Edel Brosnan
@edelb.bsky.social
Back in that Dublin after a looong time in that London. Writer, strategiser, reader, ranter. Reposts not an endorsement, all opinions my own. As this my personal account, there will also be cat pics: don’t @ me, cats are great.
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"OVER 80% OF badgers culled by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) tested negative for TB, The Journal Investigates can reveal." #Ireland #SpéirGhorm
Over 80% of badgers culled in government TB programme found to be free from the disease
More than 8,000 badgers destroyed by DAFM in a nation-wide crackdown to eradicate bovine tuberculosis were found to be infection free following post-mortems.
www.thejournal.ie
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"OVER 80% OF badgers culled by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) tested negative for TB, The Journal Investigates can reveal." #Ireland #SpéirGhorm
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"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
Why does nationality matter, anyway?
Deciding someone's legal rights based on a nebulous combination of birthplace and parentage is a bit weird
www.newstatesman.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
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Big rain prompts big decisions.
A month’s worth of rain fell on this Kildare farm in a few days last week.
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
A month’s worth of rain fell on this Kildare farm in a few days last week.
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Big rain prompts big decisions.
A month’s worth of rain fell on this Kildare farm in a few days last week.
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
A month’s worth of rain fell on this Kildare farm in a few days last week.
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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I asked a local councillor why they still hadn't built a protected bike lane near us. Answer: There are so many schools near there, that it would impact the traffic in the mornings to have the lanes .... I dunno.
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I asked a local councillor why they still hadn't built a protected bike lane near us. Answer: There are so many schools near there, that it would impact the traffic in the mornings to have the lanes .... I dunno.
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I interviewed the very thoughtful Leon Diop cofounder of Black and Irish about his new memoir www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Leon Diop: ‘The far right want to turn this into an immigrant problem, but they just don’t like black and brown people’
The founder of advocacy group Black and Irish on the childhood racism he experienced in Tallaght, overcoming his identity crisis, and the recent violence in Citywest
www.irishtimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I interviewed the very thoughtful Leon Diop cofounder of Black and Irish about his new memoir www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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"every year, bottom trawling releases 370 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere"
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
The hidden deforestation beneath the waves | Euractiv
Tackling the carbon emissions of bottom trawling is a fast and effective way to forestall climate change while protecting our precious marine ecosystems. But despite the minimal returns, governments across Europe keep subsidising the practice
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
"every year, bottom trawling releases 370 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere"
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
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When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London's air pollution within legal limits.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London's air pollution within legal limits.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
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There’s a huge gulf between levels of fear of Dublin city centre, and levels of crime, a new survey shows. The City Centre Crime Victim Survey was commissioned by Dublin Inquirer and carried out by Amarách Research.
There’s a huge gulf between levels of fear of Dublin city centre, and levels of crime, new survey shows
The City Centre Crime Victim Survey was commissioned by Dublin Inquirer and carried out by Amarách Research.
www.dublininquirer.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
There’s a huge gulf between levels of fear of Dublin city centre, and levels of crime, a new survey shows. The City Centre Crime Victim Survey was commissioned by Dublin Inquirer and carried out by Amarách Research.
Halloween nostalgia - remembering year my older sister turned the tartan Foxford picnic rug into a shawl, dug out the gas lamp we used for power cuts and told ghost stories as we huddled round the electric storage heater in the kitchen. (No real fires back then, we had to make our own fun etc)
October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Halloween nostalgia - remembering year my older sister turned the tartan Foxford picnic rug into a shawl, dug out the gas lamp we used for power cuts and told ghost stories as we huddled round the electric storage heater in the kitchen. (No real fires back then, we had to make our own fun etc)
Voting is cool. However you vote, go on out and vote. #Aras25 #speirgorm
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Voting is cool. However you vote, go on out and vote. #Aras25 #speirgorm
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Trespasses by @louisekennedy.bsky.social is one of the best Irish novels of recent years. Here's the trailer for the four-part Channel 4 series which starts next month.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNJF...
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNJF...
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Trespasses | Official Trailer | 4TheDrama
YouTube video by 4 The Drama
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October 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Trespasses by @louisekennedy.bsky.social is one of the best Irish novels of recent years. Here's the trailer for the four-part Channel 4 series which starts next month.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNJF...
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNJF...
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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A new report by the @euavobservatory.bsky.social highlights the precarious working conditions & lack of social rights creative industry workers are faced with in Europe. It also points out the difficulty of defining who counts as an artist or creative professional. 🇪🇺🎭
More: cineuropa.org/484419
More: cineuropa.org/484419
The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the social and professional status of Europe’s artists and creative professionals
03/10/2025 - A new report analyses the working conditions, social rights and cross-border mobility of Europe’s cultural and creative workforce
cineuropa.org
October 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A new report by the @euavobservatory.bsky.social highlights the precarious working conditions & lack of social rights creative industry workers are faced with in Europe. It also points out the difficulty of defining who counts as an artist or creative professional. 🇪🇺🎭
More: cineuropa.org/484419
More: cineuropa.org/484419
There is no autism problem. There are autistic people. There have always been autistic people. You might be sitting next to one right now!
(What there is, in bucketloads, is ableism.)
(What there is, in bucketloads, is ableism.)
September 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There is no autism problem. There are autistic people. There have always been autistic people. You might be sitting next to one right now!
(What there is, in bucketloads, is ableism.)
(What there is, in bucketloads, is ableism.)
I thought I’d heard it all, but mixing up autism and scurvy is an erm unusual take. #vitaminwhatnow #citationneeded
September 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I thought I’d heard it all, but mixing up autism and scurvy is an erm unusual take. #vitaminwhatnow #citationneeded
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The Comedy Women in Print shortlists are out today - congratulations to all the nominated writers 👋🏆
Find out more here:
www.comedywomeninprint.co.uk/2025-prize
Find out more here:
www.comedywomeninprint.co.uk/2025-prize
2025 Prize | Comedy Women in Print
The UK's 2025 comedy literary prize for unpublished and published writers.
www.comedywomeninprint.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The Comedy Women in Print shortlists are out today - congratulations to all the nominated writers 👋🏆
Find out more here:
www.comedywomeninprint.co.uk/2025-prize
Find out more here:
www.comedywomeninprint.co.uk/2025-prize
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Around one in three hate incidents reported to gardaí are racially motivated, analysis by @trishdevlin.bsky.social has found.
http://www.thejournal.ie/racist-attacks-ireland-6817334-Sep2025/
http://www.thejournal.ie/racist-attacks-ireland-6817334-Sep2025/
Around one in three hate incidents reported to gardaí are racially motivated
Anti-race hate crimes and incidents have risen by almost a quarter in just three years, according to data analysed by The Journal Investigates.
www.thejournal.ie
September 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Around one in three hate incidents reported to gardaí are racially motivated, analysis by @trishdevlin.bsky.social has found.
http://www.thejournal.ie/racist-attacks-ireland-6817334-Sep2025/
http://www.thejournal.ie/racist-attacks-ireland-6817334-Sep2025/
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Interesting piece (partially behind a paywall) on the viral ‘clipping’ marketing campaigns for TV shows. Super low budget, but potentially huge reach theankler.com/p/gen-z-only...
Gen Z Only Watches TV Through Social Clips. Hollywood is Scrambling
As millions of viewers scroll instead of stream, studios grapple with a new marketing dilemma: fight or join?
theankler.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Interesting piece (partially behind a paywall) on the viral ‘clipping’ marketing campaigns for TV shows. Super low budget, but potentially huge reach theankler.com/p/gen-z-only...
Popped into a cafe to dodge the rain, had the best coffee I’ve had in a very long time, accompanied by the very worst scone. [Insert metaphor for 2025 here]
September 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Popped into a cafe to dodge the rain, had the best coffee I’ve had in a very long time, accompanied by the very worst scone. [Insert metaphor for 2025 here]
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Meath Film Festival is this weekend & we are so excited, we've called them in for a podcast.
Listen here as shorts programmer & Film Ireland contributor Mick Jordan chats with director Steven Benedict about his film A Lady of Paris which screens at the festival.
www.filmireland.net/meath-film-f...
Listen here as shorts programmer & Film Ireland contributor Mick Jordan chats with director Steven Benedict about his film A Lady of Paris which screens at the festival.
www.filmireland.net/meath-film-f...
September 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Meath Film Festival is this weekend & we are so excited, we've called them in for a podcast.
Listen here as shorts programmer & Film Ireland contributor Mick Jordan chats with director Steven Benedict about his film A Lady of Paris which screens at the festival.
www.filmireland.net/meath-film-f...
Listen here as shorts programmer & Film Ireland contributor Mick Jordan chats with director Steven Benedict about his film A Lady of Paris which screens at the festival.
www.filmireland.net/meath-film-f...
It’s never 4D chess. It’s just an unthinking and wilfully uninformed kicking over of the snakes and ladders board.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. (Are Ted Talks still a thing?)
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. (Are Ted Talks still a thing?)
September 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It’s never 4D chess. It’s just an unthinking and wilfully uninformed kicking over of the snakes and ladders board.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. (Are Ted Talks still a thing?)
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. (Are Ted Talks still a thing?)
Just rewatched Good Vibrations for the first time since I saw it at the London Irish Fim Fest in Kilburn in 2012 or 2013. Was curious to see if its as good as I remember. If anything, it’s even better. 9.5/10, would recommend. m.imdb.com/title/tt1920...
Good Vibrations (2012) ⭐ 7.2 | Biography, Drama, Music
1h 43m | Not Rated
m.imdb.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Just rewatched Good Vibrations for the first time since I saw it at the London Irish Fim Fest in Kilburn in 2012 or 2013. Was curious to see if its as good as I remember. If anything, it’s even better. 9.5/10, would recommend. m.imdb.com/title/tt1920...
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My latest piece for @writersmosaic.bsky.social, exploring my 1st visit to Shanghai (at long last), in search of my family’s past, & time spent on the WritersMosaic retreat in Italy: writersmosaic.org.uk/close-up/voy... #migration #China #revolution #textileindustry #lilong #longtang #memoir
Voyage to a New World | WritersMosaic Magazine
Ming Ho on her experience of the WritersMosaic retreat at Villa Lugara, Italy and of her journey to Shanghai to explore her family history
writersmosaic.org.uk
August 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My latest piece for @writersmosaic.bsky.social, exploring my 1st visit to Shanghai (at long last), in search of my family’s past, & time spent on the WritersMosaic retreat in Italy: writersmosaic.org.uk/close-up/voy... #migration #China #revolution #textileindustry #lilong #longtang #memoir
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The Irish screen industry marked a historic moment with the official launch of the Queer Talent Database, the first of its kind in Ireland, designed to spotlight and connect LGBTQIA+ talent working across film and television. www.nationaltalentacademies.ie/news/queer-t...
Ireland’s First Queer Talent Database Officially Launches at GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival | National Talent Academy
www.nationaltalentacademies.ie
August 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Irish screen industry marked a historic moment with the official launch of the Queer Talent Database, the first of its kind in Ireland, designed to spotlight and connect LGBTQIA+ talent working across film and television. www.nationaltalentacademies.ie/news/queer-t...
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Next weekend! Anam Arts Festival, Tralee, 11-13 July. Music, literature and whatever you’re having yourself. #speirgorm
Next weekend! Anam Arts Festival, Tralee, 11-13 July. Music, literature and whatever you’re having yourself. #speirgorm
Anam Arts Festival Tralee
Discover Anam, Tralee’s community-led arts festival bringing together music, spoken word, and soul-stirring performances in unexpected spaces. Join us this July to experience the heartbeat of local cr...
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July 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Next weekend! Anam Arts Festival, Tralee, 11-13 July. Music, literature and whatever you’re having yourself. #speirgorm
Next weekend! Anam Arts Festival, Tralee, 11-13 July. Music, literature and whatever you’re having yourself. #speirgorm