As a music fan, it’s awful the manner in which some gigs in Ireland are organised, with absolutely no sense of providing a good fan experience … so I wrote about it for @irishexaminer.bsky.social & how the industry can learn from sport. #speirgorm #livemusic www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Mná na hÉireann, says Siobhan ❤️

G’wan the girls #traitorsIRL

There are some men’s rights involved but it’s primarily focused on women’s football. Brilliant to see from @vodafonegroup.bsky.social www.insidermedia.com/news/south-e...

Very interesting read on the latest in the PSC data privacy scandal. Dept of Social Protection has a fixed deadline to demonstrate why it needs such data.

We all have to do what we can to raise this issue and increase pressure to stop the #genocide

The World Health Organization's Deputy Director General said he is almost "entirely disillusioned with the world" as the women, children and men of Gaza are abandoned

Good read about potential impact of supporter involvement from @philippeauclair.bsky.social

Stark truth from @sallyhayd.bsky.social as ever, via the @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

I’ve been doing something similar recently and the @proton.me suite of apps is where I landed. If something’s free, you’re the product (well, your data)

In the rush to cut costs, organisations need to consider the impact on customers. Automated support is nowhere near the same as speaking with an experienced service agent. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Grim… www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

It's actually The People's Republic of Cork. ( Country Cork for short) 🤣🤣🤣

Typo or truth? 🤔 #cork #speirgorm

Did you know that skin cancer is the most common cancer in Ireland? We don't mind ourselves in the sun, but also far too many of us use sunbeds. The govt. has opened a consultation on banning sunbeds. Imo, we should ban commercial sunbed use. ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Love the Dads seeing their kids play in U19s final (girls) and making their international debut (boys) in #FootballFamilies on @rtedoconone.bsky.social Even if it is #shels 🫣 #SpeirGorm

“Truth knows no Borders” Street art on Grafton Street, Dublin

Fully endorse this ☺️

“Rather than undermining encryption and, with it, the trust and safety of millions of users, there should be investment in lawful, targeted, proportionate, effective and technically feasible approaches to digital investigation.” @iccl.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Would you like to contribute to the public consultation about the Basic Income for the Arts? 💡 Fill out this survey from Minister O’Donovan at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

“I wonder if misogyny is so embedded that some men - and women - struggle to recognise it?” Sarah Harte, via @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

This is a timely piece by @sarahharte.bsky.social on violence against women and families. The myth of “he just snapped” persists but we know it’s not true. These are not mindless acts of rage, they’re acts of violent control. #SpeirGorm tinyurl.com/3djb3cbh

Nice mention for Vibes & Scribes in Cork city #books #cork www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Incremental progress… #WEURO2025

Reposting this again… #WEURO2025

More than 100 aid organisations have warned that "mass starvation" was spreading in Gaza ahead of a visit by a senior US envoy to Europe for talks on a possible ceasefire and an aid corridor.

Teams with female coaches have won the past 7 Women’s Euros titles. Yet still there are more men than women coaching at this tournament. Maybe for the last time. apnews.com/article/euro...

“The rawness and the originality of what League of Ireland fans are producing around the country is what those promoting the game here should be tapping into.” Great read by @the42.ie & David Sneyd #LOI #speirgorm #Irishfootball the42.ie/6760161

Djokovic 🥹 Sinner = unreal #wimbledon25

Finally, an interesting candidate 🙌🏻

RTÉ figures: UEFA Women's Euro 2025 matches are up +29% compared to 2022, averaging 48,000 with an audience share of 8%. England's loss to France had an average audience of 118,000 and a 16% share. RTE Player is averaging 9,000 streams per match. #womensfootball #WEURO #growth

another side effect of the outrageous rents crisis

Fraudsters are allegedly hacking into accommodation providers’ accounts and sending external links for urgent payments… surely a data privacy / protection issue for Booking.com and their clients as well as a scam?! #consumerrights #dataprivacy www.irishtimes.com/life-style/t...

“What it taught me was life happens quickly, it changes quickly, and everything is temporary. If you can just smell the grass in the instant, it made everything that I did so much more enjoyable and more memorable.” Good listen: Mary Earps & Happy Place #WEURO25 podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/h...

“Continually reducing apartment sizes, and slashing guidelines, will do one thing – increase developer profits.” Has there been any useful proposal from government? #housing jrnl.ie/6754771

Warning. Most of Cork seems to be in #crokepark ☺️ #SHC #cork #speirgorm

Ireland is moving closer and closer to introducing Facial Recognition Technology (FRT), despite significant concerns around #privacy and #accuracy. Sign @ICCLtweet petition to Min Jim O’Callaghan ⬇️ www.iccl.ie/i-do-not-con...

This is an interesting move, especially for news organisations www.wired.com/story/cloudf...

The Club World Cup that wasn’t: how fake highlights took over the internet #media #fakecontent www.theguardian.com/football/202...

“They pay lip service to community. Whereas they're giving exact dosages of vitamin D that I should be taking on a daily basis, nobody's giving me a prescription to how to hang out with my friends. “Community doesn't make money.” Great listen 👌🏻 podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/a...

Irish Govt: “But we have to change the rent pressure zones…” “The Central Bank highlights a lack of water and electricity connections and a shortfall of construction workers as key challenges for increasing construction.”

Local radio and local newspapers are two key news sources for Irish people. So says Coimisiún na Meán. So great to see newsrooms recruiting in recent months #media #speirgorm www.cnam.ie/digital-news...

My piece in The Examiner about the Rent Pressure Zone legislation and why it worries me. What it's like to be trying to rent and buy in a housing crisis borne of this government's incompetence. #Spéirgorm. I'd planned to keep my head down but then I read the companion piece to mine. See next post

Latest example of why transparency and awareness around #mediaownership matters more than ever

Lots of #corkness around this evening 😁 Corcaigh Abú 🙌🏻 #hurling #cork #speirgorm

It’s the Corkness monster!

Sure that's our job like. Bai. Corkness - chalking it down.

There’s a trend… “Corkness” 😌 #cork #rebelcounty #speirgorm

On point as always: @davidsquires.bsky.social on the PSG “fairytale” 🤔 www.theguardian.com/football/pic...

In a time when it’s often hard to avoid tapping on an ad as you scroll, this article from the @investigates.thejournal.ie team is just gorgeous. And very, very cool. And stark… investigates.thejournal.ie/data-centres