Declan Moore
@mooregroup.bsky.social
An archaeological and environmental consultancy based in Galway, Ireland. You can also find us on Mastodon here: @[email protected] and, for the time being on Twitter @mooregroup.
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"February-isn't-Spring" people, remove the coloniser from your mind
February 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"February-isn't-Spring" people, remove the coloniser from your mind
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Simon Harris says he wants to put an age restriction on social media use jrnl.ie/6943843
The government that won't stop posting from a website that permits CSAM suddenly cares about children again; I don't think that's very believable.
The government that won't stop posting from a website that permits CSAM suddenly cares about children again; I don't think that's very believable.
Simon Harris says he wants to put an age restriction on social media use
“I think social media is almost experimenting with the minds, the brains, of children, and that can’t be tolerated,” he said.
jrnl.ie
January 31, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Simon Harris says he wants to put an age restriction on social media use jrnl.ie/6943843
The government that won't stop posting from a website that permits CSAM suddenly cares about children again; I don't think that's very believable.
The government that won't stop posting from a website that permits CSAM suddenly cares about children again; I don't think that's very believable.
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Videos from Gaza show huge explosions as Israeli air attacks hit a building in Gaza City and tents in al-Mawasi.
Gaza’s Government Media Office says more than 500 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect on October 10.
Gaza’s Government Media Office says more than 500 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect on October 10.
January 31, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Videos from Gaza show huge explosions as Israeli air attacks hit a building in Gaza City and tents in al-Mawasi.
Gaza’s Government Media Office says more than 500 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect on October 10.
Gaza’s Government Media Office says more than 500 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect on October 10.
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Margot Robbie is wearing Mughal queen Nur Jahan's necklace. It was gifted by her husband King Jahangir (r. 1605-1627), Akbar's son. Cartier acquired it (harummmph). Cartier's president later gifted it to Liz Taylor..blah blah.
Colonial loot around your neck.
'The obliterated shall be remembered'.
Colonial loot around your neck.
'The obliterated shall be remembered'.
January 30, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Margot Robbie is wearing Mughal queen Nur Jahan's necklace. It was gifted by her husband King Jahangir (r. 1605-1627), Akbar's son. Cartier acquired it (harummmph). Cartier's president later gifted it to Liz Taylor..blah blah.
Colonial loot around your neck.
'The obliterated shall be remembered'.
Colonial loot around your neck.
'The obliterated shall be remembered'.
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In case this goes over some heads, the 'black and tans' were Britain's paramilitary police in Ireland during the War of Independence.
After years of burning out whole towns and murdering innocent people, many went straight to Palestine to do the very same, preparing the way for Israeli takeover.
After years of burning out whole towns and murdering innocent people, many went straight to Palestine to do the very same, preparing the way for Israeli takeover.
January 31, 2026 at 9:50 AM
In case this goes over some heads, the 'black and tans' were Britain's paramilitary police in Ireland during the War of Independence.
After years of burning out whole towns and murdering innocent people, many went straight to Palestine to do the very same, preparing the way for Israeli takeover.
After years of burning out whole towns and murdering innocent people, many went straight to Palestine to do the very same, preparing the way for Israeli takeover.
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When people voted No to the EU Nice treaty changes 25 years ago the Govt. said it thought we were worried about EU military entanglements.
So to reassure us, they pledged to keep that law in place.
A pledge they repeated after the next EU treaty No in 2008.
They've decided to break their word.
So to reassure us, they pledged to keep that law in place.
A pledge they repeated after the next EU treaty No in 2008.
They've decided to break their word.
January 30, 2026 at 11:41 AM
When people voted No to the EU Nice treaty changes 25 years ago the Govt. said it thought we were worried about EU military entanglements.
So to reassure us, they pledged to keep that law in place.
A pledge they repeated after the next EU treaty No in 2008.
They've decided to break their word.
So to reassure us, they pledged to keep that law in place.
A pledge they repeated after the next EU treaty No in 2008.
They've decided to break their word.
It was a Neanderthal museum obviously, lads.
More than 43,000 years ago, Neanderthals spent centuries collecting animal skulls in a cave; but archaeologists aren't sure why www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
More than 43,000 years ago, Neanderthals spent centuries collecting animal skulls in a cave; but archaeologists aren't sure why
Neanderthals repeatedly returned to the cave to store horned animal skulls, revealing this cultural tradition was transmitted over time.
www.livescience.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
It was a Neanderthal museum obviously, lads.
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Ah for feck's sake. My thoughts are with everyone getting hit by this. We've been warned about this for decades, and it's going to get worse. The government really needs to get its arse in gear.
#SpéirGhorm
#SpéirGhorm
Seven counties are under a renewed rainfall warning until tonight, with Met Éireann warning of a heightened risk of further flooding.
Forecasters say many rivers are already at or above bank level, meaning even small amounts of additional rain could have significant impact.
#VMNews
Forecasters say many rivers are already at or above bank level, meaning even small amounts of additional rain could have significant impact.
#VMNews
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Ah for feck's sake. My thoughts are with everyone getting hit by this. We've been warned about this for decades, and it's going to get worse. The government really needs to get its arse in gear.
#SpéirGhorm
#SpéirGhorm
Coins, swords, crucifixes and bog butter: State paid €110,000 in rewards to public for finds – detailed information on where items were found risked..perception of a “financial opportunity [or] encouraging potentially damaging searching practices.” TheStory.ie www.thestory.ie/2026/01/29/c...
TheStory.ie – Access to Information Updates
Access to Information Updates
TheStory.ie
January 30, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Coins, swords, crucifixes and bog butter: State paid €110,000 in rewards to public for finds – detailed information on where items were found risked..perception of a “financial opportunity [or] encouraging potentially damaging searching practices.” TheStory.ie www.thestory.ie/2026/01/29/c...
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54 years ago today ,the British Parachute regiment invaded Derry's Bogside and murdered 14 men and boys .The murderers are protected by their government and the PPS.
The murderers LIED to two inquires,still no justice.
The murderers LIED to two inquires,still no justice.
January 30, 2026 at 8:58 AM
54 years ago today ,the British Parachute regiment invaded Derry's Bogside and murdered 14 men and boys .The murderers are protected by their government and the PPS.
The murderers LIED to two inquires,still no justice.
The murderers LIED to two inquires,still no justice.
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Anniversary of a trauma that echoes down the years.
What happens when you put government guns on the street, from Iran, to USA, to any number of massacres & atrocities against civilians down the years.
As the world moves on, the families of Bloody Sunday innocent victims have to endure, resist
What happens when you put government guns on the street, from Iran, to USA, to any number of massacres & atrocities against civilians down the years.
As the world moves on, the families of Bloody Sunday innocent victims have to endure, resist
Today in Irish History, Bloody Sunday in Derry, 30 January 1972
The fatal shooting of 13 unarmed demonstrators by the British Army in Derry in 1972. www.theirishstory.com/2012/01/29/t...
The fatal shooting of 13 unarmed demonstrators by the British Army in Derry in 1972. www.theirishstory.com/2012/01/29/t...
January 30, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Anniversary of a trauma that echoes down the years.
What happens when you put government guns on the street, from Iran, to USA, to any number of massacres & atrocities against civilians down the years.
As the world moves on, the families of Bloody Sunday innocent victims have to endure, resist
What happens when you put government guns on the street, from Iran, to USA, to any number of massacres & atrocities against civilians down the years.
As the world moves on, the families of Bloody Sunday innocent victims have to endure, resist
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A lot of folk still don’t know that Aramark own (super fancy) Avoca, as well as providing food services for Direct Provision Centres. Very easy not to go to Avoca, I reckon. Public opinion got them out of NGI, after all.
Pretty much every story you hear about prisoners and ICE kidnap victims being fed rotten and bug-infested food, the company that is serving them that food is either Aramark or Trinity Services Group
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramark
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramark
Aramark - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:26 AM
A lot of folk still don’t know that Aramark own (super fancy) Avoca, as well as providing food services for Direct Provision Centres. Very easy not to go to Avoca, I reckon. Public opinion got them out of NGI, after all.
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I am struggling with what to do, and I know I'm not alone.
But that aside, there is a shift taking place, a big, global realignment and it will affect us all.
llewellyn.substack.com/p/melania-an...
But that aside, there is a shift taking place, a big, global realignment and it will affect us all.
llewellyn.substack.com/p/melania-an...
Melania and Americania
How are we going to extract ourselves from American tech and cultural domination?
llewellyn.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM
I am struggling with what to do, and I know I'm not alone.
But that aside, there is a shift taking place, a big, global realignment and it will affect us all.
llewellyn.substack.com/p/melania-an...
But that aside, there is a shift taking place, a big, global realignment and it will affect us all.
llewellyn.substack.com/p/melania-an...
News - 430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Found in Greece - Archaeology Magazine archaeology.org/news/2026/01...
News - 430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Found in Greece - Archaeology Magazine
MARATHOUSA, GREECE—Science News reports that 430,000-year-old wooden tools likely crafted by Neanderthals or Homo heidelbergensis […]
archaeology.org
January 29, 2026 at 11:44 AM
News - 430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Found in Greece - Archaeology Magazine archaeology.org/news/2026/01...
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Agreed.
We need to get real. Met Éireann is not to blame for flooding damage - poor planning, building on flood plains, not implementing over 20 years of remedial action are. We were warned decades ago winter rain would increase, but continued doing nothing and built on space needed for water #spéirghorm
January 28, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Agreed.
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He’s going to ‘bring Met Éireann in’ to make them talk. Grill them in an interrogation room, maybe. Because, as everyone knows, there’s nothing you can do to make meteorologists talk about the weather.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
Fresh rain warning issued as housing minister hits out at Met Éireann
James Browne said he would be seeking a meeting with Met Éireann to ascertain if people in Enniscorthy could have been warned earlier that their premises were under threat
www.irishexaminer.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:44 PM
He’s going to ‘bring Met Éireann in’ to make them talk. Grill them in an interrogation room, maybe. Because, as everyone knows, there’s nothing you can do to make meteorologists talk about the weather.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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The savings from jobs cut in Ireland could recoup at least half of the $40m budget Amazon sunk into making its new movie ‘Melania’.
January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The savings from jobs cut in Ireland could recoup at least half of the $40m budget Amazon sunk into making its new movie ‘Melania’.
Built heritage - €450,000 in grants for preserving historic buildings in Galway
www.galwaydaily.com/news/e450000...
www.galwaydaily.com/news/e450000...
€450,000 in grants for preserving historic buildings in Galway - Galway Daily
Funding of nearly €450,000 has been approved for the restoration and preservation of heritage buildings in Galway this year. The government has approved a package of €8.1 million in grant funding unde...
www.galwaydaily.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Built heritage - €450,000 in grants for preserving historic buildings in Galway
www.galwaydaily.com/news/e450000...
www.galwaydaily.com/news/e450000...
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As the Irish Government signals support for Trump's Gaza 'Peace Plan', there should be no doubt that the removal of the Triple Lock is about breaking a 65 year long commitment to the UN and international law so we can more easily side with Western imperial blocs.
www.thejournal.ie/trump-board-...
www.thejournal.ie/trump-board-...
McEntee says Ireland will 'play its part' as Gaza ceasefire plan enters second phase
The US President said he will chair the board himself, with members to be announced “shortly”.
www.thejournal.ie
January 27, 2026 at 5:20 PM
As the Irish Government signals support for Trump's Gaza 'Peace Plan', there should be no doubt that the removal of the Triple Lock is about breaking a 65 year long commitment to the UN and international law so we can more easily side with Western imperial blocs.
www.thejournal.ie/trump-board-...
www.thejournal.ie/trump-board-...
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It was such a privilege to get to work on this amazing material from an incredible site and team - now the earliest handheld wooden tools in the archaeological record, taking evidence back to 430,000 years! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Evidence for the earliest hominin use of wooden handheld tools found at Marathousa 1 (Greece) | PNAS
The Middle Pleistocene (MP; ca. 774 to 129 ka) marks a critical period of human evolution,
characterized by increasing behavioral complexity and th...
www.pnas.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:01 AM
It was such a privilege to get to work on this amazing material from an incredible site and team - now the earliest handheld wooden tools in the archaeological record, taking evidence back to 430,000 years! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Once again the Government demonstrates remarkable ability to achieve things that nobody wanted and many are actively against.
January 27, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Once again the Government demonstrates remarkable ability to achieve things that nobody wanted and many are actively against.
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Going to England later this week. Got a call from the hotel who wanted to know if I wanted to book dinner. I explained I was travelling for a family funeral so there’ll probably be a party afterwards.
English hotel lady: …
English hotel lady: …
January 26, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Going to England later this week. Got a call from the hotel who wanted to know if I wanted to book dinner. I explained I was travelling for a family funeral so there’ll probably be a party afterwards.
English hotel lady: …
English hotel lady: …
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Sorry to twitter-post but I was looking for something in the archive and I had forgotten about this funny thing
![[2 guys on a twitter thread]
Q: Why was Ireland so poor compared to England in the 19th century? Why didn't the Industrial Revolution take off there?
A: (Over-simplistically). Needed:
energy (coal), democratic representation, institutional capital, "inventor
mindset" /culture, IP protection; geography, infrastructure (road, rail, canal), corporate form (limited liability). These interact, England had them all. IRE lacked some.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hzn62zgeah3uzasupdcmypht/bafkreifwke2rxexgvsovo4bmgpxn53dtdqprfl23emni3glmlk3ayztngi@jpeg)
November 9, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Sorry to twitter-post but I was looking for something in the archive and I had forgotten about this funny thing