Eric Hennelly Flanagan
@erichflanagan.bsky.social
Marketing Consultant.
Non Executive Director for both Non-profit and For-profit organisations.
Talk to me about #DigitalMarketing #Governance #DataProtection #Whiskey 🥃
Non Executive Director for both Non-profit and For-profit organisations.
Talk to me about #DigitalMarketing #Governance #DataProtection #Whiskey 🥃
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We filled a complaint against Ireland to the European Commission today.
Ireland has appointed an ex-Meta lobbyist as its new Data Protection Commissioner.
This will be interpreted by the tech industry as a signal of impunity.
The European Commission must intervene.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
Ireland has appointed an ex-Meta lobbyist as its new Data Protection Commissioner.
This will be interpreted by the tech industry as a signal of impunity.
The European Commission must intervene.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
Complaint v Ireland to European Commission re process appointing ex-Meta lobbyist as Data Protection Commissioner
Ireland's appointment process lacked procedural safeguards against conflicts of interest and political interference and may be interpreted by the tech industry as a signal of impunity
www.iccl.ie
October 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
We filled a complaint against Ireland to the European Commission today.
Ireland has appointed an ex-Meta lobbyist as its new Data Protection Commissioner.
This will be interpreted by the tech industry as a signal of impunity.
The European Commission must intervene.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
Ireland has appointed an ex-Meta lobbyist as its new Data Protection Commissioner.
This will be interpreted by the tech industry as a signal of impunity.
The European Commission must intervene.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
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Connolly’s landslide buries political myths about Ireland’s presidential process - how the establishment's attempts to explain #Aras25 are fatally flawed from the outset, and who really matters in the aftermath.
philipoconnor.com/connollys-la...
philipoconnor.com/connollys-la...
October 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Connolly’s landslide buries political myths about Ireland’s presidential process - how the establishment's attempts to explain #Aras25 are fatally flawed from the outset, and who really matters in the aftermath.
philipoconnor.com/connollys-la...
philipoconnor.com/connollys-la...
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Trump gave Amazon a $16 billion tax break to accelerate its investments this year.
Now, Amazon will replace 600,000 workers with robots as Jeff Bezos accelerates his plan to automate warehouses.
No. Corporate tax breaks do not trickle down to workers. Never have. Never will.
Now, Amazon will replace 600,000 workers with robots as Jeff Bezos accelerates his plan to automate warehouses.
No. Corporate tax breaks do not trickle down to workers. Never have. Never will.
October 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Trump gave Amazon a $16 billion tax break to accelerate its investments this year.
Now, Amazon will replace 600,000 workers with robots as Jeff Bezos accelerates his plan to automate warehouses.
No. Corporate tax breaks do not trickle down to workers. Never have. Never will.
Now, Amazon will replace 600,000 workers with robots as Jeff Bezos accelerates his plan to automate warehouses.
No. Corporate tax breaks do not trickle down to workers. Never have. Never will.
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Connolly secures 63% of vote using existing nomination process. Here’s why the system that worked perfectly fine is suddenly broken, and why Maria Steen’s inability to get nominated is the real story. Journalism.
October 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Connolly secures 63% of vote using existing nomination process. Here’s why the system that worked perfectly fine is suddenly broken, and why Maria Steen’s inability to get nominated is the real story. Journalism.
Fantastic to be waking up to Catherine Connolly as our president elect, having secured 914,143 first preference votes (63%) - a record in Irish presidential election history.
October 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Fantastic to be waking up to Catherine Connolly as our president elect, having secured 914,143 first preference votes (63%) - a record in Irish presidential election history.
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Hats off to Colm O'Mongain on @news.rte.ie for showing what can really only be described as heroic restraint
#aras25
#aras25
October 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hats off to Colm O'Mongain on @news.rte.ie for showing what can really only be described as heroic restraint
#aras25
#aras25
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It was never just about trans people. They are coming for your rights too.
www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/cour...
www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/cour...
Court to consider whether to hear challenge to same-sex marriage on Nov. 7
The court is scheduled to consider whether to hear Kim Davis’ challenge to same-sex marriage at their private conference on Friday, Nov. 7. As a general practice, the court does […]
www.scotusblog.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It was never just about trans people. They are coming for your rights too.
www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/cour...
www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/cour...
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It started with Reagan and has accelerated under Trump.
October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It started with Reagan and has accelerated under Trump.
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If Jim Gavin gets 12.5% or more, Fianna Fáil gets €250,000 in expenses refunded. Bear that in mind if you're voting for Jim Gavin as a joke.
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If Jim Gavin gets 12.5% or more, Fianna Fáil gets €250,000 in expenses refunded. Bear that in mind if you're voting for Jim Gavin as a joke.
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Israel received twice the funding from the European Innovation Fund than Ireland and more 2/3 of all #EU countries combined
Outrageous that an apartheid settler-colonial state currently carrying out genocide gets so much EU money as part of Horizon.
#Spéirgorm
old.reddit.com/r/ireland/co...
Outrageous that an apartheid settler-colonial state currently carrying out genocide gets so much EU money as part of Horizon.
#Spéirgorm
old.reddit.com/r/ireland/co...
Israel received twice the funding from the European Innovation Fund than Ireland and more 2/3 of all EU countries combined
Source: https://www.lira.ltd/the-eic-accelerator-cumulative-data-stats-3/ This is cumulative amounts since 2021
old.reddit.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Israel received twice the funding from the European Innovation Fund than Ireland and more 2/3 of all #EU countries combined
Outrageous that an apartheid settler-colonial state currently carrying out genocide gets so much EU money as part of Horizon.
#Spéirgorm
old.reddit.com/r/ireland/co...
Outrageous that an apartheid settler-colonial state currently carrying out genocide gets so much EU money as part of Horizon.
#Spéirgorm
old.reddit.com/r/ireland/co...
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The deliberate starvation of Gaza was predicted 18 months ago by the top UN expert on the right to food. This is not unexpected, our political leaders knew this what they were backing
@michaelfakhri.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...
@michaelfakhri.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...
Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says
Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on the right to food Michael Fakhri says denial of food is war crime and constitutes ‘a situation of genocide’
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The deliberate starvation of Gaza was predicted 18 months ago by the top UN expert on the right to food. This is not unexpected, our political leaders knew this what they were backing
@michaelfakhri.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...
@michaelfakhri.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...
Global Starlink outage….. they really don’t want to release the Epstein files….
July 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Global Starlink outage….. they really don’t want to release the Epstein files….
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The €157 million drug seizure was a massive win for the State – but those working in policy say the price of a bag of coke has not budged.
jrnl.ie/6751339
jrnl.ie/6751339
Analysis: MV Matthew seizure was a major success ... but Irish appetite for cocaine remains
The €157 million drug seizure was a massive win for the State – but those working in policy say the price of a bag of coke has not budged.
jrnl.ie
July 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The €157 million drug seizure was a massive win for the State – but those working in policy say the price of a bag of coke has not budged.
jrnl.ie/6751339
jrnl.ie/6751339
Carpet bombing civilians ✅
Shooting children via sniper ✅
Blocking food and aid ✅
Destroying hospitals ✅
Singing about war criminals ❌
Shooting children via sniper ✅
Blocking food and aid ✅
Destroying hospitals ✅
Singing about war criminals ❌
July 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Carpet bombing civilians ✅
Shooting children via sniper ✅
Blocking food and aid ✅
Destroying hospitals ✅
Singing about war criminals ❌
Shooting children via sniper ✅
Blocking food and aid ✅
Destroying hospitals ✅
Singing about war criminals ❌
Worth viewing: Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution on @channel4.bsky.social
on the player or catchup.
on the player or catchup.
June 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Worth viewing: Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution on @channel4.bsky.social
on the player or catchup.
on the player or catchup.
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Campainers urge UK watchdog to limit use of AI after report of Meta’s plan to automate checks
Campainers urge UK watchdog to limit use of AI after report of Meta’s plan to automate checks
Ofcom ‘considering the concerns’ raised that up to 90% of risk assessments would be carried out by AI
Internet safety campaigners have urged the UK’s communications watchdog to limit the use of artificial intelligence in crucial risk assessments following a report that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta was planning to automate checks.
Ofcom said it was “considering the concerns” raised by the letter following a report last month that up to 90% of all risk assessments at the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp would soon be carried out by AI. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Campainers urge UK watchdog to limit use of AI after report of Meta’s plan to automate checks
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New statement in from Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calling on the international community to ensure safe passage for the Madleen.
June 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New statement in from Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calling on the international community to ensure safe passage for the Madleen.
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'If the goal is to reduce TB, why are most culled badgers testing negative?'
The Explainer looks at what has gone wrong with Ireland’s strategy to eradicate bovine TB, and whether it’s time to rethink the approach.
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The Explainer looks at what has gone wrong with Ireland’s strategy to eradicate bovine TB, and whether it’s time to rethink the approach.
Spotify https://spoti.fi/4kq5BMN
Apple https://apple.co/4djk6j7
June 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
'If the goal is to reduce TB, why are most culled badgers testing negative?'
The Explainer looks at what has gone wrong with Ireland’s strategy to eradicate bovine TB, and whether it’s time to rethink the approach.
Spotify https://spoti.fi/4kq5BMN
Apple https://apple.co/4djk6j7
The Explainer looks at what has gone wrong with Ireland’s strategy to eradicate bovine TB, and whether it’s time to rethink the approach.
Spotify https://spoti.fi/4kq5BMN
Apple https://apple.co/4djk6j7
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‘Dehumanisation by design’: US-Israeli Gaza aid operation descends into chaos - https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/dehumanisation-design-us-israeli-gaza-aid-operation-descends-chaos
‘Dehumanisation by design’: US-Israeli Gaza aid operation descends into chaos
The US-Israeli aid distribution operation in Gaza was widely condemned on social media
www.middleeasteye.net
May 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
‘Dehumanisation by design’: US-Israeli Gaza aid operation descends into chaos - https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/dehumanisation-design-us-israeli-gaza-aid-operation-descends-chaos
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What right does Ireland have to inspect planes landing in Shannon?
What if I told you the EU requires an inspection regime to confirm a plane’s contents has been declared?
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-gun...
What if I told you the EU requires an inspection regime to confirm a plane’s contents has been declared?
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-gun...
The Gist: Guns, Shannon and VAT
When and how must Ireland act? This is The Gist.
www.thegist.ie
May 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM
What right does Ireland have to inspect planes landing in Shannon?
What if I told you the EU requires an inspection regime to confirm a plane’s contents has been declared?
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-gun...
What if I told you the EU requires an inspection regime to confirm a plane’s contents has been declared?
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-gun...
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"Apologists for Israel might want to reject the charge of genocide [and] suggest its hyperbole or even antisemitic, but the actual experts on genocide know a genocide when they see one - and they see one in Gaza."
My receipts on all the experts who say Gaza *is* a genocide.
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My receipts on all the experts who say Gaza *is* a genocide.
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May 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"Apologists for Israel might want to reject the charge of genocide [and] suggest its hyperbole or even antisemitic, but the actual experts on genocide know a genocide when they see one - and they see one in Gaza."
My receipts on all the experts who say Gaza *is* a genocide.
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My receipts on all the experts who say Gaza *is* a genocide.
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* Murdered by Israeli airstrike * @theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
* Murdered by Israeli airstrike * @theguardian.com
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Israeli airstrike kills nine of Gaza doctor’s 10 children, reports say
Israeli airstrike kills nine of Gaza doctor’s 10 children, reports say
Dr Alaa al-Najjar was on duty at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis when she received her children’s bodies
An Israeli airstrike on Gaza hit the home of a doctor, killing nine of her 10 children while she was on duty at her hospital, according to multiple media sources.
Dr Alaa al-Najjar, a paediatric specialist at al-Tahrir hospital within the Nasser medical complex, was treating victims of ongoing Israeli attacks across the Palestinian territory on Friday when she received the bodies of nine of her children killed by a strike in Khan Younis. The eldest of the children was 12. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Israeli airstrike kills nine of Gaza doctor’s 10 children, reports say
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Nine of a doctor’s 10 children killed in Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza
https://www.thejournal.ie/nine-of-doctors-10-children-killed-israel-strikes-gaza-6713957-May2025/
https://www.thejournal.ie/nine-of-doctors-10-children-killed-israel-strikes-gaza-6713957-May2025/
Nine of a doctor’s 10 children killed in Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza
The ministry said 3,747 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed the war on 18 March.
www.thejournal.ie
May 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Nine of a doctor’s 10 children killed in Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza
https://www.thejournal.ie/nine-of-doctors-10-children-killed-israel-strikes-gaza-6713957-May2025/
https://www.thejournal.ie/nine-of-doctors-10-children-killed-israel-strikes-gaza-6713957-May2025/