Alanjcostello
@alanjcostello.bsky.social
Climate VC, Ireland, Seed
Very very very much a dog person
Very very very much a dog person
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First #DalkeyOpen of 2026 is this evening in the Club in Dalkey. All welcome
A new year. A fresh start. Lets go exploring
A new year. A fresh start. Lets go exploring
January 8, 2026 at 11:18 AM
First #DalkeyOpen of 2026 is this evening in the Club in Dalkey. All welcome
A new year. A fresh start. Lets go exploring
A new year. A fresh start. Lets go exploring
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This what we call in the biz: A dramatic heel turn. Welcome back to reality, Paul.
January 3, 2026 at 3:24 AM
This what we call in the biz: A dramatic heel turn. Welcome back to reality, Paul.
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The first #DalkeyOpen of 2026 will be Thursday the 8th of January
Happy 2026 all
Happy 2026 all
January 1, 2026 at 11:19 AM
The first #DalkeyOpen of 2026 will be Thursday the 8th of January
Happy 2026 all
Happy 2026 all
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Has not escaped my attention that 'Frazzled Staff Member' and 'Crying Adult' are virtually interchangeable
“The last-minute christmas rush at the bookshop.” - my latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Has not escaped my attention that 'Frazzled Staff Member' and 'Crying Adult' are virtually interchangeable
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this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
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Me: I don’t see the appeal of boxing
TV: OK but what if it’s professional boxers savagely brutalizing influencers
Me:
TV: OK but what if it’s professional boxers savagely brutalizing influencers
Me:
December 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Me: I don’t see the appeal of boxing
TV: OK but what if it’s professional boxers savagely brutalizing influencers
Me:
TV: OK but what if it’s professional boxers savagely brutalizing influencers
Me:
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Generate a heartwarming advert for your bookshop:
December 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Generate a heartwarming advert for your bookshop:
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After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X.
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X.
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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I think about this tweet a lot
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I think about this tweet a lot
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The Irish government needs to take this issue far, far more seriously than it has to-date. By all means hold on to the neutrality agenda if that is the view of government, but not spending adequately on defence is a serious abdication of responsibility.
Ouch
Despite these high stakes, Ireland has no dedicated intelligence agency, just four working navy vessels and the smallest defence budget in the EU. In fact, the only thing the Irish navy can do when it spots a suspicious ship lurking is say “hello”.
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Irish government needs to take this issue far, far more seriously than it has to-date. By all means hold on to the neutrality agenda if that is the view of government, but not spending adequately on defence is a serious abdication of responsibility.
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I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
elajucd.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
@profgalloway.com I figure someone has already pitched you DACO to replace TACO?
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
@profgalloway.com I figure someone has already pitched you DACO to replace TACO?
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Unbelievable thread.
(You should be following Emma btw.)
(You should be following Emma btw.)
Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story.
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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1/9
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
🧵
1/9
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Unbelievable thread.
(You should be following Emma btw.)
(You should be following Emma btw.)
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They should have a running total on how much he and his family have cost the state, indexed to how many surgeries etc it could have paid for.
Additional State funding is to be given to a school to help pay for security as Irish teacher Enoch Burke continues to attend school grounds
School gets State funding to pay for security for Burke
Additional State funding is to be given to a school to help pay for security as Irish teacher Enoch Burke continues to attend school grounds.
www.rte.ie
October 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
They should have a running total on how much he and his family have cost the state, indexed to how many surgeries etc it could have paid for.
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I know this sounds extreme. It is.
I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.
Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.
But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.
I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.
Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.
But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I know this sounds extreme. It is.
I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.
Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.
But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.
I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.
Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.
But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.
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Me every single budget day:
STOP GIVING MILLIONS TO GREYHOUND RACING
STOP GIVING MILLIONS TO GREYHOUND RACING
a cartoon of spongebob squarepants giving a thumbs up sign
Alt: a cartoon of spongebob squarepants giving a thumbs up as he gets blasted by a megaphone
media.tenor.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Me every single budget day:
STOP GIVING MILLIONS TO GREYHOUND RACING
STOP GIVING MILLIONS TO GREYHOUND RACING
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Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.
If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.
Read this in @bloomberg.com👇
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.
Read this in @bloomberg.com👇
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring
Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.
www.bloomberg.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.
If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.
Read this in @bloomberg.com👇
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.
Read this in @bloomberg.com👇
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Joswiak says “Meta alone has made more than a dozen of these requests”.
“This type of data is so sensitive that Apple itself can’t see it and we purposely engineer it that way. But under DMA rules we’re forced to hand it over to other companies no matter how they plan to use it.”
“This type of data is so sensitive that Apple itself can’t see it and we purposely engineer it that way. But under DMA rules we’re forced to hand it over to other companies no matter how they plan to use it.”
September 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Joswiak says “Meta alone has made more than a dozen of these requests”.
“This type of data is so sensitive that Apple itself can’t see it and we purposely engineer it that way. But under DMA rules we’re forced to hand it over to other companies no matter how they plan to use it.”
“This type of data is so sensitive that Apple itself can’t see it and we purposely engineer it that way. But under DMA rules we’re forced to hand it over to other companies no matter how they plan to use it.”
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If you have people you know starting college or already in college you should get them to take heed of this
As the college year begins, FraudSMART is launching a campaign warning students to be on alert for money mule recruiters, particularly through social media advertisements
New campaign warns students of money mule recruiters
As the college year begins, FraudSMART is launching a campaign warning students to be on alert for money mule recruiters, particularly through social media advertisements.
www.rte.ie
September 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
If you have people you know starting college or already in college you should get them to take heed of this
Omfg
The British right has amused itself to death. Example number 13,285.
you know I wouldn't say I had high hopes for "the Spectator interviews the Tate brothers" anyway but somehow the piece is worse than I thought it would be
September 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Omfg