Mamo in Ireland
@mamo-in-ireland.bsky.social
Granny - Graduate of NUI Galway - Film buff - Art aficionado - tree hugger - old time Trekkie - American by birth, Irish by choice
Absolutely unacceptable attitude on the part of people representing the local constituency! Irresponsible! Active travel is important, and this project has been a godsend for me as a wheelchair user.
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Ballybane roadworks ‘disaster’ is slammed - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune
Ballybane roadworks ‘disaster’ is slammed
connachttribune.ie
December 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Absolutely unacceptable attitude on the part of people representing the local constituency! Irresponsible! Active travel is important, and this project has been a godsend for me as a wheelchair user.
connachttribune.ie/ballybane-ro...
connachttribune.ie/ballybane-ro...
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It’s wild that Trump and the Republicans are willing to try basically everything except actually making things less expensive for people.
Because they know if they show government can do that we’ll want it to do that more. #MedicareForAllNOW
Because they know if they show government can do that we’ll want it to do that more. #MedicareForAllNOW
December 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
It’s wild that Trump and the Republicans are willing to try basically everything except actually making things less expensive for people.
Because they know if they show government can do that we’ll want it to do that more. #MedicareForAllNOW
Because they know if they show government can do that we’ll want it to do that more. #MedicareForAllNOW
Republicans control the legislative and executive (and the judicial, mostly) but it's not the Republicans' fault that everything sucks.
Yeah, sure Donnie. Go suck a Big Mac.
Yeah, sure Donnie. Go suck a Big Mac.
Doth he still rage?
[Exit Bigot.]
[Exit Bigot.]
December 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Republicans control the legislative and executive (and the judicial, mostly) but it's not the Republicans' fault that everything sucks.
Yeah, sure Donnie. Go suck a Big Mac.
Yeah, sure Donnie. Go suck a Big Mac.
Vegetarians & vegans for the win. Good for human and planetary health!
'Butchering is a hard life, and it's hard work' - 20 years ago there were more than 1,100 butcher shops in Ireland, but the industry's representative body now estimates that there are just 520.
'Doors will close' - Butchers seek support amid decline
Irish butchers need support all year and not just at Christmas, according to the Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland.
www.rte.ie
December 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Vegetarians & vegans for the win. Good for human and planetary health!
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The otter keeper gave this baby otter a sock to keep warm. She later turned it into a onesie with holes for the hands, feet, and tail
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The otter keeper gave this baby otter a sock to keep warm. She later turned it into a onesie with holes for the hands, feet, and tail
"The Pulitzer board will not be cowed"
Trump’s Pulitzer Defamation Lawsuit Heads to Discovery Phase (1)
Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board is headed to discovery, something he has avoided in other lawsuits against the media.
news.bloomberglaw.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"The Pulitzer board will not be cowed"
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A wheelchair user from Co Down has described as "incredible" the awareness of movement and sensation felt when using a robotic exoskeleton device.
Wheelchair user says exoskeleton experience 'incredible'
A wheelchair user from Co Down has described as "incredible" the awareness of movement and sensation felt when using a robotic exoskeleton device.
www.rte.ie
December 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A wheelchair user from Co Down has described as "incredible" the awareness of movement and sensation felt when using a robotic exoskeleton device.
"It's not that we (South Park) got all political, it's that politics became pop culture." - Trey Parker
That about sums it up
That about sums it up
December 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"It's not that we (South Park) got all political, it's that politics became pop culture." - Trey Parker
That about sums it up
That about sums it up
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Hello #galway. Populist planning for decades
Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Hello #galway. Populist planning for decades
Absolutely spot on, well worth the read! Galway truly is hostile to people who aren't in a car!!
Excellent piece by @illanwall.bsky.social on how Galway is screaming out for better walking instastructure - crossing the road can not be that hard - can it?
www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
Is Galway hostile to pedestrians?
There’s a video doing the rounds on social media of someone driving through Galway in 1965. The car drives along Bridge Street and Mainguard Street, before turning onto Shop street.
www.advertiser.ie
December 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Absolutely spot on, well worth the read! Galway truly is hostile to people who aren't in a car!!
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📖 ‘Our global solidarity is essential to the defence of human rights’
- 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺
#Cartooningforhumanrights #10decembre
- 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺
#Cartooningforhumanrights #10decembre
December 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
📖 ‘Our global solidarity is essential to the defence of human rights’
- 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺
#Cartooningforhumanrights #10decembre
- 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺
#Cartooningforhumanrights #10decembre
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On the occasion of International Human Rights Day on 10 December, and in response to cuts in public development aid around the world, Cartooning for Peace and @coordinationsud.bsky.social are mobilising through cartoons for international solidarity.
#Cartooningforhumanrights #10decembre
#Cartooningforhumanrights #10decembre
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day on 10 December, and in response to cuts in public development aid around the world, Cartooning for Peace and @coordinationsud.bsky.social are mobilising through cartoons for international solidarity.
#Cartooningforhumanrights #10decembre
#Cartooningforhumanrights #10decembre
"Shit where you eat, that's the new Trump doctrine." - Jon Stewart
FIFA Gives Trump a Gold Pacifier & Looming War on Venezuela Gives Jon Iraq Déjà Vu | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"Shit where you eat, that's the new Trump doctrine." - Jon Stewart
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"The residual ∼1.5 °C warming sustains conditions that hinder the full recovery of Arctic sea ice, potentially pushing the system closer to a tipping point. This warmth also promotes continued permafrost thaw, risking a path-dependent, irreversible release of carbon reservoirs."
New model findings "highlight the irreversible nature of Arctic climate change even under aggressive CDR scenarios."
This means we cannot entirely fix our broken climate, even if we could remove nearly a century of carbon emissions from the atmosphere.
And *this* means we must end fossil fuels.
This means we cannot entirely fix our broken climate, even if we could remove nearly a century of carbon emissions from the atmosphere.
And *this* means we must end fossil fuels.
December 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
"The residual ∼1.5 °C warming sustains conditions that hinder the full recovery of Arctic sea ice, potentially pushing the system closer to a tipping point. This warmth also promotes continued permafrost thaw, risking a path-dependent, irreversible release of carbon reservoirs."
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A pilot programme on three offshore islands will see the Deposit Return Scheme rolled out on Árainn Mhór in Co Donegal, Oileán Chléire in Co Cork and Inishturk, Co Mayo.
Deposit Return Scheme pilot launched on offshore islands
A pilot programme on three offshore islands will see the Deposit Return Scheme rolled out on Árainn Mhór in Co Donegal, Oileán Chléire in Co Cork and Inishturk, Co Mayo.
www.rte.ie
December 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A pilot programme on three offshore islands will see the Deposit Return Scheme rolled out on Árainn Mhór in Co Donegal, Oileán Chléire in Co Cork and Inishturk, Co Mayo.
Racism is the pandemic.
December 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Racism is the pandemic.
"Nobody [in the Trump cabinet] is distinguished, or rather they are distinguished only by the lack of their distinction." - Michael Wolff
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Nobody [in the Trump cabinet] is distinguished, or rather they are distinguished only by the lack of their distinction." - Michael Wolff
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Hath all his ventures fail’d?
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Hath all his ventures fail’d?
Aw, fuck.
Despite Overwhelming Evidence of Success, Trump Administration Stalls EPA Vehicle Standards
The Trump administration will announce today the withdrawal of EPA’s recent decision to maintain the model year 2022-2025 car and light truck fuel-efficiency and emissions standards
www.ucs.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Aw, fuck.
Love me some Weird Al.
Merry Christmas And Happy Chanukah From "Weird Al" Yankovic
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Love me some Weird Al.
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Monet revolutionized color theory by avoiding the use of black paint.
He made dark tones using complementary colors and other dark hues.
He made dark tones using complementary colors and other dark hues.
November 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Monet revolutionized color theory by avoiding the use of black paint.
He made dark tones using complementary colors and other dark hues.
He made dark tones using complementary colors and other dark hues.
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Kenny's Bookshop and Art Gallery in Galway city is celebrating 85 years as a family business this weekend.
Kenny's celebrates 85 years of selling books
Kenny's Bookshop and Art Gallery in Galway city is celebrating 85 years as a family business this weekend.
www.rte.ie
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Kenny's Bookshop and Art Gallery in Galway city is celebrating 85 years as a family business this weekend.
Then what was the point? Outrageous!
COP30 in Brazil adopts climate deal that omits calls to phase out fossil fuels
COP30 in Brazil adopts climate deal that omits calls to phase out fossil fuels
COP30 in Brazil adopts climate deal that omits calls to phase out fossil fuels
Countries attending COP30, the biggest climate meeting of the year, have agreed to a compromise deal setting out steps to help speed up climate action. The deal would boost finance for poor nations co...
ground.news
November 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Then what was the point? Outrageous!
COP30 in Brazil adopts climate deal that omits calls to phase out fossil fuels
COP30 in Brazil adopts climate deal that omits calls to phase out fossil fuels