Colm Flaherty

Seeing as the Irish Left seem to want to tell the Lebanese they’re effectively Israeli proxys and can go f*ck themselves, I read this and see what an actual neutral country can do when given the latitude. Right or wrong? Better than nothing anyway. #SpeirGorm thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2...

Lula Goes HARD

Okayyyy we’re done here.

Getting the Luas to RS out in Crumlin (Like Halfords for Engineers), squad of teens/college girls get on dressed as a quartet of sexy cops. Looks like they were on their way from a Reel/Tiktok at the hospital. Far too old to ask the story, but love the energy. The kids are alright.

The water cannon is Dreyfus’s. That CRS stands for “Cluseau’s Really Stupid”.

I have a rule. If you’re going to sh-t on glasses with cameras in them, you differentiate between people who use them for sh-tty things and people who use them to mitigate a disability. Every single fucking time. Like “No Dogs (except guide dogs)” Put. In. The. Except. Guide. Dogs. Equivalent.

Haven’t opened Bluesky in a long time, these are the first four….threads….skies…..whatever. @ciaraioch.bsky.social I have no idea if mentioning this will perpetuate Bluesky’s thinking that you’re Bluesky Numero Uno, but….yeah. The juxtaposition be juxtapositioning…

Greatest love and respect @bsky.app, but I thought the Discover algo was for new accounts. I’m a fan of those two but I’m actively metering my urge to replyguy them, cos I’m sure they don’t want reply guy responses. Why are they first on the feed? Cc @ciaragemmam.bsky.social @ciaraioch.bsky.social

I never thought I’d agree with the Scumbag in DC… But DJT’s right, fuck DST kill it around the world.

shout out to The Strand bookstore staffer who did this

I have a week in London next week. Bluesky - hit me with your shit to do there (preferably easily accessible because I'm still gonna be on at least one crutch)

€250m ice hockey arena on way to Dublin: ‘The best way to think about this is like a scaled-down Madison Square Garden’

If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250

‘Perceptions of migration often become detached from migrants’ actual presence or experiences, yet they nonetheless structure political behaviour and public anxieties’ - @timbale.bsky.social Food for thought for Irish politicians and voters in this insightful article about migration in UK politics.

I’m awake late, anyone want to fill me in?

Ireland ranked the 5th safest country in the world in the latest Global Peace Index. I haven’t seen this reported anywhere apart from the BBC. Has it had any coverage in Irish media? www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

Worthy petition. It’s a place no one should have to be, and to be left there with just a shoulder shrug? C’mon, we can do better as a Nation.

Mockery is a legitimate form of protest and people underestimate how much bigots hate it.

Well, Sunday. On Sunday we go to church. At church, we confess our sins. Guys, I have sinned. AI fanfic. SVU/Blue Bloods crossover. An actual timeline with logical crossover points, like how the “Bruce Wayne in Metropolis” stuff worked in “Batman v Superman”. Scratched an itch. Not sharing it.

Worth running through Google Translate, this…

So I’m in sunny Zurich and I can’t get Irish news till Monday, but this is banger from Gavan. God bless your hyperfixations!

Quick note to anyone thinking of buying my books: please purchase the new Swift Press versions, NOT the relatively small number of Unbound versions still knocking about, & being sold by OOINYA. Unbound stopped paying me for my work early in 2024 and I will never see a penny for these books.

Europe has been on high alert for weeks after drone flyovers into NATO airspace reached an unprecedented scale last September, prompting leaders to agree to develop a "drone wall" along their borders. #EuropeNews

Can't get over this 1928 ad I found while perusing the archives of The Province. Good news everyone! Beer is NOT liquor! It's liquid food!

My Discover list is AI rot these days.

Imagine if they taught the ‘ra at school…

this wikipedia editor is orbiting the moon right now!

Someone with the handle @velocity69.bsky.social is sharing a video with the caption: "The highest quality video of the moon was just released… so beautiful * Artemis II" It's gone viral, but it's not from Artemis II. If you've shared it, you might want to un-share.

I have a question for @oddpride.com: As someone who is both American and British, when someone talks about “buying a pack of smarties and eating them”, what kind of candy/sweets does that entail for you?

Erm, they're called palaeontologists, actually.

@ciarancuffe.bsky.social finding myself with a finish to work on a Thursday in May and an expo on the continent on the Tuesday after. 1. What’s your experience of getting to Brussels by train? 2. Who’s a good follow for railing it around Europe?

Jessie Buckley poses in the #Oscars press room after winning the award for best actress for her performance in "Hamnet." Catch up on highlights from the show: bit.ly/4rtIFiF

Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?

I don’t know if anyone here is a boards.ie person, but I got the news this morning that M T Cranium, AKA Peter O’Donnell/Roger Smith, has died. For 17 years he posted a daily Irish weather update on boards.ie’s weather forum. These would come to be trusted by 1000s. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.