Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

Speaking to reporters in London, President Catherine Connolly has said she is “very proud” of her sister Dr Margaret Connolly, who has been detained by Israeli forces while part of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. jrnl.ie/7043338

I subscribe to the print edition and it is worth every cent, and has the added value of keeping An Post busy (if you want to maintain a public post office, you need to start mailing things!!!).

I've always felt the best way to get people subscribe to @dublininquirer.com, is just to publish good articles and wait and hope. But I'm told, that people are busy and might have other things on their minds than us, so I'd better make a pitch, better ask. So here goes. 1/

#Spéirghorm - reassurance sought! Being a Very Cautious, Considered and Canny Shopper, I’m about to return an online purchase for the first time in my life! I can create a form and pop my parcel into a Drop2Shop - is there anything I should know, that may seem obvious, but mightn’t be to me ?

Ima Onwugbenu, 35, a librarian from Cheshire, has reportedly decided that she is personally responsible for ending capitalism, famine, genocide, climate change, the global fascist movement and the inexplicable popularity of James Corden.

Thank you for this because people have been floating this around so much as if it's just fact. Somehow I'm not surprised for this to be the origin of it.

No one I follow is posting about #Eurovision, it’s a solid #BoycottEurovision on my timeline. Proud of you all!

I was nice to the FF candidate so I could explain to him what meta glasses were and why they were bad. I do feel foolish having to explain spy glasses to another adult. I might have thought I was insane

The Guardian, The Atlantic, Vox, Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, New Yorker, & Wired are just a few of the media outlets that have struck deals with OpenAI—in some cases, for OpenAI to train AI on their articles. I write about this deplorable situation here:

#Spéirghorm #StreetArt

#Spéirghorm #Dublin - if you’re looking for a laugh, these lads will provide. ‘Gwyneth goes skiing’ was hilarious. Also, the most consensual audience participation I’ve ever witnessed (we remained solely audience, as is our comfort zone). I’ve already booked ‘Diana: the untold and untrue story’ :)

Ireland has *immeasurably* benefited from immigration. Despite its problems (none of which were caused by immigrants) it is a vastly more interesting, vibrant - and *fun* - place than it was in the grey dreary miserable 80s thanks to immigrants. And anyone who walks through Dublin city centre and...

Seeing as RTE and Ireland are boycotting it, maybe the rest of the media could show some solidarity by not reporting on it at all.

I'm not so lucky. We're new customers and it is refusing to recognise our account number so won't transfer me. We should never have let phone companies do away with phone support as standard.

He's Nigel Farage from South Dublin. He's Trump without the charisma

Seamus McGrath on RTE Drivetime re. the over 7k eviction notices served. ‘I understand, but …’. You haven’t the slightest clue of the bone chilling fear that receipt of an eviction notice, particularly a no-fault eviction notice, causes. Nightmare of search then follows. #SpeirGorm #DTRTE

I've approached multiple people without any responses (it's that time of year, I think), so I'm gonna try launching this into the bluesky. I need someone who can speak with me about Mercury geology. This probably means someone who worked on MESSENGER? But please share and thank you for any help! 🧪🔭

I was at an event where Taoisaeach MM spoke about how education must be student-centred just as health must be patient-centred and, had I the opportunity, I’d have asked him: does it not extrapolate that housing should be tenant-centred?

“I do not live in homes, I live in other people’s assets”

My big brother and I have birthdays 1 year and 363 days apart from each other. We have just participated in our annual exchange of scratch cards :)

Introducing the eighth Laureate na nÓg… …Chris Haughton @chrishaughton.bsky.social A multi-award-winning children’s author and illustrator from Dublin, Haughton will hold the title from now until 2029, taking up the position from the outgoing Laureate, Patricia Forde.

If you like films that aren’t afraid to go to some really fucking weird places, then “All You Need Is Death” is definitely the movie for you. It takes folk horror to a new level by not being afraid of venturing into totally out there places and is well worth the watch.

The Reproductive Rights (Amendment) Bill will be debated in the Dail on the 13th of May 2026. Contact your local TDs by following the link in our bio and ask them to support the bill. Your small action can create a big leap forward for abortion access in Ireland.

#journorequest looking to talk to people in/from Ireland who took a class/course while on holidays - surfing in Portugal, pasta making in Sicily, Spanish in Madrid, choux pastry in Paris, basket weaving in Galway, violin in Salzburg etc. DM if any thoughts. Shares appreciated.

This petition makes sense - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/pu... @uplift.ie

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

So, here it is, a single article that does a deep dive into the nonsense infesting the NHS policy proposal on banning gender-affirming hormone therapy for under 18s If you're going to reply to the consultation - and I understand if you feel it's futile - I hope this gives you some ammo to use

will this next government turn out to be shite? almost certainly, that's what governments do. what *hopefully* is going to be different is that we can normalise chucking out the bad governments instead of allowing them to proceed with complete state-capture.

... which reminds me of this story that Barry Cryer told about Willie Rushton:

Found this ca. 1953 Ansco Readyflash camera for a few bucks. The back was almost impossible to open. A roll of exposed vintage 620 film was inside, fully wound in the take-up spool. Less than 5% chance there is a good latent image, but for $14 I’m sending it in to see what shows up! What gives me

FF FG and the way SF are going, should look at this and learn that leaning into purely-online-heightened-by-engagement-farming ‘concerns’ re immigration and trans people is NOT a vote winner. Blue Labour vs Reform? ‘None of the above’ would win UK election based on actual concerns re cost of living.

Literally the best email I've ever received. No notes.

🔔SINGLE WOMEN IN IRELAND SURVEY 🔔 So far women are saying that they are very happy being single but there are challenges - what do you think? Link to survey 👇 lnkd.in/gWV-5iyn Link to article👇thank you Edana Flynn & Irish Independent lnkd.in/dCGWdEUK #SingleStudies

We're giving 4 local grants to the value of €4,000 this year as part of our business model (see bio). Second one has gone to @dublininquirer.com . They are an organisation worth supporting and one of the best news subs I have. You can support them here. www.dublininquirer.com/membership/#...

European Movement Ireland’s annual poll, as usual, shows 82% of RoI residents support EU membership. But one striking finding elsewhere: residents of N Ireland are also surveyed, and 63% (!!??) would vote in favour of a United Ireland. No mainstream poll has *ever* recorded a margin like this…

Here’s a rare thing; the Irish times reporting sensibly on #LongCovid “There is also growing evidence that Long Covid can disrupt the autonomic nervous system” - I have this issue and it’s not fun And it’s not ancient history, new people are being diagnosed every day

Proud to be the 271st 😎 on @BackerKit for Aces and Aros: An Asexual and Aromantic Comic Book Anthology. aces-and-aros-an-asexual-and-aromantic-comic-book-antho.backerkit.com/community_sh...

Are you a speaker of Irish English? If so, would you share your thoughts on “only” with me for academic research? umfragen.tu-dortmund.de/index.php/42... Thank you very much!!!!🙏🙏🙏

I am seeking a day out in the Bristol region, taking my 96yo Dad next week. He's done most places already and any path must be solid and fairly flat. Someone told me about an unusual train locomotive exhibit in the city centre but I can't find it. Suggestions/answers welcome, please repost!

Hey #Montreal!

Learning is a difficult and slow process. There are no shortcuts. And it is this process (reading, thinking, engaging) that makes analysis itself possible - to suggest that the heavy lifting can be outsourced in this way fundamentally misunderstands, and indeed undermines, the purpose of education.

AJ Cahill of The Irish People runs for election as AJ Cahill because he doesn't want you to search "Anthony Cahill Galway" or "Anthony Cahill Salthill" and see this story about an ultimately successful judicial review he took against housing www.westernpeople.ie/two-galway-l...

Top 15 TV shows without thinking too hard: Happy Valley The Wire Bones The Pitt Supernatural Monk Golden Girls Better Call Saul Derry Girls The Muppet Show The Expanse Fargo Steven Universe Gumball Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Ziggy says, not if I is swallow it first @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

We've seen this pattern of radicalisation before. Person writes something without considering its impact (or 'likes' something by mistake) and receives pushback for it. Person can't believe they might be wrong, so digs in. More pushback. Person gets increasingly defensive and outraged. Etc.