Found my father's IRA cousin, in #Cenus1926 he was boarding in Clonmel working as a secondary teacher (he was in UCC before abandoning his studies to join, resumed after release from gaol so likely 1st job). #speirgotm 1>>
Small pieces of wood in a pile next to large rounds of wood, a red handled axe and small hatchet
Chopping season is upon us (small pieces for my friend’s pizza oven)
#SpeirGotm
how long after your kids go to bed is it cool to drink the beer they leave out for Santa? Any longer than five or ten mins and it'll be warm like #speirgotm
We need to get serious about defense but on one side we have this, on the other it's yer young lad will be sent to the front like it's 1917. Instead we need to ponder how we'd stop a drone cruising up the Liffey to take out the St. John's Rd data centre wiping out the state's IT systems. #speirgotm
"Another guard with a fresh cut above his eye said he had been hit in the head by a heavy drumstick thrown from the crowd. Security confiscated several long, heavy sticks."
None of them carried sandwiches as weapons it seems #SpeirGotm
Gardaí called as Mary Lou McDonald and canvassers threatened - I’ve seen the video of this piece of scum threatening a group women and children canvassing for CC, threatening violence & shouting misogynistic & transphobic slurs. Solidarity will all impacted #speirgotm jrnl.ie/6854705
"And they predict that the poverty rates will rise as a result of this budget in 2025 and 2026, that the tax burden as a result of the tax bans not being adjusted will actually rise." #SpeirGotm #Aras25
"And the poorest 10% of the population will see a 1.8% decrease, middle income earners 1.2% decrease, the highest earners a 0.6% increase." #SpeirGotm #Aras25
"that's their analysis, but it's coming from basically the Civil Service and it's quite scathing" #SpeirGotm #Aras25
Very interesting budget analysis from of Raidio na Gaeltachta's political correspondent @cuanbos.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... starts at approx 8:30 mins in
“Well at least the chatbot talks back to ye”, he was heard to say, when comparing the love of a god, to the love of an AI.
#speirgotm
