@scarchi.bsky.social
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Ok Bluesky it's rare I ask for help. But this time I need huge help from the #osint community and #speirgorm #speirghorm, and everyone who follows me.
I have a goal to raise up to €100,000 for a long time friend and colleague who is going to leave us.
I have a goal to raise up to €100,000 for a long time friend and colleague who is going to leave us.
September 21, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Ok Bluesky it's rare I ask for help. But this time I need huge help from the #osint community and #speirgorm #speirghorm, and everyone who follows me.
I have a goal to raise up to €100,000 for a long time friend and colleague who is going to leave us.
I have a goal to raise up to €100,000 for a long time friend and colleague who is going to leave us.
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The King of Cornhole
September 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The King of Cornhole
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New Gist: What If?
Exposed to bot armies on social media, politicians have become like Nipper, the loyal Jack Russell dog, listening intently to the automatic, unending and completely synthetic version of His Master's Voice.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
Exposed to bot armies on social media, politicians have become like Nipper, the loyal Jack Russell dog, listening intently to the automatic, unending and completely synthetic version of His Master's Voice.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
The Gist: What if?
The Government wants to reduce immigration. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
September 19, 2026 at 10:25 AM
New Gist: What If?
Exposed to bot armies on social media, politicians have become like Nipper, the loyal Jack Russell dog, listening intently to the automatic, unending and completely synthetic version of His Master's Voice.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
Exposed to bot armies on social media, politicians have become like Nipper, the loyal Jack Russell dog, listening intently to the automatic, unending and completely synthetic version of His Master's Voice.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
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Love how this week we’ve been told by the UN that keeping global warming at 1.5 degrees is now gone and we’re deciding to delay increasing carbon tax, increasing the price of public transport and paying through the nose to cut excise duties. Love that.
Another postponement of the carbon tax increase is “on the table” in Budget talks, Transport and Climate Minister Darragh O’Brien tells @thejournal.ie, calling it a way to ease costs on businesses.
He was speaking as he arrived at the haulage sector conference in Killarney
He was speaking as he arrived at the haulage sector conference in Killarney
September 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Love how this week we’ve been told by the UN that keeping global warming at 1.5 degrees is now gone and we’re deciding to delay increasing carbon tax, increasing the price of public transport and paying through the nose to cut excise duties. Love that.
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Sorry to read about the death of Frank McDonald. A journalist whose work was a reflection of himself and his understanding of how physical choices in building, planning, design were all reflected in our life experiences moving through our homes, cities and lives
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Frank McDonald, former environment editor of The Irish Times, has died
McDonald’s reporting on planning corruption was pioneering in Irish journalism, and he regularly reported from abroad on climate negotiations
www.irishtimes.com
September 5, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Sorry to read about the death of Frank McDonald. A journalist whose work was a reflection of himself and his understanding of how physical choices in building, planning, design were all reflected in our life experiences moving through our homes, cities and lives
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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“Make no mistake: this decision to raise fares is an attack on public health and wellbeing.”
Well said @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social and @irishdocsenv.bsky.social!
Well said @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social and @irishdocsenv.bsky.social!
Increase in public transport fares ‘a Trumpian policy’ that will ‘cost lives’, Dublin protest told
Decision-makers ‘don’t step foot on the Dart or Dublin Bus’, says Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman
www.irishtimes.com
September 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
“Make no mistake: this decision to raise fares is an attack on public health and wellbeing.”
Well said @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social and @irishdocsenv.bsky.social!
Well said @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social and @irishdocsenv.bsky.social!
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What a loss - had only got an advance copy of his new book on modern Irish scandals and was hoping to have him on a Monday panel soon. What a body of work he leaves.
Frank McDonald, former environment editor of The Irish Times, has died
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Frank McDonald, former environment editor of The Irish Times, has died
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Frank McDonald, former environment editor of The Irish Times, has died
McDonald’s reporting on planning corruption was pioneering in Irish journalism, and he regularly reported from abroad on climate negotiations
www.irishtimes.com
September 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
What a loss - had only got an advance copy of his new book on modern Irish scandals and was hoping to have him on a Monday panel soon. What a body of work he leaves.
Frank McDonald, former environment editor of The Irish Times, has died
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Frank McDonald, former environment editor of The Irish Times, has died
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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This is set up for laughs, but it’s actually one of the best demonstrations I’ve seen of how being capable of producing convincing sounding language and understanding meaning are two completely different things.
A chatbot does not understand you, it just has automated responses based on your words.
A chatbot does not understand you, it just has automated responses based on your words.
August 28, 2026 at 8:32 AM
This is set up for laughs, but it’s actually one of the best demonstrations I’ve seen of how being capable of producing convincing sounding language and understanding meaning are two completely different things.
A chatbot does not understand you, it just has automated responses based on your words.
A chatbot does not understand you, it just has automated responses based on your words.
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the short video of Dolly singing in Páidí Ó Sé's pub has been shared plenty but the full clip is glorious as it includes an óráid as Gaeilge from Páidí, Dolly chatting away with half the room, and (impressively) Steve Cooney tuning up by ear before doing a perfect guitar accompaniment
Dolly Parton in Paídi Ó Sé's Pub
YouTube video by paidiosekerry
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 11:49 PM
the short video of Dolly singing in Páidí Ó Sé's pub has been shared plenty but the full clip is glorious as it includes an óráid as Gaeilge from Páidí, Dolly chatting away with half the room, and (impressively) Steve Cooney tuning up by ear before doing a perfect guitar accompaniment
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New Gist: Ireland's Biometric Laundromat
Ireland quietly passed a law in July potentially undermining every EU citizen's protections against law enforcement use of biometrics.
Jim O'Callaghan's Irish 'biometric analysis' wheeze has gone international.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ire...
Ireland quietly passed a law in July potentially undermining every EU citizen's protections against law enforcement use of biometrics.
Jim O'Callaghan's Irish 'biometric analysis' wheeze has gone international.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ire...
The Gist: Ireland's Biometric Laundromat
Ireland quietly passed a law in July potentially undermining every EU citizen's protections against law enforcement use of biometrics. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
August 16, 2026 at 10:08 AM
New Gist: Ireland's Biometric Laundromat
Ireland quietly passed a law in July potentially undermining every EU citizen's protections against law enforcement use of biometrics.
Jim O'Callaghan's Irish 'biometric analysis' wheeze has gone international.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ire...
Ireland quietly passed a law in July potentially undermining every EU citizen's protections against law enforcement use of biometrics.
Jim O'Callaghan's Irish 'biometric analysis' wheeze has gone international.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ire...
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now that we know how the new season of Reacher is (excellent), a thread about why you should watch What If A Man Was Large, The Show, in the form of a Q&A
August 13, 2026 at 8:44 PM
now that we know how the new season of Reacher is (excellent), a thread about why you should watch What If A Man Was Large, The Show, in the form of a Q&A
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Happy Bastille Day
July 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Happy Bastille Day
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The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one.
July 7, 2026 at 6:39 AM
The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one.
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Forget Cruyff, Gullit and Van Basten this is the best ever moment in Dutch football.
June 14, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Forget Cruyff, Gullit and Van Basten this is the best ever moment in Dutch football.
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New Gist: Humpty Dumpty’s Wall of Biometric Bamboozlement
Jim O'Callaghan is bringing in a Bill giving AI powers to the police, 'irrespective' of EU Law.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-hum...
Jim O'Callaghan is bringing in a Bill giving AI powers to the police, 'irrespective' of EU Law.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-hum...
The Gist: Humpty Dumpty's Wall of Biometric Bamboozlement
Jim O'Callaghan proposes AI powers for the police 'irrespective' of EU Law
www.thegist.ie
June 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM
New Gist: Humpty Dumpty’s Wall of Biometric Bamboozlement
Jim O'Callaghan is bringing in a Bill giving AI powers to the police, 'irrespective' of EU Law.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-hum...
Jim O'Callaghan is bringing in a Bill giving AI powers to the police, 'irrespective' of EU Law.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-hum...
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New Gist: Sunshine and Lollipops
“McGregor, whose fondness for squashing his size M body into a size S suit makes him a sort of avatar for the phrase 'battered sausage'…”
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-sun...
“McGregor, whose fondness for squashing his size M body into a size S suit makes him a sort of avatar for the phrase 'battered sausage'…”
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-sun...
The Gist: Sunshine and Lollipops
A report released this week was full of good news about people and bad news about political and media institutions. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
May 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
New Gist: Sunshine and Lollipops
“McGregor, whose fondness for squashing his size M body into a size S suit makes him a sort of avatar for the phrase 'battered sausage'…”
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-sun...
“McGregor, whose fondness for squashing his size M body into a size S suit makes him a sort of avatar for the phrase 'battered sausage'…”
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-sun...
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New Gist: Sunshine and Lollipops
“We should begin with the best possible piece of good news. When you go out of your house and look at the people you encounter all around Ireland the vast majority of them are sounders.”
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-sun...
“We should begin with the best possible piece of good news. When you go out of your house and look at the people you encounter all around Ireland the vast majority of them are sounders.”
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-sun...
The Gist: Sunshine and Lollipops
A report released this week was full of good news about people and bad news about political and media institutions. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
May 4, 2026 at 12:10 PM
New Gist: Sunshine and Lollipops
“We should begin with the best possible piece of good news. When you go out of your house and look at the people you encounter all around Ireland the vast majority of them are sounders.”
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-sun...
“We should begin with the best possible piece of good news. When you go out of your house and look at the people you encounter all around Ireland the vast majority of them are sounders.”
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-sun...
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These numbers should be amplified everywhere there is a flat surface.
The 3,000 person sample size was statistically significant.
The direction of travel is positive but runs directly contrary to the perception born in the echo-chamber of Twitter-brained media and politics. (H&CC is a client)
The 3,000 person sample size was statistically significant.
The direction of travel is positive but runs directly contrary to the perception born in the echo-chamber of Twitter-brained media and politics. (H&CC is a client)
April 30, 2026 at 7:51 AM
These numbers should be amplified everywhere there is a flat surface.
The 3,000 person sample size was statistically significant.
The direction of travel is positive but runs directly contrary to the perception born in the echo-chamber of Twitter-brained media and politics. (H&CC is a client)
The 3,000 person sample size was statistically significant.
The direction of travel is positive but runs directly contrary to the perception born in the echo-chamber of Twitter-brained media and politics. (H&CC is a client)
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Faith! And sure isn’t it a crime you’ve been committing!
Send €500 to us lads and sure, you know yourself, we’ll say no more about it.
Send €500 to us lads and sure, you know yourself, we’ll say no more about it.
My brother shared this in the family whatsapp so coming to a work place near you the best email ever
April 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Faith! And sure isn’t it a crime you’ve been committing!
Send €500 to us lads and sure, you know yourself, we’ll say no more about it.
Send €500 to us lads and sure, you know yourself, we’ll say no more about it.
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There is only one way home. No rules. No mercy. No spare seats. This weekend… The Last Bus >>> https://waterfordwhispers.shop/products/the-last-bus
April 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
There is only one way home. No rules. No mercy. No spare seats. This weekend… The Last Bus >>> https://waterfordwhispers.shop/products/the-last-bus
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I saw this and now you all have to see it too and I’m sorry (but also not sorry)
April 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I saw this and now you all have to see it too and I’m sorry (but also not sorry)
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We’re at the Titanic Museum in Belfast. They have a display of loads of knock off Titanic merch from around the world, including this guy. I said hey check out Thomas The Sank Engine, but there was nobody around to hear it. That ship is claiming fresh victims to this day.
March 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We’re at the Titanic Museum in Belfast. They have a display of loads of knock off Titanic merch from around the world, including this guy. I said hey check out Thomas The Sank Engine, but there was nobody around to hear it. That ship is claiming fresh victims to this day.
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So much for the "narrow interests" which the government says use judicial review.
When they went out and asked people what they thought 1,470 asked for Access to Justice to be upheld, only 30 sided with the government
So which interest is the "narrow interest"?
When they went out and asked people what they thought 1,470 asked for Access to Justice to be upheld, only 30 sided with the government
So which interest is the "narrow interest"?
Government report on consultation on legal costs in planning and environmental litigation indicates that 98% of the almost 1,500 responses opposed the proposed scale of fees
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
March 26, 2026 at 7:50 PM
So much for the "narrow interests" which the government says use judicial review.
When they went out and asked people what they thought 1,470 asked for Access to Justice to be upheld, only 30 sided with the government
So which interest is the "narrow interest"?
When they went out and asked people what they thought 1,470 asked for Access to Justice to be upheld, only 30 sided with the government
So which interest is the "narrow interest"?
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Oof. This is impressive. Not the usual green-tie nonsense.
March 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Oof. This is impressive. Not the usual green-tie nonsense.