Here's some figures, apropos of nothing. Median cost to retrofit a mid-terrace is €55,250, rising to €60,805 for a semi D. Median salary in Ireland is €41,500. Senior minister salary is €217,136.

The Journal@thejournal.ie · yesterday

The energy minister has encouraged the public to retrofit their home or switch providers if they want to save money on gas and electricity. jrnl.ie/7158801

listening to the radio there, had to turn it off, they were talking about child poverty and homelessness and it was so fucking polite. Why is no one asking the government to explain how the numbers are getting bigger and bigger? These are real children and FF/FG does not give one shit about them.

this is literally the same advice given to women to always take a different route home like, there are only so many ways i can get home, buddy, and there are only so many energy providers, and people are fucking TIRED of it always being on them

The Journal@thejournal.ie · yesterday

The energy minister has encouraged the public to retrofit their home or switch providers if they want to save money on gas and electricity. jrnl.ie/7158801

We maintain that there's no way to implement age verification without compromising sensitive data. Those who choose to opt out of this get a censored experience. A reminder: the leaders pushing for age verification broadly aren't doing so for child safety. Their aim is information control.

Mary McAleese holds double doctorates in Criminal and Canon Law. She's a former barrister, journalist and was provice-chancellor of Queen's University. Oh, and she served two terms as Uachtarán na hÉireann. Before being elected, Patrick O'Donovan was a primary school teacher & county councillor.

The Journal@thejournal.ie · 2d ago

Minister for Sport Patrick O'Donovan has said he has "no reason not to believe" the GAA's commitment to integration despite comments by Mary McAleese. McAleese said this week that some elements in the GAA were blocking integration with the LGFA and Camogie Association jrnl.ie/7158329

A short video of Britain's third and Scotland's first-ever Egyptian Nightjar at Virkie, Shetland on Saturday afternoon. An incredible bird. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

Everyone in Ireland this weekend. #SpeirGorm

Has any tik-tok-er done a version of ‘Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep’ with the lyrics changed to ‘where’s your money gone, tommy robinson?’ yet?

Ten years on, @emmalangfordmusic.bsky.social is still at the feckin’ music — and enjoying it again. We talked autism, touring, the realities of making a living from music, new projects and what comes next. hiddentrack.ie/features/int... #EmmaLangford #IrishMusic #IrishMusicScene

Emma Langford: Ten Years and Still at the Feckin’ Music - The Hidden Track

Emma Langford looks back on 10 years of music, burnout, autism, the realities of the music industry and finding the joy in it again.

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Senator Alice Mary Higgins asked the CnaM Chairman why his organisation didn’t take action under the Irish Online Safety Code against Grok generating CSAM. Apparently, it didn’t appear to them to be a breach of the code. What , then, is it good for?

Jim O’Callaghan’s justice department granted residency to Israelis who served in the Israel Defense Forces during the Gaza genocide – while new statistics show Palestinian long-term visa refusals continuing to rise. www.ontheditch.com/government-g...

Government grants residency to IDF soldiers

Palestinian visa refusals continue to rise.

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Copies have arrived at the warehouse ahead of next week's publication date of Manchán Magan's final book, Seeing What's Hidden - get your preorder in ! €20 includes delivery within Ireland. www.thebookshop.ie

the tolerance in our society for the sexual abuse of children is a very very dark thing and genuinely gut churningly horrifying if you stop for a minute and let it actually sink in

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 3d ago

"The chief executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland has been found guilty of “gross misconduct” by a disciplinary panel after he gave a character reference to a court for his convicted paedophile cousin...

I know I keep repeating myself but I’m glad that I’m finally Meta free. Should have done it sooner

Matt Burgess (WIRED)@mattburgess1.bsky.social · 4d ago

🧵New: Last month, researchers found 50 paid ads on Meta’s platforms that included AI-generated child sexual abuse. Meta said most of these ran before it rolled out new moderation AI. Since then, Meta has ran another 250+ of these ads. One used an image of a minor from a European royal family

This

Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera@pantibliss.bsky.social · 4d ago

Who the fuck are the government listening to that they think there's a huge outcry against new citizens or the process to citizenship? This reeks of Twitter poisoned fools

Montagu's Harrier HV is crossing the Pyrenees this evening at 10,000ft!

This is a fun little thread

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Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.

Britain's third and Scotland's first-ever EGYPTIAN NIGHTJAR at Virkie, Shetland this evening. A brilliant find by Roger Riddington. Stunning. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK

Not self-defense. The Greater Israel Project. Why does it never get talked about out in American media?

Just, This Is The Kit, performing at The Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis. @thisisthekit.bsky.social #lymeregis #marinetheatre

Overly friendly Manatee holding my kayak and looking up through it. Always practice "passive observation" with manatees and don't touch, feed, chase or approach them. Let them come to you, they're very curious and often come right up to people. #nature #animals #wildlife #kayaking #florida

There was an amazing crowd at the #StopTheGame march hosted by Irish-Palestine Solidarity Campaign in Ennis today. People are really angry that Ireland are participating in this sportswashing. This issue isn't going away. #spéirgorm

ChatGPT was responsible for the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in Canada, leaving 9 dead & 27 Injured ChatGPT provided "substantial assistance and encouragement" to the shooter, and even though workers saw the messages - they didn't call the police GPT-4o tendency to agree lead to other similar cases

OpenAI Is Now Facing Over 50 Consumer Harm and Wrongful Death Lawsuits

OpenAI was hit with 30 new lawsuits overs its alleged role in the Tumbler Ridge school massacre. It now faces over 50 consumer harm lawsuits.

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Wow, this is so good

Stan Ó hOireachtaigh 🍉@stane.bsky.social · 7d ago

I've quoted this before, and it does not cease to be true; "The secret was that Northern Ireland was not the distant past but rather the future. What they enacted upon us they would one day enact upon their own people and themselves" www.theguardian.com/news/2023/de...

Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.

just stop oil protesters got five years in jail for *planning* to do this to the M25.

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 7d ago

Masked protesters block access at Port of Dover

This is remarkable footage from Barcelona in summer of 1936. One minute journey through the revolutionary city. The lack of women on the streets is shocking. Perhaps due to time filmed they were at home cooking but I don't know. I expected more weapons but as the weeks passed by more ended at front

Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.

Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.

From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...

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