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I get it, it's like the late period Mountain Goats of social media
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There has been a housing crisis where I am from in North Clare for much of the past 25 years
Constant shortage of affordable rental housing and knock-on labour shortages (ironically impacting the tourist industry most)
The council has not built a single public housing unit in decades
Constant shortage of affordable rental housing and knock-on labour shortages (ironically impacting the tourist industry most)
The council has not built a single public housing unit in decades
Places like achill and Killarney that are impossible to find a place to live in create their own political consensus. cause the people who can't find anywhere to live there leave and the people who can are often landlords like MHR himself
U-turn on regulating short-term lets: striking a balance or a sop to Michael Healy-Rae?
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
February 11, 2026 at 9:41 AM
There has been a housing crisis where I am from in North Clare for much of the past 25 years
Constant shortage of affordable rental housing and knock-on labour shortages (ironically impacting the tourist industry most)
The council has not built a single public housing unit in decades
Constant shortage of affordable rental housing and knock-on labour shortages (ironically impacting the tourist industry most)
The council has not built a single public housing unit in decades
That Kvaratskhelia (cc. @footballcliches.bsky.social ) is just a ridiculous player.
absurd, just showing off playground style goal by PSG against Marseille this weekend
February 11, 2026 at 12:32 PM
That Kvaratskhelia (cc. @footballcliches.bsky.social ) is just a ridiculous player.
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I went to the clown rave (delivering pizzas, I'm not a clown) and everyone knew you
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 AM
I went to the clown rave (delivering pizzas, I'm not a clown) and everyone knew you
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Places like achill and Killarney that are impossible to find a place to live in create their own political consensus. cause the people who can't find anywhere to live there leave and the people who can are often landlords like MHR himself
U-turn on regulating short-term lets: striking a balance or a sop to Michael Healy-Rae?
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
U-turn on regulating short-term lets: striking a balance or a sop to Michael Healy-Rae?
With two rental properties and 300 Airbnbs, Killarney is a battleground for housing need versus tourism
www.irishtimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Places like achill and Killarney that are impossible to find a place to live in create their own political consensus. cause the people who can't find anywhere to live there leave and the people who can are often landlords like MHR himself
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Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
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The lesson here folks is, if enough pressure is applied over a controversial issue a decision will eventually be taken out of the hands of the local authority and ruled on directly by Cabinet. A great day for local democracy in our country
Cabinet to approve lifting of Dublin Airport’s 32m passenger cap
Cabinet to approve lifting of Dublin Airport’s 32m passenger cap
Minister for Infrastructure Jack Chambers to present rule changes in attempt to shorten approval process for critical projects
www.irishtimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:49 AM
The lesson here folks is, if enough pressure is applied over a controversial issue a decision will eventually be taken out of the hands of the local authority and ruled on directly by Cabinet. A great day for local democracy in our country
this shit is unbelievable. ""he reality is that the Moon has reliable stores of oxygen and silicon, and building a catapult-like mechanism on the airless world would be an efficient way to move materials into space to build large orbital factories, data centers, solar farms, even O’Neill cylinders."
Watching Eric Berger (historically a Musk fanboy) struggle with the revelation that Musk is a fake engineer conman white supremacist never loses its entertainment value
Why would Elon Musk pivot from Mars to the Moon all of a sudden?
SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon."
arstechnica.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
this shit is unbelievable. ""he reality is that the Moon has reliable stores of oxygen and silicon, and building a catapult-like mechanism on the airless world would be an efficient way to move materials into space to build large orbital factories, data centers, solar farms, even O’Neill cylinders."
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haven't seen this much consternation about a bad bunny since elmer fudd.
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
haven't seen this much consternation about a bad bunny since elmer fudd.
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I work a specialist admin job in a large university. After several restructurings I was left without a line manager. I think they just forgot about me. Not been given any work in three years. I just turn up occasionally and work a few side hustles from the office.
February 8, 2026 at 10:20 AM
I work a specialist admin job in a large university. After several restructurings I was left without a line manager. I think they just forgot about me. Not been given any work in three years. I just turn up occasionally and work a few side hustles from the office.
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Macbeth: SHIT
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Macbeth: SHIT
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Genuinely didn't get that Skehan meant "policy goals will be imposed" to be a bad thing. Isn't that what policy is supposed to do?
February 9, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Genuinely didn't get that Skehan meant "policy goals will be imposed" to be a bad thing. Isn't that what policy is supposed to do?
school uniform fever: catch it!
that thing where your child won't pick out their sweater so you pick out their sweater but that sweater, upon review, does not align with their vision, so now, .05 seconds before the bus arrives, they WILL go pick out their own sweater, actually-- love that. best way to start the day
February 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
school uniform fever: catch it!
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I had no idea that the wildly profitable Ryder Cup at the gazillion star posh hotel was a struggling charity event needing volunteers
Applications are open to become a volunteer for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in Co Limerick
Applications open to volunteer at Ryder Cup in Limerick
Applications are open to become a volunteer for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in Co Limerick.
www.rte.ie
February 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I had no idea that the wildly profitable Ryder Cup at the gazillion star posh hotel was a struggling charity event needing volunteers
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I watched Pancakes, Divorce, Pancakes again this morning and honestly it's the greatest episode of TV I have ever seen. A masterpiece. Watch Review if you have not.
February 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I watched Pancakes, Divorce, Pancakes again this morning and honestly it's the greatest episode of TV I have ever seen. A masterpiece. Watch Review if you have not.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
One of Starmer's biggest problems is that he often wears dark-coloured formal shirts, which are for knobs.
The gulls, dupes and stans of the Adults Back In Charge caucus have to spin the flushing of Starmer as a Lost Cause myth, otherwise they'll reveal exactly who they really are—basic liars and simpletons.
![Dominic Sandbrook in the @thetimes:
'For me, however, the figure [Keir Starmer] most resembles is Edward Heath — another dogged, decent man utterly overwhelmed by the pace of events, another plodding managerialist who totally failed to capture the public mood...'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g3jnrobuc6ihp2go7pbb2ric/bafkreibdiqbketzk3zx4nahlewaripaixjpinpsqvq27a2wjiszo4k3hwe@jpeg)
February 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
One of Starmer's biggest problems is that he often wears dark-coloured formal shirts, which are for knobs.
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Select the boxes that feature entertainment
February 6, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Select the boxes that feature entertainment
this lady's jacket fucking rules
The image of Toussaint Louverture had to be removed because the Olympic committee considered it a "political statement"??
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
‘Symbol of the Haitian spirit’: Haiti’s Winter Olympic uniform inspired by history
Haiti’s Winter Olympic uniform is a statement of history and perseverance.
www.miamiherald.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
this lady's jacket fucking rules
Look, of course the outcome was disappointing, but let's not forget that in rugby possession is a prized commodity and there are significant tariffs for those that are indiscriminately wasteful in its husbandry.
It's a tale as old as time.
It's a tale as old as time.
February 6, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Look, of course the outcome was disappointing, but let's not forget that in rugby possession is a prized commodity and there are significant tariffs for those that are indiscriminately wasteful in its husbandry.
It's a tale as old as time.
It's a tale as old as time.
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As far as I'm concerned, the first thing you can do for me is to chuck all your Peace Prizes and all your Chemistry Prizes and all your Physics Prizes and all your Literature Prizes into the biggest f***ing dustbin you can find, because you've never won any of them fairly.
Norway’s economic crime police unit, Oekokrim, said it has opened an investigation into former prime minister and Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjørn Jagland on suspicion of aggravated corruption, based on information revealed in newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
February 6, 2026 at 10:05 AM
As far as I'm concerned, the first thing you can do for me is to chuck all your Peace Prizes and all your Chemistry Prizes and all your Physics Prizes and all your Literature Prizes into the biggest f***ing dustbin you can find, because you've never won any of them fairly.
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i think it was the great screenwriter william goldsmith who famously said there are only three stories in all the world. a man goes on a journey, a stranger comes to town, and people fighting their way up and/or down a high-rise building
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 AM
i think it was the great screenwriter william goldsmith who famously said there are only three stories in all the world. a man goes on a journey, a stranger comes to town, and people fighting their way up and/or down a high-rise building
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Coming in April from Caitríona Lally via @newislandbooks.bsky.social - Home Economics, the first non-fiction book from the Rooney Prize winning author. Currently reading an advance proof of this, it's realy really good. One that will feature on many 'best of' lists this year. #speirgorm
February 6, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Coming in April from Caitríona Lally via @newislandbooks.bsky.social - Home Economics, the first non-fiction book from the Rooney Prize winning author. Currently reading an advance proof of this, it's realy really good. One that will feature on many 'best of' lists this year. #speirgorm
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find this list of indicators funny
February 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM
find this list of indicators funny