Government is to bring the food depots to a close. The uncertainty about the new crop only makes it more necessary.” - Charles Trevelyan, 1847.

Edmund Spenser: 1553-1599 what a bollocks ! "..great force must be the instrument, but famine must be the means, for till Ireland be famished it cannot be subdued.."

“The Famine is a punishment from God for an idle, ungrateful, and rebellious country; an indolent and un-self-reliant people. The Irish are suffering from an affliction of God’s providence” Charles Trevelyan, 1848.

These are truly crazy times. The fact that they are this crazy, gives me hope, because craziness does not last forever and there will be a reckoning.

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵

Thing is, we’re not that far removed from what happened in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. Yes it’s 80 to 90 years ago, and that would have been sufficient for forgetfulness in past periods maybe. But this is the age of social media. The full horror of what they did is just a click away.

Not good. Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird flu www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

My flu microchip has been installed for this year. Liquid Glass and new focus mode upgrades.

In Amsterdam today. Fierce smell of vegetables here.

A #painting from Ireland's south coast. "Ardmore" is an exalted place for me, not because of the Round Tower, but because when I was small I stayed in a caravan and every day you'd jump over the dunes to the beach after first eating a bowl of Puffa Puffa Rice. #ArtYear #SpeirGhorm #TidesOutTuesday

My inner Francophile has awoken. I do love this country. 🇫🇷

Executed for having pigeons.

I walked past a Brexit queue in Schipol yesterday - UK nationals waiting to get through passport control. It was long. Really long.

There’s a horse loose in the hospital. And the horse has dementia. And the horse is very angry. And the horse wants to see the world burn.

Yay Moldova! 🇲🇩

Terrific video on raw milk, and how it really makes no sense to touch the stuff. Hint: cow poo. Lots and lots of unavoidable cow poo. youtu.be/piB_DdO2D6I?...

My latest read. Oh wow. Historians kept this one very quiet when we were kids.

The Kirk aftermath has echoes of Reinhardt Heydrich about it. Creating an atmosphere of constant threat. America is a seriously scary place.

In better news, they may have discovered convincing evidence for past life on Mars. youtu.be/iWuFBZw9Olk?...

I had a brief conversation with an Englishwoman who was over here in Ireland for a few days. Nice person, but when I mentioned UK politics, she started talking about the country being destroyed by immigrants. That’s all she seemed to know. Britain, you have a problem.

Threatening legitimacy elected Irish politicians now. I see the violent rapist wants to be a terrorist too. #FuckConorMcGregor

Could it be that the reason babies are not being born these days is the direct result of modern fiscal policy? Young people don’t have the income, have too much debt, and house prices are stratospheric. No house by a certain age means fewer children overall.

What is the weirdest month? A month that doesn’t know what it’s about?

CERN - nerd pilgrimage!

A thought: photos of us are in the collections of thousands of random people around the world. People who just happened to be in the same place at the same time as us one day on holidays.

Mont Blanc and Chamonix

It’s not “nerd”, it’s “knerd” actually.

In Geneva for a few days. If you are staying here, all public transportation is free of charge. It’s also clean, regular and on time.

Happy Gilmore was so bad it was good. Happy Gilmore 2 was just bad. Awful.