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Denman Rooke

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Artist & owner at RÚCAĊ an indie studio making art & developing games https://www.rucach.com/ Art for Magic and D&D @magic.wizards.com https://linktr.ee/denmanrooke Union member of Game Workers Unite Ireland Eco-socialist with People Before Profit

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · Jul 17

The team and I at @rucach.bsky.social are very excited to announce we're one of the teams for the IndieDev 2025 fund working on our game 'Valley of the Lost Abbey'.

Looking forward to sharing our dev progress over the next few months.

#IndieDev #IndieDev2025 #GameDev #IrishGameDev

Graphic with text "Rúcach - 'Valley of the Lost Abbey' and #IndieDev2025". including images of the team members and some concept art of a mouse, hedgehog and key art of a mouse in a valley with a ruined abbey in the distance.

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socialistdenman.bsky.social @socialistdenman.bsky.social · 59m

Canvassing in Mervue last night for Catherine Connolly.

Last week to go till the election of our next President. Join us in building this people powered movement!

@catherinegalway.bsky.social

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 7h

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy is suing presidential candidate Heather Humphreys for defamation.

The case concerns remarks made by Humphreys during a presidential debate regarding Murphy’s involvement in an anti-water charges protest that took place eleven years ago.
jrnl.ie/6845894

Paul Murphy is suing Heather Humphreys for defamation over debate remarks

The case concerns remarks made by the Áras hopeful during a debate on RTÉ Radio’s This Week show on Sunday.

jrnl.ie

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PAUL CONWAY - SOBM Oct 27th @doomcube.bsky.social · 2d

The Séance of Blake Manor is part of the Steam Next Fest. Check out the demo if you haven't already.

The game is launching on the 27th of Oct!

Play now: bit.ly/47Pm8XA

#indiegames

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 13h

This is FANTASTIC. I knew it was based in Ireland, from and Irish dev but I was blown away by some smart it is. First person detective game with some super smart time and investigation mechanics. Out in just a few weeks.

Check out the demo. It's seriously wonderful.

PAUL CONWAY - SOBM Oct 27th @doomcube.bsky.social · 2d

The Séance of Blake Manor is part of the Steam Next Fest. Check out the demo if you haven't already.

The game is launching on the 27th of Oct!

Play now: bit.ly/47Pm8XA

#indiegames

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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 1d

Blizzard Entertainment Platform and Technology workers unionize under CWA

'We can have a voice in our working conditions to empower ourselves to do our best work at Blizzard.'

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Biscuit Factory Games @biscuitfactorygames.com · 2d

Hey all ~

Mel from Biscuit Factory here! I’m the new marketing exec so I’ll be taking care of all things social and biscuity related.

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST! (Ooh? Free game?)
www.biscuitfactorygames.com

Remember, when you message or email this is who you're talking to ~ So be nice to me pls 🍪

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Naoise Dolan @naoisedolan.bsky.social · 2d

Israel kidnapped me on Wednesday morning. I’m out now. We will keep at it for not only a ceasefire, but full justice and self-determination for Palestine. Here’s an article I wrote that was published shortly after I had to throw my phone into the water www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We fear what Israel will do to us if they seize our ship. But we are not turning back | Naoise Dolan

Our captured flotilla colleagues have been subjected to violence and degrading conditions in an Israeli prison. This has only made us more determined, says Irish writer Naoise Dolan

www.theguardian.com

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Taylor Joan Carlson @teejcarlson.bsky.social · 3d

Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

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Alex Grey 💀👻🎃 @alexdualgrey.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning and happy Indigenous People's Day

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 17d

2003: Michael D with Catherine Connolly (and her two sons out of pic) in a protest against the disastrous war on Iraq.

📸 Joe Shaughnessy #Áras25

Michael D with Catherine Connolly (and her two sons) in a protest against the disastrous war on Iraq.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Toussaint Egan @thesaintoftous.bsky.social · 5d

Marie Kondo-ing our way through fascism.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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🌎🐎John Hyphen🎮🤠 @johnhyphen.bsky.social · 6d

i'll tell you what's going to be "polarising" – crop losses, coastal flooding, more destruction and extended blackouts like storm éowyn

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 6d

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

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Saoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 6d

In addition to being totally pathetic, he's also completely wrong.
EPA polls consistently show that the vast majority, across all ages, incomes , urban or rural, all want the government to take action.
So by polarising, he must mean that Micheal o Leary,Amazon, and Tirlan don't want it

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 6d

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

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Scary Corpse @damselindystopia.bsky.social · 6d

Uh huh...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environ...

Wars have a direct impact on climate change by increasing carbon emissions and destroying infrastructure. In October 2023 alone, the Israeli army dropped around 25,000 tons of munitions on the Gaza Strip, roughly 1.5 times the explosive force of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World War II.[34] The climate cost of the first 60 days of Israel's military response was equivalent to burning at least 150,000 tonnes of coal. The emissions from the first two months of the Gaza war exceeded the annual carbon footprint of over 20 climate-vulnerable nations. Over 99% of the 281,000 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent generated in the two months following the October 7 Hamas attack was due to Israel's aerial bombardment and ground invasion, according to UK and US researchers.[7]

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 6d

Counting the days until the Trump regime deems inflatable costumes as terrorist "pre-crime".

Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 6d

’He is not the hero we deserve, but he is the one that we need right now.’

The Portland Frog, a guy in an inflatable frog costume, facing off against ICE troops in riot gear.

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 6d

I heard someone calling him Antiphibian, and I just love it.

Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 6d

’He is not the hero we deserve, but he is the one that we need right now.’

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 6d

’He is not the hero we deserve, but he is the one that we need right now.’

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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 6d

A message from Catherine on World Mental Health Day.

As a former clinical psychologist, Catherine has a long legacy of calling for increased investment in mental health services and supports.

On 24th October, vote for a President who will be a voice for those who are struggling to find their own.

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Draculanna 🧛🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 6d

The best time to unionize was ten years ago. The second best time is right now.

Old DeuTaranomy 🧶⚒️ @kindofstrange.com · 8d

Those of you who have been in gamedev for 5yrs+

What do you wish you knew before you joined the industry? What life lesson would you pass down to someone just joining today?

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C.A. Pinkham @eyepatchguy.bsky.social · 6d

I’m not kidding when I say these weird ass costumes and antics are actually an extremely effective tactic from a media standpoint bc when enough people do them, the media can’t fully scrub them out

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 6d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 8d

A wee message from us 👇

A Message to the Police (British) State

News of a Crown Prosecution Service Appeal against the ruling of their own judge is unsurprising.

He ruled the charge was ‘unlawful and null’ and it was.

It is unsurprising because this whole process has not been driven by the police or the courts, it has been driven by politicans backed up by British media. This is political policing.

There is no ‘important point of law’. The CPS have submitted nothing new in their appeal. What there is though, is a state wide witch-hunt against Palestinian solidarity.

The media were gleefully informed about this appeal before we were.

😠

A Message to the Police (British) State

Once again this is a massive waste of taxpayers money, of police time, of court time.

Once again there are endless news reports about Mo Chara, about Kneecap but we are NOT the story.

Yesterday 104 Palestinians were murdered in Gaza and hundreds more maimed as Israel commits genocide.

Entire families wiped out, people bombed to pieces as they slept, young kids with limbs blown off and no medicaine to treat them.

This is aided and supported by the British State.

We will fight you in your court again. We will win again.

FREE PALESTINE / TIOCHFAIDH ÁR LÁ

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 12d

Typical gardaí who've allowed the far-right bigots block roads, stop traffic, discommode people going about the daily lives. But, pro Palestinian marchers get battered & pepper sprayed with vicious intent.

Where's the 'softly, softly' approach now?!

(Credit Pádraig Drummond)

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Blomidev @blomidev.bsky.social · 12d

Hey Bluesky! I figured it would be a good time to show off the game I've been working on for a little while.

Introducing TaleKeep, a peasant-hopping castle simulation RPG set in a storybook medieval world.

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Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association @imirt.bsky.social · 14d

Just announced at the NEXUS Games Summit, six incredible teams have been awarded the first stage of the Irish Games Fund. We’re delighted to say that the six teams are:

- Dreamfeel
- ENIGMA Studio
- Mystic Systems
- Outlier
- Pewter Games Studios
- Psychic Games

www.imirt.ie/news/2025/10...

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