Three more sets of digitised Dáil constituency maps now available on civgraph.net 1969 (used in 1969 and 1973 elections) 1961 (used in 1961 and 1965 elections) 1959 (deemed unconstitutional, never used) #speirgorm

This is an insane story. There were no security checks on the video APIs for all match & data streams! 😱 This guy was able to access everything & could have stopped the live stream that feeds every TV channel. bobdahacker.com/blog/fifa-ha...

Percentage of (self proclaimed) #Irish / #Gaeilge speakers in Ireland by county, 1851-2022

Percentage of #Welsh / #Cymraeg speakers in Wales by historic county, 1891-2021

Percentage of #Gaelic / #Gàidhlig speakers in Scotland by historic county, 1881-2022

Percentage of #Manx / #Gaelg speakers in the Isle of Man by local authority, 1901-2021

New District Electoral Division/ward maps now on civgraph.net 1971 (Cork ward reform, Dublin ward reform, Limerick ward reform, Dublin DED reform) 1970 (Waterford ward reform) 1966 (Waterford extension) 1965 (Cork extension) 1957 (County Wicklow extension via Bray)

These are the real people of Belfast. Thousands of anti-fascists rally against the far-right at Belfast City Hall today. They sent a clear message that racism is not wanted in their city. Things you love to see ✊❤

Visited the site of This House Believes That Political Correctness Is Gay today

Makerfield is the third constituency to be having a by-election on 18th June. Makerfield was created as constituency in 1983. The biggest part of the new seat came from the former Ince constituency. That said, the town of Ince was only in Makerfield constituency between 1997 and 2010.

Well that was a fun side project. Back to the Dublin ward maps now

We didn’t stop them at Gaza So they went into Lebanon When will the world wake up??

Thread of my Republic of Ireland city territorial evolution maps

Territorial evolution of #Dublin city, 1900-present #speirgorm

Territorial evolution of #Waterford City/Metropolitan District, 1840-present #speirgorm

Territorial evolution of #Limerick City/Metropolitan District, 1840-present #speirgorm

Happy 10th birthday to this diva. May it cause 10 more years of discourse

New local authority maps now on civgraph.net 1950 (Limerick extension) 1944 (Waterford extension) 1942 (Dublin extension) 1941 (Dublin extension) 1931 (Dublin extension) 1930 (Dublin extension)

TIL there was an attempt to rename County Donegal to County Tirconaill in the 1920s

Territorial evolution of #Cork city, 1840-present #speirgorm

Three new local authority maps now on civgraph.net 1957 (County Wicklow extension via Bray) 1955 (Cork and Waterford extensions) 1953 (Dublin extension) #speirgorm

Today marks the 78th anniversary of the Nakba (catastrophe), during which more than 750,000 Palestinians were expelled and over 400 villages were destroyed to establish the State of Israel.

1926 census exhibition at Coach House Gallery is well worth a look

I am absolutely here for @oliver.ie 's motion at tonight's Cork City Council meeting (referred to a relevant committee).

Changes to wards (electoral divisions) in #Waterford, 1896-present

Job market looking great these days

Presenting my talk "A Statistical Perspective on Celtic Language Preservation: The Past, Present and Future" here next month!

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN Registration for the 2026 Celtic Students Conference is now live. This includes our conference dinner. Attendance at the dinner is limited to the first 40—so register ASAP! www.eventbrite.com/e/celtic-stu...

Census data on Irish

Local authority maps dating back to 1966 are now available on civgraph.net. I hope to at least go back to the establishment of the modern system in 1899.

Canada is holding its (twice per decade) census today. The Canadian census' treatment of French in Québec is the gold standard for keeping track of minority languages, it does far more in its 9 (!) questions than the UK/Ireland/Isle of Man do for their various minority languages.

Do complex data analysis and create cool charts, blowing the minds of the mud-caked losers around me.

I have recently digitised three sets of historic Dáil constituencies: 1983 (used in 1987 and 1989 elections) 1980 (used in 1981, Feb 1982 and Nov 1982 elections) 1974 (used in 1977 election) All publicly accessible on civgraph.net #speirgorm

Was researching in Waterford library today and when I went to sign in I waited at the desk alongside the mayor. I knew it was a small city but wow

Border Message xkcd.com/3236/

The 1926 census was the first and only one where people indicated whether or not they were native Irish speakers. Unfortunately, there were so many obviously incorrect answers that it was decided not to publish any statistics on the topic. #Census1926