Dave Moloney
@davetothegrave.bsky.social
Music lover, occasional DJ
PhD student - Psychology
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Researching second-generation identity, home, and belonging in Ireland.
PhD student - Psychology
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Researching second-generation identity, home, and belonging in Ireland.
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I had a look at a press release about job cuts from a nearby large university .
I was struck by how each paragraph started off positively but then lapsed into treacly platitudes.
So I thought I'd help them out with their argument structure.
I was struck by how each paragraph started off positively but then lapsed into treacly platitudes.
So I thought I'd help them out with their argument structure.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I had a look at a press release about job cuts from a nearby large university .
I was struck by how each paragraph started off positively but then lapsed into treacly platitudes.
So I thought I'd help them out with their argument structure.
I was struck by how each paragraph started off positively but then lapsed into treacly platitudes.
So I thought I'd help them out with their argument structure.
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Forget the DJ gigs. Forget the music releases. Forget the countless hours put into college work.
My 15-year-old niece just announced that she's into Kendrick Lamar.
I am taking full credit for this, my greatest achievement!
My 15-year-old niece just announced that she's into Kendrick Lamar.
I am taking full credit for this, my greatest achievement!
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Forget the DJ gigs. Forget the music releases. Forget the countless hours put into college work.
My 15-year-old niece just announced that she's into Kendrick Lamar.
I am taking full credit for this, my greatest achievement!
My 15-year-old niece just announced that she's into Kendrick Lamar.
I am taking full credit for this, my greatest achievement!
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Qualitative research isn't a consolation prize for when we can't get 'real' numbers. It's a different way of knowing; one that captures complexity, context, and meaning that statistics alone cannot provide.
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Qualitative research isn't a consolation prize for when we can't get 'real' numbers. It's a different way of knowing; one that captures complexity, context, and meaning that statistics alone cannot provide.
No lying or making yourself out to be the cool kid.
Post the first record you bought.
Queen Live At Wembley cassette - Golden Discs, downstairs in Todds, Limerick.
I told the man it was my tenth birthday and he knocked a couple of pounds off the price too!
Post the first record you bought.
Queen Live At Wembley cassette - Golden Discs, downstairs in Todds, Limerick.
I told the man it was my tenth birthday and he knocked a couple of pounds off the price too!
November 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
No lying or making yourself out to be the cool kid.
Post the first record you bought.
Queen Live At Wembley cassette - Golden Discs, downstairs in Todds, Limerick.
I told the man it was my tenth birthday and he knocked a couple of pounds off the price too!
Post the first record you bought.
Queen Live At Wembley cassette - Golden Discs, downstairs in Todds, Limerick.
I told the man it was my tenth birthday and he knocked a couple of pounds off the price too!
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Ged Nash says Tánaiste's comments last week were "the kind you'd hear from a misinformed bloke in the pub who gets his information from Facebook".
(2/2)
(2/2)
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Ged Nash says Tánaiste's comments last week were "the kind you'd hear from a misinformed bloke in the pub who gets his information from Facebook".
(2/2)
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So far I've heard some really rich and interesting stories from my participants on how second-gen identity is negotiated in contemporary Ireland.
Still looking for more participants, and would appreciate another push from my Irish followers if possible 🙏
#spéirghorm #identity #migration #Ireland
Still looking for more participants, and would appreciate another push from my Irish followers if possible 🙏
#spéirghorm #identity #migration #Ireland
What does it mean to call Ireland 'home'?
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
November 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
So far I've heard some really rich and interesting stories from my participants on how second-gen identity is negotiated in contemporary Ireland.
Still looking for more participants, and would appreciate another push from my Irish followers if possible 🙏
#spéirghorm #identity #migration #Ireland
Still looking for more participants, and would appreciate another push from my Irish followers if possible 🙏
#spéirghorm #identity #migration #Ireland
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“Bonferonni correction”, an invaluable method in #statistics, refers to the act of repeatedly correcting misspellings of the word Bonferroni at multiple places in a draft manuscript.
#science #academia
#science #academia
November 11, 2024 at 2:52 PM
“Bonferonni correction”, an invaluable method in #statistics, refers to the act of repeatedly correcting misspellings of the word Bonferroni at multiple places in a draft manuscript.
#science #academia
#science #academia
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Immigration is not only not too high, but down from its 2007 peak.
Harris and the other clowns are feeding a beast that will never, ever be satisfied, and is electorally insignificant, as we've seen time and again.
#spéirghorm #ireland
Harris and the other clowns are feeding a beast that will never, ever be satisfied, and is electorally insignificant, as we've seen time and again.
#spéirghorm #ireland
Immigration numbers are too high. We have to listen to the people in this country. The increase is too high.
- Simon Harris, via @news.rte.ie
Welcomed by Aontu.
Matt Carty says SF has been saying this for some time.
- Simon Harris, via @news.rte.ie
Welcomed by Aontu.
Matt Carty says SF has been saying this for some time.
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Immigration is not only not too high, but down from its 2007 peak.
Harris and the other clowns are feeding a beast that will never, ever be satisfied, and is electorally insignificant, as we've seen time and again.
#spéirghorm #ireland
Harris and the other clowns are feeding a beast that will never, ever be satisfied, and is electorally insignificant, as we've seen time and again.
#spéirghorm #ireland
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I haven’t been this excited for a bubble to burst since I was a toddler.
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I haven’t been this excited for a bubble to burst since I was a toddler.
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Ireland elects an independent, socialist woman to the position of president.
Irish Media: ‘Today, we ask what went wrong with the system, what her opponents have to say about it, and how it can be fixed for next time.’
#SpeirGorm #Áras2025
Irish Media: ‘Today, we ask what went wrong with the system, what her opponents have to say about it, and how it can be fixed for next time.’
#SpeirGorm #Áras2025
October 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Ireland elects an independent, socialist woman to the position of president.
Irish Media: ‘Today, we ask what went wrong with the system, what her opponents have to say about it, and how it can be fixed for next time.’
#SpeirGorm #Áras2025
Irish Media: ‘Today, we ask what went wrong with the system, what her opponents have to say about it, and how it can be fixed for next time.’
#SpeirGorm #Áras2025
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October 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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The one conclusion they will assiduously avoid, of course, is that Catherine Connolly just won this election because a majority of voters want her to be the president, and that they want her to be the president because of her politics.
October 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The one conclusion they will assiduously avoid, of course, is that Catherine Connolly just won this election because a majority of voters want her to be the president, and that they want her to be the president because of her politics.
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The caption made it look like the Green leader was taken aback by the sheer size of the Connolly lead in this tally.
Sacred Heart of Jesus NS, Huntstown, Dublin West #aras25
October 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The caption made it look like the Green leader was taken aback by the sheer size of the Connolly lead in this tally.
Let's be clear here. The gardaí were only in the way of the real targets.
This was the third (?) case of racist vigilante violence and destruction of a public space with the main goal of causing significant harm to refugees and immigrants.
This was the third (?) case of racist vigilante violence and destruction of a public space with the main goal of causing significant harm to refugees and immigrants.
The Tánaiste has condemned the "violent attacks" on gardaí during last night's rioting outside the Citywest complex in west Dublin which has so far led to the arrest of six people.
jrnl.ie/6851089
jrnl.ie/6851089
Tánaiste condemns 'violent attacks' on gardaí at Citywest after six people arrested
A garda van was set alight and demonstrators launched bricks, glass bottles and fireworks at gardaí.
jrnl.ie
October 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Let's be clear here. The gardaí were only in the way of the real targets.
This was the third (?) case of racist vigilante violence and destruction of a public space with the main goal of causing significant harm to refugees and immigrants.
This was the third (?) case of racist vigilante violence and destruction of a public space with the main goal of causing significant harm to refugees and immigrants.
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Years after promise of a new integration strategy, Dublin City Council still doesn’t have one. There’s a desperate need for a roadmap to improve efforts to help people navigate immigrant life, and connect, say councillors and community workers. Read more here: www.dublininquirer.com/years-after-...
Years after promise of a new integration strategy, Dublin City Council still doesn’t have one
There’s a desperate need for a roadmap to improve efforts to help people navigate immigrant life, and connect, say councillors and community workers.
www.dublininquirer.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Years after promise of a new integration strategy, Dublin City Council still doesn’t have one. There’s a desperate need for a roadmap to improve efforts to help people navigate immigrant life, and connect, say councillors and community workers. Read more here: www.dublininquirer.com/years-after-...
I think this is a new record of "yeah"s from me...
October 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I think this is a new record of "yeah"s from me...
I'm past the halfway point with interviews, with more planned for October. Thanks to all who have shared this around so far.
The findings so far have been incredibly rich and interesting, and I'm really excited about the direction this project is headed.
The findings so far have been incredibly rich and interesting, and I'm really excited about the direction this project is headed.
What does it mean to call Ireland 'home'?
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
October 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I'm past the halfway point with interviews, with more planned for October. Thanks to all who have shared this around so far.
The findings so far have been incredibly rich and interesting, and I'm really excited about the direction this project is headed.
The findings so far have been incredibly rich and interesting, and I'm really excited about the direction this project is headed.
On the way to interview participant number 6 this morning, which means I've made it halfway through my planned number of interviews.
Thanks to all who have shared this around ❤️
Thanks to all who have shared this around ❤️
How do the 'second-gen' make sense of who they are?
How do discourses of 'Irishness' influence how they talk about belonging.
The stories I have heard so far have been incredible, full of humour, candid vulnerability, and agency. I am really excited about where this research project is going.
How do discourses of 'Irishness' influence how they talk about belonging.
The stories I have heard so far have been incredible, full of humour, candid vulnerability, and agency. I am really excited about where this research project is going.
What does it mean to call Ireland 'home'?
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
October 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
On the way to interview participant number 6 this morning, which means I've made it halfway through my planned number of interviews.
Thanks to all who have shared this around ❤️
Thanks to all who have shared this around ❤️
Electricity is gone but thankfully I'm a self-proclaimed Luddite who has had enough blue light to last me a lifetime.
It is getting dark though...
It is getting dark though...
October 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Electricity is gone but thankfully I'm a self-proclaimed Luddite who has had enough blue light to last me a lifetime.
It is getting dark though...
It is getting dark though...
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News to Captain Boycott
www.rte.ie/entertainmen....
www.rte.ie/entertainmen....
Cyrus: 'I was the first person to ever be cancelled'
Miley Cyrus has reflected on the intense backlash she received during her transformation from a child actress to a pop star and believes she was the "first person to ever be cancelled".
www.rte.ie
October 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
News to Captain Boycott
www.rte.ie/entertainmen....
www.rte.ie/entertainmen....
Same!
October 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Same!
Would you make a good traitor or faithful?
Psychology can help! #TraitorsIRL
Fantastic work from @marcscully.bsky.social and Suzanne Egan at @micireland.bsky.social
www.mic.ul.ie/mic-insights...
Psychology can help! #TraitorsIRL
Fantastic work from @marcscully.bsky.social and Suzanne Egan at @micireland.bsky.social
www.mic.ul.ie/mic-insights...
Tips from Psychology on How to Succeed on The Traitors | Mary Immaculate College
www.mic.ul.ie
October 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Would you make a good traitor or faithful?
Psychology can help! #TraitorsIRL
Fantastic work from @marcscully.bsky.social and Suzanne Egan at @micireland.bsky.social
www.mic.ul.ie/mic-insights...
Psychology can help! #TraitorsIRL
Fantastic work from @marcscully.bsky.social and Suzanne Egan at @micireland.bsky.social
www.mic.ul.ie/mic-insights...
I might be slightly exaggerating, but I'd say around 7 million inches of rain has fallen in Limerick today
October 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I might be slightly exaggerating, but I'd say around 7 million inches of rain has fallen in Limerick today