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

"How can FIFA continue to operate without meaningful political or legal oversight? ... And why does the responsibility to speak out so often fall on athletes and fans?" These and other important questions asked by @staniselsborg.bsky.social www.playthegame.org/news/sports-...

“By gradually reducing total dependence on a handful of American tech platforms… … we can reclaim more control over our own digital future and make sure the next geopolitical row or cloud outage does not take our emails, documents or memories down with it.” www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

🗺️🏟️ With fans travelling away to European matches this week, we look at the @coe.int’s recently adopted recommendations on collective bans against travelling supporters, shaped by significant input from FSE. ❗ It’s now up to national governments to act. 🔗 bit.ly/4pZAaer

Interesting research from @sparktoro.bsky.social “These tools are probability engines: they’re designed to generate unique answers every time. Thinking of them as sources of truth or consistency is provably nonsensical.” #AI #comms #marketing sparktoro.com/blog/new-res...

A spark of action from the European Commission on social media recommender algorithms at long last ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

How Northern lights have fascinated Irish people for centuries. Historic records of the aurora borealis in Irish skies survive in folklore, newspapers and scientific reports, writes @angela-historian.bsky.social @dib.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

the average tenure of head coaches across Europe is now about 1.2 years, with most serving less than a season.” 😬

Went to see #Saipan (movie, not island). Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Watching with someone not from Ireland, it’s easy to forget just how much it took over our world at that time. #SpeirGorm

Hello, Bluesky! 👋🏼 #CCFC84 🇮🇹

Nollaig na mBan shona daoibh! 👯🍸🎄

Monday motivation as many of us face back into work this morning… “You cannot challenge what you have not read. You cannot advise with confidence on material you have only skimmed using a machine.” wadds.substack.com/p/why-critic...

The Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin are lovely. Easy to forget. Paystation isn’t working either at the moment which means on-site parking is free ☺️ #SpeirGorm

My letter in today's Examiner. I'm really fired up about this. A Dáil without gender parity will always fall short when it comes to representing women. That applies to their healthcare but also extends to labour that tends to be dominated by women such as providing care. #spéirgorm

Without doubt, the “landlords are fleeing” headlines are trying to drive one particular narrative…

This is interesting, in terms of #IrishMedia. The paper is owned by a Trust and has been hiring / investing for some time.

The inside story of the greatest week in Irish football history via @the42.ie the42.ie/6905978

“A great book has the power to change your way of looking at the world.” Lovely piece, not behind the paywall. www.ft.com/content/cc77...

Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream. Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads. Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?

“cherishing all the children of the nation equally…” www.rte.ie/news/health/...

“No matter what happens, it will be a glorious massing of the people who give Cork football its defiance, humour, bite, madness and irresistible life force. The ones who have kept it steadfastly these past five years are the most deserving of their day in the flare smoke and din..” the42.ie/6867636

A fair summary of where we are … #ccfc84 www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...

Modern Ireland in one picture. A new two-way road layout, which will help traffic in East Wall, is not in operation yet because a traffic light from the old layout remains in middle of the road. Alternative traffic flow around it… for weeks now 🤨 #speirgorm #howIrelandworks

Signs were there from early on, unfortunately. Despite best efforts from a few, just not good enough this season. And still in a Cup final. Football’s mad. Cork City's latest relegation a dispiriting state of affairs in Dublin-dominated Premier Division the42.ie/6861246

League of Ireland slowly becoming more of a cultural experience in this country the42.ie/6861591

Reminder: she’s 20 🙌🏻 And grew up in #LOIW