The thought of going back to a Paddy Hillary style of presidency is depressing, but that's what Humphreys would be. Bland, dour and no vision. For all her real or perceived faults, at least Connolly believes the status quo isn't acceptable in Ireland.

Sprog the Elder has started Merchant of Venice in school, so we sat down and watched Shakespeare in Love this evening. Sure it's a bit cheesy, but has a great cast and is very well put together. Pity we never get to see Ethel though.

Maria Steen Turning Up At Gates Of The Áras Refusing To Leave Until She's Made President http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/08/maria-steen-turning-up-at-gates-of-the-aras-refusing-to-leave-until-shes-made-president/

Well that's one way to extend the Paddy's Day hangover. Three nights with Halifax's finest.

This is causing a lot of confusion so there's a handy mnemonic you can use: If your Gavin be gruesome, you'll find he's a Newsom. If your rent he be havin', you've got a Jim Gavin. #spéirgorm #MainCharacterSky

Super stuff here. Well played.

After 3 years in the planning process; MetroLink has been APPROVED!!! This is a major hurdle to get passed and a HUGE day for public transport!!

If you think this is US-only, it's not. If you think the GDPR protects you, it's doesn't. If you hadn't realised privacy is a national security and corporate espionage issue, it is. If you think politicians can't tackle this, they can. If you believe that tech or business need this, they don't.

Well at least the pressure of going undefeated all season is gone. #stovlei #urc

That Ireland's solar generation record was broken yesterday, in September, says great things about the exponential growth of PV.

Definitely not a bubble when the pick axe makers invest in the biggest gold mine to encourage others to join the mania and drive up pick axe prices further.

This is up there with the Finno Korean Hyperwar.

Custom AT dial strings to get my modem to connect at higher speed than it was auto negotiating.

Being on the left, for some, means you're not allowed to celebrate the misfortune of your enemies, while also knowing that they would crack open a cold one while they watch you and your entire family tortured to death.

Poor old Pumpkin back in the cone of shame. He's half the dog he was this morning so feeling very sorry for himself.

I wonder what sort of person organises campaigns against critical infrastructure. I'm sure Nimby McDowell wouldn't do anything like that.

a single billionaire is asking for the same amount of money it costs the irish state annually to fund 2000 artists on its basic income pilot scheme so that he can host a golf event *turns slowly to look at camera* www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

The longer this presidential election goes on, the more I think I might be sitting out a vote for the first time since 1997. Not a single inspiring statesperson in the mix. At this stage I'd almost wish for Enda or even poxy Bono.

This is quite an interesting idea of how to measure the impact of AI on coding: mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...

Hegseth is now the Secretary of War, which is fitting I guess as RFK jr is basically the Secretary of Pestilence. We just need Famine and Death to round it out.

And yet a 5m wide cycle and walking greenway will destroy the nearby countryside and its way of life.

I wish there was a short, concise term to make clear that I support ‘AI’ when we’re talking about machine learning developed methodically on specific data for a specific purpose. My issue is with genAI, the purpose of which is to mash up language to create the illusion that it’s capable of thinking.

Maybe he's just busy this weekend working on the autism cure. Think that's due any day now.

Wet morning and schools reopening. No surprise that the traffic immediately goes to shit.

Just booked a wee trip to Bradford before Christmas to see Paradise Lost and Terrorvision.

Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!

looks like the AI crash is finally beginning as one of the commenters says, I'm looking forward to the next 'theme' to reinflate the bubble. So far we've had: "But China" "Lets you fire people" "AGI" "AGI is BS but <my> AI is real" whatever next...

Fun afternoon playing with immich and talescale to reduce my Google footprint. So far, so good. Just a couple of thousand images to sync from my phone now.

I can understand why a company that gets commission from selling airport taxis, airport parking, airport coach tickets and car rentals may not want to compete with a metro. But MetroLink is about much more than Ryanair's business strategy or even the airport itself.

Sprog the Elder had two S8 buses ghost her today. At least she knows the routes well enough to do a 74 and L25 combo to get to Dún Laoghaire. The transfer 90 gives you so much more flexibility in an unreliable environment.

Massive and growing protest in Anchorage against President Trump and Putin meeting tomorrow on Ukraine without Ukraine.

Whenever someone says they're "neither left nor right" they mean "right". 100% of the time

Slightly diminish a band: Kilodeth (other SI prefixes may also apply)

Busy morning welcoming Orlagh Nolan and the Brendan Martin Cup to the BSJ clubhouse. Super proud of our star player and her many All Ireland titles.

Again, the CJEU has ruled in VP v Országos Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság that people’s gender identity is that which they live, not that which they are assigned at birth. These U.K. guidelines breach the U.K. GDPR, and people impacted by them should challenge the UK’s adequacy decision.

I can't believe this week's anti metrolink rant is even stupider than O'Learys one last week. But it turns out it is. Why are we subjected to the ravings of rich people who probably haven't been on public transport in at least 30 years?

We could have had this thing built 20 years ago if it wasn't for people like O'Leary and McDowell. It's not just the airport, it benefits the whole Northside, Swords, DCU, Glasnevin, Mater Hospital all connected. And the airport. And then we'd built more metros with an experienced team.

I love being way out west in Kerry, but I do not like the 5.5 hours it takes to drive back home.

The cousins have become Ticket to Ride sharks over the holidays. At least 2 games a night for the last fortnight.

In another wtf are the regulator doing moment, welcome to state sanctioned identity theft and resale.

A President who liked Assad and prefers Putin to Zelenskyy? Think I'll pass all the same.

The notion that Kingston is "architecturally sensitive". 1980s houses are a long way from Georgian Dublin, both physically and aesthetically.

Just finished @gavreilly.com book on Leinster House. Nothing mind blowing but some nice insights and quotes that only a trusted insider like him could have gotten. Will go on the shelf beside @jonnyfallon.bsky.social Party Time in the practical Irish politics section.

Nothing like a 4.5 hour drive early on a Sunday. But at least we're now in west Kerry for a fortnight.

Tonight has proven that Wales is full of Englishers. In a field with 30k of them couldn't get a round of bread of heaven going.

Early road trip to make the 8am ferry to Wales. Slayer and Amon Amarth await in Cardiff.

After the youthful vigour of Olivia Rodrigo on my doorstep last night, time to trek to Malahide for the grizzled power of Iron Maiden.

Brought Sprog the Younger to Olivia Rodrigo this evening. Think she's enjoying it more than AC/DC last year.

You bring the teenager to the beach and she immediately reverts to childhood activities. Great to see she's not all grown up yet.