Rob
@robosullivan.bsky.social
Science Communicator. Lefty. Irish.
Hobbies: Wild food, gardening, playing music. Star Trek nerd.
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I can't share every fundraiser I'm tagged in but I'll do my best to share what I can
Hobbies: Wild food, gardening, playing music. Star Trek nerd.
I won't follow back if you're not using alt text on images.
I can't share every fundraiser I'm tagged in but I'll do my best to share what I can
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Rob
@robosullivan.bsky.social
· Dec 2
Bluesky buds outside of Ireland. I realise I'm posting more frequently about Irish politics to the point of potential annoyance. If you want to see less of it I'd recommend muting the terms FFG and #FFG as a start. That'll cover like 90% of my rants. Apologies but we've got some work to do here.
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What a special moment this was for @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social Over a hundred sanctuary runners gathered to wish President Higgins and Sabina a fond farewell. We were so honoured to have him as a patron.
#SpeirGorm
#SpeirGorm
Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
What a special moment this was for @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social Over a hundred sanctuary runners gathered to wish President Higgins and Sabina a fond farewell. We were so honoured to have him as a patron.
#SpeirGorm
#SpeirGorm
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there are about 10 vacant homes for every homeless person in Ireland - and I know that's oversimplified and imperfect maths, but I'm still mad
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
there are about 10 vacant homes for every homeless person in Ireland - and I know that's oversimplified and imperfect maths, but I'm still mad
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If there isn't a #ThankYouMichaelD hashtag, then there should be. Thanks for 14 years of the kind of leadership the rest of the world is crying out for.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If there isn't a #ThankYouMichaelD hashtag, then there should be. Thanks for 14 years of the kind of leadership the rest of the world is crying out for.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
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President Michael D Higgins leaves Áras an Uachtaráin (Residence of the President) today after 14 years as President of Ireland (1/2)! 💚
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
President Michael D Higgins leaves Áras an Uachtaráin (Residence of the President) today after 14 years as President of Ireland (1/2)! 💚
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He explicitly encouraged the Capitol riot
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
He explicitly encouraged the Capitol riot
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Presumably the parties in govt, who have been in govt for 100 years, will blame this on immigration and howl about being cancelled and silenced.
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New figures obtained by RTÉ News show that up to August this year, children in Dublin were waiting up to 13 years to be seen by a primary care psychologist
Children waiting up to 13 years to see psychologist
New figures obtained by RTÉ News show that up to August this year, children in Dublin were waiting up to 13 years to be seen by a primary care psychologist.
www.rte.ie
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Presumably the parties in govt, who have been in govt for 100 years, will blame this on immigration and howl about being cancelled and silenced.
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The only place that Ireland's Muslim population pose any kind of threat to society is in online spaces like The Liberal dot ie, Gript and the far-right accounts on FB and X:
Violent attack on Muslims in Portlaoise
#speirgorm
www.laois-nationalist.ie/news/violent...
Violent attack on Muslims in Portlaoise
#speirgorm
www.laois-nationalist.ie/news/violent...
Violent attack on Muslims in Portlaoise - News - Laois Nationalist
Violent attack on Muslims in Portlaoise - News - Laois Nationalist
www.laois-nationalist.ie
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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The State, uniquely, is in a position to react differently. Instead of making better decisions, they just decide they'll make it too hard to sue them, and then they carry on breaking the law exactly the way they were beforehand.
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The State, uniquely, is in a position to react differently. Instead of making better decisions, they just decide they'll make it too hard to sue them, and then they carry on breaking the law exactly the way they were beforehand.
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I mean, if an ordinary person or business kept getting sued and kept losing, it would be forced to think "hmm, how do I start complying with the law, because this is getting very expensive?!"
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I mean, if an ordinary person or business kept getting sued and kept losing, it would be forced to think "hmm, how do I start complying with the law, because this is getting very expensive?!"
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Obviously it's never an unpopular move to take money away from lawyers. I get that. But if you make it uneconomical to work as a solicitor or barrister suing the Government, then that same Government can essentially do whatever it wants without fear of being stopped in the courts.
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Obviously it's never an unpopular move to take money away from lawyers. I get that. But if you make it uneconomical to work as a solicitor or barrister suing the Government, then that same Government can essentially do whatever it wants without fear of being stopped in the courts.
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Most Judicial Reviews are taken "no foal, no fee" - i.e. the lawyer only charges their client if they win. Legal aid isn't available in this area. This is therefore the only way that ordinary people can afford to use the State (which, itself, has unlimited resources to pay its own lawyers.)
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Most Judicial Reviews are taken "no foal, no fee" - i.e. the lawyer only charges their client if they win. Legal aid isn't available in this area. This is therefore the only way that ordinary people can afford to use the State (which, itself, has unlimited resources to pay its own lawyers.)
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The Government's new stated aim is to make it so unattractive for lawyers to take good cases against the State that they will stop. Not bad cases. Good ones. Successful ones. This new rule only applies if you *win* your case. Doesn't that worry anyone slightly?
m.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
m.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
Objectors will be on the hook to pay six-figure legal costs under judicial reviews clampdown
Objectors will have to foot six-figure legal bills for successful judicial review cases in a new move being brought to the Cabinet to speed up the supply of infrastructure and housing.
m.independent.ie
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Government's new stated aim is to make it so unattractive for lawyers to take good cases against the State that they will stop. Not bad cases. Good ones. Successful ones. This new rule only applies if you *win* your case. Doesn't that worry anyone slightly?
m.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
m.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
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The online Traffic Watch form is completely unfit for purpose in this day and age. The online video portal is needed urgently. There’s a mountain of footage of dangerous drivers from dashcams and bike cameras that would help to get them off the road - @feljin.ie
irishcycle.com/2025/11/08/p...
irishcycle.com/2025/11/08/p...
Portal for uploading video evidence of road traffic crime to be delayed again until 2026 — Minister
Gardaí are still developing an online portal to “facilitate the uploading and submission of video footage to An Garda Síochána by the public” the Minister for Justice has confirmed. In …
irishcycle.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The online Traffic Watch form is completely unfit for purpose in this day and age. The online video portal is needed urgently. There’s a mountain of footage of dangerous drivers from dashcams and bike cameras that would help to get them off the road - @feljin.ie
irishcycle.com/2025/11/08/p...
irishcycle.com/2025/11/08/p...
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“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
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Whatever your view on judicial review and NIMBY-ism, this is an appalling attack on the rule-of-law —
If a person successfully (successfully!) proves wrongdoing by the state, the state will bankrupt them?
Cui bono? Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael conies and the worst days of An Bord Pleanála corruption.
If a person successfully (successfully!) proves wrongdoing by the state, the state will bankrupt them?
Cui bono? Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael conies and the worst days of An Bord Pleanála corruption.
Objectors will be on the hook to pay six-figure legal costs under judicial reviews clampdown
Objectors will have to foot six-figure legal bills for successful judicial review cases in a new move being brought to the Cabinet to speed up the supply of infrastructure and housing.
www.independent.ie
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Whatever your view on judicial review and NIMBY-ism, this is an appalling attack on the rule-of-law —
If a person successfully (successfully!) proves wrongdoing by the state, the state will bankrupt them?
Cui bono? Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael conies and the worst days of An Bord Pleanála corruption.
If a person successfully (successfully!) proves wrongdoing by the state, the state will bankrupt them?
Cui bono? Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael conies and the worst days of An Bord Pleanála corruption.
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My letter regarding the Irish Government's lurch towards the far-right. We all need to redouble our efforts to protect our communities with compassion and anti-racism activism. #spéirgorm www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/your...
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
My letter regarding the Irish Government's lurch towards the far-right. We all need to redouble our efforts to protect our communities with compassion and anti-racism activism. #spéirgorm www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/your...
Trying to enjoy our holiday in a clean, affordable, walkable city with 3rd spaces everywhere but instead we're just wandering from cool thing to cool thing asking "Why can't we do this in Ireland?" #spéirgorm
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Trying to enjoy our holiday in a clean, affordable, walkable city with 3rd spaces everywhere but instead we're just wandering from cool thing to cool thing asking "Why can't we do this in Ireland?" #spéirgorm
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I don’t have any special medical excuses to offer, I have no health problems and I’d probably recover in a reasonable amount of time if I caught whatever virus is going around, I just really value not being sick
November 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I don’t have any special medical excuses to offer, I have no health problems and I’d probably recover in a reasonable amount of time if I caught whatever virus is going around, I just really value not being sick
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Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
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Everyone knows the situation is out of control, with spiralling costs and a chronic shortage of supply. But what isn’t acknowledged very frequently is that Ireland has no clear goal it’s working towards to make the situation better. jrnl.ie/6868307
The Irish government still has no idea how it will fix the rent crisis
The country has set targets when it comes to the delivery of housing, but we haven’t defined the result we want. What does success mean?
jrnl.ie
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Everyone knows the situation is out of control, with spiralling costs and a chronic shortage of supply. But what isn’t acknowledged very frequently is that Ireland has no clear goal it’s working towards to make the situation better. jrnl.ie/6868307
Went to a botanical garden and I think we need to be much more afraid of plants. This thing looks like a demogorgon boob.
November 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Went to a botanical garden and I think we need to be much more afraid of plants. This thing looks like a demogorgon boob.
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So great that part of why people are falling for this scam is the lackadaisical, unprofessional approach Bluesky's actual real mods and staff have had toward suspensions.
Head's up there is a Bluesky ban scam going around. This account just joined 40 mins ago and send me this DM.
DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.
Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this.
Stay safe!
DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.
Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this.
Stay safe!
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
So great that part of why people are falling for this scam is the lackadaisical, unprofessional approach Bluesky's actual real mods and staff have had toward suspensions.