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Eoghan

@eoghantpoe.bsky.social

Journalist, production @ Irish Examiner, Irish music and podcast stuff @ The Point of Everything TPOE podcast/newsletter: https://linktr.ee/thepointofeverything Examiner arts/culture: https://linktr.ee/oseoghan

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Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · last wk.

When urbanists take pictures of a Paris street (like Rue de Rivoli) showing all the people on bikes now taking advantage of protected infrastructure, it’s not just because we “like bikes.” It’s because we’re picturing the gridlock if they were driving cars. And the public cost, pollution, noise…

People biking in a protected bike-lane in Central Paris, France.
Anton Hur@antonhur.com · 3w ago

The funniest moment at West Cork Litfest in Ireland was when I told Andrew Miller that as of two weeks ago, I was his Korean translator for The Land in Winter. “You’ve met my Korean translator?” “No, I *am* your Korean translator.” We took a selfie for his Korean publisher lol

Anton and Andrew wearing oddly coordinated blue button-down shirts at the West Cork Litfest green room
Oliver Moran 🇪🇺@oliver.ie · 3w ago

New homes starts were the lowest since 2016 in the first year of this government. The first six months of this year were the lowest since the pandemic. 📉 www.housingagency.ie/data-hub/com...

Chart of residential unit commencements, 2015–2025.
Simon McGarr@tupped.bsky.social · 3w ago

You sometimes see Government TDs pointing out that Ireland isn’t unique in the world in having a housing crisis. But this graph in today’s Financial Times shows just how extreme ours is compared to the places elsewhere, which also describe themselves as a in a housing crisis.

The share of young adults living with their parents is climbing in many countries and cities, with Ireland leading the way % of people aged 25-34 who live with their parents. National averages vs major regions [5 line graphs. Ireland’s is sharply above 40% since 2010. The rest show US, U.K., Canada and Australia. The next highest result is the US at just over 20%]
NBA Cobwebs@nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 4w ago

July 9, 1984: Michael Jordan of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team dunks on Robert Reid during an exhibition game against a team of NBA players in front of a crowd of 67,596 at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. Chris Mullin scored 18 PTS in the U.S. Olympians' 97-82 victory.