Charles Cundall's technical skill was especially good when working on large panoramic canvases. His pictures are rich with texture, light and movement. 'New York from Brooklyn,' was painted in 1939.

This is utter madness.

Irish Independent@independent.ie · 3d ago

Electric cars now more expensive to refuel than petrol or diesel at public chargers after ESB price hike

Robert Watt and Dublin Town are reportedly planning to hire private security operatives to patrol Dublin city centre. Our Head of Policy @olgacronin.bsky.social will be on RTE with @mcculld.bsky.social at 9am to discuss our many concerns about this proposal. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

Private security to patrol Dublin city centre

Move follows discussions between capital’s regeneration chief Robert Watt and city businesses

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“But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” — C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) 🖼️ The Giant — N. C. Wyeth, 1923.

Ireland has the worst public access to countryside in Europe. How did this happen? www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...

Ireland has the worst public access to countryside in Europe. How did this happen?

How has our country ended up with perhaps the worst public access to the countryside in Europe? There’s none of the ‘right to roam’ you find elsewhere

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John Banville has been interviewed but what interviewer will be brave enough to ask him about how he definitely wrote his own Wikipedia page

Wow, this paper feels long overdue "Across climate policy, public health, and economic governance, we demonstrate a consistent pattern: powerful actors reframe structural problems as individual failures, behavioral science supplies the intellectual tool kit,...

During non-pedestrianised times - with the gates folded back - they look and act like regular planter boxes. #PlayStreetsBETA

Brilliant!

Dublin City Council BETA@dccbeta.bsky.social · 2w ago

Here's Brian giving a demonstration of the #PlayStreetsBETA gates being opened out.

Hup the teachers Hup the nurses Hon the workers

iconic

Stocks are running particularly low for O negative blood, with supplies expected to fall below three days by tomorrow www.rte.ie/news/2026/10...

Blood Transfusion Service issues urgent donor appeal

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has issued an urgent appeal for people with RhD negative blood to donate, as stocks run particularly low for O negative blood.

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"The Just Transition Commission, an independent body set up by the Government in 2024, said it is 'particularly concerned' about the planned fare hikes at a time when €100m a month is being spent on cutting excise duty cuts."

Minister rejects calls to scrap planned public transport fare hikes as €100m-a-month fuel excise cuts continue

Climate Minister Darragh O’Brien on Tuesday morning defended the upcoming fare increases

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FORTY-TWO BILLION. Anthropic lost FORTY-TWO BILLION dollars in one year. The inevitable world-changing, ultimately efficient technology that everyone wants apparently.

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · last mo.

Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...

Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years. New figures show that almost 16 million visits were made to Ireland's libraries in 2025, compared with nearly 14 million in 2023

Public library visits increased by two million nationwide

Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years, new figures show as National Public Libraries Open Day takes place nationwide.

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Join the @dublin_cycling_campaign supported by @ibikedublin for a Harvest #fullmoon cycle to @diasdunsink with Prof. Peter T. Gallagher director of Dunsink Observatory. There will be a tour and talk in the Dunsink Observatory. Along the Royal Canal with moon themed music. Meeting 7pm at Barnados

lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

Thinking of all the clever, dedicated people pouring their lives into Marie Curie applications with a 7% success rate.

STC@blobbystc.bsky.social · last mo.

Well fuck www.possibilityspace.org/blog/posts/i...

This is all fine.... 'In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection.' noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...

AI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies

In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.

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My daughter currently reading through the Jacqueline Wilson oeuvre and I keep hearing about the most ludicrous melodrama, poor orphans and abusive stepfathers and exploitative mothers etc. It's increasing her knowledge of Victorian political economy though, so there's benefits?

Mollie Goodfellow@hansmollman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

They should make the David Walliams Alton Towers thing a Jacqueline Wilson world where you can experience being born into a dustbin, having an eating disorder and being groomed by a teacher

Oh is it like a townhall meeting kind of thing? Can I speak at it next? Or, shockingly, do they only care what billionaires think, and feck the rest of us?

Richard Chambers@newschambers.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Patrick Collison of Stripe speaking to European Finance Ministers at the Castle today.

YEARS of this exact thing in Limerick

Dublin Inquirer@dublininquirer.com · 2mo ago

In the west of the city, pushes for small traffic changes have been stymied by hazy timeline for BusConnects works. "If you ask, you'll be told this is part of the BusConnects project, we can't touch it until then," says Ray Cunningham, a Green Party councillor.

Hurray! Benches are little comfy revolutions because they make walking routes possible for those who need a bit of help along the way AND because they are a concrete (or wooden, or steel) manifestation of dignity in public space.

Feljin Jose@feljin.ie · 2mo ago

I love a good bench! I think we need a lot more of them all around the city and that's why I got funding for new benches in my area in this year's budget. If you have ideas for where to put benches in Phibsborough, Glasnevin, Drumcondra, Cabra or Ashtown, let me know in the comments!

#birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #photography #silhouette #swallows #boyne #river Swallows flying close to the surface of the river boyne.

This is what Macklemore has been censored for. Absolutely nothing. They hate free speech, boycott them all.

First excerpt from End Times Fascism! So happy The Guardian went for the part of the book about the wonder of THIS world, and the people doing everything to commit to it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear

An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them

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This Birch Shieldbug was on Devil's Bit Scabious, and its beauty took my breath away when I viewed it through the macro lens. Covered in misty dew, his shield shaped back appeared like he was covered in precious jewels. Magical encounter ♥️ @peatlandecr.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social

With over 870 school streets in London, 66% of kids are now getting to school by active travel. Every day there are 73,915 fewer cars doing the school run than when we started in 2016 - that’s the equivalent of a traffic jam from London to Newcastle.

1/3 UPDATED INFORMATION HERE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO TAKE PART IN THE GREAT IRISH UNWELCOME ON 12/13 OF SEPTEMBER IN COUNTY CLARE. Camping is possible at Shannon but people should bring their own equipment and food. Bring NOISE MAKERS, FLAGS AND BANNERS! The louder and bigger the better!

I guess parents will continue to bring their sons out to play with an organisation that clearly doesn’t want their daughters in the same organisation. #SpeirGorm RTÉ News: Dr Mary McAleese 'devastated' after stepping down from Gaelic games integration role www.rte.ie/sport/footba...

'Devastated' McAleese steps down from integration role

Dr Mary McAleese has stepped down as chairperson of the Integration Committee overseeing the amalgamation of the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association.

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