Dublin Zoo is also home to the world's only Trhinoceros.

The French Nazis that Loyalists brought over to Sandy Row last night have spray painted a message of support for Gisèle Pelicot's rapist husband just in case you thought the "protect our women" brigade are anything other than human tumours

Always loved this Dr. Feelgood line-up. Two plain-clothes coppers (bass and drums) and two absolute psychos (guitar, vox) out on parole.

The Ghost Limb is on RTÉ radio tonight! A four part documentary series, about the story of the book and its afterlife. Hopefully on the Docs on One podcast in due course. A labour of love from producer Dónall Ó Maolfabhail from Scun Scan Productions. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

If art critics talked like football pundits.

Donald abandoned his 3 oldest kids, when they were all in grade school, to run off with a mistresses. He had a child with that mistress, speculated about the eventual size of that baby's breasts, and then abandoned her too. He married his next mistress. And cheated on her with someone in porn.

Photos from today's bonfire dander are up on the site now. This will probably be added to later when some of them are lit (provided I do not fall asleep). Failing all else, the big ones are getting lit tomorrow anyway. brendanjharkin.myportfolio.com/eleventh-nig...

japan is making kinds of cigarettes i never imagined was possible

I know I sound like a broken record about this, but I don't think people fully appreciate the volume and intensity of the mobilisation of the far right here in the north. And it's not just local/Irish/British mobilisation.

Prepared to wager hard cash money that after the USA are deservedly eliminated, Infantino announces a new FIFA World Winners Prize and awards it to them.

I bleated on about FIFA arbitrarily rescinding Ronaldo’s red card against Ireland at the time This is the inevitable outworking Only a matter of time before a result is subsequently overturned for political reasons

Beautiful dudes

I have found it impossible to connect with this World Cup for any extended period of time, because a lot of the off-field stuff has been pretty disgusting, and then along came this.

Lyra's legacy will be her words, a bursary scheme to help the disadvantaged seek a career in journalism and a renewed spirit driving a rejection of the pointless violence of vain men. The legacy of the New IRA and their PR boys will be murdering an Irish woman and covering for the murderer.

#Danegeld www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We’ll always have these guys x

Rise in NHS hospital admissions following private treatment in Scotland. Those who can afford it are using private hospitals for treatment. When something goes wrong or not covered by insurance, they are dumped on to the NHS. Profits privatised, costs socialised. archive.ph/7MFAb

Today marks round two of the #WorldCup! ⚽️ Check out our starting line up! They have over 50 years of experience. 🏆 #Fifa #FifaWorldCup #FifaWorldCup2026 #soccer

Fair question! It's because we print all our mugs ourselves, right here in our kitchen, using a decrepit little mug press. So I can draw something with pen and paper and have it on dishwasher proof ceramic half an hour later. It's fun but chaotic. bsky.app/profile/gonz...

excellent read: "The song’s message of national pride rather than nationalism makes it relevant at a tournament where fans from various nations unite, despite the government of one of the hosts, the US, using it to espouse divisive nationalism and issue travel bans to the fans of some countries."

The tragedy is that Vance is probably right. The idea that a president would be removed from power for law-breaking - and that the Republican Party would turn against him under those conditions - feels like a different universe. And that's linked to a radical changes in how democracy is understood

An additional victim, a report that went nowhere, colleagues perpetuating a cover up...needs a full public inquiry because the drip drip of information is turning this into political drama rather than a story about a predatory paedophile protected by people in power

If you're here in Europe right now, squashed under this merciless heat dome, you're probably pouring with sweat. That means you're losing water like a burst dam, & need to drink more water than usual to replace it. What happens if you DON'T do that? It's absolutely bloody terrifying. 1/

URGENT APPEAL A mam and her 5 children from Gaza need a wheelchair-accessible 3-bed home in or near Dublin. One child is awaiting critical surgery and stable accommodation is urgently needed. Rental support (up to €2,500/month for 18 months) is available through the Irish Red Cross. Info below:

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

Volunteers found this Twix wrapper while digging at the Old Spotted Dog Ground - best before 1984.

As the proud owner of a recently dead Dad, I loved Emma Hayes' shout-out to her departed old man. She's great.

THE STORY SO FAR

Alright

Hope these guys have a good night

I do love that the Cabo Verde player from Shamrock Rovers was invited to for the national team via LinkedIn. This is the first good thing that LinkedIn has ever done.

The world's richest man - perhaps the richest man who has ever lived - gloating about shutting down aid for the world's poorest people. All while posing as the champion of the common man. The great lie of populism in its most naked and morally putrid form.

Last night there was a moment when a call went out by activists for spare beds for around 30 people and within less than an hour it was confirmed they were all sorted. Unbelievable work.

Elon Musk is set to become a trillionaire within the next few months and a Karl Marx quote comes to mind. "One day there will be trillionaires, but you will still have nothing." Amazing powers of prediction.

If you have friends who are from ethnic minority communities in Belfast, check in on them this evening. What is unfolding across parts of Belfast is wrong, stoked up by English nationalists with no interest in this city. As well as some local politicians to cover their own failures.

People apparently being put out in Ligoniel and Tigers Bay right now, Sandy Rowe is cordoned and people are being evacuated

A terraced house has been set on fire on Ainsworth Avenue, reports are it's now spreading. cryptpad.fr/sheet/#/2/sh...

Shows you how broken football is that none of us expect Infantino to pressure Trump, nor senior Fifa execs to pressure Infantino, nor national associations or governments to pressure Fifa, nor teams, players or referees to boycott. Even with such grotesque racism, it's hopelessness all the way down.

This 👇

Dreaming of a home? UK workers' share of gross value added down from 71.9% in 1975 to 59.3%. Employee median wage £31,524 (£26,217 net). Can you buy a home? Private sector rents up 28% in the last 3 yrs. Social housing decimated since the 1980s. Govts still besotted with neoliberalism.

First two are the only good ones. Nice to see that Margaret Thatcher didn't even get 1%. She is the root cause of ALL the problems in the UK.

Will you be watching the World Cup?

London’s anti-fascist football club Miles Ellingham reports for the @theobserveruk.bsky.social from the last game of the Clapton CFC's Men's First Team season observer.co.uk/culture/in-r...

We need to educate those that are thinking about voting for the fraudulent liars & thieving millionaires in the Reform party. Repost please.

One of the most depraved aspects of U.S. policy towards Cuba is the effort to coerce developing countries into expelling Cuban doctors. Ending these programs not only punishes Cuba, but it also harms some of the world's poorest and most medically underserved people.