Ciarán
@hellociaran.bsky.social
Art guy (he/sé). Occasional Production design/Art direction in CSaloon. Foghlaimeoir Gaeilge (labhair í liom ldt) Woodwork @anceardlann.bsky.social Dundalk/Kilkenny Has a 🇮🇪 in his profile but not in a problematic way.
Appealing to our better angels just isn't enough, apparently.
kanchan@kayehm.bsky.social · 9h agoA UK study found that telling potential SUV buyers that those vehicles directly result in higher fatalities for pedestrians, cyclists and children had zero effect on their decision to buy them. What does work? Financial penalties: Increased fees, taxes, parking. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
And you just *know* what it generated was a mediocre bucket of beige-tinted pish.
Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉@scumbelievable.bsky.social · 2d ago"I'm entitled to whatever I want whenever I want it for any reason and I don't care what satisfying these urges does to me or the world" well okay dude, seems like there's something deeper going on here, but that's just my take
So in order to avoid being sued, the Christian Bros declined to put forward a 'nominee', leaving abuse victims to sue individuals rather than the org. The judge said, fine, we will just publish the names of all 341 members of the order and summons you all. And that's what happened.
The Journal@thejournal.ie · 2d agoThe names of 341 former Christian Brothers have been published in the Irish Independent following an order from the High Court in relation to an abuse case. None of those named are accused of abuse, but their names have been published in the hope that they will come forward. jrnl.ie/7120723
Constantly having to refrain from referring to myself as a republican online 'cause I know some yank's gonna show up and misunderstand.
Gabby HC@scriblit.bsky.social · 4d agoHello I have made this due to a mutual having issues with some folks on here forgetting this fact and shouting at him for it. Feel free to use it as a handy PSA x
Thoughts on the dead singer. Yesterday, my middle aged straight hairy biker son went on one on social media about the dead singer and those eulogising him. He did not hold back. What was unusual was that he took to social media to vent knowing it would attract vile bile. I asked him why.
"Short people: Are we sure they're not just doing that thing where you walk around on your knees with your knees in your shoes?"
Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.Channel 4 has announced documentary “The Great ADHD Myth?” It “seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct.”
I've entered my "you're all getting wooden bowls for Christmas" phase
I wonder will the lockdowns always feel like they were about two years ago, no matter how much time passes.
Is AI slop sectarian, partitionist, useless or all three?
Imagine an entire cheery article on self expression ending in this paragraph on children. “Girlguiding’s new look is being launched shortly before a change in the charity’s membership policy from 6 September, which will force transgender girls to leave.”
Simon Cox@simonfrcox.bsky.social · last wk.Schools should learn from Guides. Being forced to wear clothes you don’t choose is bad for children’s confidence www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
My eyes flash open. I leap out of bed and bound across the room to the window. I throw open the curtains. "It drizzled! It drizzled!" From my window, it appears as if the entire world is blanketed in a thin, very very thin, layer of water.
Me, watching a programme in Irish: ok, not getting every word but I get the gist. Me, watching a programme in Gàidhlig: ok, not getting every word but I get the gist.
I'm 99% opposed to capital punishment but I do think that the first Irish person who complains that the rain on the way is "the end of the good weather" needs to be dealt with
Spanish students have a reputation here for standing in doorways as a group but earlier today I saw a bunch of them come to a stop in the middle of a zebra crossing. You have to admire it.
So are we just done with rain, then? Are we not doing that any more? Or has that switched to a subscription model too?
Closed on Mondays but rode past the new shop on the bus and gosh it’s pretty from the top deck too! I have to make the second exterior paint payment today (it took double the amount of paint that was anticipated! Worth it!) so any online purchases are much appreciated! littledeercomics.ie
The winner of England vs France will play USA on Monday night in the World SoccerBowl Playoff Series Finale. The games will continue until the US wins, at which point FIFA will declare international soccer "completed" and ban any further games.
It's actually scary the number of people who are happy to swallow this rose-tinted AI bilge without question. The comments on these things... But I suppose that's what they're for. Softening up a gullible audience for yet more Overton window-pushing bollocks.
FB is full of this shite (although we're not above it here so no smirking) although this thread has made me laugh.
Paul Carnahan@pacarnahan.bsky.social · 4w agoI’m learning so much about the UK’s good old days over on Facebook! Back then, there was a Bock Jbleaw on every corner, usually with a Bolitche nearby. Back then, Woolworths was so cool it became Coolworths, and the Cooperative Society tried a hip ‘Co-op’ rebrand, 50 years too early. Ain’t AI grand?
Happy International Day of having a rake of tiny wee spiders on ye. 🕷️🕷️🕷️🕷️🕷️🕷️🕷️🕷️
see, THIS is the new aesthetic. (amhránaithe on IG)
Ciarán@hellociaran.bsky.social · 5mo agoThere will be a renaissance of punk zine aesthetic. All the AI posters, leaflets etc look identical and are basically grand in a bland, yellow-tinted mediocre way. If you've something to promote: write the details in biro on a sheet of A4, take a photo with your phone and send it to the printer.
I have a gorgeous film montage of Fleadhs and Trad archive, created by our talented student. It's silent so would look amazing screened behind a session on a loop. If you might have an event or spot for it, let me know. #Fleadh #TradMusic
