I think all train carriages should have a dog. #dogsontransit

Just under four hundred years ago this week, someone in Sweden said: "Look. Let's just get it out there. We can fix any issues post launch." #vasa

I know the Burkes are batsh*t crazy, but do they really think that the Hebron Free Presbyterian Church in Ballymoney is a "state church implementing government ideology"?!

Connecting a nation : the story of telecommunications in Ireland is available to request from your local library - librariesireland.spydus.ie/cgi-bin/spyd... #irishhistory #spéirghorm #booksky

Spotted in the Irish Writers Centre. Never converted to euro so hasn’t been used for at least 23 years. #speirgorm

I've lived in London for 30 years. It's safer, cleaner, more at ease with itself by far now than it was when I came here and the only people who believe otherwise have either never set foot in the place or have a massive chaos agenda. Check out homicide figures in that time 1/2

Look at this cool map by @briggsrogers.bsky.social visualising the number of reports to collisiontracker.ie per 30m/sq, including accidents, near misses and hazards.

Blistering piece from @iandunt.bsky.social on Matthew Goodwin's visit to London. "The success of London is a point-blank, up-against-the-wall-motherfucker refutation of the right-wing populist world view." open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

Harry Gruyaert took the photo bottom right in Kerry in 1983, but where? #Kerry people do you recognise this Maxol forecourt? #Ireland #speirgorm

“my son can’t be gay. he’s obsessed with women.” the women: #eurovision

Poor Sam

Absolutely true!

Russian propagandists and their geopolitical ambitions. This clip is from earlier this week. "And we'll help Trump take Greenland. And Canada." "And Ireland." "He didn't ask for it." "It's a holiday. St. Patrick's Day." "Maybe Ireland wants to go to Russia. How do you know?" "How? Again?”

For the day that's in it 👀 #speirgorm #speirghorm alkaline-collective-shop.fourthwall.com/products/a-n...

Canada giving Marco Rubio the tiniest red carpet they could find in a thrift shop somewhere.

Yes #speirgorm

The share of renewables* in energy for heating and cooling reached 26% across the EU in 2023. Ireland ranks the lowest, at 7.9%. *heat pumps, biomass, renewable waste heat etc.

Results are IN This month's #WeeDote Award goes to

The fact that there might be a conclave so close to a movie about one has really motivated me to finish my screenplay "The Tech CEO Who Died of Diarrhea So Explosive The Coroner Said He Had No Lower Back to Speak Of"

Zelensky must have been surprised. He went to Whitehouse and ended up speaking to Kremlin.

Front cover of The Star sums it up....

The Daily Star this morning is brutal.

Looking forward to both the book and the pint @jonnelledge.bsky.social #daydrinking

Here's something that takes seconds and could have actual positive outcomes. There is an official 'citizen's petition' system in the EU. There's one open at the moment to ban conversion therapy for LGBT+ people in the EU. Ireland can be 1 of the 7 nations needed eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

Well #SpéirGorm it's official we've the best postcode system youtu.be/1K5oDtVAYzk?...

The Dublin Inquirer Neighbourhood Mapping Project is an online tool allowing people to draw "their" idea of their Dublin neighbourhood's boundaries. In the 70 maps of Stoneybatter submitted, not a single one has come east of Constitution Hill! Explore it here: neighbourhoods.civictech.ie

Sharing this out because I almost forgot to register. If anyone wants to to be on the new register of electors for the Seanad elections, the deadline is Jan 23rd. If you were previously registered you'll need to reregister. #Ireland #IrishBluesky #SpéirGhorm seanadvoter.ie/NewAppIntroE...

why does my dog look like a middle manager?

It might be time to leave Facebook if Enoch Burke is being suggested as a friend… #speirgorm

Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, Ireland, 1965 by Alen McWeeney.

How to delete FB, Threads and Insta techcrunch.com/2025/01/10/h...

#freyathedoggie was not happy to find that all the pubs are closed on Christmas Day. #speirgorm

Might not message tomorrow because I’ll be on Turkey floor watch. So happy Christmas!

If you live in Dublin 8, we found your green-cheeked parakeet. He (?) is in good spirits and is banded.

Imagine having the view and concentrating on your triplicate letters.... Liberty Hall 1966

A Cavan man’s wife died and he went to put her death notice in the newspaper. As the price per word was €5, he wanted to just print ‘Mary Murphy dead”. Newspaper man tells him it’s a minimum 6 word notice. So he printed “Mary Murphy dead. Hay for sale.” #irishtimes

Does anyone know when ballot papers will be posted out? I haven’t received them for several elections, though Trinity’s academic registry has confirmed several times that the address they hold is my address. #tcd #speirgorm #seanadeireann

For the weekend of the #LateLateToyShow and culchie shopping day, here's a Christmas present idea from 1997 - a ‘Ready-to-Go’ prepaid mobile phone from Eircell. The £99 Motorola A130 handset ended up under Christmas trees across Ireland. #SpeirGorm

Bus journey times are: Down 25% in the morning on the north quays ↘️ Down 32% in the evening on the south quays ↘️ Thanks to the first phase of the City Centre Transport Plan. Dublin bus passenger numbers up 25% since pre-COVID ⬆️

It's going to be a long night in the Cavan-Monaghan Count Centre, but the good people of Cavan have made sandwiches for everyone #GE24 #GeneralElection2024

The wall-to-wall live coverage of the general election today has its roots in a telephone service introduced in 1922. #GE24 #Ireland #history

Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.

Eh? Registering all non-EU citizens: discriminatory, what does it do, but possibly legal Registering all EU citizens but not Irish: good luck with that under EU law! Registering all: the Irish going to be ok with that? Doubt it Someone’s not thought logically here.

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Campaign Gist: Building a Wall The six constituencies with the greatest risk of far-right gains and the best candidates in each place to vote for to block them. https://www.thegist.ie/campaign-gist-building-a-wall/

I recently updated my bus connects comparison tool to the latest maps from the NTA from earlier in the year. sandbox.kevin.ie/busconnects_...

This is Lil Hobbs. He’s just waking up. Thought everyone would enjoy seeing his routine. Big stretch included. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

May I introduce everyone on @bsky.app to #freyathedoggie