We import 84% of our fruit and veg. We can't live on meat and dairy alone. I'm fully in favour of better supports for Irish farmers and giving everything needed to help them to transition to actually putting food on our tables in a meaningful way, but we need to stop greenwashing our current system

Cannot help but feel agrieved at this tbh, the govt refused to give people with disabilities a €400 emergency payment, even prior to attacks on Iran, where disabled persons groups outlined disabled ppl were choosing between heating and eating. #Spéirgorm #speirgorm

Ya know the job-hunting stress is bad when instead of scrolling on TikTok at night, you’re updating your Indeed profile… someone please save me by hiring me 🙏

Being forced to listen to Newstalk waiting for a dr appointment. They’re talking about the new rental changes, and ngl lads I’m feeling nauseous listening to this. My partner and I need to move, but fuck it’s so grim out there and it’s gonna get higher.

I’m so tired of being a renter

I want all writers to be into writing as much like themselves as possible. I hate to see someone say writing's so good they wish they'd written it. You couldn't have, you're you, & they're them. That's the spirit of plagiarism behind AI. Believe in your capacity to create beauty unique to you.

When we talk about people murdered by ICE, we shouldn't forget Keith Porter, a black man who was shot by ICE on new years eve

I’m conducting a 30 year experiment to see what happens if you never get a good night’s sleep

First weekend where my old desk is clear and ready to become the craft desk. Which means one thing: I get to break out the sewing machine I was given three Christmases (life’s been chaos leave me alone) and begin learning how to sew for the first time!!! I’m so damn exited!

Found out recently I’m gonna be made redundant (Irish law means I’ve a month of consultation before I can officially leave)s so I had to preorder the tomato-red vinyl for #KissAllTheTimeDiscoOccassionally especially after hearing what a vibe #Aperture is.

Aperture is exactly what pop music needs right now. I’m so excited for this album! #HarryStyles

Bandcamp has banned AI music 🎧 "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp"

Ah yes, of course the right are mad about this because Jesus was notoriously born dry

On a similar note, Canva has gone to shit. They’ve put SO much behind the paywall that it’s almost useless.

Just fyi if you ever catch me willingly using Corporate Memphis style illustrations for anything know that I’ve been replaced by an imposter.

Exciting news!! ❤️ once upon a time I wouldn’t have cared much about getting married, but then I met @eilymay.bsky.social 🥹

Did Musk forget his affinity for the “Roman salute”?

So @frankiegolucky.bsky.social and I have deep dived on a lot of crunchy grifters. But the Free Birth Society might be the most horrific. Honestly, I'm surprised Saldaya and Norris-Clarke aren't in jail (although Norris-Clarke has "fled" to Nicaragua to escape the Canadian nanny state, so...)

Went to Moulin Rouge in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre tonight and it was fantastic. Something curious I noticed was the addition to the pre show announcement telling the audience not to sing along. Kinda mad to me that that’s even needed.

Why is Black Friday now 12-13 days?? Did the stores get the date wrong thinking it was yesterday rather than next week, and then had to switch it up and make it work out some how?

Pushers, written by and starring Rosie Jones, is some of the best TV I've watched in ages. Genuine laugh-out-loud comedy with some really important messages about disabled community. The crips help crips scene = perfection. youtu.be/_pqKGw6xOD4?...

Was there a reason Simon Harris was nodding when walking in with Catherine Connolly for the Inauguration? #Aras25 #SpeirGorm

Home after spending 4 nights in Berlin and can safely say that I’ve never felt such affinity for a city like I did while there. I did not want to leave, and already miss it.

This makes Mr Bean’s beef with that little tri-wheeled car even more sinister

Couldn’t get the RTE Player to work, but fear not RTE was live on TikTok… #speirgorm

I was (sleepily) reading I Who Have Never Known Men and thought “wow this story seems super familiar!” Turns out, I already read it in 2023 and totally forgot*. *not a dig at the book, I just have a truly terrible memory!

Reserves for every blood type are critically low, with only B+ being close to the bare minimum. You can literally save a person's life by donating as soon as you can. giveblood.ie 🩸 #Ireland #Áras25

I mentioned that some of them simply weren’t true, and @eilymay.bsky.social had the best response: “why would you let something like the truth stand in the way of being a hater?”

I really and truly despise the current standard for television series to be 8-10 series. I want more depth to the B plots! Like execs, hear me out, we don’t have to go back to 22 episodes but like can we at least get 15-ish episodes? Why can’t that be the standard 😭

Started #Wayward yesterday, and finished it today. As a horror fan, there’s one thing I love more than a great horror and it’s a great horror featuring Toni Collette.

Finished #HouseOfGuiness today, and I must admit I loved it. Of course, there are some inaccuracies, and it’s heavily stylised, but it’s *fun* and great storytelling. I loooved the development of the two brothers’ relationship. Here are some other thoughts:

Nice! Was going to cork for a day trip today and planned to pop into Vibes and Scribes anyway, so this is a great added bonus!

This gets to something that as a former stand-up I recognized but couldn’t name. A 31 year old professional content creator baiting 19 year old amateurs into the format of his choice isn’t debate, it’s crowd work. It’s debate-shaped crowd work farmed for content.

Got injections into the right of some spinal joints today, and I’ve been so wobbly and lopsided since, it’s a very weird sensation but hopefully this helps with the pain 🤞

It’s hard not to get really bummed out by the current state of the world, isn’t it?

Aaawwh and now Norris is another sad boy on the sand dune. This is killing me: Sad Sand Dune Dudes. #DutchGP #F1

Leclerc sitting on a sandy hill after DNF’ing is SO dramatic. I love him. #DutchGP #F1

Why doesn’t RTE, or someone officially stream EP? Tried to watch Chappell Roan on the only available live stream I could find, someone’s TikTok, it was awful quality, they were just showing their friends and chatting, and then it cut out after like 4 songs 😭

And that’s why he’s one of the GOATs of cinema!

This takes about one minute to do, it’s extremely simple, just a few simple questions, and you don’t need to be an artist to do it, it’s open to the general public. And the far right are trying to load it, so please take a moment and fill it out

I can’t say I’m surprised John Boyne, author of “my brother’s name is Jessica” is transphobic (also let’s not forget he got in a fight with the Auschwitz Memorial). He’s a disgrace to Irish Writers imo.

I’ve been reading Project Hail Mary via #audiobook bc it came highly recommended (plus I wanted to before the movie comes out). Holy fuck am I glad I’m listening it! All the numbers would’ve caused my eyes to glaze over 😭 #scifisky #booksky

@eilymay.bsky.social and myself have gone for a dip in the nearby lake the last two evenings; the way the cool water just resets our nervous systems is truly the best thing in the world. Would love to be one of those people who outdoor swim regardless of season!

I also like my chances. You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?

As a neurodivergent person with an aversion to pants, this isn’t an excuse. If you wanna be pantless in private have at it but when you’re in public (especially the workplace), ya cover your hiney!

Some thoughts on #Grok of it all: 1) The incident on the 8th was a really interesting showcase of someone* falling down the far right pipeline, ending up as a full blown nazi. But Grok did a speedrun of it.

I’m so frustrated. I learned about a writing residency really late, so I spent the last 4 days working tirelessly on my application. I sent it off around 11pm, vis email on my phone. At 2.06am the app, and notice that it never fucking sent – the deadline was 12am today! I wanna cry 😭 #Writesky

Dairy** I’ve such an aversion to the thing, I can’t even spell it.

So we all agree that it’s either bc Max is leaving, or there was an ultimatum right? What does it say about Redbull that as long as they were winning they didn’t care to remove him regarding the allegations, yet now that they’re having a shit season he gets the boot. Should’ve happened sooner tbh