The real headline: "Progressive Social Democrat wins with ease in Dublin byelection bid for seat in the Dáil."

The idea of Vote Left, Transfer Left was pretty strongly adhered to in Dublin Central as the count went on. What happened was that the voters didn’t consider SF to be left. The SF candidates big transfer moments came from Steenson and Hutch.

🔵 DUBLIN CENTRAL 11am and I'm calling it. Daniel Ennis (SD) to win the Dublin Central by-election.

This is disgusting treatment of the Flotilla activists, the woman being abused at the start of the video is Irish woman Catriona Graham. Our government cannot continue to stand by as apartheid Israel kidnaps, assaults and incarcerates its citizens, it must impose sanctions now.

Queen Medb of Connacht, famed for her role in the Táin Bó Cúailnge and flanked by bulls Finnbhennach and Donn Cúailnge - formidable warrior queen, shrewd leader, seductive beauty, and one of Ireland's most powerful, strong-willed, and legendary women 🐂 Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

It’s easy to believe these people are just stupid, but it’s not that simple. It’s more like a religious belief, where they will accept any statement that aligns with their beliefs, and the more you try and convince them otherwise, the more they believe you’re part of the conspiracy.

One of our current MLIS students, Dina Gorelik, is currently seeking participants for her thesis which explores the role of Dublin-based library staff in relation to the Irish language - if anyone would be willing to spare some time, she would be very grateful - details below ⬇️

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...

Only just clocked the excellent attribution IrelandAM used for me during my appearance on Monday. 10/10. No notes.

We need to send the these parties a message, Ireland was ready for change eight years ago, and it's ready for change now. We need more progressive voices in Dáil Éireann to hold them to account.

RTÉ’s boycott of this year’s Eurovision goes beyond simply not sending a contestant to Vienna, as the broadcaster will not be showing any of this week’s shows. Instead, RTÉ2 will broadcast the classic Father Ted episode A Song for Europe during the usual Eurovision timeslot.

Racism is reliably dumb. But it's especially stupid to say that the Dublin Rose is not Irish enough. Half the contestants in the Rose of Tralee are American, and I don't recall any astroturf social media campaigns against them.

📚 An dteastaíonn roinnt inspioráid léitheoireachta uait? Tá neart inspioráide le fáil ar shuíomh Love Leabhar Gaeilge, le sonraí faoi os cionn 140 leabhar Gaeilge ó 20 foilisitheoir agus breis is 90 údar, file & aistritheoir Gaeilge. ✍ Aimsigh an scéal is ansa leat ag loveleabhargaeilge.ie 💖📚

Excellent Farage cartoon by Martyn Turner in this weekend’s Irish Times.

It's very, very hard to read something like this and not conclude that the Department of Justice are deliberately mismanaging this in order to make the process as miserable and disruptive for everyone

Happy 100th Birthday to Champion of the Earth, the remarkable Sir David Attenborough.

Happy 100th Birthday to David Attenborough! Thank you for a lifetime of inspirational broadcasting, and all your work to promote the understanding of evolution and the natural world.

just heard the sad news of the passing of Gráinne Uí Mhaithiú (best known to many of us as a presenter on Bosco). hope her family knows she brought a lot of joy to a generation of kids #speirgorm

When I speak about racism I've experience in Ireland quite often I'll get a comments like: "Sure you're more Irish than them" or "I bet they can't even speak Irish like you". Here's why I ask you to not make these kind of comments anymore:

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This is a beautiful piece. You get such a strong sense of the person at the centre of it. A wonderful tribute.

Aimsigh an téama is ansa leat ón 5 leabhar seo do dhaoine fásta 🌟 Mura bhfuil do rogha téama anseo, tá neart leabhar eile ar fáil do 'chuile aois ar loveleabhargaeilge.ie 📚💖 @forasnagaeilge.bsky.social

Happy Lá Bealtaine - the swallows have arrived and summer's on the way 🔥 Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

Alt faoi athruithe agus a dhul sa tseans le rudaí i Seachtain m.independent.ie/seachtain/se...

Josh O'Connor, on the incredible performance note he got from Steven Spielberg while shooting Disclosure Day apnews.com/article/disc...

I tried out the government’s AIReady.ie courses you don’t have to! And, really, I don’t recommend you do!!! Here’s a rundown of the experience 🧵👇 (1/30)

A bit of both. We understand the many and varied reasons for having a difficult relationship with Irish – and we also believe the person and the book to have become symbols for a broader issue, a book added to the curriculum to show beautiful Irish, yes, but also showing... (1/x)

📚 Imeachtaí agus Ceardlanna sna Leabharlanna Áitiúla Bí páirteach i gceardlanna, léamha, taispeántais agus imeachtaí pobail i leabharlanna Bhaile Átha Cliath. Tá rud éigin ann do gach aoisghrúpa. Féach an nasc sa bheathaisnéis

Don't get to do this often enough but you know you can listen back to everything we do on Arena wherever you get your podcasts or here... www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

8 years ago, I told a story which changed my life forever. Shortly after, an old pal from college asked if he could turn it into a film. So I am DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE that 'Me, Myself & Mary' is not only finished, but has been chosen to lead the Tribeca Festival's animated shorts roster this year.

Stamp doodle logo for the @cnagaeilge.bsky.social AthGhaelú campaign "to encourage people to use Irish placenames instead of English placenames in all aspects of life." They've also created a Gealltanas Logainmneacha "to encourage individuals and groups to use Irish-only placenames" #SpéirGhorm

A privilege to be asked by @thejournal.ie to share thoughts and reflections on our beloved Moya ❤️💫 jrnl.ie/7012368

Vintage at this stage

So sad to learn of the passing of Moya Brennan of Clannad. For me, her singing was the bridge between the old traditions of Irish music and something new and vibrant as contemporary sounds and influences came into it. Her instrument was her voice, and it was stunning. www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

RIP Moya Brennan, a wonderful singer, composer, harpist, sister of Enya, and gave - with Clannad - the first ever performance in Irish on Top of the Pops. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zHT...

RIP Moya Brennan. Clannad never had a chart-topping single in Ireland, but her voice kicks off one of our most iconic number ones: irishnumberones.com/2022/04/27/r...

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Ní bheidh a leithéid ann arís. Suaimhneas síoraí dá hanam. youtu.be/cHEoJ0IjbA4?...

www.rte.ie/entertainmen... Laoch eile imithe uainn. Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam - Máire Ní Bhraonáin ar shlí na fírinne.

📖 Cuirfidh an scéal seo ag smaoineamh tú ar thábhacht na n-ealaíon sa lá atá inniu ann. Is úrscéal é seo do dhéagóirí, ach is cinnte go dtarraingeodh sé suim léitheoirí fásta freisin. Léigh an léirmheas ag loveleabhargaeilge.ie/leirmheasanna/ @forasnagaeilge.bsky.social

It's actually good when people online refer to figures they don't like as "fat fucks" or insults about their body type rather than their character, because it lets me know they'd quietly think the same about me and those with a similar body to me if we ever met in person, which means we never will.

It’s a great moment to remember that in the leadup to this popular uprising, the first major gut-punch was delivered by Budapest Pride. Poetic justice. 🇭🇺🏳️‍🌈

Great analysis here. Well worth reading. Thank you @louthforever.bsky.social

We are ar bís about this! Building empathy through language. Bí linn. @raidionalife.bsky.social #Podcast #Multilingual

The fuel protests in Ireland are a Trojan Horse that aim to bring fascism to Ireland. We are witnessing the birth of an Irish version MAGA. The more you look, the more obvious it is that many of the key spokesmen (and they are all men) are dangerous anti-immigrant far right agitators.Wake up.

Is mar gheall ar ghrúpaí ar nós Muslim Sisters of Éire nach bhfuil cúrsaí níos measa fós sa tír. An dream sin a mhaíonn gur cheart "tús áite a thabhairt d'Éireannaigh", léiríonn siad arís is arís eile gur cuma leo dáiríre faoi dhaoine eile, níl sa mhaíomh sin ach iarracht an ciníochas a cheilt.

First time we have seen this in 5 days of protests - Gardai using an army heavy towing vehicle to move blockade tractors off the road at Whitegate - vid Brian Connolly

They attacked the Muslim Sisters of Éire, one of the kindest and mostly welcoming groups out on the streets of Dublin providing meals to the unhoused. Fuck every single one of these rat fucks.

Gabriel Rosenstock, duine de mhórscríbhneoirí na Gaeilge agus file ‘idirnáisiúnta’, ar shlí na fírinne