Colm Ryan 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦
@woodpigeon.bsky.social
Storyteller, occasional photographer, astronomy, history and science geek. Learning Ukrainian. Living in Cork, Ireland with a rake of cats.
Still buzzing over the Wolf Alice concert on Wednesday. My favourite rock group.
December 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Still buzzing over the Wolf Alice concert on Wednesday. My favourite rock group.
Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, is a coming together of the five ages of transport in Ireland: rivers, canals, railways, trunk roads and motorways.
There’s even an aqueduct there, where the Grand Canal crosses the River Barrow.
There’s even an aqueduct there, where the Grand Canal crosses the River Barrow.
December 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, is a coming together of the five ages of transport in Ireland: rivers, canals, railways, trunk roads and motorways.
There’s even an aqueduct there, where the Grand Canal crosses the River Barrow.
There’s even an aqueduct there, where the Grand Canal crosses the River Barrow.
There are few places in this country more godforsaken than Limerick Junction.
December 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
There are few places in this country more godforsaken than Limerick Junction.
The Moon…
Beautiful.
(Chi chicka chickaaa)
Beautiful.
(Chi chicka chickaaa)
December 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Moon…
Beautiful.
(Chi chicka chickaaa)
Beautiful.
(Chi chicka chickaaa)
Garda in cyber crime bureau suspended for hate tweets against Simon Harris.
www.irishcentral.com/news/politic...
www.irishcentral.com/news/politic...
Garda cyber crime expert suspended over Harris hate tweets
Civilian Jonathan O’Neill, an executive officer at the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau, made two separate threats against the Tánaiste, Extra.ie can reveal.
www.irishcentral.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Garda in cyber crime bureau suspended for hate tweets against Simon Harris.
www.irishcentral.com/news/politic...
www.irishcentral.com/news/politic...
Has anyone else come across the “Dust” sci-fi short stories on YouTube? Some interesting tales there.
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Has anyone else come across the “Dust” sci-fi short stories on YouTube? Some interesting tales there.
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Just a heads up with all the Christmas markets and fairs on at the moment - if you see art or art-based pieces for sale, ask who the artist is, because the amount of people deceptively slapping "made locally" on pieces locally farted out by their computer and a genAI prompt is getting depressing
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Just a heads up with all the Christmas markets and fairs on at the moment - if you see art or art-based pieces for sale, ask who the artist is, because the amount of people deceptively slapping "made locally" on pieces locally farted out by their computer and a genAI prompt is getting depressing
Every time I hear positive news reports about the way the USA is going, my immediate reaction is to believe it when I see it.
November 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Every time I hear positive news reports about the way the USA is going, my immediate reaction is to believe it when I see it.
Northern Ireland has been at peace nearly as long as the duration of the Troubles itself.
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Northern Ireland has been at peace nearly as long as the duration of the Troubles itself.
Слава Україні.
Слава героям.
Слава героям.
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Слава Україні.
Слава героям.
Слава героям.
I saw a comment a few days ago that said that leadership is 70% showmanship, and I can’t get it out of my head.
November 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I saw a comment a few days ago that said that leadership is 70% showmanship, and I can’t get it out of my head.
My word to describe someone who is consistently terrible, no matter which way or which direction you look at them: “panangular”.
(Insert person of choice) is panangularly bad.
(Insert person of choice) is panangularly bad.
November 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My word to describe someone who is consistently terrible, no matter which way or which direction you look at them: “panangular”.
(Insert person of choice) is panangularly bad.
(Insert person of choice) is panangularly bad.
“The real difficulty lies with the people themselves. They are always in the mud…their idleness and helplessness can hardly be believed.”
- Lord Clarendon, 1847
- Lord Clarendon, 1847
November 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
“The real difficulty lies with the people themselves. They are always in the mud…their idleness and helplessness can hardly be believed.”
- Lord Clarendon, 1847
- Lord Clarendon, 1847
“A want of food and employment is a calamity sent by providence; except through a purgatory of misery and starvation, I cannot see how Ireland is to emerge into a state of anything approaching to quiet and prosperity.”
- Charles Wood, August 1846.
- Charles Wood, August 1846.
November 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“A want of food and employment is a calamity sent by providence; except through a purgatory of misery and starvation, I cannot see how Ireland is to emerge into a state of anything approaching to quiet and prosperity.”
- Charles Wood, August 1846.
- Charles Wood, August 1846.
“The only way to prevent the people from becoming habitually dependent on Government is to bring the food depots to a close. The uncertainty about the new crop only makes it more necessary.”
- Charles Trevelyan, 1847.
- Charles Trevelyan, 1847.
November 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
“The only way to prevent the people from becoming habitually dependent on Government is to bring the food depots to a close. The uncertainty about the new crop only makes it more necessary.”
- Charles Trevelyan, 1847.
- Charles Trevelyan, 1847.
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Edmund Spenser: 1553-1599
what a bollocks !
"..great force must be the instrument, but famine must be the means, for till Ireland be famished it cannot be subdued.."
what a bollocks !
"..great force must be the instrument, but famine must be the means, for till Ireland be famished it cannot be subdued.."
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Edmund Spenser: 1553-1599
what a bollocks !
"..great force must be the instrument, but famine must be the means, for till Ireland be famished it cannot be subdued.."
what a bollocks !
"..great force must be the instrument, but famine must be the means, for till Ireland be famished it cannot be subdued.."
“The Famine is a punishment from God for an idle, ungrateful, and rebellious country; an indolent and un-self-reliant people. The Irish are suffering from an affliction of God’s providence”
Charles Trevelyan, 1848.
Charles Trevelyan, 1848.
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
“The Famine is a punishment from God for an idle, ungrateful, and rebellious country; an indolent and un-self-reliant people. The Irish are suffering from an affliction of God’s providence”
Charles Trevelyan, 1848.
Charles Trevelyan, 1848.
These are truly crazy times.
The fact that they are this crazy, gives me hope, because craziness does not last forever and there will be a reckoning.
The fact that they are this crazy, gives me hope, because craziness does not last forever and there will be a reckoning.
October 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
These are truly crazy times.
The fact that they are this crazy, gives me hope, because craziness does not last forever and there will be a reckoning.
The fact that they are this crazy, gives me hope, because craziness does not last forever and there will be a reckoning.
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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Thing is, we’re not that far removed from what happened in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945.
Yes it’s 80 to 90 years ago, and that would have been sufficient for forgetfulness in past periods maybe.
But this is the age of social media. The full horror of what they did is just a click away.
Yes it’s 80 to 90 years ago, and that would have been sufficient for forgetfulness in past periods maybe.
But this is the age of social media. The full horror of what they did is just a click away.
October 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Thing is, we’re not that far removed from what happened in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945.
Yes it’s 80 to 90 years ago, and that would have been sufficient for forgetfulness in past periods maybe.
But this is the age of social media. The full horror of what they did is just a click away.
Yes it’s 80 to 90 years ago, and that would have been sufficient for forgetfulness in past periods maybe.
But this is the age of social media. The full horror of what they did is just a click away.
Not good.
Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird flu
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird flu
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird flu
Contagious disease spreads among poultry, wild birds and pet ones, but is rare in humans
www.irishtimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Not good.
Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird flu
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird flu
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
My flu microchip has been installed for this year. Liquid Glass and new focus mode upgrades.
October 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
My flu microchip has been installed for this year. Liquid Glass and new focus mode upgrades.
In Amsterdam today. Fierce smell of vegetables here.
October 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
In Amsterdam today. Fierce smell of vegetables here.
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A #painting from Ireland's south coast. "Ardmore" is an exalted place for me, not because of the Round Tower, but because when I was small I stayed in a caravan and every day you'd jump over the dunes to the beach after first eating a bowl of Puffa Puffa Rice. #ArtYear #SpeirGhorm #TidesOutTuesday
September 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A #painting from Ireland's south coast. "Ardmore" is an exalted place for me, not because of the Round Tower, but because when I was small I stayed in a caravan and every day you'd jump over the dunes to the beach after first eating a bowl of Puffa Puffa Rice. #ArtYear #SpeirGhorm #TidesOutTuesday