Good piece on the generally very ropey โjob creationโ figures when it comes to data centres.
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Good piece on the generally very ropey โjob creationโ figures when it comes to data centres.
29.01.2026 11:00 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1By the same argument shouldn't cars be painted in high vis so other road users can see them...
27.01.2026 10:01 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Helen is compassionate, determined, empathetic and community-rooted.
The progressive choice for voters in Galway West, she will be an outstanding TD! ๐น
This is the nightmare we have all been fearing and waiting for.
My heart goes out to the family and friends of Grace Lynch on their devastating loss.
For years now, almost every meeting with Gardaรญ involves the lawlessness on our roads with scramblers and scooters
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
Labour selects Cllr. Helen Ogbu to contest Galway West Bye-Election ๐น
โI will listen deeply, work tirelessly and deliver for the people of Galway West.โ Councillor Helen Ogbu
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#GaillimhOgbu
I knew that Mark Carney line was familiar ๐ Just listened to his 17 minutes in full - truly a speech for the ages.
22.01.2026 21:41 โ ๐ 48 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Labour Bill would criminalise AI-generated sexual abuse imagery.
"We need to cut this out at publisher level. Government must act immediately." Alan Kelly TD
Full statement โก๏ธ labour.ie/news/2026/01...
Great to see Al Gore back on the world stage. Yesterday he was heckling Howard Lutnick, today he is mocking Trump.
More please!
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My speech today on the EUโs response to Trump:
20.01.2026 20:45 โ ๐ 31 ๐ 13 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 8The annual number of early years services closures has more than halved.
2020 = 197
2021 = 141
Core funding starts in September 2022
2022 = 141
2023 = 115
2024 = 95
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Source: Tusla
A Labour Party TD who was due to propose a motion on reducing congestion could not do so, because of a traffic delay on the M50 this morning
www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0121/1554356-m50-traffic-labour/
An excellent read ๐๐ป
20.01.2026 19:03 โ ๐ 36 ๐ 13 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 2The United Nations should be the lead institution to bring peace to Gaza. I have huge concerns in relation to Trump's Board of Peace and Ireland should be extremely wary of involvement.
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Cycling to work on Wednesday morn and a van unloading Moby bikes was parked on the cycle path at the Charlemont LUAS stop blocking half of it. Absolute rule onto themselves.
We should be expanding public provision of bike hire not relying on private operators dumping bikes all over the city.
Not clear what investment is being lost but assume its data centres. These bring little economic benefit, put huge strain on the grid now using a 1/4 of generation so driving up electricity prices, and will cost jobs in the long run due to AI. But govt want more?
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This is great news. Well done Seรกn Binder ๐
"If I am guilty, then you're guilty too.โ
You can listen back to an interview that he did with Labour Youth after being awarded the 2023 Cormac ร Braonรกin award at @labourpartyireland.bsky.social conference.
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Excellent piece by Lorcan Sirr in @irishtimes.com about the importance of work underway in the EU on housing - something @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social has championed since he was elected an MEP 18 months ago. Markets have too much power and the State must do more www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
15.01.2026 15:51 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Chair of the Media Committee Alan Kelly says the supposed moves announced by X today are "absolutely not" good enough - saying that, even if they were implemented, the use of VPNs render them next to useless.
"Ireland needs to lead on this... these companies are headquartered here."
For the record: as of right now, the Grok app is still doing all the things theyโve said it is stopping, for users with free/unpaid accounts.
15.01.2026 11:23 โ ๐ 292 ๐ 140 ๐ฌ 9 ๐ 13Cost of living still spiralling as Government runs out of answers.
"Families are being hit from every direction while Government stands aside" Duncan Smith TD speaking at Leaders' Questions in the Dรกil today.
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Hopefully these investigations are swift and have a result. There are real victims of this abhorrence and there must be justice.
14.01.2026 13:55 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0President Higgins welcomes his successor Catherine Connolly to the รras.
Warm embrace between the pair, with President Higgins wishing Catherine Connolly and her husband Brian โhealth and happinessโ and congratulating them on a โgreat achievementโ.
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