Eoghan Sweeney
@eoghan.bsky.social
Journalist; trainer
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Portugal are to appeal Ronaldo's red card based on their suspicions about the make-up of the VAR committee the referee consulted with
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Portugal are to appeal Ronaldo's red card based on their suspicions about the make-up of the VAR committee the referee consulted with
Serious lack of 'Troy Story' or 'Who's a pretty boy then?' headlines this morning. Even a pic of Ron with 'Sick as a Parrott' would have done the trick
On a dramatic night in Dublin, Troy Parrott struck a first-half brace to secure a remarkable 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory for Ireland against Portugal at Aviva Stadium
World Cup dream alive as brave Ireland shock Portugal
On a dramatic night in Dublin, Troy Parrott struck a first-half brace to secure a remarkable 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory for Ireland against Portugal at Aviva Stadium.
www.rte.ie
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Serious lack of 'Troy Story' or 'Who's a pretty boy then?' headlines this morning. Even a pic of Ron with 'Sick as a Parrott' would have done the trick
I took this photo in the Showgrounds in May 2007 & posted it online describing him as "one of the brightest prospects in the league". Tonight, at 37 and surely at the tail end of a stellar career, he put in 98 minutes of pure class as Ireland beat Portugal. Seamie Coleman - stone cold legend
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I took this photo in the Showgrounds in May 2007 & posted it online describing him as "one of the brightest prospects in the league". Tonight, at 37 and surely at the tail end of a stellar career, he put in 98 minutes of pure class as Ireland beat Portugal. Seamie Coleman - stone cold legend
Love Devo. Love Neil. Love Rust Never Sleeps. How the hell was I unaware of this until now?
Happy 80th birthday, Neil Young. Here he is in 1978, Never Mind the Bollocks T-shirt and all, performing a quite extraordinary version of Hey Hey, My My with Devo.
I mean, you wouldn't catch Graham Nash doing this, would you?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-3X...
I mean, you wouldn't catch Graham Nash doing this, would you?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-3X...
Neil Young and Devo - Hey Hey, My My (1977)
YouTube video by Zoltar 88
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Love Devo. Love Neil. Love Rust Never Sleeps. How the hell was I unaware of this until now?
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I am so annoyed at scare tactics as a dark pattern trying to get you to upgrade your SaaS subscription.
This is Google Docs doing so. I am already a paying customer - and no, I don't have "sensitive files" shared externally.
Such a cheap way to try to get more $$, Google
This is Google Docs doing so. I am already a paying customer - and no, I don't have "sensitive files" shared externally.
Such a cheap way to try to get more $$, Google
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I am so annoyed at scare tactics as a dark pattern trying to get you to upgrade your SaaS subscription.
This is Google Docs doing so. I am already a paying customer - and no, I don't have "sensitive files" shared externally.
Such a cheap way to try to get more $$, Google
This is Google Docs doing so. I am already a paying customer - and no, I don't have "sensitive files" shared externally.
Such a cheap way to try to get more $$, Google
How is it not universally accepted that no individual needs or "deserves" a trillion (or even a measly billion) dollars? As long as this kind of money is tied up in the service of malignant narcissists, the idea that there's "no money" for programmes or aid that benefit thousands makes zero sense
November 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
How is it not universally accepted that no individual needs or "deserves" a trillion (or even a measly billion) dollars? As long as this kind of money is tied up in the service of malignant narcissists, the idea that there's "no money" for programmes or aid that benefit thousands makes zero sense
My son at 7 when he found out that there were people who hated or feared others because they were different: "What's wrong with them? Did they stop evolving or something?"
Kids get it. Some are subsequently led astray by stupid/evil grown-ups
Kids get it. Some are subsequently led astray by stupid/evil grown-ups
apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe
November 8, 2025 at 5:11 AM
My son at 7 when he found out that there were people who hated or feared others because they were different: "What's wrong with them? Did they stop evolving or something?"
Kids get it. Some are subsequently led astray by stupid/evil grown-ups
Kids get it. Some are subsequently led astray by stupid/evil grown-ups
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Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
Apparently the jury was unimpressed by the agent saying he was hit with a "club"
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Apparently the jury was unimpressed by the agent saying he was hit with a "club"
Not so sure about this White House tour - Press Secretary looks like she's had a rough one
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Not so sure about this White House tour - Press Secretary looks like she's had a rough one
For all the talk of Ireland's rugby academies, there seems to be no obvious flood of emerging talent. Coming into the team this weekend we have Nick Timoney (30), Caolin Blade (31) and Tom Farrell (32). The best player on the pitch against New Zealand was McCloskey (33). Where's the future?
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
For all the talk of Ireland's rugby academies, there seems to be no obvious flood of emerging talent. Coming into the team this weekend we have Nick Timoney (30), Caolin Blade (31) and Tom Farrell (32). The best player on the pitch against New Zealand was McCloskey (33). Where's the future?
"I could smell the onions and mustard..."
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"I could smell the onions and mustard..."
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Alright I fucking wrote about this. It was apparently necessary to vent my rage about this this afternoon, because that took me two hours to get it all out and onto the page.
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Alright I fucking wrote about this. It was apparently necessary to vent my rage about this this afternoon, because that took me two hours to get it all out and onto the page.
"Exododus, movement of Jah peopoople..."
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Exododus, movement of Jah peopoople..."
The camouflage is uncanny (There's a dog in this picture)
November 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The camouflage is uncanny (There's a dog in this picture)
Very often it's a case of putting something in place, despite the naysayers, and people then finding they actually like it
November 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Very often it's a case of putting something in place, despite the naysayers, and people then finding they actually like it
Phrases that were once uttered only by your American cousins visiting for the summer and would earn you a snort of contempt if you tried them on ("Listen to the yank"😁) but are now firmly embedded in Irish conversation:
"You guys"
"I guess"
"You guys"
"I guess"
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Phrases that were once uttered only by your American cousins visiting for the summer and would earn you a snort of contempt if you tried them on ("Listen to the yank"😁) but are now firmly embedded in Irish conversation:
"You guys"
"I guess"
"You guys"
"I guess"
I wonder if Beckett would have appreciated the irony of his powerful passage on the inevitability of failure and despair ending up as a bland motivational quote?
#5amthoughts #failbetter
#5amthoughts #failbetter
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I wonder if Beckett would have appreciated the irony of his powerful passage on the inevitability of failure and despair ending up as a bland motivational quote?
#5amthoughts #failbetter
#5amthoughts #failbetter
🥳🥳🥳 John Russell working miracles season after season - imagine what he could do with anything resembling resources
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🥳🥳🥳 John Russell working miracles season after season - imagine what he could do with anything resembling resources
Could be a cracker. Very pleased for Crowley - without a doubt Ireland's best outhalf right now. I still have hope for Prendergast maturing into the player he should be and think it's a major failure of Leinster and Irish rugby - more than the player - if the necessary improvements don't come
Preview: Stage set for 'battle of Chicago, round 2'
Ireland first met New Zealand in 1905 and this evening's game is their 39th encounter but their rivalry stretches back just nine years.
www.rte.ie
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Could be a cracker. Very pleased for Crowley - without a doubt Ireland's best outhalf right now. I still have hope for Prendergast maturing into the player he should be and think it's a major failure of Leinster and Irish rugby - more than the player - if the necessary improvements don't come
Group of kids down in our yard keeping a safe distance and discussing whether they should approach the entrance of the building 😂
October 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Group of kids down in our yard keeping a safe distance and discussing whether they should approach the entrance of the building 😂
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"We’ve reached out to Google to inquire about why a custom ROM created by volunteers [@grapheneos.org] is more resistant to industrial phone hacking than the official Pixel OS. We’ll update this article if Google has anything to say." arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking
Cellebrite can apparently extract data from most Pixel phones, unless they’re running GrapheneOS.
arstechnica.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"We’ve reached out to Google to inquire about why a custom ROM created by volunteers [@grapheneos.org] is more resistant to industrial phone hacking than the official Pixel OS. We’ll update this article if Google has anything to say." arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
"Counter-narcotics is window dressing. The real instruments are gray zone coercion, the use of military force below the threshold of open war, and narrative generation"
Strategy or Spectacle in South America?
Through the green haze of a drone’s camera, a fiberglass skiff skims across black water before erupting in fire. The Trump administration portrays the
warontherocks.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 AM
"Counter-narcotics is window dressing. The real instruments are gray zone coercion, the use of military force below the threshold of open war, and narrative generation"