If you voted for any of Fine Gael's MEPs in the last two European elections, you, like them, voted to let these people die. Sit with that a while.

Fortress Europe kills

Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem. Republicans are a Nazi problem.

Apple pie enchiladas: worth coming back for

I remain continuously puzzled with Centrists who think it’s a major own on the left to point out the candidates they supported from a leftist perspective actually suck because they turned out to not be leftist. “Ha ha ha, joke’s on you, turns out this guy is more like me and he sucks ass.” Okay.

I dunno, call me controversial, but maybe that group of Comfortable men who've supported every economic policy that's lead us to hell are on day 3 of a meltdown about 600 word Guardian article not being a Green Party economic white paper because they like the status quo?

There is something absolutely heartless about this It's reported that a child attempted self harm because of their demands, and instead of a moment of self-reflection, or concern for the child, all they care about is fucking pronouns

Happy Easter! Here's a medieval rabbit or hare from the Franciscan Friary in Waterford City. With such fancy shoes he must be the Easter Bunny! 🐰 #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Medieval

She takes significantly better selfies than I do #SpeirGorm

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Building new infrastructure to switch from coal to LNG is like quitting cigarettes by smoking ten a day instead of twenty.

My only Easter tradition is watching the Shane Byrne masterpiece www.instagram.com/reel/DWqWAFe...

"the Irish Mail on Sunday reported how Power has filmed herself spitting on foreign nationals and racially abusing people on the streets of Dublin. The purpose of all of this, of course, is monetisation."

Maria Steen's helpful tips; Try wearing an outfit for a hour more before sending it to the dry cleaners. Cook your husband's steak medium rare instead of medium to save on the electricity Turn down the heating in the Au pair's quarters.

Government now seeing renters, like immigrants, as a marginal group to be punished and disrespected in ways which will appeal to the core FF/FG vote, the Normal People. Stream of articles telling you to show some gratitude or make things worse for yourself in the pipeline.

If Trump gives Israel the go-ahead to attack Iranian energy, this illegal war will go to a whole other level of pain. Israel is a mad dog state, aiming to Balkanise the whole Middle East in order to facilitate its own expansion. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Oil crunch: Brendan and the RTÉ R1 South Dublin dinner party crew chatting about using less electricity to run the washing machine like that makes a difference when 20%+ of the grid goes to powering data servers.

the official conservative position in Ireland is that as they get less popular and representative of the population, they deserve more of a voice in public discourse, an obviously absurd position that is nonetheless constantly validated by the Irish press for some reason

73,000 ‘rogue landlords'. That's actually beyond belief. Every time I think this crisis can't surprise me any more I learn it's so much worse than I realised #spéirgorm

Bringing down the petrodollar as a consequence of bombing Iran and starting a global recession. Yes please

yep, Nestlé had their sales reps *dress up as nurses* and give out free formula *in maternity wards* to make families dependent on it, in countries where many didn't have access to clean water for mixing with formula. researchers estimate that 10.9 million babies died.

There's the true FFG legacy. "the only people worse than us for making Irish people homeless was the British when they were busy genociding the island"

Easter is a traditional time to reflect on change & Hare are a significant symbol of Spring. Native Irish Mountain Hare once lived on North Bull Island — this photo is from 1992. Now they’re gone. We can mourn what’s lost, but we must not lose hope. Let’s protect nature and help it recover.

LOOK AT THIS BIRD!

I used to write the WaPo editorials on US-Africa policy, as well on as human rights and politics on the continent. To describe hundreds of thousands of deaths on the continent as “messy” is an absolute abomination.

A horse walks into a bar. "Why the long face?" asks the barman. "Your lungs hold around 5 litres" replies the horse. "Mine hold 50. I can breathe in almost two THOUSAND litres of air a minute. Big lungs need big noses and big mouths, which need long faces. Centaurs? They'd fucking suffocate, mate"

The US aid cut is so blackpilling: hundreds of thousands of Africans have already died yet it never factors in Western discourse and no one will pay a price for it electorally as it does not rank as an issue at all

The far-right’s 2500 never materialised in Coleraine. Their 150 were mostly ‘citizen journalists’ prowling for monetised content. A great counter by unions and anti-racists ongoing.

This is obviously extremely cool and momentous and I'm also on the verge of a panic attack just looking at it

That Sam Altman abuse story has been floating around for a few years and it's a real sign of how little things since Epstein has changed that there seemed to be a gentleman's agreement in Tech journalism to never mention it.

Sun sets on #StormDavid with gust up to 90kmh in Carlow

Bible: In the end times there are gonna be charlatans who use my name to trick you into supporting evil and it will be incredibly obvious to everyone except you. Evangelicals: This section of the Bible has always been mysteriously vague.

an inspiration for us all. she got out.

#StormDave gusting to 112kmh now in Southwest at 4:30pm.

Wexford now upgraded to Orange warning.

If tenants had any meaningful rights we wouldn't feel compelled to buy our own properties. I'd gladly rent for the rest of my life if I had actual security of tenure, dignity based rights (Like the right to have a pet, or decorate the place), and rents that reflect actual wages.

3pm Saturday update on #StormDave with high res models showing an increase in wind gusts this evening as storm deepens a little more than forecast. Stronger gusts likely in South, Southeast and East. Orange marine warning for South now. Please share.

The backlash continues. You can see 'tenants having too much rights is a big part of the housing problem' becoming conventional wisdom in real time.

Cracking piece by @hannahdaly.ie, alongside excellent analysis by @codohertynews.bsky.social in IT of impact of data centres on our national grid.

The ring of truth here is like the bells of Christ Church. But it reveals something deeper. The parties in government are exhausted of ideas. They’re just casting about for something, anything, (a billionaire) suggested. They are empty.

These boots are made for walking.

Noon update. Airmass satellite view shows #StormDave approaching with gusts up to 90kmh now on West coast. Some sleet and snow in parts of North.

A lil' doodle for the eco-celebrating Wild Mind festival in Fenit this year 🪴

A chairde, just stop reading the Irish Times op-eds. No good will come of time spent there. Vote with your subs, spend it on something better.

imagine creating a so called 'housing solution' where tenants would have no rights www.rte.ie/news/analysi... " the tenants would not have security of tenure, and they would not be under the gaze of the Residential Tenancies Board" (how RTÉ can reduce regulation to 'gaze' is beyond me) #spéirghorm

I presume "the reality of women like me" refers to coming from a wealthy family, marrying into another wealthy family, owning a multi-million euro house featured in the family newsletter, The Irish Times, and absolutely having the financial luxury of being able to give up your job.

every Maria Steen column

“…the researchers argue that AI systems have given rise to a categorically different form of “cognitive surrender” in which users provide “minimal internal engagement” and accept an AI’s reasoning wholesale without oversight or verification.”

Are you noticing climate change yet… or just calling it a “nice early spring”? 🌼 www.theguardian.com/environment/...