Martial law has just been declared in South Korea…..

Ireland has just elected its first TD not born in either the 19th or 20th century….. I don’t know about you but I think there should be a law against that…. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Couldn’t be much closer than this www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Posted about Irish retailers move to delist McGregor-linked products both here and on X…… the wildly different responses on the two platforms is hugely instructive.

Retailers move to take McGregor’s whiskey and stout off the shelves. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024...

I saw this quote from Bob Dylan today and it resonated. "Saw Nick Cave in Paris recently at the Accor Arena and I was really struck by that song Joy where he sings “We’ve all had too much sorrow, now it the time for joy.” I was thinking to myself, yeah that’s about right."

Speaking as someone who is neither a landlord, a property investor or a land hoarder, I am going to say no.

Are you looking to buy or rent a home and would you talk to us about how your search is likely to shape your choices in the upcoming election? If so you can message me here or mail me on [email protected]. Thanks.

I blame myself for allowing hope to creep in at half time. Now it is 5-0 to England and it could get even worse. #coybig

Do yiz remember when Twitter was craic while also being a reliable source of real time information about events happening in the world? Wouldn’t it be only mighty if we could make Blue Sky like that?

Maybe they should have got a teacher to check their homework. www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

First pic of Trump’s new cabinet released.

Hey everyone! Say hello to @antonsavage.bsky.social. It’s his first day here and he’s very, very shy.

Am seeing a lot more activity on here over the last week or so. It’s making me think I should maybe come back and embrace it more energetically. Lord knows I don’t feel comfortable doing anything to support the other place.

Today I’m walking off the job with hundreds of my Washington Post colleagues for 24 hours to demand a fair contract. It's the postguild's first strike in 48 years. To support us, avoid all Washington Post journalism today, Dec. 7. You can read more here: actionnetwork.org/letters/work...

This is a public service announcement. The Frasier Reboot is excellent. It’s like taking an old clown suit, unworn for a decade, out of the closet and finding it still fits and is still funny. You’d miss Niles for sure but it’s still great to have it back.

I’ve had worse Friday nights to be fair. www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...

Unless it’s telling us that all the bars in the destination open at some point?

It’s getting there!

This is a depressing - and sadly accurate - read. H/t @cristinleach.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Christmas sorted now. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Not long ago, as an experiment, I “invested” in Crypto. I bought €80 worth of “currencies” I’d never heard of on Revolut. My €80 is now €69. Truly I am the Warren Buffet of our times.

It's not every helpful Irish Times explainer that manages to get the phrase "gwan out of that" in early on. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023...

Now I’m as much a fan of a breathlessly exciting news headline as the next needy journalist but….

Am not really a golf or fighting fan but I kind of love the way the Ryder Cup is so full of aggro…..

Love this idea h/t @rickoshea.bsky.social

American bread is pretty ropey too. It’s amazing they even have sandwiches really.

The list of artists here makes it clear that despite all I have heard the devil does NOT have only the best tunes www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/musi...

You’re welcome BlueSky. You. Are. Welcome. www.instagram.com/reel/CxaIMxG...

I am almost certain storms have got worse since we started giving them names.

1.9.11 is up! - Hashtags are now supported! You can add #hashtags in the post text, or by using the new # button in the post composer! - Clicking on any hashtag either in text or in the post list will search posts with that hashtag and you can add that search as a column

Wouldn't you be raging.... www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/...

So, obviously I had to look up skeet. Every day’s a school day, I guess. We could calm them skyves? Cos that’s what many of will be doing here!

I’m not sure how true this is but on behalf of the nation, we’ll take it.

Pity the poor buyer who must have been only delighted to get this huge shipment of Prime delivered not knowing the world had already moved on to the next fad.

Very loose use of the word “we” in the Daily Mail today.

Insert fake outrage here

Yes…. A reliable source of news (and maybe just a bit of craic and less of the angry lunacy?)

Well who saw this coming???? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

There is a very important editorial in The Irish Times today that is worth reading in full. Here’s just a snippet.

The reality of what happens when you close your dishwasher door is less interesting than you might have thought, a lot less interesting www.instagram.com/reel/CxU8-uv...

It’s early days but I hope this platform takes off…. I still miss Old Twitter. I wrote what amounted to a eulogy for it almost a year ago in case you’d like to read it. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...

I’d love to see a return to this #ff business. And with that in mind I’m recommending @charlieconnelly.bsky.social. Funny and smart, he is. And he is taking the fantastic Attention All Shipping on tour. Will that include a stop in Ireland? I have no idea but it should!

Crazy decision. There is nothing unusual about an author banging out three books every day. www.theguardian.com/books/2023/s...

We call Stoneybatter Cow Town betimes. It really should be Horse Town.

A good who's who of the people who besieged the Dáil this week www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

So THIS is where he wound up. #dublin #arbourhill #breakingbad

Oh to live in Mariah’s bill free world… www.instagram.com/reel/CxDrEU7...

Truth.

Struggling to understand why the crowd who gathered outside the Dail yesterday to raise "various issues including immigration, Covid-19 vaccines, transgender rights, sex education in schools and proposed hate-speech laws" (it's like far right Bingo) went after Micheal Healy-Rae with such venom.