Lorcan Roche Kelly

I'm now 85% cheese

A square meter of cheese. For me.

My eldest's partner is over for the summer. They're Canadian. They made me a cheese board.
I approve of how Canadians celebrate :)

Happy birthday @ljkawa.bsky.social !

+512,000

#AugustNFPguesses

The funny thing is that the deal with the EU, when it comes in, will eliminate additional tariffs on butter www.farmersjournal.ie/agribusiness...

It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.

Motherfucking wind farms…

Color graphic of the coastline of Washington State on the right with gray circles of seismic waves approaching from the left across the blue ocean. Black text on a yellow background reads “There is a tsunami watch for Washington State. Be prepared to take action. A tsunami may have been generated. Stay tuned to local emergency management for more information. More information at tsunami.gov.”

A TSUNAMI WATCH is now in effect for Washington state. If you are on the coast, be prepared to take action & stay tuned for more instructions. This alert level will update once more is known. Find details here: tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/...

#TsunamiWatch #WaWX

And for those of you who like it the other way

never run the old Champs stage again

"That's not London Bridge"?

I think this every single time I file copy, but truly there is no better feeling than being able to close all of the relevant tabs

Good news for EU trade negotiators

Blood and Treasure paperback edition. Somebody on Bluesky said it was a fantastic book (That somebody may have been the author)

@duncanweldon.bsky.social bought an actual book in an actual bookshop today

Ozzy Osbourne dies just weeks after farewell show The heavy metal star reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates on stage at Villa Park earlier in July.

news.sky.com/story/ozzy-o...

Yep

Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch for libel Lawsuit filed in Miami federal court comes after president threatened to sue over Jeffrey Epstein letter report

Fantastic. The disclosure is going to be amazing.

Jedha

Notebook page that says "Do what you love and you'll work super hard all the time with no separations or any boundaries and also take everything extremely personally."

Feeling this. 📝

Pogacar is not human

Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet — WIRED Bluesky is where all the lefties went in the wake of Musk’s Twitter takeover. But its CEO says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize the social internet.

“We’ve heard from large news organizations that Bluesky has better click-throughs and better subscription rates. [WIRED can vouch for this: The platform has become a top traffic driver and source of new subscribers.]”

How convenient

Well, that's handy

Obviously, I'm not going to spend this, which means I'm actually €50 poorer than I was before I noticed what I have...

An old €50 note, looking brand new. Signed by first ECB president Wim Duisenberg.

Got a mint Duisenberg €50 note from the bank machine today. Would love to know how it's survived so well for 20+ years. It's got a T prefix on the code, so is an Irish note

I'm much more excited than I should be about this.

Podcast: Trump tariffs and the impact on Ireland Amid tariff uncertainty with the US, RTÉ's Behind the Story podcast looks at the potential impact on food and drink sector.

Fast forward to 7:40 here to hear me try to pronounce "reciprocity" a few times, completely fail, and dive for "tit-for-tat" instead ;)
www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...

28 Days Later was on tv last night.
Movie about people fleeing for their lives from those infected with a Rage virus

I just passed one on a roundabout in Limerick. Must be a global conspiracy about global conspiracies :)

Sterling

Boat floating in the sky.