Also for the avoidance of doubt, because I’ve seen assertions elsewhere that the situation has been exaggerated: The Grok app *can* (and, indeed, has for some time) be used to ‘undress’ real humans, and then to depict them - in either photo or video - performing sexualised or titillating acts.

I've signed this petition calling for the government to shut down X for producing sexual abuse images. Will you do the same? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sh... @uplift.ie

Shame on all those responsible for excluding Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from the Adelaide Writers’ Festival following the Bondi atrocity, effectively linking her to the attack. Good article in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/culture/2026... 👇And this video from by Randa @7news.bsky.social

From 01 January 2025, the National Minimum Wage will increase to €14.15 per hour. Different rates apply depending on age. Read more 👉 www.workplacerelations.ie/en/what_you_... #WorkplaceRelations #MinimumWage

Oh man this is like three faces and two hairlines ago

Happy Christmas @joshuapomes on TikTok

I really hope this is true because I have always struggled with people’s names and it has been a source of stress for me on many occasions. I always say I never forget a face or the details of a conversation with someone. But I panic when I meet people I’ve met before or even have known for years.

Just back from seeing Avatar: Fire and Ash. That’s 3 hours and 17 minutes I’ll never get back. At least an hour too long. Predictable storyline and weak dialogue. The switch between live action scenes and CGI scenes was jarring. The live action footage looked like made for TV quality. #Avatar 4/10

Woman jailed for 6 months for online threats to Tánaiste www.rte.ie/news/courts/... Delighted to see the courts taking strong action on this kind of thing. People seem to think they can get away with stuff online they wouldn’t in the real world.

@mariesherlock.bsky.social addressing the @rainbowrosepes.bsky.social General Assembly outlining some of the work the @labourpartyireland.bsky.social is doing to progress issues for the LGBTQ+ community, in particular for #Trans people. #RainbowRose #RainbowRoseGA

Labour LGBTQ+, SDLP LGBT+ & Labour Women Ireland condemns, in the strongest terms, the shameful decision by the UK Labour Party NEC to ban trans women from attending the Labour’s women’s (UK) conference.

The guide outlines key legal protections and supports available. Read 👉 buff.ly/ULhJ7nd #GCNnews

Welcome our Icelandic friends. #speirgorm #eurovision RTE news : Iceland joins Eurovision 2026 boycott over Israel www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

If you are in a position to do so, you might drop a small donation to a good cause. I’m aware this time of year is a difficult time financially for a lot of people. gofund.me/c5cb05607 @pantibliss.bsky.social

Game Workers Unite Ireland met in Paris with 5 other European game unions to increase collaboration in a united front against industry exploitation. We stand with our friends @stjv.fr , @csvi-cgt.bsky.social, @gameworkers.co.uk, FIOM-CGIL & GDRT @social.verdi.de www.fsunion.org/latest/news/...

Are you looking to get some Union swag? Well, look no further! We have shirts, we have hoodies, and we even have a tote bag! All sporting our updated Game Workers Unite Ireland logo! Get 'em here 👇 • everpress.com/game-workers... • everpress.com/game-workers... • everpress.com/game-workers...

America’s ongoing shame Amnesty International TORTURE AND ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES IN THE SUNSHINE STATE Human rights violations at “Alligator Alcatraz” and Krome in Florida. www.amnesty.org/en/wp-conten... #Florida #RonDeSantis #AlligatorAlcatraz #Krome

@labourpartyireland.bsky.social are launching a private members bill in support of improving transgender healthcare across Ireland to get the gender reaffirming care that trans people desperately need. Email your TD to support the bill: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

We are failing transgender people on healthcare. Tomorrow 3rd December, we will be launching a private members bill in support of improving transgender healthcare across Ireland to get the gender reaffirming care that trans people desperately need. @labourpartyireland.bsky.social #TransHealthCare

Both flights today on RyanAir were delayed… in the last year not one @ryanairofficial.bsky.social flight I was on departed or arrived on time.

Today we honour and remember the people we have lost, and reflect on the progress made in fighting HIV Despite the advances in treatment and testing, we can't take for granted all the progress made. Stigma still persists and we must challenge it whenever we encounter it.

Happy I could attend this remembrance event at the Irish Embassy in London for all those Irish men and women who left Ireland to escape the oppression of a state that criminalised them and failed to provide the services they needed in order to live HIV and die with dignity. #WorldAIDSDay

On my way to London to attend a World AIDS Day remembrance event with the Irish LGBTQ+ community and London Irish in the Irish embassy. I’m honoured to have been invited to the event for my work with Irish people affected by HIV and AIDS going to and from London in the 1990s.

Today on World AIDS Day, we stand with everyone living with HIV. This year’s theme — Rethink. Rebuild. Rise. — is a reminder that global funding cuts threaten prevention and treatment. Millions risk losing life-saving care. This cannot happen. We remember, we support, we continue the fight.

If you are planing on taking up extra work over the build up to Christmas and New Year, here is some useful information you might like to know. Seasonal work 101: Know your rights this Christmas www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Sara Philips holds the room spellbound at the General Assembly of @rainbowrosepes.bsky.social as she talks about the state of play for #Trans people in Ireland and internationally. Such a brilliant speaker and making it so relatable to the personal experience of Trans people. #RainbowRose

We are proud to be hosting the General Assembly of @rainbowrosepes.bsky.social here in Dublin for the first time. Delegates from across Europe representing LGBTQ+ sections of national political parties who are members of the Party of European Socialists. #rainbowrose #RainbowRoseGA

Sara Philips, a trans activist in Ireland, leads a workshop on ‘Misconceptions, misinformation, agendas and ideologies’ Not a sound in the room as she outlines the issues faced by the trans community across Europe and what PES member parties can do in support #RainbowRose #RainbowRoseGA

I support this campaign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie

Israel: Government seeks to ban foreign media outlets permanently if deemed “a security threat” www.ifj.org/media-centre... There is no end to which the Israeli Government under Benjamin Netanyahu will go to prevent reporting of their abuses. The so called democracy of the Middle East.

Absolutely heartbreaking 💔 Five young friends dead, three injured in Dundalk crash www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Donegal Says Yes To mark the 10th anniversary of the signing into law of the Marriage Equality Act in 2015, the Donegal LGBTQ+ Heritage Project released this video. youtu.be/CCNi1O1zqE4 Delighted I could help the amazing Jen McCarron and the team with the video. Still lots of archive to be shared.

@cnn.com I hate being that person, BUT… Anderson Cooper’s fixation on bereavement is so unhealthy. His repetitive emotional rollercoaster when interviewing people who experienced bereavement comes across as an act of self-flagellation. Respectfully he needs to find a therapist to address it.

@maddow.msnbc.com What a pathetic attempt by Laurence O’Donnell on The Last Word to cover for the 8 senators who voted with Republicans last night, as well as the utterly useless Chuck Schumer. The sooner the current leadership of the Democratic Party are gone the better. They failed their party.

Finally some good political news coming out of America. Perhaps now we will see a wider rejection of Trump and the Republicans by a majority of voters… if they are allowed to exercise their vote freely without interference by Trump. #Mamdani #Spanberger #Sherrill #Jones #Hashmi #Prop50 and more.

It takes some neck to stand in front of the media complaining about political consensus being out of kilter with the grassroots while you have a €12,000+ Hermès bag hanging off your arm. I assume Gavin is representing what Steen said accurately. For me her 'campaign' has been one of entitlement.

This Friday, 26th September at 18:30. Outhouse (theatre), 105 Capel St, D1. #LGBTQhistory #QueerHistory

Stand together against racism & enjoy a vibrant celebration of shared community in Ireland! 📆Sat, Sept 27th ⏰ 1pm 📍Garden of Remembrance Fight for housing🎉 Fight for public services📢 Don't scapegoat minorities 🙌🏾 Celebrate Diversity-Reject Division

Join the growing protest to save free speech and unsubscribe from all #ABC and #Disney subscriptions, including their streaming services and podcasts. Contact ABC and Disney and tell them you are unsubscribing from their services. #FightBack #JimmyKimmel #FightDictatorships #TrumpEpstein

FSU supporting @IBCB_ie initiative on problem gambling which was launched by Minister @RobertTroyTD this morning. More Information: www.irishbankingcultureboard.ie/problemgambl...

For Dublin-based folks: I’m giving an afternoon talk next month (15 Oct) at Trinity about my forthcoming book (available for preorder for twenty quid). www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...

Anas Abusrour Speaking Tour: A firsthand account of ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank Thu, 18 September 2025, 19:15 The Pearse Centre, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 www.ipsc.ie/event/dublin...

This is worth hearing and spreading far and wide. Crime in the U.K. is reducing over the last 25 years. While immigration has increased crime has reduced. So if anything we should be saying more immigration = less crime 😉

Maeve Richardson, Digital Organiser at FSU, who participated with @drbambrick.bsky.social, Social Policy at ICTU, and Bryan O’Mahony, President of USI/Amle, in the @forsatradeunion.bsky.social Youth Conference in @tcddublin.bsky.social on Friday Support the respectatwork.ie petition

📢 PROTEST AGAINST VIKTOR ORBÁN Orbán will be attending the IRL v HUN game tomorrow. Join us 7pm, Aviva on Shelbourne Rd, to say NO to... - sportswashing authoritarianism - intimidation and silencing opposition - banning Budapest Pride - homophobia, transphobia and bigotry - dismantling democracy

Can you imagine him representing us on the international stage! He hasn’t a clue what the role or the powers of the President are He thinks he gets to dictate to Government what they do He thinks quoting bits from the Proclamation of the Republic makes him sound good. Too many kicks to the head 🤦‍♂️

@jennycohn.bsky.social based in the recommendation of public_enlightenment on TikTok I have started following you here.

I’m not American, I don’t live there… but anyone who is or does please sign. What ICE officers and administrators are doing will be judged and those found to have acted illegally will face consequences for their actions. Claiming to have just followed orders will be no defence

Love In The Lav Virtual book launch, next Thursday Sep 4 at 5pm. Free public event, RVSP here: www.nacbs.org/event-detail... Love in the Lav was featured in the Dublin InQuirer in June. www.dublininquirer.com/new-book-doc... Averill Earls, PhD Associate Professor of History, St. Olaf College