Andrew Breen

Today is 2026-02-13, the sun sets at 17:31:30 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 25 mins and 47 secs. #GrandStretch #TheGrandStretchIsBack

Pearse at laptop “Fuck this!”

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what dark money is flowing through dublin? genuine question, interested to know!

BREAKING Irish Govt to move Grok to another parish.

Good morning.

There’s been a surge in ethics complaints about Dublin city councillors The numbers spiked after a new cohort of councillors was elected in June 2024, and have eased somewhat since then – while remaining higher than before.

There’s been a surge in ethics complaints about Dublin city councillors. The numbers spiked after a new cohort of councillors was elected in June 2024, and have eased somewhat since then – while remaining higher than before.

good morning from Dublin

One week before #TheGrandStretchIsBack!

It's Toy Show night so I can't wait for American blueskyers to get mad at us because there's someone in the administration called Glenn ToyShow and he's the deputy secretary of the department of crushing orphans or something.

Autism, Microbiomes, & Mice Burying Marbles with Kevin Mitchell

Grateful to the Decoding the Gurus guys for having me on to discuss Autism, Microbiomes, & Mice Burying Marbles... @guruspod.bsky.social cc @statsepi.bsky.social @deevybee.bsky.social 😊 open.spotify.com/episode/01w8...

"There is a danger in this country that we are becoming complacent about homelessness"

#VisitDublin

Life moves pretty fast

Photo of Eamon Dunphy in Rod Liddle exposé mode: “I'll tell you who it was, I can remember his name.. Oisín, husband of Niamh Chinn Óir He's the guy who ran away and left his wife to become an ould lad”

Grabbed a few things from the Twitter archive last night and I was a poster, once

Ireland’s (Europe’s) media regulator launches investigation into X under EU DSA regulation.

Possible big fine.

Complaints made by an NGO (HateAid) and separate user.

Apparently not about what was posted but the lack of ability to appeal X’s decision not to remove the content.

as always, @elaineburke.bsky.social nails it! this "100% digital" i.e. accessing digital boarding pass through their app, gives Ryanair and involved data brokers unprecedented access to your data

no amount of brain data can tell us about the "state of our mind" because that's not how the brain works. unfortunately this will not stop grifters and tech bros alike from claiming to read minds

🚨 New preprint on the first infant 7T MRI project in North America! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We showcase that by leveraging 7T for infants, we can improve data quality and thereby facilitate precision functional mapping in early development.

i’m sorry but you invite me to a “multilateral convening” heavily dominated by big tech reps and expect me to pay registration fee to attend. fuck no

First of three images showing the same view of Dublin, looking west from the mouth of the Liffey. The city is on either side of the river, reflecting into the still water, under a crisp blue sky.

Same view, after sunset. The red sky lingers above a dark river.

Same view at night. The lights of the buildings reflect into the water, against a black night sky.

Got the same view of Dublin three times today

Today is 2025-11-07, the sun sets at 16:40:51 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 35 mins and 08 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingIn

The Greens have a very robust prescence on here, some Soc Dems post on here, some Labour prescence, but it's very telling that Sinn Féin doesn't have a prescence on Bluesky yet the party + reps still actively post and engage on Twitter. No doubt, it's giving them a skewed view of the electorate..

what exactly is "winning the AI race? environmental destruction, labor extraction, ever more intrusive surveillance, mass manipulation, and unprecedented power for the handful???

This is such an amazing opportunity to work with a leader in the field doing really important work!

As much as I'd love to apply, I already know I can't move to Dublin for 2 years. But someone else out there is going to get this awesome job. Is it you?

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

Every far-right riot and protest that was tolerated, every racist dog whistle from public reps, every bit of hate and misinformation allowed to spread by social media companies, all led to this moment in Drogheda last night where someone felt emboldened enough to try to burn children alive.

Halloween gravestone reading “I Did My Own Research” in a yard with two skeleton arms sticking out of the grass.

Happy Halloween

"This fucking guy" could just refer to too many fucking guys at this stage...

In a boxing club with ties to Conor McGregor, some non-white and immigrant athletes seek to connect and belong Crumlin Boxing Club is run by Philip Sutcliffe Snr, McGregor’s boxing coach, a Dublin city councillor who – like McGregor – has voiced anti-immigrant views.

In a boxing club w/ ties to Conor McGregor, some non-white and immigrant athletes seek to connect & belong. Crumlin Boxing Club is run by Philip Sutcliffe Snr, McGregor’s boxing coach, a Dublin city councillor who, like McGregor, has voiced anti-immigrant views www.dublininquirer.com/in-a-boxing-...

“I would like to send the biggest congratulations to Catherine on her resounding election victory, which is a seismic moment in our history. “Catherine is someone I have admired since I was first elected to the Dáil, not least because her values so closely align with those of the Social Democrats. I will always be proud that we were the first party to endorse her as a presidential candidate – a decision that has been validated by today’s decisive result. “The momentum behind Catherine’s presidential bid was incredible, growing from a small campaign run by dedicated volunteers to the grassroots movement it became. From day one, her message of inclusion, equality and social justice resonated with voters in every corner of Ireland. “Catherine had a clear vision for the Presidency and was determined to speak out on issues that mattered to people – housing, cost of living, disability services, climate action, the Irish language and neutrality. “Catherine’s considered, focused and compassionate approach to this campaign was hugely impressive. It is an experience that I will always remember. “In electing Catherine as 10th Uachtarán na hÉireann, the people of Ireland have put a President in the park who will always act with courage and integrity and give a voice to the vulnerable; a President who will promote peace over conflict, fairness over injustice. Like her predecessor, I know she will do our country proud both at home and on the world stage. “This is a stunning victory for Catherine which will have ramifications far beyond the Presidency. It shows there is a huge desire out there for a different Ireland – of fairness, compassion and inclusivity – and we want to help deliver it. “Catherine lit a spark and started a movement – we are determined to keep that flame burning.”

The Social Democrats have put a candidate in the Áras for the first time - they were the first party to back Connolly in July - and party leader Holly Cairns has said “Catherine lit a spark and started a movement – we are determined to keep that flame burning.” #Aras25