The weather is obviously horrendous but... grand stretch? It's nearly five and it's not dark!

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

If you saw me having a verbal altercation with a literal shopping trolley just there in Cabra Tesco, no you didn’t.

I will never get over all of this.

‘Normalcy’ is the one that really kills me. IT’S NORMALITY FFS.

I'm all for the evolution of language etc but americans saying something is addicting instead of addictive has simply got to go

'What is that supposed to mean? That the law is obsolete in the face of a white supremacist sexual exploitation material-generating machine?' It's the first column of the new year and it's grimmer than ever before, my friends.

Went to see Hamnet, thought I'd finished crying in my seat before I left the screen but then had to stand bent over in a corner sobbing for five more minutes outside. (Complimentary.)

The spinelessness of our government is astonishing. "The fascist enabling, CSAM-producing platform has some good features too, yanno?", is a hell of a take. Christ. They need to be raked over the coals for this at every opportunity.

Desperately need to talk at length about the joy of living in an era where you get to grow up with your fave popstars and therefore still getting amazing pop songs relevant to your stage of life in your forties. (Re: Robyn, Lily)

The Kooks on the hootenanny feels like a personal offence.

‘They just kill everybody she loves!’ My son is finally getting into the spirit of the Hunger Games.

They should invent tiny speakers that can fit inside a person’s ear so that person can watch videos without other people having to hear everything.

Am I crazy or have we all known about Walliams for years?

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.

Where is the kindness when we talk about trans people? Deeply empathetic essay from Kathy Sheridan. The take of the young girl at the centre of transphobic outrage at a match is a horror story, but this where transphobia takes people! #speirgorm www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

In one of her first public actions as the newly elected Uachtarán na hÉireann (president of Ireland) Catherine Connolly has written a public letter of solidarity on Trans Remembrance Day. It is a very promising start.

I feel sorry for Troy having to do this chat when he’s clearly overwhelmed but also can’t help but think it’s great for young lads to see men showing emotion as well?

"Give it a goulash Jack", is that anything?

Well lads there won’t be a parrot milked in the parish.

My 6yo just said ‘some people are not the vibe’, and d’ya know what? He’s right.

Excited to announce the first book on my press. Plan Life Go, by Julie Fogarty, Sliver Editions, Spring 2026. An incredible debut memoir rooted in 1990s Dublin's explosive rave scene and devastating heroin epidemic. Design by Matt Lambert. More details here ⬇️ www.sliverpress.com/editions

Nodding viciously at the crèche/childcare chats with @louisemcsharry.bsky.social My husband and I are trying to WFH while my Mam minds our kids, because one is sick and the other can't go to crèche for fear of spreading it 🦠 And we're lucky to be in this position?? It doesn't feel like it

calling all queer and trans people who were involved in the catherine connolly campaign: would you like to speak to me for an article i am writing? (i would love to get as many different perspectives as possible)

Apropos of recent comments by the Taoiseach and Tánaiste: In September (the most recent data available), 44% of asylum decisions resulted in the applicant being considered eligible for international protection. It is presently taking the State around 17 months to process a standard application.

Justice Minister confirms arson attack on IPAS building in Drogheda last night. "Fireworks were thrown into the building, causing a fire and putting lives at risk. This was a terrifying ordeal for the women and children living there, a number of whom were taken to hospital." (1/2)

Coming up after midnight, the Simon Communities of Ireland has expressed hope that the experiences of children living in emergency accommodation will be highlighted today as the release of the monthly figures coincides with Halloween.

Felt lucky to get to air out all my election thoughts with @carlkinsella.bsky.social this morning on the podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/4Nyr...

Following more transphobic remarks from Róisín Murphy, a festival in Istanbul has removed her as its headliner

absolutely raging that philip sutcliffe represents my area and I’m so sickened by his horrible spoiled vote/fucking zodiac killer hate scrawl that I’ve made a complaint to the dcc ethics registrar. the info is at the link below and he’s in direct contravention of section 9.4 of the code of conduct

“Aontú has sacked the leader of its youth wing and dismissed five other members after it learnt of the existence of ­secret WhatsApp groups where some Ógra Aontú members posted racist and antisemitic comments.” Be warned, the messages detailed in this article are absolutely vile.

Dying at Alison O’Connor saying FF/FG need to accept that their social media is the equivalent of bad dad dancing at a wedding on Radio One just there.

So if the spoiled vote is between 12-13% and with the right wing / St Maria of the holy handbag crowd claiming this vote - Catherine Connolly still wins the election with a commanding win, on or over 60% #speirgorm #aras25

Watching Billy Kelleher there on RTÉ and just in that short chat proved just how baffling it was to choose Jim Gavin over him as a presidential candidate. Clear communication, thoughtful remarks, extensive experience AND the Irish language. FF must be banging their heads against the wall today.

Absolutely this and the freshness of Connolly’s campaign really made FG/FF’s approach look stale and out of touch.

A lot of people expressing surprise that some with such a big LGBT fan base would be anti-trans but unfortunately I saw plenty of members of the community at her gigs since she first started with this BS, which based on her recent posts probably emboldened her to speak on it again.

Pretty sure Dublin traffic is the thing that's going to push me over the edge. Why does no one indicate anymore?

🗣️ "Are we going to have a conversation, on the level that you are about deportations here, about the crisis of male violence against women in this country?” - News Correspondent, The Journal Eimer McAuley #TonightVMTV

Decent explainer here on how barristers are obliged to work for all sorts of clients, breaking down aspects of the Bar Council's code, and how barristers are “bound to accept instructions in any case in the field in which they profess to practise (having regard to their experience and seniority)”.

Just a note to say At Least It Looks Good From Space by @carlkinsella.bsky.social is really, really good. Thoughtful, funny, smart and stupid - it also pulls off the incredible trick of being (sometimes) a book about posting online without being self-indulgent shite.

I interviewed @carlkinsella.bsky.social about his excellent new book of essays and we talked about, among other things, algorithmic social media destroying everything, OCD and muppets www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

I interviewed the very brave MSF coordinator Dr Mohammed Abu Mughassib who recently left Gaza after spending the last two years helping prop up its collapsing health system www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

This election. It’s really something.

Is it just me or does it seem like every time they try to go for Catherine Connolly it backfires and people become even more staunch in their support of her?

Illuminating interview with 'A Want In Her' director Myrid Carten on Catch Up with @louisemcsharry.bsky.social Listen in now ! A Want In Her hits cinemas on Friday open.spotify.com/episode/1uUF...

Was just telling Gordon that Gabriela by Katseye is basically Jolene for 2025 and he said that he didn’t know what Jolene was about. WTAF.

Orla Comerford has won gold again for Team Ireland at the World Para Athletics Championships in India jrnl.ie/6831494

What I wouldn’t give to just be whelmed every once in a while…