Really REALLY important that everyone who enjoys #SpéirGhorm goes through these settings and toggles the switch to enable 'rude' posts. Tis a rare one of us who doesn't have a colourful tongue.

Watching The Remains of the Day and lost count of the actors that appeared in Downton Abbey just playing the same role.

The single worst mental image I've ever come across. I am traumatised. The Coddler™ must be stopped. #mickeybroth

🗣️ "We are talking ourselves into autocracy here, by taking away people’s rights," says Fred Logue, Solicitor Specialising in Planning & Environmental Law, highlighting the value he sees in the judicial review process. #TonightVMTV

Feeling seen today. #RedHair #speirgorm

lol

Bobby Ten Gaffs complaining about the system his party created over a century of dominating the political landscape? The sooner these gaslighting clowns are fired into the sun, the better.

ROFL I am dead. Right on NY

REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.

It shouldn't need to be explained to anyone, so soon after the Soldier F verdict, why Irish people might not want to be socially obliged to donate to a charity committed to uncritically commemorating all British wars, including Iraq and Northern Ireland, and financially supporting their veterans.

I like a lot of the left/anti-Zionism podcasters in the U.S. but the one thing y'all don't do enough is invite Palestinians on your show & let them talk. Another thing Irish folks do without having to pressure them into it. Go listen to @tonygroves.bsky.social's podcast and check out his guest list

I asked you all to send me the funniest election night posts and this morning for my newsletter, I compiled them all for you! www.burnsnotice.com/the-best-ele...

I see it's time for me to make the point again that the poppy is a fundraising campaign for the Royal British Legion, a specific, mundane entity that is not exempt from scrutiny and does not own the concept of remembrance. You can read its 2024 accounts here: storage.rblcdn.co.uk/sitefinity/d...

Lorcan Sirr: Irish households are wealthier than ever. You’re not the only one who didn’t notice

This should put other news organisations in the state to shame Who are far far better resourced than @dublininquirer.com But who have never bothered to try to figure out what's going on Despite cashing in on the discourse of insecurity

All right! It took a while but I've inserted all of the #irishlanguage subtitles manually into this with the help of friends to help verify some of the #irish - no English translation (yet) because I don't wanna. Bainigí súp as 😊 #gaeilge

Simon Harris thinks there's too many immigrants, does that include the kids of the Lisdoonvarna Crew? The kids in direct provision? Cos he was content to use their song without permission. #speirgorm www.thejournal.ie/cork-kids-ra...

Crying about not being able to talk about migration while being one of the most powerful politicians in a country that has had almost 7 years of non stop talk about migration is top tier useless crybaby behavior

Yet another example of Fianna Fáil getting value for their money.

"But it is clear that the attack happened in an environment where antipathy to migrants and asylum seekers in general has increased – and is being fuelled by elements of the far-right." It's also being fuelled by the government parties.

"you cannot measure the soul of a nation in capital flows. It breathes in the child warmed by a public health nurse, the pensioner safe on a winter night, the worker who does not fear tomorrow. Not in airports and equity markets.” Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said

A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a gif (got to see this in the cinema for the first time last year, had only ever watched at home)

So the Fine Gael guy coached the Fianna Fáil guy, while the Fine Gael candidate coincidentally followed the same advice? They're the same bloody party. There is no discernible difference. They are a party concerned with power and nothing else #spéirgorm

This is amazing y’all. White dwarf pulls He from neighbor star causing dwarf-surrounding explosion… …causing inward traveling shockwave that compresses dwarf star’s core & results in supernova. Many a nuclear weapons designer was an astrophysicist b/c that’s a closest analogue to a NUDET.

#BOOKGIVEAWAY Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social then reshare & reply to this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book. T&C's & other ways to enter here coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/ #eastgermany #GDR #DDR #Berlinwall @DDROnline.bsky.social @GermanAtPompey.bsky.social

Wed: “Our migration numbers are too high”-Simon Harris Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’” Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris *Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*

I'll call it here and now - those in the IPAS centre will face more "serious consequences" than those who attacked it. The recent rhetoric of O'Callaghan, Harris et al has paved the way for this attack, but no-one in media or politics will call them out.

October 31st/November 1st

What a bizarre headline! There is nothing Ireland can do to mitigate a nuclear attack. If there was one it would not be aimed at us but aimed at Britain. But seemingly having a president that believes in Irish neutrality begets this risk.

The FT has a column on Catherine Connolly winning, which is poor. Instead of the holes where its ideas ought to be, I will link to my 2022 column, written just before Russia invaded Ukraine, which includes my best-effort thoughts on Irish neutrality. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-war...

Happy Halloween, EKP community! 🕷🎃👻 To celebrate this spooky holiday, we've put together a collection of our favorite whimsical & mythical episodes. Enjoy... if you dare! patreon.com/posts/vampires-of-k-57166024 patreon.com/posts/witchcraft-in-48058813 patreon.com/posts/useable-pasts-90911007

Here’s something really graphic for Halloween:

After presidential fiasco, Fine Gael and Harris choose hate over hope - why the Irish right pivoting to overt racism is as predictable as it is wrong, and what the left (and in particular Sinn Féin) has to do to avoid making the same mistake. #SpeirGorm #Aras25 philipoconnor.com/after-presid...

Not one of the problems faced by people in Ireland is caused by immigration - every single one of them is a result of over a century of rule by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. As they pivot to naked racism to win over the crayon brigade to prop up their terminally dwindling influence, remember that.

This week we, alongside @kbruisch.bsky.social, deep-dive into Russia's crucial fuel, imperative both in industrialization and Lenin’s Electrification campaign. As the old man put it, “Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.” patreon.com/posts/how-peat-ussr-142174549

It doesn't matter how old they are. Workers were cheated out of wages, holiday pay and security, and the state was cheated out of taxes and social security contributions. Get it fixed.

And people say the British press doesn't know anything about Ireland. They got this scoop, didn't they.

Co parent spotted CC out cheering on the the runners today. #Dublinmarathon #speirgorm

Saying that it's "too hard" to get on the Irish president ballot when an independent woman got the entire Irish left to back her, got the biggest vote ever and beat two historically dominant parties is not just wrong - it is breathtakingly offensive and outrageously dishonest. #Aras25 #Speirgorm

David was all over that Burevestnik test.

This article is full of digs against horseshoe bats, planners & says “environmental goals have created stasis”. The @dublininquirer.com have already looked into the Collison backed Progress Ireland & identified links with US libertarian & Peter Thiel backed groups. We need independent journalism!

Catherine Connolly got more votes than any other president in history - any pol corr or commentator trying to convince you that the story is actually the spoiled votes is showing you their whole arse, and should be treated accordingly.

I'm not voting for anyone today because I'm out of the country. But if I was at home today, I would be voting for Catherine Connolly for loads of reasons. And if anyone is one the fence about who to vote for or if they're going to vote at all, I would appreciate them voting for Connolly on my behalf

I can't stress enough the importance of using your vote today. Complacency is what sees your preferred candidate miss out by a handful of votes in the end and opinion polls are not a ballot. Nothing is certain until you've gone into the booth and written it down. You've got all day, go vote! #aras25

I voted for Catherine Connolly! Get out there and vote. First count result would be amazing! #aras25

I'm voting #1 for Catherine Connolly! #aras2025 #catherineconnolly

Spoil your vote or strike a blow against the establishment? The choice is there tomorrow. The President will either be an establishment candidate, or someone who has stood against government and crises their policies have created for decades. #SpoilTheVote #SmearTheBejaysus