Tom Gleeson
@tggleeson.bsky.social
Datasmith (retired) same handle on the Bird Site.
More research needed but this find in Dungarvan is another datapoint in support of their claim that Shaw’s is indeed “almost nationwide” #SpéirGorm
Eirebus, Swords Express, has applied for planning retention permission to Fingal County Council for 19 modular accommodation units and six mobile home units. www.newstalk.com/new... hidden behind parked buses www.google.com/maps/... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
Modular homes for bus drivers a 'reflection of poor housing policy'
In a statement, the company said the “local rental market is incapable of meeting the demand" for their bus drivers.
newstalk.com
Aughinish Alumina: 'A ticking environmental time bomb' Irish Times investigation found: 🛑 Aluminium levels 4,700x safe EU limit 🛑 Arsenic levels 129x EU limit 🛑 Zinc levels 125x safe limit An Taisce calls for a full investigation by Government into plant www.antaisce.org/submission-o...
Pearse Cottage • Teach an Phiarsaigh Beautifully set within the stunning Connemara landscape, Pearse Cottage, Teach an Phiarsaigh, was once the retreat of the revolutionary leader Patrick Pearse. His cottage was gifted to the State by his family in 1943. #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #DiscoverIreland
Dubliners: be aware that these restaurants are forcing their staff to live in appalling conditions. www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...
Inspectors find 34 beds crammed into south Dublin bungalow rented for staff of Chinese restaurants
Company claimed the most the house accommodated is 26, but space available for 34
independent.ie
kelly@earley.bsky.social · 2h agofor those who are also looking, what i've found so far is: - biang biang (mary st little) - bullet (mary st little) - little dumpling (mary st little) - hakkahan (stoneybatter) - china hunan (ranelagh) - chongqing hotpot (ranelagh) - china song (monkstown) - little canton (stephen street)
🌧️ The rain has finally returned! A huge thank you to our nursery volunteers in Wicklow, Roscommon, Carlow and Waterford who spent months watering thousands of young trees through the dry weather. From seed to saplings, and expanding ancient woodlands. None of it possible without you!💚
A conspiracy theory that "The Real IRA" are coming out of retirement, joining forces with Loyalist paramilitaries to ethnically cleanse Northern Ireland of migrants is doing the rounds on social media. And like would yis ever cop yourselves on.
Good morning Bluesky ☀️ My grandad told me he saw the Titanic - from the outset he warned all the people that the ship would sink, but nobody listened to him. He knew he was right and didn't give up. He warned them again & again, until eventually they kicked him out of the cinema.
"Their journeys, like Wenkhaus’s from Berlin to Bloody Foreland encapsulates the madness which engulfed Germany" saturdaynightwaltz.substack.com/p/at-war-wit... by @sweeneyagonistes.bsky.social
I said I’d be back with an article on this. July 2026 marks a significant month in the BEV (Battery Electric Vehicles) adoption in Ireland. EV sales are up 61.06% in 2026, making them the #1 fuel type, overtaking all other fuel types!
No on deserves to be robbed but self-custody is one of the worst ideas ever, especially when it’s online
A good thread on the slow rollout of GLP-1s to low-income Australians. It increasingly feels like one of the most effective health interventions of the 21st century is being slow-rolled because many people in public health across the world simply don't like its vibes.
Asher Wolf@asherwolf.bsky.social · 6h agoWegovy was recommended for listing on the PBS for people with prior serious adverse cardiovascular events over seven months ago. Now the landmark deal has stalled www.theaustralian.com.au/health/medic...
"Data centres are a trivial problem compared to making reusable rockets" - Elon Musk "Making reusable rockets is a trivial problem compared to making Grok A.I. profitable" - Stock market investors (obviously) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans
Elon Musk told investors that people were "underestimating" his company.
bbc.co.uk
Feeling formlessly weepy and sad, so i might buy a double-breasted corduroy blazer in burgundy, as well as its matching trousers.
Meghan At 45: We're Only Doing This Article Because You Can't Resist Having A Go At Her https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/08/05/meghan-at-45-were-only-doing-this-article-because-you-cant-resist-having-a-go-at-her/
Meghan At 45: We’re Only Doing This Article Because You Can’t Resist Having A Go At Her
MEGHAN MARKLE is celebrating her 45th birthday which is as good a reason as any to pump out a few articles which are really thinly veiled invitations for you to pipe up in the comments …
waterfordwhispersnews.com
Shaky alliance among centre-left parties in Italy in hope of beating Meloni at next election is falling apart over the issue that was always going make it fall apart: Ukraine. PD is firm in supporting Ukraine, Left-Green Alliance is namby-pamby pacifist, Conte M5S openly hostile to Ukraine.
Nodo Ucraina, centrosinistra risponde a Conte: si accende il dibattito su primarie e programma
Alessandro Alfieri, responsabile Riforme della segreteria Schlein: 'Sciogliere nodi con le primarie? Grave errore, serve sintesi tra i partiti'. Fratoianni a Conte: 'Programma si fa insieme, non è che...
adnkronos.com
As well as showing me the number of reposts, likes for this post it also informed me that somebody I follow 'liked' it. That's a first.
Jack Tindale@jacktindale.bsky.social · 6h agoProperly gone at the idea of having this awarded like a corporate award gigs in one of those massive but soulless business hotel ballrooms, with Romesh Ranganathan hosting.
Properly gone at the idea of having this awarded like a corporate award gigs in one of those massive but soulless business hotel ballrooms, with Romesh Ranganathan hosting.
Civil Service World@civilserviceworld.bsky.social · 7h agoBritish foreign intelligence agency ranked top in Europe in Ballon d'Or and Eurovision-inspired competition www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...
just had a horrific vision of the future in which Zack Polanski and Kemi Badenoch have a podcast and now I need a lie down
Patrick Collison is doing #decline posts about British red telephone boxes. #collisontracker
Doctors say that you should eat a balanced diet that includes whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables. A guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seat seats and doesn’t wipe his ass says you should subsist entirely on sauerkraut and steak. For a busy eaters it can be hard to know who to trust.
Explains why Zohranmarkets might work and I guess why social housing also is often a very good idea.
Dan Davies@dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 7h agoat the stack, I talk rent again, and explain the One Weird Trick behind the Zohranmarket backofmind.substack.com/p/rent-alway...
The David Ricardo law of rent and its implications for house prices. backofmind.substack.com/p/david-rica...
david ricardo is not easily denied
the law of rent and its implications
backofmind.substack.com
The leader of Spain's north African territory of Ceuta said the number of children left there after last week's irregular migrant rush was "unsustainable", pleading for government aid
Ceuta says 'unsustainable' situation for child migrants
The leader of Spain's north African territory of Ceuta said the number of children left there after last week's irregular migrant rush was "unsustainable", pleading for government aid.
rte.ie