Kate O’Hanlon

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

I wonder how much of the growth of the Howth cliff walk popularity is down to the continued closure of the Bray to Greystones walk

Happy 'It's no longer too dark to cut through the park on the way Home' Day to all who celebrate.

Work all day. Cough all night.

I was looking up the good cough syrup to tell my husband which one to buy only to find all the ones that work are illegal now.

What is the point of being alive even?

It's shocking how much worse contemporary Sesame Street is than classic Sesame Street.

Why am I watching Elmo play xs and os with an animated smart phone

This is the report that deals with the Garda investigation into how Conor Lally found out about the court case

I cannot see how telling a journalist that a Garda is being prosecuted in public court contravenes s62 of the 2005 Act

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

Coimisiún na Meán unlikely to seek Irish blocking of Grok Media watchdog Coimisiún na Meán is unlikely to seek the banning or blocking of AI app Grok in Ireland by itself, and will instead wait until further talks with the European Commission before deciding...

Our entire regulatory framework has proved to be no more than a painted balsa wood front.

The AG here confirms it is illegal to generate CSAM.

We also gave CnaM the power to act on any material which was not illegal, but was offensive.

Turns out they don’t wanna.

www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...

Judge who said cyclists a “nightmare” pleaded guilty to failing to take breathalyser test A Dublin-based Circuit Court judge who said that "Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin" pleaded guilty in 2012 to failing to comply with a request by a garda to use a breathalyser in Connemara. According to court reports yesterday, Judge O’Donohoe said in the Circuit Civil Court said: “You never know with cyclists what they are going to do or anticipate what they are going to do...

Judge who said cyclists a “nightmare” pleaded guilty to failing to take breathalyser test

A Dublin-based Circuit Court judge who said that "Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin" pleaded guilty in 2012 to failing to comply with a request by a garda to use a breathalyser in Connemara.…

The wikipedia page for the Rover Tolka notes that "it is not "flashy" like the Dodder".

Obviously the whole Viking site aspect is very galling but in fairness I wouldn't say there's many key decision makers in DCC who were also making the decisions in 1994.

Former DIT building could return to State ownership if Dublin City Council bid accepted Camden Yard has planning permission for a mixed office and apartment scheme up to 14 storeys tall

I thought the Kevin St site was in public ownership, but apparently it was sold and is maybe being bought back www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

Concern as council plans to leave Wood Quay offices Councillors have called for more details about plans by Dublin City Council to leave its headquarters on Wood Quay and replace the controversial office block with social housing.

This seems crazy. How could demolishing the Wood Quay offices building social housing on the site and building new offices on Kevin St be significantly more climate friendly than retrofitting Wood Quay and building social housing on the Kevin St site? www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...

If I have to hear another word about The Gadfly...

the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches

First as tragedy, then as farce and then later as some sort of horrifying new genre and you are just sitting here in the theatre of the real grimacing and uncomprehending

Entering our Too Lazy to Manufacture Consent era

Out of Christmas milk.

While this is nothing new - it's part of an established pattern over many years across multiple issues - it remains shocking that our Government prefers to spend public money on fightng legitimate claims than on vindicating the rights those claims are based on.

Transport budget too small for new services in 2026, officials admit Department of Transport was allocated €4.74bn in budget as set out in October

Transport budget too small for new services in 2026, officials admit. O'Brien is a liability in every portfolio he has or will ever be in. When they should be investing heavily in public transport there's nothing new. Plenty of money for more roads though.
www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

‘We have to do everything to spare people that trauma’: Taoiseach pledges ‘renewed’ focus on road safety following 190 traffic deaths in 2025

Plan for cameras to catch motorists breaking red lights in Dublin is shelved

Micheál Martin's pledge for a renewed focus on road safety didn't even last 24 hours

I thought we were finally running out of little treats but the my husband returned from his mam’s with a big bag of little treats.

Anyway, I'm off work and I hate being relaxed, so this is what I'm thinking about today.

For some journeys the solution is to buy 2 singles, but you can't buy a Belfast to Connolly single from Irish Rail because it's UK origin and the UK train site charge more.

Irish rail will sell you a flexible return ticket that is flexible up to the point at which you print the ticket. But its a return ticket, so when you collect the ticket from you station for your outboard journey they return leg is now no longer flexible.

Watching Mad Men for the first time.
Constantly shouting at Don to go back to work.

Irish media often have these weirdly reported stories that are the press equivalent of subtweets. Presumably some portion of their audience is understood to know what they’re about but, it’s fucking weird right?

Irish Daily Mail: Justice Minister’s warning amid rise of anti-semitism - O’Callaghan asks political colleagues to be ‘careful with their use of language’ after deadly Bondi Beach attack

Irish Times: High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan - Minister says population growth is too high, putting services under pressure

A tale of two headlines
#speirghorm

Liam Herrick: Why has Ireland abruptly decided the European Convention on Human Rights goes too far? Precedent could have far-reaching consequences. Who is to say the rights of gay citizens won’t be the next target by a coalition of hostile states?

Why has Ireland abruptly decided the European Convention on Human Rights goes too far?

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

dailypenn YEAR IN REVIEW Four Penn alumni in the national spotlight in 2025 dailypenn From the Oval Office to courtrooms, several Penn alumni made national headlines this year - repeatedly tying the University to high-profile controversies. Swipe for a look at four alumni who stepped into the national spotlight in 2025, and continue reading at the link in our bio.

I mean, the Penn student newspaper isn't wrong, but www.instagram.com/p/DSH1X4EDwP...