Bhí an pholaitíocht i gcónaí mórthimpeall ar @socialmide.bsky.social Ach níl na fadhbanna i gConamara faighte níos fearr. Tá na fadhbanna ó thaobh tithíocht, iompar, agus cursaí sláinte faighte níos measa.

Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich has been selected as the Social Democrats’ candidate for the forthcoming Galway West by-election. "If elected, I will commit to fighting for a Galway that works for everyone," Míde said following her selection last night. @socialmide.bsky.social

🟣 CANDIDATE SELECTED / IARRTHÓIR ROGHNAITHE 🟣 Massive congratulations to @socialmide.bsky.social who has been selected as the Social Democrats candidate for the Galway West by-election!

Israel has demolished structures inside the UN Palestinian refugee agency's east Jerusalem compound after seizing the site last year, in an act condemned by the agency as a violation of international law

The OECD has warned that the uncritical adoption of generative AI as a tool in education could inadvertently undermine the development of key human skills such as critical thinking and evaluative judgment in students

Ireland: Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell said the remark that justice was open to all like the Ritz Hotel endures because “it captures a fundamental and persistent challenge”, that “justice may be formally open, but practically inaccessible”. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

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“So now you have the Gardaí, the AI Minister and multiple legal experts including @iccl.bsky.social saying the legislation is all there already - it’s going to be increasingly difficult for the Government not to take a position on this”.

"If CSAM isn’t a red line that can never be crossed, then one wonders what else ever could be." - Conor O'Mahony, Professor, Child Law expert, former Special Rapporteur on Child Protection to the Government of Ireland.

"It's not necessarily the app that's making the images... it's people using the app that's making the images. Making images of that sort is reprehensible..." No, people are asking the app to make the images. IT'S A FEATURE. Not a bug.

I know it’s not the same. But Simon Harris gave several interviews over the Christmas where he spoke about the impact online abuse has had on him and his family. We have Jim O’Callaghan looking for digital i.d’s. So to see this CSAM obfuscation is pretty informative and infuriating.

I would have thought condemning an company producing child abuse material on an industrial scale for profit would be an easy one. But here were are.

The Dublin and Kilkenny camogie players should be commended for the stand they took yesterday. I can’t believe this is a conversation we need to have in 2025.

Ireland's "plan" to comply with international law by not trading with companies exploiting occupied territories would be hard to enforce, says anonymous briefer.

Prison overcrowding can't be solved by increasing prison capacity alone. We need to see massive investment in community outreach, community policing, and an emphasis on rehabilitation.

Deeply concerning line in the PfG. In a context where those seeking asylum already face restrictions to their movements one has to wonder how close the new government intends to move to a system that looks more like detention of asylum seekers.