I'm thinking about adding a new feature to paygap.ie where I show a letter grade for a report based on the number of errors in it. Too mean? Just right? #genderPayGap

If you see a pay gap report somewhere, send it my way. Look up the companies already on paygap and see if they've reported yet. You could be the one to make my day (and help me somehow track down 6000+ reports this year (YIKES). #genderPayGap

A company sent me their first report via my form on PayGap.ie and I'm all in my feels (good) about it.

If you are planning to donate to Movember, my brother is once again doing it in memory of our dad. ie.movember.com/mospace/5646... On Thursday 13th and 20th, different companies are doing donation matches, so it may be worth holding off til then to get the most bang for your buck! #movember

Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”

Cosy blanket? Check ✔️ Murder mystery on the TV? Check ✔️ More leaves stitched? Check ✔️ Happy Sunday y'all, find some way to fill your cup today, you can't pour from an empty one.

I had somehow missed that Lia Smith died. What a tragedy, she was far far too young. This is what comes of a world where unkind people, vicious bigoted people, wake up every day and choose to spread hatred. I'm so sad.

Mark the date - Nov 9th, first Christmas song heard while shopping. Our Tesco has Christmas decorations hung. This is hell

Happy Sunday! We're at that special time of year when I spend every waking moment googling the phrase "2025 gender pay gap report" to find data, so if you've ever wanted to help me, now is your moment. Find a report? Send it to me however works for you. #genderPayGap

Taking a break from pay gap stuff to try something new.

How I long for a competent lineout. #IREvJPN

Today is brought to you by the earworm "da da da da daa da da who's Madeleine? Who's Madeleine?"

Great clip with Richard Chambers calling out Simon Harris’ ‘sleight of hand’ blaming immigrants for the #FFFG catastrophic housing policies 🤦🏾‍♀️ SH wants us “to be mad at immigrants…” for this government’s decades long failure in housing, planning, dereliction, services…🤯 #spéirghorm #IrishPol #Home

Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...

A new paper [2023] based on long-lost documents confirms that DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin should be credited for discovering the double helix. www.livescience.com/health/genet...

A Dublin woman who has crocheted thousands of 'Michael Tea Higgins' tea cosies is preparing for a new presidency

Hey kids, we are a small Irish family business. We make lovely things by hand. Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging? Thanks a mill. #Boycottamazon #shoplocal slated.ie Reposts would be fabulous. #SLATED

My favourite Hiberno-English-ism isn't any of the obvious ones, it's the fact that when we say "sallow" we mean the opposite of what everyone else means. It's not sickly yellow, it's healthy, positive

Love it when the app says our food is delivered but it is, in fact, nowhere and I am starving

POV: You are me, reading a particular gender pay gap report today.

It's the end of our first week of November, let's see where we're at! 21 reports in the database so far for 2025 11 of those are companies who reported for the first time this year Some of those new companies actually published early 🎉 1 company emailed to tell them that the quartiles are wrong

I simply do not have time for government incompetence today, my SAD is warring with my imposter syndrome as I worry about girlbossing too close to the sun. Could you all just, like, function please?

I love my brain sometimes. Absolutely crippled with imposter syndrome tonight so I am.

Do I have to explain why this is a terrible idea or do we all understand this by now?

he literally did the meme

Ok, reflecting more on this last night (and chatting with family). It's hard to see how this isn't, to some degree, intentional. I've intentionally been left out of this review. Is it because I embarrassed the govt. by exposing that their portal wasn't going to land (again)? Or by building my own?

Every journalist doing any interview on the housing crisis with a member of the Oireachtas, especially ones from the government parties, needs to check in advance if that person is a landlord and take them to task on it. Anything else isn't journalism. #speirgorm

Friends, I am FUMING.

Well. Today I learned that there is a review process happening for the government's pilot draft pay gap portal this month. Guess who's not invited to take part? Honestly, more than a little insulting. It's not like they don't have my contact info, I email them about once a month... #genderPayGap

Things I'm realising as I use a different hair gel (because I ran out of my favourite and I had to make it work): * I now understand what people mean when they say some hair gels feel sticky in their hair * I know this because apparently I absentmindedly play with my hair a lot and now I feel it

Increasing number of women in politics leads to more diverse (and progressive, even feminist (shock, horror 😁) policies, NWC report finds – #speirgorm www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Sodhrán Mac an Dá Ní

Remember - if it's OK to call @paulmurphy.pbp.ie et al "far left" or "hard left" for saying that people deserve homes and basic services, then it's entirely OK for you to call politicians "far right" and "racist" when they try to blame a housing disaster they created on immigrants.

Oh, and Timmy Dooley is a landlord. Lol. "Fianna Fáil TD Timmy Dooley declared landlord income from properties based in Rathfarnham and Charlotte Quay Dock, both in Dublin, as well as ownership of land in Mountshannon, Co Clare." www.thejournal.ie/who-are-land...

Today is my birthday. 48. Is that old? Well, it's the oldest I've ever been. Have I learnt anything worth sharing in that time? Let's see.

When I started looking at apartments, the first one I went to see had 9 parties at that viewing (16 people). The estate agent was asking everyone if they were looking to rent or live. I was THE ONLY PERSON looking for a home. And that trend continued over the next 16 months at every single viewing.

79% of homes sold in Dublin this year were bought by landlords, 75% by large landlords. About 1 in 5 TDs are landlords. This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.

Last one for this year. I made iced buns, with a brioche dough, filled with dark chocolate creme patisserie, and topped with a coffee icing. Included a quick phone snap of the inside so you can see the filling. #gbbo #bakealong

"YOU'RE TRYING TO SHUT DOWN DEBATE ON IMMIGRATION" If your standard of debate on immigration leads to IPAS centres being set on fire with people inside, then yes, I am trying to shut down your debate on immigration.

I'm taking a mixed level class in ballet, and one of the beginners today told me I'm her inspiration, she wants to dance like me. I only started ballet as an adult a few years ago. Anyway, take this as your sign to do the thing. Take the class. Be a beginner again and experience joyful learning.

Why were there gender-balanced teams at Sega in the late 80s, and why was this never the case again afterwards? I also provide a chronology of the industry's pioneers in Japan, while addressing the issue of gender discrimination, before discussing working conditions more broadly in a later chapter.

Hey, if you listened to this and liked it, found it interesting, whatever, please do let newstalk know. My experience is that whenever I'm on the radio about this stuff, they get absolutely plenty of calls to say how I'm terrible, a liar, the gap is a myth and all that. It'd be nice to change that.

The first of the 2025 data has now landed on PayGap.ie. Nice to see some companies chose early dates in June and haven't left it to the last minute!

www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new... Giving this podcast thing a go. #paygap

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are at their most dangerous now. They're lashing out in desperation to try and cling to power in any way they can. The only thing worse than #FFG swinging to the right before losing power, is FFG swinging to the right and keeping it. #spéirgorm

€15 million in unrecovered welfare payments. Wow, that really sounds like a LOT! But. Take the total spent on social welfare to be roughly €25 billion annually - it's a bit higher. That's 0.06% unrecovered. Or about 6c in every €1000. Or to put it another way, negligible.

www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new... Giving this podcast thing a go. #paygap

“I'm not saying these are glasses for creeps, but I can't help but feel like one while wearing them.” Reader, they are for creeps.

An important demonstration of hope and welcome at Grand Parade this afternoon — especially after last night's cowardly attack in Drogheda. Thank you to the Lord Mayor, Fergal Dennehy, for representing the city so passionately, Laura Harmon for organising and everyone who spoke, sang and danced. 👏👏