Ciarán Mc Mahon
@cjamcmahon.bsky.social
author, 'The Psychology of Social Media' (Routledge). 2nd edition coming soon, suggestions welcome
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Ciarán Mc Mahon
@cjamcmahon.bsky.social
· Mar 21
get councillors to state publicly what they will not support when nominations open. the same can be done for Oireachtas members. get this scumbag publicly ruled out before it can even start #speirgorm #aras25
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The worst thing about the current historical moment is that in 200 years some smug revisionist historian is going to give a conference paper on how the politics of the 2020s really were entirely rational and a sensible response to material conditions at the time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The worst thing about the current historical moment is that in 200 years some smug revisionist historian is going to give a conference paper on how the politics of the 2020s really were entirely rational and a sensible response to material conditions at the time.
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If an Irish writer of Stoppard's stature died today, our president (and probably our Taoiseach too) would've issued a statement by now.
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If an Irish writer of Stoppard's stature died today, our president (and probably our Taoiseach too) would've issued a statement by now.
Die Hard, Die Hard 2, and Mean Girls, on live tv at the same time is an embarrassment of riches
November 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Die Hard, Die Hard 2, and Mean Girls, on live tv at the same time is an embarrassment of riches
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I'm very pleased to formally launch "Yankee Pensioners in Ireland 1845-1905: An Interactive Map" with location/bio info on 720+ women & men receiving U.S. pensions in Ireland-significantly more than previously thought: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
Yankee Pensioners in Ireland 1845-1905: An Interactive Map
An interactive map with biographical info and addresses of 700+ women, men and children who received U.S. pensions in 19th century Ireland.
storymaps.arcgis.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I'm very pleased to formally launch "Yankee Pensioners in Ireland 1845-1905: An Interactive Map" with location/bio info on 720+ women & men receiving U.S. pensions in Ireland-significantly more than previously thought: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
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Ryanair famously optimised airline operations from a supplier pov but has also bred a breed of customer who have also fully embraced cost-benefit optimisation.
Ryanair closes members club after 8 months as customers took too much advantage of discounts and free seats
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ryanair closes frequent flyers club after members take advantage of discounts
Airline says 55,000 people signed up to Prime, making €4.4m, but passengers benefited by more than €6m
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Ryanair famously optimised airline operations from a supplier pov but has also bred a breed of customer who have also fully embraced cost-benefit optimisation.
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Modern obsession with generation labels (Gen X, Zoomer, etc.) is at least 90% astrological bullshit.
November 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Modern obsession with generation labels (Gen X, Zoomer, etc.) is at least 90% astrological bullshit.
I think we should collectively agree not to eat strawberries in winter
An unusual pink light spotted in the skies of north Dublin in recent weeks has caused much intrigue, with many mistaking it for the Northern Lights
What is the 'Aurora Berryalis' spotted over Dublin?
An unusual pink light spotted in the skies of north Dublin in recent weeks has caused much intrigue, with many mistaking it for the Northern Lights.
www.rte.ie
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I think we should collectively agree not to eat strawberries in winter
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I will forever be mad that mass market paperbacks don’t really exist anymore & if they do, they’re hideously expensive.
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I will forever be mad that mass market paperbacks don’t really exist anymore & if they do, they’re hideously expensive.
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Reminds of this all timer.
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Reminds of this all timer.
Airport Ahern has a much neater ring to it
The Dáil has heard a suggestion that Dublin Airport be named after the former Taoiseach Sean Lemass.
Any counteroffers?
Any counteroffers?
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Airport Ahern has a much neater ring to it
how in the year of our lord 2025 can I not find a decent kids encyclopaedia app on the iOS app store? any recommendations #speirgorm
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
how in the year of our lord 2025 can I not find a decent kids encyclopaedia app on the iOS app store? any recommendations #speirgorm
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
every poster on #speirgorm has a copy of Soundings
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
every poster on #speirgorm has a copy of Soundings
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I think if I worked in a production company and was allowed to commission a movie with a €70m budget was based on one tweet, it would be this one.
November 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I think if I worked in a production company and was allowed to commission a movie with a €70m budget was based on one tweet, it would be this one.
me trying to keep up with all the cards in this game #irevrsa
a man is standing in front of a chalkboard with math equations on it .
ALT: a man is standing in front of a chalkboard with math equations on it .
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
me trying to keep up with all the cards in this game #irevrsa
really learning a lot more about rugby today because I'm watching it in slow motion on RTÉ Player #speirgorm
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
really learning a lot more about rugby today because I'm watching it in slow motion on RTÉ Player #speirgorm
big 'mandatory not compulsory' vibe
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today that the fight against climate change was not against the fuels that cause it — only the pollution they emit.
Von der Leyen says EU is not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions
The comment could undermine European countries’ push at COP30 to move away from coal, oil and gas.
www.politico.eu
November 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
big 'mandatory not compulsory' vibe
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Okay whoever decided on that ridiculous story about suspected foxes cutting wires in Dublin needs to own up. They don't even have any proof and there's a whole piece with interviews etc.
RTE, the foxes in mayo take in washing when it's raining I'm happy to give an interview on it
RTE, the foxes in mayo take in washing when it's raining I'm happy to give an interview on it
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Okay whoever decided on that ridiculous story about suspected foxes cutting wires in Dublin needs to own up. They don't even have any proof and there's a whole piece with interviews etc.
RTE, the foxes in mayo take in washing when it's raining I'm happy to give an interview on it
RTE, the foxes in mayo take in washing when it's raining I'm happy to give an interview on it
they say the arts are thriving in Ireland, but when was the last time we produced a poet capable of satirising a politician to death? #speirgorm
![1414.]
ANNALS OF THE KINGDOM OF IRELAND.
819
John Stanley', the Deputy of the King of England, arrived in Ireland, a man who gave neither merey nor protection to clergy, laity, or men of science, but subjected as many of them as he came upon to cold, hardship, and famine.
It was he who plundered Niall, the son of Hugh O'Higgin, at Visneach', in Meath. Henry Dalton, however, plundered James Tuite and the King's people, and gave the O'Higgins out of the preys" [then acquired] a cow for each and every cow taken from them, and afterwards escorted them to Connaught. The O'Higgins, with Niall, then satirized John Stanley, who lived after this satire but five weeks, for he died of the virulence of the lampoons.
This was the second poetical miracle performed by this Niall O'Higgin, the first being the discomfiture of the Clann-Conway the night they plundered Niall at Cladann*; and the second, the death of John Stanley.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5lalgxnyfxas34qyb3u4dp4u/bafkreihzyfu423o65774nubtf43aegne5vq4hrqzqhi7ab2thrjjpzg63q@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
they say the arts are thriving in Ireland, but when was the last time we produced a poet capable of satirising a politician to death? #speirgorm
I think society as a whole went downhill when they got rid of the bar in Navan Shopping Centre.
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I think society as a whole went downhill when they got rid of the bar in Navan Shopping Centre.
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You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
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Endless austerity combined with tax giveaways to multinational business is not “the centre”. It is the right. Donohue is a right-wing politician. He’s a nice man who read books and listens to records and enacts right-wing policy positions. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Paschal Donohoe: prudent steward of the economy or minister for status quo?
Olivia O’Leary, Gerard Howlin and Stephen Collins assess the departing Finance Minister’s legacy
www.irishtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Endless austerity combined with tax giveaways to multinational business is not “the centre”. It is the right. Donohue is a right-wing politician. He’s a nice man who read books and listens to records and enacts right-wing policy positions. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Youse are doing a fucking fine job of that already with the state of the housing market
Justice and Migration Minister Jim O'Callaghan said he's committed to ensuring Ireland is 'not viewed more favourably than the UK by those seeking to claim asylum'.
His statement comes following proposed reforms to the UK's asylum practices
jrnl.ie/6877693
His statement comes following proposed reforms to the UK's asylum practices
jrnl.ie/6877693
O'Callaghan 'committed' to ensuring Ireland not viewed 'more favourably' than the UK by asylum seekers
A new International Protection Bill to reform Ireland’s asylum system will be published later this year.
jrnl.ie
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Youse are doing a fucking fine job of that already with the state of the housing market
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I was at an event the Taoiseach attended last night and overheard what I consider the most Irish introduction.
A lady walked up to the Taoiseach, shook his hand and said:
“Micheál, we’ve met before - my great aunt (God rest her soul) used to be your neighbour. Wasn’t she a fine woman?”
A lady walked up to the Taoiseach, shook his hand and said:
“Micheál, we’ve met before - my great aunt (God rest her soul) used to be your neighbour. Wasn’t she a fine woman?”
November 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I was at an event the Taoiseach attended last night and overheard what I consider the most Irish introduction.
A lady walked up to the Taoiseach, shook his hand and said:
“Micheál, we’ve met before - my great aunt (God rest her soul) used to be your neighbour. Wasn’t she a fine woman?”
A lady walked up to the Taoiseach, shook his hand and said:
“Micheál, we’ve met before - my great aunt (God rest her soul) used to be your neighbour. Wasn’t she a fine woman?”