David Ó Muircheartaigh
@davidmoriarty.bsky.social
Ireland, Music, Sport, Politics, all the usuals really.
Medecins sans Frontieres - Gaza Emergency - Donate what you can, if you can.
https://www.msf.ie/issues/gaza-emergency
Medecins sans Frontieres - Gaza Emergency - Donate what you can, if you can.
https://www.msf.ie/issues/gaza-emergency
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Sublime shithousery from the @financialtimes.com 🤌🏽
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter: shorturl.at/QkJ5A
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter: shorturl.at/QkJ5A
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Sublime shithousery from the @financialtimes.com 🤌🏽
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter: shorturl.at/QkJ5A
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter: shorturl.at/QkJ5A
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greetings from hell
January 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
greetings from hell
Anyway, as Dry January is already looking more challenging than ever in 2026, here's an amusing song about being "off the drink" by Dublin band, The Scratch. The song relates a humorous story associated with Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners. open.spotify.com/track/7CH1cI...
Joseph Ronald Drew
open.spotify.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Anyway, as Dry January is already looking more challenging than ever in 2026, here's an amusing song about being "off the drink" by Dublin band, The Scratch. The song relates a humorous story associated with Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners. open.spotify.com/track/7CH1cI...
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This IS insane. But what is he talking about? Has the US taken control of Venezuela's key government institutions and military? Has the Venezuelan State, military, or party of government surrendered? Were they instructed to? The government appears to be intact minus Maduro and his wife.
this is just insane. I don’t have any other words for it
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 9:29 PM
This IS insane. But what is he talking about? Has the US taken control of Venezuela's key government institutions and military? Has the Venezuelan State, military, or party of government surrendered? Were they instructed to? The government appears to be intact minus Maduro and his wife.
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Great powers have always, to some extent, written the rules for themselves. But this should be a reminder that for all we might lament the “rules based order”, it’s largely gone, if it ever existed. Hard power is the only thing which matters now. Europe needs to wake up to the new realities.
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Great powers have always, to some extent, written the rules for themselves. But this should be a reminder that for all we might lament the “rules based order”, it’s largely gone, if it ever existed. Hard power is the only thing which matters now. Europe needs to wake up to the new realities.
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this is just insane. I don’t have any other words for it
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
this is just insane. I don’t have any other words for it
Any word from FIFA HQ? Has Gianni Infantino congratulated Trump yet?
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar: “Israel commends the United States’ operation, led by President Trump, which acted as the leader of the free world.”
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Any word from FIFA HQ? Has Gianni Infantino congratulated Trump yet?
Easy for Bardella to say. He doesn't have to do the important work of closely monitoring the situation.
Interestingly, the strongest European condemnation of the US regime change strike in Venezuela today is coming from...the French far right.
In fact, across Europe it is only opposition politicians who have dared to criticise the US regime change strike.
In fact, across Europe it is only opposition politicians who have dared to criticise the US regime change strike.
January 3, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Easy for Bardella to say. He doesn't have to do the important work of closely monitoring the situation.
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So like…now what? Is there a plan here exactly for what happens when you decapitate a government overnight?
Or is this just the “Jesus take the wheel” school of military planning?
Or is this just the “Jesus take the wheel” school of military planning?
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
So like…now what? Is there a plan here exactly for what happens when you decapitate a government overnight?
Or is this just the “Jesus take the wheel” school of military planning?
Or is this just the “Jesus take the wheel” school of military planning?
I wouldn't worry about Greenland. UvdL is monitoring the situation very closely, so that takes care of Greenland.
Trump's audacious and probably illegal capture of a Venezuelan leader of doubtful legality suggests he believes he has the right to intervene, i.e. grab what he wants, anywhere in the western hemisphere. Europe, already worried by Trump's Greenland rhetoric, has been warned
January 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
I wouldn't worry about Greenland. UvdL is monitoring the situation very closely, so that takes care of Greenland.
Is this account run by an LLM? Following very closely right now, thoughts and prayers later, maybe.
Following very closely the situation in Venezuela.
We stand by the people of Venezuela and support a peaceful and democratic transition.
Any solution must respect international law and the UN Charter.
We stand by the people of Venezuela and support a peaceful and democratic transition.
Any solution must respect international law and the UN Charter.
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Is this account run by an LLM? Following very closely right now, thoughts and prayers later, maybe.
January 3, 2026 at 12:59 PM
What will Zelenskyy say? What he needs to say in Ukraine's interest, I'm sure.
Genuinely wonder how European and Irish leaders do respond to this.
How are Denmark, Greenland or indeed the people of Ukraine and Taiwan feeling too?
How are Denmark, Greenland or indeed the people of Ukraine and Taiwan feeling too?
January 3, 2026 at 11:01 AM
What will Zelenskyy say? What he needs to say in Ukraine's interest, I'm sure.
No surprises here though.
January 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
No surprises here though.
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If you find yourself against MSF you need to rethink things.
December 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
If you find yourself against MSF you need to rethink things.
Felix Mendelssohn knew how to compose beautiful melodies. Here is one of my favourites.
open.spotify.com/track/3FXEMM...
open.spotify.com/track/3FXEMM...
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49: II. Andante con moto tranquillo
open.spotify.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Felix Mendelssohn knew how to compose beautiful melodies. Here is one of my favourites.
open.spotify.com/track/3FXEMM...
open.spotify.com/track/3FXEMM...
I don't surf and can't surf. But I always enjoy watching the surfers near where I live. It looks like a lot of fun and I can totally see how people get addicted to it. But this is something else altogether. Amazing talent. youtu.be/PppDCOpPreQ?...
Biggest Waves At Mullaghmore Head In Years - December 18th, 2025
YouTube video by Global Zoo - Surfing Videos
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I don't surf and can't surf. But I always enjoy watching the surfers near where I live. It looks like a lot of fun and I can totally see how people get addicted to it. But this is something else altogether. Amazing talent. youtu.be/PppDCOpPreQ?...
This guy...
December 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This guy...
It's the so-called free political discourse that's part of the problem...
Message board website Reddit has filed a lawsuit in Australia's highest court seeking to overturn the country's social media ban for children, calling it an intrusion on free political discourse and setting the stage for a protracted legal battle
Reddit in legal challenge to Australia social media ban
Message board website Reddit has filed a lawsuit in Australia's highest court seeking to overturn the country's social media ban for children, calling it an intrusion on free political discourse and s...
www.rte.ie
December 12, 2025 at 7:12 AM
It's the so-called free political discourse that's part of the problem...
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Because of external factors, this weekend’s Gist came out on Tuesday.
So if you got a chance to hit repost that would be very helpful.
It’s on Patrick O’Donovan’s plans to implement Meta’s preferred form of ‘regulation’, but also to make it worse.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...
So if you got a chance to hit repost that would be very helpful.
It’s on Patrick O’Donovan’s plans to implement Meta’s preferred form of ‘regulation’, but also to make it worse.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...
December 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Because of external factors, this weekend’s Gist came out on Tuesday.
So if you got a chance to hit repost that would be very helpful.
It’s on Patrick O’Donovan’s plans to implement Meta’s preferred form of ‘regulation’, but also to make it worse.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...
So if you got a chance to hit repost that would be very helpful.
It’s on Patrick O’Donovan’s plans to implement Meta’s preferred form of ‘regulation’, but also to make it worse.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...
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The EU should take note
December 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The EU should take note
Here's an interesting one. Iniesta and his company have bought a World Tour cycling team and are expected to compete in all the biggest races... www.bbc.com/sport/cyclin...
World Cup winner Andres Iniesta excited by new NSN cycling team
Spain's World Cup winner Andres Iniesta says owning his new World Tour cycling team is
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Here's an interesting one. Iniesta and his company have bought a World Tour cycling team and are expected to compete in all the biggest races... www.bbc.com/sport/cyclin...
Wellbeing is a word frequently used in education, but rarely does it apply to teacher wellbeing.
December 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Wellbeing is a word frequently used in education, but rarely does it apply to teacher wellbeing.