Btw I think the reason we are all so mad at the beds in sheds stuff is not just because it's a bad thing per se (though it certainly is), but because it is a symptom of decades of catastrophically failed policy that is now being presented as a solution

On the other hand, maybe the universe is looking out for me, by giving me a surprise play when I really need it 🥹🎭

I have been very stressed, a chairde. I was awake at 6am to be anxious. But I realise now the extent of the stress when I nearly forgot about a *play*.

A thing about me is that I love plays, and I love planning, and I love looking forward to the plays I've planned.
Imagine my surprise when I realised mid-morning that the play I thought was someday next week was tonight!

Exactly this! 💯

Up to four in a room in Dublin 2 house as landlord says it's a hard time 'to make money' A former Clare Street office now houses up to 22 people paying up to €890 for bed spaces, despite no registration with the RTB.

A former Clare Street office now houses up to 22 people paying up to €890 for bed spaces, despite no registration with the RTB. jrnl.ie/7007748

The grim shanty that he's added (without planning permission) in the back garden because he's turned all the communal space into more bedrooms is a particularly lovely touch.

The shed housing plan is the ultimate example of the governing Irish political ideology that everything must be set up for someone to make money from it.
Here's a national crisis being converted into an opportunity for people who're unaffected by it to screw money out of those who are.
A new low.

Things must be really bad busyness-wise so to get it sanctioned 😕 We lost a really great person from our team at Christmas and they just ... have not replaced her. Meanwhile, the no. of projects increases 🤷‍♀️

I would too!! We don't get paid for overtime in my place but plenty of overtime is done anyway. Ah, the private sector 🙃

You poor thing! A one day weekend is no break at all 😔❤️

Me too, and yes, it is bullshit! I have so much work on atm that I would possibly work even more if I could, but once I get to a certain level of tired, I'm done for the day.

This working 5 days a week thing needs to be reconsidered.

a woman in a blue dress stands next to a bed in a bedroom Alt: a woman in a blue dress collapses on a bed in a bedroom

Mood.

It's only Tuesday and already I feel very done 🫠

We've got to stop thinking fascism is dark magic, like it's evil but it works, so decent people must agree not to use it. It doesn't work. Every fascist society ever has contained the seeds of its own destruction. We oppose it not because it works, but because too many people suffer while it fails

C'mon Tipp!!!

"Timeline cleanser" time again. 22 seconds of 'the sounds of the sea' recorded earlier today on Ballybunion Beach, Co. Kerry. ... "And breathe" ... #speirgorm

The issue of planned obsolescence A real and persistent issue: The deliberate design of products for early failure is more than just a rumour

www.globalsociety.earth/post/the-iss...

"In France, the Law [,,,], mandates that products must be designed for repairability and long-term use. Manufacturers are also required to provide consumers with information about a product's expected durability and the availability of repairs. "

Photo shows a heap of older style phones with the text “Planned obsolescence is now outlawed in France. It is a crime to intentionally reduce the lifespan of a product to force customers to replace it.”

Love France 🇫🇷 They understand the importance of the battery life of a Nokia 3310

President Connolly’s first trip abroad has planted Ireland among the global left’s loudest voices Her first trip abroad offered an early glimpse of a presidency, willing to speak more bluntly on global issues, just like her predecessor.

President Connolly’s first trip overseas has offered a clear signal of how she plans to use the presidency on the world stage.

Her appearance at a left-leaning summit in Barcelona has placed Ireland among more outspoken global voices on war and international law
jrnl.ie/7017225

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Munster Hurling Championship is back today. #Hurling #GAA

Irish government: YES THIS IS GOOD WE WANT THIS

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

Amazing how white men whether Australian, British or American, are given extensive airtime by media to deny war crimes. Where are the victims families? Two don’t even have names. Mere Afghans.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Newsmakers: “To be told a city-run grocery store is implausible, but $500 million a day to kill people in Iran and Lebanon is necessary speaks to a broken politics.”

Ah, a draw, so close to winning it. What a performance from Offaly, 4 goals. #hurling

C'mon Offaly!!! #hurling

V interesting scenes from Salthill apparently! #GALvKIL #hurling