Brendan K O'Rourke
@brendankorourke.bsky.social
Critical business academic into discourse analysis, economics, enterprise, strategy, progress & equality
I want Keir Starmer to be replaced but thinking he is worse than Truss, Sunak etc. ...I do not understand the British electorate.
"Sir Keir is the most unpopular British prime minister since records began" www.economist.com/britain/2026...
February 10, 2026 at 9:38 AM
I want Keir Starmer to be replaced but thinking he is worse than Truss, Sunak etc. ...I do not understand the British electorate.
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The Netherlands has returned a 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt after the looted artefact resurfaced at a Dutch art fair in 2022.
Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt
The Netherlands has returned a 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt after the looted artefact resurfaced at a Dutch art fair in 2022.
www.rte.ie
February 6, 2026 at 10:20 AM
The Netherlands has returned a 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt after the looted artefact resurfaced at a Dutch art fair in 2022.
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There are literally 100s of flood relief schemes in place, and only a handful have been judicially reviewed. Enniscorthy hasn't even got planning permission but judicial review is being blamed for delay.
Jack Chambers should be put into a cannon and shot off Roche's Point into the Atlantic.
www.thejournal.ie/jack-chamber...
www.thejournal.ie/jack-chamber...
'Paralysis from culture of judicial reviews’ a ‘major issue’ in progression of flood relief schemes
‘Certain resident associations brought judicial review proceedings against flood relief schemes in communities that have been flooded in recent days,’ said Jack Chambers.
www.thejournal.ie
February 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
There are literally 100s of flood relief schemes in place, and only a handful have been judicially reviewed. Enniscorthy hasn't even got planning permission but judicial review is being blamed for delay.
Is this just a case of a lobbying group objecting to a state boad having somebody is only 98% or so invested in their particular cause?
Up to 50 members of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) have occupied the offices of Bord Bia in Dublin, in an escalation of their protest calling for the removal of the agency’s chair, Larry Murrin
IFA members occupy Bord Bia office in Dublin
Up to 50 members of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) have occupied the offices of Bord Bia in Dublin, in an escalation of their protest calling for the removal of the agency's chair, Larry Murrin.
www.rte.ie
February 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Is this just a case of a lobbying group objecting to a state boad having somebody is only 98% or so invested in their particular cause?
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I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
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In case you wondered why Pamela Jo Bondi is extorting terrorized states to hand over their voting records.
This regime knows that the only way the survive a midterm bloodbath is to cook the books.
This regime knows that the only way the survive a midterm bloodbath is to cook the books.
February 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
In case you wondered why Pamela Jo Bondi is extorting terrorized states to hand over their voting records.
This regime knows that the only way the survive a midterm bloodbath is to cook the books.
This regime knows that the only way the survive a midterm bloodbath is to cook the books.
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This will surely become more common in many places (and a serious cost for local authorities) www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding
Residents of 16 houses on Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl express relief after repeated floods caused by climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This will surely become more common in many places (and a serious cost for local authorities) www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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John Sweeney: Blaming Met Éireann for floods is a distraction. Who rezoned the floodplains?
John Sweeney: Blaming Met Éireann for floods is a distraction. Who rezoned the floodplains?
It is now over 20 years since I led the project to give the first scenario-based projections of Ireland’s future climate. We warned Ireland’s winters would become significantly wetter
www.irishtimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 AM
John Sweeney: Blaming Met Éireann for floods is a distraction. Who rezoned the floodplains?
Happy #StBrigidsDay ! / #LáFhéileBríde #Imbolc
Anois Teacht An Earraigh, / Now comes the Spring
Beidh an lá ag dul chun síneadh. / The day lengthens
'S tar éis na Féile Bríde, / And after St. Brigid festival
Ardóidh mé mo sheol. / I'll set sail
Anois Teacht An Earraigh, / Now comes the Spring
Beidh an lá ag dul chun síneadh. / The day lengthens
'S tar éis na Féile Bríde, / And after St. Brigid festival
Ardóidh mé mo sheol. / I'll set sail
January 31, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Happy #StBrigidsDay ! / #LáFhéileBríde #Imbolc
Anois Teacht An Earraigh, / Now comes the Spring
Beidh an lá ag dul chun síneadh. / The day lengthens
'S tar éis na Féile Bríde, / And after St. Brigid festival
Ardóidh mé mo sheol. / I'll set sail
Anois Teacht An Earraigh, / Now comes the Spring
Beidh an lá ag dul chun síneadh. / The day lengthens
'S tar éis na Féile Bríde, / And after St. Brigid festival
Ardóidh mé mo sheol. / I'll set sail
A story for the festival: Brigid used to go to St. Marcán's mass. Once she was late. Angry that he didn't delay Mass for her, she prayed his church be flooded. It was. Marcán then prayed that a person should die in her area daily. God's compromise: a bird would die there daily. Happy Imbolc!
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
A story for the festival: Brigid used to go to St. Marcán's mass. Once she was late. Angry that he didn't delay Mass for her, she prayed his church be flooded. It was. Marcán then prayed that a person should die in her area daily. God's compromise: a bird would die there daily. Happy Imbolc!
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A #Cork Senator has called for a flood #preparedness and prevention plan for the city.
Laura Harmon raised the issue of #flooding in Cork in the Seanad last week during a debate on #StormEowyn.
#Ireland
www.c103.ie/news/c103-ne...
Laura Harmon raised the issue of #flooding in Cork in the Seanad last week during a debate on #StormEowyn.
#Ireland
www.c103.ie/news/c103-ne...
Cork Senator calls for flood preparedness and prevention plan
Laura Harmon raised the issue of flooding in Cork during a debate on Storm Eowyn
www.c103.ie
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A #Cork Senator has called for a flood #preparedness and prevention plan for the city.
Laura Harmon raised the issue of #flooding in Cork in the Seanad last week during a debate on #StormEowyn.
#Ireland
www.c103.ie/news/c103-ne...
Laura Harmon raised the issue of #flooding in Cork in the Seanad last week during a debate on #StormEowyn.
#Ireland
www.c103.ie/news/c103-ne...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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This deserves due process. May he rest in power 🙏🏾💔
www.foxla.com/news/keith-p...
www.foxla.com/news/keith-p...
Keith Porter: Family demands arrest of off-duty ICE agent in Northridge father’s fatal shooting
The family of Keith Porter is disputing "active shooter" claims in the 43-year-old father's fatal New Year's Eve shooting by an off-duty ICE agent in Northridge.
www.foxla.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:32 AM
This deserves due process. May he rest in power 🙏🏾💔
www.foxla.com/news/keith-p...
www.foxla.com/news/keith-p...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Standing in solidarity with pro-democracy Iranian protestors outside Leinster House today. ☔
January 21, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Standing in solidarity with pro-democracy Iranian protestors outside Leinster House today. ☔
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Arising from the Troubles in Ireland was a very useful phrase: 'whataboutery'. Here Leavitt illustrates the 'whataboutery' type of responsibility evasion.
Reporter: Renee Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE Agent.
Leavitt: Why was she killed?
Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.
Leavitt: Why was she killed?
Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.
January 17, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Arising from the Troubles in Ireland was a very useful phrase: 'whataboutery'. Here Leavitt illustrates the 'whataboutery' type of responsibility evasion.
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St Brendan the Navigator Enters the chat
January 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
St Brendan the Navigator Enters the chat
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The Government is seeking to dramatically erode public right of access to justice via courts by imposing prohibitively expensive costs on those challenging unlawful planning or policy.
Today is the last day for making submissions, please have your voice heard.
www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
Today is the last day for making submissions, please have your voice heard.
www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
January 15, 2026 at 10:34 AM
The Government is seeking to dramatically erode public right of access to justice via courts by imposing prohibitively expensive costs on those challenging unlawful planning or policy.
Today is the last day for making submissions, please have your voice heard.
www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
Today is the last day for making submissions, please have your voice heard.
www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
The late great Seán Ó'Sé 'Poc ar Buile' is full of fun but the beauty of his voice was even more obvious to me in his singing of Do 'Bhí Bean Uasal' www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AOZ... or 'An Spailpín Fánach'
Do Bhí Bean Uasal (There Was a Lady)
YouTube video by Seán Ó Sé - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The late great Seán Ó'Sé 'Poc ar Buile' is full of fun but the beauty of his voice was even more obvious to me in his singing of Do 'Bhí Bean Uasal' www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AOZ... or 'An Spailpín Fánach'
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Using phony criminal charges to intimidate his opponents.
Deploying masked thugs to terrorize American cities.
Unilaterally threatening and bombing foreign countries.
Trump is a ruthless dictator, plain and simple.
Deploying masked thugs to terrorize American cities.
Unilaterally threatening and bombing foreign countries.
Trump is a ruthless dictator, plain and simple.
January 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Using phony criminal charges to intimidate his opponents.
Deploying masked thugs to terrorize American cities.
Unilaterally threatening and bombing foreign countries.
Trump is a ruthless dictator, plain and simple.
Deploying masked thugs to terrorize American cities.
Unilaterally threatening and bombing foreign countries.
Trump is a ruthless dictator, plain and simple.
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Just a heads-up that I am giving the next talk in the @discoursenet.bsky.social monthly seminar series. Make sure to check out the rest of this year's programme as well:
discourseanalysis.net/DN/seminars/...
discourseanalysis.net/DN/seminars/...
January 13, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Just a heads-up that I am giving the next talk in the @discoursenet.bsky.social monthly seminar series. Make sure to check out the rest of this year's programme as well:
discourseanalysis.net/DN/seminars/...
discourseanalysis.net/DN/seminars/...
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A Government minister has said that if a business creating the type of images produced by the X artificial intelligence assistant Grok was "set up in someone’s basement" it probably would be raided by gardaí "the next day"
Minister: Garda action if Grok AI tool set up in basement
A Government minister has said that if a business creating the type of images produced by the X artificial intelligence assistant Grok was "set up in someone's basement" it probably would be raided by...
www.rte.ie
January 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A Government minister has said that if a business creating the type of images produced by the X artificial intelligence assistant Grok was "set up in someone’s basement" it probably would be raided by gardaí "the next day"