Congestion charges “not a suitable tool” for the city at the moment, council transport chief says. He suggested that a low-emissions zone for the city centre, and a pay-per-mile model for the Dublin region might be better. (2023) www.dublininquirer.com/congestion-c...

A thread of quick-win suggestions for @dublinbusnews.bsky.social to trial with the aim of improving the service for customers and staff. #BetterDublinBus (As opposed to major changes like Bus Connects or large technology changes such as changing the fleet to hydrogen or electric.)

Great that @gocar.bsky.social now offer 7-seater cars which will be very handy with some kids' trips or bringing grandparents with us! #CarSharing enables rightsizing the car to the trip, whereas people tend to buy a car for the biggest trip they might sometimes need. www.gocar.ie/gocar-the-en...

Very 2025

😳 The amount of optical fiber used by both sides on the Kupyansk direction. #News #UkraineNews #russiaMustPay

to commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes

Is there a reason why Leap Card on @dublinbusnews.bsky.social doesn't use the same tag-on, tag-off, approach as trains rather than having to involve the driver? The machine could just access its location - which the bus already knows - to perform in the same way? @dublincommuters.bsky.social

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

Car-sharing company ZipCar to end UK operations ZipCar, which has more than 600,000 UK members, temporarily suspends new bookings on its platform. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8zv1gr0z9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

I sure can! 🟨

However low your expectations are of VdL, she never fails to disappoint. A disaster for the EU, on every level.

Nightmarish idea for a startup tbh

Happy to be of service. I once got into a taxi in Dublin wearing a cool new outfit. I was nervous about deviating from the norm but did it anyway. The taxi driver was on the phone when I got in. First thing he did was finish his phone call saying "I have to go, this fella's wearing dungarees"

Very interesting, by @mastroianni.bsky.social Relevant to all sorts of subjects, not just science. Well worth reading through the debate in the comments also. www.experimental-history.com/p/science-is...

ladies and gentlemen...we got him

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He should be aware of his own personal safety and take steps to be as safe as possible at all times.

Fair point. Appreciate the explanation Shane. Preview is a useful little utility. It lets you open all kinds of documents, including word docs, and PDFs, mark them up in all kinds of ways, work on photos too. Here’s a good starter video. youtu.be/GjTs5F2t9pc?...

@hilli.tech @davemark.com Lads, might be something for the podcasts. Apple added both these apps to home screens in iOS 26. Games is clear enough, but after opening the Preview app a couple times I still have absolutely no idea what it does. I'm stunned at the lack of affordance from Apple here.

Breaking: Jim Gavin withdraws from Presidential Election.

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed

Jane Goodall, who made startling discoveries about chimpanzee behavior and worked tirelessly to protect their habitats, has died. She was 91.

We have all been saying that government needs to move from X/Twitter to Bluesky, so give these people and other govt departments a follow! #Speirgorm

"E-bikes"

Can anyone explain why the Government is still doing most of its communications through a website whose owner is now openly rallying the far right to trigger a violent insurrection on our streets?

People warned us about the rise of the right in Ireland and the Gardai, politicians and media ignored it and said we didn't have a problem. The libraries were next and they were appeased. And now....

A 70% chance of the AMOC (Gulf Stream) passing the tipping point in the next 10-20 years. Resulting in some change in our lifetime, and a very different climate for our children living in Ireland. @jonathanmccrea.bsky.social's reaction to his co-presenter is 🎯 podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id41...

The Pentagon has unveiled its newest ship... and it has no crew. It doesn't need one. The USX-1 Defiant is “a first-of-its-kind autonomous, unmanned surface vessel designed from the ground up to never accommodate a human aboard.” Take a look:

Help me remember something?! Somewhere in a park in Dublin is a music amplifier. The user just places their phone onto the metal object and it amplifies whatever their phone is playing, no power required. I'm 99% sure the object is red. It's not the one in Eamon Ceannt park which requires power.

Help me remember something?! Somewhere in a park in Dublin is a music amplifier. The user just places their phone onto the metal object and it amplifies whatever their phone is playing, no power required. I'm 99% sure the object is red. It's not the one in Eamon Ceannt park which requires power.

My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes. Any questions? Graphic recently cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath

Thank you to @monachalabi.bsky.social for this powerful graphic, which starkly pictures the severity of the Israeli government’s policy of mass death through forced starvation.

🏗️ Court found that WhatsApp messages had concluded in a binding contract between the parties: “Builder: Are we saying it’s my job mate so I can start getting organised mate? Client: Yes” #Construction #Procurement www.engineersireland.ie/News/using-w...

Every time I now see "micromobility" mentioned, I can't but think of this.

Probably their most important change.

Came across this one looking for something else

Ireland and Europe needs this, if there already isn't such a thing? esba.uk

🧸 Parents Are childcare costs forcing career changes, reduced hours, or financial stress? I’m writing a feature on the true cost of childcare & looking for Rural, urban, single-parent, dual-income etc 📩 gerherbert6(at)gmail(dot)com #journorequest #childcarecrisis Reposts please

'Brill Windmill' by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico with various fabrics #WomensArt

My husband’s cell was getting calls from people thinking they were phoning a certain city’s police number. He was puzzled—his number doesn’t appear on any web page. Then he learned that if you Google “[city name] non-emergency police”, the AI overview hallucinates his number. Thanks, Google!

An exciting battery project - based on rusting iron! - is being developed in Donegal, one of Ireland's most remote outposts. It's a new ultra long-duration energy storage tech, and the subject of my latest column: www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Maybe they are elsewhere, but this image - with the car intruding into the pedestrian crossing space - doesn't scream "deferential" to me. The woman might be interested in the Waymo, or she might be trying to make (impossible) eye contact to confirm her safety. www.wsj.com/tech/waymo-c...

The Ukrainian drones that attacked the Russian airbases were delivered in trucks which self-destructed after the strike. Ingenious way to avoid air defences.

I’ve always been frustrated with the mainstream media’s lack of interest in disability. I often like the media is refusing to diversify and make space for disabled stories, so I’ve decided to tell them myself. Follow me on TokTik @niamhnih! www.tiktok.com/@niamhnih/vi...

The moment Palestinian journalists and civil defence 1st responders scrambled to evacuate an entire neighourhood minutes before Israeli airstrikes hit their home.

Tesla continues to circle the drain

Instead of working on AI video generation, I hope Apple has been working on and is set to announce "legit video verification".

I have had quite fun reporting and writing about the whole OpenAI+Jony Ive deal. If you are keen on reading different, then check out the latest one. om.co/2025/05/22/o...

Small garden, balcony? No garden? Here’s some top tips from the Chelsea Flower Show where I was inspired by these three fab little patches of joy and restfulness… 1. Same colour containers 2. Biggest poss pots 3. Repeat. Buy 10 or 5x2 of same 4. Get height .. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...