Angela Flynn

I’m still cringing every time I go to LinkedIn

That’s quite an own goal by Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien delaying the Finglas Luas by two years, and stalling on DART+ South West till 2030, on World Sustainable Transport Day, no less. Who needs Judicial Reviews when Fianna Fáil’s running the show?

‘In cold blood’: Israeli troops kill unarmed men during West Bank assault UN says 32,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in the Israeli-occupied territory with major assault ongoing.

UN says 32,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in the Israeli-occupied territory with major assault ongoing.

Another day where thousands of people create & sit in traffic jams because the Government has failed to invest enough in alternative public transport & active travel options & failed to prevent Employers from forcing people to return to offices. Majority of these in jams can probably work remote.

🪧 New apartments for sale

Manchester 2-bed
£299,995 (€341,000)

Belfast 2-bed
£189,950 (€216,000)

.. & yet according to Dept of Housing urban apartments cost €535,198 to deliver in Dublin 🧐

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important reference material

Rain, floods & storms: why weather conditions are getting wetter We can all clearly see the effects of climate change on Ireland's severe weather events as damaging rainfall and flooding becomes commonplace

Rain, floods & storms: why Irish weather conditions are getting wetter www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Amputees from Israel’s Gaza war use homemade prosthetics to re-enter life The besieged Palestinian enclave has the world's highest number of child amputees per capita.

The besieged Palestinian enclave has the world's highest number of child amputees per capita.

College faculty are under pressure to say and do the right thing – the stress also trickles down to students Faculty members say they are worried about job security but also whether they should be introducing certain topics, like gender, in their class or with colleagues.

College faculty are under pressure to say and do the right thing – the stress also trickles down to students

theconversation.com/college-facu...

Quality of surface water continues to decline, says EPA The Environmental Protection Agency has said that although there has been a reduction in levels of excess phosphorous and nitrogen in Ireland's rivers and lakes, the overall water quality of surface w...

Great little country alright.
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Quality of surface water continues to decline, says EPA www.rte.ie/news/environ...

Free Free Palestine 🇵🇸

Academic Staff Need Academic Freedom, Too (opinion) Colleges cannot continue to operate as if all staff work is identical, Aaron Stoller writes.

Academic Freedom

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Freedom Flotilla Coalition Youtube channel of Freedom Flotilla Coalition

This is the Freedom Flotilla's YouTube channel, where you can find old clips and Live broadcasts.

youtube.com/@freedomflot...

As the U.S. Experiences a Brain Drain, Who Benefits? | KQED We talk about why fewer international students and researchers are choosing to come to the U.S and why American scholars are choosing other countries to pursue their work.

As the U.S. Experiences a Brain Drain, Who Benefits?

www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

Of all Jim Gavin’s gaffes, it turns out it was his spare one that took him down.

Benefits of working in academia ‘can add to workload stress’ Flexibility of hours and drive to do meaningful research among the things workers prize most highly, but could also be driving them to quit

Benefits of working in academia ‘can add to workload stress’ www.timeshighereducation.com/news/benefit...

Cork councils took over nine months to re-let the average social home in 2024 The figures were released in a report by the National Audit and Oversight Commission

Cork councils took over nine months to re-let the average social home in 2024.
#housingcrisis
www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...

NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).

An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸

(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

Why I’m Leaving Academia after a Decade of Contingent Labor Roughly 70 percent of faculty are contingent. This exploitative hustle is driving dedicated teachers out of academia.

Good article from @truthout with very clear description of academic precarity.
Why I’m Leaving Academia after a Decade of Contingent Labor truthout.org/articles/why...

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Massive demonstrations all over Europe and beyond last night in support of the Flotilla and Palestine 💚🇵🇸
Tomorrow Italian workers will force Italy to a halt in a general strike and student unions will join them in a walkout ✊️
Multiple demos announced elsewhere too.
So well done ✊️🇵🇸
#Insorgiamo

Higgins urged to nominate Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize Irish academic and university staff across the island of Ireland have appealed to President Michael D Higgins to nominate Dr Francesca Albanese for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

Irish academic and university staff across the island of Ireland have appealed to President Michael D Higgins to nominate Dr Francesca Albanese for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

The tracker keeps stalling, but some of the boats are so close now 💚🇵🇸

freedomflotilla.org/ffc-tracker/...

Incredible bravery from the heroes on the Global Sumud Flotilla globalsumudflotilla.org/tracker/ #globalsumudflotilla
#FreePalestine #EndtheSeige

Livestream of Global Sumud Flotilla as they approach Gaza. Watch & share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

EMERGENCY: ISRAEL ATTACKS GSF
Israel has attacked the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters. People of conscience have been abducted.
The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and the Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.

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Jasmine Crockett for Attorney General in 2028.

Dragging people back into offices - real fucking 'smart' move alright. 🙄😏🙄🫠 There's 🚗🚘🚕🚖🚓 as far as the eye can see into an already jammed city. People advocating & demanding return to offices are dumb as fuck. Letting WFH positives slip thru our fingers for capitalism is dumb as fuck.

More than 100,000 properties along Irish coastline at risk of flooding New analysis raises likelihood that thousands of properties will become uninsurable

We are in serious trouble.