Someone (me) took way too long to pull this one down from my dusty to-be-read pile. An incredibly accessible rad so I shouldn’t have let myself be put off: “Theory as Liberatory Practice” and “Language” stand out chapters for me that I will revisiting over and over again #booksky

I watched the “Take That” documentary on Netflix last night. I played one song this morning… and now my playlist algorithm has become a pure millennial dopamine hit… highly recommend if you need a music boost!

Its that time of year again when we will all be overwhelmed with Black Friday offers from multinationals with questionable ethos. Any definitive lists to support local? #Cork #Ireland #beatthetarriffs

Please help Good Day Cork going. Slides attached to this post give you more details about our work, why we need help & why you could donate? Transparency is key here. Donate here: gooddaycork.com/aboutus/ @orlaburke.bsky.social Please help me spread the word! #Ireland

That draft that might come out. By mad co-incidence came out this morning bsky.app/profile/tupp...

“If people show you who they are; believe them” Prof Amanda Kirby over on LinkedIn referring to Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book “The age of diagnosis” as “excellent”. If you need any references on the book search the author’s name on here, and decide for yourself if you think it’s “excellent”.

Imagine if instead of providing passenger ferry service we just made everyone own their own small boats. It would be chaos and totally unsafe on days like today. And obviously not everyone could afford one. Plus imagine the dock space required! But that’s basically what we do with cars 🤣

Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social. The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵

My mother in law always asked my partner to get Christmas presents from her for the kids: “You know what they want” She died suddenly in December 2023. On Christmas Day we opened her last presents to the kids without her there. A strange but poignant moment. Give future you a gift from past you.

Tickets : events.mtu.ie/index.cfm?pa... Workshop is open to people of all gender identities from all cultural & social backgrounds who are interested in representation, and anyone who holds space for change. Thank you @mtu.ie Creativity & Change + Crawford College of Art and Design

This breaks my heart: Spanish bluebells (left) spreading out of gardens into the wild, now a common sight across Ireland. Native bluebells (right) are so lovely, but will be pushed out. Why are non-native species known to be invasive STILL being sold in garden centres?

So it’s “Bad Friday” in our house: a new tradition a bit like the way Festivus is a holiday for the rest of us. You have to think up bad things to do to those you love: Putting blackberry thorns in your frenemy’s bed, that kind of thing… so much joy for two little girls! #Speirgorm

Good thread here from @susanmadigan3.bsky.social on neurodivergence and “overdiagnosis”.

Need some inspiration today?✨ Check out the newly resurfaced Marina Promenade, stop by the Marina Market & Cortado Coffee, and explore the beautiful, family-friendly Blackrock Greenway! 💚 New to cycling? TFI Bikes are the perfect way to start: www.bikeshare.ie @cyclingincork.bsky.social

How do you holiday when you don’t drive? For most, people it will be hopping on a flight to a place that has active or sustainable transport. We are really missing a beat when it comes to tourism without a car through lack of safe connections.

SHAMEFUL! This is from today's @financialtimes.com. On a great day for 🇮🇪 sport, this is not a league table position to be proud of. Unless you want to ape what's happening in the 🇺🇸. The Irish government has choices to make.

We’re hiring a Communications & Network Officer at IWT. Are you passionate about protecting nature? Would you like to use your communication skills to help us grow our membership community and amplify our advocacy. Then why not apply to join our team? Details here👇 iwt.ie/communicatio...

Cork Starter Pack reshare. Let me know if I have left you out… a few new additions in the last few weeks (for some reason people struggle to see themselves in the list, so you might be there and not realise!) #SpeirGorm

Has the Last Word at least had anybody else on to talk about autism since Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan said this?

Addressing food loss & waste is one of the best things we can do to address climate change -- yet it is still largely ignored. Here are some excellent resources on how to address this issue, thanks to Project Drawdown and ReFED. drawdown.org/programs/dra...

#Pfizer doesn’t just engineer drugs. It engineers profits. An investigation into how the #pharma giant uses #Ireland, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg to move billions #offshore, cut its #tax bill, and keep its empire humming. democracychallenged.com/2025/04/03/p...

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The most resilient people on earth walk around feeling like the most fragile people on earth, because our culture refuses to let go of the assumption that if someone is struggling they must just be doing life "wrong" on some level. Wounded is not "doing life wrong."

Riffing on people's posts should follow the rules of improv. You're not allowed to go "no this is actually that other thing" and "why would you put it like that when I'd prefer it this way". Build on what's there or else make a post of your very own

I haven’t read the article (obvs) but my first thought is: “nothing ever good comes from answering the front door”. Your friends ring you when they arrive, the deliveroo app pings you. Package delivery drivers never knock anyway…

HELP NEEDED! I'm in need of a rapper who can run a rap/hip hop workshop to teach people how to write rap. The person I had is now unavailable and the event is already advertised. Dublin gig, well paid. Please share! #Speirgorm #Speirghorm

Honestly, the Cork City libraries just keeps delivering for the little legend in my life. Look at this week’s bootie! (She also picks out novels and graphic book: but I get nerdy joy from her love of non-fiction) #Booksky #SpeirGorm

If you’re @ucclibrary.bsky.social on Fri, then do join in! @orlaburke.bsky.social @mikemcgb.bsky.social

How little exercise does it take to boost your health?

I am once again asking you not to do genetics tests with private companies who harvest your genetic data and keep it, sell it or treat it as a tradable asset.

💡 Own an e-cargo bike or trike in Ireland? Help shape the future of cycling! Dr. Robert Egan (Trinity College Dublin) is studying how e-cargo bikes are used, parked & experienced. Your input can drive better policies! 🗓️ Survey closes April 6 eu.surveymonkey.com/r/R8LN5PP

#Booksky finally getting around to reading this one. I think it needs to be accompanied by an Edvard Munch Scream image to represent my existential dread.

New survey predicting Divorces.

I frequently get asked “am I optimistic or pessimistic about cities?” I always say “I’m neither — what I am is determined.” So I really appreciated this excellent quote from the great writer on cities Mike Davis, about HOPE, in this @latimes.com interview: www.latimes.com/lifestyle/im...

Love this Vonnegut quote! Thanks @orlaburke.bsky.social

A reminder to my disabled friends. Your value is not based on your productivity. Your bodies & minds are valid, beautiful & important just as they are. You are worthy of love, deserve comfort, joy and safety. We will fight ableist narratives about our lives. You're not alone #DisabilityJustice

Binged my way through Adolescence on Netflix like it was a bag of M&S Percy Pigs. Technically astonishing – those single-shot episode-length scenes are impeccable 👏👏– and award-winning performances from a brilliant cast. So believable and such a terrifying, but timely, topic.

it's also about more than books - people get everything online now - in my local area both restaurants, dress shop, gift shops all closed because online shopping/deliveries have made it impossible to complete. Real cost is empty villages, towns, without local services. #Amazon strips bare.

TU Dublin opens applications for Certificate in Planning and Design for Active Travel The Certificate in Planning and Design for Active Travel can be taken as a stand-alone Continuing Professional Development module or as an optional module on TU Dublin's MSc in Sustainable Transport & Mobility.…

One day I won’t get to live with someone who brings me rocks* in bed, while I’m sick. “Mammy, is it okay if I bring you another rock?” *later I will return these to our neighbour’s gravel driveway 🤣 #speirgorm

It’s Sunday morning: it’s been another hard week of living “in interesting times” Here is a link to the famous SNL “More Cowbell” sketch. Every couple of months/years I go looking for this: as I too need more cowbell. #Speirgorm youtu.be/EGaMQzLboL0?...

Across YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, Kick, and Spotify, left-leaning online shows had at least 55.9 million total followers and subscribers — a figure dwarfed by the right-leaning online shows with at least 255.5 million followers.

Right-wing content has seeped into supposedly nonpolitical spaces, including sports, entertainment, and comedy. Meanwhile, left-leaning shows are less likely to branch out into more genres.

“A vision for community well-being” was launched yesterday. Delighted to have been part of this project! #speirgorm online.fliphtml5.com/dbdhi/punz/#...

A map of #australia with County #cork placed on it to give you a sense of just how large Australia is. Not sure folks get how massive Australia is until they see it compared to Cork.

We had a mains leak in our house: in a concrete floor under our kitchen area. It cost a lot more than €500 to fix.

While it might be evident to so many of us, @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social's podcast today lays out the inequities and injustice of the neoliberal system. Essential listening - and hopefully food for thought for those listening who find themselves in the comfortable centre.

I joined @eamonryan.bsky.social and @hlinehan.bsky.social on the @irishtimes.com Inside Politics podcast. We discussed the billions in fines faced by Ireland for missing EU climate commitments. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...