Nicky Ryan

@nickyryan.ie

Editorial Multimedia Lead with @thejournal.ie, co-author of The Last Disco, and gobshite. Produced documentary podcasts Stardust + Redacted Lives Living in Dublin, from Wexford (and a little Waterford and a little Meath).He/Him. nicky.jm.ryan[at]gmail.com

The Slaney is already pretty much bursting its banks in Enniscorthy, and river levels will continue to rise after Saturday’s rain.

The northern lights REALLY tried to peek through the clouds in Dublin earlier. Unfortunately conditions changed almost immediately after it became dark. The solar storm is fizzling out earlier than those of us who stood out in the cold for ages had hoped.

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Nicky Ryan@nickyryan.ie · last yr.

There has been a huge amount of solar activity recently, but tonight passes the 'tell people that the northern lights might be visible in Ireland' threshold. Here's a guide I wrote last year on how you can learn when and how to spot it jrnl.ie/6492980

There has been a huge amount of solar activity recently, but tonight passes the 'tell people that the northern lights might be visible in Ireland' threshold. Here's a guide I wrote last year on how you can learn when and how to spot it jrnl.ie/6492980

Why it's easier than ever to see the northern lights (and how to make sure you don't miss them)

Once rare, it now seems like the aurora borealis frequently appears in our sky. The reality is not quite that.

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Me and the boys are going to meet up and dissociate in the homeware section of TK Maxx on the second floor of Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre feel free to join if you’re around but no pressure

This isn't just work stopping. This is cell lines dying. In vivo tissue going bad. Fly lines dropping. Research materials going bad. A lot of that stuff you can't just pick back up. Once it's gone it's gone, or will take years to reconstitute.

Dave Levitan@davelevitan.bsky.social · 2y ago

More from inside NIH: Per a source with knowledge, for all internal research (of which there is like $10 billion worth or so), ALL purchasing shut down as of yesterday. That means gloves, reagents, anything involved with lab work, which means a lot of that work will stop.

As Nick’s brother Brian puts it: “Nick was hugely passionate about developing the talents of future journalists, and this bursary offers a wonderful opportunity for a young person to honour this passion for media in his name.” ❤️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/broadcast-bursary-scheme-honou…

Broadcast bursary scheme launched in honour of journalist Nick Sheridan

BBC Scotland, STV, and the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), create broadcast bursary scheme in memory of Nick Sheridan

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I don't really care that the cherry tomatoes have been cleared, but @nickyryan.ie profoundly just said: "Do you know how easy tomato seeds grow? There is going to be a huge amount of tomatoes that start growing there, which is a beautiful thing."

Brought several loving but venomous pet snakes with me while voting yesterday, just realised I haven't seen them since! Can the count centre staff PLEASE keep an eye out for them in the ballot boxes