Will Peters
@mrwillpeters.bsky.social
Lecturer at Technological University of Dublin. Interests include: access to education, digital threats to democracy, social inclusion and equality
And some evidence of releasing micro particles into the air / though that is emerging rather than definitive research
It’s time for more scrutiny of swapping grass pitches for astroturfs, some councillors and academics say. The change may mean the pitches can withstand more use, but it also means they won’t absorb as much rain, or sustain as many creatures, they say.
It’s time for more scrutiny of swapping grass pitches for astroturfs, some councillors and academics say
The change may mean the pitches can withstand more use, but it also means they won’t absorb as much rain, or sustain as many creatures, they say.
www.dublininquirer.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
And some evidence of releasing micro particles into the air / though that is emerging rather than definitive research
‘In respect of’ everything and ‘in terms of’ anything we need a magic wand ……..
February 8, 2026 at 11:14 AM
‘In respect of’ everything and ‘in terms of’ anything we need a magic wand ……..
Any chance our national broadcaster might report on this @news.rte.ie - and perhaps our other broadcasters could also @virginmedianews.bsky.social @newschambers.bsky.social
''Acadian Seaplants, a massive Canadian corporation and owner of Arramara Teoranta, has put in an application to harvest tens of thousands of tons of wrack from huge swathes of the west coast.''
Sign the petition and lets stop this from happening ✊️
#SpeirGorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Sign the petition and lets stop this from happening ✊️
#SpeirGorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Stop a Canadian corporation harvesting huge forests of seaweed from the west coast
There should be a public consultation on this plan opening soon but lets gather signatures to demonstrate the fact that up and down the west coast, thousands of people don't want our seaweed rights gi...
my.uplift.ie
February 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Any chance our national broadcaster might report on this @news.rte.ie - and perhaps our other broadcasters could also @virginmedianews.bsky.social @newschambers.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Florida seems to prefer the worst aspects of medievalism to sociology - North Korean levels of anti intellectualism #Sociology #Florida #TrumpsAmerica
I talked with @victorerikray.bsky.social about the repression we’re facing at public universities here in Florida, where the state is attempting to impose a textbook on our intro classes, insisting that no published textbook complies with state law.
Here’s Part 1. Part 2 drops next week.
Here’s Part 1. Part 2 drops next week.
What's the Matter with Florida? An Interview with Zachary Levenson
A discussion about Florida's censorship of sociology and teaching under authoritarianism
groupthreat.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Florida seems to prefer the worst aspects of medievalism to sociology - North Korean levels of anti intellectualism #Sociology #Florida #TrumpsAmerica
You could not make it up
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 7, 2026 at 10:03 AM
You could not make it up
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It’s not just football tricks that President Catherine Connolly has up her sleeve – she can also score an impressive backwards basketball shot.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:04 PM
It’s not just football tricks that President Catherine Connolly has up her sleeve – she can also score an impressive backwards basketball shot.
jrnl.ie/6946030
jrnl.ie/6946030
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Sitting across the Oireachtas Children's Committee on online safety for children.
Very much getting the impression that a lot of politicians are reaching for the Under-16 ban. Momentum behind that rather than a deeper understanding of platforms, algorithms and any alternative view.
Very much getting the impression that a lot of politicians are reaching for the Under-16 ban. Momentum behind that rather than a deeper understanding of platforms, algorithms and any alternative view.
January 29, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Sitting across the Oireachtas Children's Committee on online safety for children.
Very much getting the impression that a lot of politicians are reaching for the Under-16 ban. Momentum behind that rather than a deeper understanding of platforms, algorithms and any alternative view.
Very much getting the impression that a lot of politicians are reaching for the Under-16 ban. Momentum behind that rather than a deeper understanding of platforms, algorithms and any alternative view.
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It's not acceptable that the only way to get live updates on public transport is by having an account on X which is now under investigation for CSAM. TFI and Irish Rail need to start providing accessible and reliable updates on their own platforms instead of relying on X. #SpeirGorm
Ourselves, @dublincommuters.bsky.social, @galwaycommuters.bsky.social, & Cork Commuter Coalition wrote to Iarnród Éireann & the NTA today, asking them to cease posting real-time service updates exclusively on X. This vital info should be widely available. Read below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website
Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website We are writing as rail and commuter advocacy groups across Ireland, to request that Iarnród Éireann move its real-time s...
docs.google.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
It's not acceptable that the only way to get live updates on public transport is by having an account on X which is now under investigation for CSAM. TFI and Irish Rail need to start providing accessible and reliable updates on their own platforms instead of relying on X. #SpeirGorm
Good to see the (albeit slow) migration away from X by public bodies
Dublin City Council’s use of X to stop ‘with immediate effect’, says chief executive
Dublin City Council’s use of X to stop ‘with immediate effect’, says chief executive
Council’s presence on all social media platforms to be reviewed
www.irishtimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Good to see the (albeit slow) migration away from X by public bodies
Would be great to see all other Irish universities and colleges follow this example @tudublin.bsky.social
@atu-ie.bsky.social disengaged last week from X with immediate effect. My own personal account signposted a move to @bsky.app over twelve month ago. Starting to see movement from many organisations in Ireland now, I believe in the right direction.
January 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Would be great to see all other Irish universities and colleges follow this example @tudublin.bsky.social
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Time for everyone to adopt the Equal Earth projection! correctthemap.org
Home | Correct The Map
The Correct the Map campaign challenges the distortion of Africa’s true size on world maps, aiming to empower global understanding and respect for the continent’s significance.
correctthemap.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Time for everyone to adopt the Equal Earth projection! correctthemap.org
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The Irish Dept of Justice has two speeds:
1. This is very complicated and takes a lot of time (ie, we don't want to do it.)
2. This is urgent and we need to guillotine it through the Oireachtas (ie we want to do it but we don't want any meaningful scrutiny).
www.irishlegal.com/articles/jim...
1. This is very complicated and takes a lot of time (ie, we don't want to do it.)
2. This is urgent and we need to guillotine it through the Oireachtas (ie we want to do it but we don't want any meaningful scrutiny).
www.irishlegal.com/articles/jim...
Jim O’Callaghan: No timeline for reforms to civil legal aid scheme
Government officials are still considering the recommendations of two rival reports on civil legal aid reform published more than six months ago, Jim O'Callaghan has said. The justice, home affairs an...
www.irishlegal.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:09 AM
The Irish Dept of Justice has two speeds:
1. This is very complicated and takes a lot of time (ie, we don't want to do it.)
2. This is urgent and we need to guillotine it through the Oireachtas (ie we want to do it but we don't want any meaningful scrutiny).
www.irishlegal.com/articles/jim...
1. This is very complicated and takes a lot of time (ie, we don't want to do it.)
2. This is urgent and we need to guillotine it through the Oireachtas (ie we want to do it but we don't want any meaningful scrutiny).
www.irishlegal.com/articles/jim...
Does Trump realise how difficult he is making life for Americans in Europe? Putin couldn’t do a better job of destroying the western alliance. #GOP #Greenland
🇺🇸 US President Donald Trump has escalated his quest to acquire Greenland, threatening multiple European nations with tariffs of up to 25 percent until his purchase of the Danish territory is achieved.
➡️ u.afp.com/SB4G
➡️ u.afp.com/SB4G
January 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Does Trump realise how difficult he is making life for Americans in Europe? Putin couldn’t do a better job of destroying the western alliance. #GOP #Greenland
It's time for other academic institutions to do the same
Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
January 17, 2026 at 11:21 AM
It's time for other academic institutions to do the same
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Justine McCarthy spot-on on proposals for reform of IP family reunification:
“To keep parents apart from their children for three additional years for no better reason than that you can is exactly what the Minister says it is not.
It is simply cruel.”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
“To keep parents apart from their children for three additional years for no better reason than that you can is exactly what the Minister says it is not.
It is simply cruel.”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Justine McCarthy: Ireland celebrates Hamnet and Jessie Buckley’s success. It should feel shame
Separating refugee parents and their children betrays the family values of the film and of our constitution
www.irishtimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Justine McCarthy spot-on on proposals for reform of IP family reunification:
“To keep parents apart from their children for three additional years for no better reason than that you can is exactly what the Minister says it is not.
It is simply cruel.”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
“To keep parents apart from their children for three additional years for no better reason than that you can is exactly what the Minister says it is not.
It is simply cruel.”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
The US deciding to destroy their social capital under Trump must be a cause of concern not just for Democrats but also Republicans #GOP #Trump
President Emmanuel Macron:
“Where Ukraine was eminently dependent on American intelligence capabilities by an overwhelming majority a year ago, today two-thirds are provided by France. Two-thirds.”
“Where Ukraine was eminently dependent on American intelligence capabilities by an overwhelming majority a year ago, today two-thirds are provided by France. Two-thirds.”
January 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%."
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
Many people think immigration happening on larger scale than is really the case
The report by the ESRI found that many people overestimated the proportion of people in Ireland who were born in another country.
www.thejournal.ie
January 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM
"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%."
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
what a surprise - they lied.
For the record: as of right now, the Grok app is still doing all the things they’ve said it is stopping, for users with free/unpaid accounts.
January 15, 2026 at 11:46 AM
what a surprise - they lied.
Although Greenland is not part of the European Union- the people of Greenland are EU citizens - utterly bizarre that the US president is talking about ‘conquering’ a land of their closest allies #Greenland #EUcitizens #EU
January 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Although Greenland is not part of the European Union- the people of Greenland are EU citizens - utterly bizarre that the US president is talking about ‘conquering’ a land of their closest allies #Greenland #EUcitizens #EU
from the United States …:..
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
from the United States …:..
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Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns accused the Government of a 'muted response'. She suggested that social media companies were being treated with 'kid gloves' by the Government, and read out a series of 'vile' prompts to Grok by users of X in relation to uploaded photographs of women
‘Why isn’t Elon Musk’s X being prosecuted?’ – Coalition under pressure to take stronger action over Grok ‘nudification’ tool
The Coalition is coming under growing pressure to take stronger action over the Grok AI tool amid widespread concern over its use to manipulate images of women and children by digitally removing…
www.independent.ie
January 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns accused the Government of a 'muted response'. She suggested that social media companies were being treated with 'kid gloves' by the Government, and read out a series of 'vile' prompts to Grok by users of X in relation to uploaded photographs of women
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It might be just me, but I don't think public bodies should be posting photographs of children to the 'makes sexual images from photographs of children' website.
Advocacy group questions Department of Education's decision to post images on X
Digital Rights Ireland (DRI) has asked what precautions under GDPR have been taken in terms of the posting
www.irishexaminer.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
It might be just me, but I don't think public bodies should be posting photographs of children to the 'makes sexual images from photographs of children' website.
Other univerisities should follow suit @tudublin.bsky.social
Spot on! A d great podcast too. Bit of progress as @dublincityuni.bsky.social will no longer post on X.
January 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Other univerisities should follow suit @tudublin.bsky.social
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I write in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social about the laws that are broken when online AI platforms facilitate the production of child sex abuse material. No new laws are needed. Companies (and their executives) are accountable as well as users.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Ireland could prosecute Twitter/X for AI 'child porn' deepfakes
The horrific child sex abuse material produced every day by Grok is already banned under Irish law. The real test is if we are ready to enforce that law against large tech companies
www.irishexaminer.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:48 AM
I write in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social about the laws that are broken when online AI platforms facilitate the production of child sex abuse material. No new laws are needed. Companies (and their executives) are accountable as well as users.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...