Séan Ó Conghaile ᚛ᚄᚕᚅ᚜
@shaneconneely.bsky.social
Overly ernest; Policy nerd; Award winning writer;
That fucking guy 🙄
Take your pick
That fucking guy 🙄
Take your pick
Deployment of Pershing II missiles in West Germany circa. 1983
1. What was the first major news story you remember as a child?
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Deployment of Pershing II missiles in West Germany circa. 1983
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Today, I saw a driver overtake a stopped bus and plough through a pedestrian crossing. He beeped three times as he sped though. The beeping was to warn people because, as he had overtaken a bus, he had zero visibility of who was about to step out onto the crossing.
But sure, more hi-vis, everyone
But sure, more hi-vis, everyone
👀 Can you see me now?
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Today, I saw a driver overtake a stopped bus and plough through a pedestrian crossing. He beeped three times as he sped though. The beeping was to warn people because, as he had overtaken a bus, he had zero visibility of who was about to step out onto the crossing.
But sure, more hi-vis, everyone
But sure, more hi-vis, everyone
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Bob Vylan put on a great show in Dublin last night. They seemed pretty amused by the spontaneous "Death, death to the London Met!" chant that the crowd started. Epic mosh pit action, too.
#BobVylan #FreePalestine
www.hotpress.com/music/live-r...
#BobVylan #FreePalestine
www.hotpress.com/music/live-r...
Live Report: Bob Vylan welcomed with open arms at raucous and politically-charged Dublin gig | Hotpress
Despite attempts from some local politicians to call the gig off, UK punk-rap duo Bob Vylan were on form for a receptive Vicar Street audience on Wednesday e...
www.hotpress.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Bob Vylan put on a great show in Dublin last night. They seemed pretty amused by the spontaneous "Death, death to the London Met!" chant that the crowd started. Epic mosh pit action, too.
#BobVylan #FreePalestine
www.hotpress.com/music/live-r...
#BobVylan #FreePalestine
www.hotpress.com/music/live-r...
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We’re grateful to the millions of Privacy Badger users who are blocking trackers and fighting for a better web! Together, we’re disrupting the business models that fuel online surveillance.
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We’re grateful to the millions of Privacy Badger users who are blocking trackers and fighting for a better web! Together, we’re disrupting the business models that fuel online surveillance.
I noticed that my local racist cllr Malachy Steenson ran for the Workers Party back in the 2000s
Does anyone know if there's a link between him and the INLA/IPLO Gerry Steenson?
Does anyone know if there's a link between him and the INLA/IPLO Gerry Steenson?
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I noticed that my local racist cllr Malachy Steenson ran for the Workers Party back in the 2000s
Does anyone know if there's a link between him and the INLA/IPLO Gerry Steenson?
Does anyone know if there's a link between him and the INLA/IPLO Gerry Steenson?
If any of ye know Alan Shatter...
Can you tell him that the G-spot is a coded reference for Gaza, so that he can include it the think-piece some Sunday rag is inevitably going to print for him?
Can you tell him that the G-spot is a coded reference for Gaza, so that he can include it the think-piece some Sunday rag is inevitably going to print for him?
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If any of ye know Alan Shatter...
Can you tell him that the G-spot is a coded reference for Gaza, so that he can include it the think-piece some Sunday rag is inevitably going to print for him?
Can you tell him that the G-spot is a coded reference for Gaza, so that he can include it the think-piece some Sunday rag is inevitably going to print for him?
The one billion is a figure from before COVID (when the publicly acknowledged number was €250 million). So probably somewhere north of €2B now.
Imagine what kind of luas system you could put into the city for a quarter of that.
Imagine what kind of luas system you could put into the city for a quarter of that.
Major public transport projects at risk as Govt priority shifts to roads; funding committed to Galway’s second ring road with “€1bn+” cost
Under pressure from rural TDs supporting it, the Government is shifting its transport spending priorities from sustainable transport to road building -- the…
Under pressure from rural TDs supporting it, the Government is shifting its transport spending priorities from sustainable transport to road building -- the…
Major public transport projects at risk as Govt priority shifts to roads; funding committed to Galway’s second ring road with “€1bn+” cost
Under pressure from rural TDs supporting it, the Government is shifting its transport spending priorities from sustainable transport to road building -- the funding ratio between public transport and roads is set to change from 2:1 to close to 1:1. Between 2026 and 2030, public transport is expected to get €10.1 billion, while roads is to get €9.7 billion, while active travel and greenways are expected to get €1.8 billion.
irishcycle.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The one billion is a figure from before COVID (when the publicly acknowledged number was €250 million). So probably somewhere north of €2B now.
Imagine what kind of luas system you could put into the city for a quarter of that.
Imagine what kind of luas system you could put into the city for a quarter of that.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
Another instance of copying British policy without any reference to how well things are going over there.
We do it on housing, on education, social welfare, privatisation etc. just with a lag that ranges from months to decades.
And never with an eye towards how those policies are working out
We do it on housing, on education, social welfare, privatisation etc. just with a lag that ranges from months to decades.
And never with an eye towards how those policies are working out
Sweeping changes to Ireland’s migration and asylum system have been set out by the government, including significant new restrictions on family reunification rights and citizenship applications.
Major changes to asylum, citizenship and family reunification unveiled
Sweeping changes to Ireland’s migration and asylum system have been set out by the government, including significant new restrictions on family reunification rights and citizenship applications.
www.irishlegal.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Another instance of copying British policy without any reference to how well things are going over there.
We do it on housing, on education, social welfare, privatisation etc. just with a lag that ranges from months to decades.
And never with an eye towards how those policies are working out
We do it on housing, on education, social welfare, privatisation etc. just with a lag that ranges from months to decades.
And never with an eye towards how those policies are working out
I've had more than one lecturer over the years tell a class that they had a book which was a good match for the course, but that we should not buy it, because only Elsevier would benefit from that.
And then they'd helpfully point out that there are websites where it can be found.
open-slum.org
And then they'd helpfully point out that there are websites where it can be found.
open-slum.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I've had more than one lecturer over the years tell a class that they had a book which was a good match for the course, but that we should not buy it, because only Elsevier would benefit from that.
And then they'd helpfully point out that there are websites where it can be found.
open-slum.org
And then they'd helpfully point out that there are websites where it can be found.
open-slum.org
And rakes of people see apparitions on toast.
Scientists say it's time to consider whether we should tell the people who really believe it's Jesus on the toast that they're dumber than bottled shite.
Scientists say it's time to consider whether we should tell the people who really believe it's Jesus on the toast that they're dumber than bottled shite.
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
And rakes of people see apparitions on toast.
Scientists say it's time to consider whether we should tell the people who really believe it's Jesus on the toast that they're dumber than bottled shite.
Scientists say it's time to consider whether we should tell the people who really believe it's Jesus on the toast that they're dumber than bottled shite.
The grave issue here is that the only credible threat to Ireland comes from our rapidly destabilising nearest neighbour.
I can see why lots of countries that were invaded by Russia want to be part of Nato now.
But I'm just not sure whom can we join forces with for our problems.
I can see why lots of countries that were invaded by Russia want to be part of Nato now.
But I'm just not sure whom can we join forces with for our problems.
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 10:28 PM
The grave issue here is that the only credible threat to Ireland comes from our rapidly destabilising nearest neighbour.
I can see why lots of countries that were invaded by Russia want to be part of Nato now.
But I'm just not sure whom can we join forces with for our problems.
I can see why lots of countries that were invaded by Russia want to be part of Nato now.
But I'm just not sure whom can we join forces with for our problems.
The only thing that might get me to buy the Sunday Independent is if they did a full spread on Ireland's 15 least sympathetic households (who just happen to be the Dartmouth Sq residents who are objecting to the Metro being built).
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The only thing that might get me to buy the Sunday Independent is if they did a full spread on Ireland's 15 least sympathetic households (who just happen to be the Dartmouth Sq residents who are objecting to the Metro being built).
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Where Irish_Patriot_1916 blue ✔️ accounts on twitter are based
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Animaniacs SING-ALONG 🎤 | Yakko’s World | WB Kids
YouTube video by WB Kids
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November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Where Irish_Patriot_1916 blue ✔️ accounts on twitter are based
youtu.be/V1508wboZXk?...
youtu.be/V1508wboZXk?...
As someone who's been trying to lift files off old hard drives with bad sectors for an older friend of mine recently..... Do make sure you have copies, and backups.
Noting exists digitally unless you've three copies
Noting exists digitally unless you've three copies
I'll add academics, writers, and anyone else who relies on their local files. I've had laptops self-destruct the evening before leaving on an international flight for fieldwork in a low-tech area. A quick laptop purchase, then my backed-up files on thumb drives (expensive at the time) saved me.
Unsolicited artist advice of the day: if you're a freelancer with no back up devices or storage, remember to pick a few things up in the black Friday sales. Even a pen drive to back up your projects so if you have a catastrophic hard drive failure you wont lose everything..learn from my mistakes. 😅
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
As someone who's been trying to lift files off old hard drives with bad sectors for an older friend of mine recently..... Do make sure you have copies, and backups.
Noting exists digitally unless you've three copies
Noting exists digitally unless you've three copies
Starting to think that the chinless wonder with daddy/abandonment issues might not be a great guide for relationship advice
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Starting to think that the chinless wonder with daddy/abandonment issues might not be a great guide for relationship advice
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Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
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I don't have words for the sort of confused this makes me feel.
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I don't have words for the sort of confused this makes me feel.
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Nothing but respect for our foxy brethren
Residents of a south Dublin housing estate are trying to uncover the cause of damage to around 40 cars which has resulted in repair bills totalling tens of thousands of euro
Foxes in south Dublin estate accused of damaging cars
Residents of a south Dublin housing estate are trying to uncover the cause of damage to around 40 cars which has resulted in repair bills of totalling tens of thousands of euro.
www.rte.ie
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Nothing but respect for our foxy brethren
It's something that I talk about with my pals but I never hear talked about in general - my world was unimaginably more violent when I was a kid.
And I don't mean getting smacked - though my most 80s memory was watching a 5y.o. get kicked and slapped down an aisle of Dunnes Stores in Kilinarden.
And I don't mean getting smacked - though my most 80s memory was watching a 5y.o. get kicked and slapped down an aisle of Dunnes Stores in Kilinarden.
I am moving to Dubai because England is so dangerous. www.ft.com/content/9bf6...
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's something that I talk about with my pals but I never hear talked about in general - my world was unimaginably more violent when I was a kid.
And I don't mean getting smacked - though my most 80s memory was watching a 5y.o. get kicked and slapped down an aisle of Dunnes Stores in Kilinarden.
And I don't mean getting smacked - though my most 80s memory was watching a 5y.o. get kicked and slapped down an aisle of Dunnes Stores in Kilinarden.
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I am moving to Dubai because England is so dangerous. www.ft.com/content/9bf6...
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I am moving to Dubai because England is so dangerous. www.ft.com/content/9bf6...
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social can I drop you (an entirely professional) dm? I've a question for you
November 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social can I drop you (an entirely professional) dm? I've a question for you
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Dick Dastardly's dog wasn't well so he borrowed another one. It wasn't *exactly* the same, but it was a proxy Muttley.
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Dick Dastardly's dog wasn't well so he borrowed another one. It wasn't *exactly* the same, but it was a proxy Muttley.
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One of our Sheela-na-gigs is now on display at @immaireland.bsky.social. This piece from Seir Kieran, Co. Offaly (2206:W13) features in Cecilia Vicuña’s Reverse Migration Exhibition, on view until 5 July 2026.
Explore more online:
#SheelaNaGig #IMMA #IrishArt www.museum.ie/en-ie/collec...
Explore more online:
#SheelaNaGig #IMMA #IrishArt www.museum.ie/en-ie/collec...
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
One of our Sheela-na-gigs is now on display at @immaireland.bsky.social. This piece from Seir Kieran, Co. Offaly (2206:W13) features in Cecilia Vicuña’s Reverse Migration Exhibition, on view until 5 July 2026.
Explore more online:
#SheelaNaGig #IMMA #IrishArt www.museum.ie/en-ie/collec...
Explore more online:
#SheelaNaGig #IMMA #IrishArt www.museum.ie/en-ie/collec...