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eolaí the artist @eolai.bsky.social · 1d

Since I started filing copyright infringement reports to get my paintings taken off Temu, a small industry of AI replacement paintings has sprung up, with dozens of brightly coloured paintings purporting to be by me. Here's a sample of what is supposedly Dublin's Poolbeg chimneys - painted by "me".

Screencap of 2 rows of 5 products, 8 of which are square cushions and one from each row is physical picture in portrait format. All of them have boldly coloured industrial chimneys, with some autumn foliage on trees or overhanging in the foreground. The blue water of a bay is visible in most, and the skies are blue or cloudy white. The number of chimneys is 3 or 4 in all but one which has 2. The chimneys are random blotchy areas of red and white, or just cream, rather than the red and white bands of the top halves and plain concrete bottom halves, of the actual poolbeg chimneys. Visible prices range from below €3 and €4 to one that is under €8.

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nerosunero @nerosunero.bsky.social · 14h

Amelia (The Castle) | nerosunero, Dublin 2025
#Dublin #Painting #DigitalPainting #Art & #Fiction #Drawing #Kafka #Amelia #TheCastle

www.nerosunero.org

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15h

Majority of family court cases in England and Wales feature domestic abuse, watchdog says

Commissioner’s review found 87% of cases uncovered physical, psychological or sexual abuse of a family member Nearly 90% of cases before the family courts in England and Wales show evidence of domestic abuse, a watchdog has disclosed. Physical, psychological or sexual abuse of a member of the family or household was uncovered in 87% of cases, according to a review ordered by the domestic abuse commissioner, Nicole Jacobs. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 16h

It was perfectly ok to vote no to the #Nice & #Lisbon treaties last time I checked we lived in a democracy #Aras25 #Speirgorm

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Save The Hellfire @savethehellfire.bsky.social · 23h

GREAT NEWS! Our 2026 Save the Hellfire Calendar is ON SALE NOW!

Only €14.00 including postage in Ireland. 🎉
www.savethehellfire.com/how-you-can-...
#MondayMotivation #Calendar

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Stephie Graphics @cloudsteph.bsky.social · 17h

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Saoirse Ryan @saoirseryan.bsky.social · 1d

These people would make you sick. Speech after sycophantic speech praising a man who has forced Netanyahu to a tenuous peace deal for one reason only:
so he can win a Nobel Peace Prize. Meanwhile the Conquest and killing in the west bank continues at pace and the future of Gaza is still in peril.

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Eric M. Murphy @ericmmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

A thought for journalists (looking at you, @nytimes.com):

If one source says it’s raining, & another source says it isn’t, you don’t report both uncritically. YOU GO THE HELL OUTSIDE & report how the assertions correspond to the evidence.

You’re reporters for fuck sake, not stenographers!

a man with an umbrella is walking through a puddle

ALT: a man with an umbrella is walking through a puddle

media.tenor.com

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Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 1d

‘Rape’ is not a political football. The attempts to use it to score political points against an opponent is irresponsible, crass and incredibly offensive #Heatherhumphries #jennifercarrollmcneill #finegael #Áras25 #Áras #Speirgorm

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Annie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting how he never mentioned it to anyone. Maybe he thought nobody would notice

Chortle @chortle.bsky.social · 2d

Weekend catch-up: Andrew Maxwell played the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival, Chortle has revealed http://dlvr.it/TNd7mf

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Philip Boucher-Hayes @philipb-h.bsky.social · 3d

Q: Why was the person responsible for the Blackwater fish kill never found?

A: it wasn’t anybody’s job.

I talked to the heads of all the agencies involved in the investigation, about why the biggest pollution event in Irish history fell between the cracks.

Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

CountryWide - RTÉ Radio 1

The CountryWide team feature the events, people and happenings that bring colour and life to communities, towns and villages across the country.

www.rte.ie

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Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you 🙏

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Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 4d

Moonshine #Dungarvan

#Waterford #Ireland #blueskyphotograohy #Photography #blueskyart #Speirgorm #thephotohour #stormhour #moon

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Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 5d

Great bring it on the sooner the better #KillAI #speirgorm #Artists

The Verge @theverge.com · 5d

From May 2025: Meta’s former head of global affairs said asking for permission from rights owners to train models would “basically kill the AI industry in this country overnight.”

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

www.theverge.com

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nerosunero @nerosunero.bsky.social · 5d

Recent Works | nerosunero, Dublin, Autumn 2025
#Dublin #art #Painting #Drawing #DigitalPainting #illustration

www.instagram.com/mariosughi/?...

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Annie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 6d

Every known cliché used today #Budget26

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Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 6d

It’s nauseating listening to the Minister for Finance on #RTE PrimeTime - incredibly condescending, self congratulatory and so out of touch

#Budget2026 #costofliving #Ireland #speirgorm

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Jennifer Kavanagh @quiatimet.bsky.social · 7d

So it seems hospitality will get it’s vat rate cut yet you still can’t get the tax carers credit if you’re not married.

Marvellous stuff

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Anna Pringle @annapr.bsky.social · 7d

I just emailed Minister of Justice Jim O'Callaghan demanding Ireland does not support the new Chat Control bill which lets the EU read all of your WhatsApp and Signal messages without encryption. Will you do the same? action.uplift.ie/campaigns/st...

Stop EU Chat Control

I just emailed Minister of Justice Jim O'Callaghan demanding Ireland does not support the new Chat Control bill which lets the EU read all of your WhatsApp and Signal messages without encryption. Will...

action.uplift.ie

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 7d

She called out world leaders for sitting by and watching a live-streamed genocide without taking action.

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 7d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy.bsky.social · 7d

Man on the moon

#blueskyphotography #speirgorm
#Dublin #nature #thephotohour #stormhour

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 10d

Just confirmed I'm one of the author victims of the blood sucking company Anthropic that stole my book to train it's LLM. I filed a claim and it felt really good. If you're an author who may have been victimized, you can find out here:

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/?_gl=...

Submit a Claim

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 9d

Hallgrímsson says Fifa and Uefa should ban Israel from club and international competitions

Republic of Ireland manager sees ‘no difference’ between banning Russia and Israel

www.irishtimes.com

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 9d

Via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

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