Enterprise Minister Peter Burke has said a probe into alleged oil price gouging “is going to be a quick investigation” and expects it to be complete in a month. He said he has passed on receipts of recent wholesale oil purchases to the consumer watchdog. www.thejournal.ie/oil-prices-i...

Join us to mark #IWD2026 with tours, talks, screenings & exhibitions celebrating women’s stories, creativity & impact across Irish history. Explore Ireland’s cultural heritage through women’s experiences on Sun 8 March. #SpeirGorm #HerStory www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/I...

The President of Ireland has sent her support for our Strength in Solidarity Climate event in the Shankill Women's Centre next Thursday 😎 All our elected representatives have been invited to hear from the community growers and 3rd sector organisations across the city. We'll see who turns up.

Boggles the mind how it's still in business, tbh.

Just as we stand with Palestinians as they continue to struggle to choose their own destiny on their own land, we join in the same fight for the self-determination of all people in the region. All of our futures depend on it.

Part of me wonders if we will ever have a @hselive.bsky.social app which sends a message when we have an appointment made and ad it to the calendar. It would make life so much easier, and stop over lapping appointments being made. #Disability #longcovid #Spéirgorm

A proper media ownership mix is crucial for the culture and future of any society. It is time for RTÉ management to park its outsourcing agenda, which destroys jobs and the future of this vital public service.

Shame Mehole isn't in a position where he could make legislation to prevent such an occurrence, shame he's just a retired teacher with an eye watering pension who has opinions.

This is crazy- there’s a cut to HSE capital plan this year Rising population, more complexity of care & yet less money going into hospital beds, equipment and IT Dept of Health’s own bed plan says it needs to build 2,900 by 2031 But plans only 143 new beds this year 🙄 labour.ie/news/2026/02...

Well said 👏 Add your name to the petition calling on the Irish football team to Boycott Uefa Nations League Games Against Israel and Demand UEFA expel Israel from all Competitions over on my.uplift.ie/petitions/fa... ✊️ #SpeirGorm

Did somebody say Operation Epstein Fury?

#nerdlings Does anyone know of a dragon model that resembles the one on the Welsh flag?

Went to a very engaging talk this evening, and a quote from Padraig Pearse struck me:

Road safety agencies really don’t appreciate/understand the draught effect of air vortex destabilisation of a bike user. Forensic crash analysis will conclude that a rider simply fell off their bike with no impact from an overtaking vehicle, such as a semi-trailer rig.

Our flag means peace.

And in Ireland? Are there actually even safe staffing figures?

Coincidentally, I just read this article about LinkedIn and Persona: thelocalstack.eu/posts/linked... With or without Persona getting hacked, nobody should voluntarily participate in these ID/age checks. (And it's a shame the blog post's author doesn't reach the same conclusion.)

Why is the Dept of Enterprise (not defence) meeting with a lobby group representing the arms industry? Because our defence and security policy is inseparable from an economic model that is dependent on Foreign Direct Investment 1/2

Ireland should not play UEFA games against Israel. We should demand Israel are banned from the competition. Sign and share the petition if you agree my.uplift.ie/petitions/fa... @uplift.ie

Late Debate on RTÉ Radio 1 - really interesting discussion on addiction in Ireland including the “toxic trilogy” of addiction, domestic violence and homelessness. Worth a listen!

#DerelictIreland #Spéirghorm

"Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot, has been under investigation in France, California, the UK, India, and Brazil for allegedly creating non-consensual intimate images, including images that depict minors. Now, it's facing yet another investigation, this time in Ireland." mashable.com/article/elon...

HMRC just published payroll data for the UK...and it turns out, Northern Ireland is the *only* region in the UK with positive growth in the labour market. NI is actually outperforming London in the labour market! Which is unheard of in the 103 years history of NI as a UK region. 1/3

It is utterly astonishing how many charities in Ireland are expected to fill the gaps in public provision. From schools relying on parents’ “voluntary contributions” to health services relying on any number of charities. It’s bonkers.

Instead of taking on the problem at the source, the government is trying to say "not our problem" by banning under 16s on social media. We must fight the problem at it's source - we need turn off these toxic algorithms. We need to pass the "Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2025".

The UK Government is finally taking on Elon Musk. Quite a moment. (Now they need to ditch X, ofc)

What a wonderful day! (A hiatus from the 40 days and 40 nights of rain)

Ireland's Attorney General said this to the International Court of Justice two years ago. The law has not changed. The politics, maybe.

Bray today

For the day that’s in it

No ICE in Ireland. I know our Taoiseach is allergic to doing anything about anything, but this needs to be a red line. #speirgorm

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has suspended its industrial action at Naas General Hospital.

Of course, but what about more acute care facilities? With their own x-rays, radiologists etc NOT adding to the load of the hospital next door? We probably need more Acute Care facilities including 24hr ones.

Confidential demographic paper warns Ireland faces labour “conundrum” as workforce ages and migration pressures grow. Our latest set of records available at: www.thestory.ie/2026/02/13/c...

Simon Community report confirms HAP collapse. "Renters will pay the price for the Government’s rental changes. Rents need to come down, not rise even higher." @conorsheehan.bsky.social labour.ie/news/2026/02...

Is it Day 37 or Day 38 of rain in Dublin, now? Was there one day of blue sky somewhere in there?

I’ve never seen @victorpatrascan.bsky.social’s comedy before, but this clip of him doing crowd work with two Canadian racists is incredible. “What’s your genocidal [settler] background?”

I can't be the only one who immediately thought of Belfast when I saw that photo.

Be careful what you wish for voting for right wing looney tunes #Argentina

I’m looking into android and iOS alternatives for my phone, so as to take control of my data privacy. Posting this #PCmag review here if it’s useful for anyone

Anyone spot a cyclist (me) knocked off her bike along the canal at drimnagh today by someone who drove away? If you got a reg I’d love the help to report them! @ibike.ie

Happy St. Gobnait's Day! 🐝 Cover design for the bould @emmalangfordmusic.bsky.social's single Abigail (Tomhas Ghobnatan) inspired by St. Gobnait from a few years back.

When I was a child, I loved skipping. Wasn’t so good with two tennis balls against a wall. But by far the most exciting game was Relievee-eye-oh. Two teams taking prisoners, who could be freed by any member of their team who made it to the ‘jail’.

Here’s a list of chemicals banned in Europe but present in US products:

All too possible…

A government enthralled to men and corporations drunk on power is the rot at the centre of the Mandelson scandal. Of all seven of the Nolan principles, openness can help build back the most trust. Every MP, like me, should release logs of all lobbying meetings.

I had a student who did her MA with me last year, who studied how the rhetoric of the Irish government did not match its actions, and the center of the research was this airport. Weapons transfers, flying in and out, like it's nothing. Shameful.