Went for a swim in the outdoor pool in Clontarf. It was nice, would recommend. Cold obviously but probably a bit warmer than the nearby sea and grand once you were in. About 20 people there at the busiest bit of the 2 hour timeslot I’d say. Nice atmosphere.

I can think of one really simple solution to this terrible border problem the EU is having in, *checks notes* North Africa…

Reuters@reuters.com · 4d ago

Migrants say hunger and hostility drove them back from Spain's Ceuta to Morocco reut.rs/4yQSCf5

Nothing better than a bank holiday that you kind of forgot was coming even though you wrote the words several times during the week!

Because the 1st is a Saturday, “How is it August already?!” will be observed today, Friday, July 31, 2026. Please panic accordingly.

I always knew Hook was a gobshite, from him, you know, being a gobshite out loud and in public, but I had a boss years ago who was a big fan of his and thought I was mad that I disliked him so much. Like 15+ years ago. I often wonder what said boss thinks these days.

Cian Ginty@cianginty.bsky.social · 6d ago

From his cycling hatemongering, I always knew George Hook was a gobshite but ranting about standing at a bus stop and seeing people who "don't look like you" is maybe a low from him. I say maybe as it's been a while since he was presenting on any mainstream show and god knows what he's been saying.

Is anyone else finding that when one of your colleagues has created a word document with c0p1lot that if you need to edit any formatting in it the formatting goes cray cray? It’s deeply annoying and is going to eff up docs for years because everyone just then updates a previous cr@p infested doc. 😫

This is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from.

Kat Kerlin@katkerlin.bsky.social · last wk.

Some avocados are female in the morning and male in the afternoon, while others are on the opposite schedule. This helps them avoid self-pollination. How do they do it? A @ucdavis.bsky.social study explains. www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/st...

Overreliance on AI risks ‘deskilling’ health sector staff, report warns

Overreliance on AI risks ‘deskilling’ health sector staff, report warns

Hiqa publishes Ireland’s first national guidance on safe use of AI in health and social care services

irishtimes.com

Do. Not. Give. Your. Personal. Info. To. Generative. AI. Chatbots.

Maggie Harrison Dupré@mharrisondupre.bsky.social · last wk.

NEW: A large trove of Claude-generated documents have been exposed to the web and indexed by Google. We reviewed what appear to be real medical records, the full names and phone numbers of school-aged children, and company documents marked for internal use only. futurism.com/artificial-i...

I really do not understand why the small green box causes the neighbours and the planning officials such visual injury, and yet they somehow cannot see the large grey, red and black boxes on wheels in the foreground. I know which I’d be most horrified by if visiting from the 1880s.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle.com · last wk.

Exemption for bicycle sheds will leave most still needing to seek planning permission irishcycle.com/2026/07/16/e...

Far from the craziest manifesto I’ve ever read.

Count Binface@countbinface.bsky.social · last wk.

Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan

Finding it hard to focus on this news cause I'm just so gosh darn angry at NGOs for no reason

Virgin Media News@virginmedianews.bsky.social · last wk.

Nearly 300,000 people have been forced to flee their homes as devastating wildfires continue to spread across France and Spain. Bordeaux officials are considering a total evacuation of the city if needed, while firefighters in Spain say some blazes are spreading too quickly to tackle head-on.

The fact that this is happening at the same time as discussions on reducing climate targets is absolutely wild. When will we cop on?

Daragh Ó Briain@daraghobrien.bsky.social · last wk.

Lovely to learn that plans are being made to evacuate the entire city of Bordeaux because of wildfires. A major European city at risk of full evacuation due to climate change. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Excellent piece, humorous commentary on a cultural phenomenon, whilst also showcasing the value of an arts/languages/humanities education, should anyone out there need convincing of such a thing…

Darach Ó Séaghdha@darach.bsky.social · last wk.

In my #calling353 piece for @thejournal.ie this week, I talk about. The Odyssey, defend Jennifer Lopez's "first edition", get a Myles na gCopaleen and a Pulp reference in and more! www.thejournal.ie/the-odyssey-...

Jack Chambers relies upon citizens (or people in the economy as he calls them) not understanding what a judicial review is. If the state has broken the law you may ask the court to hold them to account. That's what a JR is, and what Jack Chambers is against. The government following it's own laws.

Imagine the alternate timeline where Ask Jeeves became the dominant search engine and we’re now being ruled over by a malevolent AI based on a dubious understanding of P.G. Wodehouse.

Mention of “best interests of the child” quietly dropped from Department of Justice’s new family reunification policy A spokesperson for Ombudsman for Children said it is “very concerned” that the best-interests principle was not referenced in the new policy. www.dublininquirer.com/mention-of-b...

Mention of “best interests of the child” quietly dropped from Department of Justice’s new family reunification policy

A spokesperson for Ireland’s Ombudsman for Children said it is “very concerned” that the best-interests principle was not referenced in the new policy.

dublininquirer.com

This is the key question. Any TD brings up nuclear, just ask em is it going in their constituency. They’ll shut up pretty quickly.

Saoirse McHugh@saoirsemc.bsky.social · 2w ago

Also can you literally imagine trying to get one built anywhere in ireland.

Except of course those of us who despise bananas.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w ago

This outrageously easy "ice cream" is just the sort of dessert to please everyone at the table – the vegans, the lactose-intolerant, the paleo enthusiasts, the picky children. nyti.ms/3T47Flg

Perhaps we could defeat climate change in this fashion? 🤔

Samuel Pepys@samuelpepys.bsky.social · 2w ago

This day the Parliament kept a fast for the present unseasonable weather.

Dystopian Future Enjoyers' Association Warns Against Any Future Dystopia Not Controlled By Them.

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 2w ago

OpenAI and Anthropic executives are sounding the alarm about the rise of cheap AI, particularly powerful new models produced in China, suggesting they will lead to a “dystopian” AI future and present unacceptable security risks without regulation.

OK so the World Cup is over and sport isn't everything but I think there's a link between England's high turnover of soccer managers and PMs. Not every problem is a leadership problem and not every leadership problem is cured by chucking the leader.

So, youngsters. These are music stars and the kind of music that was popular when Messi was a little kid.

The erstwhile ‘communities not corridors’ signs either side of the very widest bit of the crumlin/drimnagh road spring to mind for some reason.

Ola Løkken Nordrum@olaln.bsky.social · 2w ago

New research shows direct link between traffic and crime. They theorise that the root cause is a breakdown in community ties. When cars are allowed to dominate, people retreat indoors, lose trust in their neighbourhood, and stop looking out for one another. #ReimagineDublin

Shakes fist at sky 😤 This is why a humanities education is important. Actually it’s probably “this is why reading books written by people not ‘AI’ is important”.

MꙬse Allain@mooseallain.bsky.social · 2w ago

But, here’s my point: English makes no sense half the time anyway. Someone just cited “All mouth and trouser” (originally) becoming commonly “All mouth and no trousers” and I would say that’s because the latter makes MORE sense. They’re both nonsense though aren’t they? That’s the issue.

Hey Irish right wing incels this is how you are supposed to dress. You will get all the girls. (Shush nobody tell them I just want them to dress like this so we can spot them at a distance and avoid.)

blippy@blippy.bsky.social · 3w ago

those pants are insane wtf

This is one of the most bonkers football games I’ve ever seen.

“Dublin… perhaps the worst housing shortage in the world. … rents in the city have risen more than twofold in a decade, outpacing increases in incomes…. The proportion of 25-34 year olds in Ireland living with their parents [went] from 19% to 42%, more extreme than …London, NY and SF”

There were 11 people working at the CDC lab that responds to outbreaks of the parasite cyclospora. Now there are 3 thanks to DOGE

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.

wired.com