Good to see the (albeit slow) migration away from X by public bodies

Would be great to see all other Irish universities and colleges follow this example @tudublin.bsky.social

Time for everyone to adopt the Equal Earth projection! correctthemap.org

The Irish Dept of Justice has two speeds: 1. This is very complicated and takes a lot of time (ie, we don't want to do it.) 2. This is urgent and we need to guillotine it through the Oireachtas (ie we want to do it but we don't want any meaningful scrutiny). www.irishlegal.com/articles/jim...

Does Trump realise how difficult he is making life for Americans in Europe? Putin couldn’t do a better job of destroying the western alliance. #GOP #Greenland

It's time for other academic institutions to do the same

Justine McCarthy spot-on on proposals for reform of IP family reunification: “To keep parents apart from their children for three additional years for no better reason than that you can is exactly what the Minister says it is not. It is simply cruel.” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

The US deciding to destroy their social capital under Trump must be a cause of concern not just for Democrats but also Republicans #GOP #Trump

"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%." www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...

what a surprise - they lied.

Although Greenland is not part of the European Union- the people of Greenland are EU citizens - utterly bizarre that the US president is talking about ‘conquering’ a land of their closest allies #Greenland #EUcitizens #EU

from the United States …:..

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns accused the Government of a 'muted response'. She suggested that social media companies were being treated with 'kid gloves' by the Government, and read out a series of 'vile' prompts to Grok by users of X in relation to uploaded photographs of women

It might be just me, but I don't think public bodies should be posting photographs of children to the 'makes sexual images from photographs of children' website.

Other univerisities should follow suit @tudublin.bsky.social

I write in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social about the laws that are broken when online AI platforms facilitate the production of child sex abuse material. No new laws are needed. Companies (and their executives) are accountable as well as users. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Section 5(1)(f) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (as amended) makes it a criminal offence to knowingly facilitate the production or distribution of sexualised images of children. The problem here isn't the law - it's the political willingnesss to enforce it against X.

The calibre of the current Irish cabinet when it comes to digital threats to democracy and society has never been lower - they are so far out of their depth they sound increasingly idiotic.

This is an incredible statement from the Prime Minister of Ireland - the site specifically supports these illegal functions - @fiannafailparty.bsky.social

Step up @social-democrats.bsky.social @labourpartyireland.bsky.social @fiannafailparty.bsky.social @fine-gael.bsky.social and show real leadership

Finally Irish members of parliament are leaving toxic ‘X’. Can state agencies, government departments, universities, journalists and NGOs follow suit and stop supporting one of the most socially damaging platforms in existence.

Spain's Sanchez says US wants to grab Venezuela resources, sets dangerous precedent reut.rs/3LnJpXI

As Elon Musk's X continues to sink to new depths, there are serious questions to be asked as to why legitimate media outlets, government departments, state agencies, etc. etc. remain on the platform. I wrote this last November.

Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024. Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves. This is what oligarchy looks like.

Greenland's PM Jens Frederik Nielsen firmly rejected US President Trump's repeated comments on US possibly annexing Greenland, asking for dialogue and respect for international law. ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/ax1c

US efforts to topple the Venezuelan government by military means are in breach of the UN Charter, the International Bar Association (IBA) has warned following the dramatic capture of Nicolás Maduro.

When Trump says it won’t end up costing the United States to illegally invade and “control” Venezuela because of the value of their oil, he means there will be a massive public cost, but that’s ok because private companies and oligarchs, including his family, will make a ton of money.

UN chief on Venezuela: US action sets 'dangerous precedent' reut.rs/3YmSKSA

By pure coincidence- a piece I wrote for @irishexaminer.bsky.social was published this morning www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

This week’s episode of @virginmedianews.bsky.social podcast #TheGroupChat confirms it as Ireland’s ‘finger on the pulse’ go to place. Well done Zara King, @newschambers.bsky.social and @gavreilly.com - merry Christmas to you all - your non cynical and passionate analysis is a breath of fresh air

Good for them. 2024 Eurovision winner hands back trophy due to Israel’s participation www.thejournal.ie/2024-eurovis...

Is this really where we are in 2025? Shame on all involved

Harry McGee, on the IT politics podcast, just asserted that the recent drones seen around Zelenskyy’s visit were military grade weapons launched from within the Irish state by foreign agents. There’s no evidence for any of this, it’s absolutely unhinged.

Where silence stops, the truth begins: The Roisin Boyd story thecity.ie/2025/12/02/w...

Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands to boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel cleared to compete

but let's keep insisting on a nitrates derogation - www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

'much like the National Children’s Hospital, the end of direction provision, the end of the housing crisis, night-time economy laws, the Occupied Territories Bill, hate-speech legislation, and all the other things we just don’t seem to be able to get over the line'. www.thejournal.ie/readme/surre...

Wonderful paced programme on the Glen of Aherlow in Tipperary, Ireland made by Tipperary Cultural Films. #Tipperary #GlenOfAherlow www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz_w...

Headline “Stringent new tenancy rules spark ‘stampede’ of landlords from market as fears for renters grow” Fact “landlords with registered private tenancies increased by 0.24% annually to 104,072 in Q2 2025”-RTB ..landlords sell to other landlords or homeowners www.independent.ie/irish-news/s...

Time to start sweating the big stuff - climate catastrophe

Is there any chance Dublin City Council could start posting here and not just on Elon Musk's platform? @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social #DublinCityCouncil #DCC

The European Parliament has just adopted a position on Omnibus I, a deregulation proposal that seeks to significantly water down key EU sustainability laws that were recently adopted, including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive. Good luck keeping up EU credibility at COP30…

"Policies that contributed to this increase include the Higher Education Authority's National Access Plan, the Programme for Access to Higher Education, free upper secondary education, the expansion of technological universities, and the free fees initiative" #AccessToEducation #ThirdLevelAccess

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

This is worse than even the initial reports and statement from the Justice Minister suggested. www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...

And not just the British government but any serious politician, state agency or government department

Completely normal website legitimised on the daily by politicos, hacks and people willing to turn a blind eye to what it is, and what its owner uses it for.

Steady flow of voters at St Clare's in Dublin Bay South for the Irish Presidential election. #Áras25 #Aras25 #DBS #DublinBaySouth #IrishPresidentialElection