“Some football supporter groups have filed a complaint with the European Commission. UEFA has gone a different direction, capping prices for Euro 28 with nearly half of all tickets under €70.” Pity the authors don’t connect the two as being the work of @fanseurope.org! www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Amid all the rush for oil, this is happening … 🤔

So, “soccer” is an English word? 😋 No mention of Ireland in this but more and more people here calling the Beautiful Game football now, IMO #speirgorm #football #soccer www.bbc.com/news/article...

No one goes to a World Cup game to drink beer on the concourses… 🤔

The media reports that An Garda Síochána will roll out body-worn cameras nationwide, without publishing the final report on the pilot. It’s not enough to simply say they are useful. We need to see evidence and we need to consider the risks and how they are controlled. www.iccl.ie/news/questio...

“Ireland refusing to play Israel would not end the suffering in Gaza. Nobody serious is pretending otherwise. But it would be a statement. A statement heard far and wide that Irish football will not pretend that this is the normality when it’s really a catastrophe.” www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...

Trying to limit water …. think about that. #fifa #reform

If you haven’t bought or read “Careless People”, this is your sign 👇

League of Ireland has hit new highs. Discussed on #FairCity about going to a game 😁 #LeagueofIreland #SpeirGorm

#LeagueofIreland fans, are you here? 👀 #speirgorm #LOI #Irishfootball

Continued progress on this topic from @fanseurope.org & UEFA. It’s good to stand at football :)

#housing Anxiously waiting for those renter benefits to kick in … www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Reality of the Premier League …

#housing www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

When you put it like that… #fifa #(not)goodgovernance

And this fellah thinks he could be Taoiseach? FF have a big problem.

A new Bill would give gardaí access to the CCTV of public bodies without any authorisation process. It would also allow areas with "a pattern of criminal activity" be designated Crime Prevention Zones. This is a concerning attempt to remove the safeguards which prevent inappropriate use of CCTV.

“somewhere in Government a calculation must have been made that the political cost of this measure (30kph zones) would be greater than the political cost of more people dying.” Sadly, feels a logical observation www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Context… always important

#StopTheGame the42.ie/7031790

Watched Sunday Supplement journos lamenting that #PremierLeague couldn’t have PSG-Bayern game… One mooted solution was to get rid of financial restrictions (😬), and another fellah said that while PL didn’t have that quality, it did have “tense, competitive” games. Fun how it’s such a sore spot ☺️

“Why is support for Palestine so strong in Ireland?” “…Witnesses said some of those shot had been hit as they tried to reach people who had been injured.” www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...

Feeling the impact of rising fuel and food costs? Fuel up. Food costs up. Supports MUST go up... Find out more and sign the petition: www.fsunion.org/cost-of-livi... #BIATU

The independent panel considering the Premier League’s 115-plus charges against Man City – which the club strongly deny – is yet to reach a verdict, almost 18 months after the hearing. West Brom were issued a two-point deduction less than 24 hours after their hearing. @cityam.bsky.social

“It is said Ireland currently spends the lowest proportion of GDP of an EU state on nature…” But we’ve so many billions of a surplus www.rte.ie/news/environ...

A fairly grim read…

The number of United States troops travelling through Ireland has increased by almost 80 per cent before and during US attacks on Iran, figures obtained by The Irish Times show. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

From becoming the head of a household and facing challenges linked to housing and land rights, to restricted access to essential healthcare and reproductive services, how are women disproportionately affected by war?

I wonder about the overlap between “get the intern to do it” folks and “AI can do that” folks… #writing and #editing are skills honed over time, and are very much a human process. I’ve never seen a draft (AI or human) that couldn’t be improved. #communications open.substack.com/pub/wadds/p/...

The “right to request” remote working was always a toothless response from the Government at the time, but the row back is having real impact. Particularly for women. m.independent.ie/business/iri...

Feels very timely… networks like these are so important @iccl.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

Stark truth from the #IrishExaminer today. Accompanies a piece by Colin Sheridan. #media #unicefireland

Not remotely surprising … #FIFA #football

Reminder 104,768 that you don’t own / have ultimate control over any of your social media accounts... From the other place… so much to unpack, including final “Now, f*ck off” from a serviced email address after 16+ years. What did I do? Changed phone… 🤷🏻‍♀️ #socialmedia #X #digitaltech

This ⬇️ Almost as funny as the advice to INCLUDE a typo or two in cover letters now so recruiters know they’re real …

One consolation …

So people playing content out loud without headphones on the train is a real thing I see … 😬 #speirgorm #realityofpublictransport

Ireland's planning laws: We've seen this week how authorities can act against unauthorised builds — but renters living in dangerous, exploitative conditions are still waiting for the same urgency, write Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O'Connor. jrnl.ie/6988248

Important work from #Threshold amid Ireland’s continuing #housing crisis. Government have repeatedly not acted on this 🤷🏻‍♀️ #speirgorm

Reality check…

“In short, this is a malaise that cuts deep, that has disfigured our relationship with football in lots of complex ways, and somehow I don’t think banning attacking players from standing in the six-yard box at corners is going to cut it.” Fairly spot on, as he often is @jonathanliew.bsky.social

Talking football ☺️

Ireland’s housing crisis summed up… Meanwhile, normal people stress everyday about long-term housing options.

😬 And we’re only in week 3 of the month… But it’s Met Éireann’s fault 🫣

We could try and enforce the laws we have too #housing

Peaceful protests and speech shut down, more than 2,700 arrested, young people on hunger strike, people imprisoned, pensioners dragged away on the streets, and after all that, the UK’s ban on Palestine Action is ruled unlawful.

More mná needed in all walks of life 🫶🏻

#TikTok was funny, informative and interesting early on. These days… one video view and you’re down a rabbit hole 🤯 www.rte.ie/news/2026/02...

But the developers need to make a profit… 😕

Happy St. Brigid’s Day & a Snow Moon and all #cork #speirgorm