Sign! For ECIs to be considered by the European Commission, each country must meet its threshold, for Ireland that's 10,080. We are currently at just under 6,000, approx 58%, so we need a big push! Belgium, Finland, France and Spain are there, let's get there too! eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#...

I think they're starlings

Good to know 👇 european-alternatives.eu/alternatives...

Nurses are pissed. This is on the front page of the nursing subreddit, along with many discussions about it on several other posts.

For my followers in the EU, there is an European citizens’ initiative you can sign to demand the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. If you are for BDS this would be a huge step up. eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#...

Cement Acrobats #3dprinting www.printables.com/model/156784...

Last year, we made the decision to step away from X. The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour. In our view, X no longer aligns with these values

“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy

Wagtail

Giant veg varieties and a folding saw. What the flump is a manglewurzel? 😁🌱

Meet Marimba the pangolin, species ambassador for the DSWF adoption project 😁

Who's a good boy? 😁 #dogsky

Made biscuits of the digestive variety 200g wholemeal flour 100g plain flour 100g porridge oats 80g caster sugar 300g butter unsalted ½ tsp bicarbonate soda ½ tsp salt Splash of milk ~30ml ish 😋

I’ve capacity for two more commissions this year - all the books you/your partner has read this year, in miniature, in an antique upcycled book. If this of interest, please do make contact!

Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad

I forgot that I was growing this one to collect the seeds and ate a few of the ripe ones. They're really sweet with mild acidity. Very tasty 😋 🍅 Dwarf cherry tomato: Red Robin

Bok choy coming along nicely. Thai basil looking ok. Lemon basil slow as usual 🌱

Abstract Astro Andromeda

Growing speckled peas as micro greens. I use these shoots in spring rolls or stir fries but they're great for garnish or salads too. Easy to grow in just 1cm of your grow medium. I'll have fresh shoots in 10-12 days. I'm using coconut coir for these but compost is perfectly fine to use too 🌱

Gonna tell my kids this was Fleetwood Mac

So @revdancatt is going to share with all of us everything he knows about pen plotters, that's so generous : thank you !! www.youtube.com/watc... Look at the roadmap on the dedicated website : https://penplotter.com/ Nuts !

Potato bread or Potato farls or Boxty or Irish potato bread. All depends where you're from as to what you call it. It's lovely though and really simple to make😋

Alliums 🧅 🧄 Things I had drying in the shed. Garlic, shallots & massive elephant garlic bulbs. Lovely sauces will be made 😋

Experimental animation, machine drawing, china ink on found pages. #penplotter #machinedrawing

I'm learning to play chess. Just played this game and had 94.5% overall accuracy, 99.3% opening accuracy, so I'm sharing it 😊✌️

Sowing Winter Alice Walton, porcelain, 2021 www.alicewaltonceramics.co.uk/sculpture #art #sculpture #ceramics

Cloud farmer ISO 125 1/2000 70mm f5.6 ☁️

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“Adaptor” Handling a shiny surface in lines - B5 plot with AxiDraw. #penplotter #plotterart #algorist

My painting BITTERROOT VALLEY

Bruce K. Lawes Born (1962) Canadian “The sentinel” 2023 Oil on linen , 26 x 18” #art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt

The Catherine Connolly campaign has reignited my urge to learn Irish. I have the Now You're Talking book and tapes from 25 odd years ago, but of course no tape player. Someone has handily converted the tapes to audio files you can listen to here: www.tripswithkevin.com/irish-on-you... #speirgorm

Excellent letter from Wendy Lyon in today's Irish Times.

Growing food under lights & hydroponic systems. I have a mini tomato variety, basil (sweet, lemon, Thai, opal & cinnamon), Hungarian hot wax peppers, basket of fire chillies, sweet bell peppers, miniature orange & lemon trees. And I'm waiting for pak choi to come up....

ladies and gentlemen...we got him

I grew these chocolate bell peppers. They're sweet, no heat at all. Very tasty flavour. Look great too. I wasn't expecting that deep red coloured flesh. Collected the seeds from this one so I can grow more. I'll see how they come up. 🌱

Honey glazed sesame chicken marinated in soy sauce, mirin, garlic, ginger and five spice 😋

Apples 🍏🍎 This year was really good for fruit. I think the early sunny spell we had was a big factor. Had loads of plums, blackcurrants, gooseberries, strawberries, raspberries and sour cherries too. All of which are very expensive these days. Apples are 40c each in the local shop. Mine are nicer 😁

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Help my friend escape her hell! I usually don't post things like this, but I know this woman well, and I am truly afraid for her life. I've donated a good chunk, every little bit helps. Had she been in Norway I would have had her out of there a long time ago. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/escapefrom...

Mini puff pastry apple pies and sausage rolls 😋

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As Israel Bombed Gaza, Amazon Did Business With Its Bomb-Makers by @sambiddle.com theintercept.com/2025/10/24/a...

I'm making fruity vinegars Apple scraps, apple cider, raspberry & plum. They're only a day old and they're already starting to turn to alcohol and my garage smells like booze 🍻

I somehow managed to grow MASSIVE parsnips and some big-ish carrots 😁🌱