Madeleine Lyes
@cityintersect.bsky.social
Critical urbanism and climate transitions. UCD Architecture and UL/LCCC Citizen Innovation Lab Limerick.
Look at this amazing round-up of the faith-based communities active in North-East inner city Dublin! The report is a fascinating look at how these communities help with integration and transition into Irish society for new arrivals. What a lovely insight into the support networks of the city.
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Look at this amazing round-up of the faith-based communities active in North-East inner city Dublin! The report is a fascinating look at how these communities help with integration and transition into Irish society for new arrivals. What a lovely insight into the support networks of the city.
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I hope this book has this level of political analysis by @jaseomcn.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I hope this book has this level of political analysis by @jaseomcn.bsky.social
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There's been a great deal of debate about how safe Dublin city centre is, but when we @dublininquirer.com looked for data to resolve this, we couldn't find much useful – so we commissioned a survey to try to add some facts/data to the debate. Today we've published five articles about the results. 1/
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
There's been a great deal of debate about how safe Dublin city centre is, but when we @dublininquirer.com looked for data to resolve this, we couldn't find much useful – so we commissioned a survey to try to add some facts/data to the debate. Today we've published five articles about the results. 1/
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Guess which of us didn't vote for this #SpéirGorm #housingcrisis
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Guess which of us didn't vote for this #SpéirGorm #housingcrisis
The bloody "good name" thing does a lot of damage in this country. So much suffering and injustice covered up to protect "good names."
‘His good name will probably never recover’: DJ Carey begins 5½ years in prison
‘His good name will probably never recover’: DJ Carey begins 5½ years in prison
Judge ‘couldn’t imagine a more reprehensible fraud’ than extortion based on cancer
www.irishtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The bloody "good name" thing does a lot of damage in this country. So much suffering and injustice covered up to protect "good names."
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79% of homes sold in Dublin this year were bought by landlords, 75% by large landlords. About 1 in 5 TDs are landlords.
This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.
This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.
🗣️ "The one thing that there is a problem with is housing right across the state, and the more that come to seek asylum, the more pressure it puts on that system.” - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
79% of homes sold in Dublin this year were bought by landlords, 75% by large landlords. About 1 in 5 TDs are landlords.
This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.
This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.
ROSALÍA - Berghain (Official Video) feat. Björk & Yves Tumor
YouTube video by RosaliaVEVO
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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"A possible future president steps out of the car in Dublin's North East Inner City.
"My son takes her by the hand and invites her outside to play ball."
Niamh McDonald writes about canvassing for Catherine Connolly and how to turn fear into hope.
jrnl.ie/6863532
"My son takes her by the hand and invites her outside to play ball."
Niamh McDonald writes about canvassing for Catherine Connolly and how to turn fear into hope.
jrnl.ie/6863532
Canvasser: I knocked on over a thousand doors and learned to turn fear into hope. Here's how.
In communities that have long been ignored by politics, it’s more important than ever to get out and talk to people, writes Niamh McDonald.
jrnl.ie
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"A possible future president steps out of the car in Dublin's North East Inner City.
"My son takes her by the hand and invites her outside to play ball."
Niamh McDonald writes about canvassing for Catherine Connolly and how to turn fear into hope.
jrnl.ie/6863532
"My son takes her by the hand and invites her outside to play ball."
Niamh McDonald writes about canvassing for Catherine Connolly and how to turn fear into hope.
jrnl.ie/6863532
One of the first signs of a community I'd want to join after moving to Limerick came when the @crewbrewco.bsky.social guys did cycling deliveries of beer to my house during Covid and stopped for chats. They are one of the best things about this city and I am FURIOUS they're being driven out.
October 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
One of the first signs of a community I'd want to join after moving to Limerick came when the @crewbrewco.bsky.social guys did cycling deliveries of beer to my house during Covid and stopped for chats. They are one of the best things about this city and I am FURIOUS they're being driven out.
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It is hard to overstate the stress produced by the incoherence of academic institutions pumping generative AI when they want to play business and then leaving instructors to deal with the results when they want to play school
Cheating with an LLM is the easiest thing in the world for a student to do, but it creates a massive, laborious headache for a prof, if you intend to take it seriously. There’s meetings, emails, discussions, moral dilemmas. It’s just incredibly burdensome, on top of everything else right now.
I had 9 meetings about students using Chat GPT/LLMs on their papers today.
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It is hard to overstate the stress produced by the incoherence of academic institutions pumping generative AI when they want to play business and then leaving instructors to deal with the results when they want to play school
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HOWERYIS LXDS, ELLE PRESIDENTÉ HEYOR!
October 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
HOWERYIS LXDS, ELLE PRESIDENTÉ HEYOR!
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This article is full of digs against horseshoe bats, planners & says “environmental goals have created stasis”. The @dublininquirer.com have already looked into the Collison backed Progress Ireland & identified links with US libertarian & Peter Thiel backed groups. We need independent journalism!
October 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This article is full of digs against horseshoe bats, planners & says “environmental goals have created stasis”. The @dublininquirer.com have already looked into the Collison backed Progress Ireland & identified links with US libertarian & Peter Thiel backed groups. We need independent journalism!
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Goniatite fossils - Ancient relatives of Squid and Octopus that swam in the warm seas that covered this area over 300 million years ago.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
October 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Goniatite fossils - Ancient relatives of Squid and Octopus that swam in the warm seas that covered this area over 300 million years ago.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
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efficiency.
The amount of work that goes into applying to these grants is insane -- the academics writing it, the academic colleagues commenting, the Professional Service teams finetuning and sorting out all the costings etc.
Surely that time could be used more efficiently *for actual research*?
The amount of work that goes into applying to these grants is insane -- the academics writing it, the academic colleagues commenting, the Professional Service teams finetuning and sorting out all the costings etc.
Surely that time could be used more efficiently *for actual research*?
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
October 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
efficiency.
The amount of work that goes into applying to these grants is insane -- the academics writing it, the academic colleagues commenting, the Professional Service teams finetuning and sorting out all the costings etc.
Surely that time could be used more efficiently *for actual research*?
The amount of work that goes into applying to these grants is insane -- the academics writing it, the academic colleagues commenting, the Professional Service teams finetuning and sorting out all the costings etc.
Surely that time could be used more efficiently *for actual research*?
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Politicians defending these despicable "legitimate concerns" protests have carried the ball up the pitch for the riots at citywest.
Thank God Eimer is there cause none of these people, TDs included, seem to give a shit when it's a white Irish man brutalizing, abusing, or murdering women or children
Thank God Eimer is there cause none of these people, TDs included, seem to give a shit when it's a white Irish man brutalizing, abusing, or murdering women or children
🗣️ "Are we going to have a conversation, on the level that you are about deportations here, about the crisis of male violence against women in this country?” - News Correspondent, The Journal Eimer McAuley
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Politicians defending these despicable "legitimate concerns" protests have carried the ball up the pitch for the riots at citywest.
Thank God Eimer is there cause none of these people, TDs included, seem to give a shit when it's a white Irish man brutalizing, abusing, or murdering women or children
Thank God Eimer is there cause none of these people, TDs included, seem to give a shit when it's a white Irish man brutalizing, abusing, or murdering women or children
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What a beautiful poem, Katriona O'Sullivan just shared it on insta, brought tears to my eyes. #Speirgorm
October 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
What a beautiful poem, Katriona O'Sullivan just shared it on insta, brought tears to my eyes. #Speirgorm
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“I’ve seen articles saying that they engaged with businesses, but there was not one piece of communication with us. No conversation, email, text, or call,” he said.
m.independent.ie/regionals/li...
m.independent.ie/regionals/li...
Owner of popular Limerick café slams street seating removal as ‘anti-business and anti-people’
The owner of a popular Limerick city café has described Limerick City and County Council’s removal of the parklet outside his premises as “anti-business and anti-people.”
m.independent.ie
October 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“I’ve seen articles saying that they engaged with businesses, but there was not one piece of communication with us. No conversation, email, text, or call,” he said.
m.independent.ie/regionals/li...
m.independent.ie/regionals/li...
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Morning all.
The October meeting of Limerick Council's Metropolitan District is at 9:45am.
Watching it on the web 🧵, will be adding the usual commentary, feel free to follow along.
#CouncilMeetingThread
The October meeting of Limerick Council's Metropolitan District is at 9:45am.
Watching it on the web 🧵, will be adding the usual commentary, feel free to follow along.
#CouncilMeetingThread
a man with gray hair and a beard is saying oh lawd here we go again
ALT: a man with gray hair and a beard is saying oh lawd here we go again
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Morning all.
The October meeting of Limerick Council's Metropolitan District is at 9:45am.
Watching it on the web 🧵, will be adding the usual commentary, feel free to follow along.
#CouncilMeetingThread
The October meeting of Limerick Council's Metropolitan District is at 9:45am.
Watching it on the web 🧵, will be adding the usual commentary, feel free to follow along.
#CouncilMeetingThread
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BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
Being lonely on the city bus at night is peak human existence
everyone’s always romanticizing the trad life but we gotta start romanticizing anomie again. i was listening to “the only living boy in new york” on my walk to work through half-awake neighborhoods this morning and it was the most beautiful thing
October 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Being lonely on the city bus at night is peak human existence
Replicas of these in time for Christmas would generate buzz not seen since the cabbage patch kid frenzy of the mid-80s
A thrill see Michael Collins' slippers finally on display in the #ChangingIreland exhibition @nmireland.bsky.social. Seems a long time since @brendamalone.bsky.social & I made them a social media sensation! Great to see a packed house for the launch this eve. #michaelcollins #museum #exhibition
October 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Replicas of these in time for Christmas would generate buzz not seen since the cabbage patch kid frenzy of the mid-80s
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I've asked the Council to reinstate these bike stands, hopefully grumpy emails will do the trick.
No harm emailing customerservices@limerick and asking for them back.
Also, ask them to stop removing parklets around the city, especially the nice ones
No harm emailing customerservices@limerick and asking for them back.
Also, ask them to stop removing parklets around the city, especially the nice ones
A cynical and tone-deaf move to remove the parklet and bike stands outside Canteen. They were very popular and well used.
October 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I've asked the Council to reinstate these bike stands, hopefully grumpy emails will do the trick.
No harm emailing customerservices@limerick and asking for them back.
Also, ask them to stop removing parklets around the city, especially the nice ones
No harm emailing customerservices@limerick and asking for them back.
Also, ask them to stop removing parklets around the city, especially the nice ones
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Don't buy kit that relies on someone else's cloud-based service to function.
October 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Don't buy kit that relies on someone else's cloud-based service to function.
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Microplastics are released from plastic when exposed to heat, including leaching from tea bags into hot tea and plastic containers releasing nanoplastics when microwaved. While health effects are still unclear, minimizing heating plastic is a simple way to reduce exposure.
Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them.
The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.
wapo.st
October 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Microplastics are released from plastic when exposed to heat, including leaching from tea bags into hot tea and plastic containers releasing nanoplastics when microwaved. While health effects are still unclear, minimizing heating plastic is a simple way to reduce exposure.