Anne-Marie
@amflynn.bsky.social
Columnist, board member, learner,
dreamer, scribbler, Gaelic Games fan, Left leaner, cat servant 🐈🐈⬛️
📍Mayo, Ireland
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dreamer, scribbler, Gaelic Games fan, Left leaner, cat servant 🐈🐈⬛️
📍Mayo, Ireland
👩🦰 She/her
🔐 Views my own
Is Fionnán Sheahan now the permanent host of #TonightVMTV?
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Is Fionnán Sheahan now the permanent host of #TonightVMTV?
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This is a really nice piece in Hot Press about how we're differently to other businesses and why. It'd be great if you could read and share. My perhaps naive hope is that a big business might see it and copy us. It works. #speirgorm www.hotpress.com/lifestyle-sp...
Imbibe Coffee Roasters – proving that a different way of doing business is possible: "There's huge satisfaction in giving" | Hotpress
The founder of Imbibe Coffee Roasters, Gary Grant, explains how they have built a flourishing business selling great coffee, while also supporting an array ...
www.hotpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This is a really nice piece in Hot Press about how we're differently to other businesses and why. It'd be great if you could read and share. My perhaps naive hope is that a big business might see it and copy us. It works. #speirgorm www.hotpress.com/lifestyle-sp...
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I'm really enjoying all the Tom Stoppard bits, but also this. It's really hard to see how otherwise apparently perceptive and honorable people can be on the wrong side of this. And it matters so fucking much.
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I'm really enjoying all the Tom Stoppard bits, but also this. It's really hard to see how otherwise apparently perceptive and honorable people can be on the wrong side of this. And it matters so fucking much.
This is incredibly common.
This week I had a meeting with an amazing advocate who works with a local charity. They don't feel safe publicly criticising government failures because they're applying for government funding to do work the state is failing to do. #spéirgorm
Massively important thread!
The people who fundraise for local initiatives, like a hospice, are energetic, engaged, motivated, if they weren't busy with a local campaign imagine what else they could accomplish? I believe it's a SOP for politicians to keep 'keep them busy', to keep community-minded
The people who fundraise for local initiatives, like a hospice, are energetic, engaged, motivated, if they weren't busy with a local campaign imagine what else they could accomplish? I believe it's a SOP for politicians to keep 'keep them busy', to keep community-minded
December 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This is incredibly common.
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There's going to be a report of some inquiry in about 15 years' time and it'll pinpoint this as the moment when somebody should have shouted "stop!"
www.thejournal.ie/judicial-rev...
www.thejournal.ie/judicial-rev...
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
There's going to be a report of some inquiry in about 15 years' time and it'll pinpoint this as the moment when somebody should have shouted "stop!"
www.thejournal.ie/judicial-rev...
www.thejournal.ie/judicial-rev...
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Horrible story, and I hope those assholes are caught and dealt with
And while I certainly blame far right agitators, Facebook etc, and sleeveens like McGuirk/Gript for fomenting this kind of awful stuff, Simon Harris and others in government need to take a hard look at themselves and their rhetoric
And while I certainly blame far right agitators, Facebook etc, and sleeveens like McGuirk/Gript for fomenting this kind of awful stuff, Simon Harris and others in government need to take a hard look at themselves and their rhetoric
Asylum seekers have told of how they were followed by men on motorcycles before being subjected to an alleged attack in rural Co Dublin yesterday.
The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.
www.thejournal.ie/brittas-asyl...
The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.
www.thejournal.ie/brittas-asyl...
'They started punching us': Asylum seekers followed before alleged attack in Co Dublin village
One man who came on the scene told of how the men had been ‘badly beaten’ and left bloody by the incident.
www.thejournal.ie
December 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Horrible story, and I hope those assholes are caught and dealt with
And while I certainly blame far right agitators, Facebook etc, and sleeveens like McGuirk/Gript for fomenting this kind of awful stuff, Simon Harris and others in government need to take a hard look at themselves and their rhetoric
And while I certainly blame far right agitators, Facebook etc, and sleeveens like McGuirk/Gript for fomenting this kind of awful stuff, Simon Harris and others in government need to take a hard look at themselves and their rhetoric
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Strange: we're told Ireland is Full and also that remote working is bad and should be halted.
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Strange: we're told Ireland is Full and also that remote working is bad and should be halted.
Something that was conveniently omitted in all the original news pieces.
Incredible bad faith mischaracterisation of this movement to rename Herzog Park. Like all Israel's presidents, Chaim Herzog, perpetrated apartheid and the ethnic cleansing and brutalisation of Palestinians.
Report on renaming Dublin’s Herzog Park withdrawn
m.independent.ie/irish-news/r...
Report on renaming Dublin’s Herzog Park withdrawn
m.independent.ie/irish-news/r...
Report on renaming Dublin’s Herzog Park withdrawn by council boss ahead of Monday meeting
The report on the controversial renaming of Dublin’s Herzog Park has been withdrawn from the agenda tomorrow night’s Dublin City Council (DCC) meeting.
m.independent.ie
December 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Something that was conveniently omitted in all the original news pieces.
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Here’s RTE DG Kevin Bakhurst admitting to illegal work practices AND that RTE is insolvent. I published that podcast in Jan 2025. Since then RTE continues to use taxpayers money to drag workers they’ve wronged through a legal system to deny them what they are owed.
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Here’s RTE DG Kevin Bakhurst admitting to illegal work practices AND that RTE is insolvent. I published that podcast in Jan 2025. Since then RTE continues to use taxpayers money to drag workers they’ve wronged through a legal system to deny them what they are owed.
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Great thread, and something that needs to be said louder and more frequently.
We are so dependent on charities to run essential care, from medical to housing, we are so dependent on volunteers to fundraise and run basic services, all of which our government should be providing.
We are so dependent on charities to run essential care, from medical to housing, we are so dependent on volunteers to fundraise and run basic services, all of which our government should be providing.
We never talk about, when there is such a feel-good factor around such fundraising drives, and we marvel at the amounts raised, how the State should be fully funding many of these organisations to do this work. OR PROVIDING THESE SERVICES ITSELF. Because we have a right to public services.
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Great thread, and something that needs to be said louder and more frequently.
We are so dependent on charities to run essential care, from medical to housing, we are so dependent on volunteers to fundraise and run basic services, all of which our government should be providing.
We are so dependent on charities to run essential care, from medical to housing, we are so dependent on volunteers to fundraise and run basic services, all of which our government should be providing.
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Two things can be true at the same time: Israel is a rogue state engaged in genocide, and antisemitism is real and thriving. And because of the latter it's understandable that Ireland's small but proud and storied Jewish community might be feeling particularly sensitive right now
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Two things can be true at the same time: Israel is a rogue state engaged in genocide, and antisemitism is real and thriving. And because of the latter it's understandable that Ireland's small but proud and storied Jewish community might be feeling particularly sensitive right now
Just a few metres from my front door 🧡
Have another old #painting. "Ballina I", was so called because I went on to paint more paintings of the County Mayo town. I get to visit the place every year so have a replenishing stock of experiences from which I can make new paintings. And it's good to look into the Moy. #art #SpeirGhorm #ArtYear
November 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Just a few metres from my front door 🧡
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My cartoon in this weekend's @irishexaminer.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
My cartoon in this weekend's @irishexaminer.bsky.social
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Charity can work for once-off infrastructure, but you’re right it’s no replacement for SYSTEMIC funding. TS funded a successful pilot prog for families with pre-school/early ed children with special needs but it hasn’t won Govt support, so the year it doesn’t get Toy Show funding, it could be gone.
November 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Charity can work for once-off infrastructure, but you’re right it’s no replacement for SYSTEMIC funding. TS funded a successful pilot prog for families with pre-school/early ed children with special needs but it hasn’t won Govt support, so the year it doesn’t get Toy Show funding, it could be gone.
This is an excellent point.
Massively important thread!
The people who fundraise for local initiatives, like a hospice, are energetic, engaged, motivated, if they weren't busy with a local campaign imagine what else they could accomplish? I believe it's a SOP for politicians to keep 'keep them busy', to keep community-minded
The people who fundraise for local initiatives, like a hospice, are energetic, engaged, motivated, if they weren't busy with a local campaign imagine what else they could accomplish? I believe it's a SOP for politicians to keep 'keep them busy', to keep community-minded
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This is an excellent point.
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Evergreen thread. Charity is a failure of government. Sure there are good arguments for local interventions to address community need - by the council. Cancer research, needy children, women’s refuges? All essentials that we already pay tax for. Governments are good at the dark arts of funding.
🧵 As we look towards the #LateLateToyShow next week, it's time to remember that everyone - including the State - will expect us all to donate generously to the very worthy causes supported financially by the Toy Show Appeal. Let's think about this.
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Evergreen thread. Charity is a failure of government. Sure there are good arguments for local interventions to address community need - by the council. Cancer research, needy children, women’s refuges? All essentials that we already pay tax for. Governments are good at the dark arts of funding.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
It's also as ugly as fuck
Germans don't like shoddy cars.
"Tesla Model Y ranked last for reliability among nearly new cars in Germany's TÜV 2026 report.
17.3% of Model Ys failed serious safety inspections; common issues included brakes and suspension."
#TeslaTakedown
www.autoblog.com/news/tesla-m...
"Tesla Model Y ranked last for reliability among nearly new cars in Germany's TÜV 2026 report.
17.3% of Model Ys failed serious safety inspections; common issues included brakes and suspension."
#TeslaTakedown
www.autoblog.com/news/tesla-m...
Tesla Model Y Posts Worst Defect Rate of Any New Car in a Decade
Tesla Model Y reliability just hit rock bottom in Germany’s TÜV Report 2026, with the worst defect rate in a decade. Here’s why that matters to you.
www.autoblog.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It's also as ugly as fuck
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They’re all on about the poor landlords selling up and leaving the market. Yet to see even one piece about the thousands of tenants across the country handed or about to be handed eviction notices or what they’re going to do next. Not one.
#Spéirghorm
#Spéirghorm
This is just dreadful. What a mess, feel so so sorry for everyone facing eviction notices coming up to Christmas. It's shameful the trauma ppl are being put through. #Speirgorm #Housinhcrisis. RTE news : Early blow for rent reforms by exodus of small landlords
www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
Early blow for rent reforms by exodus of small landlords
The Government's rental reforms have been dealt an early blow by news this week of an exodus of small landlords, writes Sandra Hurley.
www.rte.ie
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
They’re all on about the poor landlords selling up and leaving the market. Yet to see even one piece about the thousands of tenants across the country handed or about to be handed eviction notices or what they’re going to do next. Not one.
#Spéirghorm
#Spéirghorm
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16,766 without a home
This is f*cking scandalous
A result of shameful government policy with empty homes everywhere
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social updated the numbers on our dereliction billboard yesterday with music by Meryl Streek
Lower John St, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
This is f*cking scandalous
A result of shameful government policy with empty homes everywhere
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social updated the numbers on our dereliction billboard yesterday with music by Meryl Streek
Lower John St, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
November 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
16,766 without a home
This is f*cking scandalous
A result of shameful government policy with empty homes everywhere
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social updated the numbers on our dereliction billboard yesterday with music by Meryl Streek
Lower John St, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
This is f*cking scandalous
A result of shameful government policy with empty homes everywhere
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social updated the numbers on our dereliction billboard yesterday with music by Meryl Streek
Lower John St, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
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Every word of this. I fill a trolley for the VdeP every Christmas and I include my son in the process and I am KILLED every year impressing upon him that we shouldn't have to do this, that most ppl who use that service work hard, but wages are low and rent is high and the State should do more.
🧵 As we look towards the #LateLateToyShow next week, it's time to remember that everyone - including the State - will expect us all to donate generously to the very worthy causes supported financially by the Toy Show Appeal. Let's think about this.
November 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Every word of this. I fill a trolley for the VdeP every Christmas and I include my son in the process and I am KILLED every year impressing upon him that we shouldn't have to do this, that most ppl who use that service work hard, but wages are low and rent is high and the State should do more.
Most will already know, but just in case not, this is JK Rowling by another name. 🤢
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Most will already know, but just in case not, this is JK Rowling by another name. 🤢
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Few saw it, but Ireland rounded out 2025 with a win over Hungary in Marbella this afternoon.
Abbie Larkin starred in the behind-closed-doors international friendly, bagging a goal and an assist, with Kyra Carusa and Denise O'Sullivan also on target.
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Abbie Larkin starred in the behind-closed-doors international friendly, bagging a goal and an assist, with Kyra Carusa and Denise O'Sullivan also on target.
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Abbie Larkin stars as Ireland beat Hungary in behind-closed-doors friendly
Kyra Carusa and Denise O’Sullivan were also on target in Marbella.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Few saw it, but Ireland rounded out 2025 with a win over Hungary in Marbella this afternoon.
Abbie Larkin starred in the behind-closed-doors international friendly, bagging a goal and an assist, with Kyra Carusa and Denise O'Sullivan also on target.
the42.ie/6889145t
Abbie Larkin starred in the behind-closed-doors international friendly, bagging a goal and an assist, with Kyra Carusa and Denise O'Sullivan also on target.
the42.ie/6889145t
Of all the things that could be done, this?
Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections
Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections
Chief Rabbi says Jewish story deserves not to be ‘whitewashed or erased’
www.irishtimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Of all the things that could be done, this?