Mike McGrath-Bryan
@mikemcgb.bsky.social
A scribbling, squabbling, strácáiling eejit, that got blown along the N20 and out to Cork City, Ireland. Bestselling co-author. Foghlaimeoir, bleeding-heart, AuDHDer. Opinions my own. Check https://www.linktr.ee/mike_mcgb for latest scut-acting.
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Raidió Mar Dhea
Longtime music journalist Mike McGrath-Bryan presents a monthly catch-up on the latest from Ireland's DIY and independent music communities - as Gaeilge briste agus Béarla cliste.
soundcloud.com
The latest episode of Raidió Mar Dhea is up now on @eistradio.bsky.social's Soundcloud and Mixcloud!
It will also be, by my count, its RTÉ 2XM finalé when it airs there next month.
soundcloud.com/eistcork/set...
#radio #community #ireland #spéirghorm
It will also be, by my count, its RTÉ 2XM finalé when it airs there next month.
soundcloud.com/eistcork/set...
#radio #community #ireland #spéirghorm
Reposted by Mike McGrath-Bryan
Rowing out to a middle of a lake in Scotland to pick up a watertight package containing 10 new copies of "Conversations with Friends"
November 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Rowing out to a middle of a lake in Scotland to pick up a watertight package containing 10 new copies of "Conversations with Friends"
It's also in direct contravention of all that 'freedom of speech' stuff they've imported.
Britain never did grow out of oppressing the Irish because the country generally feels like it *should* own us regardless of all that pesky war of independence stuff
This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
November 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It's also in direct contravention of all that 'freedom of speech' stuff they've imported.
Too high-flying an endeavour for a Taoiseach. Has to be delegated to their major donors/sympathetic press barons!
Imagine if a Taoiseach started his own phone network and people started signing up to it. Or any other TDs! Although, I could totally see the Healy-Raes doing it in fairness #KingdomTelecom #SpeirGorm
All the places I used my Trump Mobile wireless service this week
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Too high-flying an endeavour for a Taoiseach. Has to be delegated to their major donors/sympathetic press barons!
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The latest episode of Raidió Mar Dhea is up now on @eistradio.bsky.social's Soundcloud and Mixcloud!
It will also be, by my count, its RTÉ 2XM finalé when it airs there next month.
soundcloud.com/eistcork/set...
#radio #community #ireland #spéirghorm
It will also be, by my count, its RTÉ 2XM finalé when it airs there next month.
soundcloud.com/eistcork/set...
#radio #community #ireland #spéirghorm
Raidió Mar Dhea
Longtime music journalist Mike McGrath-Bryan presents a monthly catch-up on the latest from Ireland's DIY and independent music communities - as Gaeilge briste agus Béarla cliste.
soundcloud.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The latest episode of Raidió Mar Dhea is up now on @eistradio.bsky.social's Soundcloud and Mixcloud!
It will also be, by my count, its RTÉ 2XM finalé when it airs there next month.
soundcloud.com/eistcork/set...
#radio #community #ireland #spéirghorm
It will also be, by my count, its RTÉ 2XM finalé when it airs there next month.
soundcloud.com/eistcork/set...
#radio #community #ireland #spéirghorm
The latest episode of Raidió Mar Dhea is up now on @eistradio.bsky.social's Soundcloud and Mixcloud!
It will also be, by my count, its RTÉ 2XM finalé when it airs there next month.
soundcloud.com/eistcork/set...
#radio #community #ireland #spéirghorm
It will also be, by my count, its RTÉ 2XM finalé when it airs there next month.
soundcloud.com/eistcork/set...
#radio #community #ireland #spéirghorm
Raidió Mar Dhea
Longtime music journalist Mike McGrath-Bryan presents a monthly catch-up on the latest from Ireland's DIY and independent music communities - as Gaeilge briste agus Béarla cliste.
soundcloud.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The latest episode of Raidió Mar Dhea is up now on @eistradio.bsky.social's Soundcloud and Mixcloud!
It will also be, by my count, its RTÉ 2XM finalé when it airs there next month.
soundcloud.com/eistcork/set...
#radio #community #ireland #spéirghorm
It will also be, by my count, its RTÉ 2XM finalé when it airs there next month.
soundcloud.com/eistcork/set...
#radio #community #ireland #spéirghorm
Reposted by Mike McGrath-Bryan
I'm 33 and I stopped cycling at 12 because I was no longer young enough to cycle on the path, I was adult sized on an adult bike, and I never felt safe enough to even try cycling on the road. I really admire cyclists but every one I know has at least one scary story that only solidifies my decision.
👀 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 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I'm 33 and I stopped cycling at 12 because I was no longer young enough to cycle on the path, I was adult sized on an adult bike, and I never felt safe enough to even try cycling on the road. I really admire cyclists but every one I know has at least one scary story that only solidifies my decision.
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It's a GREAT game. You should get it! So chuffed that my #irishlanguage localisation team worked on this.
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It's a GREAT game. You should get it! So chuffed that my #irishlanguage localisation team worked on this.
It's similar to a YouTube comments section. If it's not bots or bad actors, it's people who are so utterly convinced that their perspective is the gods' honest truth - or that they will one day no longer be temporarily embarrassed millionaires - that it's not worth it anymore.
#spéirghorm #ireland
#spéirghorm #ireland
popped into r/ireland for the first time in ages, nowhere on earth will you find as much blind ignorance masquerading as common sense, and by jesus the smugness out of them
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It's similar to a YouTube comments section. If it's not bots or bad actors, it's people who are so utterly convinced that their perspective is the gods' honest truth - or that they will one day no longer be temporarily embarrassed millionaires - that it's not worth it anymore.
#spéirghorm #ireland
#spéirghorm #ireland
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Some other good points here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Some other good points here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
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Introduce yourself with 6 concerts you've been to: (there's no way for me to pick from hundreds but my 6 most recent ones are a good summary of me...)
1) The Offspring
2) Jimmy Eat World
3) Paramore
4) We Are Scientists
5) You Me At Six
6) Twenty One Pilots
1) The Offspring
2) Jimmy Eat World
3) Paramore
4) We Are Scientists
5) You Me At Six
6) Twenty One Pilots
Introduce yourself with 6 concerts you've been to :
Swans
Therapy?
Nadja
Gilla Band
Bob Mould
Lankum
Swans
Therapy?
Nadja
Gilla Band
Bob Mould
Lankum
Introduce yourself with 6 concerts you've been to :
The Cure
Depeche mode
Manic street preachers
Ennio morricone
Jack L
Blondie
The Cure
Depeche mode
Manic street preachers
Ennio morricone
Jack L
Blondie
November 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Introduce yourself with 6 concerts you've been to: (there's no way for me to pick from hundreds but my 6 most recent ones are a good summary of me...)
1) The Offspring
2) Jimmy Eat World
3) Paramore
4) We Are Scientists
5) You Me At Six
6) Twenty One Pilots
1) The Offspring
2) Jimmy Eat World
3) Paramore
4) We Are Scientists
5) You Me At Six
6) Twenty One Pilots
Huge overuse of the "not just... but also" sentence structure, too
Updated ChatGPT “tells” include the
brain 🧠 and checkmark ✅ emojis.
My use of 🫡 is safe!
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
brain 🧠 and checkmark ✅ emojis.
My use of 🫡 is safe!
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How to detect text which has been written by ChatGPT
AI-generated texts tend be more predictable than human-written text with the use of certain words, phrases and emojis
www.rte.ie
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Huge overuse of the "not just... but also" sentence structure, too
Reposted by Mike McGrath-Bryan
How to detect text which has been written by ChatGPT. AI-generated texts tend be more predictable than human-written text with the use of certain words, phrases and emojis, explains
Jennifer Foster @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Jennifer Foster @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How to detect text which has been written by ChatGPT
AI-generated texts tend be more predictable than human-written text with the use of certain words, phrases and emojis
www.rte.ie
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
How to detect text which has been written by ChatGPT. AI-generated texts tend be more predictable than human-written text with the use of certain words, phrases and emojis, explains
Jennifer Foster @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Jennifer Foster @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Introduce yourself with 6 concerts you've been to :
Swans
Therapy?
Nadja
Gilla Band
Bob Mould
Lankum
Swans
Therapy?
Nadja
Gilla Band
Bob Mould
Lankum
Introduce yourself with 6 concerts you've been to :
The Cure
Depeche mode
Manic street preachers
Ennio morricone
Jack L
Blondie
The Cure
Depeche mode
Manic street preachers
Ennio morricone
Jack L
Blondie
Introduce yourself with 6 concerts you've been to :
Soundgarden
Pearl Jam
REM
The Prodigy
Madball
The Boss
Soundgarden
Pearl Jam
REM
The Prodigy
Madball
The Boss
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Introduce yourself with 6 concerts you've been to :
Swans
Therapy?
Nadja
Gilla Band
Bob Mould
Lankum
Swans
Therapy?
Nadja
Gilla Band
Bob Mould
Lankum
Reposted by Mike McGrath-Bryan
Retvrn
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Retvrn
Post something random or you'll have an awful December
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Post something random or you'll have an awful December
Reposted by Mike McGrath-Bryan
I’m in god damn Groningen and I’ve encountered so many Irish people. Fuck any Irish who are anti-immigration honestly
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I’m in god damn Groningen and I’ve encountered so many Irish people. Fuck any Irish who are anti-immigration honestly
Reposted by Mike McGrath-Bryan
The WINNER of the 2025 @thejournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year is...
Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun), Manchán Magan, Illustrated by Megan Luddy (Gill Books)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun), Manchán Magan, Illustrated by Megan Luddy (Gill Books)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The WINNER of the 2025 @thejournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year is...
Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun), Manchán Magan, Illustrated by Megan Luddy (Gill Books)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun), Manchán Magan, Illustrated by Megan Luddy (Gill Books)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
Kurt Cobain's suicide, sadly. I distinctly remember a helicopter shot over the house on the RTÉ News
1. What was the first major news story you remember as a child?
November 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Kurt Cobain's suicide, sadly. I distinctly remember a helicopter shot over the house on the RTÉ News
This is so STRESSFUL
When it opens with "I am Irish-American and planning to move to Ireland" you brace yourself for A Comment And A Half.
Then you add "the Quora factor" - you are not expecting sensible chat here.
... and somehow, he still manages to shock us.
Then you add "the Quora factor" - you are not expecting sensible chat here.
... and somehow, he still manages to shock us.
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This is so STRESSFUL
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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
You see anyone acting the fuckin' fool on this matter - give 'em the facts and nothing else.
Trans rights are human rights, no matter how hard these people try to create spectacle, confusion and distraction.
#speirghorm #ireland #transrights
Trans rights are human rights, no matter how hard these people try to create spectacle, confusion and distraction.
#speirghorm #ireland #transrights
Debunked: Enoch Burke was jailed again, but not for ‘refusing to endorse transgender ideology.’ jrnl.ie/6887268
Debunked: Enoch Burke was jailed again, but not for 'refusing to endorse transgender ideology'
Misleading claims about the arrest were shared in Spanish, French, and Polish, as well as by UK and US figures.
jrnl.ie
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
You see anyone acting the fuckin' fool on this matter - give 'em the facts and nothing else.
Trans rights are human rights, no matter how hard these people try to create spectacle, confusion and distraction.
#speirghorm #ireland #transrights
Trans rights are human rights, no matter how hard these people try to create spectacle, confusion and distraction.
#speirghorm #ireland #transrights
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Just getting around to watching this and Rebecca has the receipts from 15 years ago of all the men who stood by Lawrence Krauss and Epstein.
I imagine her creating this video had at least some of the feeling of this Brooklyn 99 meme....
Well worth a watch.
I imagine her creating this video had at least some of the feeling of this Brooklyn 99 meme....
Well worth a watch.
November 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Just getting around to watching this and Rebecca has the receipts from 15 years ago of all the men who stood by Lawrence Krauss and Epstein.
I imagine her creating this video had at least some of the feeling of this Brooklyn 99 meme....
Well worth a watch.
I imagine her creating this video had at least some of the feeling of this Brooklyn 99 meme....
Well worth a watch.
I mean, once I got my diagnostationality, the runctitiononal features just began to make sense, really.
#actuallyautistic #spéirghorm #ireland
#actuallyautistic #spéirghorm #ireland
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I mean, once I got my diagnostationality, the runctitiononal features just began to make sense, really.
#actuallyautistic #spéirghorm #ireland
#actuallyautistic #spéirghorm #ireland
Hello from my first of possibly multiple Xubuntu installs.
De-Windowsing for a start, then minimising my Metaverse reliance.
Some future, hah?
#speirghorm #ireland
De-Windowsing for a start, then minimising my Metaverse reliance.
Some future, hah?
#speirghorm #ireland
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hello from my first of possibly multiple Xubuntu installs.
De-Windowsing for a start, then minimising my Metaverse reliance.
Some future, hah?
#speirghorm #ireland
De-Windowsing for a start, then minimising my Metaverse reliance.
Some future, hah?
#speirghorm #ireland
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From the 1991 Local Elections where Joe Higgins topped the poll as an Independent Labour candidate.
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
From the 1991 Local Elections where Joe Higgins topped the poll as an Independent Labour candidate.