Sinéad Halpin
@sihalpin.bsky.social
Passionate about Science, Education and Science Education.
Everything is political.
She/Her
Everything is political.
She/Her
From what I saw in the Cork North Central boxes at the tally this morning the spoiled votes were a mix of genuine mistakes and intentional spoils, just like usual, but they were not all one group and shouldn’t be seen as that.
Many unhappy from traditional parties choosing to spoil too.
#Áras25
Many unhappy from traditional parties choosing to spoil too.
#Áras25
October 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
From what I saw in the Cork North Central boxes at the tally this morning the spoiled votes were a mix of genuine mistakes and intentional spoils, just like usual, but they were not all one group and shouldn’t be seen as that.
Many unhappy from traditional parties choosing to spoil too.
#Áras25
Many unhappy from traditional parties choosing to spoil too.
#Áras25
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Galway Independent TD Catherine Connolly says she's made her mind up to run for president.
Connolly confirmed to the Galway City Tribune yesterday that she will launch her campaign formally next week. http://jrnl.ie/6760029
Connolly confirmed to the Galway City Tribune yesterday that she will launch her campaign formally next week. http://jrnl.ie/6760029
Galway Independent TD Catherine Connolly says she's made her mind up to run for president
The Galway TD told the Galway City Tribune that she formally launch her campaign next week.
jrnl.ie
July 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Galway Independent TD Catherine Connolly says she's made her mind up to run for president.
Connolly confirmed to the Galway City Tribune yesterday that she will launch her campaign formally next week. http://jrnl.ie/6760029
Connolly confirmed to the Galway City Tribune yesterday that she will launch her campaign formally next week. http://jrnl.ie/6760029
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HEY!! Did you know there's a brand new game:
- Set in #Ireland
- In the infamous HELLFIRE CLUB
- That is deliciously Gothic Horror
- Made by an Irish Studio
- And absolutely Co-Op
It’s OUR GAME. Presenting our upcoming title: #EyesOfHellfire
Wishlist today! store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
- Set in #Ireland
- In the infamous HELLFIRE CLUB
- That is deliciously Gothic Horror
- Made by an Irish Studio
- And absolutely Co-Op
It’s OUR GAME. Presenting our upcoming title: #EyesOfHellfire
Wishlist today! store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
February 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
HEY!! Did you know there's a brand new game:
- Set in #Ireland
- In the infamous HELLFIRE CLUB
- That is deliciously Gothic Horror
- Made by an Irish Studio
- And absolutely Co-Op
It’s OUR GAME. Presenting our upcoming title: #EyesOfHellfire
Wishlist today! store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
- Set in #Ireland
- In the infamous HELLFIRE CLUB
- That is deliciously Gothic Horror
- Made by an Irish Studio
- And absolutely Co-Op
It’s OUR GAME. Presenting our upcoming title: #EyesOfHellfire
Wishlist today! store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
Minister Buttimer doing everything possible to deflect and deny that his party’s government has not done anywhere enough to change driver behaviour or to reduce car use for over a decade now. 🙄
#rtept
#speirgoirm
#spéirghoirm
#rtept
#speirgoirm
#spéirghoirm
February 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Minister Buttimer doing everything possible to deflect and deny that his party’s government has not done anywhere enough to change driver behaviour or to reduce car use for over a decade now. 🙄
#rtept
#speirgoirm
#spéirghoirm
#rtept
#speirgoirm
#spéirghoirm
Fake account, unfollowed.
Seriously, any large account over on the bird site needs to at least make placeholders here to prevent this.
Seriously, any large account over on the bird site needs to at least make placeholders here to prevent this.
MET Éireann coming to BlueSky is great to see and especially now when it’s vital that information is easy for people to access.
Oíche na Gaoithe Móire arís.
#StormÉowyn
#SpéirGorm
Oíche na Gaoithe Móire arís.
#StormÉowyn
#SpéirGorm
January 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Fake account, unfollowed.
Seriously, any large account over on the bird site needs to at least make placeholders here to prevent this.
Seriously, any large account over on the bird site needs to at least make placeholders here to prevent this.
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Just got this from them…
January 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Just got this from them…
MET Éireann coming to BlueSky is great to see and especially now when it’s vital that information is easy for people to access.
Oíche na Gaoithe Móire arís.
#StormÉowyn
#SpéirGorm
Oíche na Gaoithe Móire arís.
#StormÉowyn
#SpéirGorm
January 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
MET Éireann coming to BlueSky is great to see and especially now when it’s vital that information is easy for people to access.
Oíche na Gaoithe Móire arís.
#StormÉowyn
#SpéirGorm
Oíche na Gaoithe Móire arís.
#StormÉowyn
#SpéirGorm
Bit of contradictory info on the Met Éireann site atm. The area forecast for Cork City says Red up to midday Friday but “advisory” says 2am to 10am.
Is it localised further than the 3 counties, an update in times or a mistake?
@carlowweather.bsky.social
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGhoirm
#StormÉowyn
Is it localised further than the 3 counties, an update in times or a mistake?
@carlowweather.bsky.social
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGhoirm
#StormÉowyn
January 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Bit of contradictory info on the Met Éireann site atm. The area forecast for Cork City says Red up to midday Friday but “advisory” says 2am to 10am.
Is it localised further than the 3 counties, an update in times or a mistake?
@carlowweather.bsky.social
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGhoirm
#StormÉowyn
Is it localised further than the 3 counties, an update in times or a mistake?
@carlowweather.bsky.social
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGhoirm
#StormÉowyn
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1 year after the introduction of a generalized 30 km/h limit in Bologna, the results are quite encouraging.
For the first time since systematic data has been collected (1991), there has been zero (zero!) pedestrian killed in a road accident in 2024.
www.comune.bologna.it/notizie/citt...
For the first time since systematic data has been collected (1991), there has been zero (zero!) pedestrian killed in a road accident in 2024.
www.comune.bologna.it/notizie/citt...
January 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
1 year after the introduction of a generalized 30 km/h limit in Bologna, the results are quite encouraging.
For the first time since systematic data has been collected (1991), there has been zero (zero!) pedestrian killed in a road accident in 2024.
www.comune.bologna.it/notizie/citt...
For the first time since systematic data has been collected (1991), there has been zero (zero!) pedestrian killed in a road accident in 2024.
www.comune.bologna.it/notizie/citt...
On today’s adventures by bike and train I found two lovely things in Dublin (besides the road to Cork 😅)
#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm
#BikeSky
#Cycling
#BetterByBike
#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm
#BikeSky
#Cycling
#BetterByBike
January 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
On today’s adventures by bike and train I found two lovely things in Dublin (besides the road to Cork 😅)
#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm
#BikeSky
#Cycling
#BetterByBike
#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm
#BikeSky
#Cycling
#BetterByBike
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There are people driving on our roads who would kill us and leave us for dead. We don't want to hear about shared responsibility or wearing hi viz.
We want segregated cycle lanes, more enforcement and higher penalties for those who drive in a way that puts lives at risk.
jrnl.ie/6591049
#RoadSafety
We want segregated cycle lanes, more enforcement and higher penalties for those who drive in a way that puts lives at risk.
jrnl.ie/6591049
#RoadSafety
Hit-and-runs made up almost 10% of serious crashes on Irish roads in last two months
It is a “serious criminal offence” to leave the scene of a road traffic collision, a Garda spokesperson said.
jrnl.ie
January 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
There are people driving on our roads who would kill us and leave us for dead. We don't want to hear about shared responsibility or wearing hi viz.
We want segregated cycle lanes, more enforcement and higher penalties for those who drive in a way that puts lives at risk.
jrnl.ie/6591049
#RoadSafety
We want segregated cycle lanes, more enforcement and higher penalties for those who drive in a way that puts lives at risk.
jrnl.ie/6591049
#RoadSafety
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“Majority of cycle lanes” across Cork City starting and ending in shared paths which is normalising cycling on footpaths, campaigners say
Conflict between people cycling and those on foot is being baked into the design of many cycle routes built with the "majority of cycle lanes" across Cork City…
Conflict between people cycling and those on foot is being baked into the design of many cycle routes built with the "majority of cycle lanes" across Cork City…
“Majority of cycle lanes” across Cork City starting and ending in shared paths which is normalising cycling on footpaths, campaigners say
Conflict between people cycling and those on foot is being baked into the design of many cycle routes built with the "majority of cycle lanes" across Cork City now starting and finishing on shared paths which look effectively like footpaths, campaigners have said after a local newspaper columnist complained about cycling on footpaths. The campaigners highlighted the issue after a columnist for the Cork-based The Echo newspaper, Áilín Quinlan, …
irishcycle.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“Majority of cycle lanes” across Cork City starting and ending in shared paths which is normalising cycling on footpaths, campaigners say
Conflict between people cycling and those on foot is being baked into the design of many cycle routes built with the "majority of cycle lanes" across Cork City…
Conflict between people cycling and those on foot is being baked into the design of many cycle routes built with the "majority of cycle lanes" across Cork City…
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After the repairs, is illegal parking on footpaths going to be enforced to prevent more repairs being needed again? Or will it be used again by Cllr's as a vote winner in 5 years to dump more of our taxes into problems caused by motorists?
January 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
After the repairs, is illegal parking on footpaths going to be enforced to prevent more repairs being needed again? Or will it be used again by Cllr's as a vote winner in 5 years to dump more of our taxes into problems caused by motorists?
Trying to check a status of a power outage for a friend (who has turned off all internet, saving phone battery) & the link from the Power Outages page of the ESB site leads to a 404 error with a URL likely last updated in 2021.
The map is great but this is not good 😬
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGhorm
#Sneachta
The map is great but this is not good 😬
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGhorm
#Sneachta
January 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Trying to check a status of a power outage for a friend (who has turned off all internet, saving phone battery) & the link from the Power Outages page of the ESB site leads to a 404 error with a URL likely last updated in 2021.
The map is great but this is not good 😬
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGhorm
#Sneachta
The map is great but this is not good 😬
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGhorm
#Sneachta
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Sneckdown:
When snow reveals the excess space cars don’t use on streets and intersections, exposing opportunities to narrow roads or reclaim space for safer, more people-friendly design. It’s nature’s blueprint for better urban planning.
2/2
When snow reveals the excess space cars don’t use on streets and intersections, exposing opportunities to narrow roads or reclaim space for safer, more people-friendly design. It’s nature’s blueprint for better urban planning.
2/2
January 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Sneckdown:
When snow reveals the excess space cars don’t use on streets and intersections, exposing opportunities to narrow roads or reclaim space for safer, more people-friendly design. It’s nature’s blueprint for better urban planning.
2/2
When snow reveals the excess space cars don’t use on streets and intersections, exposing opportunities to narrow roads or reclaim space for safer, more people-friendly design. It’s nature’s blueprint for better urban planning.
2/2
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2024 brought good progress: new designs based on the NTA 2023 guidelines, a renovated Marina, and new sections of Greenway.
Yet, Páirc Uí Chaoimh still lacks proper bike parking. Time to change that! 🚴♀️
@irishcycle.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social
Yet, Páirc Uí Chaoimh still lacks proper bike parking. Time to change that! 🚴♀️
@irishcycle.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social
December 31, 2024 at 10:33 AM
2024 brought good progress: new designs based on the NTA 2023 guidelines, a renovated Marina, and new sections of Greenway.
Yet, Páirc Uí Chaoimh still lacks proper bike parking. Time to change that! 🚴♀️
@irishcycle.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social
Yet, Páirc Uí Chaoimh still lacks proper bike parking. Time to change that! 🚴♀️
@irishcycle.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social
First time out on the bike this year, a doctors appt, cinema for sing a long Wicked & then picking up some food.
It’s like the pizza wrapper was made for my front rack (it still has its lights cos it’s still Christmas!) 🤣
Normal day, normal bike ride.
#BikeSky
#Bikes
#BetterByBike
#Cork
#CorkCity
It’s like the pizza wrapper was made for my front rack (it still has its lights cos it’s still Christmas!) 🤣
Normal day, normal bike ride.
#BikeSky
#Bikes
#BetterByBike
#Cork
#CorkCity
January 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
First time out on the bike this year, a doctors appt, cinema for sing a long Wicked & then picking up some food.
It’s like the pizza wrapper was made for my front rack (it still has its lights cos it’s still Christmas!) 🤣
Normal day, normal bike ride.
#BikeSky
#Bikes
#BetterByBike
#Cork
#CorkCity
It’s like the pizza wrapper was made for my front rack (it still has its lights cos it’s still Christmas!) 🤣
Normal day, normal bike ride.
#BikeSky
#Bikes
#BetterByBike
#Cork
#CorkCity
"A pedestrian isn't going to kill a motorist but a motorist will kill a pedestrian very easily. A pedestrian hit by a car travelling at 30km per hour, they've a 95% survival rate but when (the speed of the car) goes up to 45 km per hour its reduced to 50%.”
But when change is suggested we’ve this
December 29, 2024 at 11:48 AM
"A pedestrian isn't going to kill a motorist but a motorist will kill a pedestrian very easily. A pedestrian hit by a car travelling at 30km per hour, they've a 95% survival rate but when (the speed of the car) goes up to 45 km per hour its reduced to 50%.”
But when change is suggested we’ve this
Remember these statistics when the usual “change nothing” talking heads get airtime to object to the lowering of speed limits or red light cameras or placement of speed vans or … (ad infinitum)
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGhorm
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGhorm
Been absolute carnage on the roads, and it breaks my heart.
Something has gone terribly and uniquely wrong for road safety in Ireland.
Something has gone terribly and uniquely wrong for road safety in Ireland.
December 27, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Remember these statistics when the usual “change nothing” talking heads get airtime to object to the lowering of speed limits or red light cameras or placement of speed vans or … (ad infinitum)
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGhorm
#SpéirGorm
#SpéirGhorm
Reposted by Sinéad Halpin
It's nuts how many near misses I have in a relatively small area, nearly all from drivers breaking red lights or speeding up the wrong lane to avoid having to wait a few seconds.
Been absolute carnage on the roads, and it breaks my heart.
Something has gone terribly and uniquely wrong for road safety in Ireland.
Something has gone terribly and uniquely wrong for road safety in Ireland.
December 27, 2024 at 9:58 AM
It's nuts how many near misses I have in a relatively small area, nearly all from drivers breaking red lights or speeding up the wrong lane to avoid having to wait a few seconds.
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Once you start noticing how this stuff is presented, you can never unsee it. 'Four people were involved in a collision with a car'????
December 27, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Once you start noticing how this stuff is presented, you can never unsee it. 'Four people were involved in a collision with a car'????
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Almost a million euros was spent on the RSA ad which was insensitive and counterproductive.
@irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @irishcycle.bsky.social @irishdocsenv.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
@irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @irishcycle.bsky.social @irishdocsenv.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
December 27, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Almost a million euros was spent on the RSA ad which was insensitive and counterproductive.
@irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @irishcycle.bsky.social @irishdocsenv.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
@irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @irishcycle.bsky.social @irishdocsenv.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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The effectiveness of a campaign is based on the number of hits/views.
It's not based on the number of collisions, injuries or deaths, or people walking/cycling.
It's time to have public health experts lead road safety campaigns rather than advertising agencies.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
It's not based on the number of collisions, injuries or deaths, or people walking/cycling.
It's time to have public health experts lead road safety campaigns rather than advertising agencies.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
RSA spent €975k on ad campaign that was labelled 'ableist' and 'offensive'
RSA chair Liz O’Donnell raised concerns internally she could see how it would be offensive to people
www.irishexaminer.com
December 26, 2024 at 11:36 AM
The effectiveness of a campaign is based on the number of hits/views.
It's not based on the number of collisions, injuries or deaths, or people walking/cycling.
It's time to have public health experts lead road safety campaigns rather than advertising agencies.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
It's not based on the number of collisions, injuries or deaths, or people walking/cycling.
It's time to have public health experts lead road safety campaigns rather than advertising agencies.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
Reposted by Sinéad Halpin
Some diffrences in figures here for some reason RSA told IrishCycle (also via an FOI request) that the production costs were €463,569 (ex-VAT), and the advertising spend was €439,737.76 (ex-VAT).
Which totals €1.12m (including VAT) irishcycle.com/2024/11/11/e...
Which totals €1.12m (including VAT) irishcycle.com/2024/11/11/e...
December 26, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Some diffrences in figures here for some reason RSA told IrishCycle (also via an FOI request) that the production costs were €463,569 (ex-VAT), and the advertising spend was €439,737.76 (ex-VAT).
Which totals €1.12m (including VAT) irishcycle.com/2024/11/11/e...
Which totals €1.12m (including VAT) irishcycle.com/2024/11/11/e...