Steve
@steveohrourke.bsky.social
Writer. Hater of writing. Peas on toast aficionado
On my way to Rascals ahead of my Craicademia talk. Have suddenly forgotten how to speak
January 21, 2026 at 5:54 PM
On my way to Rascals ahead of my Craicademia talk. Have suddenly forgotten how to speak
This minds me of a bit I had where friends would post pictures of themselves in front of famous world landmarks (eiffel tower, grand canyon, etc) and I'd comment underneath 'where's that?'
In 2003 I went on a date with a woman who hadn't heard of 9/11.
She'd heard about the planes hitting the towers, she claimed that she'd never heard the name "nine eleven".
She'd heard about the planes hitting the towers, she claimed that she'd never heard the name "nine eleven".
January 21, 2026 at 2:43 PM
This minds me of a bit I had where friends would post pictures of themselves in front of famous world landmarks (eiffel tower, grand canyon, etc) and I'd comment underneath 'where's that?'
looking at pictures from 2015 and the last time I was beardless and my number one thought is that I should have spent more money on a phone with a decent camera. every picture looks like it was taken with a potato. underwater
January 20, 2026 at 11:22 PM
looking at pictures from 2015 and the last time I was beardless and my number one thought is that I should have spent more money on a phone with a decent camera. every picture looks like it was taken with a potato. underwater
Episode 1 of Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was promising. Just the right level of silliness in keeping with the source material
January 19, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Episode 1 of Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was promising. Just the right level of silliness in keeping with the source material
Seeing the northern lights with the naked eye will never get boring
January 19, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Seeing the northern lights with the naked eye will never get boring
I’m speaking at Craicademia on Wednesday night (think Ted talk but more craic). Gonna be discussing living with Trigeminal Neuralgia, one of the world’s most painful medical conditions. Come along and throw tomatoes (just not at my face)
www.eventbrite.ie/e/craicademi...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/craicademi...
Craicademia
Dublin’s newest night where big ideas meet great craic. Ted-style talks but with an Irish twist, less PowerPoint and more personality.
www.eventbrite.ie
January 19, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I’m speaking at Craicademia on Wednesday night (think Ted talk but more craic). Gonna be discussing living with Trigeminal Neuralgia, one of the world’s most painful medical conditions. Come along and throw tomatoes (just not at my face)
www.eventbrite.ie/e/craicademi...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/craicademi...
Kildare twinned with Austria, neither a hurling stronghold
Each Irish county has been paired with an EU member state for Ireland’s presidency of the European Council
January 18, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Kildare twinned with Austria, neither a hurling stronghold
Guess I’m back here now. My WhatsApp groups will be happy at least
January 16, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Guess I’m back here now. My WhatsApp groups will be happy at least
So here’s my take. We priced working class people out of journalism with the prevalence of unpaid internships. And the fee-paying school kids who replaced them are the most gullible people imaginable. Cause if you don’t think this was a nazi salute, I dunno what to tell you
January 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
So here’s my take. We priced working class people out of journalism with the prevalence of unpaid internships. And the fee-paying school kids who replaced them are the most gullible people imaginable. Cause if you don’t think this was a nazi salute, I dunno what to tell you
I have seen 1000x more people note that Trump didn't really save TikTok than I have seen people claim Trump saved TikTok
January 20, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I have seen 1000x more people note that Trump didn't really save TikTok than I have seen people claim Trump saved TikTok
I’m 42 and lowkey still not 100% sure you’re not all lying to me about narwhals being real
January 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’m 42 and lowkey still not 100% sure you’re not all lying to me about narwhals being real
interestingly, the Programme for Government doesn't seems to include anything about stopping the shrinkflation that affected selection boxes so heavily last Christmas. Truly a missed opportunity
January 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
interestingly, the Programme for Government doesn't seems to include anything about stopping the shrinkflation that affected selection boxes so heavily last Christmas. Truly a missed opportunity
This is a really hard read. Fair play to those women for going public. I was a huge fan of Gaiman's work when I was younger. But he belongs firmly in the bin.
I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is a really hard read. Fair play to those women for going public. I was a huge fan of Gaiman's work when I was younger. But he belongs firmly in the bin.
Here come the hot stepper
January 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Here come the hot stepper
My trigeminal neuralgia has been giving me awful gip recently. But the cold spell makes such a difference in terms of keeping the worst of the pain away. I know it's been really hard for some people, but the difference I feel being outdoors in this weather. Better than any drug
January 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
My trigeminal neuralgia has been giving me awful gip recently. But the cold spell makes such a difference in terms of keeping the worst of the pain away. I know it's been really hard for some people, but the difference I feel being outdoors in this weather. Better than any drug
Timmy Dooley on Morning Ireland today said three times, unchallenged, that the Irish people had given FF/FG a 'significant majority'
They don't have *a* majority which is why they're having to make deals with the likes of Verona Murphy in the first place, never mind a significant one
They don't have *a* majority which is why they're having to make deals with the likes of Verona Murphy in the first place, never mind a significant one
December 18, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Timmy Dooley on Morning Ireland today said three times, unchallenged, that the Irish people had given FF/FG a 'significant majority'
They don't have *a* majority which is why they're having to make deals with the likes of Verona Murphy in the first place, never mind a significant one
They don't have *a* majority which is why they're having to make deals with the likes of Verona Murphy in the first place, never mind a significant one
I think about this @poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social cartoon every single time I look at my dog
December 10, 2024 at 5:13 PM
I think about this @poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social cartoon every single time I look at my dog
I know dream posts are dull, but I had a dream last night that I wrote a film called Manatee.
Which was identical in every way to Mannequin except, with an actual manatee in the Kim Cattrall role
Which was identical in every way to Mannequin except, with an actual manatee in the Kim Cattrall role
December 10, 2024 at 10:52 AM
I know dream posts are dull, but I had a dream last night that I wrote a film called Manatee.
Which was identical in every way to Mannequin except, with an actual manatee in the Kim Cattrall role
Which was identical in every way to Mannequin except, with an actual manatee in the Kim Cattrall role
35 years ago today, a young lad went out to play a game of football and his life changed forever.
In 'And a bang on the ear' I wanted to not just write Phil's story in own words, but to structure it in a way that gave an insight into life with a traumatic brain injury.
I think I achieved that?
In 'And a bang on the ear' I wanted to not just write Phil's story in own words, but to structure it in a way that gave an insight into life with a traumatic brain injury.
I think I achieved that?
November 26, 2024 at 9:26 AM
35 years ago today, a young lad went out to play a game of football and his life changed forever.
In 'And a bang on the ear' I wanted to not just write Phil's story in own words, but to structure it in a way that gave an insight into life with a traumatic brain injury.
I think I achieved that?
In 'And a bang on the ear' I wanted to not just write Phil's story in own words, but to structure it in a way that gave an insight into life with a traumatic brain injury.
I think I achieved that?
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Legally, you're allowed time off work to listen to Do They Know It's Christmas, because of Force Midge Ure.
November 25, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Legally, you're allowed time off work to listen to Do They Know It's Christmas, because of Force Midge Ure.
I don't understand how or why people get locked into an 'I'm alright, Jack' mindset?
When I didn't have much, I voted for people who I thought could build a fairer society. Now that I'm doing okay, I support those same people/parties even more.
You gotta build more ladders, not pull them up
When I didn't have much, I voted for people who I thought could build a fairer society. Now that I'm doing okay, I support those same people/parties even more.
You gotta build more ladders, not pull them up
November 25, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I don't understand how or why people get locked into an 'I'm alright, Jack' mindset?
When I didn't have much, I voted for people who I thought could build a fairer society. Now that I'm doing okay, I support those same people/parties even more.
You gotta build more ladders, not pull them up
When I didn't have much, I voted for people who I thought could build a fairer society. Now that I'm doing okay, I support those same people/parties even more.
You gotta build more ladders, not pull them up
I was listening to some analysis ahead of the leader's debate later that said there was no one topic that had captured the attention of the voting public yet. And how it's not housing, housing, and housing again, I'll never know
So many of our issues go away if people have affordable places to live
So many of our issues go away if people have affordable places to live
November 18, 2024 at 4:21 PM
I was listening to some analysis ahead of the leader's debate later that said there was no one topic that had captured the attention of the voting public yet. And how it's not housing, housing, and housing again, I'll never know
So many of our issues go away if people have affordable places to live
So many of our issues go away if people have affordable places to live
I haven't been feeling particularly great of late, so I booked a full health screening for later this week, including prostate and heart and all the other things that kill men in their 40s
I'm genuinely surprised at/pleased with myself though for doing it. Very unlike my usual 'be grand' attitude
I'm genuinely surprised at/pleased with myself though for doing it. Very unlike my usual 'be grand' attitude
November 18, 2024 at 11:45 AM
I haven't been feeling particularly great of late, so I booked a full health screening for later this week, including prostate and heart and all the other things that kill men in their 40s
I'm genuinely surprised at/pleased with myself though for doing it. Very unlike my usual 'be grand' attitude
I'm genuinely surprised at/pleased with myself though for doing it. Very unlike my usual 'be grand' attitude
I watched someone become completely radicalised - and last I checked had gone full anti-vax, pro-fash - because they couldn’t go to club hurling matches. I’ve no idea if this is who people really are and they just needed the trigger or if their brains just broke during those first two years?
One of the saddest things to see during the pandemic was good people who turned into cranks because the pandemic made them sad. Alec MacGillis was a wonderful reporter. He’s now making the final turn towards the antivax finish line.
Pathetic that @propublica.org keeps him around.
Pathetic that @propublica.org keeps him around.
November 16, 2024 at 8:10 AM
I watched someone become completely radicalised - and last I checked had gone full anti-vax, pro-fash - because they couldn’t go to club hurling matches. I’ve no idea if this is who people really are and they just needed the trigger or if their brains just broke during those first two years?