why need for Housing Minister

Would love someone to ask the Minister who wants to introduce mass online surveillance to "protect children" to justify the government's continued use of X. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Celebrating 10 years of the Traveller Justice Initiative (TJI)! Produced by St Stephens Green Trust (SSGT), this video features reflections from those who have shaped TJI’s work, including SSGT, Anne Costello (TJI) and Saoirse Brady(IPRT). 🎥Watch: bit.ly/3YtLLHp @saoirse-b.bsky.social

crazy how much of irish politics is a member of government shaking their head over an issue and going "its a real shame, isn't it" then shrugging their shoulders and walking away

When this photo emerged of the owner of what used to be Twitter, we knew what he stood for. The next day, @jcfjustice.bsky.social left that site. That was not a difficult decision. I do not understand how the Irish government needs ethical guidance on this: www.thejournal.ie/peter-burke-...

These stones?

umm...Neilson Ploughless

The majority of Americans can’t locate Venezuela on this map

As I constantly teach my students, reading well isn't just understanding what's on the page but what's not on the page (and why). I now have the easiest in-class example I could ever hope for.

The FIFA Peace Prize doesn't mean what it used to

My understanding was that when you did regime change it was customary to change the regime.

The fact that media outlets are saying “Grok said” in their reporting doesn’t bode well for, well, anything

“We once again need to adjust attitudes to driver behaviour and make driving while under the influence of any intoxicant, inappropriate speed, and driving while distracted unacceptable behaviours”

death, taxes and Lucinda Brand

Looking to 2026, our predictions for housing and prison policy are bleak (sorry!) with some signs of hope in environmental justice and theology. Ultimately, we resolve to not "embrace the politics of fear" and enter 2026 knowing "the world is enough for all our needs." www.jcfj.ie/2026/01/01/a...

189 people died on Irish roads last year, the highest rate in over a decade, with a disproportionate number of vulnerable road users afflicted. First day of the new year? Government leaks it won't even try to deter red light running. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

Well, that answers my question 🤦‍♂️ They've undone pretty much all the road safety measures started by the last government now.

We go again

one of my favourite cycling jaunts was to see the wooden bicycle bridge in Tervuren, spanning a six lane motorway

A heartwarming🧵of many different types of people loving many different ways to cycle

sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit

the beatings will continue until morale improves

"unnamed elements" is the new "man with two pints" anecdotal policymaking

One of the greatest of the Old Twitter comedians, Mike Fossey, has passed away much too young. Truly a legend of the genre.

Riding abroad for the first time, especially after not being on the bike as much as I'd like for the past 3 years while recovering from an injury. Here riding over the Collegebrug (aka Snake Bridge) in Kortrijk, Belgium.

Furthermore public transit teaches you how to live with temporary minor annoyances and cars teach you that you're god's most special baby and your moment-to-moment comfort is the only important thing in the world

2025 recapped

My whole life we’ve been told that The US is simply too big to have high speed rail

As urbanisation accelerates, cities are grappling with unprecedented pressures—from chronic housing shortages to streets overwhelmed by cars. In response, a small but growing group of leaders is matching the scale of the challenge—steering toward a more prosperous, resilient and sustainable future.🧵

I got an e-reader for Christmas and I'm kind of obsessed. Its like staring at my phone, which is my favorite hobby. Instead of doomscrolling, though, I'm reading a book!!!

Here’s to 2026

"One does not fucking simply walk into Mordor..."

not convinced by Down Cemetery Road yet enjoying the lead toodling around Oxford on a step-thru Dutch bike solving crimes of the State

I spoke with the Archbishop of Dublin, Peter McVerry, and @kevinmnye.bsky.social to explore how Christmas is so incredibly hard for those who are homeless www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...

Drivers are so stupid they dont realize they're the main beneficaries of this policy. Making driving harder for people who dont need to drive (like me) frees up space for drivers who do need to drive.

Beyond parody

wife: *eyeing present* is this another dead cat schrödinger: well yes and no

Maybe don’t call it a ceasefire then?

Rob Green has a side hustle as an evangelical pastor and no-one will convince me otherwise.

hear me out, a Slow Down Day but not announced by AGS in advance

Minister Darragh O'Brien: "I'm delighted that this mediation process has resulted in an early Christmas present for us all" the Metro shakedown was short but rewarding I imagine www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...

NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹 They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating. A new scoop for The Reengineer! www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...

A guy driving that fast in a 50km/h zone clearly drives enough to know the chances of anyone even trying to detect him approach zero. His mistake was to forget there are designated days in the calendar when we collectively decide to pretend we actually believe that speeding is a real threat to life.

also 139km/h in a 60, homicidal recklessness

I hope all the nearby pedestrians were wearing hi-viz #RSA

Our latest @jcfjustice.bsky.social research on migration and faith is featured on RTÉ today. Faith communities must be recognised as essential strands of the common good. Excellent interview with our brilliant research assistant, Sophie Manaeva, on the ground-level impact. www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...

Incredible that we still get PR guff from State bodies about "national slow down day" when the Government decided to nix a mandatory 30km/h in cities.

are these the right climate migrants?

first date idea: I eat a rotisserie chicken and you're in your home, eating your own rotisserie chicken