Due to an earlier collision on the N40 South Ring Road, there's long delays across Cork routes this afternoon.

Even though the entire "Nobel committee snubbed Trump" framing is extremely absurd, I did think it was worth sharing this graphic of the nomination and decision timeline, since, well, it makes it even clearer how absurd the discussion is:

I had my flu jab this week. Mild cold symptoms since, but the real killer has been the massive drop in energy levels. I spent the morning in bed today. Can’t remember the last time I did that. Anyone else in the UK had similar?

Fresh from his triumphant Áras campaign backing Jim Gavin, Micheál Martin again shows his deft political touch with this latest wheeze, one worthy of CJH himself or his FF mentor Bertie. Shocking stuff.

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Russian drones and missiles have pummelled Ukraine's struggling energy infrastructure, cutting power to thousands across the country and killing a seven-year-old boy, authorities said. ➡️ u.afp.com/Sm6Y

Trans Punks Smash The Cistem Taken at trans pride Manchester 2024

MIT declines to sign the compact: "[it] includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression..independence..and..the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."

Radio killed the video star

I don't think it's going to work out in the way they think because what they are doing is to actually promote the protest and the date in a way that the organizers can't on their own. So lots of people will now be searching: October 18 protest who would have had no clue before.

Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.

Palestinians displaced to southern Gaza begin journey home as ceasefire comes into effect

Does anyone have any favorite data visualizations that examine gender? Looking for strong examples. Thank you!

MIT to Trump: ‘no thanks, keep your funding and we’ll remain elite’ MIT became the first university to reject a sweeping proposal from the Trump administration offering colleges funding advantages in exchange for far-reaching campus reforms www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

"For years, the Irish authority has faced criticism for being too soft on tech giants, with critics pointing to Ireland's heavy reliance on Big Tech for its domestic economy. After the GDPR took effect in 2018, it took years before the DPC started imposing sizable fines on tech giants." #spéirghorm

"Niamh Sweeney will take up her role as one of three chief regulators at Ireland's powerful #DataProtectionCommission (DPC) next week. Her previous experience as a lobbyist for Facebook and WhatsApp has reignited concerns that Ireland's top data regulator is too close to Big Tech." #spéirghorm

Oh COME ON?? At least pretend 🤦🏽‍♀️ Our phone data, & privacy, being sold & now this?? "A corporate lawyer who has worked for Big Tech played a key role in picking a former lobbyist for Facebook & WhatsApp as one of Europe's most powerful privacy regulators." #spéirghorm #BigTech #DPC #Data

Big piece in POLITICO asking about the independence of Ireland's process of appointing people to its Data Protection Commission. There is deep unease in Brussels about Ireland appointing a former Meta lobbyist as Meta's watchdog. Now questions about who was involved. www.politico.eu/article/big-...

No Kings is Hamas is quite a claim to make. I mean, we knew this was coming, but it’s still shocking to hear.

A US friend checks in with me to see if W Europeans will need explanations on who or what specific US terms are when he writes. Yesterday he asked me how crazy ‘Europeans*’ think the US is. This was in relation to the UN designated genocide in Gaza. I had to explain I had bad news for him. [1]

RTÉ have confirmed that Kieran Cuddihy will replace Joe Duffy as the new host of Liveline. But that's not the only change that's been announced. Here are the other changes coming to RTÉ Radio 1's weekday schedule. jrnl.ie/6840645

A woman from Ireland and U.S. green card holder is now sitting at the Campbell County Detention Center as an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee and is facing deportation due to a misdemeanor that occurred ten years ago.

I'm enjoying the lovely green scenery somewhere between Stafford & Crewe. Unfortunately I've learned from @arielbrunner.bsky.social that like much of Europe, the UK uses pesticides & fertilisers intensively to the detriment of birds and other wildlife. Animal farming means polluted lakes & rivers.

Thousands of displaced Palestinians streamed back towards their abandoned homes today after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect and Israeli troops began pulling back from parts of Gaza

New study: xtensive fire-driven degradation in 2024 marks worst Amazon forest disturbance in over 2 decades - more emissions than Saudi Arabia or Germany #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration | Judith Levine

Saying "I deserve the Nobel Peace Prize" should pretty much be a disqualification in and of itself for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

“I met prime minister Keir Starmer and, over a pint, we were discussing among ourselves, how have we landed ourselves in a situation where we tied ourselves up in knots so we can't get anything done?” - Mícheál Martin. Actual quote, at opening of new offices for Stripe. #spéirghorm #pinting

Russia unleashed a huge overnight attack on Ukraine targeting energy infrastructure and leaving parts of the country without electricity and water.

If 47 wins the #NobelPeacePrize2025, it will be the worst reputational damage to the prize. It was bad enough that Kissinger won, but for someone who has made the world a much more unstable place to live, it would be infinitely worse.

Israeli forces start pulling back from parts of Gaza under ceasefire deal reut.rs/3KQqnbL

Outside of sports with defined weight categories, weight and height are not considered to be an unfair advantage. The taller ave height in transgender women does not lead to an advantage that is equivalent to the advantage that cisgenda men have over cisgenda women.

Russia is expanding its fleet of nuclear-powered submarines to defend its national interests across the world's oceans.

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show. She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms. (Published June)

⚡️ Trump suggests 'throwing out' Spain from NATO over defense spending. "They have no excuse not to do this. Maybe you should throw them out of NATO, frankly," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

China will start levying special fees on American ships docking at its ports in a retaliatory move

Al-Ahli Hospital tells Al Jazeera seven bodies recovered after Israeli attack helicopters swooped on east of Gaza City.

Prepare yourself, Norway: 500% tariffs to be announced shortly. #NobelPrize

😱 Minister says climate costs warning is ‘back of envelope stuff’ 😱 Mr O’Brien also signalled that bus and rail commuters could face fare increases to pay more for the expansion of services. 😱VAT reduction will cost the State €681m per year.

My brother and sister are angry at my parents. I feel caught in the middle. What can I do? | Leading quesstions

I admit. I find #bluesky #speirgorm too worthy sometimes. But I remember when #potus mocked the reporter with a disability. My eldest son has a disability. He’s now at University. So I wish nothing but pestilence on that artless moron

Analysts stress Trump pressure essential to prevent Netanyahu from disrupting the Gaza ceasefire for political survival.

Rambunctious, fiery Irish hip-hop trio KNEECAP doing global livestream Friday 9pm EST from secret venue in Ireland, as a big F-U to governments who've tried to silence them. $15 ticket. I'm all in, even if it's 3am on this side of the pond. 💯📢✊🏼 www.kneecap.ie/livestream

Gaza: Over 50 000 preschool children are acutely malnourished, study finds, as ceasefire deal progresses www.bmj.com/content/391/...

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u... This is fine.

how do you get over the heartache of an ex whose cat you’ll never see again?

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (3?) is studiously pushing a small trolley along next to Mum. Small Human has MANY opinions about what can go in his trolley. Chocolate? Yes. Bananas? Yes. Frozen spinach? NOOOO. He is a grocery connoisseur and knows what he likes. (1)

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