@rathmacan.bsky.social
But the heat of a thousand suns can do a lot more.
A small light can push back a great deal of darkness.
My speech at the Euro-Chanukah
→ link.europa.eu/39gdfR
My speech at the Euro-Chanukah
→ link.europa.eu/39gdfR
December 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
But the heat of a thousand suns can do a lot more.
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Sport can heal, but it can also harm.
The Oireachtas heard how programmes like Boxing Clever and Homeless Street Leagues transform lives, while outdated policies keep people trapped in cycles of addiction and punishment
#DrugSky #Ireland #SpeirGorm
natalieoregan.substack.com/p/sport-addi...
The Oireachtas heard how programmes like Boxing Clever and Homeless Street Leagues transform lives, while outdated policies keep people trapped in cycles of addiction and punishment
#DrugSky #Ireland #SpeirGorm
natalieoregan.substack.com/p/sport-addi...
Sport, Addiction and Recovery: Promise and Pitfalls in Ireland’s Health-Led Narrative
On 6 November, the Joint Committee on Drugs Use convened for its fifth public session, exploring the intersection of sport, addiction and well-being.
natalieoregan.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sport can heal, but it can also harm.
The Oireachtas heard how programmes like Boxing Clever and Homeless Street Leagues transform lives, while outdated policies keep people trapped in cycles of addiction and punishment
#DrugSky #Ireland #SpeirGorm
natalieoregan.substack.com/p/sport-addi...
The Oireachtas heard how programmes like Boxing Clever and Homeless Street Leagues transform lives, while outdated policies keep people trapped in cycles of addiction and punishment
#DrugSky #Ireland #SpeirGorm
natalieoregan.substack.com/p/sport-addi...
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"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more."
Los Campesinos:
Los Campesinos:
Here’s how much money Los Camp! make from streaming… - Los Campesinos!
loscampesinos.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more."
Los Campesinos:
Los Campesinos:
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Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections
Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections
Chief Rabbi says Jewish story deserves not to be ‘whitewashed or erased’
www.irishtimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections
This is good, great overview of tobacco harm reduction and why is it contentious?.
singerp.substack.com/p/tobacco-ha...
singerp.substack.com/p/tobacco-ha...
Tobacco Harm Reduction — with Derek Yach and Mark Tyndall
Can we overcome ideology to save 100 million lives?
singerp.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is good, great overview of tobacco harm reduction and why is it contentious?.
singerp.substack.com/p/tobacco-ha...
singerp.substack.com/p/tobacco-ha...
Good article detailing the pros and cons of vaping/e-cigarettes.
ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...
ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...
While vaping is not risk-free, it is less harmful than tobacco
Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about vaping and its effects.
ourworldindata.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Good article detailing the pros and cons of vaping/e-cigarettes.
ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...
ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...
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Teachers: No spare time? Same. This free Irish Wildlife School Garden pack breaks it into 10-minute micro-lessons + simple routines that survive summer. 🌱🦋🌎
Editable .docx: gardeningwell.ie/school-pack
Please share/repost
#SchoolGardens #speirgorm #GreenSchools
Editable .docx: gardeningwell.ie/school-pack
Please share/repost
#SchoolGardens #speirgorm #GreenSchools
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Teachers: No spare time? Same. This free Irish Wildlife School Garden pack breaks it into 10-minute micro-lessons + simple routines that survive summer. 🌱🦋🌎
Editable .docx: gardeningwell.ie/school-pack
Please share/repost
#SchoolGardens #speirgorm #GreenSchools
Editable .docx: gardeningwell.ie/school-pack
Please share/repost
#SchoolGardens #speirgorm #GreenSchools
"WHO and FCTC leaders are spreading misinformation, but in this field, misinformation kills"
profetter.substack.com/p/time-to-re...
profetter.substack.com/p/time-to-re...
Time to replace the tobacco control leadership at WHO and FCTC
COP-11 delegates should know the truth
profetter.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"WHO and FCTC leaders are spreading misinformation, but in this field, misinformation kills"
profetter.substack.com/p/time-to-re...
profetter.substack.com/p/time-to-re...
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Brownshirt ICE rolled up to my local Home Depot today and got the F-off treatment.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
June 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Brownshirt ICE rolled up to my local Home Depot today and got the F-off treatment.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
And Irish anti smoking activists are following blindly the WHO's ill judged stance.
www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/159...
www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/159...
Promoted | The WHO’s anti-vaping stance is undermining Europe’s fight against smoking
By Michael Landl - Director, World Vapers’ Alliance.
www.brusselstimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
And Irish anti smoking activists are following blindly the WHO's ill judged stance.
www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/159...
www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/159...
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Ireland joins six other countries in calling on Israel to ‘immediately’ lift Gaza blockade
Ireland joins six other countries in calling on Israel to ‘immediately’ lift Gaza blockade
Amid a ‘man-made humanitarian catastrophe’ in Palestine, Taoiseach and six other European leaders urge Israel to ‘reverse its current policy’
www.irishtimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Ireland joins six other countries in calling on Israel to ‘immediately’ lift Gaza blockade
Will the rain ever stop
April 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Will the rain ever stop
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New Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act.
(Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin)
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act.
(Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin)
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
The Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
April 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
New Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act.
(Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin)
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act.
(Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin)
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
Antisemitism, not authoritarianism?
The heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fought for freedom and dignity in the face of unimaginable horror.
Today, like so many across Poland, we hold a daffodil in remembrance of their bravery.
Their memory compels us to stand firm against antisemitism and hatred in all its forms.
Today, like so many across Poland, we hold a daffodil in remembrance of their bravery.
Their memory compels us to stand firm against antisemitism and hatred in all its forms.
April 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Antisemitism, not authoritarianism?
Papers please.
A co-worker of mine (who is a judge), traveled by train from Montana to North Dakota for work this week. The train made a stop in Havre, MT, where ICE agents—armed and dressed in full military-style tactical gear—boarded the train.
The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains?
By Judith Roberts * As an attorney I’m deeply alarmed by an incident that occurred just this week and feel compelled to share it—to raise aw...
weknowwhatsup.blogspot.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Papers please.
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So, if you see any Britain-fixated Irish politician or columnist suggest that yesterday’s U.K. Supreme Court’s decision should be followed here, you may point out that Ireland’s legal system recognises the CJEU, not the U.K. SC, as its superior court.
Para 32 sets out the test for any Member State to apply when obtaining and then recording the gender of a person.
It hangs on the purpose for which it is collected. If the purpose is to identify the person, then it should
"refer to that person's lived gender identity" not that assigned at birth
It hangs on the purpose for which it is collected. If the purpose is to identify the person, then it should
"refer to that person's lived gender identity" not that assigned at birth
April 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
So, if you see any Britain-fixated Irish politician or columnist suggest that yesterday’s U.K. Supreme Court’s decision should be followed here, you may point out that Ireland’s legal system recognises the CJEU, not the U.K. SC, as its superior court.
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i think i got food poisoning at the marketplace of ideas
April 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
i think i got food poisoning at the marketplace of ideas
And whatever these are
April 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
And whatever these are
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I wrote this week's Gist about the State's demand for surveillance power because it's the strand of policy I'm best placed to comment on, but it was partly provoked by the wave of govenment comment complaining that Judicial Review (where the state fails to follow its own rules) is inherently wrong.
“Financial market for building Dublin apartments ‘broken’, says housing minister”
“We have to examine every lever. Every lever has to be on the table”
..housing delivery over-reliant on profititability of land speculation is never reliable
www.businesspost.ie/news/financi...
“We have to examine every lever. Every lever has to be on the table”
..housing delivery over-reliant on profititability of land speculation is never reliable
www.businesspost.ie/news/financi...
Financial market for building Dublin apartments ‘broken’, says housing minister
The minister said judicial reviews have been “weaponised” to delay projects rather than achieve legal victories
www.businesspost.ie
March 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I wrote this week's Gist about the State's demand for surveillance power because it's the strand of policy I'm best placed to comment on, but it was partly provoked by the wave of govenment comment complaining that Judicial Review (where the state fails to follow its own rules) is inherently wrong.
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When you assume bad things are always done in secret, it can take much too long to realize proclamations of ill intent are serious.
I think this is the hang-up.
I think this is the hang-up.
March 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
When you assume bad things are always done in secret, it can take much too long to realize proclamations of ill intent are serious.
I think this is the hang-up.
I think this is the hang-up.
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10th anniversary of #NationalYokesDay
March 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
10th anniversary of #NationalYokesDay
