Minister for Housing James Browne has no grasp on the gravity of the housing and homelessness crisis plaguing Ireland. The Minister for Housing yesterday admitted that he has no estimated timelines for homelessness in Ireland to plateau, never mind fall. @roryhearne.bsky.social

Today I biked along the Minnesota river bottoms to the Louisville Swamp SW of Shakopee.

Devo delivering their anarchic-mutant-art-punk and all-round musical mischief at the O2 last night 💥

Fujifilm multiple exposure can blend up to nine photos into a single frame, all in camera. VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/JFzvdiDeT6U The hard part is knowing which of the four modes fits your scene. New video walks through Additive, Average, Bright, and Dark with real examples.

#StopTheMatch How can UEFA and the FIA and the Irish Government not see that the only decent thing to do is to not play as Israel commits war crimes and destabilises the globe?

You'd think this would be 'above the fold' on the BBC News homepage, not a postage stamp in the 'Around the UK' round-up.

i read the entire piece so you don't have to. the short answer is no www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Ireland now the most expensive country in the EU for housing, health, alcohol and electricity Goods and services are more than a third dearer than European average www.independent.ie/business/mon...

Same here in Sligo, the Illustration capital of Ireland. Hideous slop everywhere you look

It seems all the cuckoos, from as far west in Ireland to as far east in China, all go to the Congo to spend the winter, Irish ones use Italy as their transit point from Europe. #speirgorm

Looking forward to this! Come & join us…

“We can’t live a full dignified life — with the ability to question authority, have different relationships with people, test ideas [and] blow off steam — if we don’t have private communication.”

Enshittification will continue until morale improves

Nightmare for a friend of mine in London. Please share.

The Metallica x @givebloodireland.bsky.social collab is just the best - amazing www.giveblood.ie/campaigns/me...

"Six bugs you could pick up at the beach — and how to avoid getting sick" Good article, but what it left out of its tips on how to avoid getting sick was to contact your local TD & demand they do something about the poo going into our water, causing the bugs. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...

"What is striking is not just that deprived areas host some data centres: it is that they host almost all of them. Nearly 90% of Dublin’s data centres are located in economically-deprived areas."

Hey Dubliners, I can't go to this today in the Dalkey Book Festival because my constant coughing would be a bit distracting. Let me know if anyone wants my ticket?

Dublin-based band Soda Blonde have appealed for the public's help after a number of their guitars and music equipment were stolen from a lock-up on Drury Street in Dublin jrnl.ie/7075616

People here who know about tech stuff- my question to you is if you are setting up a comms and pm platform (for a project—meetings & calendars teams equivalent plus file sharing required) what open source providers would uou recommend? Slack, canvas, padlet and open office have been mooted

You should really read this thread.

Lovely conditions this morning. At least they’ll be able to stay focused on the moment and not be distracted by the surroundings. 😶‍🌫️ 🚴‍♀️🚵‍♂️🚴🌧️ #TransAtlanticWay #Foggy #TAW #WestCork

The 2400 km Trans Atlantic Way bike ride starts from Cork this morning. It follows the Wild Atlantic Way up to Derry. 🚴‍♀️🚵‍♂️🚴 First checkpoint is Mizen Head. #TrabsAtlanticWay #TAW #Speirgorm #Cycling #SelfSupported dotwatcher.cc/race/transat...

SIOILIIICITIOIRIS

Heartbreaking news. Poor wee man.

A 16-year-old cyclist who died in a crash in Co Waterford has been named as Shane O'Brien, who had represented Ireland on the international stage

The story here isn't the mess made while scavenging for cans. It's that our government have so thoroughly failed people, they've turned to scavenging bins in desperation. The "solutions" offered here are to the problem of *visible* deprivation, not the problem of the deprivation itself. #Spéirgorm

@realitysosubtle.bsky.social makes beautiful pinhole cameras - IMHO the best out there for image quality - here is his 35p sprocket pano camera If you’re tempted….. #believeinfilm #filmohotography

I think I just barely escaped a shockingly savvy scammer trying to get my bank credentials. First, whoever it was had my actual phone number, my actual bank, and the last 4 digits of my account. They sent a "was this transaction you" message that looked almost identical to the ones my bank sends.

I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +

That’s some serious set of specific circumstances coming together.

#RESearch #VVale #IndustrialCulture In this episode you'll learn • How RE/Search Publications began • The connection between punk and underground publishing • Why industrial culture became a central focus • How alternative archives preserve subcultures youtu.be/V4ore94XlEI

HIGHLY RECOMMEND watching Wild Conamara on RTÉ, a gorgeously produced & presented documentary series. Simply beautiful.

Aerial PARTIAL view of the anti racist, anti fascist crowd in Belfast right now. City Hall to the left for scale. This - this is the real Belfast. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Beautiful community action going on in #Belfast. Love is the answer. Hate is never the answer.

4 years ago a UVF commander was caught transporting a long-barrelled rifle, 2 machine pistols, several magazines of ammo and a large no. of loose bullets in his car. None of this attracted a terror charge. The evidence wasn't strong enough www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther... #PalestineAction

🚨 New Blackadder just dropped! Captain Darling as delicious a charachter as ever.

Another sparrowhawk shot for #FlyDay #UKwildlife #birds

The FAI are sportswashing a genocide, ethnic cleansing and illegal invasions. Remember this when they want you to buy the new kits or send your kids to soccer camps. #SpéirGorm #StopTheGame

remeber also the sponsors of the #FAI

Well that didn't take long.

Celebrated British artist David Hockney has died aged 88, his publicist has said. Hockney was a contributor of the pop art movement of the 1960s, and is considered one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. jrnl.ie/7068816

🚨 New Blackadder just dropped! Captain Darling as delicious a charachter as ever.

What a great story

FFS.

No paywall archive.md/2026.06.11-1...

Diamanda Galas to headline Rewire Festival booked by me, another European festival to announce for October along with 3 shows in Italy already on sale. London not possible yet unfortunately. I wish!

How to take your cargo bike in for a service, and get yourself home again without it: