Richard Chambers
@newschambers.bsky.social
Virgin Media News Correspondent but these are my own views and not those of my employer. Ireland.
Trump Asked Grok About Potential Blowback Before Kidnapping Venezuela's President: Report https://gizmodo.com/trump-asked-grok-about-potential-blowback-before-kidnapping-venezuelas-president-report-2000820422
Trump Asked Grok About Potential Blowback Before Kidnapping Venezuela's President: Report
It's horrifying to imagine Trump asking AI for advice.
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Was in Ave Maria, Florida, the centrepiece of the Domino’s Pizza guy’s hardline Catholic education empire a few years back for a Ron DeSantis rally. A uniquely strange place. Never been anywhere like it. Middle of a swamp. Like a Lego Knock?
The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 17h agoDomino’s Pizza billionaire’s Waterford ambition, Border poll, and aerial house photographs
My postman is after knocking on the door to ask me if I've seen the #StopTheGame open letter to Heimir Halgrimsson this morning. That's how news should be delivered.
Big read here on an abject, rancorous, extraordinary day. The potential scale of fallout to come is the stuff of Saipan 2.0 Ireland v Israel: Day of infamy exposes serious lack of leadership in FAI www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
Ireland v Israel: Day of infamy exposes serious lack of leadership in FAI
Gavin Bazunu has been left brutally isolated as any semblance of squad unity has been utterly sundered
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The story of Natalie Abudayyeh (21) a journalism student and member of the Palestine Women's Football Team. She played in Dublin against @bfcdublin.bsky.social in 2024. Today, she's in an Israeli jail. Her family and teammates say she was taken at gunpoint from university without charge.
The story of Natalie Abudayyeh (21) a journalism student and member of the Palestine Women's Football Team. She played in Dublin against @bfcdublin.bsky.social in 2024. Today, she's in an Israeli jail. Her family and teammates say she was taken at gunpoint from university without charge.
A story I've been working on the last couple of days ⬇️ www.instagram.com/p/DdrXCtsOxOg/
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Myself, Seán Fearon and Pat Brodie have published a report today examining the exaggerated benefits and significant costs of data centres to Ireland. Below is a short thread on some of the key takeaways. Read the full report here: mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/21... 1/6
It still makes me really happy that Richard Karn decided to tell everyone he wasn't going to do NFTs with a smiling picture of himself. What a great way to do anything.
every day it seems a brand new sentence is written to describe the state of the world
Gabriel Kahn@gabekahn.bsky.social · last wk.U.S. military sends top-secret F-35 parts by UPS from Australia. China intercepts package in Hong Kong, won't give it back.
Genuinely does look like a Subway Takes.
Micheál Martin@micheal-martin.bsky.social · last wk.Great to spend time with New York’s Mayor Mamdani today. Between riding the subway and calling bingo at the New York Irish Center, we had a warm and thought provoking conversation on the enduring relationship between Ireland and this city.
Exclusive: New report says Ireland could have built 50,000 new homes over the five years of the data centre boom - and cannot “afford” to continue building. Authors called for a moratorium on new data centres - and have hit out at government comparisons painting them as “our German car industry.”
Richard Chambers@newschambers.bsky.social · last wk.Exclusive first look at a new report on data centres and Ireland coming up on @virginmedianews.bsky.social at 5.30pm. Its authors say Ireland cannot afford to continue the 'unsustainable' data centre boom - and have rejected Government comparisons with the German car industry.
Exclusive first look at a new report on data centres and Ireland coming up on @virginmedianews.bsky.social at 5.30pm. Its authors say Ireland cannot afford to continue the 'unsustainable' data centre boom - and have rejected Government comparisons with the German car industry.
Started watching Sky’s War Game last night where Michael Gove is the PM during the Russian attack and I’m afraid it is just very difficult to watch it without thinking of this, one of the great cartoons ever published
New polling from the National Youth Council of Ireland: - 68% of 18–24-year-olds are considering emigrating - 71% believe they'd have a better quality of life outside Ireland - 83% support stronger government regulation of AI - 89% agree the housing crisis disproportionately affects young people
RED C: 7 in 10 young adults considering leaving Ireland for a better quality of life - National Youth Council of Ireland
RED C: 7 in 10 young adults considering leaving Ireland for a better quality of life - National Youth Council of Ireland Young people are responding to unaffordable housing, the rising cost of everyda...
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The Trump administration’s war with the International Criminal Court is about to step up. How will countries like Ireland respond?
For @motherjones.com, I looked into how Meta could be using disabled people to promote its Meta glasses to the masses. As one expert told me, “companies have used accessibility...as a Trojan horse for a tool that poses significant privacy and security threats.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Is Meta using disabled people to promote its glasses?
AI glasses are a double-edged sword for disabled people, who face unique risks from surveillance.
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Also in news at the Castle today. Discussions to take place among EU Finance Ministers about a potential windfall tax on profits of energy companies making big money as families around the continent are feeling real pain. Simon Harris didn't rule out an Irish tax - but said 'let's see' in EU first
Patrick Collison of Stripe speaking to European Finance Ministers at the Castle today.
Breaking: In a potentially landmark decision, a major data centre project in Mayo has had planning permission overturned over climate concerns. More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social this evening.
Irish radio station Classic Hits Radio has said it will remove Ed Sheeran’s music from its playlists “for the foreseeable future”, amid the controversy surrounding US rapper Macklemore's removal from the British singer-songwriter's tour. jrnl.ie/7164895
Classic Hits Radio to remove Ed Sheeran's music 'for the foreseeable future' amid Macklemore row
The Irish station said it received feedback from listeners “expressing disappointment and concern regarding the events surrounding the tour”.
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There's a lot to be said about this case, but a key point is that this was discovered purely by accident. Over 2,000 abusive searches of police records went undetected. How many others are there?
‘Her profile picture isn’t too shabby’: Disgraced ex-Garda supplied Pulse data on female motorists to friend
Court heard data offences came to light as part of separate Garda investigation into Shane Flanagan inciting others to rape a colleague
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Finneas, Beoga and Aaron Rowe have pulled out of the Ed Sheeran tour. It’s crumbling like pastry.
The greatest wet fart of a statement I've ever read.
Tell me you’ve never been to Ireland without telling me, etc, etc…
Anon Opin@anonopin.bsky.social · 2w agoThere should be the equivalent of stag dos, but for funerals.
