Emma Kerins

Troy Parrott and Ireland celebrate against Hungary

Troy story 3

📸 Attila Kisbedenek

🍁🍻

Hell has frozen over.

Jack White got his first cell phone ever this past July at age 50 and only because it became really difficult to do certain things without one.

But he is willing to do a TikTok for his daughter. So cute.

Joined by her mom and Jack’s former wife the fabulous Karen Elson.

Colin Sheridan: Irish language is back from the brink and shining on centre stage Latin died because it behaved. Irish lives because it rebels

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

Otter on the River Bride this morning. Sent to us by John Creedon who works near the river and keeps a close eye on the dippers, otters and occasional kingfishers. Thanks John. #cork

Planned flood defences would protect homes and businesses along the Camac in Bluebell, Inchicore, and Kilmainham - Dublin Inquirer It could also help smooth the way for the redevelopment of St Patrick’s Athletic FC’s home ground Richmond Park, which is next to the river.

Given the interest in the Camac River, since the wall at the back of that house in Inchicore fell into it, I thought some people might be interested in this article I wrote last April about the council's plans for flood defences along it.

I'm at the age where I'm aware that some people who are 25 were born in the year 2000, but also, that's not true and it's a lie because that's impossible.

The perfect encapsulation of "you don't live longer, it just feels like it"

Grim

A colony of splitgill mushrooms look like a gothic fireworks display in an overcast winter forest

Here are some nice mushrooms

Hillsborough campaigner Phil Scraton refuses OBE Hillsborough campaigner Prof Phil Scraton turns down an OBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

Hillsborough campaigner Phil Scraton refuses OBE

"I could not accept an honour tied in name to the 'British Empire'. In my scholarship and teaching I remain a strong critic of the historical, cultural and political contexts of imperialism and their international legacy." ❤️

Think "twice baked" croissant scraps in caramelized sugar. Divine. Sceal Bakery does an awesome version

First Dublin Christmas Eve 💖🎄

European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.

"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"

We Used To Be A Proper Country

People often say you should fill your ballot all the way down.

Allow me to provide a top PR-STV voting tip: you do not have to fill your ballot when there are multiple fascists on it

I can’t see voters buying Simon Harris’s message that everything is great You can’t deny the lived experience of housing-crisis emigrants, homeless families, renters and adults in their childhood bedrooms

Wrote last month that I struggled to see how Fine Gael would do as well as they believed in the Irish general election.

Why?

- their pitch that everything is great = tricky sell
- housing + cost of living = main issues for voters
- political vacuum = vote scatter
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...

Day 1 on this site. Time to explore all these starter packs from the all-powerful bike lobby, abundant housing yahoos, livable street warriors, and other urbanism varieties.

Ever wondered what's under the Cobblestone sign? Gerry Powers place!

a little boy is walking down a sidewalk while holding a cell phone in his hand . ALT: a little boy is walking down a sidewalk while holding a cell phone in his hand .

When you see your Tw*tter buds arriving on Bluesky

The recipe for soda bread from a well-established Irish chef casually includes the instruction to cut a cross on it "to let the fairies out", because there's only two things people correctly fear on this island: open slurry pits, and angering the Aos Sí