Ailbhe Kenny
@kennyailbhe.bsky.social
Academic
Tip: pronounced Alva
Tip: pronounced Alva
Join Limerick Opera Festival & Limerick Cycling Campaign this Friday for Culture Night. 6:30pm at Arthur’s Quay Park. Bring your bike & join our convoy: Arthur’s Quay Park ->Thomas St->Colbert Station->Mother Mac’s->King John’s Castle @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @limerickoperafest.bsky.social
September 15, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Join Limerick Opera Festival & Limerick Cycling Campaign this Friday for Culture Night. 6:30pm at Arthur’s Quay Park. Bring your bike & join our convoy: Arthur’s Quay Park ->Thomas St->Colbert Station->Mother Mac’s->King John’s Castle @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @limerickoperafest.bsky.social
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Now feels like a good time to share that the mean gender bonus gap in the GAA is 47.2%, and that I only know that recently because their pay gap report was MONTHS late. Metadata in the PDF suggests it was created in May of this year. The deadline was November last year...
GAA ‘just not ready’ for integration, says director general Tom Ryan
GAA ‘just not ready’ for integration, says director general Tom Ryan
Mary McAleese stepped down as chairwoman of the Integration Committee overseeing the amalgamation of the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association yesterday
www.irishtimes.com
September 9, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Now feels like a good time to share that the mean gender bonus gap in the GAA is 47.2%, and that I only know that recently because their pay gap report was MONTHS late. Metadata in the PDF suggests it was created in May of this year. The deadline was November last year...
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Increasing bus fares while passing € 1 billion in fuel subsidies is a conscious decision.
Cancelling public transport infrastructure projects while approving new roads is a conscious decision.
Underpaying solicitors & public servants while the country has a massive budget surplus is a....
Cancelling public transport infrastructure projects while approving new roads is a conscious decision.
Underpaying solicitors & public servants while the country has a massive budget surplus is a....
Bus and train fares for adults to increase by average of 15% from January, NTA confirms
The move has been criticised by opposition parties.
www.thejournal.ie
September 3, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Increasing bus fares while passing € 1 billion in fuel subsidies is a conscious decision.
Cancelling public transport infrastructure projects while approving new roads is a conscious decision.
Underpaying solicitors & public servants while the country has a massive budget surplus is a....
Cancelling public transport infrastructure projects while approving new roads is a conscious decision.
Underpaying solicitors & public servants while the country has a massive budget surplus is a....
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Any inconvenience or expense that people have experienced as a result of the ULEZ expansion scheme was for the sake of radically improving the lung health of children in London - and totally worth it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone
Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 19, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Any inconvenience or expense that people have experienced as a result of the ULEZ expansion scheme was for the sake of radically improving the lung health of children in London - and totally worth it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
💫 New article from the MUSPACE project in EERJ (European Educational Research Journal): "Crucifixes and Snowflakes: Exploring entanglements between music and religion in diverse schools". OPEN ACCESS. Funded by @researchireland.ie @ecer-eera.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
August 18, 2026 at 11:11 AM
💫 New article from the MUSPACE project in EERJ (European Educational Research Journal): "Crucifixes and Snowflakes: Exploring entanglements between music and religion in diverse schools". OPEN ACCESS. Funded by @researchireland.ie @ecer-eera.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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The long awaited album is dropping soon.
May 14, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The long awaited album is dropping soon.
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The way we stop upland fires is dramatic rewetting and rewilding of our hills and reducing emissions like it's a life or death situation... Using every lever available to the state domestically and internationally to immediately cut emissions everywhere.
It's literally the only way we can stop them
It's literally the only way we can stop them
July 31, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The way we stop upland fires is dramatic rewetting and rewilding of our hills and reducing emissions like it's a life or death situation... Using every lever available to the state domestically and internationally to immediately cut emissions everywhere.
It's literally the only way we can stop them
It's literally the only way we can stop them
10 min read! A short paper on @publicpolicy.ie which gives a summary of MUSPACE project findings. Delighted to share the work in this way. @researchireland.ie @micireland.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social publicpolicy.ie/education/wh...
Who Do We Hear? Rethinking Music in Diverse Schools - Public Policy
Drawing on research in significantly diverse Irish classrooms, this paper discusses the role of music in schools to facilitate spaces of belonging, agency and inclusion. It highlights that relational ...
publicpolicy.ie
July 22, 2026 at 1:52 AM
10 min read! A short paper on @publicpolicy.ie which gives a summary of MUSPACE project findings. Delighted to share the work in this way. @researchireland.ie @micireland.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social publicpolicy.ie/education/wh...
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Elon Musk did that.
The United Nations warned that at least one million women and girls had lost access to critical support due to dramatic cuts to foreign aid spending since January 2025
One million females lose access to support amid cuts - UN
The United Nations warned that at least one million women and girls had lost access to critical support due to dramatic cuts to foreign aid spending since January 2025.
www.rte.ie
July 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Elon Musk did that.
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AI fraud nearly derailed our next anthology.
Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened.
Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:
Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened.
Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:
Honey, We Bought an AI Story — Bona Books
The Queer Torments of the AI-sphere
www.bona-books.com
July 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
AI fraud nearly derailed our next anthology.
Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened.
Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:
Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened.
Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:
All aboard the golf train to Adare, Ireland’s answer to North Korea
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Sinéad O'Sullivan: All aboard the golf train to Adare, Ireland’s answer to North Korea
Pyongyang built real train stations that seemed fake. In Ireland, we are building a fake train station that will, for a brief period, seem real
www.irishtimes.com
July 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
All aboard the golf train to Adare, Ireland’s answer to North Korea
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
@fotoole.bsky.social “But it is not too late to stop this madness. The sun itself is sending us its message: protest and survive.” @irishtimes.com #climatechange #climatejustice
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Fintan O'Toole: Red alerts issued by Europe’s met offices must also be issued by citizens to their governments
At a fundamental level, we do not believe what we are experiencing: the catastrophic effects of global heating
www.irishtimes.com
July 1, 2026 at 8:35 AM
@fotoole.bsky.social “But it is not too late to stop this madness. The sun itself is sending us its message: protest and survive.” @irishtimes.com #climatechange #climatejustice
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Work this one out:
€207 million is the actual clean-up cost for an 88-acre pharma site in Co Clare.
€31 million is the EPA-approved fund/provision for future remediation of the 1,300-acre Aughinish site in Co Limerick.
€207 million is the actual clean-up cost for an 88-acre pharma site in Co Clare.
€31 million is the EPA-approved fund/provision for future remediation of the 1,300-acre Aughinish site in Co Limerick.
June 30, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Work this one out:
€207 million is the actual clean-up cost for an 88-acre pharma site in Co Clare.
€31 million is the EPA-approved fund/provision for future remediation of the 1,300-acre Aughinish site in Co Limerick.
€207 million is the actual clean-up cost for an 88-acre pharma site in Co Clare.
€31 million is the EPA-approved fund/provision for future remediation of the 1,300-acre Aughinish site in Co Limerick.
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So much to love about Pico waving the Irish flag, not least that he, a proud Irishman of African heritage and as Dublin as can be, embodies the kind of Irishness that the far right can't abide but is a thriving feature in communities across the island.
June 27, 2026 at 12:44 PM
So much to love about Pico waving the Irish flag, not least that he, a proud Irishman of African heritage and as Dublin as can be, embodies the kind of Irishness that the far right can't abide but is a thriving feature in communities across the island.
Appalling abandonment by Bus Éireann in Cork. Bus broke down at Blackpool, waited an hour for next bus, it came & was full. No provision made for extra bus, no mechanic, no communication. Eventually, people just walked back into city (some old and vulnerable). PT needs serious investment & change.
June 21, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Appalling abandonment by Bus Éireann in Cork. Bus broke down at Blackpool, waited an hour for next bus, it came & was full. No provision made for extra bus, no mechanic, no communication. Eventually, people just walked back into city (some old and vulnerable). PT needs serious investment & change.
CMAT magic in Cork tonight!
June 20, 2026 at 9:45 PM
CMAT magic in Cork tonight!
Nice start to the weekend when these were both waiting on my porch! @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @oxfordunipress.bsky.social @songlinesmagazine
June 19, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Nice start to the weekend when these were both waiting on my porch! @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @oxfordunipress.bsky.social @songlinesmagazine
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@clairehanna.bsky.social : "Last week, in a very high profile case, the murder of Natalie McNally, the judge.. talked about a frenzied knife attack, he talked about wounds so bad the cause of death was unable to to be determined. There were no riots over the perpetrator of that brutal crime"
June 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
@clairehanna.bsky.social : "Last week, in a very high profile case, the murder of Natalie McNally, the judge.. talked about a frenzied knife attack, he talked about wounds so bad the cause of death was unable to to be determined. There were no riots over the perpetrator of that brutal crime"
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Ecargobikes are a great way to move around the city 4 shopping, leisure, work or schooldrops. Our campaign has 2 types of ecargo bikes available for families/individuals to trial out. Contact [email protected] for queries #limerick #ecargobike @irishcycle.com @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social
May 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Ecargobikes are a great way to move around the city 4 shopping, leisure, work or schooldrops. Our campaign has 2 types of ecargo bikes available for families/individuals to trial out. Contact [email protected] for queries #limerick #ecargobike @irishcycle.com @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social
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Thanks @kennyailbhe.bsky.social for the company today! Day 6 fundraising.breastcancerireland.com/fundraiser/C...
June 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Thanks @kennyailbhe.bsky.social for the company today! Day 6 fundraising.breastcancerireland.com/fundraiser/C...
We had an incredibly engaging roundtable at #esai26 discussing so many issues with inclusion and diversity in classrooms. So great to re(connect) with so many at ESAI this year and share findings from the MUSPACE project
@researchireland.ie @iesjournal.bsky.social #educationalresearch #esai
@researchireland.ie @iesjournal.bsky.social #educationalresearch #esai
May 30, 2026 at 12:38 PM
We had an incredibly engaging roundtable at #esai26 discussing so many issues with inclusion and diversity in classrooms. So great to re(connect) with so many at ESAI this year and share findings from the MUSPACE project
@researchireland.ie @iesjournal.bsky.social #educationalresearch #esai
@researchireland.ie @iesjournal.bsky.social #educationalresearch #esai
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Less than one hour between these two stories.
May 28, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Less than one hour between these two stories.
From Simon Lewis: “we have a situation where parents who don’t believe send their children to teachers who don’t believe to prepare them for a sacrament many of them don’t believe in” -every year we have this conversation in Ireland…nothing changes @irishtimes.com
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
I’m a school principal. We need to talk about what First Holy Communion has become
If you ask about the religious aspect of the day then it is often brushed off as naive or beside the point
www.irishtimes.com
May 28, 2026 at 12:12 PM
From Simon Lewis: “we have a situation where parents who don’t believe send their children to teachers who don’t believe to prepare them for a sacrament many of them don’t believe in” -every year we have this conversation in Ireland…nothing changes @irishtimes.com
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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An open letter to Minister for Further and Higher Education, James Lawless regarding Concern at Research Ireland’s Strategy and Programme Plan. At the time of posting this letter has amassed over 1,000 signatures and more are sought. Consider signing and circulating. openletter.earth/concern-abou...
Concern about Research Ireland’s Strategy and Programme Plan
openletter.earth
May 28, 2026 at 8:04 AM
An open letter to Minister for Further and Higher Education, James Lawless regarding Concern at Research Ireland’s Strategy and Programme Plan. At the time of posting this letter has amassed over 1,000 signatures and more are sought. Consider signing and circulating. openletter.earth/concern-abou...
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Fashion designer Jeremy Scott delivers commencement speech to Kansas City Art Institute graduates.
Wait for it…
Wait for it…
May 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Fashion designer Jeremy Scott delivers commencement speech to Kansas City Art Institute graduates.
Wait for it…
Wait for it…