Looking for images of trains, at least these gave me laugh but still, AI is a pox.

this is from a few years ago and the first 3 minutes explains ver well what's happening: We're witnessing the end of the UK Union. TL;DW: "the english want to be english again".

66% of people agree "Immigrants contribute to our culture and we're all the better for having them here", up from 64% in 2024. - 77% believe people seeking international protection should be supported to become part of the communities they live in.

Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die.

New Gist: Sunshine and Lollipops “McGregor, whose fondness for squashing his size M body into a size S suit makes him a sort of avatar for the phrase 'battered sausage'…” www.thegist.ie/the-gist-sun...

This is great. Little explanation of various political systems. However... youtu.be/PS9Bc_GQBEs?...

There's a fair? Tomorrow? In the county of Clare? No, you CANNOT go. You're still very young and I'm worried that you might marry a

Also employment in the small & 3 star hotels and B&Bs AirBnB killed. A single 3 star hotel with 70-80 rooms could replace about 40-50 AirBnBs. A typical 4-5 bedroom B&B at least 2 or 3. It's an extremely inefficient way of accommodating tourists.

The light this evening is just gorgeous, everything looks like a painting. Wish I was a better photographer.

Michael Jackson, a trailblazer in so many ways Funny how all these pricks attempted the same bullshit when arriving to court

When slavery was abolished in Jamaica in 1834, the following Irish surnames were present in the long list of compensated slave-owners: Barry, Bourke, Boyle, Brady, Brennan, Broderick, Buckley, Burke, Byrne, Carey, Carroll, Codd, Coleman, Collins, Conway, Corbett, Costello, Cowan, Creighton, Crowley

Micheál Martin brings his wishy washy to Europe.

Does anyone know where this is? I think it's in a graveyard at some monastic site.

Looking at a screen this morning thinking "oh my God these things are destroying my eyesight". Cleaned my glasses, grand now.

I was completely unaware that the Dail has passed a bill to ban flavours, except tobacco, from vapes. I don't use flavours, but I know people who do because it helped them break away from cigarettes. Just ban disposables ffs. You can contact your TD here: respectvapers.ie/contact-your...

Two replies. One unaware of the book and said he would add it to the agenda for an upcoming trustee meeting. Another just thanked me for bringing it to his attention.

Not much of a character reference if nobody will publicly acknowledge it. For either of the people involved.

Chatting with the homestead. Seems people felt afraid NOT to participate in the blockades for fear of being targeted, whether in a low-key “why weren’t you there?” way or family getting doxxed way. This is all very schoolyard bully but on a more sinister level. AKA, quite Trumpian.

I remember their introduction well, they were such a godsend for vets (freedom from the landline!) so we were early adopters. Still, it was almost embarrassing to own one, people literally laughed and pointed when you pulled the big talking brick out. More like google glasses than AI.

Daffodils may signal the arrival of spring but dandelions are its real glory. I couldn't love them more. I mean, look at them!

I really dislike seeing people who don't know a family leaving condolences on RIP. "Kildare mam", "Kerry granddad" and the like. It seems like an intrusion.

Right, this is produced by this organisation. talesfrommotherearth.co.uk/storybook-ed... Deliberately linking to that page because if you scroll down they say they are partnered with some respected conservation organisations. I've just send email to each of those, asking if they approve of this.

Ate and left no crumbs

Whatever about grammar, Grammarly doesn't know shit about punctuation. Off.

Yeah, timely. Ten minutes ago, I put washing on the line in warm sunshine with a nice breeze. Now the sky is dark grey and it's about to rain. Honestly, I should know better at this hour of my life.

Why would anyone be shocked that they're still blockading. Government just capitulated to two of the heaviest subsidised industries to the tune of .5 billion. They paid the hostages ransom and didn't even get the hostage.

An excellent clear eyed look at what's been going on. If you haven't read it already do.

I'll never understand how you can pardon someone who hasn't been convicted of anything. Makes no sense.

Just walked into a room in this very house (don't ask) and there on the tellybox was Eddie Hobbs, footage of O'Connell st playing away in the background, explaining the BS going on to Steve Bannon. FFS.

Backbenchers wanting the government to hold talks with a group with no defined leaders, who can't define what they want but add to their wish lists daily. Talk about what? And to who? Who has the authority to agree anything on behalf of all of them? And enforce it? www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-...

The farmers of Ireland are exporting baby milk powder to China, and butter to America. We import almost everything we eat.

Who is behind this? Never mentioned in news reports. All I read is various organisations saying they are not but their members can do as they please. Do they think blocking Dublin will open the Strait of Hormuz? Way to lose any public support they might have had. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Look at this beautiful thing? Gift of homemade Paska from a Ukrainian friend. Seems a shame to even think of eating it, but I'll get past that!

During the famine no less. Sure there wouldn't have been a pick of meat on them.

Dunno why, but what popped into my head was Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough. No disrespect to Slough.

Friday

This has to be the most ambiguous question I've ever been asked on a survey, a high bar. What way is which?

Yeah not exactly a new idea, I did a piece about this in 2009, updated since. Don't think there are 23 though and some you might not want to claim. www.dochara.com/tour/itinera...

Honestly I won't be crying any tears when Mr Cleese dies either. Not wishing it on him, but he is also a POS.

The size of a room shouldn't factor into how many TDs we have. Refurbish. I reckon move the front row forward a bit, shaving an inch or two off seat, desk & legroom depth (Ryanair configuration), change the pitch a bit, and you'd get another row. Dublin has plenty of empty offices.

I've run a hobby (gone mad) website since 2003. When Google #Adsense started, I'd two simple ads per page and it became a lucrative hobby - €1000+/month. As ads became more intrusive that plummeted. For the last couple of years €25-40/month. I've taken all ads off and honestly it feels so good.

I made a cake and it is delicious. Venetian Carrot Cake, thanks to @nigella.bsky.social. I didn't need it to be but as a bonus it is gluten and dairy free.

Those data centres are not just eyesores, grabby power hogs and terrible sources of employment, they are now being used as a weapon by Trump to force us to buy LNG from America. What is the benefit of having them here?

If anyone wants to go hunting for what I call Síle na Gig, I wrote an article about them with directions to the more easily found ones in Ireland. www.dochara.com/places-to-vi...

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

☘️Happy Saint Patrick's Day ☘️ La Fheile Padraig sona daoibh #speirgorm🐍 youtu.be/OCbuRA_D3KU?...

Really very sad to hear of the death of Dolores Keane. Her magnificent voice gone. What an interpreter of a song she was. RIP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hinW...

I have friend who when we were younger was a dead ringer for a young Sophia Loren. She asked me once "You know the way men just come up to you and give you flowers?" Eh, no.

Put a newsletter signup form on a site a while back and forgot all about it. Just discovered I have 652 subscribers. Probably should send them a newsletter or something.

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?