Jim MacMillan (he/him)
@jimmacmillan.ie
Journalist, educator, media advisor, researcher, student and social innovator. AI apocaloptomist. CMAT superfan. Born in Boston. Shaped by 35 years in Philadelphia and one in Baghdad. Relocated to Cork last spring. JimMacMillan.ie | DuffyMalone.ie
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Cork Light
Photographs from the real capital of Ireland and occasionally elsewhere. By Jim MacMillan.
corklight.ie
Still a rough draft but yesterday and this morning I vibe-coded myself a photo blog from all the pictures I have posted to Bluesky since moving to Cork last spring, plus a few things from my travels. Next, I am setting up to make new posts from phone pics using a chatbot. Wish me luck. corklight.ie
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Could Piggy Backs Solve Ireland’s Taxi Shortages? https://loom.ly/BTaoK54
October 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Could Piggy Backs Solve Ireland’s Taxi Shortages? https://loom.ly/BTaoK54
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Still a rough draft but yesterday and this morning I vibe-coded myself a photo blog from all the pictures I have posted to Bluesky since moving to Cork last spring, plus a few things from my travels. Next, I am setting up to make new posts from phone pics using a chatbot. Wish me luck. corklight.ie
Cork Light
Photographs from the real capital of Ireland and occasionally elsewhere. By Jim MacMillan.
corklight.ie
October 20, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Still a rough draft but yesterday and this morning I vibe-coded myself a photo blog from all the pictures I have posted to Bluesky since moving to Cork last spring, plus a few things from my travels. Next, I am setting up to make new posts from phone pics using a chatbot. Wish me luck. corklight.ie
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Out on the Malin Head Trail on a very cloudy day.
October 20, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Out on the Malin Head Trail on a very cloudy day.
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It’s another fabulous Tina Tuesday!
October 20, 2026 at 11:34 AM
It’s another fabulous Tina Tuesday!
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Died #OnThisDay 1999 Jack Lynch, Taoiseach &
@OfficialCorkGAA dual star pictured in 1942 with the Liam McCarthy - more about the #FamilyHistory of #Cork man Lynch www.irishfamilydetective.ie/post/2017/08...
@OfficialCorkGAA dual star pictured in 1942 with the Liam McCarthy - more about the #FamilyHistory of #Cork man Lynch www.irishfamilydetective.ie/post/2017/08...
October 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Died #OnThisDay 1999 Jack Lynch, Taoiseach &
@OfficialCorkGAA dual star pictured in 1942 with the Liam McCarthy - more about the #FamilyHistory of #Cork man Lynch www.irishfamilydetective.ie/post/2017/08...
@OfficialCorkGAA dual star pictured in 1942 with the Liam McCarthy - more about the #FamilyHistory of #Cork man Lynch www.irishfamilydetective.ie/post/2017/08...
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"The Giant's Desk and Chair"
Two large seastacks that lie directly beneath the Sliabh Liag cliffs - their shape and size has given rise to legends of huge figures that lived and moved through our landscape in the past.
As a kid I liked to think that this is where he had to do his homework.
Two large seastacks that lie directly beneath the Sliabh Liag cliffs - their shape and size has given rise to legends of huge figures that lived and moved through our landscape in the past.
As a kid I liked to think that this is where he had to do his homework.
October 20, 2026 at 8:58 AM
"The Giant's Desk and Chair"
Two large seastacks that lie directly beneath the Sliabh Liag cliffs - their shape and size has given rise to legends of huge figures that lived and moved through our landscape in the past.
As a kid I liked to think that this is where he had to do his homework.
Two large seastacks that lie directly beneath the Sliabh Liag cliffs - their shape and size has given rise to legends of huge figures that lived and moved through our landscape in the past.
As a kid I liked to think that this is where he had to do his homework.
Still a rough draft but yesterday and this morning I vibe-coded myself a photo blog from all the pictures I have posted to Bluesky since moving to Cork last spring, plus a few things from my travels. Next, I am setting up to make new posts from phone pics using a chatbot. Wish me luck. corklight.ie
Cork Light
Photographs from the real capital of Ireland and occasionally elsewhere. By Jim MacMillan.
corklight.ie
October 20, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Still a rough draft but yesterday and this morning I vibe-coded myself a photo blog from all the pictures I have posted to Bluesky since moving to Cork last spring, plus a few things from my travels. Next, I am setting up to make new posts from phone pics using a chatbot. Wish me luck. corklight.ie
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Explorer Tom at Spike Island
Right, gather round for a bit of Cork chaos. Spike Island first, big fort, big history, big crowds. Then we hit the Japanese walnut, which is obsessed with looking perfect. Next up, the Canary Island date palm, trying too hard in the cold. Belvelly Castle is just a cast
Right, gather round for a bit of Cork chaos. Spike Island first, big fort, big history, big crowds. Then we hit the Japanese walnut, which is obsessed with looking perfect. Next up, the Canary Island date palm, trying too hard in the cold. Belvelly Castle is just a cast
October 19, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Explorer Tom at Spike Island
Right, gather round for a bit of Cork chaos. Spike Island first, big fort, big history, big crowds. Then we hit the Japanese walnut, which is obsessed with looking perfect. Next up, the Canary Island date palm, trying too hard in the cold. Belvelly Castle is just a cast
Right, gather round for a bit of Cork chaos. Spike Island first, big fort, big history, big crowds. Then we hit the Japanese walnut, which is obsessed with looking perfect. Next up, the Canary Island date palm, trying too hard in the cold. Belvelly Castle is just a cast
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Windows and reflection. Cork City, Ireland 2026.
#reflections #throughthewindow
#streetphotography #corkcity #ireland
#reflections #throughthewindow
#streetphotography #corkcity #ireland
October 19, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Windows and reflection. Cork City, Ireland 2026.
#reflections #throughthewindow
#streetphotography #corkcity #ireland
#reflections #throughthewindow
#streetphotography #corkcity #ireland
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A nice sunny day on Marble Hill Beach in Donegal.
October 19, 2026 at 9:51 AM
A nice sunny day on Marble Hill Beach in Donegal.
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Sunrise just beginning to touch the tops of the Sliabh Liag cliffs.
County Donegal, Ireland.
Cormacscoast.com walking tours
County Donegal, Ireland.
Cormacscoast.com walking tours
October 19, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Sunrise just beginning to touch the tops of the Sliabh Liag cliffs.
County Donegal, Ireland.
Cormacscoast.com walking tours
County Donegal, Ireland.
Cormacscoast.com walking tours
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Can’t fall for a phishing scam if you never open emails.
Check. Mate.
Check. Mate.
October 19, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Can’t fall for a phishing scam if you never open emails.
Check. Mate.
Check. Mate.
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Unconscionable to be on “X” at this point. Just a cesspit. Except for banking; I do my banking there & don’t see a problem.
October 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Unconscionable to be on “X” at this point. Just a cesspit. Except for banking; I do my banking there & don’t see a problem.
Now I can add jimmacmillan.com to the dustbin of domains related to projects I was working on 15 years ago, including my former .net and most of the things in the right column. (Except the East Village Local; maybe I was just an enthusiast. War News Radio and Pavement Pieces are still online.)
October 19, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Now I can add jimmacmillan.com to the dustbin of domains related to projects I was working on 15 years ago, including my former .net and most of the things in the right column. (Except the East Village Local; maybe I was just an enthusiast. War News Radio and Pavement Pieces are still online.)
Everything that was jimmacmillan.com during the past 25 years is now jimmacmillan.ie, as well as this not-so-old Bluesky handle:
bsky.app
October 19, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Everything that was jimmacmillan.com during the past 25 years is now jimmacmillan.ie, as well as this not-so-old Bluesky handle:
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I’ve been having a lot of fun photographing workshops at the Cork Art Link in preparation for our city’s Samhain (Halloween) events. Click to for how get involved.
Cork Community Art Link on Instagram: "week seven of our volunteer workshops and the lighting of the Samhain fires are almost upon us. This final stretch is always frantic and everyone is making sure ...
80 likes, 2 comments - corkartlink on October 16, 2026: "week seven of our volunteer workshops and the lighting of the Samhain fires are almost upon us. This final stretch is always frantic and everyo...
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October 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I’ve been having a lot of fun photographing workshops at the Cork Art Link in preparation for our city’s Samhain (Halloween) events. Click to for how get involved.
Just heard about this new campaign from the @irishexaminer.bsky.social and I like it:
Irish Examiner - This is Cork
YouTube video by Heritage Info
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October 19, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Just heard about this new campaign from the @irishexaminer.bsky.social and I like it:
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I’ve a piece in @irishexaminer.bsky.social this morning about Ireland’s economic identity crisis
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Liz Carolan: Who was the Government AI conference actually for?
Our FDI strategy has become a pair of golden handcuffs — which was evident in the Government's deference to Big Tech
www.irishexaminer.com
October 19, 2026 at 7:14 AM
I’ve a piece in @irishexaminer.bsky.social this morning about Ireland’s economic identity crisis
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Splendid day in South Cork #speirgorm
October 17, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Splendid day in South Cork #speirgorm
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Out walking along Five Fingers Strand in Donegal on a cloudy autumn day.
October 19, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Out walking along Five Fingers Strand in Donegal on a cloudy autumn day.
I just changed my Bluesky handle from my former .com to bsky.app/profile/jimm... 🇮🇪
bsky.app
October 18, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I just changed my Bluesky handle from my former .com to bsky.app/profile/jimm... 🇮🇪
#DailyCMAT: There's almost too much joy in this crowd last spring in San Francisco.
CMAT - When A Good Man Cries (Live at The Castro Theatre)
YouTube video by CMAT
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October 18, 2026 at 10:16 PM
#DailyCMAT: There's almost too much joy in this crowd last spring in San Francisco.
I’ve been having a lot of fun photographing workshops at the Cork Art Link in preparation for our city’s Samhain (Halloween) events. Click to for how get involved.
Cork Community Art Link on Instagram: "week seven of our volunteer workshops and the lighting of the Samhain fires are almost upon us. This final stretch is always frantic and everyone is making sure ...
80 likes, 2 comments - corkartlink on October 16, 2026: "week seven of our volunteer workshops and the lighting of the Samhain fires are almost upon us. This final stretch is always frantic and everyo...
www.instagram.com
October 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I’ve been having a lot of fun photographing workshops at the Cork Art Link in preparation for our city’s Samhain (Halloween) events. Click to for how get involved.