Our annual reminder that @galwaycity.ie is capable of broadcasting live events but still chooses not to broadcast public Council meetings. Other local authorities around the country already offer this important enhancement to local democracy, but not Galway.

It's not just scheduled buses that discourage users due to unreliability. School transport does this too. A bunch of kids waiting in the cold for the bus to take them to school to sit their mocks and the bus just doesn't show up. No notification from @bus-eireann.bsky.social even though the (1/3)

Decided tonight is the night to crack open my very last can of Blacks Brewery's 2021 World's End Imperial Stout. Still tastes gorgeous. As the blurb on the can says, 'suitable for aging but do try to drink before the end of the world'.

If I had failed a responsibility to deliver housing and infrastructure for decades, I too might try to build a narrative blaming my failure on third parties (courts, lawyers, citizens, The Goblin Prince Under The Mountain). But I see no reason, bar abject power worship, for anyone to repeat it.

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen The Waterboys Therapy? Nirvana Suicidal Tendencies The Go-Betweens

Despite the click-bait headline my contribution has been accurately reported in this piece by @eithnedodd.bsky.social unfortunately on the industry side the wool has been pulled over her eyes by the usual self-serving rhetoric By way of followup a short 🧵

Stolen from boards.ie. Funny because it's so true (and not just elderly neighbours).

Strange arithmetic on @news.rte.ie. By my count this is 82% for @catherinegalway.bsky.social in Renmore rather than 11%. www.rte.ie/news/post/10...

Last Night in Galway's Westend was absolutely magic as a choir of kayakers floated on the Eglinton Canal, accompanied by live music and choreographed canoeing ✨ 🌊 'Voices on the Water' is part of Westend Theatre & Arts Festival and was dreamt up by the brilliant Tracy Bruen and Galway Kayak Club!

Gobsmacked to read that the Irish Road Haulage Association thinks that it's normal to drive at 120 km/h in heavy fog on a motorway with your family in the car. Normalising illegal driving behaviour, as part of what is supposed to be a safety campaign, is not a good look.

Is this really such a bad thing? Presumably only people who knew they were parked illegally are paying these 'fines'. Fines are supposed to be a deterrent rather than a revenue source. If the council can't deter illegal parking maybe it's good to outsource it? www.thejournal.ie/dublin-parki...

Wordle 1,290 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 @docdok.bsky.social I guess it was to be expected sooner or later...

I'd normally be posting a picture tagged #ibikeivote today but our 2 eldest are first time GE voters so I drove them to the polling station instead. They'd both put in a lot of thought ahead of time and asked insightful questions on the journey. Gratifying to see young people valuing their vote.

Living just inside the Galway city boundary. Spent 2.5 hours driving today to collect one kid from city centre school, drop her home, bring another kid to work, and drive home. 20km in 2.5 hours = 8km/h. If there was decent public transport for teenagers to move around independently how many (1/2)

I'm making this active travel and public transport starter pack for Ireland. Who else should I add to the list? go.bsky.app/4totAya

Once again Horseracing got a higher budget allocation than the entire National Parks and Wildlife Service for the whole country.

“The reason Tesla hasn't "worked all the bugs out yet" is that the company is run by people who hold established best practice in ideological contempt, and is defined by a tech-industry culture that fetishizes innovation and regards product quality as a third-order concern.”

Community Cycle this Sunday morning. Spread the word! Also hello blue sky active travel people👋 Hello Blue sky Galway people 👋 Help us fill our feed with good stuff 🚲💕