What is wrong with Ireland’s housing and planning system? - @orla-hegarty.bsky.social knows very well. www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...

No journalist should lose their job for asking a difficult question. The dismissal of Gabriele Nunziati for questioning the European Commission on Gaza is unjustified and dangerous for democracy. He must be reinstated immediately. www.ecpmf.eu/open-letter-...

Join us at the National Climate March Saturday 15 November at 1pm Garden of Remembrance, Dublin We’ll be marching for climate justice to urge the Government to put people before big polluters @stopclimatechaos.bsky.social #stopclimatechaos #climateactionnow #endfossilfuels #climatejustice

15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner. Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis

This so much! Parents (usually mothers) in car-centric areas are forced to chauffeur their kids around. It also means they emphasize predictable, scheduled activities (like sports leagues) that cost money. Youth mobility gives kids freedom, saves money, and reduces the unpaid-labor burden on women

This is our president affectionately known as Miggledy. He’s out the gap tomorrow after 14 years.I haven’t always agreed with him but he is a man of integrity and decency. He’s only small but had no problem telling people to fuck off. Enjoy your retirement sir. #speirgorm youtu.be/eZFR0NWpjio?...

We were told the interchange would cost €100 million and solve the congestion and tailbacks. It cost €225 million, and it didn't. The people who were 100% wrong about this – and blew 9 figures of public money on it – have a new suggestion. More lanes. www.independent.ie/regionals/co...

#speirgorm might be interested to see this, as we await President Connolly’s inauguration this week. A vision of what might have been 😬

Embassy of the State of Palestine to Ireland: “What size is Palestine compared to Ireland? “In answer, we created these 3 maps in collaboration with an Irish cartographer and our colleagues at the Negotiations Affairs Department in Palestine.” 3rd one below. Size: West Bank cf Ireland #SpéirGhorm

Amazing how different Sean Bean looks in real life to the movies (A joke that I accept will baffle many)

Mamdani has shown considerable self-control in the face of some quite horrific tantrums. Self-control imo is the quality modern masculinity is most sorely in need of.

'Man who jumped out of an airplane without parachute and who has already hit the ground will overshoot goal not to die, UN said'

I really hope that the Democratic Party spends some money right now putting out ads on TV and radio and the Internet… They need right now and for the next 12 months to lock into people’s memories that Donald Trump and the GOP wanted to starve them and their kids on Thanksgiving.

You can’t afford a coal mine. You can’t afford a gas turbine. You can’t afford an oil rig. Only fossil fuel states and billionaires can. But you can afford a solar power station on your roof. Now, ask yourself why you encounter so much anti-renewable energy propaganda.

Separately to my other reply, your post reminded me of a 1970s cartoon that I just managed to find online

Short walk #galway

When deception’s more profitable than honesty, users lose. Internal documents suggest that Meta earns $3.5B(!) every 6 mo. from scam ads, revealing a deeper systemic problem: the economic incentive to tolerate “higher legal risk” content still outweighs any penalty. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

The Maharees is a community seeing the growing impact of climate change, and they are working together to mitigate and adapt. They are our future. #speirgorm - it’s also one of the most beautiful places in Earth!

Garda just dumps car in middle of road, lets engine running and goes for his takeaway coffee. Plenty of parking close by. Fair play 🙄 #galway

This is the work of Elon Musk and his DOGE kids most of all

According to this ranking, Canada’s reputation has improved since 2024. We are now the 2nd most reputable country in the world. The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…

We're told one of these land uses is 'productive', while the other is not. But in terms of photosynthetic levels, as well as the production of clean air, water, no flooding, a stable climate, etc, etc, the natural ecosystem wins hands down. As for biodiversity, let's not even go there.

they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass: all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff stop burning stuff for heat stop burning stuff for make car go stop burning stuff for power we have the tools

Brilliant evening at #Kerry museum in Tralee to launch new podcast on #Maharees. Have a listen if interested in #resilience, coastal communities tackling challenges of #climatechange through artistic practice or just exploring a stunning part of #Ireland #speirgorm m.soundcloud.com/will_it_stay...

Really REALLY important that everyone who enjoys #SpéirGhorm goes through these settings and toggles the switch to enable 'rude' posts. Tis a rare one of us who doesn't have a colourful tongue.

You're welcome...... edition.cnn.com/interactive/...

Lessons for the left in Ireland #speirgorm www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Since 2000, the richest 1% of the world's population has taken 41% of new wealth, the poorest half has received only 1%. Rich buy political parties, media, means of production, cause corruption, climate crisis, make mockery of democracy. Poor die early. Must redistribute or risk social disorder.

Your thread reminded me of this breakdown. While it's specific to one USA publication I think it's indicative of the problem.

Donald Trump is Liz Truss for slow learners. #speirgorm

A great day for the golden rule of political analysis: when the right wins it is a resounding ideological victory that humiliates the left and when the left wins it is a precarious fluke that will surely end up humiliating the left. Conservatives are power’s landlords and the left merely tenants

Let us remember who Dick Cheney really was. Me for Zeteo, with 🧾: zeteo.com/p/dick-chene...

Donald Trump is Liz Truss for slow learners. #speirghorm

Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.

Fuck all of these people - craven, opportunist pigs every one of them, completely devoid of compassion or principles who, when threatened, choose to attack the most vulnerable. May they all rot.

Berg Katse (Zoltar) has just endorsed Andrew Cuomo.

Trump’s corruption is not a deviation from US history but its fulfillment, not aberration but revelation. To beat the fascism he represents, we'll need something new––not a return to the corrupt liberal order of the time before. My new piece for Al Jazeera: www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Bluesky for the next 48 hours

Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

These days she would criticised as woke. We need more Sr. Stans in our world.

Such sad news. Sr Stan was an iconic campaigner and activist. She did so much good in her life. RIP

And all State departments and services. #speirgorm

Every Irish politician needs to get off this racist’s website *immediately*. There is no excuse. #speirgorm

This man’s social media platform… which he uses to pump this garbage into our society… continues to be used by the Irish Government, its agencies, media organisations and journalists, universities, politicians and business/union leaders. Leave X now.

One of the most astonishing and damning visual renderings of American violence.