The week Ireland's Department of Enterprise published a report they commissioned KPMG to author, titled The Value of Data Centres to Ireland.

A beautiful mural honoring three Irish voices has been unveiled in Dublin. The mural, by artist Aches, features the late Dolores O'Riordan, Sinéad O'Connor and Dolores Keane.

Giant 🚲 stencil for the win. #RoadArt #GalwayCityOfCars

Excise duty on data centres? Yes. m.youtube.com/shorts/yV0DX...

I just emailed Committee Members for online safety, asking them to keep being strong advocates and push this govt to to turn off toxic algorithms. Will you do the same? action.uplift.ie/campaigns/em...

Protesters in Dublin demanded 'justice' for Yves Sakila, a Congolese man who died after he was restrained by security guards. Around 100 people demonstrated today to call for an independent and transparent probe into the death of the 35-year-old earlier this month jrnl.ie/7056843

Sometimes the data just speaks for itself though. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... #ireland #europe

What a report. And a new ring road for #Galway just approved, no sign of a Gluas. We need to get so much better at education in our country. #Ireland www.rte.ie/news/environ...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/ta... @uplift.ie

Old article but still relevant. Defending this tax structure is not a "centrist" position. #ireland #neoliberalism #wealthinequality www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...

The United States must be sued for failing to take action on climate change.

Now more than ever we need politicians with a strong moral compass who wont cave to the 'demands' of big-business. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202... #ireland

#Galway light-rail feasibility study was completed in 2024. This should lead to next phase: Option selection & route alignment (NTA + relevant bodies) e.g Knocknacarra → City Centre →Roscam →Parkmore Full economic appraisal Environmental Impact Assessment Statutory approval #gluas #getgalwaymoving

St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre has been earmarked for redevelopment. We can't let this iconic building be destroyed. Will you sign the petition and help get the word out? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie

Social mobility is collapsing and to fix it, we need to tax wealth. #ireland #superwealth #wealthtax #distrubtionmatters #inheritocracy www.thejournal.ie/ireland-aver...

Data centres 'cannibalising' renewables as Ireland warned of fossil fuel 'energy shock'. jrnl.ie/7037689 And Fianna Fáils solution is to build a nuclear power plant. You couldn't write it. #ireland

A fall in living standards can be witnessed in economic policies that favour double-digit house price growth, increased debt/mortgage ratio & increased average age of first-time buyers in Ireland. This is a policy choice; low supply vs stagnant wages & failure to tax resources of super-rich #ireland

Of course people are dissatisfied with the Tories and Labour. In two successive sets of locals, their votes have collapsed, leaving us with a free-for-all. Reform have succeeded in positioning themselves as an alternative – but are crypto billionaires really funding them to improve bin collections?

A great example of how infrastructure can happen quickly when there is enough money involved. www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

The Central Statistics Office noted that the percentage of total metered electricity consumption accounted for by data centres rose from 5% in 2015 to 21% in 2023. It is predicted the share of data centres in electricity consumption could increase from 21% in 2023 to 32% in 2026 (Carbon Brief, 2025)

A classic Irish dilemma, and RTE giving us just half the story as usual. #Ireland #nuclearenergy #Dail #neoliberalism #energycrisis

RTE often write articles on important topics but leave out the most important part. The current Irish government has taken €3.15 billion from the climate & nature fund for transport, energy & water infrastructure. This money was meant to be ring-fenced for nature #ireland www.rte.ie/news/environ...

Irish teachers confront ministers with calls to pass Occupied Territories Bill #ireland www.thecanary.co/global/world...

The Spanish government proactively implemented a 10% VAT reduction on fuel and called for windfall taxes on energy firms to cushion impact for consumers. Spain’s heavy investment in renewable energy & strategic autonomy reduced relative economic shock compared to more fossil-fuel-dependent neighbors

In my @irishtimes.com op-ed today I argue that our climate law is the best framework we have for making energy secure and affordable, because it tackles the root cause of our vulnerability to energy shocks - our dependence on fossil fuels. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

🇮🇪 Ireland knows what it means to leave. But belonging means being safe, too. As racism rises, communities rise louder — marching, organising, refusing hate. INAR logs every racist incident to protect and amplify. 📢 Report. Resist. Reclaim safety. 🔗 www.ireport.ie #NoToRacism #IrelandForAll

‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon

@rte.ie literally never stop with the promotion of car culture and this is just one of the many strands of our larger cultural problem with high energy usage in ireland. #neoliberalism #biggerisnotbetter #findnewrevenuestreams

Unclear if this is the 4th, or 5th time RTE have updated this article but it is well worth a read. #ireland www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

This is a good idea and some have been calling for it for years. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Government must prioritise sustainable transport in any emergency relief funding The solution to the rising cost of oil will never be tax reduction. It’s better cycling infrastructure, more frequent & reliable public transport and Work from Home measures

Cut excise duty AND provide additional bus services and routes in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford. Give people real options, it's 2026. #ireland #NTA #fundingchoices #neoliberalireland www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/ener...

LinkedIn is refusing to run Irish language adverts, even during Seachtain na Gaeilge, saying the platform does not support the language. LinkedIn’s largest office outside the US is in Dublin

Vulnerability shouldn't be an obstacle to getting involved in politics. If anything, it's a benefit. For too long, we've seen emotional shutdown from govt parties, who seem unable to empathise with regular people and constituents. It's time to change that.

And in case there is any doubt about this, environmental groups have brought the CRU to the high court to object to their policy which green lights these damaging DC-energy infrastructure projects. Report on that @rte.ie. www.thejournal.ie/data-centres...

www.thejournal.ie/short-term-l... #ireland #neoliberalism

Future Music Fridays www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzNZ...

Today marks National Day of Action on Data Centres. Volunteers and community groups across the country are raising awareness about their negative impact on our energy security, supply and prices.

It is not the legislation itself that would give rise to a challenge; it would be any continuing failure by Ireland to comply with its obligations that could present a legal challenge. Non-compliance would be a breach of Ireland’s international obligations. #gaza www.eolasmagazine.ie/where-is-the...

"The gulf states gave the US the right to have military bases on their territory in order to protect them, but instead the presence of these bases has actually become the source of their insecurity". Food for thought. #ireland #neoliberalism www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...

We are sorry to hear about deportations such as these. Vulnerable families should not be deported like this after having spent time integrating, regardless of their official status. This is wrong, and we need to wake up. #ireland #scapegoating #taxsuperwealth m.independent.ie/irish-news/f....

We emailed the Road Safety Authority over a year ago to ask for some collision statistics and data and this is what we got back. They didn´t even provide data of the make and model of the vehicles involved in fatal collisions. No words. #ireland #roaddeaths #rsa

Data centres, mostly located in the east of the country use substantial amounts of water. A medium-sized data centre can consume up to roughly 110 million gallons of water per year for cooling purposes. We won't even go there regarding electricity #ireland #neoliberalism www.rte.ie/news/munster...

Iona; an ultra-conservative organisation which actively oppose LGBT rights, abortion, contraception, assisted reproduction technologies, surrogacy, euthanasia & divorce. Maria Steen is an active member. She is not a centrist, not in 2026, not in 1996. #ireland www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...

This article is almost 10 years old but is more relevant than ever. Wealth distribution matters. When an increasing amount of a nation´s wealth becomes more concentrated, social mobility falls & democratic institutions weaken #taxsuperwealth www.irishtimes.com/opinion/diar...