I am afraid I cannot reconcile "fewer babies means fewer workers, people must have more babies" with "AI means fewer workers, companies must have AI" as the two big economic talking points of the right / the government / big tech.

It's OK Andy, because the United fucking Nations has already done that for you, you pathetic little shit. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

I presume we're not far from a op-ed entitled "Why too much solar energy is a bad thing".

Of all the weird things about US sports, the weirdest is that, if a team can't bully a city into using billions in taxpayers' money to build them a new stadium, they'll fuck off to another city. Why would you support and have loyalty to a team like that? #ChicagoBears

It seems very likely that he's going to shit himself when he dies.

Up next! 🔥 Comedian and podcaster Emma Doran is joining the lineup for GCN’s Roast Battle Royale ✨ Emma is one of Ireland’s most-loved comedy voices, and we’ve a feeling she’ll have absolutely no problem reading the rest of our roasters to filth 👀 Tickets 👉 buff.ly/wVMeWb6 @abbeytheatre.bsky.social

DOCTOR: "So what seems to be the problem?" PATIENT: "Mmhbbhhggr hhruuh engghhuu." DOCTOR: "I'm sorry I can't understand, but don't worry. Great singer Bob Dylan is in town. Go see his show and no matter what ails you, you'll feel better!" PATIENT (sadly): "Ehg ddnghh m'm Bddnnn."

Are there any talented folks out there who can put together a trailer for the Irish take on Backrooms? #GoodRooms

Fuck Pete Hegseth, the weird little nazi cunt. If he was around in 1944, by 1945 he'd have shot his family and himself.

Brexit has meant that a package I ordered will be routed from the UK to Germany and then back to Ireland. Super efficient!

📽️ Screening today at the IFI 🎞️ ifi.ie/whats-on 🛸 Disclosure Day on 70mm from Weds 10th

Summer on the Dublin Riviera! Get off your lilo for a minute and come to my show! (Don’t look at the Poor Water Quality signs). www.paviliontheatre.ie/events/view/...

Humans: There is no water left AI: I can generate you some images of water Humans: ... AI: Wait, there's no water left

Your child’s drawing on a real rocket? 🤩 Kids up to 12 can create a space-inspired drawing for a chance to see it printed on the fairing of Ariane 6, for the launch of Plato next year. ✨ Submit by 1 July 2026! More info 👇 www.esa.int/kids/en/thin...

The US's chances of winning the World Cup do increase greatly if they don't let other teams' players in

Public Service Announcement: If your house uses home heating oil, those tanks don't last forever. Check it regularly for leaks and replace it when it comes to the end of its recommended life. You don't want the cleanup job when hundreds of litres of oil is dumped in your garden.

I'm not really a fan of period movies, but I do think Emma (2020) is very good. Excellent cast and a great-looking movie. Surprised that the director didn't go on to do more films #MoviesWithJohn #Filmsky

Just noticed at @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social don’t have X on their promo material anymore, but maybe give them a follow on here.

If we can get Nigel Farage back onto Cameo, do you think we can pay him to turn up to Parliament for a vote, or to hold a meeting in Clacton? I mean he has £5m to spend on security, so he should be pretty safe.

Here's one for you font heads. I'm looking those used in this Marvel corner box. We're talking mid '70s so it's not going to be anything weird. I think the month is probably just Helvetica and the number underneath could be some kind of Univers. Not quite sure on the price and the name, though.

This is very cute and anyone from a small Irish town will understand her reaction "Is she going to say Dunboyne??!!"

Calling all our DUBLIN friends! Join @abeba.blacksky.app and @elaineburke.bsky.social @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social for a live post-screening Q&A! DUBLIN SAT JUNE 6th 4:10 PM with "Essential viewing" - @forbes.com Tickets: ifi.ie/film/ghost-i...

Massive day for the parish* *Irish Twitter 2012-2022

Hedgehog Conservation Ireland and researchers at University of Galway and Oxford are calling on people to take part in the inaugural Great Big All-Ireland Hedgehog Count

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: David Byrne, Aldous Harding, Pixies, Addison Rae, John Spencer... nialler9.com/the-nialler9... What gigs and clubs are on this week in Dublin?

it is in absolutely everybody’s best interests to develop some hobbies aside from Phone

Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett back together? Sign me up! #TheGuest #Onslaught

TIL that Stephen Spielberg calls over to Guillermo del Toro every week to paint models... Disappointed that Bill and Seán didn't roll out the Mallory Rubin "Did this movie need a better sex scene" category for Spielberg.

Netanyahu cannot let peace occur because then he will be prosecuted for his crimes.

Official posters for Adam Wingard's ONSLAUGHT. A24 will release the trailer online tomorrow (6/2). In theaters September 4.

June brings a brand new batch of horror 4K and Blu-ray releases, including an anime masterpiece, a long-awaited restoration of a zombie classic, and much more.

Get your fix of homegrown Irish movies for free* *conditions my apply. #IrishFilms #Filums #Scannáin www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

Discover Dublin after dark with the NLI as part of #DublinbyDusk. On the last Thursday of every month, step inside the historic Reading Room on Kildare Street, usually reserved for researchers, and experience one of Ireland’s great literary spaces after hours: https://ow.ly/Ttnh50Z35I9

What a player, model professional #LFC www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Half in the Bag: Backrooms

May 2021. Guardian letters. Seems a lifetime ago. But I discovered this in my camera roll and it gave me a chuckle.

Can someone please release a 1:35 scale Bandvagn 206 (not a 206S), ideally with a Giraffe air defence radar. #ScaleModelling #Tamiya #Meng #Takom #Ryefield

Completely ludicrous.

Ráiteas ón Uachtarán Connolly ar bhás don Tomi Reichental ~~~ Statement by President Connolly on the death of Tomi Reichental

Ok, this might be a daft idea but I'm thinking of starting up an art Patreon for 'covers'. Mags, games, comics, maybe even a VHS or two. Oh, and a new alt version of these each month. Vote for what you thought should have been on the cover. That kind of thing.

Curious from the Guardian. I didn't "warn the party" - it wasn't a party meeting! I said progressives needed to separate those thinking about voting Reform from the Reform leadership. I didn't say we "need to seek to understand" - pretty clear it's about inequality. Other than that - perfect!

Scientists aren't even trying anymore. I did this all the way back in the 90s! #Doom #SNES www.rte.ie/news/newslen...

One of my bedrock beliefs is that capitalists *really* hate capitalism. They name their beloved institutes after the likes of Adam Smith, but they ignore everything Smith had to say about the necessity of competition to keep markets from turning into monopolies: pluralistic.net/2023/06/09/c... 1/

Winning the Champions League is pretty hard. #PSGARS

Israel is a terror state. Israel is a rapist state. Israel is a genocidal state. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

It's rare to see near-universal condemnation from the infosec community, but Microsoft threatening a security researcher has done it. Notable exceptions: When Keeper Security sued Ars Technica over a story (2017); NSA's mass surveillance uncovered (2013); and FBI demanding an Apple backdoor (2016).

There's a discount running in my print shop at the moment to help soothe my injured car (primarily via her mechanic's bill) so if you've had your eye on something, use the code FECKINGCAR at checkout to get 10% off. Browse prints drawn and printed in aul' Ireland here - www.ciaraioch.com/artprints

Last year Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orban, tried to ban Pride. Tens of thousands of Hungarians donned rainbows and flooded the streets and bridges of Budapest. And this year, after Orban was ousted, the police have confirmed Budapest Pride will go ahead!

Deeply unimpressed with the way the Dunboyne Diana has been treated on Instagram by jealous no-marks. CMAT is tremendous, and if you can't see or hear that, then the least you can do is shut the fuck up.