KairosTimeNow (@kairostimenow) This is brilliant! I needed this laugh today after so much heartbreak. The art of war.. by Don Tsu

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Cork Airport to build new solar-powered carport Cork Airport said today it plans to build the country's largest solar-powered carport, in conjunction with Waterford-based Greenvolt Next, by summer of 2027.

More of this please! www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Picture of the century. 😍

📷 credit: Science Tube

Why do we live in such a childish, stupid country? A country that wastes its money on useless billion dollar aircraft carriers, when it could be spending those tax dollars to actually help its citizens like sane countries.

I’ve had a productive year or two painting alongside my full time job, and now welcoming interested visitors to my studio in Bedford by appointment. #artist #studiolife

Katharine Johnson

As we send a Black man and a woman around the moon for the first time, let’s remember the trailblazing Black woman Katherine Johnson, whose brilliant calculations were critical to the initial Apollo 11 mission. Her work spanned 33 years at NASA, including contributions to the Space Shuttle program.

#Artemis - safe trip

A new €135k grant has been announced to turn vacant spaces above shops into homes

Humanity……

Seriously how the f*ck are we exporting peat? #speirgorm

Seriously how the f*ck are we exporting peat?

#speirgorm

29 exciting companies hiring professionals in 2026 If you are looking for new job in 2026, take a look at some of the most exciting organisations looking to recruit.

29 exciting companies hiring professionals in 2026. If you are in the market for a new job, start your search here with our list of available roles in some dynamic organisations 🔗 vist.ly/4pq2a

36,284 homes completed in 2025, per CSO figures this morning.

That is the highest figure for new housing delivery since the property collapse in the late 2000s.

@virginmedianews.bsky.social

'It's going to be catastrophic': The inside story of the Challenger disaster Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent the tragedy.

When the engineers say, "It's not safe. Something bad will happen," it's always best to listen and err on the side of caution.

Spanish woman known for failed fresco restoration dies The Spanish woman whose failed restoration of a century-old painting of Jesus Christ captured global headlines more than a decade ago has died at 94.

www.rte.ie/news/2025/12.... ‘left Christ’s face unrecognisable’ - that’s a bit harsh- how does anyone know what he looked like? Aren’t most representations based on assumptions regarding ethnicity or are there contemporary drawings? She appears to have been motivated by the neglect of the painting.

Govt announces extension to housing investment fund The Government has announced a new €400m equity programme in the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to deliver new homes.

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Architect and presenter Hugh Wallace dies aged 68 Architect and television presenter Hugh Wallace, best known to RTÉ audiences as a long-serving judge on Home of the Year, has died at the age of 68.

www.rte.ie/entertainmen.... So sorry to hear this. What an amazing man and advocate for good architecture & reuse / restoration of homes RIP

Number of housing sites with nothing done since filing of commencement notice trebles A commencement notice is a formal notification that construction is set to begin

Ireland: The number of housing sites where no building works had started despite a commencement notice being lodged has almost trebled.

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"The scale of institutional ownership in certain places is staggering. In Ireland, nearly half of all units delivered since 2017 were purchased by investment funds."

#Housing

Dismissing privacy concerns of bus stop outside a house as an “annoyance” means planning decision is “legally defective” — High Court A High Court Judge ruled yesterday that An Bord Pleanála "significantly mischaracterised" serious concerns of privacy and security relating to a bus stop being placed outside a house without a front garden or wall, as just an “annoyance”, means that the planners' decision to reject those concerns was "legally defective". When Áine Kelly of Artane Cottages Lower on the Malahide Road, initiated the judicial review proceedings against part of the National Transport Authorty's Clongriffin to City Centre Bus Corridor Scheme, she stated that she and her neighbours are in favour of the BusConnects project but objected to the removal of two existing bus stops and the replacement of the two with one stop outside her home.

Dismissing privacy concerns of bus stop outside a house as an “annoyance” means planning decision is “legally defective” — High Court

A High Court Judge ruled yesterday that An Bord Pleanála "significantly mischaracterised" serious concerns of privacy and security relating to a bus stop being…

Week ending 20/09/2025 #CorkCraneCount: 14. No change. Doesn’t look like much but work is well underway at the former CMP site. Cairn Homes. I think the general public are going to be surprised by the scale of this project. Currently working on southern end of site.

Why are we using arable land for solar farms when new rooftops are bare? @irishexaminer.bsky.social publishes piece I did on disconnected thinking #Ireland #Spéirghorm on solar energy - where new buildings, both commercial and homes, going up everyday without solar panels. #energy #climate #housing

Short Section of the N73 between Mitchelstown & Mallow

Top affordable STEM upskilling courses for careers in 2025 For modern careers in 2025 there are a number of educational opportunities open to professionals via free and inexpensive courses.

Cost shouldn’t be a deterrent to furthering your career, so why not consider a financially flexible course as part of your professional development?

Approval for 800 new social homes in Cork city Funding for the homes, which number 823 in total, will come as part of a Government allocation worth €700m, which was announced last week.

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Longueville House #Mallow #Cork c1913 #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike B&W📸NLI flic.kr/p/2ixpSjD

Major Night-Time Closures Planned for Kinsale Road Roundabout Throughout August Kinsale Road Roundabout closes nightly 20:30-05:30 from 5-29 Aug for resurfacing. Check diversions before travelling.

Kinsale Road Roundabout closes nightly 20:30-05:30 from 5-29 Aug for resurfacing. Check diversions before travelling. csalert.ie/3UsI4jr

#CorkTraffic Reports of a collision on the R620 near Dromore Hill/Mallow Pump House. Emergency services are en route. Take care on approach.