Robert Sweetnam
@rgsweetnam.zq.ie
I.T. Worker, former Irish Army Reservist and all round geek. Cork, Ireland.
formerly @rgsweetnam.bsky.social but now living here.
formerly @rgsweetnam.bsky.social but now living here.
Wait, wait! I know the answer to this one.
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Wait, wait! I know the answer to this one.
How on earth can can a cafe in a park on property already owned by Dublin City Council cost €6.1 million?
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New €6.1m tearooms for Merrion Square delayed amid ‘exceptionally high building inflation’
Cost of consultant architects rose from €246,000 in 2015 to €655,000 last year, audit finds
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November 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
How on earth can can a cafe in a park on property already owned by Dublin City Council cost €6.1 million?
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Hell of a sound when you’re hungover!
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Hell of a sound when you’re hungover!
Noticed quite a few Ineos Grenadiers popping up in photos from Ukraine recently.
Ukraine has returned 31 civilians from Belarus, including men and women sentenced to 2–11 years in prison. The youngest is 18, the oldest 58, and some are seriously ill. The Coordination Headquarters thanked the U.S. and Donald Trump for helping secure their release.
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Noticed quite a few Ineos Grenadiers popping up in photos from Ukraine recently.
Red Sky in Morning - Shepherd’s warning.
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Red Sky in Morning - Shepherd’s warning.
Amazon are having a Black Friday WEEK! They can go and shite.
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Amazon are having a Black Friday WEEK! They can go and shite.
Lean manufacturing training today (kill me now). Over the years I’m convinced it’s possible to focus so much on Lean and finding efficiencies that it has the complete opposite effect and as a result you are left with inefficiencies because of change for change’s sake. Have seen many examples.
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Lean manufacturing training today (kill me now). Over the years I’m convinced it’s possible to focus so much on Lean and finding efficiencies that it has the complete opposite effect and as a result you are left with inefficiencies because of change for change’s sake. Have seen many examples.
I can remember it in the news. Mrs S who is Czech was only almost two years old 😬😬
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I can remember it in the news. Mrs S who is Czech was only almost two years old 😬😬
In this photo - Not Army as captioned. Lazy editing again.
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
In this photo - Not Army as captioned. Lazy editing again.
Reposted by Robert Sweetnam
I just wish for someone to market a eInk smartphone so successful that the internet would need to be completely rewritten to avoid video contents.
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I just wish for someone to market a eInk smartphone so successful that the internet would need to be completely rewritten to avoid video contents.
The @realgdt.bsky.social Frankenstein production is absolutely incredible.
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The @realgdt.bsky.social Frankenstein production is absolutely incredible.
Planning a trip to Norn Iron to bulk buy my vape liquid. I’ll be damned if I’m paying €11 for a 10ml bottle here when it’s literally €5 cheaper a bottle up there. 100 bottles would save me €500.
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Planning a trip to Norn Iron to bulk buy my vape liquid. I’ll be damned if I’m paying €11 for a 10ml bottle here when it’s literally €5 cheaper a bottle up there. 100 bottles would save me €500.
wmic command line removed in Windows 11 25H2? O'RLY ???
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
wmic command line removed in Windows 11 25H2? O'RLY ???
Epic sea views today!!!
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Epic sea views today!!!
Full article
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November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Full article
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Some cyclists (Not the majority!) have made the Waterford Greenway a thoroughly unpleasant experience if you're walking. The Youghal to Midleton greenway is no exception. Mentality of some is that Greenways are for cyclists only. Speed limits won't change shit.
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Some cyclists (Not the majority!) have made the Waterford Greenway a thoroughly unpleasant experience if you're walking. The Youghal to Midleton greenway is no exception. Mentality of some is that Greenways are for cyclists only. Speed limits won't change shit.
Inevitable. Loads of sirens of emergency vehicles on N25
Epic thunder and lightning on the way to work. Still going on so if you’re on the N25 on the way to Cork city be careful because rain is very heavy and lots of standing water!
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Inevitable. Loads of sirens of emergency vehicles on N25
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Weasel words trying to ease her conscience. All about the money innit?
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Weasel words trying to ease her conscience. All about the money innit?
Epic thunder and lightning on the way to work. Still going on so if you’re on the N25 on the way to Cork city be careful because rain is very heavy and lots of standing water!
October 31, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Epic thunder and lightning on the way to work. Still going on so if you’re on the N25 on the way to Cork city be careful because rain is very heavy and lots of standing water!
Below is in relation to a datacentre, solar park, housing and associated local amenities being planned for Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford
Kilmeaden will ‘no longer be a village’ if planned multi-billion-euro data centre goes ahead jrnl.ie/6858003
Kilmeaden will ‘no longer be a village’ if planned multi-billion-euro data centre goes ahead jrnl.ie/6858003
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Below is in relation to a datacentre, solar park, housing and associated local amenities being planned for Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford
Kilmeaden will ‘no longer be a village’ if planned multi-billion-euro data centre goes ahead jrnl.ie/6858003
Kilmeaden will ‘no longer be a village’ if planned multi-billion-euro data centre goes ahead jrnl.ie/6858003
Karen by name, Karen by nature. She already has her house. Fuck anyone else who wants one and heaven help that the eyesore that’s the old cheese factory is replaced.
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Karen by name, Karen by nature. She already has her house. Fuck anyone else who wants one and heaven help that the eyesore that’s the old cheese factory is replaced.
Some of the people who have made a huge contribution to Irish Society are just ordinary people who never planned to. Mary McGee was one of these. May she rest in peace:
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Death announced of Mary ‘May’ McGee who won historic Supreme Court contraception case
Landmark 1973 case found married couples had right to make private decisions on family planning
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October 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Some of the people who have made a huge contribution to Irish Society are just ordinary people who never planned to. Mary McGee was one of these. May she rest in peace:
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
I wouldn’t like to be going in to work in Amazon today. Nor would I like to be dependent on AWS for any critical infrastructure in the future.
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Amazon prepares for major layoffs among office workers - reports
If confirmed, the cuts in Amazon's corporate ranks could mark the company's biggest layoffs in several years.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I wouldn’t like to be going in to work in Amazon today. Nor would I like to be dependent on AWS for any critical infrastructure in the future.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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