Just spotted a minor celebrity in Banner plaza. Told himself. “Sure he’s on the way back from the funeral”. 🎯
Deirdre O'Shaughnessy
@deshocks.bsky.social
Opinion Editor, Irish Examiner | Host, The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast | Mother of three. Interested in news, books, politics, culture, science, climate and life in Ireland - and everywhere else. Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
“It is as if all the layers of neglected dysfunction in our information environment have come together into one deadly, toxic mess, in one chaotic weekend.” www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Liz Carolan: Migrants pay a deadly price in Ceuta disinformation disaster
All the layers of neglected dysfunction in our information environment have come together into one deadly, toxic mess for Moroccans in Ceuta, writes Liz Carolan
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Right folks. Where would you stop to (sit down and) eat between Limerick and Galway with three small kids?
If you were confused about what happened in Ceuta last week read this piece by @lizcarolan.com who's looking at how it blew up online and who's behind it... www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Liz Carolan: Migrants pay a deadly price in Ceuta disinformation disaster
All the layers of neglected dysfunction in our information environment have come together into one deadly, toxic mess for Moroccans in Ceuta, writes Liz Carolan
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"The not-for-profit company paid out total compensation of €700,000 to Foley and private sector executives from Coca-Cola HBC Ireland, Britvic, Heineken, Musgrave and Diageo who sit on its board": Coca Cola, number 1 plastics polluter/ no bio for board on website www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Re-Turn chief executive and board share six-figure pay rise
Body formed to manage deposit return scheme has faced political pressure to disclose remuneration to chief executive Ciarán Foley
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Irish people look a lot better now. Have you ever seen Reeling In The Years?
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 17h agoFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
Over 12,000 social homes in Cork and a budget of €147m… how does it all work? Today’s episode is with reporter Donal O’Keeffe whose deep dive into Cork’s social housing stock runs throughout the week in the @irishexaminer www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Cork's social housing ranges from state-of-the-art to rat-infested
This week the Irish Examiner is publishing an extensive investigation into Cork City Council's housing stock
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Today’s episode is now live - “from rat infested flats to thanking god for Cork City Council” - social housing in Cork podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
From rat infested flats to 'thanking God' for Cork City Council – Cork's 12,000 social houses, with Donal O'Keeffe
Podcast Episode · The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast · 4 August · 34min
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This beautiful lady just came in to record for Friday’s episode and honestly I’m blown away by her honesty and courage. Nancy’s husband Mark took his own life in CUH in 2022 and she is working to ensure no other families suffer as they did. Her philosophy on life and death is simple - do good now.
The man who worked for Zuckerberg, Musk & Google has a warning: international unity is required to face the tsunami of technologies like AI currently being rolled out. Otherwise, we face a *near* future of unimaginable inequality, fascism, climate & eco collapse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aO_...
The man who worked for Zuckerberg, Musk and Google has a warning
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With Europe’s borders back in the headlines, please consider reading ‘My Fourth Time, We Drowned’ if you haven’t already. It’s very important to have a fuller picture before weighing in.
Sally Hayden@sallyhayd.bsky.social · 2y agoA reminder that 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned' is now available in Spanish 🇪🇸: capitanswing.com/libros/cuand... Italian 🇮🇹: www.bollatiboringhieri.it/libri/sally-... French 🇫🇷: www.buchetchastel.fr/catalogue/bi... Dutch 🇳🇱: nieuwamsterdam.nl/producten/en... Polish 🇵🇱: soniadraga.pl/postfactum/p...
In 1994 I was 16 My parents were married- but not to each other, as divorce wasn't legal in Ireland When my mother left my abusive biodad w/ 4 children (11mo to 8 yrs) a parish priest followed to tell every hospital not to hire her as she needed to return to her husband We were the lucky ones.
Deirdre O'Shaughnessy@deshocks.bsky.social · 2d agoIreland’s notorious mother and baby institutions operated until the late 1990s. Zoei Bonny was the last baby to die under the care of Bessborough, in Cork, in 1994. Her mother Cindi shared her story with me a few days ago. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
I really appreciate every share on this episode - I’ve known Cindi for over a decade and this is her first time ever speaking publicly about what happened to her in Bessborough.
Deirdre O'Shaughnessy@deshocks.bsky.social · 2d agoIreland’s notorious mother and baby institutions operated until the late 1990s. Zoei Bonny was the last baby to die under the care of Bessborough, in Cork, in 1994. Her mother Cindi shared her story with me a few days ago. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
Now awaiting the inevitable news in a day/week/fortnight that the IDF turned the centre into a crater..
The Journal@thejournal.ie · 2d agoAn Irish artist has helped establish a children's centre in Gaza that provides food, education and psychosocial support to children displaced by the war. Adam Doyle, better known as Spicebag, tells us why he helped create Ionad Hind Rajab. jrnl.ie/7117887
Ireland’s notorious mother and baby institutions operated until the late 1990s. Zoei Bonny was the last baby to die under the care of Bessborough, in Cork, in 1994. Her mother Cindi shared her story with me a few days ago. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
Bessborough survivor Cindi Bonny on the death of her baby Zoei in 1994
Podcast Episode · The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast · 31 July · 36min
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Cindi Bonny was just 16 but she had already experienced homelessness, drug addiction and an abusive relationship when she first entered Bessborough in 1993, pregnant with her son Kevin. Her second baby Zoie was the last one to die there. www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Bessborough survivor Cindi Bonny on the death of her baby Zoei in 1994
Cindi Bonny was just 16 but she had already experienced homelessness, drug addiction and an abusive relationship when she first entered Bessborough in 1993, pregnant with her son Kevin
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So, ok, a thing about telling yr audience "i use AI for my info gathering/research but then I look over it and fix any errors" is that you unfortunately told me youve outsourced your knowledge base on this subject to the machine, and therefore I have no reason to believe you CAN catch those errors
He fled the Taliban 4 years ago. He’s been working and learning German. He made the mistake of trying to go on holiday in Rome for a few days, and for that crime Germany is deporting him straight to the Taliban
Refugees@refugees.skyfleet.blue · 6d agoGermany widens deportations to Afghanistan #Refugees
Cindi Bonny was just 16 but she had already experienced homelessness, drug addiction and an abusive relationship when she first entered Bessborough in 1993, pregnant with her son Kevin. Her second baby Zoie was the last one to die there. www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Bessborough survivor Cindi Bonny on the death of her baby Zoei in 1994
Cindi Bonny was just 16 but she had already experienced homelessness, drug addiction and an abusive relationship when she first entered Bessborough in 1993, pregnant with her son Kevin
irishexaminer.com
Worrying times for oil giant Shell as it racks up record multibillion dollar revenues profiteering off the deliberate, intentional but highly lucrative destruction of our one and only biosphere.
christ if that’s not a metaphor for our times
I’ve zero interest in football as a rule but even I think Trump and his band of greedy pricks have gone too far this time
Just going to go for a woman in a REALLY nice curated house, where everything is where she left it
Deirdre O'Shaughnessy@deshocks.bsky.social · 6d agoNobody warns you of how awful it is trying to choose stock images for op-eds. I mean, just put "child-free" into a stock image website... if you thought women laughing with salad was bad (that's in there of course), check out these atrocious images of women with cats dressed up as babies
Nobody warns you of how awful it is trying to choose stock images for op-eds. I mean, just put "child-free" into a stock image website... if you thought women laughing with salad was bad (that's in there of course), check out these atrocious images of women with cats dressed up as babies
Nope, No Nooo
ALT: Nope, No Nooo
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“The southern half of the country” Limerick already has an Olympic swimming pool and a world class rugby stadium, lads… www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Cork city and county councils may unite to seek a second Sport Ireland Campus in Cork
Mayor of County Cork is to seek support from Cork City Lord Mayor for a joint effort to persuade the Government to build a sport campus to 'serve the southern half of the country'
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Wish my children would feck off to bed so I could listen to John Creedon in peace
Overnight, a masked bandit broke into our kitchen. Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive. I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵
Raccoon's Evil Smile: 'Good, Good'
Alt: Raccoon's Evil Smile: 'Good, Good'
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