And many of the board are directors of the company’s producing the waste.

Kevin Teljeur@kevinteljeur.bsky.social · 8h ago

I thought that Re-Turn, the Irish bottle deposit scheme not-for-profit was an organisation set up by the Government. It is not. It is a consortium set up by the trade. The people who run it are paid a lot of money to do so.

I thought that Re-Turn, the Irish bottle deposit scheme not-for-profit was an organisation set up by the Government. It is not. It is a consortium set up by the trade. The people who run it are paid a lot of money to do so.

In a cleared plot of land between buildings flattened by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, row upon row of Palestinian flags were laid out neatly over the remains of dozens of people to be buried today. jrnl.ie/7121483

Funeral held in Gaza for more than one hundred people pulled from rubble years after they died

Gaza’s Civil Defence said more than 8,000 bodies are still trapped under rubble.

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Knock knock Race condition Who's there?

So with as little fanfare as possible, Big 'not for turning' Jim was forced to meet with solicitors yesterday in an attempt to undo the damage he did to our criminal justice system. When are FF supporters going to cop on and realise this hard man guff gets them nowhere.

The polarised comments on recently deceased celebs shows two things: they were really good at presenting an image they wanted you to see and people do not want to admit they were fooled.

Come on @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social do the grown up thing. Just go “my bad” and move on.

Amy Ní Mhuircheartaigh@amynim.bsky.social · 2d ago

Really disappointed to see this from @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social on Facebook, an abelist remark on a post and I called it out, I was blocked. We have enough to deal with, without left organisations making stupid, ignorant comments and instead of fixing it, blocked me. #SpeirGorm

#spéirghorm

Norman@noaasm.bsky.social · 3d ago

Wow, I am positively surprised - Irish government has kicked a Microsoft procurement potentially worth €1 billion into touch amid a political debate about the nation's overreliance on US tech providers and a move to free and open source software www.theregister.com/public-secto...

Love this: Finally, there's an economic coin-trick: "AI will destroy jobs." Sure, yes, AI is destroying jobs. But there's a vast difference between "You got fired because an AI can do your job" and "You got fired because your boss was convinced that the AI can do your job, even though it cannot."

By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 2d ago

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We don’t even have a dedicated Minister of Defense. We have the Taoiseach double-jobbing while there are loads of Ministers of State as jobs for the boys #spéirghorm

Karlin Lillington@klillington.bsky.social · 2d ago

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

"American and Israeli right-wingers had in recent weeks called on Morocco to act on Ceuta to punish Sánchez for his opposition to the war in Iran, Fabiani noted. US and Israeli politicians quickly seized on the crisis to attack Sánchez’s pro-immigration policies." www.irishtimes.com/world/africa...

Spain pushes last migrants out of Ceuta as locals suspect US role in ‘invasion’

Soldiers round up Moroccans roaming the streets and hiding in poorly-lit areas

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Sam Tranum@samtranum.bsky.social · 4d ago

"Soon enough, he joined a crowd in the tens of thousands, many of whom were astonished to see Moroccan police urge them, as he recalled, to 'come to Spain.'"

As this is a private visit (ie not a state visit at the invitation of the gov/president) will the US contribute to the significant security cost? Or will he again charge the state for feeding and housing troops and gardaí? www.rte.ie/news/politic...

Donald Trump likely to travel to Doonbeg for Irish Open

US President Donald Trump is likely to travel to Ireland next month for a visit that will include his attendance at the Irish Open at his golf course in Doonbeg and events in Dublin.

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Look at the face - absolutely judging you, while playing bagpipes. That’s how good cats are at judging.

Tuatha@tuatha.ie · 5d ago

This carved stone plaque was found in St Francis' Row in Cashel, and it is believed to be the sign for a tavern that was known as The Cat & Bagpipes, that once stood on the main street. It may date to as early as the 16-17th century, and offers a glimpse of Cashel's social life from centuries ago

AK-47 CPU Launch window Command module Satellite dish

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 5d ago

Find the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/

Really UEFA? A laudable statement but “Football's future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return” will be laughed at by the billionaire owners of Europe’s major league football clubs.

police have arrested a man for failing to update his PDF reader, he is described as mid 30s, brown hair and has no fixed adobe

Makes me happy I managed to find a physical disc copy of BF6 at CEX for €30 rather than forking out nearly €100 for a digital download … I’ve played BF1, BFV, BF2042 but if I’d known this I would not have bought it. Can’t imagine I’ll buy any future BF title.

PC Gamer@pcgamer.com · 7d ago

Despite its success, Electronic Arts rewarded some of those who made Battlefield 6 by laying them off. It's a different story for EA CEO Andrew Wilson.

There’s no “F*** no!” Option

The Journal@thejournal.ie · 6d ago

From September, TDs will have to use a new system to submit parliamentary questions to ministers in an effort to ease pressure caused by AI use. In today's poll we want to know: Should TDs be allowed to use AI to write parliamentary questions? jrnl.ie/7117399

As someone else here noted - most government schemes require an up to date tax clearance certificate…

Jen Keane@zenbuffy.bsky.social · 6d ago

Wow, it's almost like all those protests weren't really about fuel... www.independent.ie/county/wexfo...

Recipe for recipe.

As data centres use 23% of all generated power will they pay 23% of the cost?

The Journal@thejournal.ie · 7d ago

Households are set to face another increase in their electricity bills from October after the energy regulator approved higher network charges to fund upgrades to Ireland's electricity grid jrnl.ie/7117054

Another state body caught blatantly lying. And if public money is being used, commercial considerations must take 2nd place to transparency. Don’t like it? Don’t take public money.

Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central@mariesherlock.bsky.social · last wk.

And we wonder how our public finances are being spent… Spending money to conceal how money is being spent 🤔

Collison had given $7M to a campaign to stop a one off wealth tax on billionaires. He's still miles behind Sergey Brin ($82M), but what a massive and continued disappointment these guys are. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Irish entrepreneur Patrick Collison donated $7m to group opposing California wealth tax

Building a Better California opposes proposal that would require California’s billionaire residents to pay a one-off tax on their assets

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I was going to comment on this, but also saw he supports Brenda Power so thought, “f*** it- life’s too short” and blocked.

Why are we not surprised that “service providers” put profits over service? Why does the state not run these services? www.rte.ie/news/health/...

'Dirty, poorly maintained' children's centre, HIQA finds

A centre for children with intellectual disabilities was found to be "dirty and poorly maintained" during a HIQA inspection last November.

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Is it time to start campaigning to not buy JK Rowling’s books and not watch the movie adaptations? I’d rather my grandchildren not contribute to her income.

The issue here is not the officials following “the process” but no way for an official to say “wait a minute, there’s a problem here”

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · last wk.

Sources within the universities say the refusal rate this year is in marked contrast to last year, when more than 80 Gazan students left Gaza in an evacuation organised by the Irish Government.

All this angst about Nolan’s version of #TheOdyssey - wait till they discover what happens in modern productions of Shakespeare’s plays!