The length of time it takes to get in contact with Revenue in Ireland is absolutely ridiculous. Have tried phone and online, smoke signals next.

OR… Ireland needs more landlords that see renters as human and not cash cows. #SpeirGorm

It’s because Incels don’t just exist in incel spaces. They’re embedded across all sectors and communities. It’s important to highlight the reach of incel subculture and how slowly jokes, slang and terminology become the norm. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Very sad news of more deaths this morning on Irish roads. More families and communities devastated. We can’t keep turning away from the road safety issues facing Ireland. Conversations on this issue quieten too soon after tragedies. #SpeirGorm

I was delighted to speak to the @independent.ie about the media’s reporting on suicide and murder-suicide in Ireland. Reporting can be devastating for families or an educational opportunity for everyone. #Ireland #SpeirGorm m.independent.ie/life/health-...

“In a quantitative survey of 373 respondents, almost half of the respondents are experiencing enforced deprivation (nearly three times the national rate) and report difficulty making ends meet.” www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

“Publication of the review, which was conducted by a team under consultant psychiatrist Dr Colette Halpin, has been delayed because of the scale of what was uncovered.” #SpeirGorm #Ireland www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Meme Monday #PGRH

It very likely will. Similar to extremist/harmful digital communities - when they’re banned from sites like Reddit, for example, the members don’t evaporate. They regroup and build seedy, underground, free-for-all spaces. Places where you can buy almost anything.

Please make it your new resolution to visit AskHistorians once a week, because we've never been this invested in overtaking another community.

This is a knee-jerk response that looks good on paper but will likely drive more harm via seedier, community-moderated spaces. We’ve seen this before.

The use of the counselling notes of victims in court cases is cruel, inhumane and abusive - it is morally and ethically abhorrent, counter to every single tenet of therapeutic practice, and a final betrayal of an already profoundly traumatised person. #counsellingnotes 1/

We need to get real. Met Éireann is not to blame for flooding damage - poor planning, building on flood plains, not implementing over 20 years of remedial action are. We were warned decades ago winter rain would increase, but continued doing nothing and built on space needed for water #spéirghorm

Hi @limericklive.bsky.social I’ve made contact a few times now in relation to some articles that go against national and international guidelines for reporting on suicide, but haven’t gotten a response. Is there a preferred route of contact?

It’s all gone Pete Tong in full council meeting.

The tech discrepancies between Limerick county council meetings (Dooradoyle vs Adare-Rathkeale) is crazy. What a treat to be able to actually hear people, not to mind see them too at today’s full council meeting. What a time.

Relieved to see that after some persistent pestering, The Limerick Post have amended their article published January 16th that went directly against national and international guidelines for responsible reporting on suicide. If you see something, say something. Hold them to account.

Just saw This American Life mentioned somewhere and it fit me thinking about my favourite episodes. I still think House on Loon Lake is one of the best pieces of audio storytelling of the twenty years.

The unintended consequences of bans are often underestimated, until it’s too late.

The absolute joy of seeing everyone’s pictures of the auroras. Times like this the “trending in Ireland” option would be excellent.

Important piece of work by @theguardian.com Trans women in the US, fleeing desperate situations and seeking refugee status in the Netherlands. open.spotify.com/episode/2j0A...

“Death by suicide was the leading cause of death for both the LGB+ population and their heterosexual counterparts in the younger age groups, the study found, but the proportions were markedly higher in those identifying as LGB+.” www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/deep...

are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a... pls repost

Astonishing to see the Limerick Post’s recent coverage of suicide related events. Flying directly in the face of almost every media guideline for responsibly reporting on suicide. This is what happens when there is no mechanism for enforcing standards.

“restricted for most AI systems right now” is also very telling. Totally grim.

Had the opportunity to teach in @ucddublin.bsky.social new O’Connor Centre for Learning yesterday. Incredible building, massive collaborative, open-space working areas for students. Group seating in lecture theatre.

Hello! I am sharing information about my @researchireland.ie project Locating Loss: histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces. I would love to connect with researchers/ practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines, so please share widely! Sharing again for morning Bluesky!

I’ve put together a list of Irish academia and research related accounts, sharing for anyone interested. Plenty more great accounts to add and no doubt plenty I’ve missed (feel free to name drop) but here it is. #SpeirGorm #Ireland bsky.app/profile/did:...

One simple thing media outlets can do to reduce the harm in reports on murder-suicide is to close their comment sections. Absolutely nothing helpful happens there.

The rental market in Limerick (and everywhere else) is already battering people, but just wait until the Ryder Cup rolls around. The madness is already unfolding.

When reporting on suicide and murder-suicide some details are wildly inappropriate and unhelpful. Irish media always fall well below the bar here. Do better #SpeirGorm

Something important I just learned as a new parent.. However many batteries you think are enough tonight, double it 😭

One of the wonderful bonus joys of having a baby is getting to read children’s books again. Last night we read Julia Donaldson’s The Gruffalo and I’m certain that we enjoyed it more than baby did.

The Primary School Survey is now open. Make sure to have your say on whether you believe primary schools should have religious patronage or not. #SpeirGorm www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Catherine Connolly secured the first preference votes of 914,143 people — the most of any Irish politician ever. She is the 10th Uachtarán na hÉireann and, when inaugurated on November 11, will take her place in the annals of history. - Paul Hosford www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... #Áras25

Allegations of neglect, forced labour and isolation. Journalist Niamh Cavanagh looks into alleged historical abuse in Ireland’s shuttered state-run psychiatric asylums from the 1950s to the early 2000s. Read:

What about those who are queer, neurodivergent, undocumented, disabled, displaced, or otherwise excluded from mainstream narratives? Their suicidality is often overlooked or rendered invisible by conventional tools because it exists outside of mental illness. www.kaylaccooley.com/unwell-or-un...

Current suicide prevention systems are designed to respond to diagnosis, not distress. Our systems consistently leave behind people and experiences existing outside of "illness". www.kaylaccooley.com/unwell-or-un...

The tragic case of four whales who died in last few days in Europe. Scientist on RTE's Morning Ireland today suggested the whales were killed by a deep water incident, likely caused by military sonar (not ours obvs!) www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/08/01/t...

Mortality, witnessing and waiting rooms as liminal spaces. A great piece on another element of care work. theconversation.com/as-a-carer-i...

“The ‘grown women’ of Ireland remember very well what erasure and control and lack of bodily autonomy feel like and it’s for this very reason that we stand so passionately with the trans community today” #TransRightsAreHumanRights @independent.ie

But it’s not just letting their colleagues down. A refusal to police roads is letting the nation down, it is literally killing people. It really is that serious. #SpeirGorm

Is it shocking though? We are seeing deaths on our roads rising year on year. Particularly problematic in many rural communities with people afraid to drive or walk on local roads from lack of policing. #SpeirGorm Report showing roads gardaí not doing jobs 'shocking' www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has recalled a batch of Aldi roast chicken basil pesto pasta due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes

This is a timely piece by @sarahharte.bsky.social on violence against women and families. The myth of “he just snapped” persists but we know it’s not true. These are not mindless acts of rage, they’re acts of violent control. #SpeirGorm tinyurl.com/3djb3cbh

The absolute scandal of just over 1 child a year being seeing by the gender clinic over the past 10 years is the front page story in today's News Letter

Ireland now sits near the top of Europe for cocaine use in younger adults. We still haven’t managed to build a dual-diagnosis treatment model that shows any sort of effectiveness and until we do, these numbers will continue to sky-rocket. #SpeirGorm www.thejournal.ie/the-rutland-...

Always relevant but particularly so with recent media stories. Hidden harm - how the media report on suicide can save lives or put them at risk. A brief look at the importance of knowing what to share, what not to share and why. www.kaylaccooley.com/after-the-he...