This is the orchard we planted in 2020 during Covid lockdown. On this side of the field is one of the few plantings Worldwide of a most fantastic apple called Norfolk Royal Russet. Available only from our farm shop, in early October 2026. Pop a reminder in your calendar.

Would love to read about Irish Traveller/ Mincéir community and the 1926 census - can anyone suggest a reading to get me started? Thanks! #census26 #speirgorm

Kinvara is spectacular this evening

things achieved so far today ☀️sunrise & coffee with eldest ✍🏻daily drawing & being so quiet the birds came lots of them - work & business stuff 🪱filled my compost bin (right ratio of brown material) 🧭drove to the other side of the country for conference tomorrow 👂2 podcast off my list

OK. I only want the opinions of non Irish people. The first pic is a current building in Dublin. The second is what they have decided to replace it with. Thoughts?

Let us hope that all the British political figures linked with Big Tech are as successful as Nick Clegg was in cheerleading the Metaverse.

Come ye and witness the plight of 'Kimmage'.

Look at how we transformed the taxi market by reducing taxes on EVs & Hybrids (not a fan of hybrids, but whatever). So why not incentivise agriculture to use electric vehicles. Give small farmers grants to install up to 3 phase power & let them run the farmhouse (to a limit) for free? #speirgorm

I stopped working in tech because at some level it’s always been ridiculous however there are some bright spots and I do believe organisations like All Tech is Human shine a good spotlight

Conflict remains the leading driver of hunger, affecting nearly 150 million people facing acute food shortages.

#speirgorm LUAS stories - for those old enough to remember Dublin pre-tram, would you be able in a skeet to say how it's changed your commute/ trip into town/ general quality of urban life? It's to help build a case for trams here in Leeds - Bradford. Can be anonymous. Post or DM.

Temperatures could reach up to 21C in parts of Ireland over the weekend, Met Éireann has said.

Remembering Amal Khalil

17 different birds singing this morning in the garden identified through the merlin app learning birdsongs so I can identify them without an app some day added to the soundscape: cars, sea, bees, cows the sun hints at being warm

away to draw and write bad poetry

💐Every day is #EarthDay 🌱

I am once again pleading with folks to cite the artist whenever they post things in group chats on any platform. Please. It's 2026. This is super easy and the responsible thing to do. It's probably one of the biggest pet peeves of mine to see in large chats! Do your part! Cite that art!

I think people will ask why we replaced an ugly as hell Mississipi Riverboat design with something akin to an ugly awfully bland Jawa Sandcrawler design. And why after 40 years does no one in Ireland have the capability to build something beautiful or even remotely interesting.

If you find comfort in drawing or writing or making art of any kind and it helps you to relax and helps you to heal a little. Then its not a waste of time. Continue to draw your comic, write your novel, record your music. Making art is amazing 🩷

Of course what’s needed is a permanent, decisive move *away* from fossil fuels. Instead of, our government cops out by propping up existing unsustainable energy systems. If we’ve learned anything, it’s that we’ve learned nothing. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

For 20 days I'm posting books that have made a deep impression upon me. No explanations, just covers. 7/20 #booksky #20books20days #bookchallenge #buchchallenge #20daybookchallenge

You may not know that the Greek one euro coin of today is adorned by the same motif as the silver tetradrachm of Athens from the period 425-400 BCE. Original post

everyday miracles

feck that was a heavy day

JFC. 🤦

Good to see this finally. Sand dredging should not be happening at Lough Neagh. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Great to see them putting women right at the front of sport …

during recent mentoring and coaching I’ve been really struck by how gendered roles & up bring impacts young professionals women who are mighty stuck in good girl mode why am I so taken a back by this? not surprise at the anger & rage some have at the blatant but unaware sexism they experience

Remember "let me google that for you"? The people who used to do that are now the ones who'll respond with "here's what AI says..." if you ask anything. As if they're the sole owners of this "sacred power". Kiddos, I can copy paste into the lie machine too. I'm asking because I want human input.

Happy Earth Day! Every year on April 22, #EarthDay has been observed around the globe as a day to raise environmental awareness and involve citizens and communities in creating a cleaner, healthier world.

It's raw ideology. They genuinely believe in the neo-liberal system.

this looks really interesting I can’t go I’ll be standing up in Kinvara talking about the Wellbeing economy at an IEN, CELTS & Galway PPN event

a willow warbler sings its melody and I feel it in every way possible like a sky within a sky it umbrellas me the pull to my desk rises jobs to be done the reality is I want to stay here showered with song

if you are looking for something to do this weekend I highly recommend the Wild Minds Festival in Fenit, Kerry near Tralee wildmind.ie 23-26 April 2026 for a small village this is a world class event

beware of ego over eco

Good morning, Bluesky. 🌞 I was taking a photo of the sunrise on Malapascua Island, in the Philippines. I turned around, and the sun, low on the horizon, created a rainbow. I included the old wreck. #landscapephotography #landscape #seascape #naturephotography #nature #eastcoastkin #photography

Me, writing about digital identities almost a decade ago, after Brexit convinced me to 'become' Estonia, at least digitally. medium.com/dark-matter-...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says the government has set up a crisis management team following the strong earthquake.

In a nutshell. 😊

As someone who feels invisible and forgettable, I can't describe how good it feels to be acknowledged. I picked up a book from a coffee shop and the guy remembered that I had done it before. He asked if I had finished the other book I ordered. I was there 5 months ago at least. And he remembered me.

In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.

20 years of pickup truck design progress in one photo

On this day in 2019, I witnessed one of the coolest things ever. A lenticular cloud lit-up by a setting sun over the Perito Morena Glacier in Argentina.

Israeli soldiers are detonating entire villages in South Lebanon while taking selfies. Ancient mosques, churches, cemeteries, schools, hospitals - all being obliterated by the genocidal regime www.instagram.com/reel/DWrg5xi...

Pope Leo on AI: "When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment... In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth."

An interim/quick processing of one of my Moon/Pleiades shots from tonight #astrophotography

“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” – Frederick Douglass

it was kinda amazing yes • public speaking was involved • on a panel good conversation between panelist’s • doughnut economics was involved • time traveling was involved • drawing was involved • reflection & quiet time • just one thing • it was amazing & humbling to be in a room of wisdom

that was a whopper day