I've just added another 25 paintings to the print shop I'm trying out after a year of no income, which brings the total number of paintings there now to 50. I'm not yet committed to it, but if it goes well I will add more paintings. #SpéirGhorm fineartamerica.com/profiles/4-l...

eolaí the artist@eolai.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm approaching the anniversary of the last time I received any kind of income. Having to cancel my annual sale of original paintings and close my print shop, it's been not great for an unpaid carer. So over the next couple of weeks you'll see me push unsold paintings and try out some print options.

The state of the housing market. It's not that the toilet is *outside!* It's not even a nip across the yard. It's out the front door and round to the back of the house. ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND!

Liskeelty, Grange, Grange, Co. Waterford, P36DV21 is for sale on Daft.ie

Liskeelty, Grange, Grange, Co. Waterford, P36DV21 a 2 Bed Detached is now for sale by Brian Gleeson MIPAV MMCEPI REV on Daft.ie with an asking price of €175,000

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I need to re-up this to #Speirgorm This is the Limerick Leader using an AI generated image and attributing it to their photographer. WTF?!

Dr Captain McIntyre@cathmci.bsky.social · last wk.

The bang of ai off that image got me downloading. The *filename* is ChatGPT-Image-Jul-29-2026-12_40_22-PM

I need to re-up this to #Speirgorm This is the Limerick Leader using an AI generated image and attributing it to their photographer. WTF?!

Dr Captain McIntyre@cathmci.bsky.social · last wk.

The bang of ai off that image got me downloading. The *filename* is ChatGPT-Image-Jul-29-2026-12_40_22-PM

The bang of ai off that image got me downloading. The *filename* is ChatGPT-Image-Jul-29-2026-12_40_22-PM

So the priest had actual magic powers? Wow. I bet he did a lot for the community... Just the football curse, was it? But he must have healed a lot of sick... No? He only used his power to curse a football team. Just that one time. Sounds bang on for the catholic church in 1951 to be fair.

... and now we move on to liars. Ah no. Great speech. Top volume.

"Anybody in the economy"... We are a nation of citizens, it's our home, it's not simply an economy. Says much about how and for whom this country is governed

Joe Noonan@joenoonan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Minister attacks Court oversight under the Constitution. Dangerous.

Have your say. And that say is "stop showing me variations of Beethoven!"

Mark Maguire@markmaguireb.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Euro notes are getting a do-over. Here’s a survey for your perusal. Personally I am for the birds over a pantheon of famous people. #euronotes #design #SpéirGhorm surveys.ecb.europa.eu/lng/en/pageT...

If you're wondering why there's now rain on the forecast, it's because I started an outdoor DIY project. You're welcome!

I'm going to need the family to go back to that house and get a proper description of where the landlord was. This is too confusing.

‘Terrifying’: Woman says landlord was hiding behind wall of Wexford holiday home

Therese told RTÉ’s Liveline that the landlord had said he wouldn’t be in the property.

thejournal.ie

22 years ago today I released Salad Fingers.

1/6 The Council is today releasing a new working paper: The hidden costs of inaction—why a failed climate transition will prove costly.

Lads. The heckins is going on with the rain radar?? #Speirgorm

Nothing as hot and humid as this week’s Europe wide heatwave has ever happened before and it would have been impossible without Climate Change. #SpeirGorm #Climate #Heatwave Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

What could a future heatwave on the island of Ireland look like? A heatwave reaching 38°C is plausible. This particular heatwave is set in 2056 in a world approaching 2.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Analysis: @climatecocentre.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Happy birthday to the heatwave of 1976 which began today 50 years ago, peaking at 35.9°C. If a comparable heatwave happened in the current climate it would be 3-4°C hotter, peaking at 38-39°C. And the actual forecast is for temperatures of 38-39°C in the next few days with a red heatwave warning.

The 10 year anniversary of the last day I had some semblance of faith in humanity

I did my PhD in a lab in Bristol that had about 10 freezers in it, a drying oven, a furnace, no windows and no aircon. And don't forget for safety you must wear a lab coat, closed shoes, full length trousers and safety goggles over your glasses. I need an ice bath just thinking about it!

Alasdair Cameron@alasdaircameron.bsky.social · last mo.

39C! In Bristol! In June! At this latitude! For two days in a row! On the Met Office forecast!

A recent chat with AIB's "Abi" (🤮) chatbot had me going "No! You are answering a question I didn't ask!" And then the human comes on and goes "what can I help you with?" Fucking scroll up and find out.

Alan Kelly@akellyucc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Remembering the time I asked an Aer Lingus AI a very simple question and it became determined to cancel my flight so I ended up shouting at it in ALL CAPS

‘An equal and habitable world is possible’ New report outlines vision of doubling incomes, halving working hours and keeping global heating below 2C. My article on the Global Justice Report by Thomas Picketty, Cornelia Mohren and colleagues. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival

Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions

theguardian.com

I also snort laughed at this. The generic english accent. Lol. None of this is princess Di 😄

Alistair Green@mralistairgreen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Beautiful 💞 😢

I've had a little wine, so I snort laughed at this for a full 3 minutes 😄

Uggghhh! It must be muggy in Dublin. M-U-G-G-Y

The absolute SIZE of this spider! And I'm letting it have babies... And no I won't be putting anything next to it for scale, but it's massive.

I spent hours, maybe even days looking for a regularly cited paper. It just didn't exist. I left it out. I didn't feel like going up against 40 years of my field.

Vituperative Erb@vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This remains a very funny hill to die on for me Like yes, you should confirm your citation says the thing you’re citing it for! It’s bad if your whole field is fucking up a common citation! I get yelled at by a judge and potentially sanctioned if I do this

I am not in the humour for this shit today.

Gavan Reilly@gavreilly.com · 2mo ago

Gerry Hutch wins in the first box officially tallied in Dublin Central, in the north inner city. Do not expect that to be a uniform pattern.

I get all my books from here.

Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery@kennysbookshop.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A milestone. For the first time ever, we have surpassed 2 million books on our website. That is 2 million books available to you through an independent, online bookshop. With competitive shipping prices. Shop local. www.kennys.ie

Looked at their website to see if I could get a list of their users to boycott. The entire website is dedicated to saying "No. It's fine. Honestly. You won't even notice it. It's quieter than traffic on the street." Most people don't have street traffic hovering over their back gardens

Deirdre O'Shaughnessy@deshocks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Manna are getting quite the reaction in Cork city… maybe choosing Blackrock (with its well heeled residents and many many legal professionals) wasn’t the smartest… www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

I love this bsky.app/profile/rfks...

worm@rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 3mo ago