Ciarán Casey
@ciaranmcasey.bsky.social
Economic historian at UL. Author of 'The Irish Department of Finance, 1959-1999' and 'Policy Failures and the Irish Economic Crisis'.
Oh and the only girls to do Greek and 'Physics and Chemistry' for the leaving
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Oh and the only girls to do Greek and 'Physics and Chemistry' for the leaving
In his essay on making tea he says the pot should be brought to the kettle rather than vice versa. Good to see he's following his own rules here
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
In his essay on making tea he says the pot should be brought to the kettle rather than vice versa. Good to see he's following his own rules here
AI hallucination
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
AI hallucination
That's a great venue to see him. So impressed with the notes
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
That's a great venue to see him. So impressed with the notes
Oh I was talking with someone about this recently and the various positions on the two wars are like a mad quadrant
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Oh I was talking with someone about this recently and the various positions on the two wars are like a mad quadrant
Ah not at all, I was reading quickly. All the mob stuff is so well acted and directed it just feels like being a fly on the wall
November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ah not at all, I was reading quickly. All the mob stuff is so well acted and directed it just feels like being a fly on the wall
Do you know who? It's just so good, I watch it over and over
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Do you know who? It's just so good, I watch it over and over
It would be nice if he didn't make the argument against billionaires quite so compellingly
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It would be nice if he didn't make the argument against billionaires quite so compellingly
Look on my Works, ye Mighty...
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Look on my Works, ye Mighty...
I love the implication that we've been overly-successful at this.
Like when Jack Chambers suggested we should deprioritise making Irish public infrastructure beautiful
Like when Jack Chambers suggested we should deprioritise making Irish public infrastructure beautiful
October 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I love the implication that we've been overly-successful at this.
Like when Jack Chambers suggested we should deprioritise making Irish public infrastructure beautiful
Like when Jack Chambers suggested we should deprioritise making Irish public infrastructure beautiful
Oh hilarious, a minority of a minority
October 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Oh hilarious, a minority of a minority
Yep and loads just spoiled because they didn't like the candidates, not because they wanted a right wing alternative
October 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Yep and loads just spoiled because they didn't like the candidates, not because they wanted a right wing alternative
It's been really cleverly framed so they can claim (absurdly) that all the spoiled votes were Maria Steen votes. It's caught a share of the narrative totally out of proportion for someone who never even got on the ballot
October 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
It's been really cleverly framed so they can claim (absurdly) that all the spoiled votes were Maria Steen votes. It's caught a share of the narrative totally out of proportion for someone who never even got on the ballot
Every day she doesn't have to open a new building will be like being born anew
October 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Every day she doesn't have to open a new building will be like being born anew
I've started referring to it as the noisy coffin
October 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I've started referring to it as the noisy coffin