Kieran
@eslsys.bsky.social
Escaping from exTwitter https://twitter.com/eslsys Software engineer. Lots of diverse interests Music (playing, listening), Reading, Film, #ClimateAction 🇵🇸
Hoping to follow everyone back, prioritising those with a bio and at least 1 post
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📢Hundreds of organisations and movements from different regions from around Europe are united in their call to national governments:
“Fix the housing and climate crisis”
Read the joint letter, which we have co-signed, here: buildbetterlives.eu/2025/11/26/n...
“Fix the housing and climate crisis”
Read the joint letter, which we have co-signed, here: buildbetterlives.eu/2025/11/26/n...
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
📢Hundreds of organisations and movements from different regions from around Europe are united in their call to national governments:
“Fix the housing and climate crisis”
Read the joint letter, which we have co-signed, here: buildbetterlives.eu/2025/11/26/n...
“Fix the housing and climate crisis”
Read the joint letter, which we have co-signed, here: buildbetterlives.eu/2025/11/26/n...
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There has been a 35% increase in termination notices issued by landlords to tenants in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2024
35% increase in termination notices issued by landlords
There has been 35% increase in termination notices issued by landlords to tenants in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2024.
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Could we please stop framing it as the "migration system"?
It's the asylum system that the rules relate to.
We need everyone to know that these new rules are being brought in so that we can be crueler to people who are already going through horrendous torment in their lives.
It's the asylum system that the rules relate to.
We need everyone to know that these new rules are being brought in so that we can be crueler to people who are already going through horrendous torment in their lives.
Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has defended changes to the migration system, rejecting criticism that the tightening of rules is disproportionally focused on asylum seekers
Minister defends proposed changes to immigration system
Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has defended changes to the migration system, rejecting criticism that the tightening of rules is disproportionally focused on asylum seekers.
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Could we please stop framing it as the "migration system"?
It's the asylum system that the rules relate to.
We need everyone to know that these new rules are being brought in so that we can be crueler to people who are already going through horrendous torment in their lives.
It's the asylum system that the rules relate to.
We need everyone to know that these new rules are being brought in so that we can be crueler to people who are already going through horrendous torment in their lives.
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There has been a 35% increase in termination notices issued by landlords to tenants in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2024
35% increase in termination notices issued by landlords
There has been 35% increase in termination notices issued by landlords to tenants in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2024.
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
There has been a 35% increase in termination notices issued by landlords to tenants in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2024
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Art Action Auction for Palestine
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Art Action Auction for Palestine
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Media decrying judicial review of #MetroLink.. & not asking *who* authorised construction of a new metro station without planning permission in 2021/22..& *who* authorised €12.5m+ public funds for an illegal development..& *who* decided to by-pass the law, & risk delay to the MetroLink project?
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Media decrying judicial review of #MetroLink.. & not asking *who* authorised construction of a new metro station without planning permission in 2021/22..& *who* authorised €12.5m+ public funds for an illegal development..& *who* decided to by-pass the law, & risk delay to the MetroLink project?
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That smoke is black, suggesting cross-linked organic compounds such as polyurethane.
Wood fires produce grey-white smoke.
This is no scaffold fire.
Wood fires produce grey-white smoke.
This is no scaffold fire.
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
That smoke is black, suggesting cross-linked organic compounds such as polyurethane.
Wood fires produce grey-white smoke.
This is no scaffold fire.
Wood fires produce grey-white smoke.
This is no scaffold fire.
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🏗️“David McWilliams’s characterisation of lawyers as “talkers” rather than “doers”
He decries legal process & points to Chinese projects. Four bridges collapsed in China in 2024 killing 42.. In 2024 Ireland recorded its lowest-ever number of workplace fatalities”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
He decries legal process & points to Chinese projects. Four bridges collapsed in China in 2024 killing 42.. In 2024 Ireland recorded its lowest-ever number of workplace fatalities”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🏗️“David McWilliams’s characterisation of lawyers as “talkers” rather than “doers”
He decries legal process & points to Chinese projects. Four bridges collapsed in China in 2024 killing 42.. In 2024 Ireland recorded its lowest-ever number of workplace fatalities”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
He decries legal process & points to Chinese projects. Four bridges collapsed in China in 2024 killing 42.. In 2024 Ireland recorded its lowest-ever number of workplace fatalities”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
Climate crisis. what climate crisis!
Ireland's EU Commissioner Michael McGrath has said the European Commission has recommended to extend the nitrates derogation for Ireland
Commission recommends extension of nitrates derogation
Ireland's EU Commissioner Michael McGrath has said the European Commission has recommended to extend the nitrates derogation for Ireland.
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Climate crisis. what climate crisis!
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‘The Nazis attacked the very heart of the distinction between true and false.’
Al Gore didn’t hold back: The Trump admin is “attacking the heart of truth,” twisting facts like the Nazis did in the 1930s. From climate denial to rewriting the Ukraine war, it’s all about power—not reality.
Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.
Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
‘The Nazis attacked the very heart of the distinction between true and false.’
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it's hard to think of another situation where you can kill someone and essentially get away with it. driving 25% over the speed limit, on the wrong side of the road – and she's allowed back behind the wheel before this guy's poor kids are finished with school
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
it's hard to think of another situation where you can kill someone and essentially get away with it. driving 25% over the speed limit, on the wrong side of the road – and she's allowed back behind the wheel before this guy's poor kids are finished with school
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1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:
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As a scholar of colonial law, British history SHOULD be attacked. Frequently and from all sides.
1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
As a scholar of colonial law, British history SHOULD be attacked. Frequently and from all sides.
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Your Children’s school is in crisis because teachers can’t afford to live and do the job?
It’s not a problem, says the Minister in charge of Education.
bsky.app/profile/gavr...
It’s not a problem, says the Minister in charge of Education.
bsky.app/profile/gavr...
These comments from Norma Foley at the INTO’s education debate are beginning to cause a stir in teacher circles.
Is the abject shortage of teachers - where it’s almost impossible to get a substitute teacher - a ‘crisis’?
The minister would prefer to label it an “opportunity”…
Is the abject shortage of teachers - where it’s almost impossible to get a substitute teacher - a ‘crisis’?
The minister would prefer to label it an “opportunity”…
November 21, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Your Children’s school is in crisis because teachers can’t afford to live and do the job?
It’s not a problem, says the Minister in charge of Education.
bsky.app/profile/gavr...
It’s not a problem, says the Minister in charge of Education.
bsky.app/profile/gavr...
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The great speakers and performers for our National March for Palestine on Saturday. See you at the Garden of Remembrance at 1pm, let's make our marking of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people huge! All out!
#FreePalestine #SolidarityIsAVerb 🇵🇸
#FreePalestine #SolidarityIsAVerb 🇵🇸
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The great speakers and performers for our National March for Palestine on Saturday. See you at the Garden of Remembrance at 1pm, let's make our marking of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people huge! All out!
#FreePalestine #SolidarityIsAVerb 🇵🇸
#FreePalestine #SolidarityIsAVerb 🇵🇸
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Ireland continues rolling backwards thanks to FFFG. The mind just boggles. Boggles. Emigration will only continue to rise.
Four months after it was promised, we finally have the government's transport investment plan between now and 2030. It's bad. Roads are in, public transport is out. A lot of public transport projects being put on the long-finger to make funding available for new roads.
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Ireland continues rolling backwards thanks to FFFG. The mind just boggles. Boggles. Emigration will only continue to rise.
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Ireland women's Under-19 team struck up an a cappella version of Amhrán na bhFiann before a European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria after organisers mistakenly played Britain's God Save the King over the speakers
Irish team sing anthem after God Save the King blunder
Ireland women's Under-19 team struck up an a cappella version of Amhran na bhFiann before a European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria today after organisers mistakenly played Britain's 'God Save the...
www.rte.ie
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Ireland women's Under-19 team struck up an a cappella version of Amhrán na bhFiann before a European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria after organisers mistakenly played Britain's God Save the King over the speakers
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This is an absolute disaster. Taking away money from ready-to-go public transport projects so that they can chuck more cash at new roads.
The exact opposite direction we should be going.
(Plus: the more you delay projects, the more they cost. Every time.)
The exact opposite direction we should be going.
(Plus: the more you delay projects, the more they cost. Every time.)
DART+ South West is shelved until 2030. It has full planning approval since 2024, no judicial reviews and is ready to go but construction won't start until after 2030. A lot of housing around Adamstown and Clonburris built in anticipation of this upgrade.
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is an absolute disaster. Taking away money from ready-to-go public transport projects so that they can chuck more cash at new roads.
The exact opposite direction we should be going.
(Plus: the more you delay projects, the more they cost. Every time.)
The exact opposite direction we should be going.
(Plus: the more you delay projects, the more they cost. Every time.)
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Match organisers in Bulgaria were left red-faced after playing God Save the King for the Republic of Ireland Under-19s on Tuesday before they took on Sweden in a Women’s European qualifier.
Major anthem gaffe as God Save the King played before Republic of Ireland Women’s Under-19 qualifier in Bulgaria
Match organisers in Bulgaria were left red-faced after playing God Save the King for the Republic of Ireland Under-19s on Tuesday before they took on Sweden in a Women’s European qualifier.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Match organisers in Bulgaria were left red-faced after playing God Save the King for the Republic of Ireland Under-19s on Tuesday before they took on Sweden in a Women’s European qualifier.
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"We don’t have to speculate about how AI data centers might affect Massachusetts. Consider Ireland, where AI ... keeps old, dirty plants on the grid, sucks up renewable energy, and drives up costs... The Irish pay among Europe’s highest electric bills."
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...
The dark side of AI: Climate chaos, pollution, and injustice - CommonWealth Beacon
Unless we have a seat at the table to set regulations, the AI data center boom will hurt Black and brown frontline communities like mine in Roxbury first and worst.
commonwealthbeacon.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"We don’t have to speculate about how AI data centers might affect Massachusetts. Consider Ireland, where AI ... keeps old, dirty plants on the grid, sucks up renewable energy, and drives up costs... The Irish pay among Europe’s highest electric bills."
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...
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Four months after it was promised, we finally have the government's transport investment plan between now and 2030. It's bad. Roads are in, public transport is out. A lot of public transport projects being put on the long-finger to make funding available for new roads.
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Four months after it was promised, we finally have the government's transport investment plan between now and 2030. It's bad. Roads are in, public transport is out. A lot of public transport projects being put on the long-finger to make funding available for new roads.
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Is construction best left to the capitalist market? No. Let's learn from history and build new non-profit construction companies!
💥 new paper with Maria Wallstam in @housingjournal.bsky.social 💥
💥 new paper with Maria Wallstam in @housingjournal.bsky.social 💥
Building beyond profit: the history and potential future of non-profit construction companies
When housing construction slows down due to diminished profit margins while the actual need for housing increases, people might raise the question: is residential construction best left to the capi...
www.tandfonline.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Is construction best left to the capitalist market? No. Let's learn from history and build new non-profit construction companies!
💥 new paper with Maria Wallstam in @housingjournal.bsky.social 💥
💥 new paper with Maria Wallstam in @housingjournal.bsky.social 💥
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“When housing construction slows down due to diminished profit margins while actual need for housing increases, people might raise the question: is residential construction best left to the capitalist market?”
Review of alternative ownership structures in Sweden’s residential construction sector
“When housing construction slows down due to diminished profit margins while actual need for housing increases, people might raise the question: is residential construction best left to the capitalist market?”
Review of alternative ownership structures in Sweden’s residential construction sector
Is construction best left to the capitalist market? No. Let's learn from history and build new non-profit construction companies!
💥 new paper with Maria Wallstam in @housingjournal.bsky.social 💥
💥 new paper with Maria Wallstam in @housingjournal.bsky.social 💥
Building beyond profit: the history and potential future of non-profit construction companies
When housing construction slows down due to diminished profit margins while the actual need for housing increases, people might raise the question: is residential construction best left to the capi...
www.tandfonline.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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“When housing construction slows down due to diminished profit margins while actual need for housing increases, people might raise the question: is residential construction best left to the capitalist market?”
Review of alternative ownership structures in Sweden’s residential construction sector
“When housing construction slows down due to diminished profit margins while actual need for housing increases, people might raise the question: is residential construction best left to the capitalist market?”
Review of alternative ownership structures in Sweden’s residential construction sector
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But I guess when you're facing a margin of like 30-70 popular support against your cause, those kinds of moderate arguments won't cut it. You need to manufacture a crisis, even if it means making things up
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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The re-opening of the Blackpool train station is about to get re-announced, again. Going strong now for 30 years. #Cork
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Revised National Development Plan delivers €1bn for Cork rail expansion and new stations
More than €1bn will accelerate Cork’s commuter rail expansion as the updated NDP shifts transport spending towards a new 1:1 ratio
www.irishexaminer.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The re-opening of the Blackpool train station is about to get re-announced, again. Going strong now for 30 years. #Cork
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...