Radicalised people burned out an IPAS centre last night. We don't even have the comfort of pretending the rhetoric that radicalised them came exclusively from powerless far-right trolls. It has been echoed by our Taoiseach, our Tánaiste, and our Minister for Justice. #spéirgorm

Refresher lolllies are yum but Im a parma violets gal myself!

Yep I prefer the view that your not going to agree with someone 100% and we are going to have push for change, so im really looking for the candidate whose going to be the most helpful and least likely to make extra work for me as an activist, it avoids perfectionism and focuses on the positives.

ooh I got the ring #spéirghorm! An auspicious start to the day!

Bairín Breac for bricfeasta it is! 😁

I saw english people online defending basically antisocial or upsetting behaviours as part of THEIR halloween TRADITIONS and Im pretty sure my brain has overloaded with trying to process the multiple levels of postcolonial fucked-upness going on there.

All the luck though you got this! You need a comparison to someone like me who actually know nothing about the pay gap other then it is a thing and it exists, so if you know more then that yer grand :)

Yeah this is why I got no pleasure in Martin leadership bein under threat, whenever one of these guys goes theres always some worse waiting, and in this case thats extra true, I hate Martin but O'Callaghan is actually scary.

Not a hope. The haves have all the power.

What irks me so much is that homeless figures exclude everyone over 18 living with their parents.

These are people lucky enough to have another option, but they can't afford to rent or buy.

It's emergency accommodation by another name.

This is very relatable.

RTÉ receives formal complaint over ‘exclusion’ of climate issues from presidential debates Letter signed by academics, NGOs and medics alleges breach of public service obligations

“RTÉ receives formal complaint over ‘exclusion’ of #climate issues from presidential debates

No candidate was invited to articulate views or priorities on climate change, biodiversity or environmental leadership.”

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Kilmeaden will ‘no longer be a village’ if planned multi-billion-euro data centre goes ahead More than 300 people have objected to the proposed data centre, citing traffic, aesthetic and environmental concerns.

No longer the 'fillet of cheddar' 🧀 made on-site.

Instead an energy-sucking, #DATA CENTRE. Local people horrified.

“It’s just completely & utterly flabbergasting how they think the data centre is appropriate in a small village..."

#spéirghorm #Eco #Kilmeaden
www.thejournal.ie/kilmeaden-wi...

Now the Áras campaign is over, we cant afford to forget the Garda vetting story. We still don't have assurances that this information wasn't leaked by An Garda Síochána to harm someone. This is a criminal offence. AGS have form here and must be prevented from returning to those practices #spéirgorm

I know I need them gone if I can ever have a chance of having my own home or any sort of a future, to see climate crisis and any number of things addressed, for my own mental health to have a sense of hope in this country, things are bad and yet they keep driving us over the edge.

You can find some great finds for great value in second hand book shops, also lot of ind irish book shops have website these days and you can see if they keep an eye if they have stuff like books and stationary on sale.

Thats very positive but I don't think its been effective as it could be because ultimately the establishment media and politicians has incorporated these views into the dominant narrative for their own interests rather then reflecting the electorates repeated rejection in the ballot box.

Do we even really have civil war politics anymore? Feels like just different flavours of neoliberalism. FF have no identity beyond brown paper envelopes and are increasingly aligning or being subsumed by FG's extremist ideology. I agree they fear an Irish populace that demands something better.

This was highlighted in 2016 by the ICJDN, In their 2019 Report referenced in the article below as well as in their address to the Oireachtas Committee in 2022
See tinyurl.com/35rx2z7e

#Speirgorm #Disability
@irishexaminer.bsky.social @deshocks.bsky.social

www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30...

I dont think ff/fg are simply looking for racist votes, I think the gov parties want to us talking about immigration because divisive far right talking points suits them rather then housing etc and they can pull the more out of touch/careerist sf tds right which undermines left unity. #spéirghorm

They are playing with fire, literally. But for ff/fg its effective in that focus the discourse on divisive issue and not focusing on things like how the recent budget will worsen poverty and homelessness , does nothing to address cost of living and cost of disability.

I can't agree, having a presidential debates including her leve ofl extremsism wouldnt be helpful in addressing any issues. A part of current normalisation of far right rhetoric was peter casey using the presidential race as a platform for bigotry against travellers and social welfare recipients.

Hes been at this some time, often carefully coded but the complete absence of social inclusion language is a giveaway. Dont think he gets its not like talking about transport when yer transport spokesman and then moving to health etc, this stuff is gonna follow him his whole career, as it should.

I put in tealight whenever I did it, mostly cos it makes it a lil less scary lol its harder to carve then a pumpkin, you cant really scoop it I sorta cut in crossection to make it easier to hollow. You can carve out the face as badly as you like and it will still be absolutely terrifying lol

Tho the left works pretty well here that I just realised I know all the local reps too well too to the point they would prob think I was bein weird emailing lol so I might email the party leaders instead!

Thats a good idea!

Lies, damned lies and reality TV  – The Beacon Izzy Kamikaze discovered first hand that the media continues to fail minorities and instead prefers entertainment over justice.

We've known the dangers of reality TV ever since Nancy Campbell-Panitz was beaten to death by her ex on the night they appeared on the Jerry Springer show. 38 people have taken their own lives after taking part in reality TV. Tricking people into taking part is not OK. the-beacon.ie/2025/10/27/l...

If its DSP Im not gonna be surprised the place seems riddled with racism and bigotry as totally normalised workplace culture.

In my lifetime of 54 years, I have never, ever had an Irish government that represents my views. Not once.

When given the choice between focusing on a historic, record-breaking, victory for a unity candidate or covering an increase in the number of people spoiling their votes, nobody is surprised as to which option establishment media chose. #spéirgorm

Whilst its true motivations differ, I have yet to see a single person never mind a sizeable number say they spoiled their vote who is denouncing or distancing themselves from the bigotry and vitriol that the spoil the vote campaign resulted in.