Seán Keating
@seanmk1.bsky.social
Innealtóir, Athair, Rothaí.
Engineer , Dad, Cyclist, Gaeilgeoir Dréimeach
Engineer , Dad, Cyclist, Gaeilgeoir Dréimeach
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Good evening Bluesky. What do you think is the sharpest rise in quality between a first album and a second album?
My choice is from "Frank" to "Back In Black" by Amy Winehouse.
My choice is from "Frank" to "Back In Black" by Amy Winehouse.
November 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Good evening Bluesky. What do you think is the sharpest rise in quality between a first album and a second album?
My choice is from "Frank" to "Back In Black" by Amy Winehouse.
My choice is from "Frank" to "Back In Black" by Amy Winehouse.
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I don't want to go to the gym, but if it means I can beat up racists ok.
Good morning.
This is your reminder to get to the gym so that you can beat up racists if you have to.
This is your reminder to get to the gym so that you can beat up racists if you have to.
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I don't want to go to the gym, but if it means I can beat up racists ok.
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Ok, who had on their bingo card MJT becoming a woke transit, healthcare defending, social justice warrior against human trafficking?
Trump take air travel.
So even MJT have to take train.
"Far-right Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was on Amtrak Crescent traveling from DCto her home state, and she was enchanted. “The sweetest people run the train,” she posted.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
So even MJT have to take train.
"Far-right Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was on Amtrak Crescent traveling from DCto her home state, and she was enchanted. “The sweetest people run the train,” she posted.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
November 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Ok, who had on their bingo card MJT becoming a woke transit, healthcare defending, social justice warrior against human trafficking?
Ebike let me down yesterday morning, so decided to take the car.
11kph average speed. How the hell do people do this!?!
11kph average speed. How the hell do people do this!?!
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Ebike let me down yesterday morning, so decided to take the car.
11kph average speed. How the hell do people do this!?!
11kph average speed. How the hell do people do this!?!
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Dare we dream??..
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Dare we dream??..
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I have two and a half questions to this…. How and why was a child alone in a car long enough for this to happen?
Did they not look to see if something was in the car? Dog, child, granny etc
Did they not look to see if something was in the car? Dog, child, granny etc
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I have two and a half questions to this…. How and why was a child alone in a car long enough for this to happen?
Did they not look to see if something was in the car? Dog, child, granny etc
Did they not look to see if something was in the car? Dog, child, granny etc
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Dublin clampers towed away a car with a child in back – again. After two similar incidents in 2023, DSPS, the council parking enforcement contractor, put in place procedures to keep it from happening again.
Dublin clampers towed away a car with a child in back – again
After two similar incidents in 2023, DSPS, the council parking enforcement contractor, put in place procedures to keep it from happening again.
www.dublininquirer.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Dublin clampers towed away a car with a child in back – again. After two similar incidents in 2023, DSPS, the council parking enforcement contractor, put in place procedures to keep it from happening again.
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If this is what they are doing with the AI, what do you think they are doing with the much simpler and easier to control algorithm that chooses which posts you see and which of your posts are seen by others?
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
If this is what they are doing with the AI, what do you think they are doing with the much simpler and easier to control algorithm that chooses which posts you see and which of your posts are seen by others?
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The private ownership claim to Lough Neagh (Loch nEathach) originates with Sir Arthur Chichester, English commander during the Nine Years’ War and one of the architects of the Plantation of Ulster. There was even an attempt by colonists to rename the lake ‘Lough Chichester’.
“Main cause is an overload of phosphorus & nitrogen from agriculture, including farm runoff, fertilisers & animal waste”.
The price of our current model of industrial farming is the death of nature. Is that *really* a price worth paying?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The price of our current model of industrial farming is the death of nature. Is that *really* a price worth paying?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster
Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algae
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The private ownership claim to Lough Neagh (Loch nEathach) originates with Sir Arthur Chichester, English commander during the Nine Years’ War and one of the architects of the Plantation of Ulster. There was even an attempt by colonists to rename the lake ‘Lough Chichester’.
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I interviewed then housing minister Darragh O’Brien and put it to him that these illegal short term lets could be brought back to the rental market with the stroke of a pen. That it wasn’t done shows the “we’re doing all we can to fix housing” line was a lie.
All Airbnbs being rented year round are in contravention of planning laws. Houses built for private residential tenancy need to apply for change of use. If you built a house without following the rules it could be torn down. We could solve this Airbnb problem overnight, there’s no political will.
Rental crisis to intensify as ‘starved of supply’ housing stock dips below 2,000
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I interviewed then housing minister Darragh O’Brien and put it to him that these illegal short term lets could be brought back to the rental market with the stroke of a pen. That it wasn’t done shows the “we’re doing all we can to fix housing” line was a lie.
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Friend walked into a pub in Cork with a huge army greatcoat on, old lad at bar perked up and exclaimed: "COMRADE! WHAT NEWS FROM STALINGRAD!?"
Was in Doyle's once and a lad walked in wearing a black leather jacket, black t-shirt and *tight* black jeans. When he got to his table, one of his mates looked up at him and went "Look, it's Sandy from Grease."
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Friend walked into a pub in Cork with a huge army greatcoat on, old lad at bar perked up and exclaimed: "COMRADE! WHAT NEWS FROM STALINGRAD!?"
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BREAKING: European Sleeper will start a Paris-Berlin sleeper train from 26 March 2026, after Nightjet pulls out in December.
It'll run via Brussels (with Eurostar connection from London) 3 times a week. This + existing train = Brussels-Berlin 6 times a week. www.europeansleeper.eu/paris
It'll run via Brussels (with Eurostar connection from London) 3 times a week. This + existing train = Brussels-Berlin 6 times a week. www.europeansleeper.eu/paris
November 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
BREAKING: European Sleeper will start a Paris-Berlin sleeper train from 26 March 2026, after Nightjet pulls out in December.
It'll run via Brussels (with Eurostar connection from London) 3 times a week. This + existing train = Brussels-Berlin 6 times a week. www.europeansleeper.eu/paris
It'll run via Brussels (with Eurostar connection from London) 3 times a week. This + existing train = Brussels-Berlin 6 times a week. www.europeansleeper.eu/paris
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So nobody (NOBODY?) in Depts Finance or Housing knows how to calculate a residual land value? 😬
Minister ”impact [VAT reduction] is going to have on price of development land is not a matter that has been raised with me so far in analysis we have done” www.kildarestreet.com/committees/?...
Minister ”impact [VAT reduction] is going to have on price of development land is not a matter that has been raised with me so far in analysis we have done” www.kildarestreet.com/committees/?...
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
So nobody (NOBODY?) in Depts Finance or Housing knows how to calculate a residual land value? 😬
Minister ”impact [VAT reduction] is going to have on price of development land is not a matter that has been raised with me so far in analysis we have done” www.kildarestreet.com/committees/?...
Minister ”impact [VAT reduction] is going to have on price of development land is not a matter that has been raised with me so far in analysis we have done” www.kildarestreet.com/committees/?...
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On this theme, sports photography from the 1970s and 80s had this gorgeous blue glow because the light from now-banned bulbs passing through clouds of cigarette smoke created a (lethal and ecologically catastrophic) kind of beautiful Instagram filter.
They say the air pollution gives LA its incredible sunsets, the lack of sunlight forces Sweden to make happy pop music, and the constant rain gives the West of Ireland its storytellers.
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
On this theme, sports photography from the 1970s and 80s had this gorgeous blue glow because the light from now-banned bulbs passing through clouds of cigarette smoke created a (lethal and ecologically catastrophic) kind of beautiful Instagram filter.
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They say the air pollution gives LA its incredible sunsets, the lack of sunlight forces Sweden to make happy pop music, and the constant rain gives the West of Ireland its storytellers.
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
They say the air pollution gives LA its incredible sunsets, the lack of sunlight forces Sweden to make happy pop music, and the constant rain gives the West of Ireland its storytellers.
Catherine Connolly beo ar an teilifís i Londain.
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Catherine Connolly beo ar an teilifís i Londain.
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Israelis. Still scared of children after murdering tens of thousands of them.
“Israeli ceasefire” continues to involve drone-striking children
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Israelis. Still scared of children after murdering tens of thousands of them.
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Lift the height caps they said, it’ll make housing affordable that said
1 bed starting €3,050/ month
2 bed starting €4,500/ month www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
1 bed starting €3,050/ month
2 bed starting €4,500/ month www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
Dublin’s new tallest building: This tower of darkness should never have been allowed
College Square was redesigned to give its residential block more impact. Why did An Bord Pleanála make such a misguided decision?
www.irishtimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Lift the height caps they said, it’ll make housing affordable that said
1 bed starting €3,050/ month
2 bed starting €4,500/ month www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
1 bed starting €3,050/ month
2 bed starting €4,500/ month www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
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Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
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🥹 Such a lovely lovely Úachtarán. ❤️👏
Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🥹 Such a lovely lovely Úachtarán. ❤️👏