The Pro-European PAS party has secured 51 seats, an absolute majority in Moldova’s parliament. A good result and a slap in the face for Putin.

Yup. Made the win all the more delicious. And herewith ends my once every two years golf post. 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺

Had a coffee with him in London once - long story. Seemed like a thoroughly decent man. RIP Ming Campbell.

Ridiculous move in first place. Now thrown out. 👏 #mochara

We have all been saying that government needs to move from X/Twitter to Bluesky, so give these people and other govt departments a follow! #Speirgorm

International coverage of an Irish story is never going to be a bullseye. But this is weirdly ominous. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Italy has moved me to tears for 3 days straight. Bravo ❤️

Oh God, the @theguardian.com gave it five stars. I found House of Guinness unwatchable. The Oirishness! The @irishtimes.com reviewer was really extremely polite in saying: “Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders, shows his understanding of Ireland under colonialism is rudimentary at best.”

Good grief

When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions

That’s a lot of subscribers lost. Might have been an idea to have the ‘thoughtful conversations” with greater haste?

God woman Sally Rooney, and hats off to her publishers @faberbooks.bsky.social. Quite the world we live in now.

“There is a very strange kind of self-censorship in America. Even with European eyes, it is very frightening to see to what degree individual bravery does not exist. From Zuckerberg to ABC, everyone immediately surrenders." apnews.com/article/trum...

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

It is weird that the fbi director said “Valhalla” let’s not skip over that

I’m sure there’ll be corrections in equally prominent positions in each of these papers, yeah?

Fascinating read

One of the better takes on the Kirk murder IMHO.

Lest anyone still had the slightest doubt

You’d have to say that’s about the end of that then

Killamery Brooch • Kilkenny This beautiful silver brooch is associated with an important early church site on the Kilkenny side of the Lingaun Valley. The decoration features beasts with open jaws, facing into two panels that have intricately stylised animals that bite their own tails. #Ireland

‘Unavoidable AI’ is truly a thing now

This is apparently real. No bottom to all of this apparently

Jeez, he’s good at what he does Mamdani

See if you can spot a trend. (HT @byheatherlong.bsky.social)

I think the crucial point here is that she reminded people what they already knew, rather than try to teach them something new. A major value of artists is that they preserve folk memory.

Just for a second, take a step back, and remember that these are the actions of a 56 year old man towards a 17 year old girl.

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Look, I know it’s not perfect - as mentioned in this article - but I’ll continue to be one of the 2pc who donate every year to @wikimediafoundation.org. Do I need to explain?

...and in that very context:

The absolute state of this committee - and the witness list. Anyone who thinks it is anything like 'business as usual' in the US is severely deluding themselves: judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...

they’re all this guy

How am I only discovering this now. Saved

Good God, what a night for news. 🤦‍♀️

This is just wonderful. Please Dublin take note!

Asylum seekers housed in hotels have caused nothing but trouble ever since mobs of bigots who don't live in the area have been turning up to stage violent protests against them, according to a statement from a shirtless hooligan drinking cider on the roof of a police van.

Better Way to Live live from Manchester on Friday night with Grian Chatten of Fontaines DC 💚🤍🧡 🎥 Aaron Coates & off-season creative

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: "To be honest, we all would like to see a ceasefire...I can't imagine that the next meeting would take place without a ceasefire. So let's work on that and try to put pressure on Russia."

Having been many times, feels hard to believe this could be DC today. So ominous

“Before the attack, press freedom groups and Sharif himself had warned that Israeli accusations of Hamas links, first made in 2024, were designed to “manufacture consent to kill”. They had been revived and repeated with increasing frequency after his reporting on famine in Gaza went viral.”

I think round one goes to Putin in the descending a flight of stairs competition.

General reminder that being angry online isn't the same as journalism.

The Geneva Window, the exquisite but ill-fated final masterpiece by Ireland’s “strangest genius” Harry Clarke. I tell its emotional story in my novel. 2nd pic is the Nelly the dancer from Liam O’Flaherty’s ‘Mr Gilhooley’, made for the Geneva Window. It’s in the Hugh Lane Gallery.

‘Stop killing children, civilians’

Howya

Rather worrying this

Not just destroying their present, but attempting to erase their future. No words adequate.

We have truly reached a moment in time where this is a perfectly accurate headline:

This is a real article. No, really. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/female-...

Maybe some reporters can check how much they spent last time when they promised this. While you’re at it, check how much Foxconn spent. Narrator: It’s a press release.