Caitríona Redmond
@caitrionaredmond.bsky.social
Food and cost of living writer, climate change student, mother, carer. Part time plotter.
I’ve written an opinion piece about the Tracker Scandal in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social today. Many thanks to @deshocks.bsky.social for the opportunity. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Caitriona Redmond: I know what a tracker mortgage is, I had to fight to keep mine
We held the phone between us on speaker in that hospital room, worrying over our baby who was struggling to breathe, while we were suffocating under our obligations, writes Caitriona Redmond
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November 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I’ve written an opinion piece about the Tracker Scandal in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social today. Many thanks to @deshocks.bsky.social for the opportunity. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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On the show today: @henrymckean.bsky.social on (bad) eating manners; The real climate con job; @caitrionaredmond.bsky.social on built-in obsolescence; @maleallyship.bsky.social on AI girlfriends; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'I Love LA' 'Down Cemetery Road' & 'Game Of Wool'..
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
On the show today: @henrymckean.bsky.social on (bad) eating manners; The real climate con job; @caitrionaredmond.bsky.social on built-in obsolescence; @maleallyship.bsky.social on AI girlfriends; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'I Love LA' 'Down Cemetery Road' & 'Game Of Wool'..
In other news, water is wet and snow is cold. If you watch the documentary tonight and next week you'll get a better idea of who/which organisations were responsible for the scandal
The former governor of the Central Bank, Patrick Honohan, has said the organisation was probably too trusting of the banks when it was dealing with the tracker mortgage scandal.
Ex-Central Bank boss criticises banks on tracker scandal
The former governor of the Central Bank, Patrick Honohan, has said the organisation was probably too trusting of the banks when it was dealing with the tracker mortgage scandal.
www.rte.ie
November 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
In other news, water is wet and snow is cold. If you watch the documentary tonight and next week you'll get a better idea of who/which organisations were responsible for the scandal
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Superb piece by Dave Hannigan on Ireland’s number one shitehawk 👊
Dave Hannigan: Conor McGregor finding God has a profits, not prophets, feel to it
Dave Hannigan: Conor McGregor finding God has a profits, not prophets, feel to it
A brief break from social media was apparently enough time for McGregor to find the path of enlightenment
www.irishtimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Superb piece by Dave Hannigan on Ireland’s number one shitehawk 👊
From marking 10 years of the Paris Climate agreement yesterday to learning the history of DIAS at Dunsink Observatory tonight for Dublin History Week. Back to the allotment in the morning for me!
October 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
From marking 10 years of the Paris Climate agreement yesterday to learning the history of DIAS at Dunsink Observatory tonight for Dublin History Week. Back to the allotment in the morning for me!
Just because the rate of food inflation has eased, doesn't mean it's negative inflation. It's still increasing, albeit at a slower rate. Sigh. The CSO CPI figures today are not good news for those struggling with the cost of food at the moment. #costofliving
October 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Just because the rate of food inflation has eased, doesn't mean it's negative inflation. It's still increasing, albeit at a slower rate. Sigh. The CSO CPI figures today are not good news for those struggling with the cost of food at the moment. #costofliving
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"Pregnant women and mothers already beat themselves up endlessly about how their children turn out; this is what makes the latest damaging comment from Donald Trump, connecting paracetamol during pregnancy to autism, so reprehensible."
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Suzanne Crowe: Trump linking paracetamol with autism is misinformation at its most horrible
Shaming of mothers and their actions before, during or after childbirth is as old as time and is profoundly misogynistic
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September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"Pregnant women and mothers already beat themselves up endlessly about how their children turn out; this is what makes the latest damaging comment from Donald Trump, connecting paracetamol during pregnancy to autism, so reprehensible."
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
My research on the increase in grocery prices of budget food, North & South, of the border takes up all of Page 8 of @irishexaminer.bsky.social today. I think it really displays why we are all struggling with the cost of groceries at the moment. www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
Grocery prices soar: Is it still cheaper to shop in Northern Ireland?
Once a bargain-hunting hotspot, Northern Ireland is no longer a cheaper alternative for Irish grocery shoppers as prices soar
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March 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
My research on the increase in grocery prices of budget food, North & South, of the border takes up all of Page 8 of @irishexaminer.bsky.social today. I think it really displays why we are all struggling with the cost of groceries at the moment. www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
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I’ve temporarily taken the paywall off this article, in the hopes that it can raise awareness about how to push back effectively against Trump—and also how to understand the world we’re heading toward: competitive authoritarianism.
I wrote about how Trump is destroying American democracy, along with eight crucial lessons about how to counteract it, drawing on my 14 years of studying brave pro-democracy opposition movements in authoritarian regimes across the globe. We’re in serious trouble, but there’s still hope.
Is American democracy doomed?
How to understand the concept of "competitive authoritarianism" and why it's crucial to push back now to avoid it.
www.forkingpaths.co
March 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I’ve temporarily taken the paywall off this article, in the hopes that it can raise awareness about how to push back effectively against Trump—and also how to understand the world we’re heading toward: competitive authoritarianism.
After seeing the best offer for 100g Easter eggs was 3-for-4 & with @deshocks.bsky.social annual chats about packaging, I’m going to make a conscious choice this year. Book tokens for the niblings it is instead. Brain food feels more appropriate lately!
March 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
After seeing the best offer for 100g Easter eggs was 3-for-4 & with @deshocks.bsky.social annual chats about packaging, I’m going to make a conscious choice this year. Book tokens for the niblings it is instead. Brain food feels more appropriate lately!
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“A colossal missed opportunity” - a clear message in a new report from from Ireland’s fiscal and climate advisory councils.
Instead of taking action to cut emissions (making energy cleaner & more secure, & diversifying farming) we face €26 billion in compliance costs to meet EU targets
Instead of taking action to cut emissions (making energy cleaner & more secure, & diversifying farming) we face €26 billion in compliance costs to meet EU targets
March 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
“A colossal missed opportunity” - a clear message in a new report from from Ireland’s fiscal and climate advisory councils.
Instead of taking action to cut emissions (making energy cleaner & more secure, & diversifying farming) we face €26 billion in compliance costs to meet EU targets
Instead of taking action to cut emissions (making energy cleaner & more secure, & diversifying farming) we face €26 billion in compliance costs to meet EU targets
I got a quote to upgrade my (double glazed) windows. Only €14,000 😱
My windows still work but are a bit drafty. So instead I paid €150 to have my hinges checked and replaced if necessary. Job done. No more drafts. I saved a lot.
TLDR: the best product is the one you have that works. Repairing rocks
My windows still work but are a bit drafty. So instead I paid €150 to have my hinges checked and replaced if necessary. Job done. No more drafts. I saved a lot.
TLDR: the best product is the one you have that works. Repairing rocks
March 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I got a quote to upgrade my (double glazed) windows. Only €14,000 😱
My windows still work but are a bit drafty. So instead I paid €150 to have my hinges checked and replaced if necessary. Job done. No more drafts. I saved a lot.
TLDR: the best product is the one you have that works. Repairing rocks
My windows still work but are a bit drafty. So instead I paid €150 to have my hinges checked and replaced if necessary. Job done. No more drafts. I saved a lot.
TLDR: the best product is the one you have that works. Repairing rocks
In knots laughing at a certain influencer advertising a well-known meal kit box without even showing the food. Don't waste your money folks. I have reviewed it in the past (paid for myself) and it was horrendous. Not to mention the workers rights issues (transpired after my review). #GoodbyeFresh
January 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In knots laughing at a certain influencer advertising a well-known meal kit box without even showing the food. Don't waste your money folks. I have reviewed it in the past (paid for myself) and it was horrendous. Not to mention the workers rights issues (transpired after my review). #GoodbyeFresh
Feasting with the family at Christmas on a budget. In @irishexaminer.bsky.social Magazine today. Many thanks @higginsbutchers.bsky.social for the interview! www.irishexaminer.com/food/arid-41...
Caitríona Redmond: My Christmas feast shopping list for a family of four for under €100
We sent our thrifty food writer to Dunnes Stores, Supervalu, Tesco, Aldi, and Lidl, tasking her with finding a delicious feast to feed a family of four for less than €100. Here’s her shopping list...
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December 14, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Feasting with the family at Christmas on a budget. In @irishexaminer.bsky.social Magazine today. Many thanks @higginsbutchers.bsky.social for the interview! www.irishexaminer.com/food/arid-41...
If you know. You know.
December 12, 2024 at 8:46 AM
If you know. You know.
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Day two of being sick but we have made it over €15,000.
5 grand to target, 13 days left.
All shares help hugely. Not as much as donations, but still...
5 grand to target, 13 days left.
All shares help hugely. Not as much as donations, but still...
Day off sick means I haven't been keeping an eye on the Xmas Appeal.
😕
We are just shy of 15 grand.
Little nudge?
www.gofundme.com/f/therickosh...
#SpeirGorm #Ireland #Booksky
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We are just shy of 15 grand.
Little nudge?
www.gofundme.com/f/therickosh...
#SpeirGorm #Ireland #Booksky
Donate to The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal 2024, organized by Rick O'Shea
The Rick O'Shea Book Club is Ireland's largest book club with over 40,000 membe… Rick O'Shea needs your support for The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal 2024
www.gofundme.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Day two of being sick but we have made it over €15,000.
5 grand to target, 13 days left.
All shares help hugely. Not as much as donations, but still...
5 grand to target, 13 days left.
All shares help hugely. Not as much as donations, but still...
The calm after Storm Darragh
December 8, 2024 at 10:58 AM
The calm after Storm Darragh
There is something in my eye. Wow, just wow. Ahead of his 99th Birthday, Dick Van Dyke with Chris Martin.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ol...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ol...
Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE (Official Video) (Directors' Cut)
YouTube video by Coldplay
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December 6, 2024 at 6:02 PM
There is something in my eye. Wow, just wow. Ahead of his 99th Birthday, Dick Van Dyke with Chris Martin.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ol...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ol...
Tea in hand & job done.
a blue coffee mug that says just voted
Alt: a blue coffee mug that says just voted
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Tea in hand & job done.
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Why the síneadh fada (the accents over #Irishlanguage
vowels) matter:
Órla (name) - Orla (vomit)
Tonóg (a duck) - Tónóg (small-arsed)
Cráic (anus) - Craic (i.e. havin' the craic)
Anás (poverty) - Anas (Anus)
Steámar (stale piss) - Steamar (scrap of)
Cáca (cake) - Caca (shit)
#gaeilge
vowels) matter:
Órla (name) - Orla (vomit)
Tonóg (a duck) - Tónóg (small-arsed)
Cráic (anus) - Craic (i.e. havin' the craic)
Anás (poverty) - Anas (Anus)
Steámar (stale piss) - Steamar (scrap of)
Cáca (cake) - Caca (shit)
#gaeilge
November 21, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Why the síneadh fada (the accents over #Irishlanguage
vowels) matter:
Órla (name) - Orla (vomit)
Tonóg (a duck) - Tónóg (small-arsed)
Cráic (anus) - Craic (i.e. havin' the craic)
Anás (poverty) - Anas (Anus)
Steámar (stale piss) - Steamar (scrap of)
Cáca (cake) - Caca (shit)
#gaeilge
vowels) matter:
Órla (name) - Orla (vomit)
Tonóg (a duck) - Tónóg (small-arsed)
Cráic (anus) - Craic (i.e. havin' the craic)
Anás (poverty) - Anas (Anus)
Steámar (stale piss) - Steamar (scrap of)
Cáca (cake) - Caca (shit)
#gaeilge
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Don’t like a book? Don’t read it. Pretty simple.
November 17, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Don’t like a book? Don’t read it. Pretty simple.
There I am now. Chatting on RTÉ about setting & staying on budget ahead of Christmas.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
November 18, 2024 at 7:13 PM
There I am now. Chatting on RTÉ about setting & staying on budget ahead of Christmas.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Writing (and narrating) in the Irish Examiner this weekend on the upcoming Irish Election.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Election 2024: Caitríona Redmond — you don't have to be on the breadline to struggle with the cost of living
My message to the next Dáil: Caitríona Redmond says the reality of a cost-of-living crisis is that the rich get richer, shielded from the worst effects
www.irishexaminer.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Writing (and narrating) in the Irish Examiner this weekend on the upcoming Irish Election.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...