The National Monuments Service (the government body responsible for the protection, management, and stewardship of Ireland’s archaeological heritage — including ancient sites, monuments, and historic underwater remains) moves to Bluesky (8.617 followers on X) Bluesky: @nationalmons.bsky.social

Marie Sherlock (an Irish politician from the Labour Party, currently serving as a Teachta Dála (TD) (member of the lower house of the Irish Parliament) for the Dublin Central constituency) moves to Bluesky (4.958 followers) Bluesky: @mariesherlock.bsky.social

I will not vote, nor give a preference to ANY candidate who personally remains or is a member of a party that uses the child sex abuse image generator also known as X/twitter. Pass it on.

That's only a UN Commission, UN Special Rapporteurs, OHCHR, B'Tselem, the international association of genocide scholars, Oxfam, Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights, MSF, Physicians for Human Rights Israel and dozens of countries vs Gavin Newsom and his pod pal

Potential joint Danish & Irish solution, causing US problems both with inflation and deflation.

Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson: "We will not let ourselves be blackmailed. Only Denmark and Greenland decide on issues concerning Denmark and Greenland... This is an EU issue that affects many more countries than those now being singled out"

Our misogynistic courts strike again. If even a woman Garda can’t get justice, what hope is there? Ban #characterreferences. Compulsory training for judges about #GBV. And tear down patriarchy. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

"Shannon Airport is strategically vital national infrastructure, serving not only commercial air traffic but also facilitating military traffic at the direction of Government," Airport Chair writes to Minister. That’s US military traffic. At the direction of Government. www.rte.ie/news/busines...

The concept of a federalised EU has been set back decades or more by the behaviour of many larger Member States - notably Germany - in relation to the genocide in Gaza. The danger of a federal EU that abandons its founding liberal democratic principles is there for all to see.

The Government says concerns remain after the AI Minister met executives at X to discuss the Grok deepfake scandal. The Taoiseach says there must be “absolute enforcement” when it comes to intimate images involving children, adding the company should be pursued. #VMNews

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has expressed alarm after it emerged that a garda who carried out a "terrifying" assault on his then wife would receive no jail time. The organisation commended Margaret Loftus for her "courage in seeking justice" against her ex-husband Trevor Bolger jrnl.ie/6929227

Comment: Efforts to militarise Ireland's economy, to further integrate us in NATO structures and an EU with aspirations for its own military, are related to our addiction to US money. It's impossible to deny our vassalage to the United States of America. www.ontheditch.com/comment-the-...

Trump may tariff countries that don’t go along with his Greenland plan https://aje.news/uok3k6

Taoiseach: “We have issues with a lot of platforms at different times…” 🗣️ “But they’re not generating child sex abuse material… this is a different scale.” Taoiseach challenged on X and Grok, and admits they should be “pursued” in respect of generated intimate images of children.

Not to oversimplify, but: IF there is ambiguity around whether the mere generation of sexualised deepfakes is illegal, a one-line amendment to Coco’s Law would fix it. Stipulate for the avoidance of doubt that intimate images include artificial likenesses. Then Grok cannot transmit any such material

He did say Apple & Google should remove it from app stores. He also said the Govt wouldn’t give “kneejerk” response by immediately coming off X, saying other platforms have issues too. I interjected to say those other platforms don’t generate CSAM. He accepts that but said other issues exist.

Simon Communities of Ireland (a major Irish non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting people who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless; a network of independent local Communities across Ireland) leaves X (13.184 followers) Bluesky: @simoncommunity.bsky.social

Important letter from Irish doctors in today's Irish Times, Helen McEntee has been to Rafah, she must see that money is not enough, our government must sanction apartheid Israel for its genocidal crimes against the Palestinian people. #SanctionsNow #GazaGenocide

'Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s current address.' www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...

Bluesky going to work over on Twitter

At MINIMUM our elected representatives, public bodies, public transport etc need to move off X. Every time an elected representative posts to X they are supporting a platform that is generating and hosting CSAM. #SpeirGorm my.uplift.ie/petitions/el...

An internal Defence Forces document said one of the main reasons for Irish defence spending is maintaining foreign direct investment – an Irish Examiner article used the document’s language, almost word for word, to argue for expanding the Irish military. www.ontheditch.com/internal-def...

#New Minister Niamh Smyth says X is 'absolutely not' off the hook and she'll be telling company as much in a meeting tomorrow. She tells me, after meeting the Attorney General this evening, she's confident Ireland has 'robust' laws in place to be enforced here. @virginmedianews.bsky.social

AONTAS (Ireland’s National Adult Learning Organisation — a long-standing non-governmental membership body dedicated to promoting and supporting adult and community education across Ireland) leaves X (9.168 followers) Bluesky: @aontas.com

Now @paralympicsireland.bsky.social has become the latest sporting body to stop posting on X. paralympics.ie/update-on-pa...

Elon Musk says Grok will restrict editing or generating images of real people in places where it is illegal, but users report the mechanism is still active. It follows Garda confirmation that investigations into the Grok scandal are underway. #VMNews

One Palestinian man is shot and wounded, and at least 80 people are detained in mass overnight raids.

The scene outside any Irish funeral.

Even if this were true, "naked underage images" is a red herring. There were reports of infants depicted in bikinis with simulated semen on their faces. Nudity is so obviously not the red line here that I cannot believe govts are entertaining these statements, let alone "welcoming" them.

Very strong statement from Dublin Rape Crisis Centre saying it's "not enough" that X has said it will make changes. CEO Rachel Morrogh says the "explosion in the use of Grok" in recent days shows "how willing some people are to commit acts of technology-facilitated sexual violence".

Another month, another government IT spending controversy: a €2.2m ‘MySUSI’ project by SUSI, the third level grants system, begun in 2015, has so far cost €6.4m… and still hasn’t been launched. Details emerged at PAC today. @virginmedianews.bsky.social

For the record: as of right now, the Grok app is still doing all the things they’ve said it is stopping, for users with free/unpaid accounts.

🚨🇮🇪 A single Dublin data centre found to consume as much power as 200000 homes. Uncovered by @lnbdublin.bsky.social Reported by Jack Horgan Jones @irishtimes.com

In my FOI, Dept officials stated-Moving data centres to regions would “very likely create a constrained region wherever they seek to connect”, impacting the ability to connect housing, enterprise or projects focused on electrification of heat and transport. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

We're now seeing headlines that claim X is blocking Grok from complying with requests to undress and sexualize women. Wrong again gang — it happily stripped me, gave me bigger breasts, and put me in pornographic poses, entirely for free. All I had to do was ask. www.theverge.com/news/861894/...

Here’s the rundown of today’s committee meeting ⤵️

The privatisation of our buses is a shambles. It's a shamble for both workers and commuters. We told the government all the issues there would be with Bus Connects, but they went ahead regardless. We SHOULD have free, frequent, and reliable public transport in Ireland.

The judge who this week said cyclists had “become a nightmare” had a judgment quashed by the High Court because he interrupted a barrister more than 2,000 times. A senior judge also barred justice James O’Donohoe from any further involvement in the case. www.ontheditch.com/judge-critic...

Kerry Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre is recruiting 2 (part-time) Adolescent Counsellors! Please spread the word (or apply yourself)! Full details here >> www.krsac.com/job-vacancie... Apply by 23rd January #JobFairy #KerryJobFairy #IrelandJobFairy #IrelandJobs #IrishJobs #CounsellingJobs

Gardai On The Lookout For Motorist Who Never Waved Back At Pedestrian

Lawyers have called on Labour leader Ivana Bacik to pressure her British counterpart, Keir Starmer, on behalf of Palestine solidarity activists on hunger strike in UK prisons.

"These bosses must be held to account in the court of law... the sight of a social media company standing in the dock will send out the strongest message possible." Brian Brennan says fines aren't the way to handle this issue. In powerful question he says prosecutions need to be taken in court.

🚨 Breaking Gardaí say investigations are underway following Grok scandal. "We have received reports and referrals of content on that platform that is under investigation... the process takes some time... it has to be assessed to make sure it's criminal... the people responsible have to be ID'd"

Lotta words to avoid acknowledging a criminal investigation is needed.

The Senate passed Dick Durbin’s legislation that allows people to sue Twitter and other platforms over non consensual fake images made with artificial intelligence. rollcall.com/2026/01/13/s...

Supt Barry Walsh: "where appropriate, these crimes will be the subject of thorough investigation, with a view to bringing those responsible or any person conspiring to commit or accommodate such offending before the courts..."

I feel like I'm going crazy. Our leader just casually told us he can't stop illegal trade with another nation in case it impacts on the multinationals from another state that have set up residence here. He can't enact the will of the Irish people because it will upset foreign billionaires #Spéirgorm

Just put this up on X. #BoycottX #CloseDownGrok

There's nothing more Fianna Fáil than turning a blind eye to the abuses of the powerful and wealthy. They've been doing it for a century.