We're getting down to "Well, he doesn't wear the uniform or have a weird little mustache" as one of the last remaining explanations of how JD Vance is not an actual Nazi.

The Irish fossil fuel industry welcoming a politician on board as their paid lobbyist. Until recently he was Fine Gael's spokesman on Climate Action. In many democracies this wouldn't even be legal, let alone acceptable.

One sporty president and we're suddenly good at football, Catherine Connolly the representative that you are

'We want to get away from yearly targets', says the Government that has been missing housing targets for years.

"The problem with targets is that we keep missing them, so we're moving to a vibe based estimate of the numbers of houses we need to build."

Anyone commenting that they will find this helpful: I will dig a hole to hell and drag you down with me

I remember the first time I visited Salisbury Cathedral's grounds (for a concert & picnic thing) & truly thought my cousins were messing with me when they told me about the Holy Dipstick. Returned a few days later for another musical thing inside & discovered the dipstick was in fact a real thing 🤯

Absolute carnage in the family group chat as my cousin posts a Christmas riddle from her fiancé’s office that no one can figure out, only to find that someone in the office got ChatGPT to make up the riddle and it’s gibberish that doesn’t have a solution

I really have been noticing lately that ppl, especially online, don't seem to comprehend any sort of specific context to textual statements - they pick out keywords and assume what you said around them. It's why you can repeatedly clarify statements in basic English and they still won't get it

We NEED to find the self-respect (and curiosity about the rest of the world) to stop reporting on tech news in terms of whether we are shamefully backward or acceptably modern. We don't stand for this simplistic approach in sports journalism - can we hold business journalism to the same standard?

Repost with an iconic fictional band

He just stole this idea from Iain M. Banks' Culture books without acknowledging what Banks tells us time and time again is the reason that the Culture is able to function as a post-scarcity society: Communism.

My gosh — After Israeli forces tear-gassed this kid, making him collapse, other soldiers then "detained the ambulance carrying Aysam from the Beita Emergency Center to Nablus for several minutes, interrogating the driver about Aysam’s injury, location, and cause before it was allowed to continue."

Jesus Christ. This is written like some sort of fever-induced lunacy. No thanks, I’d really prefer if the state broadcaster spent time & money on new & developing talent.

Every element of this is comedic perfection.

Very glad they retired the Viceregal Throne. An episode of Nationwide last week covered the recent refurbishment of the throne so had wondered whether it would pop up somewhere in the ceremony. Great to see the newer Presidential Inauguration Chair is still favoured🪉

Ireland's presidential inauguration chair was made from native oak, symbolic of strength and endurance Here's some background from a beautiful book that I copy-edited in 2018 artisanhouse.ie/product/see-... #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm

Taking a moment to appreciate the Presidential Chair. Commissioned back in 2011 by @opwireland.bsky.social from John Lee, based in Co. Meath. She's a thing of beauty. #speirgorm #áras2025

Oh wow, watching @virginmedianews.bsky.social & the auto generated subtitles for the Presidential oath as Gaeilge are *not good* 😬

Age Action estimates that 62% of adults over 65 are digitally excluded, either because they lack access or basic digital skills. Behind those numbers are real costs – anxiety, poorer health outcomes, lost independence, and the slow erosion of confidence that comes from being shut out of daily life.

Some interesting context on why Declan Ganley now only indirectly funds right wing political movements in #Ireland and no longer directly runs for office himself... #Spéirghorm

Declan Ganley is a US military contractor in business with Peter Thiel and Karl Rove. his son Micheál's previous job before "refounding" the Bethlehem Steel Company, was as a staffer for Lindsay Graham. he's a stooge for US interests and should be treated as such

The final boss of bad faith demands for "balance" in journalism

Declan Ganley & his debts reminds me of 2008. The whole country depressed/angry/both with the death of the Celtic Tiger, except for the big developers who partied on with the help of NAMA. I recall seeing a pic of Johnny Ronan on a yacht with a couple of women &lots of champagne. This is the same.

this thing hides posts it judges as ‘rude’, by some US standard. Thereby silencing most of the conversations in Ireland and Scotland, at least.

Leaving aside the conflict of interest thing, surely Yates is unemployable after this because he’s just obviously terrible at his job?

"You may not know this, but there exists, among certain cohorts of the public, a perception that Ireland’s political establishment and media establishment are too intimately connected. And what on Earth would give them that idea?" Happy Saturday, it's time to read my column.

Hello it's me the leader of the party full of landlords that has been in power your whole adult life and created the housing crisis we now refuse to resolve. I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.

"The far left are just as bad as the far right" is a thing I'd imagine every Government TD believes to be true, and as long as that's the case they'll be unable to take the threat of the far right as seriously as it needs to be taken

There's no quicker way to kill a community than to drive out the young people. That's exactly what short term rentals do to places like the Gaeltacht. If young people have nowhere to rent locally they leave. It's a problem for any small community that's attractive to tourists.

The blacklist is back, HUAC will probably be next to return

The US Space Force is so funny because it's essentially an entire military branch dedicated to Going on the Computer Look up photos of them. It's all you see

People warning about this kinda thing weren't just ignored, they were ridiculed. By the same people who talk about it now with their big serious heads on. Anyway, none of this will stop the likes of Simon Harris getting all racist to distract from how disliked he is.

I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved. www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...

Reminder that Tánaiste Simon Harris *still* hasn't condemned the arson attack that was carried out in Drogheda 6 days ago. As far as I know, he hasn't even issued any specific statement about it or the victims. Leader of Fine Gael & the Deputy Leader of the Irish Government. Unbothered.

Our politicians did more to regulate Prince and Twisted Sister songs than glacier melting chatbots that promote suicide

We had fucking congressional hearings over Mortal Kombat.

On Simon Harris and the immigration debate.

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

With 5 minutes, Paul Murphy dismantles the government and John Clendennen's attack on migrants and asylum seekers with the accurate statistics that contradict the Tánaiste and call into question the true nature of this repeated plea for a debate - even when granted a platform on national television

Isn't it funny how none of the ministers calling for "a debate" all week will actually debate it? Don't fall for their mass distraction tactics, dog whistling to try and distract from government policy that's created the housing, healthcare, and cost of living crises we face.

WHAT a finale!!! #CelebrityTraitors

The “Home Goods” White House: @governor.ca.gov

Reminder that Tánaiste Simon Harris *still* hasn't condemned the arson attack that was carried out in Drogheda 6 days ago. As far as I know, he hasn't even issued any specific statement about it or the victims. Leader of Fine Gael & the Deputy Leader of the Irish Government. Unbothered.

In the last few days they've blamed the housing crisis on immigrants, the EU, and on building standards not being low enough, which will come as news to people in Donegal. Do they really think people are stupid enough to be fooled by this stuff?

His Instagram really is something else

Honestly after watching the full clip of what he said & reading the transcript, it’s pretty clear that Simon Harris must believe that the Irish public is utterly stupid. Because that’s the only reason I can see for him thinking that we’d buy into his patronising silliness. Smarmy worm.

Eh, Conor, you'll find his contempt of court and his long running legal issues stem from his behaviour to his boss and nothing to do with pronouns. I wish @news.rte.ie could get the facts correct www.rte.ie/news/courts/...

I mean, if anyone can be called the "Live, Laugh, Love" president

Ganley has never been elected to anything by voters in this State. Why is he still being platformed on broadcast media?