Caoimhe
@caoimhetiernan.bsky.social
A wee software engineer who likes sewing, RPGs & LARPs, the environment and knowing what's going on. She/her
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Me when your Bluesky post isn't what I was expecting/hoping for
November 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Me when your Bluesky post isn't what I was expecting/hoping for
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A major extension to the Dart network that's to serve new neighbourhoods in west Dublin has been delayed for at least four years.
The move has been described as "contrary to best international practice" by one transport expert.
www.thejournal.ie/dart-south-w...
The move has been described as "contrary to best international practice" by one transport expert.
www.thejournal.ie/dart-south-w...
www.thejournal.ie
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A major extension to the Dart network that's to serve new neighbourhoods in west Dublin has been delayed for at least four years.
The move has been described as "contrary to best international practice" by one transport expert.
www.thejournal.ie/dart-south-w...
The move has been described as "contrary to best international practice" by one transport expert.
www.thejournal.ie/dart-south-w...
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Like the previous years, the Christmas tree for the European parliament arrived by NightJet in Brussels today
November 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Like the previous years, the Christmas tree for the European parliament arrived by NightJet in Brussels today
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Millennial Irish! Remember rubbish nightclubs in the 2000's, which played the same music every Saturday? I'm trying to compile a list of the most commonly played songs during this period (eg. "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)" by the Proclaimers). Throw some names at me!
November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Millennial Irish! Remember rubbish nightclubs in the 2000's, which played the same music every Saturday? I'm trying to compile a list of the most commonly played songs during this period (eg. "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)" by the Proclaimers). Throw some names at me!
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Pollution levels in Paris after they introduced bike lanes and car restrictions
Red = EU limits for Nitrogen Dioxide pollution
Original graphics by Atelier Parisien d'Urbanisme
www.apur.org
Red = EU limits for Nitrogen Dioxide pollution
Original graphics by Atelier Parisien d'Urbanisme
www.apur.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Pollution levels in Paris after they introduced bike lanes and car restrictions
Red = EU limits for Nitrogen Dioxide pollution
Original graphics by Atelier Parisien d'Urbanisme
www.apur.org
Red = EU limits for Nitrogen Dioxide pollution
Original graphics by Atelier Parisien d'Urbanisme
www.apur.org
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📢 Just Transition Commission: Call for Experts
Expert Focus: Applicants must have expertise in rural development.
Deadline to Apply: 12 December
Learn More & Apply: Visit www.gov.ie/JTC/News
Expert Focus: Applicants must have expertise in rural development.
Deadline to Apply: 12 December
Learn More & Apply: Visit www.gov.ie/JTC/News
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
📢 Just Transition Commission: Call for Experts
Expert Focus: Applicants must have expertise in rural development.
Deadline to Apply: 12 December
Learn More & Apply: Visit www.gov.ie/JTC/News
Expert Focus: Applicants must have expertise in rural development.
Deadline to Apply: 12 December
Learn More & Apply: Visit www.gov.ie/JTC/News
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“The vacated homes were substantially cheaper than the new units and spanned diverse locations and housing types.”
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“The vacated homes were substantially cheaper than the new units and spanned diverse locations and housing types.”
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
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I discussed the removal of 2:1 ratio of spending on public transport vs roads on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Removal of 2:1 ratio of spending on public transport vs roads
Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon Galway and Professor Brian Caulfield from School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin.
www.rte.ie
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I discussed the removal of 2:1 ratio of spending on public transport vs roads on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Sweating at Heathrow border control because I’ve swallowed 15 copies of uncut Intermezzo
Sally Rooney's books may be pulled off UK shelves due to her support for Palestine Action group
The author said it was “unclear” whether any UK company can make payments to her.
www.thejournal.ie
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Sweating at Heathrow border control because I’ve swallowed 15 copies of uncut Intermezzo
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An appeal seeks to block a plan for a supermarket in a long-vacant space near the Fatima Luas stop. As of April, only nine of the 23 ground-floor units across the Herberton Complex were occupied.
Appeal seeks to block plan for supermarket in long-vacant space near Fatima Luas stop
As of April, only nine of the 23 ground-floor units across the Herberton Complex were occupied.
www.dublininquirer.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
An appeal seeks to block a plan for a supermarket in a long-vacant space near the Fatima Luas stop. As of April, only nine of the 23 ground-floor units across the Herberton Complex were occupied.
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oh I went to university with like 20 of this guy
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
oh I went to university with like 20 of this guy
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I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
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This Saturday, a film festival in the Liberties is showcasing comedies by and for kids. “These films, short as they are, show a lot of imagination and talent,” writes Luke Maxwell.
Luke: This Saturday, a film festival in the Liberties is showcasing comedies by and for kids
“These films, short as they are, show a lot of imagination and talent.”
www.dublininquirer.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This Saturday, a film festival in the Liberties is showcasing comedies by and for kids. “These films, short as they are, show a lot of imagination and talent,” writes Luke Maxwell.
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Non-boring news from Europe, from the team behind The Europeans, a non-boring podcast about Europe. Click to read Good Week Bad Week, by The Europeans, a Substack publication.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
We've launched a newsletter!
- Big *and* underreported stories from Europe that didn't make it to this week's podcast;
- Updates on stories we've covered recently;
- Recommendations for the best new European music, films and TV.
Subscribe here!
europeanspodcast.substack.com
- Big *and* underreported stories from Europe that didn't make it to this week's podcast;
- Updates on stories we've covered recently;
- Recommendations for the best new European music, films and TV.
Subscribe here!
europeanspodcast.substack.com
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Folks it pains me to ask so bluntly, but could anyone use some work doing by me? I've got to find income for three months until my next royalty payment, and I'm not having much luck.
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Folks it pains me to ask so bluntly, but could anyone use some work doing by me? I've got to find income for three months until my next royalty payment, and I'm not having much luck.
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A person rolled their car into my teenage son a fortnight ago. It was broad daylight and the driver was looking down while their car was rolling forward. I know, because I was yelling, trying to get their attention. Drivers who don't see us are often not looking.
My son hasn't cycled since
My son hasn't cycled since
👀 Can you see me now?
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A person rolled their car into my teenage son a fortnight ago. It was broad daylight and the driver was looking down while their car was rolling forward. I know, because I was yelling, trying to get their attention. Drivers who don't see us are often not looking.
My son hasn't cycled since
My son hasn't cycled since
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Here's how Dublin city councillors agreed to spend the city’s €1.69bn budget in the coming year. Fierce debate over the rate of social housing rents dominated the budget meeting, and funding for changes in the city centre, and spending on homeless services, also featured.
How Dublin city councillors have agreed to spend the city’s €1.69bn budget in the coming year
Fierce debate over the rate of social housing rents dominated the meeting, while funding for changes in the city centre, and spending on homeless services, also featured.
www.dublininquirer.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Here's how Dublin city councillors agreed to spend the city’s €1.69bn budget in the coming year. Fierce debate over the rate of social housing rents dominated the budget meeting, and funding for changes in the city centre, and spending on homeless services, also featured.
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Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
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The life of a French fence must be exhausting, one day it's a load of snails that like 4 restaurants worldwide even want, the next it's the crown jewels of a country that hasn't existed for 400 years, probably tomorrow it's a thousand baguette baskets carefully handmade from Aquitanian reeds
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The life of a French fence must be exhausting, one day it's a load of snails that like 4 restaurants worldwide even want, the next it's the crown jewels of a country that hasn't existed for 400 years, probably tomorrow it's a thousand baguette baskets carefully handmade from Aquitanian reeds
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This is the number of blocked queries out in 24 hours.
The Number 2 is a desktop PC. The telemetry calls out turn out to be Nvidia software trying to call home.
The Number 2 is a desktop PC. The telemetry calls out turn out to be Nvidia software trying to call home.
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is the number of blocked queries out in 24 hours.
The Number 2 is a desktop PC. The telemetry calls out turn out to be Nvidia software trying to call home.
The Number 2 is a desktop PC. The telemetry calls out turn out to be Nvidia software trying to call home.
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They need to add hi vis paint to the centra, lads.
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
They need to add hi vis paint to the centra, lads.
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My dad would have been 75 this week. Here's a pic of me and him when I was <1, and one of me and my son when he was <1
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My dad would have been 75 this week. Here's a pic of me and him when I was <1, and one of me and my son when he was <1
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You can't actually cap migration into Ireland without:
1. Dismantling the Common Travel Area
2. Leaving the EU
3. Placing a hard border between the Republic and the North
This "population growth" argument the self-declared sensible people have come up with is in reality really extreme
1. Dismantling the Common Travel Area
2. Leaving the EU
3. Placing a hard border between the Republic and the North
This "population growth" argument the self-declared sensible people have come up with is in reality really extreme
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
You can't actually cap migration into Ireland without:
1. Dismantling the Common Travel Area
2. Leaving the EU
3. Placing a hard border between the Republic and the North
This "population growth" argument the self-declared sensible people have come up with is in reality really extreme
1. Dismantling the Common Travel Area
2. Leaving the EU
3. Placing a hard border between the Republic and the North
This "population growth" argument the self-declared sensible people have come up with is in reality really extreme