The Irish Wildlife Trust are disappointed to see the number of newspaper articles reporting on this accident without giving the details of what happened. @irishenvnet.bsky.social @fairseas.ie #BlueShark #IrishSharks

Still trying & failing to make our unique business model common. We're one of best coffee roasters in the country but more importantly give up 4% of all our revenue (over 30% of profits each year). Need coffee you can buy here imbibe.ie/pages/shop . If not would be great if you share how we're run.

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We are an Irish Coffee Roasting Business. We give away 4% of all we earn before we make a cent. We roast coffee very well.

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"an audit by Lighthouse Reports of public data on the government’s chosen AI provider shows that its tech misclassified more than a third of 16-year-olds as adults and, in some tests, was shown to give the wrong assessment in 70 per cent of cases" www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Home Office knew AI age checks for migrants were flawed — but rolled it out anyway

Exclusive: Government advisors describe the tool as ‘hideously flawed’ amid concern facial age estimation has ‘baked-in racial bias’ — and can wrongly identify a 14-year-old as an adult

independent.co.uk

When making FOI requests, there are certain red flags to watch for: Charges for redaction, vague refusals, no schedule of records. Remember, the public body is supposed to help you. Find out how to navigate these challenges in my book Shining a Light: www.kenfoxe.com #ireland #journalism #foi

We have a political and media which values stasis but we have a world which is delivering jarring changes all the time. Our state is chasing returning to past status quo, instead of looking forward to preparing for our futures. Bluntly, the country is being run by nostalgia-riddled Facebook uncles

The father of a disabled child has been refused access to a disabled car parking spot in his complex. He has a blue badge, he has offered to pay, but as a social tenant, he is shut out.

Father of disabled child refused access to a disabled car parking spot in his complex

He has a blue badge, he has offered to pay, but as a social tenant, he is shut out.

dublininquirer.com

The media reports today that a new bill proposes to expand the Public Services Card's use in Irish society. Key elements of the PSC operate unlawfully. With @digitalrightsirl.bsky.social, we say that extending its use as a form of national ID compounds the legal issues. www.iccl.ie/press-releas...

Expansion of Public Services Card into national ID card is a legal quagmire, say ICCL and DRI

Key elements of the Public Services Card are operating unlawfully, according to the Data Protection Commission.

iccl.ie

Halfway to rent and our rent is due TOMORROW! Jittery time lapse representing the state of my mind. €1000 over two days is highly unlikely but very sale saves us from accumulating more debt!

Listen, this headline is a better endorsement of the Digital Services Act than any 1000 words I could come up with.

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 7mo ago

There has been criticism of the European Union's Digital Services Act at a committee hearing in the United States.

In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material. You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system. It’s a feature. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...

The Gist: The Abuse Factory

X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.

thegist.ie

The long walk to new toilets in St Anne’s Park: “Your daughter going into the bushes to do a wee on a Saturday morning in the park is not ideal, at all.” www.dublininquirer.c...

The long walk to new toilets in St Anne’s Park

“Your daughter going into the bushes to do a wee on a Saturday morning in the park is not ideal, at all.”

dublininquirer.com

We did mention we had news? We've just acquired all of the Sheanadh Gharráin woods east of the Bhoth Loiscthe River in the Connemara Gaeltacht. 35 acres of rainforest awesomeness are now protected, plus 47 acres of space for them to stretch into !

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · last yr.

More than 30 acres of native woodland in An Spidéal, Co Galway have been purchased by the Native Woodlands Trust.

#spéirgorm - We want to connect with Irish Makers on BlueSky. Who should we be following? #Ireland #speirgorm #makers #IrishMakers

Bluethroat at Helvick Co. Waterford, 28/3/25. This rare vagrant to Ireland gave some geat views and made many birders very happy!

In this week's Climate Question episode, we ask the very deep question: Are we all fecked? No spoilers, you have to listen to find out wherever you get your podcasts... player.captivate.fm/episode/6242...

Climate Question: Where are we now? Are we all fecked?

Quickly and easily listen to The Climate Alarm Clock for free!

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Remember TweetDeck? Wish Bluesky had its own version? Have I got good news for you! I’ve been using deck.blue exclusively since the early days. Its solo developer was laid off a while back, and thanks to his patrons he’s now turning DB into his full-time job. Now’s a great time to check it out!

deck.blue@deck.blue · last yr.

quick important announcement: deck.blue is now my full-time job! patreon tiers are increasing prices though new members can use this discount code: 7C3E9 for the first month! please read the whole post below for more information on what this means for me and the future of deck.blue thank you all!

Finished recording the audiobook of Is A River Alive? today. Four days in the locker. A strenuous, fascinating experience: I have such admiration for those who are brilliant at this art. I met my own writing as a stranger—and had to become its storyteller. The ear hears what the eye does not see.

Beautiful, serene morning today at the Bull Wall

Really interesting discussion of boyhood and masculinity & socially engaged art work on @tommytiernan.bsky.social @rte.ie with Aaron Sunderland Carey. The work he is doing is so important and he is so impressive. Here’s to his every success.

For those interested in ethical implications of AI, as well as work on Responsible and Trustworthy AI - here is a starter pack (non-exhaustive) to help find out more or connect with colleagues go.bsky.app/RnucJWZ

This is an utterly wonderful film––16 minutes of quiet magic. King of the Fells: a homage to Joss Naylor, the Lake District shepherd who broke record after record for fell-running, fuelled by Guinness & apples, powered by his seemingly untireable legs & spirit. www.theguardian.com/sport/video/...

King of the Fells: Joss Naylor, the shepherd with an unbeatable running record

Fell running is a demanding endurance sport and Joss Naylor ran with all his heart.  Fuelled by apple cake and Guinness, the English sheep farmer broke multiple long-distance running records. He died ...

theguardian.com

I know it's a big ask, but we need help getting CouncilTracker.ie back online to show how Dublin city councillors vote. counciltracker-fdecc5cce045.herokuapp.com/motions We need to add a system so we can update the line-up of councillors as it changes. github.com/DublinInquir... Can anyone help? 🙏