Conor Malone
@conorbmalone.bsky.social
@ConorBMalone on twitter, Data Science/ Food/ Climate & renewables stuff. Chair of Smithfield Pride of Place. Dad in Dublin, Ireland
good mix of Hallowe'en costumes at the (primary) school this morning, 5 or 6 K-Pop Demon Hunters, 2 Wednesdays, 2 Harry Potters... and a DJ Provaí from Kneecap
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
good mix of Hallowe'en costumes at the (primary) school this morning, 5 or 6 K-Pop Demon Hunters, 2 Wednesdays, 2 Harry Potters... and a DJ Provaí from Kneecap
we did show and tell in my Irish class last night and everyone brought either stones or shells and let me tell you this would have crushed the competition
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 9:35 AM
we did show and tell in my Irish class last night and everyone brought either stones or shells and let me tell you this would have crushed the competition
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Just took 93yr Mum to vote, she's registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, "Which box for foxhunting?" A cheer went up from waiting voters
October 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Just took 93yr Mum to vote, she's registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, "Which box for foxhunting?" A cheer went up from waiting voters
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the entire world runs through Loudoun County, Virginia lmao
October 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
the entire world runs through Loudoun County, Virginia lmao
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DCC has launched a survey on George's Dock in the IFSC: engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/projec...
engage.dublincity.ie
October 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
DCC has launched a survey on George's Dock in the IFSC: engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/projec...
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It's 6 AM in Eugene, Oregon and Pat McAfee has had his coffee this morning.
October 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's 6 AM in Eugene, Oregon and Pat McAfee has had his coffee this morning.
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In addition to being totally pathetic, he's also completely wrong.
EPA polls consistently show that the vast majority, across all ages, incomes , urban or rural, all want the government to take action.
So by polarising, he must mean that Micheal o Leary,Amazon, and Tirlan don't want it
EPA polls consistently show that the vast majority, across all ages, incomes , urban or rural, all want the government to take action.
So by polarising, he must mean that Micheal o Leary,Amazon, and Tirlan don't want it
“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”
- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.
www.independent.ie/business/tec...
- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.
www.independent.ie/business/tec...
Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.
www.independent.ie
October 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
In addition to being totally pathetic, he's also completely wrong.
EPA polls consistently show that the vast majority, across all ages, incomes , urban or rural, all want the government to take action.
So by polarising, he must mean that Micheal o Leary,Amazon, and Tirlan don't want it
EPA polls consistently show that the vast majority, across all ages, incomes , urban or rural, all want the government to take action.
So by polarising, he must mean that Micheal o Leary,Amazon, and Tirlan don't want it
important article from @briancaulfield.bsky.social today: work needs to start on the next big rail project NOW www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Brian Caulfield: Now Metrolink is going ahead, what’s the next rail project for Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway?
If Luas Finglas is delivered on time, there will have been a 15-year gap since the last Luas extension
www.irishtimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
important article from @briancaulfield.bsky.social today: work needs to start on the next big rail project NOW www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Erik Satie was a groundbreaking avant-garde composer of his time but now if you want to listen to him it will be on some playlist called "Snoozy time classical music for napping"
October 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Erik Satie was a groundbreaking avant-garde composer of his time but now if you want to listen to him it will be on some playlist called "Snoozy time classical music for napping"
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We stopped taking on wholesale customers over a year ago. Focus now is trying to get word out on how we're run in hope a really bIg business will see it's viable and copy. This year we'll give up 4% of all our income. Need coffee, you can buy here. If not you might tell others imbibe.ie/pages/shop
Shop
Imbibe Coffee Roasters
imbibe.ie
October 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We stopped taking on wholesale customers over a year ago. Focus now is trying to get word out on how we're run in hope a really bIg business will see it's viable and copy. This year we'll give up 4% of all our income. Need coffee, you can buy here. If not you might tell others imbibe.ie/pages/shop
On the Picasso exhibit opening in Dublin: on.ft.com/48DJ10l
Cold, dust and darkness — the daily rituals that unleashed Picasso
An exhibition in Dublin turns the key on the chaotic magic of the artist’s (many, many) studios
on.ft.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:36 AM
On the Picasso exhibit opening in Dublin: on.ft.com/48DJ10l
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Stockholm's approach to getting cars out of the city www.politico.eu/article/stoc... (Politico)
Stockholm’s plan to get cars out of the city
Instead of imposing permanent pedestrianizations, authorities are backing pop-up schemes to make streets temporarily car-free.
www.politico.eu
September 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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wouldn't want to be an Imagine Dragon right now. Because of the music, but also this
September 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
wouldn't want to be an Imagine Dragon right now. Because of the music, but also this
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Today’s a banner day for D7 Play Streets!
From Third Space café in Smithfield in 2023 to a Play Street initiative for the entire city in 2025.
In 2023, myself and my friend, Sean Shanagher, organised a public meeting to see if people were interested in doing "play streets” across Dublin 7...
From Third Space café in Smithfield in 2023 to a Play Street initiative for the entire city in 2025.
In 2023, myself and my friend, Sean Shanagher, organised a public meeting to see if people were interested in doing "play streets” across Dublin 7...
September 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Today’s a banner day for D7 Play Streets!
From Third Space café in Smithfield in 2023 to a Play Street initiative for the entire city in 2025.
In 2023, myself and my friend, Sean Shanagher, organised a public meeting to see if people were interested in doing "play streets” across Dublin 7...
From Third Space café in Smithfield in 2023 to a Play Street initiative for the entire city in 2025.
In 2023, myself and my friend, Sean Shanagher, organised a public meeting to see if people were interested in doing "play streets” across Dublin 7...
it's so stupid, I love it
Here you go!
I might do a thread later about how it works, it’s not as simple as you might think
I might do a thread later about how it works, it’s not as simple as you might think
🔄 NEW THING 🔄
We set out to make the daftest browser game ever; did we succeed?
The final upgrade is where the FULL HORROR becomes apparent
vole.wtf/reload-click...
We set out to make the daftest browser game ever; did we succeed?
The final upgrade is where the FULL HORROR becomes apparent
vole.wtf/reload-click...
September 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
it's so stupid, I love it
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Aug 21st - Mei gets lost while looking for corn for her hospitalized mother. Mei's older sister, Satsuki, asks Totoro for help. He summons the Catbus.
📽️📅 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
📽️📅 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
August 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Aug 21st - Mei gets lost while looking for corn for her hospitalized mother. Mei's older sister, Satsuki, asks Totoro for help. He summons the Catbus.
📽️📅 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
📽️📅 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
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The council forfeited €600,000 available from Fáilte Ireland for Smithfield Square. The plaza needs help, says Sean Mullan, owner of the Third Space cafe. “Someone with the imagination that we could make this a vibrant space that belongs to the city.” www.dublininquirer.c...
Council forfeits €600,000 for Smithfield Square, as deadline for drawdown passes
The plaza needs help, says Sean Mullan, owner of the Third Space cafe. “Someone with the imagination that we could make this a vibrant space that belongs to the city.”
www.dublininquirer.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The council forfeited €600,000 available from Fáilte Ireland for Smithfield Square. The plaza needs help, says Sean Mullan, owner of the Third Space cafe. “Someone with the imagination that we could make this a vibrant space that belongs to the city.” www.dublininquirer.c...
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Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
- A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
- A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
July 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
- A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
- A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
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Alarming finding from case studies of urban play projects.
“Because of a range of aggressive behaviour from adults, children’s use of streets and public spaces were consistently restricted. A common statement from dissenters was ‘children can go elsewhere.’ The reality is they can’t.”
“Because of a range of aggressive behaviour from adults, children’s use of streets and public spaces were consistently restricted. A common statement from dissenters was ‘children can go elsewhere.’ The reality is they can’t.”
How to give children the freedom to play all across the city – not just in playgrounds
Play should be promoted in cities to bolster children’s right to play anywhere.
theconversation.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Alarming finding from case studies of urban play projects.
“Because of a range of aggressive behaviour from adults, children’s use of streets and public spaces were consistently restricted. A common statement from dissenters was ‘children can go elsewhere.’ The reality is they can’t.”
“Because of a range of aggressive behaviour from adults, children’s use of streets and public spaces were consistently restricted. A common statement from dissenters was ‘children can go elsewhere.’ The reality is they can’t.”
Wild that Ireland was 1/3 of the population of the UK at one stage
July 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Wild that Ireland was 1/3 of the population of the UK at one stage
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