Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.
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Twenty-seven thoughts on the Michigan race, and the unofficial end of a brutal primary season. www.offmessage.net/p/27-thought...
27 Thoughts On A Tough Primary Season
There's more to come, but the worst is over, and now it's time for some perspective.
offmessage.net
Another masterclass in communication from Dublin City Council 🙃
Dublin City Council official ‘sick of people’ saying capital ‘filthy’
Wheelie bin users face fines for leaving waste containers on street after collection times
irishtimes.com
Saw the restored version of DREAD BEAT AN BLOOD for the first time this week. So wonderful. What a remarkable artist Linton Kwesi Johnson is. Go see if it’s showing near you.
DREAD BEAT AN BLOOD • Official Trailer HD
YouTube video by Seventy-Seven
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Shocking and so sad. Thinking of all of his family, friends, bandmates, and wider music community in Dublin and around the world.
The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · last wk.Oscar-winning musician and actor Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorbike crash
“The famine is over! The curse be damned!! Hit the nuclear button! Mayo have won the All-Ireland!!” An all-time great sports commentary moment from Stephen Grealis and Martin McHugh on Mayo’s Midwest Radio. #gaa
Daire Hickey: Politicians are more interested in looking tough on RTÉ than making a decision to fund it
Daire Hickey: Politicians are more interested in looking tough on RTÉ than making a decision to fund it
No enterprise could absorb an 18-year price freeze on its primary revenue stream while costs keep climbing
irishtimes.com
Facebook parent Meta launches legal challenge to Coimisiún na Meán investigations
Facebook parent Meta launches legal challenge to Coimisiún na Meán investigations
Meta Platforms seeking court order halting inquiries started in May, relating to recommender feeds on Facebook and Instagram
irishtimes.com
Taking a short break from my Monday Irish Times column, and delighted to get the opportunity to be in such great company at Medill.
Medill accepts 10 Fellows into George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop - Medill - Northwestern University
Ten writers have been accepted into this year’s George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communicat...
medill.northwestern.edu
Worth revisiting this great profile on Robyn while her current tour brings so many people such great vibes.
Robyn, on Her Own
The pop star brings motherhood and middle age to the dance floor.
newyorker.com
Hard to keep impressing upon people in Ireland how wild this is as government has normalised it and are working to rewrite the legislation underpinning our electricity infrastructure to facilitate more data centres.
The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 4w agoData centres account for almost one quarter of Irish electricity usage in 2025
Wrote about the rise of “competitive socialising” as an entertainment (and commercial property) phenomenon.
Una Mullally: From axe-throwing to augmented darts: what’s behind the rise in ‘competitive socialising’?
Arcades used to primarily be the preserve of children’s birthday parties, but a changing attitude to socialising means games are no longer just for kids
irishtimes.com
Were the energy generated in Dublin last night captured effectively when CMAT appeared on stage with Robyn to perform Call Your Girlfriend, we would have no issue with grid security. What a moment, and what a way to kick off Pride weekend. Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Immigrants make higher fiscal contribution than Irish-born, ESRI study finds
Immigrants make higher fiscal contribution than Irish-born, ESRI study finds
ESRI migration
irishtimes.com
Today, I'll brief the Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence on a new working paper which quantifies the potential energy and emissions from data centres into the future under the new Large Energy User Connection Policy, should 5.8 GW of new capacity (estimated through a market survey) emerge.
The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 2mo agoData centre electricity demand could exceed power usage of entire country
If you're heading to Beyond the Pale this weekend, I'm doing a bunch of stuff: - Friday: Grianstad: the Trip (8.30pm) - Saturday: Sliver Salon (3.30pm) - Sunday: Seán Ronayne's birdwatching walk (11am) and Untold Sounds talk (1pm) Weather forecast is looking good, and the lineup is excellent.
Beyond The Pale | Festival
Caribou, Soulwax, Father John Misty headline Beyond the Pale In Glendalough, just 30 mins from Dublin, Ireland this June.
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Always nice to read and hear about the impact my dad had (and continues to have!) as an English teacher. Some lovely words from Fiachna Ó Braonáin here.
Fiachna Ó Braonáin’s Leaving Cert: ‘I stayed up very late at night, drinking coffee and cramming’
The musician and broadcaster sat the exams in the summer of 1984
irishtimes.com
Why does the Irish government insist on telling a uniquely positive story about the scale and impact of data centre development? I wrote about how Irish exceptionalism underpins this attitude, while common sense tells us something different.
Una Mullally: Over 870,000 jobs created by data centres? Don’t make me laugh
You simply cannot attribute that many jobs to data centres, no more than you can attribute every job in Ireland people commute to by car to the existence of traffic lights
irishtimes.com
‘Staggering’ Irish slump pushes Eurozone economy into reverse
‘Staggering’ Irish slump pushes Eurozone economy into reverse
Economists say Ireland’s GDP ‘impossible’ to predict because of cross-border flows from multinationals
irishtimes.com
Rusal, the company that owns the Co Limerick industrial plant Aughinish Alumina, continues to be controlled by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, according to a confidential report by Swedish tax authorities. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Putin associate still controls Aughinish Alumina parent company, Swedish investigators allege
Oligarch Oleg Deripaska is under EU sanctions over his role in supporting the invasion of Ukraine
irishtimes.com
Interesting piece by Megan Specia on Ireland's defence, shadow fleets, spy ships, and spending. Great imagery from Paulo Nunes Dos Santos as usual.
Ireland, Seen as a Weak Link in Europe’s Defense, Is Trying to Bulk Up
nytimes.com
If you're in Dublin, I highly recommend seeing THISISPOPBABY's 0800 Cupid by Emer Dineen at Project Arts Centre. It's funny and moving and brilliant. Runs until June 13th.
0800 CUPID - Project Arts Centre
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The week Ireland's Department of Enterprise published a report they commissioned KPMG to author, titled The Value of Data Centres to Ireland.
The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 2mo agoIreland’s data centre strain a ‘cautionary tale’ for rest of world, UN says
An interesting article, and more stuff the Dublin jobs market won't like to hear.
FT Edit@ftedit.ft.com · 2mo agoAccenture has suffered a market rout on fears that AI could do in a fraction of the time the tasks carried out by its 786,000-person workforce. Other consultancies are similarly struggling. Does AI sound the death knell for the business of consulting? Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/QLWdtIN
