Rónán O’Brien
@rplobrien.bsky.social
Leeds United, Irish Labour, Packer, Shels in no particular order. An T. History and Beer. Dub. PhDing.
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All this stuff about Britain is broken, all is terrible, there is no recourse, society is falling apart, if there was a war nobody would go, etc is beginning to irritate me.
There are doubtlessly considerable problems. But I worry that the catastrophizing could turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
There are doubtlessly considerable problems. But I worry that the catastrophizing could turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
June 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
All this stuff about Britain is broken, all is terrible, there is no recourse, society is falling apart, if there was a war nobody would go, etc is beginning to irritate me.
There are doubtlessly considerable problems. But I worry that the catastrophizing could turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
There are doubtlessly considerable problems. But I worry that the catastrophizing could turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Alina Bohdan fled war in Ukraine. She has young children and is suffering from cancer. Last night she was huddled in fear reading the Bible to them as a baying racist mob swept down the street, seeking whom they might devour. What sickening insanity.
‘We are not here to destroy your community’: Filipino man’s plea to rioters after car burned out in Ballymena violence
A Filipino man who had his car burned out and home attacked during violence in Ballymena has pleaded with rioters to stop, telling them “we are not here to destroy your community”.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Alina Bohdan fled war in Ukraine. She has young children and is suffering from cancer. Last night she was huddled in fear reading the Bible to them as a baying racist mob swept down the street, seeking whom they might devour. What sickening insanity.
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I have tried & failed to find appropriate words to describe this extraordinary article. Suffice to say that if you read it, you will never forget it. Or the little boy at its heart.
I wrote for the Guardian’s Saturday magazine about my son Max, who changed how I see the world. Took ages. More jokes after the first bit.
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I have tried & failed to find appropriate words to describe this extraordinary article. Suffice to say that if you read it, you will never forget it. Or the little boy at its heart.
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The rest of the world no longer trusts the US as a place to visit, trade and, now, study.
Trump has achieved the holy trinity of reputational suicide.
Trump has achieved the holy trinity of reputational suicide.
May 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The rest of the world no longer trusts the US as a place to visit, trade and, now, study.
Trump has achieved the holy trinity of reputational suicide.
Trump has achieved the holy trinity of reputational suicide.
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Hard to fathom that the legacy of 14 years could stretch beyond 10 months.
I think it should not be beyond the wit of the BBC to employ a chief political correspondent with object permanence.
May 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Hard to fathom that the legacy of 14 years could stretch beyond 10 months.
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We're delighted to be able to host a panel discussion with River Guardians from Colombia. This promises to be a really interesting event.
Please register and join us next Thursday.
Please register and join us next Thursday.
River Guardians: from Colombia to Ireland
Panel discussion: can rights of nature make a difference?
All welcome to this very special event taking place in Tailors' Hall, Dublin on Thursday 22 May.
Book tickets:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/river-guar...
#EnvironmentalJustice
#biodiversityweek
Panel discussion: can rights of nature make a difference?
All welcome to this very special event taking place in Tailors' Hall, Dublin on Thursday 22 May.
Book tickets:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/river-guar...
#EnvironmentalJustice
#biodiversityweek
May 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
We're delighted to be able to host a panel discussion with River Guardians from Colombia. This promises to be a really interesting event.
Please register and join us next Thursday.
Please register and join us next Thursday.
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What has congestion pricing meant in NYC so far? Faster commutes, fewer delays, less honking, fewer injuries.
Great piece from @emmbadger.bsky.social @stefanoschen.bsky.social and others digging into the data.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Great piece from @emmbadger.bsky.social @stefanoschen.bsky.social and others digging into the data.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
What has congestion pricing meant in NYC so far? Faster commutes, fewer delays, less honking, fewer injuries.
Great piece from @emmbadger.bsky.social @stefanoschen.bsky.social and others digging into the data.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Great piece from @emmbadger.bsky.social @stefanoschen.bsky.social and others digging into the data.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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What the hell is this government actually doing? A survival guide to a deeply weird administration iandunt.substack.com/p/what-is-th...
May 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
What the hell is this government actually doing? A survival guide to a deeply weird administration iandunt.substack.com/p/what-is-th...
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733 schools nationwide receive Green Flags from @greenschoolsire.bsky.social — 'every journey to school without the car, every tree planted, every reusable water bottle makes a huge difference when looked at on a global scale. These actions are just inspiring to see'
www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...
www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...
733 schools across Ireland receive Green Flags for sustainability
733 schools were awarded Green Flags in recognition of the sustainable practices they've introduced in their schools acorss themes such as water, energy and biodiversity.
www.rte.ie
May 9, 2025 at 8:19 AM
733 schools nationwide receive Green Flags from @greenschoolsire.bsky.social — 'every journey to school without the car, every tree planted, every reusable water bottle makes a huge difference when looked at on a global scale. These actions are just inspiring to see'
www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...
www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...
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In its fourth annual survey, Scale Ireland found that funding remained the number one concern amongst founders and CEOs, and 88pc are deploying AI.
Scale Ireland: Attracting private capital still major challenge for start-ups
Accessing private capital major concern for founders and CEOs according to Scale Ireland annual survey.
www.siliconrepublic.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
In its fourth annual survey, Scale Ireland found that funding remained the number one concern amongst founders and CEOs, and 88pc are deploying AI.
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From @independent.ie ‘Truly exceptional’ #dillonrediscovered @dublincityuni.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/entertainmen... The hair-raising exploits of a flawed but gifted journalist who was a master of disguise
www.independent.ie/entertainmen... The hair-raising exploits of a flawed but gifted journalist who was a master of disguise
The hair-raising exploits of a flawed but gifted journalist who was a master of disguise
In August 1895, William Ewart Gladstone decided to come out of retirement for one last public speech. The 85-year-old former British prime minister had been moved by a series of Daily Telegraph articl...
www.independent.ie
May 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
From @independent.ie ‘Truly exceptional’ #dillonrediscovered @dublincityuni.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/entertainmen... The hair-raising exploits of a flawed but gifted journalist who was a master of disguise
www.independent.ie/entertainmen... The hair-raising exploits of a flawed but gifted journalist who was a master of disguise
‘I was seven in 1975 when I committed myself to Leeds United, then I watched a great team fall apart’
www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
‘I was seven in 1975 when I committed myself to Leeds United, then I watched a great team fall apart’
Martin Clancy recalls the highs of being a starstruck schoolboy meeting Johnny Giles in 1975 to the lows of watching a club in freefall
www.irishtimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
‘I was seven in 1975 when I committed myself to Leeds United, then I watched a great team fall apart’
www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
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"Please can we stop treating this as a political football or way of scoring points against each other."
Gillian Tett, Financial Times columnist, calls for people to use "empathy" and "tolerance" on the gender debate.
#Newsnight
Gillian Tett, Financial Times columnist, calls for people to use "empathy" and "tolerance" on the gender debate.
#Newsnight
April 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
"Please can we stop treating this as a political football or way of scoring points against each other."
Gillian Tett, Financial Times columnist, calls for people to use "empathy" and "tolerance" on the gender debate.
#Newsnight
Gillian Tett, Financial Times columnist, calls for people to use "empathy" and "tolerance" on the gender debate.
#Newsnight
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In 2015, the GRA was so uncontroversial that I watched beacon of progress, Willie O’Dea, give a speech in the Dáil saying he didn’t think it went far enough
April 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In 2015, the GRA was so uncontroversial that I watched beacon of progress, Willie O’Dea, give a speech in the Dáil saying he didn’t think it went far enough
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This is some guy called David Cullinane on the same bill
April 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is some guy called David Cullinane on the same bill
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Beautiful data-art on the cover of the European State of the Climate Report released today.
The mountainscape shows changes in European temperatures since 1940.
Designed by @annalombardi.bsky.social. #esotc
Full report: climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024
The mountainscape shows changes in European temperatures since 1940.
Designed by @annalombardi.bsky.social. #esotc
Full report: climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024
April 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Beautiful data-art on the cover of the European State of the Climate Report released today.
The mountainscape shows changes in European temperatures since 1940.
Designed by @annalombardi.bsky.social. #esotc
Full report: climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024
The mountainscape shows changes in European temperatures since 1940.
Designed by @annalombardi.bsky.social. #esotc
Full report: climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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Great news on 2040 in the #German coalition treaty!
They support a net 90% target at EU level with the following conditions:
- max 3% of high quality Article 6 credits can be used,
- Germany's domestic 2040 target (88% 'gros') won't increase,
- permanent (!) and sust. removals.
They support a net 90% target at EU level with the following conditions:
- max 3% of high quality Article 6 credits can be used,
- Germany's domestic 2040 target (88% 'gros') won't increase,
- permanent (!) and sust. removals.
April 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Great news on 2040 in the #German coalition treaty!
They support a net 90% target at EU level with the following conditions:
- max 3% of high quality Article 6 credits can be used,
- Germany's domestic 2040 target (88% 'gros') won't increase,
- permanent (!) and sust. removals.
They support a net 90% target at EU level with the following conditions:
- max 3% of high quality Article 6 credits can be used,
- Germany's domestic 2040 target (88% 'gros') won't increase,
- permanent (!) and sust. removals.
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Please STOP THIS NONSENSE folks! Mischaracterizing the science is wrong regardless of what side of the climate policy debate you may be on: michaelmann.net/on-the-new-w...
April 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Please STOP THIS NONSENSE folks! Mischaracterizing the science is wrong regardless of what side of the climate policy debate you may be on: michaelmann.net/on-the-new-w...
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It's amazing how few people in the UK realise that the last time the world went in to a massive financial tailspin, albeit one not directly caused by the President of the USA, it was Gordon Brown & the late Alistair Darling who provided the sort of international leadership desperately needed now.
April 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
It's amazing how few people in the UK realise that the last time the world went in to a massive financial tailspin, albeit one not directly caused by the President of the USA, it was Gordon Brown & the late Alistair Darling who provided the sort of international leadership desperately needed now.
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I see "nobody" is using the cycle path again along North Strand Road on the Clontarf Route:
March 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I see "nobody" is using the cycle path again along North Strand Road on the Clontarf Route:
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I'm back to work today after several days of literal fever dream only to find myself in the metaphorical variety 🫠
Anyway, we asked a bunch of experts what Trump tariffs might mean for global energy flows and climate action
www.carbonbrief.org/...
Anyway, we asked a bunch of experts what Trump tariffs might mean for global energy flows and climate action
www.carbonbrief.org/...
April 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I'm back to work today after several days of literal fever dream only to find myself in the metaphorical variety 🫠
Anyway, we asked a bunch of experts what Trump tariffs might mean for global energy flows and climate action
www.carbonbrief.org/...
Anyway, we asked a bunch of experts what Trump tariffs might mean for global energy flows and climate action
www.carbonbrief.org/...