Modern feudalism.
“Ireland's 11 billionaires are wealthier than 66% of the country's population, according to a new study from Oxfam.”
“Ireland's 11 billionaires are wealthier than 66% of the country's population, according to a new study from Oxfam.”
Collective wealth of billionaires rises by $2.5 trillion
Ireland's 11 billionaires are wealthier than 66% of the country's population, according to a new study from Oxfam.
www.rte.ie
January 19, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Modern feudalism.
“Ireland's 11 billionaires are wealthier than 66% of the country's population, according to a new study from Oxfam.”
“Ireland's 11 billionaires are wealthier than 66% of the country's population, according to a new study from Oxfam.”
Both @empiremagazine.bsky.social and @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social podcasts featured Claire Foy / clairvoyant puns.
Didn’t see that one coming. 🤷♂️
Didn’t see that one coming. 🤷♂️
January 17, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Both @empiremagazine.bsky.social and @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social podcasts featured Claire Foy / clairvoyant puns.
Didn’t see that one coming. 🤷♂️
Didn’t see that one coming. 🤷♂️
Given how much coverage Those American Idiots got for their baseless claims, it’s worth boosting this story which obviously won’t get nearly as much coverage.
No autism link to paracetamol use in pregnancy - study
Current evidence does not link paracetamol use in pregnancy to autism, experts have said after a new review of studies on the topic.
www.rte.ie
January 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Given how much coverage Those American Idiots got for their baseless claims, it’s worth boosting this story which obviously won’t get nearly as much coverage.
Somewhere in RTÉ there’s a Chemical Brothers loving sub editor who’s just chuffed with this headline. 🙂
January 17, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Somewhere in RTÉ there’s a Chemical Brothers loving sub editor who’s just chuffed with this headline. 🙂
I’m glad to see X feeling a little political and legal heat this week, but I have very little faith in either system to hold them to account.
We’ve already witnessed the news and music industries having their content stolen en masse by platforms, eventually paying pennies on the dollar years later.
We’ve already witnessed the news and music industries having their content stolen en masse by platforms, eventually paying pennies on the dollar years later.
January 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I’m glad to see X feeling a little political and legal heat this week, but I have very little faith in either system to hold them to account.
We’ve already witnessed the news and music industries having their content stolen en masse by platforms, eventually paying pennies on the dollar years later.
We’ve already witnessed the news and music industries having their content stolen en masse by platforms, eventually paying pennies on the dollar years later.
The ERSI rightly points to the disproportionate amount of “news” coverage (my quotes) that immigration gets as a reason people overestimate its impact on societal issues. RTÉ and others might do well to reflect on this after covering the report themselves.
Immigration levels overestimated by public, says ESRI
Many people believe immigration is happening in Ireland on a larger scale than it really is, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute.
www.rte.ie
January 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
The ERSI rightly points to the disproportionate amount of “news” coverage (my quotes) that immigration gets as a reason people overestimate its impact on societal issues. RTÉ and others might do well to reflect on this after covering the report themselves.
Even if you’ve seen it before, watch it again all the way to the end. Take 6 minutes off the bad news merry-go-round and just enjoy something. 🙂
2021 Remaster "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Steve Winwood
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Even if you’ve seen it before, watch it again all the way to the end. Take 6 minutes off the bad news merry-go-round and just enjoy something. 🙂
I wonder if the cabinet discussed this at their meeting today to force through planning for more and more data centres here? 🤷♂️🤦♂️
Cold and data centres drive up US greenhouse gas emissions
US emissions of planet-warming gases rise for the first time in three years.
www.bbc.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I wonder if the cabinet discussed this at their meeting today to force through planning for more and more data centres here? 🤷♂️🤦♂️
The best time to delete your Twitter account was years ago.
The second best time is right now.
You either want to be part of an ecosystem that enriches a fascist billionaire via deepfake porn, unabashed racism, and now CSAM, or you don’t.
I need to be there for work is no excuse in my opinion.
The second best time is right now.
You either want to be part of an ecosystem that enriches a fascist billionaire via deepfake porn, unabashed racism, and now CSAM, or you don’t.
I need to be there for work is no excuse in my opinion.
January 9, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The best time to delete your Twitter account was years ago.
The second best time is right now.
You either want to be part of an ecosystem that enriches a fascist billionaire via deepfake porn, unabashed racism, and now CSAM, or you don’t.
I need to be there for work is no excuse in my opinion.
The second best time is right now.
You either want to be part of an ecosystem that enriches a fascist billionaire via deepfake porn, unabashed racism, and now CSAM, or you don’t.
I need to be there for work is no excuse in my opinion.
This legislation seems bonkers to a lay person like me, and I’d expect President Connolly to be calling the Council of State and the Supreme Court if it gets that far.
I’m in favour of faster delivery of critical infrastructure, but surely the way to avoid delays is better planning & consultations.
I’m in favour of faster delivery of critical infrastructure, but surely the way to avoid delays is better planning & consultations.
New legislation aims to overhaul judicial review process
Legislation which will overhaul the judicial review process has been published by the Minister for Justice.
www.rte.ie
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This legislation seems bonkers to a lay person like me, and I’d expect President Connolly to be calling the Council of State and the Supreme Court if it gets that far.
I’m in favour of faster delivery of critical infrastructure, but surely the way to avoid delays is better planning & consultations.
I’m in favour of faster delivery of critical infrastructure, but surely the way to avoid delays is better planning & consultations.
An all time favourite that I still DJ with all the time. RIP
Josephine (French Edit)
YouTube video by Chris Rea - Topic
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
An all time favourite that I still DJ with all the time. RIP
Do this in Ireland next please. And add a couple of zeros for good measure. And seize the unlicensed properties and convert them to social housing.
Airbnb fined £56m by Spain for advertising unlicensed properties
The government has been cracking down on the rentals firm as neighbourhoods protest against holiday lets.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Do this in Ireland next please. And add a couple of zeros for good measure. And seize the unlicensed properties and convert them to social housing.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Tall buildings in other cities get nicknamed.
I’m going to suggest The Carbuncle for this one.
I’m not against tall buildings in general, but this one is truly hideous, and totally out of place in that location.
I’m going to suggest The Carbuncle for this one.
I’m not against tall buildings in general, but this one is truly hideous, and totally out of place in that location.
Marlet's Tower of Darkness on Dublin's Tara Street is now up for rent as 'The Residence at College Square' with sky-high rents of €3,085 per month for a one-bed apartment and €4,500 per month for a two-bed, offering what the developer's DubLiv agency describes as a 'five-star living experience'.
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Tall buildings in other cities get nicknamed.
I’m going to suggest The Carbuncle for this one.
I’m not against tall buildings in general, but this one is truly hideous, and totally out of place in that location.
I’m going to suggest The Carbuncle for this one.
I’m not against tall buildings in general, but this one is truly hideous, and totally out of place in that location.
Neither the Minister for Housing, nor the Taoiseach, nor the Tánaiste, nor any other cabinet minister made themselves available to Prime Time or the other major news bulletins this evening to talk about their absolutely critical 6 year plan.
They don’t believe in it themselves. No one else should.
They don’t believe in it themselves. No one else should.
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Neither the Minister for Housing, nor the Taoiseach, nor the Tánaiste, nor any other cabinet minister made themselves available to Prime Time or the other major news bulletins this evening to talk about their absolutely critical 6 year plan.
They don’t believe in it themselves. No one else should.
They don’t believe in it themselves. No one else should.
In better news, there was minimal phone use at the Baxter Dury gig, which was excellent. I took one bad photo as a keepsake.
November 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
In better news, there was minimal phone use at the Baxter Dury gig, which was excellent. I took one bad photo as a keepsake.
There isn’t a single thing mentioned in this RTÉ report that would give you the slightest confidence that this government knows how to move the needle on housing. A plan a year in the making and they have spectacularly failed to grasp to nettle.
72,000 social homes among 300,000 pledged in housing plan
The new housing plan titled 'Delivering Homes, Building Communities' has pledged that a minimum of 300,000 new homes will be built by 2030.
www.rte.ie
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
There isn’t a single thing mentioned in this RTÉ report that would give you the slightest confidence that this government knows how to move the needle on housing. A plan a year in the making and they have spectacularly failed to grasp to nettle.
Going to a gig as a punter for a change. Looking forward to the the music and the show. Hoping that the expected slightly older crowd might not be as inclined to video the whole thing on their phones. Time will tell!
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Going to a gig as a punter for a change. Looking forward to the the music and the show. Hoping that the expected slightly older crowd might not be as inclined to video the whole thing on their phones. Time will tell!
Memeception
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Memeception
FFG has been told by a state department that it has fucked up housing so badly that even if tries quite hard (which it steadfastly refuses to do) it’ll take at least 15 years to catch up.
So FFG has decided to point the finger at asylum seekers to deflect and distract, consequences be damned.
So FFG has decided to point the finger at asylum seekers to deflect and distract, consequences be damned.
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
FFG has been told by a state department that it has fucked up housing so badly that even if tries quite hard (which it steadfastly refuses to do) it’ll take at least 15 years to catch up.
So FFG has decided to point the finger at asylum seekers to deflect and distract, consequences be damned.
So FFG has decided to point the finger at asylum seekers to deflect and distract, consequences be damned.
Simon Harris’s comments on immigration won’t win FG any new votes and will alienate some of their existing base.
It happened to Sinn Fein when they tied something similar. It has happened to both Labour and the Conservatives in the UK.
It’s incredibly poor leadership after their electoral defeat.
It happened to Sinn Fein when they tied something similar. It has happened to both Labour and the Conservatives in the UK.
It’s incredibly poor leadership after their electoral defeat.
October 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Simon Harris’s comments on immigration won’t win FG any new votes and will alienate some of their existing base.
It happened to Sinn Fein when they tied something similar. It has happened to both Labour and the Conservatives in the UK.
It’s incredibly poor leadership after their electoral defeat.
It happened to Sinn Fein when they tied something similar. It has happened to both Labour and the Conservatives in the UK.
It’s incredibly poor leadership after their electoral defeat.
The constitution worked perfectly. It kept grifters, layabouts, and the ultra entitled off the ballot paper, and saved us weeks of racist, xenophobic, homophobic, and transphobic dog whistles in the process.
You wanted to be on the ballot? You had 7 years to figure out your plan. #spoofers #aras25
You wanted to be on the ballot? You had 7 years to figure out your plan. #spoofers #aras25
October 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Only FFG could preside over a housing emergency for over a decade and *still* be making things worse not better year after year.
It’s also generally accepted that we need roughly 60K new units p/a just to stand still, so setting a target of 41K is just them saying “we don’t want to solve anything”.
It’s also generally accepted that we need roughly 60K new units p/a just to stand still, so setting a target of 41K is just them saying “we don’t want to solve anything”.
🏠 New dwellings completed so far in 2025
Q1 5,938
Q2 9,214
Q3 9,235
total 24,387 (target 41,000)
“fall of 4% in seasonally adjusted new dwelling completions from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025” www.cso.ie/en/statistic...
Q1 5,938
Q2 9,214
Q3 9,235
total 24,387 (target 41,000)
“fall of 4% in seasonally adjusted new dwelling completions from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025” www.cso.ie/en/statistic...
New Dwelling Completions - CSO - Central Statistics Office
www.cso.ie
October 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Only FFG could preside over a housing emergency for over a decade and *still* be making things worse not better year after year.
It’s also generally accepted that we need roughly 60K new units p/a just to stand still, so setting a target of 41K is just them saying “we don’t want to solve anything”.
It’s also generally accepted that we need roughly 60K new units p/a just to stand still, so setting a target of 41K is just them saying “we don’t want to solve anything”.
My big take away from that debate was that Heather Humphreys, like many modern politicians, is incapable of directly answering a question, preferring to stick to and repeat talking points.
Catherine Connolly seemed to be at least trying to directly engage with the questions.
#rtept #aras25
Catherine Connolly seemed to be at least trying to directly engage with the questions.
#rtept #aras25
October 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Amazing what can be done when “viability” aka profit isn’t the only thing concerning developers.
Riba Stirling Prize 2025: Appleby Blue Almshouse named Britain's best new building
Appleby Blue Almshouse in London wins the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Prize.
www.bbc.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Amazing what can be done when “viability” aka profit isn’t the only thing concerning developers.