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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 21h

People don't realise how malicious the 'reforms' proposed by Heather Humphreys to disability supports were. Very few people appreciate the work put in by disabled activists to resist those reforms or the lasting damage caused. No apology or even acknowledgement, HH is not a President for all #Áras25

Daniella Bella @daniemililly.bsky.social · 8d

I was one of the leaders of Scrap The Green Paper because I & my friends were suicidal after learning proposals for ~84% of disabled to be pushed into work

I've not recovered from pushing myself to fight it, nor my friends

I'm so broken & Humphreys wants a house in the park on our backs

#áras25

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Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 1d

Gentle reminder…the Special Criminal Court was opposed trenchantly and for compelling reasons by Mary Robinson before she became President; its continued existence has been criticised by the UN Human Rights Committee, UN Special Rapporteurs, the Irish Human Rights & …

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 1d

The two candidates in the Presidential Election have clashed over the Special Criminal Court with Heather Humphreys saying she supported it and Catherine Connolly calling for its abolition

Presidential candidates clash over Special Criminal Court

The two candidates in the Presidential Election have clashed over the Special Criminal Court with Heather Humphreys saying she supported it and Catherine Connolly calling for its abolition.

www.rte.ie

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 20h

Browneshill Dolmen • Carlow

Ireland has around 170 recorded portal tombs, also known as dolmens. They were constructed during the Neolithic period, from around 3800 BC onwards.

The capstone at Browneshill is enormous! It is estimated to weigh well in excess of 100 tonnes.

#Ireland #SpéirGhorm

The large portal tomb at Browneshill, Carlow, Ireland. It consists of a giant capstone supported by upright stones. The capstone leans at a dramatic angle, but still stands after 5,000 years.

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BSBI Scotland @bsbiscotland.bsky.social · 2d

An unusual one for #wildflowerhour this week - Ribwort Plantain with a new basal rosette developing from within the seedhead! Ok not a flower, but it’s all reproduction isn’t it?! 😁

A new rosette of green leaves growing out of the brown seedhead of Ribwort Plantain, held on a long green stalk above a background of green grass

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BSBI Botany @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 19h

Huge thanks to @daera-ni.gov.uk for funding our winter programme of Botanical Skills webinars!
They are all free so please use the links below to book your spaces!

James Harding-Morris @bsbicountries.bsky.social · 1d

I'm delighted that we have a whole range of talks from our Northern Ireland Botanical Skills Project taking place this winter on Tuesday evenings.

Want to learn more about conifers? Rushes? Clubmosses? Hawthorns? Plant Pathogenic Fungi? ROBOTS??

See them all here:
bsbi.org/botanical-sk...

Botanical Skills Webinars – Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

bsbi.org

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Úna Bhreathnach @unaeb.bsky.social · 1d

🎓Déan PhD le Gaois🎓

🎓Taighde ar ghné den obair againn - logainmíocht, an aimneolaíocht, taighde téarmeolaíochta, corpais, canúintí, béaloideas, teicneolaíochtaí teanga
🎓Stipinn €25k
🎓Beidh tú páirteach i bhforbairt na dtionscadal
🎓Iarratas faoin 30 Samhain
🎓Eolas: www.gaois.ie/ga/blog/dha-...

Samplaí de thaighde PhD

Logainm: Taighde a dhéanamh ar thacar mionlogainmneacha i gceantar ar leith, agus foirmeacha stairiúla na logainmneacha sin a rianú siar trí cháipéisí stairiúla agus ceartfhoirmeacha Gaeilge a mholadh más cuí; déanfar na torthaí a fhoilsiú ar Meitheal Logainm. Féach tráchtas Aindí Mac Giolla Chomhghaill (2024) agus tráchtas Justin Ó Gliasáin (2022).
Logainm: Staidéar comparáideach a dhéanamh ar chatagóir logainm ar leith e.g. ainmneacha aibhneacha, ainmneacha sléibhte. Corpas cuimsitheach de na logainmneacha sin a chur le chéile agus anailís a dhéanamh ar chursaí dáileacháin, pátrúin teangeolaíochta, stór focal etc. Leas a bhaint as bogearraí úrscothacha mapála agus físiú sonraí chun na torthaí taighde a chur i láthair.
Corpas: Sainchorpas nua a fhorbairt, as ábhar Comhar mar shampla, agus taighde a bhunú air. Féach tráchtas Katie Ní Loingsigh (2016).
Corpas: Taighde nua teangeolaíochta a bhunú ar Chorpas Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, e.g. iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar ghnéithe den Ghaeilge atá ag athrú, anailís dioscúrsa bunaithe ar théama nó topaic ar leith, na comharthaí sóirt a bhaineann le réimse teanga áirithe a scrúdú (e.g. Gaeilge na reachtaíochta).
Canúint: Díriú ar réigiún nó ar chainteoir ar leith tríd an dtionscadal Canúint, rud a mhéadóidh an stór focal agus taifeadtaí atá ar fáil tríd an suíomh agus a ligfidh don mac léinn saineolas a fháil ar mhionchanúint ar leith. Mar shampla, d’fhéadfaí cláracha ‘Joe Daly sa Chúinne’ ó RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta a thras-scríobh agus a chur ar fáil trí Chanúint. Díríonn na cláracha seo ar bhéaloideas agus ar chanúint Chorca Dhuibhne. Bheadh obair canúneolaíochta, téarmeolaíochta agus códú ríomhaireachta i gceist.
Dúchas: Taighde ar bhailitheoir nó ar ghné áirithe den bhéaloideas (féach tráchtas Michelle Dunne (2023)).
Ainm: Tionscadal ina ndíreofaí ar Ghaeilgeoirí Mheiriceá Thuaidh (SAM, Ceanada).
Ainm: Tionscadal ina ndéanfaí iniúchadh ar bhearnaí sa bhunachar (e.g. gannionadaíocht ar mhionlaigh ar leith).…

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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 1d

every day that Heather Humphreys is not asked why she refused to meet with disability activists during the Scrap the Green Paper campaign is another day of ignominy for the Irish press. she's running on her record, yet she's not questioned on it any substantive way

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · Aug 11

⚠️ Seminar announcement: in semester 2 of the new academic year (Feb-May 2026), I will be teaching a

𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 (SG648)

in the Dept. of Early Irish (@ceilteachomn.bsky.social) at Maynooth University.
Guests from outside are very welcome.

More info ⬇️

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Kieran Ryan @kieranryan.bsky.social · 2d

Not only are these data centres devouring energy & water – and feeding the AI bubble that'll blow up our economy when it bursts – they're also wasting vast construction resources (human, materials & admin) that could instead be building homes, solar farms, wind farms etc.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2d

Data centres costing €5.6bn have planning approval but no electricity, industry warns

Access to electricity and gas restricts because of risk of blackouts due to power-hungry sector

www.irishtimes.com

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cuileannach.bsky.social @cuileannach.bsky.social · 2d

Tá neamhréir ann idir an leagan Béarla agus an leagan Gaeilge den ráiteas. Maítear sa leagan Béarla go mbeidh an taisteal saor in aisce ar fáil do ‘participants’ ach sainítear sa leagan Gaeilge gur ‘amhránaithe’ amháin atá i gceist. Tá soiléiriú ar an gceist lorgtha ag Tuairisc ó Iarnród Éireann.

cuileannach.bsky.social @cuileannach.bsky.social · 2d

tm: caobach1, f. (gs. -aí, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. (a) Lumpish person or thing; lout. (b) (In phrase) Bhí ~ air, he was mad drunk. 2. Orn: Blackbacked gull.
caobach2 = scaobach. #ÉanAnLae

Caobach (laris marinus) ag scréachach

ón: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Larus+marinus&title=Special%3AMediaSearch&wprov=acrw1_-1&type=image

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 4d

Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete during the Aegean Bronze Age around 3,500 years ago! 🤩

Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

From the Aegean Bronze Age, Minoan clay vessels with black handpainted decoration.on a pale biscuity-coloured slip

Top left - clay flask decorated in Minoan ‘Marine Style’’ with an octopus with tentacles writhing around the body of the vase. Additional motifs such as seaweed and rocks represent the seabed. From Palaikastro, 1500-1450 BC

Top right - clay rhyton in the shape of a bull’s head. A rhyton is a type of pouring vessel used for filling cups or making liquid offerings. There is a pouring hole at the bull’s mouth. From Knossos Little Palace, 1450-1375 BC

Bottom left - Nautilus vessel - clay rhyton depicting the seabed with nautili, corals and seaweed. From Phaistos Palace, 1500-1450 BC

Bottom right - Basket shaped rhyton decorated with double-axe motif. There is a small pouring hole in one of the bottom corners. From Pseira, 1500-1450 BC

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cuileannach.bsky.social @cuileannach.bsky.social · 2d

Ceird mhongaigh?

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🇵🇸 Dean Tāne 🇵🇸 @dean-tane.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah nah, this is on point

the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 5d

The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

www.youtube.com

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 2d

Tagann sé ó SG _da ḟichit_ (níos déanaí _da ḟichet_) le _a_ gairid, ní ón leagan níos óige _dá_ le _á_ fada.

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Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 3d

If we can't look after the most vulnerable members of society, what kind of people are we?

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 3d

A primary school in Kildare is facing an uphill battle to get more special education supports for its students.

The school's principal said her students are being "badly let down by a poorly resourced system".

jrnl.ie/6840685t

'A total nightmare': A Kildare primary school's fight for support for its students

The school’s principal said her students are being “badly let down by a poorly resourced system”.

jrnl.ie

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Mise Áine @miseaine.bsky.social · 3d

'is faoi ómós a léiriú don tSeactáis agus d’oidhreacht na Seactách i gcroílár ár bpobail.'

Áiméan.

tuairisc.ie/comharthai-s...

Comharthaí sráide Seactáise crochta i Meiriceá den chéad uair riamh

Crochadh na chéad chomharthaí Seactáise ar Choctaw Avenue i lár chathair McAlester i stát Oklahoma

tuairisc.ie

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cuileannach.bsky.social @cuileannach.bsky.social · 2d

Post-laundries horror Fréamhacha (Fréwaka) is on Shudder, as is The Boys from County Hell. Don't make deals with na daoine uaisle and don't lay by-passes through Abhartach's cairn

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dwmalone.bsky.social @dwmalone.bsky.social · 3d

Haigh, an ndearna tú faoi deara riamh cad atá corr? Gach uimhir eile!

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 3d

Let no man throw a stone at the foreigner; he may hit his own clan.

- James Connolly 1908. Recalled in Cork 2025.

Seagull approves.

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an duine deas @duinedeas.bsky.social · 2d

An-imeacht. 'Ceathracha' is fearr liom ar 40 ach beidh glacadh agam le 'daichead' freisin feasta ó mhínigh @davidstifter.bsky.social gur ó dhá fhichead a thagann sé, rud nárbh eol dom.

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cuileannach.bsky.social @cuileannach.bsky.social · 5d

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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 6d

Here's how you can help make a book of 19th century fairy tales available for everyone to read for free.
Frances Brownes was a 19th century Irish poet ("the blind poetess of Donegal"), whose best-known work is Granny's Wonderful Chair, an 1857 fairytale collection. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances...

The only photo of Frances Browne, circa 1879

Frontispiece from the 1906 edition of Granny's Wonderful Chair, illustration by Dora Curtis.

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Ola Majekodunmi @olamajekodunmi.bsky.social · 5d

Táimid ag súil go mór, mór le Amano a bheith linn ar an Luain ag Off The Scéal i DLR Lexicon Studio ó 18:30 (Doirse: 18:00)! Bí linn/ Join us then - Fáilte roimh chách / All Welcome ✨️🌸

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🌎🐎John Hyphen🎮🤠 @johnhyphen.bsky.social · 5d

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 · 5d

“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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cuileannach.bsky.social @cuileannach.bsky.social · 5d

You're welcome and tbf that's not how alt-text works, that's not the first time Darach has misused alt-text and it is really disappointing to see people with thousands of followers misusing an accessibility tool for the lolz

Alt-text is a written description of an image or other visual content embedded within digital code. This description allows screen readers, assistive devices and software used by people who are blind or have low vision to convey the content of an image to the user. Alt-text appears in place of an image if it fails to load and provides essential information about the image’s content, purpose, and context.

How Does Alt-Text Work?
When a person using a screen reader encounters an image, the screen reader “reads” the alt-text aloud, allowing the user to understand what is present or important in the image. Alt-text can also be helpful for people with cognitive disabilities who benefit from descriptions, as well as for users in environments where visuals might not load (e.g., due to low bandwidth).

source: https://vi.ie/alt-text-whats-in-a-description/