Informal ME/CFS social meet-up in Dublin hosted by Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social on Wednesday, October 1. Hopefully we’ll see some of you there irishmecfs.org/blog/wednesd... Carers/parents/similar welcome. #MEcfs #PwME

@seagoatscreams.bsky.social I send you love and healing wishes from Dublin today.

Come Join us! Bígí linn! Bring your mates, neighbours, kids, your granny…all are welcome. A singing solidarity for Palestine 🇵🇸 Walk. Sunday 1pm Custom House See @songforpalestine_ireland on insta and FB Please share widely and repost. GRMMA #speirgorm

Come Join us! Bígí linn! Bring your mates, neighbours, kids, your granny…all are welcome. A singing solidarity for Palestine 🇵🇸 Walk. Sunday 1pm Custom House Please share widely and repost. GRMMA #speirgoem

All eyes on The Global Sumud Flotilla sailing to break the Israeli occupation's illegal siege on Gaza. Sign & share to show your support. my.uplift.ie/petitions/i-... @uplift.ie

Come join us! Bígí linn! Every voice matters. Every voice counts. Every voice is welcome. This is for all who want to show their 💚 for 🇵🇸. Singers, musicians 🎶, old and young…..Families welcome. Choirs; tell your members! Sunday 21st September Customs House 1pm. #speirgorm

I have a new Radio 4 short story about an exorcism in a Nursing Home airing this month and I’ve just listened to the recording of Seamus O’Hara reading it and it’s only brilliant. Can’t wait for you all to hear it.

An important update from Francesca Albanese, special UN Rapporteur on Palestine. The flotilla fully complies with International Law. Any attempt to violate the flotilla’s mission is a violation of International Law which @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu has said she will uphold. Empty words, Ursula?

I just asked the European Commission whether they would ask for the €50,000 back in this case, as it has clearly been used to develop a military product now contracted to be supplied to the IDF, in breach of Horizon rules. No comment on the specific case "have to look into it", spokesman says.

Customer in asking for and buying all Naoise Dolan's books because of her action❤️🖤🤍💚

Wonderful video from #CleanCoasts about Sally and her human Tony who litter pick on Sandymount Strand in Dublin every day Latest Irish Business Against Litter survey has shown great improvements on beaches. It's not come about by magic, but by the heroic efforts of so many like Sally and Tony 👏

This might look extreme but it's not. What is extreme is the status quo where cars dominate. These are the types of changes we need to see across Dublin and our other cities. Not in years or decades, but tomorrow. If we are serious about human health, we need to fundamentally change our cities.

I'm going to be Táin-posting for the foreseeable future.

@seagoatscreams.bsky.social hey, thinking of you and holding your cares in mind and 💚🌊 

Climbing out of the book bunker for a Jennifer Johnston event with Claire Kilroy & Christine Dywer Hickey, 06/09. Curated by @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social at @paviliontheatre.bsky.social, featuring Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Dermot Bolger, Frank McGuinness, Carlo Gebler. www.eventbrite.com/e/readers-da...

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs aren’t costs.

“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness

Basic Income makes total sense for everyone. This survey is about income for Artists. It takes less than a minute to tick and send. Please check it out and share widely. Our artists deserve support. They are the lifeblood of our country. ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run... #speirgorm #basicIncome

One thing to consider when looking at AGS data on reports of hate attacks is that some immigrants don't turn to the guards because they want a PULSE data check to return absolutely nothing, even their names as victims, for the citizenship vetting process. My sister was like that (now a citizen)

One female paramedic told The Journal Investigates she was "dry humped” by two different male colleagues, incidents brushed off as jokes. http://www.thejournal.ie/national-ambulance-service-female-paramedics-6748778-Jul2025/

The number of dead seals washing up along Irish coasts more than doubled between 2020 and 2023, an investigation by @trishdevlin.bsky.social has found. http://www.thejournal.ie/dead-seals-ireland-6786495-Aug2025/

There's a REALLY quick and easy survey for the public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme - it only takes a few seconds, anyone can fill it in, and it could make a huge difference to arts workers in Ireland. Take a few ticks to places a few ticks here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Connolly for President. She chose to emulate hand painted signage to launch her campaign. “Tá ómós á léiriú do na litritheoirí traidisiúnta agus an taispeántas dúchasach saibhir a chruthaigh siad ag am gur chuid lárnach den saol laethúil a bhí sa mbród ealaíonta agus cultúrtha.” #SpeirGorm

There’s a public survey open for the general public to give input as to whether the Basic Income for the Arts scheme should continue. I implore you to take the 2 mins to fill out this survey and call for the BIA scheme to be continued and further developed. ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Would you like to contribute to the public consultation about the Basic Income for the Arts? 💡 Fill out this survey from Minister O’Donovan at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Want to help bring Culture Night Dublin to life for thousands? We're looking for enthusiastic, reliable volunteers to support events across the city. ✨ Take a look at the roles below and apply below: 🎖 Event Volunteers 📸 Photography / Social Media Volunteers Apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Irish surgeon Dr Morgan McMonagle on Channel 4 News on how outrageous it is that western governments are allowing apartheid Israel's genocide of Palestinians. "Nothing can justify what's going on in Gaza right now." #GazaGenocide

Mothers against Genocide with reimagined Woman’s Heart ❤️ Mary Black sings with Róisín el Cherif, Ríoghnach Connolly, Áine Tyrrell, Leen, Sailhymn accompanied by Aziz Abushark. Sen. Francis Black introduced the Occupied Territories Bill in 2018. It needs to pass. ASAP 🇮🇪 opposes genocide. #speirgorm

Fair play to the @washingtonpost.com for publishing this piece. If this doesn’t cause everyone in a position of influence and power to stand up for 🇵🇸 then I fear we are lost. Our hearts and souls are diminished, we are less than human, mere bystanders as a demonised & dehumanised people are murdered

What the actual f@€k is going through the minds of politicians who need to take a beat on this decision? It’s a no-brainer. 🤬😠😡 The time for diplomacy is over. Strong, forthright communication needed, condemning IDF and their Zionist bosses for genocide. Nabka continues 🇵🇸 Europeans are complicit

“I cannot abide by any worldview that prioritises profit over human rights, religious and political agendas over facts and respect for international law.” #bsd

Yesterday we marched from the Central Bank to the Famine Memorial to show the parallels between Ireland’s own history and what is happening in Palestine. We condemn the Central Bank continuing to fundraise for apartheid Israel's genocide of Palestinians. #StopStarvingGaza #StopFundingGenocide

I think that in that respect the shop is the same - except we have more comfortable chairs! Bookshops as third spaces that foster community, conversation, belonging & also escape á la Ray Oldenburg are still so necessary.

Depending on where you are in Ireland, tomorrow is variously called: Garland Sunday, Reek Sunday, Sunday of the New Potatoes, Bilberry Sunday (& many other names) and it’s the start of Lughnasa! Read more in my piece for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Our local booksellers are magnificent for recommendations and book chat. Integral to community & economy. If cash is tight, all our libraries are connected and if it’s not in any library in Ireland, you can ‘order’ it. The book may appear months later or sometimes your request is beyond the pale.

Where can I find an accessible analysis on sequela of unilateral action against Israel? It’s like the world order is changing so fast our 🇮🇪 ‘FDI’ model is passé. Collapse of tech and pharma possible. Time to reimagine our economy. More than a pipe dream, in our own brilliant people. #speirgorm

Brilliant piece by Rea Cherniak-LeBov a non-Zionist Jew from Dublin I hadn’t realised the extent of trade 🇮🇱 👉🏼 🇮🇪 = $3.24 B 🇮🇪 👉🏼🇮🇱 = $1.61 B Cutting economic ties will have huge economic consequences like LeBov I think it is worth the pain to stop genocide of 🇵🇸 people. Ireland understands genocide.

As member of Foreign Affairs Committee l pressed for inclusion of services in new Gov OTB Bill & our final report & strong recommendations will be a step forward But so much time & ground lost since Frances Black, myself & others first introduced the Occupied Territories Bill (clip from 2018 & 2025)

Can I get my Irish friends to amplify this please?

Hup Jumbo's! More of this

Brilliant that The Journal has done this piece. It is a very serious threat to our beleaguered biodiversity yet most people are blissfully unaware while exercising their green fingers. @investigates.thejournal.ie If you care about nature, please read and share @wearetheark.bsky.social #Speirgorm

First time in Private Eye. I just wish it was for something a bit more positive.

Has anyone on here got experience with Ground News? Specifically, those of you who have a scientific background with an active Ground News account; do you find it useful and would you recommend it? Thanks. #speirgorm

Could lose!!! … why is it getting EU grant money in the first place? #stopthegenocide

Despite the destruction and loss, I’m still holding on—for my family. I’m trying to start over in conditions that show no mercy. Your support isn’t just help—it’s a lifeline. It’s food, medicine, and dignity. Every hand that reaches out makes a difference. I need you 💔😔 gofund.me/1842594d

Alex de Waal has worked on humanitarian causes across the globe for over 40 years. “There is no case, over those four decades, of such minutely engineered, closely monitored, precisely designed mass starvation of a population as is happening in Gaza today.”

Here’s the list of places I’d like a report from. So far, @sharrow.bsky.social says Tinder is looking for passports. Report back from your Other Place! (Reddit is out as they just closed Ireland as HQ and moved to the Netherlands after challenging the Online Safety Code here in the High Court)

No doubt this has been suggested…but just in case it hasn’t; can we rename Merchant Quay for #BroKevinCrowley I guess that something for @lordmayordave.bsky.social to bring to @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social Can Lord Mayor decree it? Or dedicate a part of Croke Park to his memory? #speirgorm