Paul Conaty
@paulconaty.bsky.social
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Whenever flooding hits, we hear in detail all about the wrecked homes, livelihoods, property, and related misery.
But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
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But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
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As it happened: Storm Chandra wreaks havoc on Ireland
Follow live updates as Storm Chandra brings strong winds and heavy rain across the country.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Whenever flooding hits, we hear in detail all about the wrecked homes, livelihoods, property, and related misery.
But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
share.google/aNF6Fg26wdmB...
But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
share.google/aNF6Fg26wdmB...
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It's not acceptable that the only way to get live updates on public transport is by having an account on X which is now under investigation for CSAM. TFI and Irish Rail need to start providing accessible and reliable updates on their own platforms instead of relying on X. #SpeirGorm
Ourselves, @dublincommuters.bsky.social, @galwaycommuters.bsky.social, & Cork Commuter Coalition wrote to Iarnród Éireann & the NTA today, asking them to cease posting real-time service updates exclusively on X. This vital info should be widely available. Read below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website
Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website We are writing as rail and commuter advocacy groups across Ireland, to request that Iarnród Éireann move its real-time s...
docs.google.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
It's not acceptable that the only way to get live updates on public transport is by having an account on X which is now under investigation for CSAM. TFI and Irish Rail need to start providing accessible and reliable updates on their own platforms instead of relying on X. #SpeirGorm
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
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Ireland’s 11 billionaires are richer than 85% of population
Ireland’s 11 billionaires are richer than 85% of population
www.businesspost.ie
January 19, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Ireland’s 11 billionaires are richer than 85% of population
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A fantastic report from Limerick with an unequivocal conclusion: the majority of Limerick’s protected cycle lane schemes “maintained or enhanced” access for emergency vehicles.
Will our planners listen though? That is the question.
Will our planners listen though? That is the question.
New Irish Study Shows Protected Bike Lanes Don’t Slow Emergency Vehicles
Another evidence-based rebuttal to one of the most common arguments levelled at bike lane projects: that they slow down or block emergency vehicle.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A fantastic report from Limerick with an unequivocal conclusion: the majority of Limerick’s protected cycle lane schemes “maintained or enhanced” access for emergency vehicles.
Will our planners listen though? That is the question.
Will our planners listen though? That is the question.
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These two stories are somehow connected. Apparently, if you lobby tirelessly for more pollution & ecological wreckage, that’s exactly what you get.
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
These two stories are somehow connected. Apparently, if you lobby tirelessly for more pollution & ecological wreckage, that’s exactly what you get.
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lol... you don't say...
🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸 #Russia has welcomed changes in the U.S. National Security Strategy, saying the adjustments that marked a radical departure from Washington's previous policy were "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/07/c...
#usa
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/07/c...
#usa
Changes to U.S. Security Strategy 'Largely Consistent' With Russia's Vision – Kremlin - The Moscow Times
Russia has welcomed changes in the U.S.
www.themoscowtimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
lol... you don't say...
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Tucked away deep in the Settings app on Android are all sorts of privacy and security features you may have never seen. It’s time to get to know those settings. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Get to Know Android Privacy and Security Settings
Open up your Android phone’s Settings app and you’ll find dozens of different options with little guidance on what those options do. Some of these settings have a serious impact on your privacy and security, altering what data gets shared automatically with apps, data brokers, and Google itself.
What sorts...
ssd.eff.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Tucked away deep in the Settings app on Android are all sorts of privacy and security features you may have never seen. It’s time to get to know those settings. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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New Yorker article very much worth reading: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
New Yorker article very much worth reading: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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iOS security updates: support.apple.com/en-us/100100
Android security updates: source.android.com/docs/securit...
Start patching!
Android security updates: source.android.com/docs/securit...
Start patching!
November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
iOS security updates: support.apple.com/en-us/100100
Android security updates: source.android.com/docs/securit...
Start patching!
Android security updates: source.android.com/docs/securit...
Start patching!
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The idea that Ireland has ever "gold plated" the transposition of EU Environmental law, is causing a lot of people in my world to chortle manically.
November 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The idea that Ireland has ever "gold plated" the transposition of EU Environmental law, is causing a lot of people in my world to chortle manically.
What a surprise, the super rich are killing us and deliberately so.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
America’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam
Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world’s poorest 10%
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
What a surprise, the super rich are killing us and deliberately so.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
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This is an excellent article that will really piss off the fash too, as pure bonus.
extra.ie/2025/10/26/n...
extra.ie/2025/10/26/n...
Revealed: How X was used to fuel days of Dublin rioting
Misinformation spread rapidly on far-right social media accounts after the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in Saggart, west Dublin, on Monday.
extra.ie
October 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is an excellent article that will really piss off the fash too, as pure bonus.
extra.ie/2025/10/26/n...
extra.ie/2025/10/26/n...
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Update from Judge Discord
October 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Update from Judge Discord
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feels a bit weird that we keep having these stories about individual cyber attacks but without anyone really joining the dots and going "okay, shall we maybe talk about this as a major global story"
Japan is just a few days away from running out of Asahi Super Dry as the producer of the nation’s most popular beer wrestles with a devastating cyber attack that has shut down its domestic breweries www.ft.com/content/bb86...
Japan days away from running out of Asahi Super Dry after cyber attack
Vast majority of factories of nation’s most popular beer have stopped work this week
www.ft.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
feels a bit weird that we keep having these stories about individual cyber attacks but without anyone really joining the dots and going "okay, shall we maybe talk about this as a major global story"
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Apple must continue to refuse the demand to create a backdoor into iCloud. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The UK Is Still Trying to Backdoor Encryption for Apple Users
The Financial Times reports that the U.K. is once again demanding that Apple create a backdoor into its encrypted backup services. The only change since the last time they demanded this is that the
www.eff.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Apple must continue to refuse the demand to create a backdoor into iCloud. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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For anyone interested in building tierlists for Flesh and Blood, I created a page on Fablazing with all hero images ready to go and hopefully a better UX than tiermaker.
It now supports the new heroes as well.
fablazing.com/tierlist
#fabtcg
It now supports the new heroes as well.
fablazing.com/tierlist
#fabtcg
September 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For anyone interested in building tierlists for Flesh and Blood, I created a page on Fablazing with all hero images ready to go and hopefully a better UX than tiermaker.
It now supports the new heroes as well.
fablazing.com/tierlist
#fabtcg
It now supports the new heroes as well.
fablazing.com/tierlist
#fabtcg
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The housing crisis in Ireland isn't even remotely being tackled, because it suits a certain sector of society to keep rents and house prices sky high.
Fianna Fáil + Fine Gael represent that sector.
Moreover, the resistance to people having affordable housing choices is deeply *ideological*.
Fianna Fáil + Fine Gael represent that sector.
Moreover, the resistance to people having affordable housing choices is deeply *ideological*.
More than 3,300 new houses were built in Dublin city last year. Just 155 were bought by households
This is behind a paywall which is unfortunate cos it’s very good. I wouldn’t usually post a way around the paywall of an Irish publication, but I’ll make an exception 🙏 (archive below)
Author is in command of the figures and they’re not good - the consequences disastrous
archive.is/2025.09.18-0...
Author is in command of the figures and they’re not good - the consequences disastrous
archive.is/2025.09.18-0...
September 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The housing crisis in Ireland isn't even remotely being tackled, because it suits a certain sector of society to keep rents and house prices sky high.
Fianna Fáil + Fine Gael represent that sector.
Moreover, the resistance to people having affordable housing choices is deeply *ideological*.
Fianna Fáil + Fine Gael represent that sector.
Moreover, the resistance to people having affordable housing choices is deeply *ideological*.