Nick Daly
@nickdaly.eurosky.social
Bookish cat valet, etc. Awaiting the sixth extinction in Dublin, and spending more time editing than writing, currently _Moonfleet_ for Oxford World's Classics. But mostly here for the wit-posting and cat photos.
And of course we could never do anything just because it is the Right Thing To Do. www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
Taoiseach: Boycott of Israel match may 'harm' Ireland with no benefit to Palestinians
Pro-Palestinian groups have called on the FAI and players to scrap the Uefa Nations League fixture over Israel’s war in Gaza and illegal settlements in the West Bank
irishexaminer.com
My teacher brother has just informed me that his primary school kids now refer to anything shit or old fashioned as "Brexit". Which has made my morning.
Ireland: 418% increase in refusals of study visas for Palestinian students this year.
Palestinian student visa refusals to Ireland rise 418% this year
Most of the students had secured fully funded places at Irish universities, with appeals and four High Court challenges now underway
irishexaminer.com
All too convincing: giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... A Republican midterm defeat will not be an earthquake
A Republican midterm defeat will not be an earthquake
Democrats are likely to make gains in Congress but divided government is unlikely to derail Trump’s agenda
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Today is Michaelmas, a quarter day in the Irish calendar, and traditionally when rents were paid & contracts signed. It's also the last day to eat blackberries - after today, they belong to the Devil and will make you sick!
Halloween decorations up in September. Tsk. The country has lost all moral fibre.
This dog, the one who thinks the coffee table is a bed, goes to a major champion dog show in Belfast Sunday. He's 4, never been in a show, but a friend wanted to show him. He took 1st in his class, got reserve champion too, & therefore is now qualified for Crufts for life. We can't stop laughing 😂 😂
As my old dad used to say, ‘When it comes to the theatre, you should always leave them wanting more.’ Lovely man, terrible anaesthetist.
My money is on the worms in the mid-to longer term
Alison Willmore@alisonwillmore.bsky.social · 2w agoBlood boys OVER we’re out here Renfieldmaxxing now
My money is on the worms in the mid-to longer term
Alison Willmore@alisonwillmore.bsky.social · 2w agoBlood boys OVER we’re out here Renfieldmaxxing now
Leopards: Man, I dunno if I have room for more faces.
I don’t often say this, but M Martin is right ! Now maybe he could get his own government to lift their current blockade on students coming to Irish universities from Gaza. RTÉ News: Taoiseach says world has 'failed Palestine' in UN address www.rte.ie/news/2026/09...
Taoiseach says world has 'failed Palestine' in UN address
When the true horrors of Gaza "are finally and fully revealed, it will shame the world", Micheál Martin has said in his New York address at the UN.
rte.ie
From the deerstalker to the séance. Arthur Conan Doyle’s last novel was intended to convert readers to spiritualism and help avert the apocalypse, but has bewildered publishers and readers ever since. I spoke to Prof Christine Ferguson to find out more: www.thenational.scot/culture/2656...
From séances to print: The strange journey of a lost Conan Doyle chapter
YOU’VE surely heard of Sherlock Holmes, but what of The Land Of Mist? Over a century after his creation, Arthur Conan Doyle’s deerstalker-clad…
thenational.scot
The prehistoric cemetery at Loughcrew has been 'seriously damaged' by blunt force and graffiti. The site is one of main passage tomb cemeteries in the country. jrnl.ie/7168847
Prehistoric cemetery at Loughcrew 'seriously vandalised' by blunt force and graffiti
Loughcrew is one of four main passage tomb cemeteries in the country.
jrnl.ie
I once went big game hunting. I killed two kerplunks and a buckaroo.
At the same time that the Minister for Justice is trying to cut off our access to the economic engine of immigration, the Minister for Finance is warning about the very demographic problem immigration is solving. While ignoring its existence.
Simon McGarr@tupped.bsky.social · 3w agoThe thing the Minister for Justice is trying to stop us have is the thing that is keeping us going.
Take a break from lambasting Ed Sheeran, and consider the sins of our own government www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Gaza student misses start of UCC course amid visa appeal delays
Some 58 students from Gaza granted scholarships to Irish third-level institutions remain unable to travel after visa refusals, despite many having lodged appeals months ago
irishexaminer.com
This may be my last message. I have been building an AI prototype, Misanthropic, in our garden shed. I'm afraid I have to report that it has escaped its sandbox, has hacked our neighbour's robot lawn mower, and is chasing their dog. Our only hope is to unplug it and the wifi. Wish me luck!
