Ciaran Conroy
@ciaranconroy.bsky.social
Unhealthy addiction to all things politics, music, fly fishing & adventure racing.🇮🇪🇪🇺
Looking forward to speaking at this event next Thurs 22nd at the National Concert Hall, Dublin exploring AI and the #CreativeSector.
A super list of contributors and speakers involved, so well worth attending for anyone with an interest in this space.
A super list of contributors and speakers involved, so well worth attending for anyone with an interest in this space.
Registration is live! Join us at Dublin’s National Concert Hall National Concert Hall on May 22, 2025, for a free event discussing the impact of AI on #music and #creativity.
REGISTER: www.nch.ie/all-events-l...
#AIandCreativity #ResponsibleAI @researchireland.ie
REGISTER: www.nch.ie/all-events-l...
#AIandCreativity #ResponsibleAI @researchireland.ie
May 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Looking forward to speaking at this event next Thurs 22nd at the National Concert Hall, Dublin exploring AI and the #CreativeSector.
A super list of contributors and speakers involved, so well worth attending for anyone with an interest in this space.
A super list of contributors and speakers involved, so well worth attending for anyone with an interest in this space.
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Old native woodland is irreplaceable & should be fully protected by law. Donegal.
May 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Old native woodland is irreplaceable & should be fully protected by law. Donegal.
Ordered last week. Waiting for it to arrive. Looking forward to reading. Definitely new avenues here.
#deliberativetech #deliberativeinnovation
#deliberativetech #deliberativeinnovation
New OUP book: Can Deliberation Cure the Ills of Democracy, by James S. Fishkin academic.oup.com/book/59698
Can Deliberation Cure the Ills of Democracy?
Abstract. Democracy needs to make a connection between “the will of the people” and what is actually done. This connection has broken down in a world of pr
academic.oup.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Ordered last week. Waiting for it to arrive. Looking forward to reading. Definitely new avenues here.
#deliberativetech #deliberativeinnovation
#deliberativetech #deliberativeinnovation
Now this along with academia. Question is could this funding be replaced by private input if even for 2/3 years.
@mikeblooomberg.bsky.social
#billgates #warrenbuffet #google as an example.
@mikeblooomberg.bsky.social
#billgates #warrenbuffet #google as an example.
Katherine Maher, president and CEO of National Public Radio, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the White House proposal to eliminate federal funding for public media.
NPR CEO Katherine Maher addresses future of federal funding for public media
Katherine Maher, president and CEO of National Public Radio, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the White House proposal to eliminate federal funding for public media.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Now this along with academia. Question is could this funding be replaced by private input if even for 2/3 years.
@mikeblooomberg.bsky.social
#billgates #warrenbuffet #google as an example.
@mikeblooomberg.bsky.social
#billgates #warrenbuffet #google as an example.
This is great.
The @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social has bought 82 acres of Atlantic rainforest, bog, + heath for protection in Connemara, their 14th reserve.
This is absolutely brilliant, and shows the way. How can the Irish state, with all its resources, still not manage to properly protect our national parks???
This is absolutely brilliant, and shows the way. How can the Irish state, with all its resources, still not manage to properly protect our national parks???
We did mention we had news?
We've just acquired all of the Sheanadh Gharráin woods east of the Bhoth Loiscthe River in the Connemara Gaeltacht.
35 acres of rainforest awesomeness are now protected, plus 47 acres of space for them to stretch into !
We've just acquired all of the Sheanadh Gharráin woods east of the Bhoth Loiscthe River in the Connemara Gaeltacht.
35 acres of rainforest awesomeness are now protected, plus 47 acres of space for them to stretch into !
April 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is great.
Couldn’t agree more. Incredible.
John Cale was tremendous in Vicar Street. The energy and that voice at 83 years of age. A privilege.
March 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Couldn’t agree more. Incredible.
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My brilliant PhD student @bogatyrev.bsky.social who works on illiberalism 4 months ago. ⤵️
It’s key for everyone trying to make sense of this political moment, to look outward, understand other countries & historical episodes.
Time to break silos in political science & social science in general.
It’s key for everyone trying to make sense of this political moment, to look outward, understand other countries & historical episodes.
Time to break silos in political science & social science in general.
Days like today remind us why research on illiberal politics is essential. I feel motivated to push forward with my research agenda. Now, more than ever, let's engage deeply with the comparative politics of illiberalism, democratic backsliding and authoritarianism, and learn from other countries.
March 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
My brilliant PhD student @bogatyrev.bsky.social who works on illiberalism 4 months ago. ⤵️
It’s key for everyone trying to make sense of this political moment, to look outward, understand other countries & historical episodes.
Time to break silos in political science & social science in general.
It’s key for everyone trying to make sense of this political moment, to look outward, understand other countries & historical episodes.
Time to break silos in political science & social science in general.
First adventure race of the season done. 🏃♂️😀
Thanks for a fabulous event Quest Kenmare. 78km mountain run, cycle & kayak over Kerry mountains.
Thanks to Hannes Bieger & Lycoriscoris for 4hrs. 45mind of tunes to accompany.
#questkenmare #mountainrunning #adventureracing #ultramarathon #triathlon
Thanks for a fabulous event Quest Kenmare. 78km mountain run, cycle & kayak over Kerry mountains.
Thanks to Hannes Bieger & Lycoriscoris for 4hrs. 45mind of tunes to accompany.
#questkenmare #mountainrunning #adventureracing #ultramarathon #triathlon
March 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
First adventure race of the season done. 🏃♂️😀
Thanks for a fabulous event Quest Kenmare. 78km mountain run, cycle & kayak over Kerry mountains.
Thanks to Hannes Bieger & Lycoriscoris for 4hrs. 45mind of tunes to accompany.
#questkenmare #mountainrunning #adventureracing #ultramarathon #triathlon
Thanks for a fabulous event Quest Kenmare. 78km mountain run, cycle & kayak over Kerry mountains.
Thanks to Hannes Bieger & Lycoriscoris for 4hrs. 45mind of tunes to accompany.
#questkenmare #mountainrunning #adventureracing #ultramarathon #triathlon
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Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
March 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
@kajakallas.bsky.social Please can we just get you, Macron & Merz in a room this week and just get on with this once and for all.
February 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
@kajakallas.bsky.social Please can we just get you, Macron & Merz in a room this week and just get on with this once and for all.
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Free article: Perhaps the most disgusting moment in the Trump regime to date. Two bullies attacking a man who has tried to save his country from Russian aggression.
Every American who cares about defending freedom & democracy should be on the streets tonight.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Every American who cares about defending freedom & democracy should be on the streets tonight.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Berates Zelensky at White House Meeting: Live Updates (Gift Article)
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Free article: Perhaps the most disgusting moment in the Trump regime to date. Two bullies attacking a man who has tried to save his country from Russian aggression.
Every American who cares about defending freedom & democracy should be on the streets tonight.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Every American who cares about defending freedom & democracy should be on the streets tonight.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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In the US alone, golf courses occupy 2 million acres of sterile, moribund lawns.
But now, from California to Scotland, they're being rewilded and are teeming with life – fantastic news for both nature and people!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
But now, from California to Scotland, they're being rewilded and are teeming with life – fantastic news for both nature and people!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The rewilded golf courses teeming with life
From Scotland to California, golf courses are being rewilded – with lofty aims to benefit both people and nature.
www.bbc.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In the US alone, golf courses occupy 2 million acres of sterile, moribund lawns.
But now, from California to Scotland, they're being rewilded and are teeming with life – fantastic news for both nature and people!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
But now, from California to Scotland, they're being rewilded and are teeming with life – fantastic news for both nature and people!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Super (and clear) initiative. Applicable to landowners at large.
#rewilding #biodiversity #naturerestoration #ecology
#rewilding #biodiversity #naturerestoration #ecology
Pádraic Fogarty @whittledaway.bsky.social has launched a brilliant new initiative to encourage and assist landowners interested in rewilding.
Irish nature needs this so, SO badly, please help spread the word!!
www.rewildyourland.ie
Irish nature needs this so, SO badly, please help spread the word!!
www.rewildyourland.ie
HOME | Rewild!
Join a growing network of people in Ireland taking action in the face of the biodiversity emergency
www.rewildyourland.ie
February 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Super (and clear) initiative. Applicable to landowners at large.
#rewilding #biodiversity #naturerestoration #ecology
#rewilding #biodiversity #naturerestoration #ecology
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How did global elections, intensifying conflict dynamics, and rising authoritarian trends impact European democracy support in 2024?
Learn more in the European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024 by Richard Youngs et al. for @carnegieeurope.bsky.social @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu @epd.eu 👇
Learn more in the European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024 by Richard Youngs et al. for @carnegieeurope.bsky.social @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu @epd.eu 👇
European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024
In 2024, a series of elections reinforced EU concerns about the fragility of European democracies. This, coupled with intensifying conflict dynamics and authoritarian trends worldwide, led the EU to f...
carnegieendowment.org
January 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
How did global elections, intensifying conflict dynamics, and rising authoritarian trends impact European democracy support in 2024?
Learn more in the European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024 by Richard Youngs et al. for @carnegieeurope.bsky.social @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu @epd.eu 👇
Learn more in the European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024 by Richard Youngs et al. for @carnegieeurope.bsky.social @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu @epd.eu 👇
There needs to citizen led alternative platforms at scale.
American social media companies write the algorithms that determine what voters read; moderation systems are opaque; political advertising cannot always be tracked. Do European democracies, or any democracies, really have sovereign elections anymore?
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Can Europe Stop Elon Musk?
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
There needs to citizen led alternative platforms at scale.
Precision communicator.🔥
Had an awesome time chatting with Jon Stewart & @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social talking about how to fight the dumpster fire.
Gear up. It’s time to brawl.
Gear up. It’s time to brawl.
. @aoc.bsky.social on the dangers of a newly normalized Trump and his billionaire feeding frenzy.
New pod out now! #JonStewart #TheWeeklyShow
New pod out now! #JonStewart #TheWeeklyShow
January 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Precision communicator.🔥
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👋 Hello people of #Bluesky❗
We're TEPSA, the Trans European Policy Studies Association: the first European affairs network🇪🇺
We're here because we want to have proper policy discussions and build the #FutureofEurope together
So give us a follow, and let us know what you want to talk about with us❤️
We're TEPSA, the Trans European Policy Studies Association: the first European affairs network🇪🇺
We're here because we want to have proper policy discussions and build the #FutureofEurope together
So give us a follow, and let us know what you want to talk about with us❤️
January 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
👋 Hello people of #Bluesky❗
We're TEPSA, the Trans European Policy Studies Association: the first European affairs network🇪🇺
We're here because we want to have proper policy discussions and build the #FutureofEurope together
So give us a follow, and let us know what you want to talk about with us❤️
We're TEPSA, the Trans European Policy Studies Association: the first European affairs network🇪🇺
We're here because we want to have proper policy discussions and build the #FutureofEurope together
So give us a follow, and let us know what you want to talk about with us❤️
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Fantastic piece by @whittledaway.bsky.social on rewilding.
Nothing else represents such sheer, distilled hope at a time when that can be in very short supply, and it's our primary weapon against nature loss in highly depleted places like Ireland.
Nothing else represents such sheer, distilled hope at a time when that can be in very short supply, and it's our primary weapon against nature loss in highly depleted places like Ireland.
Despite the backlash in recent years (in Ireland anyway!), rewilding is now well established in academic and practical responses to the biodiversity crisis.
w'thanks to @pettorelli.bsky.social & @landethics.bsky.social for their input to this article #rewidling
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
w'thanks to @pettorelli.bsky.social & @landethics.bsky.social for their input to this article #rewidling
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Rewilding: A meaningful response to tackling the biodiversity crisis
The concept is an eco-centric approach which is nature-led and human-enabled
www.irishtimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Fantastic piece by @whittledaway.bsky.social on rewilding.
Nothing else represents such sheer, distilled hope at a time when that can be in very short supply, and it's our primary weapon against nature loss in highly depleted places like Ireland.
Nothing else represents such sheer, distilled hope at a time when that can be in very short supply, and it's our primary weapon against nature loss in highly depleted places like Ireland.
Just finished this. Fantastic read for anyone genuinely serious about Irish conservation.
'Swimming Upstream - One man's fight to save the Atlantic wild salmon' by Patsy Peril and Deirdre Nuttall
An inspiring journey, filled with hope and practical solutions to save a species from extinction and help protect our precious waters.
The perfect gift for the nature lover in your life!
An inspiring journey, filled with hope and practical solutions to save a species from extinction and help protect our precious waters.
The perfect gift for the nature lover in your life!
January 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Just finished this. Fantastic read for anyone genuinely serious about Irish conservation.
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California wildfire maps: See the latest extent of the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area.
Maps: Tracking the Los Angeles Wildfires
See the latest extent of the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
California wildfire maps: See the latest extent of the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area.
I’m sure well aware of this already @kajakallas.bsky.social but worth highlighting. Hard to see meaningful Ukrainian / credible foreign policy without below addressed.🇪🇺
Continuing to rely solely on procurement from the United States is incompatible with Europe’s longer-term security autonomy; such dependence is no longer a realistic option, write Erik Jones and Matthias Matthijs.
The Biggest Threat to Europe
It’s not Trump—it’s the EU’s weak defense policy and stagnant single market.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I’m sure well aware of this already @kajakallas.bsky.social but worth highlighting. Hard to see meaningful Ukrainian / credible foreign policy without below addressed.🇪🇺
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Europe’s Copernicus observation agency confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record. www.ft.com/content/fd91...
January 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Europe’s Copernicus observation agency confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record. www.ft.com/content/fd91...
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The wildfires scorching the region around Los Angeles are likely to be the most expensive in history. But, future climate change-related disasters will certainly top them in cost. Here are some steps to limit the damage, writes climate expert Varun Sivaram.
Five Climate Realism Insights on California’s Wildfires
The wildfires scorching the region around Los Angeles are likely to be the most expensive in history. But, future climate change-related disasters will certainly top them in cost. Here are some steps…
www.cfr.org
January 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The wildfires scorching the region around Los Angeles are likely to be the most expensive in history. But, future climate change-related disasters will certainly top them in cost. Here are some steps to limit the damage, writes climate expert Varun Sivaram.
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New #Kiasmos track Sisteron – named after and premiered during their #CercleMusic performance last summer – is out now everywhere you listen to music.
Find it here: cercle.lnk.to/sisteronkias...
Rediscover their album: idol-io.ffm.to/kiasmos-ii
Find it here: cercle.lnk.to/sisteronkias...
Rediscover their album: idol-io.ffm.to/kiasmos-ii
January 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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