If it wasn’t for the heroic efforts of thousands of trees like this, our nation’s rivers would be at a standstill

I've written about Samaritans, and why they're so good, and why I'm concerned about the charity's plans www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Every Easter. Never grows old. 🐣

Such a great clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GSK...

Happy new year, fuckers! It's time for the Tuckers! …with your host @benzimmer.bsky.social stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/12/31/t...

#GiselePelicot is the hero of 2024. But the question remains- how can there be so many men willing to rape a comatose woman, within a 20 mile radius of a small country town?

Just finished Fortunate Son by @caimhmc.bsky.social. Laughs & tears. Couldn’t put it down.

I will never, ever get over this.

Me: I deserve a nice big glass of wine tonight. It’s been a long week. My brain: It’s only Tuesday. Me: Who the fuck asked you.

www.whichcandidate.ie Always enjoyable. Although few surprises for me in results, the candidate responses gave extra nuance and helped me figure out my 1-4 votes.

The ghostest with the mostest

Didn't think Myles O'Reilly could top his back catalog but fuck me. This is the best document of contemporary Irish music I've ever seen. Contender for the best music film I've ever seen. I am gobsmacked, pummelled, and delirious on my third watch. www.youtube.com/watch?featur...

Katalin Karikó left Hungary, sewing £900 into her daughter's teddy bear. Her research into mRNA was a lonely path - funding repeatedly denied, she scratched out a living on the fringes of academia. Years later, BioNTech took notice. Today, she won the Nobel Prize. www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/h...

Between the wind & it’s-ages-yet-til-Hallowe’en bangers, it’s noisy out there tonight.

Tá mé anseo.