Father of disabled child refused access to a disabled car parking spot in his complex He has a blue badge, he has offered to pay, but as a social tenant, he is shut out.

The father of a disabled child has been refused access to a disabled car parking spot in his complex. He has a blue badge, he has offered to pay, but as a social tenant, he is shut out.

Expansion of Public Services Card into national ID card is a legal quagmire, say ICCL and DRI Key elements of the Public Services Card are operating unlawfully, according to the Data Protection Commission.

The media reports today that a new bill proposes to expand the Public Services Card's use in Irish society.

Key elements of the PSC operate unlawfully. With @digitalrightsirl.bsky.social, we say that extending its use as a form of national ID compounds the legal issues.

www.iccl.ie/press-releas...

Halfway to rent and our rent is due TOMORROW! Jittery time lapse representing the state of my mind.

€1000 over two days is highly unlikely but very sale saves us from accumulating more debt!

Listen, this headline is a better endorsement of the Digital Services Act than any 1000 words I could come up with.

The Gist: The Abuse Factory X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.

In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.

You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.

It’s a feature.

www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...

The long walk to new toilets in St Anne’s Park “Your daughter going into the bushes to do a wee on a Saturday morning in the park is not ideal, at all.”

The long walk to new toilets in St Anne’s Park: “Your daughter going into the bushes to do a wee on a Saturday morning in the park is not ideal, at all.” www.dublininquirer.c...

We did mention we had news?
We've just acquired all of the Sheanadh Gharráin woods east of the Bhoth Loiscthe River in the Connemara Gaeltacht.
35 acres of rainforest awesomeness are now protected, plus 47 acres of space for them to stretch into !

#spéirgorm - We want to connect with Irish Makers on BlueSky. Who should we be following?

#Ireland #speirgorm #makers #IrishMakers

Bluethroat on a rocky shore.

Bluethroat at Helvick Co. Waterford, 28/3/25. This rare vagrant to Ireland gave some geat views and made many birders very happy!

Climate Question: Where are we now? Are we all fecked? Quickly and easily listen to The Climate Alarm Clock for free!

In this week's Climate Question episode, we ask the very deep question: Are we all fecked?

No spoilers, you have to listen to find out wherever you get your podcasts...

player.captivate.fm/episode/6242...

Remember TweetDeck? Wish Bluesky had its own version? Have I got good news for you!

I’ve been using deck.blue exclusively since the early days. Its solo developer was laid off a while back, and thanks to his patrons he’s now turning DB into his full-time job. Now’s a great time to check it out!

Finished recording the audiobook of Is A River Alive? today.
Four days in the locker.
A strenuous, fascinating experience: I have such admiration for those who are brilliant at this art.
I met my own writing as a stranger—and had to become its storyteller.
The ear hears what the eye does not see.

Beautiful, serene morning today at the Bull Wall

Tommy Tiernan and Aaron Sunderland Carey sit facing each other on a stage.

Aaron Sunderland Carey

Really interesting discussion of boyhood and masculinity & socially engaged art work on @tommytiernan.bsky.social @rte.ie with Aaron Sunderland Carey. The work he is doing is so important and he is so impressive. Here’s to his every success.

For those interested in ethical implications of AI, as well as work on Responsible and Trustworthy AI - here is a starter pack (non-exhaustive) to help find out more or connect with colleagues go.bsky.app/RnucJWZ

King of the Fells: Joss Naylor, the shepherd with an unbeatable running record Fell running is a demanding endurance sport and Joss Naylor ran with all his heart.  Fuelled by apple cake and Guinness, the English sheep farmer broke multiple long-distance running records. He died ...

This is an utterly wonderful film––16 minutes of quiet magic.

King of the Fells: a homage to Joss Naylor, the Lake District shepherd who broke record after record for fell-running, fuelled by Guinness & apples, powered by his seemingly untireable legs & spirit.
www.theguardian.com/sport/video/...

I know it's a big ask, but we need help getting CouncilTracker.ie back online to show how Dublin city councillors vote. counciltracker-fdecc5cce045.herokuapp.com/motions

We need to add a system so we can update the line-up of councillors as it changes. github.com/DublinInquir...

Can anyone help? 🙏