Simon Boyne
@simonb84.bsky.social
Dublin, Ireland.
#rugby, #PublicTransport, #ActiveTravel
#rugby, #PublicTransport, #ActiveTravel
By Mr Tayto you address him by his proper title!
February 12, 2026 at 12:23 PM
By Mr Tayto you address him by his proper title!
I suppose as you get older the odds of you beating a pigeon in a race gets ever smaller.
February 12, 2026 at 11:55 AM
I suppose as you get older the odds of you beating a pigeon in a race gets ever smaller.
Whatever about hurl / hurley, 'hurley stick' is verboten!
February 12, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Whatever about hurl / hurley, 'hurley stick' is verboten!
His Da is also in the Ra!
February 12, 2026 at 8:20 AM
His Da is also in the Ra!
I'll settle on your better knowledge of the issue so
February 11, 2026 at 11:22 PM
I'll settle on your better knowledge of the issue so
and that's my secondary issue. They are incapable of delivering on basically everything but they've gotten this over the line?
February 11, 2026 at 11:13 PM
and that's my secondary issue. They are incapable of delivering on basically everything but they've gotten this over the line?
Well my primary issue would be most people don't have money to save.
You certainly know more than I about this and in principle it sounds fine but I don't think a hot button issue for most people
You certainly know more than I about this and in principle it sounds fine but I don't think a hot button issue for most people
February 11, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Well my primary issue would be most people don't have money to save.
You certainly know more than I about this and in principle it sounds fine but I don't think a hot button issue for most people
You certainly know more than I about this and in principle it sounds fine but I don't think a hot button issue for most people
Ah I can already see the appeal to the common person.
February 11, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Ah I can already see the appeal to the common person.
Really, I generally pay attention to these sort of things and it's the first I've ever seen of it. I don't recall it during the GE campaign at all.
February 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Really, I generally pay attention to these sort of things and it's the first I've ever seen of it. I don't recall it during the GE campaign at all.
Does any remember anyone asking for this during the last general election?
Anyone?
Anyone?
#IrishPolitics #SpéirGorm
Anyone?
Anyone?
#IrishPolitics #SpéirGorm
Finance Minister Simon Harris has said that Irish savers are being short-changed on returns, as he signalled plans for a new government strategy aimed at getting more people to invest rather than leaving their money sitting in low-interest accounts
jrnl.ie/6954290
jrnl.ie/6954290
Tánaiste says Irish savers are being short-changed on returns (and he wants more people investing)
The Tánaiste and Finance Minister also said that he wants more Irish people investing in financial markets.
jrnl.ie
February 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Does any remember anyone asking for this during the last general election?
Anyone?
Anyone?
#IrishPolitics #SpéirGorm
Anyone?
Anyone?
#IrishPolitics #SpéirGorm
Does the hotness remain after baldness? Like is 2009 Paul O'Connell hot but 2019 isn't?
February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Does the hotness remain after baldness? Like is 2009 Paul O'Connell hot but 2019 isn't?
Reposted by Simon Boyne
One of the ways I know there's no God is that a _British_ person can use the word 'colonised' like this and not immediately got vaporised.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
One of the ways I know there's no God is that a _British_ person can use the word 'colonised' like this and not immediately got vaporised.
Reposted by Simon Boyne
The College Green plans have been released by Dublin City Council and another Consultation opens today
Really great to finally see what this transformation will look like
www.dublincity.ie/grow-college...
Really great to finally see what this transformation will look like
www.dublincity.ie/grow-college...
February 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The College Green plans have been released by Dublin City Council and another Consultation opens today
Really great to finally see what this transformation will look like
www.dublincity.ie/grow-college...
Really great to finally see what this transformation will look like
www.dublincity.ie/grow-college...
Reposted by Simon Boyne
When schools stopped beating children for writing with their left hand were there truthers going around braying "oh so eeeeveryone's left-handed now? Back in my day no one was left-handed"
February 11, 2026 at 10:57 AM
When schools stopped beating children for writing with their left hand were there truthers going around braying "oh so eeeeveryone's left-handed now? Back in my day no one was left-handed"
That's some WRU level maths
February 11, 2026 at 12:06 PM
That's some WRU level maths
Accepts ALL cookies on this post!
February 11, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Accepts ALL cookies on this post!
"A change in Coco’s Law to “close a loophole” around the generation of nonconsensual intimate images and videos using AI was debated in the Dáil on Tuesday."
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Grok #NoExcuses
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Grok #NoExcuses
Proposed changes to Coco’s Law aim to close AI ‘loophole’ | BreakingNews
Sinn Féin’s proposed amendments to Coco’s Law to ‘close a loophole’ were debated in the Dáil on Tuesday.
www.breakingnews.ie
February 11, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Same across the state.
February 11, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Same across the state.
I'm the kind of person who likes to think the governments should maintain a list of who owns property. Handy for dealing with property tax, vacancies, dereliction etc. In fact they've several such registers
February 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I'm the kind of person who likes to think the governments should maintain a list of who owns property. Handy for dealing with property tax, vacancies, dereliction etc. In fact they've several such registers
There aren't really any strategies barring pick in order of your preference
February 10, 2026 at 10:28 PM
There aren't really any strategies barring pick in order of your preference
Yeah I'm was being a bit disengenious. There's ways any means if they really cared
February 10, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Yeah I'm was being a bit disengenious. There's ways any means if they really cared
You mean councils don't have access to Airbnb.com? And the ability to knock on doors?
Airbnb | Vacation rentals, cabins, beach houses, & more
Get an Airbnb for every kind of trip → 8 million vacation rentals → 2 million Guest Favorites → 220+ countries and regions worldwide
Airbnb.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
You mean councils don't have access to Airbnb.com? And the ability to knock on doors?
The issue is the transfers. They're still getting far too 3/4/5th preferences
February 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
The issue is the transfers. They're still getting far too 3/4/5th preferences
Most Americans don't realise how crap their voting system is. Gerrymandering, voter surpression and hour long queues. Western democracies don't operate like this.
Mike Johnson: "Americans need an ID to drive, to open a bank account, to buy cold medicine, to file govt assistance, even to attend the DNC. So why would voting be any different? They can't answer that question."
February 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Most Americans don't realise how crap their voting system is. Gerrymandering, voter surpression and hour long queues. Western democracies don't operate like this.
Reposted by Simon Boyne
We are governed by people who aren't capable of doing anything apparently
Irish Examiner: Government climbdown on proposals to regulate short-term lets
Government climbdown on proposals to regulate short-term lets
Previously, restrictions were due to apply to any town with a population of 10,000 or more
www.irishexaminer.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM
We are governed by people who aren't capable of doing anything apparently