Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil
@bearaboi.bsky.social
EU policy | European queer history | Fish and Ships | All views are mine, unfortunately | Homo galore🏳️🌈 | he/him | Trans rights are human rights🏳️⚧️
Dublin via West (West) Cork
Dublin via West (West) Cork
Who is performing at the Half Time show today? #IrevIta #SixNations
February 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Who is performing at the Half Time show today? #IrevIta #SixNations
Bícéips / Biceps
February 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Bícéips / Biceps
Can't a girl have a hobby?
A woman in her 30s has been arrested after a car she was driving was found to contain €275,000 stashed inside a suitcase.
jrnl.ie/6956819
jrnl.ie/6956819
Woman arrested after car intercepted by gardaí found to have €275,000 stashed inside suitcase
The car was intercepted and stopped in the Ballsbridge area of Dublin 4.
jrnl.ie
February 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Can't a girl have a hobby?
That's too much rain now. Thank you very much, Ireland. I've had enough of it for a while. Can Met Éireann send the rest of it back? Is there a returns policy?
February 13, 2026 at 10:52 AM
That's too much rain now. Thank you very much, Ireland. I've had enough of it for a while. Can Met Éireann send the rest of it back? Is there a returns policy?
I'm excited to spend my *seventh* Valentine's Day single. How should I celebrate?
February 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I'm excited to spend my *seventh* Valentine's Day single. How should I celebrate?
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Bad Bunny's performance was the 4th most watched ever Half Time show.
134m - Kendrick Lamar (2025)
133m - Michael Jackson (1993)
129m - Usher (2024)
128m - Bay Bunny (2026)
But for perspective, all three Eurovision shows drew 166m in 2025, 163m in 2024, 162m in 2023, 161m in 2022 and 183m in 2021.
134m - Kendrick Lamar (2025)
133m - Michael Jackson (1993)
129m - Usher (2024)
128m - Bay Bunny (2026)
But for perspective, all three Eurovision shows drew 166m in 2025, 163m in 2024, 162m in 2023, 161m in 2022 and 183m in 2021.
Offical numbers drop for Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl show
Offical numbers drop for Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl show
While the Puertop Rican superstar's halftime show fell just short of Kendrick Lamar's performance last year, his performance has broken records on social media and easily exceeds the numbers of the alternative MAGA halftime show.
l.euronews.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Bad Bunny's performance was the 4th most watched ever Half Time show.
134m - Kendrick Lamar (2025)
133m - Michael Jackson (1993)
129m - Usher (2024)
128m - Bay Bunny (2026)
But for perspective, all three Eurovision shows drew 166m in 2025, 163m in 2024, 162m in 2023, 161m in 2022 and 183m in 2021.
134m - Kendrick Lamar (2025)
133m - Michael Jackson (1993)
129m - Usher (2024)
128m - Bay Bunny (2026)
But for perspective, all three Eurovision shows drew 166m in 2025, 163m in 2024, 162m in 2023, 161m in 2022 and 183m in 2021.
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Reposted by Ciarán O' Driscoll / Ó Drisceoil
Who will be the next British taoiseach, I wonder?
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Who will be the next British taoiseach, I wonder?
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How pray tell does anyone in the UK expect the EU to be flexible at a time when Ursula von der Leyen will have to do a congratulations call to her fourth British Prime Minister?
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
How pray tell does anyone in the UK expect the EU to be flexible at a time when Ursula von der Leyen will have to do a congratulations call to her fourth British Prime Minister?
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
I hope this poor Irishman is released as soon as possible.
It would appear that the Irish government will now have to start engaging with US officials on the 'documented Irish', not just the 'undocumented Irish'.
It would appear that the Irish government will now have to start engaging with US officials on the 'documented Irish', not just the 'undocumented Irish'.
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
I hope this poor Irishman is released as soon as possible.
It would appear that the Irish government will now have to start engaging with US officials on the 'documented Irish', not just the 'undocumented Irish'.
It would appear that the Irish government will now have to start engaging with US officials on the 'documented Irish', not just the 'undocumented Irish'.
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As a keen forager whose speciality is seaweed and sustainable sourcing I beg you to sign this. There are currently two corps with applications to strip the Irish west coast of seaweed. We cannot let this happen.
Please sign and share. #irish #ireland
Please sign and share. #irish #ireland
''Acadian Seaplants, a massive Canadian corporation and owner of Arramara Teoranta, has put in an application to harvest tens of thousands of tons of wrack from huge swathes of the west coast.''
Sign the petition and lets stop this from happening ✊️
#SpeirGorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Sign the petition and lets stop this from happening ✊️
#SpeirGorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Stop a Canadian corporation harvesting huge forests of seaweed from the west coast
There should be a public consultation on this plan opening soon but lets gather signatures to demonstrate the fact that up and down the west coast, thousands of people don't want our seaweed rights gi...
my.uplift.ie
February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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There are currently two corporations with applications to strip the west coast of seaweed.
There will be a tiny window to put in a submission to these applications but it'd be good to build momentum now and get these applications being talked about locally.
Please sign and share.
There will be a tiny window to put in a submission to these applications but it'd be good to build momentum now and get these applications being talked about locally.
Please sign and share.
''Acadian Seaplants, a massive Canadian corporation and owner of Arramara Teoranta, has put in an application to harvest tens of thousands of tons of wrack from huge swathes of the west coast.''
Sign the petition and lets stop this from happening ✊️
#SpeirGorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Sign the petition and lets stop this from happening ✊️
#SpeirGorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Stop a Canadian corporation harvesting huge forests of seaweed from the west coast
There should be a public consultation on this plan opening soon but lets gather signatures to demonstrate the fact that up and down the west coast, thousands of people don't want our seaweed rights gi...
my.uplift.ie
February 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
There are currently two corporations with applications to strip the west coast of seaweed.
There will be a tiny window to put in a submission to these applications but it'd be good to build momentum now and get these applications being talked about locally.
Please sign and share.
There will be a tiny window to put in a submission to these applications but it'd be good to build momentum now and get these applications being talked about locally.
Please sign and share.
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
I was able to back squat 100kg tonight at the gym, just after two weeks of being laid up over lower back pain, that I thought would set me back at age with all things gym🙌
February 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I was able to back squat 100kg tonight at the gym, just after two weeks of being laid up over lower back pain, that I thought would set me back at age with all things gym🙌
Gowan New Brunswick!
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced
Canadian Province New Brunswick to Quit Using Elon Musk’s X
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced Thursday.
bloom.bg
February 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Gowan New Brunswick!
I fully expect those who complain endlessly about a 'nanny state', supporting with gusto, these new rules for hi-viz and helmets for cyclists.
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I fully expect those who complain endlessly about a 'nanny state', supporting with gusto, these new rules for hi-viz and helmets for cyclists.
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
Twitter tells Ireland to get stuffed.
Meanwhile in France, their offices are raided.
apnews.com/article/fran...
Meanwhile in France, their offices are raided.
apnews.com/article/fran...
February 4, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Twitter tells Ireland to get stuffed.
Meanwhile in France, their offices are raided.
apnews.com/article/fran...
Meanwhile in France, their offices are raided.
apnews.com/article/fran...
This has been the weather since 2026 began.
I can't remember a period of such endless rain.
Maybe its because I'm in Dublin too long, and I've gone soft from the weather here, compared to the endless rain of West Cork, but even for me, this is *too* much rain.
I can't remember a period of such endless rain.
Maybe its because I'm in Dublin too long, and I've gone soft from the weather here, compared to the endless rain of West Cork, but even for me, this is *too* much rain.
Met Éireann forecasts heavy rain as flooding risk remains high in coming days
Met Éireann forecasts heavy rain as flooding risk remains high in coming days
Weather conditions expected to remain unsettled, with the east again worst hit
www.irishtimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:02 AM
This has been the weather since 2026 began.
I can't remember a period of such endless rain.
Maybe its because I'm in Dublin too long, and I've gone soft from the weather here, compared to the endless rain of West Cork, but even for me, this is *too* much rain.
I can't remember a period of such endless rain.
Maybe its because I'm in Dublin too long, and I've gone soft from the weather here, compared to the endless rain of West Cork, but even for me, this is *too* much rain.
I'm cautious about political change coming to Hungary, after 26 years of Orbán in power, but the optimistic polling, as Szabolcs highlights, is mirrored elsewhere, such as Politico's Poll of Polls.
April 12 could be a monumental day for Hungary, and Europe.
April 12 could be a monumental day for Hungary, and Europe.
February 4, 2026 at 9:56 AM
I'm cautious about political change coming to Hungary, after 26 years of Orbán in power, but the optimistic polling, as Szabolcs highlights, is mirrored elsewhere, such as Politico's Poll of Polls.
April 12 could be a monumental day for Hungary, and Europe.
April 12 could be a monumental day for Hungary, and Europe.
I do LOL when people mention "the next US presidential election", as we'll then be rid of Trump.
There won't be another US presidential election.
There won't be another US presidential election.
Just like 2024 — all the groundwork is being laid early to call the election “rigged” if it doesn’t go Trump’s way. Except this time, he has power.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/p...
Trump calls on Republicans to ‘nationalize’ future elections | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump called on Republicans to “nationalize the voting” in an interview airing Monday with Dan Bongino, the former deputy director of the FBI.
www.cnn.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I do LOL when people mention "the next US presidential election", as we'll then be rid of Trump.
There won't be another US presidential election.
There won't be another US presidential election.