The Hugh Lane has now been closed for a year (out of a projected 3 years), yet no work on the surrounding library has started. It feels like this will take as long as building a children's hospital, in the meantime a generation of kids won't have the same access to the art they are studying.

New piece on DCTV's YouTube, check it out. youtu.be/RYhKb-vic1c

DCTV interviews Amy Goodman and Tia Lessin

YouTube video by Dublin Community Television

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Its a piece of fucking code 🙄

Science Magazine@science.org · 5d ago

Can the new cutting-edge AI models feel pain? They at least behave as if they do, according to a recent study. The work, which has not been peer reviewed, has divided #AI researchers. https://scim.ag/4hHU6BA

Over 36mm of rain in Carlow Town and some flooding now.

As I tell everyone, you can order any book in the country through your library and if you don't have Borrowbox on your phone, tablet, e-reader, go download it today!

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 4d ago

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

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Was talking to someone and Palantir came up and they said “I bought them at 20 a share, now they were worth 200” And i said “they are extremely evil“ And they go “oh i agree, but a good investment“ Then i had a vision of us all drowning in the river of slime from ghostbusters II.

Perfect match? #rorystewart #elizabethholmes #meme

Gemini > Gemini

I hear TDs are annoyed that they keep receiving emails about fare hikes, keep emailing. galwaycommuters.ie/fares/

Stop the Fare Hikes | Galway Commuter Coalition

Email your public representatives and call for planned public transport fare increases to be reversed.

galwaycommuters.ie

Let your TDs know that you are not happy with the planned fare hikes It will take less than a minute ⬇️ galwaycommuters.ie/fares/

Stop the Fare Hikes | Galway Commuter Coalition

Email your public representatives and call for planned public transport fare increases to be reversed.

galwaycommuters.ie

Dagmar Fischer @dagmarfischer.bsky.social · 2w ago

the latest round of fare increases will only serve to add to existing congestion problems on Irish roads www.independent.ie/irish-news/n...

Students stage overnight sit-in outside Department of Justice office over Palestinian student visa refusals www.independent.ie/county/dubli...

Students stage overnight sit-in outside Department of Justice office over Palestinian student visa refusals

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan urged to reconsider applications as over 100 Palestinians refused visas

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Wise words from the legendary Amy Goodman of @democracynow.org via DCTV. youtube.com/shorts/lBKZP...

Amy Goodman on becoming the media.

YouTube video by Dublin Community Television

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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 · 2w ago

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

Yo, Irish journalist, the Collisions have a biology lab group who've recently joined Zuck's AI bio project to 'cure all disease'. #JustSaying

The thing I don't get about this Ed Sheeran tour is he knew Macklemore was going to say Free Palestine, that he was going to sing Hind's Hall. 1/

Now that Mitch McConnell got 3 months paid leave and accommodations coming back to work, American women really should be given maternity leave.

We have some thoughts on the #AI industry's sudden obsession with AI's potential to harm people. leftontheinternet.com/do-they-thin...

Do they think AI will kill us, or do they desperately need public support?

Last week, Anthropic engineers, their leaders, and Elon Musk's tweets now agree that there is a greater than 10% chance that AI Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to kill humans - yet tho...

leftontheinternet.com

The public transport fares hike must be stopped!! Join us at Leinster House on Thursday to protest and make our voices heard Protest 🪧 Location: Leinster House Date: Thursday 17th Sept Time: 6pm Please email your TD’s at the link below 👇 galwaycommuters.ie/fares/

Let's play the game of "if I change my pronouns on LinkedIn will people actually be sent my posts" 🥲

This era in british broadcasting: Sky buying ITV. Channel 5 being bought by Paramount. BBC making £500m of cuts. and now C4 making biggest workforce cuts in its history. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...

Channel 4 to axe about 300 jobs in biggest layoffs in its history

Exclusive: Staff expect ‘brutal’ cutbacks as broadcaster seeks to reduce costs amid advertising slowdown

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Hey bluesky, it's been a while. I'm currently looking for a new job, with a preference for small platform management, community management or marketing. If you hear of anything, especially remote or in Dublin please send it my way. #getfedihired

You asked, we listened. Introducing workshops by Mending Green. We're now offering workshops to community groups, schools and workplaces on sewing, mending, repairing and sustainable technology. In person workshops are bookable for Dublin and remotely where possible. Email us to book today.

Somewhat close, if you're helicoptering to work.

TechCrunch@techcrunch.com · last mo.

Mark buys a castle

More than 700 new PPS numbers and 600 work permits have been granted to Israelis in Ireland since October 2023.  For the first time in a decade the Irish state refused more Palestinian visa applications than it granted. www.ontheditch.com/with-the-sta...

State refuses Palestinian visas, Israelis get PPS numbers

From 2024 to 2026, 591 work permits were granted to Israelis, with just 72 issued to Palestinians.

ontheditch.com

#Eclipse2026 shadows

Have you ever wondered why #tech is so anti- #union? Let's look back to the beginning of Silicon Valley to find out 👇

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie

Save Our Postal Depots!

Local communities rely on An Post to deliver accessible services. Currently, there are three Delivery Service Units (DSUs) in Dublin South Central, located at Dolphin's Barn, Crumlin, and Ballyfermot...

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Two sea swims in this week 💪

In case you missed it, here's Count Binface's appearance on the BBC this morning.