MacDara Conroy
@macdaraconroy.com
Word wrangler. Film and music enjoyer. Wrestling aficionado. From Dublin, living in Dundalk. He/him. Like D sang, this ain’t no picnic. macdaraconroy.com
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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I always think of Kincora when people say it's like this 'now' although this is clearly bigger.
The UK govt spent decades actively using child sex abusers & covering up to protect politicians, while shaming victims. They framed a man and sent him to jail for manslaughter for trying to expose it.
The UK govt spent decades actively using child sex abusers & covering up to protect politicians, while shaming victims. They framed a man and sent him to jail for manslaughter for trying to expose it.
We all live in Jeffrey Epstein's world now. That's what we can't face. It's our world. Where sexual desire for children is protected, victims receive no justice & the President of what used to be called the free world is Jeff's friend. This is Jeff's World now.
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We all live in Jeffrey Epstein's world
The most disturbing revelation so far
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:31 AM
I always think of Kincora when people say it's like this 'now' although this is clearly bigger.
The UK govt spent decades actively using child sex abusers & covering up to protect politicians, while shaming victims. They framed a man and sent him to jail for manslaughter for trying to expose it.
The UK govt spent decades actively using child sex abusers & covering up to protect politicians, while shaming victims. They framed a man and sent him to jail for manslaughter for trying to expose it.
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On RTE 1 there, Today with David McCullagh, @mcculld.bsky.social asks: "what advice would you give to road users?"
RSA spokesperson: "Very dangerous conditions for drivers." Continues to talk about drivers. Drivers only.
DMC: "any advice for any other road users such as cyclists?"
RSA: "Eh...."
RSA spokesperson: "Very dangerous conditions for drivers." Continues to talk about drivers. Drivers only.
DMC: "any advice for any other road users such as cyclists?"
RSA: "Eh...."
February 5, 2026 at 10:19 AM
On RTE 1 there, Today with David McCullagh, @mcculld.bsky.social asks: "what advice would you give to road users?"
RSA spokesperson: "Very dangerous conditions for drivers." Continues to talk about drivers. Drivers only.
DMC: "any advice for any other road users such as cyclists?"
RSA: "Eh...."
RSA spokesperson: "Very dangerous conditions for drivers." Continues to talk about drivers. Drivers only.
DMC: "any advice for any other road users such as cyclists?"
RSA: "Eh...."
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I was wearing hi vis when a motorist drove into me. Passengers in the car got out to tell me the driver was really upset because she didn't see me. I didn't have much sympathy as I was picking gravel out of my hands.
I was visible. She didn't look.
I was visible. She didn't look.
The hi viz will work great when I'm hit by a motorist looking at their phone.
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
I was wearing hi vis when a motorist drove into me. Passengers in the car got out to tell me the driver was really upset because she didn't see me. I didn't have much sympathy as I was picking gravel out of my hands.
I was visible. She didn't look.
I was visible. She didn't look.
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irish government to require all pedestrians and cyclists to dress like this so that drivers will maybe look at them
February 5, 2026 at 9:25 AM
irish government to require all pedestrians and cyclists to dress like this so that drivers will maybe look at them
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I’ve been laid off by The Washington Post
Serving as this newspaper’s pop music critic for the past 16-plus years has been my privilege, my joy
Endless solidarity to my righteous colleagues, endless gratitude to our faithful readers
Serving as this newspaper’s pop music critic for the past 16-plus years has been my privilege, my joy
Endless solidarity to my righteous colleagues, endless gratitude to our faithful readers
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I’ve been laid off by The Washington Post
Serving as this newspaper’s pop music critic for the past 16-plus years has been my privilege, my joy
Endless solidarity to my righteous colleagues, endless gratitude to our faithful readers
Serving as this newspaper’s pop music critic for the past 16-plus years has been my privilege, my joy
Endless solidarity to my righteous colleagues, endless gratitude to our faithful readers
Y’know those corporate logos on the front cover of Napalm Death’s Scum? THOSE WEREN’T FUCKING SPONSORSHIPS
Grindcore is the new hustle culture ft.trib.al/Yq5N8YC | opinion
Grindcore is the new hustle culture
In Silicon Valley, long hours have fused with a monastic male wellness aesthetic
ft.trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Y’know those corporate logos on the front cover of Napalm Death’s Scum? THOSE WEREN’T FUCKING SPONSORSHIPS
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Language changes organically, I'd never be one of those people who gets mad cos the meaning of a word cha-
NOW HANG ON JUST A MINUTE
NOW HANG ON JUST A MINUTE
Grindcore is the new hustle culture ft.trib.al/Yq5N8YC | opinion
Grindcore is the new hustle culture
In Silicon Valley, long hours have fused with a monastic male wellness aesthetic
ft.trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Language changes organically, I'd never be one of those people who gets mad cos the meaning of a word cha-
NOW HANG ON JUST A MINUTE
NOW HANG ON JUST A MINUTE
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The reason why cyclists and pedestrians push back against these types of campaigns is not because we think visibility is bad (I wear hig-viz!), but because it's victim blaming that diverts attention from the real issues: dangerous drivers and poor infrastructure
“Where the built environment separates human skin and bone from lorries, cars, and buses, there is no need for our frantic striving to make fragile bodies hyper-visible”
“Anyone who thinks cyclists ‘come out of nowhere’ should not be in control of a vehicle”: Author slams ‘be safe, be seen’ hi-vis cycling campaigns, calls for ‘Look, don’t kill’ slogan; TT tinkering; V...
January is never going to end, is it? And on that cheery note, Ryan Mallon’s back for another cold, wet, and very windy shift rounding up all the latest cycling news on the Tuesday live blog
road.cc
January 27, 2026 at 11:23 AM
The reason why cyclists and pedestrians push back against these types of campaigns is not because we think visibility is bad (I wear hig-viz!), but because it's victim blaming that diverts attention from the real issues: dangerous drivers and poor infrastructure
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My dad who wears hi vis, reflectors, lights, the works, he's impossible to miss, got hit around Xmas time last year (he is thankfully fine now, but it could have been much worse). It's inattentive drivers, not poor visibility.
This is why being forced to wear hi -viz is so frustrating. Those of us who commute by bike understand that you can be as lit as a Christmas tree and it makes absolutely no difference. It’s just a method of victim blaming.
I don’t think it matters how much hi-viz a person is wearing when an Amazon delivery van is reversing down the footpath at speed - just saw this on Griffith Ave in Dublin. The footpath’s wide enough to fit a van so sure enough some delivery driver will attempt to bomb down it backwards. #RoadSafety
January 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
My dad who wears hi vis, reflectors, lights, the works, he's impossible to miss, got hit around Xmas time last year (he is thankfully fine now, but it could have been much worse). It's inattentive drivers, not poor visibility.
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It is the paucity of imagination which is most striking about this Government.
It somehow has no ideas, all bad.
It somehow has no ideas, all bad.
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 AM
It is the paucity of imagination which is most striking about this Government.
It somehow has no ideas, all bad.
It somehow has no ideas, all bad.
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Hi guys. Eugene Chadbourne is coming to Dublin. That's my news. Eugene has played on c.380 records with eg Anthony Braxton, They Might Be Giants, Carla Bley, Jello Biafra
Enthusiastic Eunuch Presents
Eugene Chadbourne
The Cobblestone
Sun 17th May
Tickets €20 via billetto.ie/e/eugene-cha...
Enthusiastic Eunuch Presents
Eugene Chadbourne
The Cobblestone
Sun 17th May
Tickets €20 via billetto.ie/e/eugene-cha...
Eugene Chadbourne
Eugene Chadbourne Starting out playing rock and roll guitar, Chadbourne quickly grew bored with the...
billetto.ie
January 23, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Hi guys. Eugene Chadbourne is coming to Dublin. That's my news. Eugene has played on c.380 records with eg Anthony Braxton, They Might Be Giants, Carla Bley, Jello Biafra
Enthusiastic Eunuch Presents
Eugene Chadbourne
The Cobblestone
Sun 17th May
Tickets €20 via billetto.ie/e/eugene-cha...
Enthusiastic Eunuch Presents
Eugene Chadbourne
The Cobblestone
Sun 17th May
Tickets €20 via billetto.ie/e/eugene-cha...
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It does suck that we get the consequences of the US elections that we didn't vote on.
It becomes harder and harder to not be fucking furious that America for voting for that malignant cancer TWICE
January 21, 2026 at 3:13 PM
It does suck that we get the consequences of the US elections that we didn't vote on.
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The Battle of Cable Street. On 4 October 1936 Mosley tried to march his blackshirts through the East End, by concentration the most Jewish area in the world. The gov't refused to ban it. The Jewish press counseled calm. The Communist Party refused to assist, not wanting to be seen as hooligans.
January 17, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The Battle of Cable Street. On 4 October 1936 Mosley tried to march his blackshirts through the East End, by concentration the most Jewish area in the world. The gov't refused to ban it. The Jewish press counseled calm. The Communist Party refused to assist, not wanting to be seen as hooligans.
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There are real people, real women, real girls whose images have been edited by grok at the request of users.
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
There are real people, real women, real girls whose images have been edited by grok at the request of users.
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
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The only logical conclusion from this now is that the Government here, and governments around Europe, are absolutely terrified of being dragged into another battle with the richest man in the world who is hellbent on their removal; or with his ally in the White House over regulation.
January 8, 2026 at 9:37 AM
The only logical conclusion from this now is that the Government here, and governments around Europe, are absolutely terrified of being dragged into another battle with the richest man in the world who is hellbent on their removal; or with his ally in the White House over regulation.
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We probably released one of the last EPs of 2025 and we probably also released one of the first demos of 2026!
Here are 3 heavy metallic tracks to start your year in style.
Through us: deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/demo-m...
Through Utech Records:
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/demo-m...
Here are 3 heavy metallic tracks to start your year in style.
Through us: deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/demo-m...
Through Utech Records:
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/demo-m...
January 1, 2026 at 1:11 PM
We probably released one of the last EPs of 2025 and we probably also released one of the first demos of 2026!
Here are 3 heavy metallic tracks to start your year in style.
Through us: deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/demo-m...
Through Utech Records:
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/demo-m...
Here are 3 heavy metallic tracks to start your year in style.
Through us: deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/demo-m...
Through Utech Records:
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/demo-m...
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We've got a new pay-what-you-can-spare EP out!
We released this together with Utech Records, so either grab it from us or directly from the label:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/evocat...
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/evocat...
Mix/Master: Marlon Wolterink
Art: Stefan Thanneur
We released this together with Utech Records, so either grab it from us or directly from the label:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/evocat...
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/evocat...
Mix/Master: Marlon Wolterink
Art: Stefan Thanneur
December 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We've got a new pay-what-you-can-spare EP out!
We released this together with Utech Records, so either grab it from us or directly from the label:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/evocat...
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/evocat...
Mix/Master: Marlon Wolterink
Art: Stefan Thanneur
We released this together with Utech Records, so either grab it from us or directly from the label:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/evocat...
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/evocat...
Mix/Master: Marlon Wolterink
Art: Stefan Thanneur
It’s 3pm on Xmas Day so time to share this annual message from the esteemed Joaquin M Brewer & Co > youtu.be/CeliR8N8bH4
A CHRISTMAS CRY
YouTube video by mywifespoetry
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It’s 3pm on Xmas Day so time to share this annual message from the esteemed Joaquin M Brewer & Co > youtu.be/CeliR8N8bH4
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I was not aware till today there was a Godzilla Christmas Song officially sanctioned by Toho called Kaiju Christmas:
youtu.be/Bk1H4Gg7YxE
youtu.be/Bk1H4Gg7YxE
怪獣のクリスマス (ゴジラ)『あつまれ！ガーベージ音楽部』(幻の迷盤・トンデモ音源) 雷門ケン坊・ミニラ・モスラ・ヘドラ・キングギドラ・メカゴジラ
YouTube video by GARBAGE
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I was not aware till today there was a Godzilla Christmas Song officially sanctioned by Toho called Kaiju Christmas:
youtu.be/Bk1H4Gg7YxE
youtu.be/Bk1H4Gg7YxE
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We will have about 13,000 in 2025. About half will be allowed stay. I don't think 6,500 extra people in a population of 5 million is a threat to "social cohesion". Not being able to afford a home or to see a doctor or not having to wait 3 years for my kid's needs to be assessed is.
High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan
High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan
Minister ‘not setting any numbers’, but says population growth is too high, putting services under pressure
www.irishtimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
We will have about 13,000 in 2025. About half will be allowed stay. I don't think 6,500 extra people in a population of 5 million is a threat to "social cohesion". Not being able to afford a home or to see a doctor or not having to wait 3 years for my kid's needs to be assessed is.
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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This is the malaise in Ireland’s democracy.
A Democracy where politicians are in constant office, but do not respond to citizens’ wishes (or even just their own voters’ interests) but just advance the policies that suit monied lobbies is a disaffection machine.
Because people lose hope.
A Democracy where politicians are in constant office, but do not respond to citizens’ wishes (or even just their own voters’ interests) but just advance the policies that suit monied lobbies is a disaffection machine.
Because people lose hope.
December 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
This is the malaise in Ireland’s democracy.
A Democracy where politicians are in constant office, but do not respond to citizens’ wishes (or even just their own voters’ interests) but just advance the policies that suit monied lobbies is a disaffection machine.
Because people lose hope.
A Democracy where politicians are in constant office, but do not respond to citizens’ wishes (or even just their own voters’ interests) but just advance the policies that suit monied lobbies is a disaffection machine.
Because people lose hope.
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Did you hear about the Flintstones themed party in the middle east? It was an Abu Dhabi Do
December 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Did you hear about the Flintstones themed party in the middle east? It was an Abu Dhabi Do
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We pay taxes to build and maintain the infrastructure of the state. That includes providing people with basic necessities such as access to shelter. That includes providing each of us with disability supports when we need them. If the government can't honour that contract it's time to find a new one
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We pay taxes to build and maintain the infrastructure of the state. That includes providing people with basic necessities such as access to shelter. That includes providing each of us with disability supports when we need them. If the government can't honour that contract it's time to find a new one