Cian Ginty
@cianginty.bsky.social
Editor of IrishCycle.com - runs http://CyclingForAll.ie - [email protected]
I'm still unsure of how the National Broadband Plan was put together, but Watt was wrong.... 5G is still rubbish/patchy in many towns...
"Watt joined others in arguing that 'cheaper technologies' such as mobile 5G were inevitably going to supersede fibre – a prediction that now looks foolish"
"Watt joined others in arguing that 'cheaper technologies' such as mobile 5G were inevitably going to supersede fibre – a prediction that now looks foolish"
Ireland is about to complete a major multi-billion € piece of critical infrastructure on/under time and on/under budget.
You read that correctly.
NBP, maligned and scorned, will finish ahead of schedule.
How on earth did we get it right? What lessons?
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
You read that correctly.
NBP, maligned and scorned, will finish ahead of schedule.
How on earth did we get it right? What lessons?
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Adrian Weckler: The National Broadband plan is coming in under time and on budget - where did it all go right?
Ireland is set to finish a major national infrastructure project on time – and on or even under budget.
www.independent.ie
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I'm still unsure of how the National Broadband Plan was put together, but Watt was wrong.... 5G is still rubbish/patchy in many towns...
"Watt joined others in arguing that 'cheaper technologies' such as mobile 5G were inevitably going to supersede fibre – a prediction that now looks foolish"
"Watt joined others in arguing that 'cheaper technologies' such as mobile 5G were inevitably going to supersede fibre – a prediction that now looks foolish"
Major public transport projects at risk as Govt priority shifts to roads; funding committed to Galway's second ring road with "€1bn+" cost irishcycle.com/2025/11/26/m...
Major public transport projects at risk as Govt priority shifts to roads; funding committed to Galway’s second ring road with “€1bn+” cost
Under pressure from rural TDs supporting it, the Government is shifting its transport spending priorities from sustainable transport to road building — the funding ratio between public transp…
irishcycle.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Major public transport projects at risk as Govt priority shifts to roads; funding committed to Galway's second ring road with "€1bn+" cost irishcycle.com/2025/11/26/m...
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So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
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Given Apple’s “affordable” option is still over €600 this in pretty nuts
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Apple Set to Become World’s Top Phone Maker, Overtaking Samsung
Apple Inc. will retake its crown as the world’s largest smartphone maker for the first time in more than a decade, lifted by the successful debut of a new iPhone series and a rush of consumers upgradi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Given Apple’s “affordable” option is still over €600 this in pretty nuts
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Judicial review papers against MetroLink filed by residents of Dartmouth Square irishcycle.com/2025/11/25/j...
Judicial review papers against MetroLink filed by residents of Dartmouth Square
Residents of the Dartmouth Square area in Ranelagh have lodged judicial review proceedings against An Coimisiún Pleanála’s approval of the MetroLink Railway Order. The application for a judic…
irishcycle.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Judicial review papers against MetroLink filed by residents of Dartmouth Square irishcycle.com/2025/11/25/j...
The EU really needs to get its act together on so many fronts...
Sweden's foreign minister claimed last week that Europe has imported more from Russia during the war than it has spent supporting Ukraine. A review of the numbers suggests she is right.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/4VIw
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/4VIw
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The EU really needs to get its act together on so many fronts...
Missed this clip at the time... what will it take before social media is regulated?
This particular political deepfake account uses the same brand styling as RTE. Its last fake video here, not quite as slick but still passable, got 114k views, 268 comments and 309 shares on Facebook. It’s still live after four days.
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Missed this clip at the time... what will it take before social media is regulated?
Ah, here... what would Orwell think of this?
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Ah, here... what would Orwell think of this?
Pretending this isn't a problem (like removing supports for people paying bills) is the type of thing that leads to the far-right gaining.
Saying we cannot have universal supports given to everyone doesn't tally when all hospitality businesses are getting the vat cut.
Saying we cannot have universal supports given to everyone doesn't tally when all hospitality businesses are getting the vat cut.
After several years of stubborn inflation, price pressures are now near the ECB's target. Despite this, one in four Europeans still fails to pay their bills on time.
Debts stacking up? A quarter of Europeans don't pay bills on time
After several years of stubborn inflation, price pressures are now near the ECB's target. Despite this, one in four Europeans still fails to pay their bills on time.
l.euronews.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Pretending this isn't a problem (like removing supports for people paying bills) is the type of thing that leads to the far-right gaining.
Saying we cannot have universal supports given to everyone doesn't tally when all hospitality businesses are getting the vat cut.
Saying we cannot have universal supports given to everyone doesn't tally when all hospitality businesses are getting the vat cut.
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Every day, 137 women and girls are killed by intimate partners or family members internationally - one death every 10 minutes, according to the UN, who released their annual femicide report today.
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469
One woman or girl killed every ten minutes by intimate partners or family members, UN says
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, but according to the UN the number of women and girls killed intentionally remains unchanged.
jrnl.ie
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Every day, 137 women and girls are killed by intimate partners or family members internationally - one death every 10 minutes, according to the UN, who released their annual femicide report today.
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469
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"We need to stand up against unaccountable NGOs", says Maria Steen, spokesperson for the Irish. NGO, The Iona Institute. At the "Battle Of Ideas", an event hosted by Gript Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Life Institute, another NGO.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"We need to stand up against unaccountable NGOs", says Maria Steen, spokesperson for the Irish. NGO, The Iona Institute. At the "Battle Of Ideas", an event hosted by Gript Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Life Institute, another NGO.
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Thirty years since the best reaction to losing a referendum was spoken! In 1995 one of No Divorce Campaign leaders Úna Bean Mhic Mhathúna,on leaving the RDS as the 15th amendment to allow divorce was passed,shouted to celebrating pro divorce campaigners,’Go way ye wife swappin' sodomites’!#speirgorm
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Thirty years since the best reaction to losing a referendum was spoken! In 1995 one of No Divorce Campaign leaders Úna Bean Mhic Mhathúna,on leaving the RDS as the 15th amendment to allow divorce was passed,shouted to celebrating pro divorce campaigners,’Go way ye wife swappin' sodomites’!#speirgorm
Michael Collins told TII last week that they should prioritise roads where there's no light rail... does he mean, nearly everywhere in the country? That's where there's no light rail.
He's such a populist.
He's such a populist.
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Michael Collins told TII last week that they should prioritise roads where there's no light rail... does he mean, nearly everywhere in the country? That's where there's no light rail.
He's such a populist.
He's such a populist.
As per the next re-post I'm going to share after this, they might not all be US/US-based but rather English language troll farm / bot accounts being to target Ireland. I've seen some hints of this on FB comments too...
what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
As per the next re-post I'm going to share after this, they might not all be US/US-based but rather English language troll farm / bot accounts being to target Ireland. I've seen some hints of this on FB comments too...
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Twitter Conservatives finding out all the hot MAGA mom accounts they've been gooning to are actually run by men in developing nations
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Twitter Conservatives finding out all the hot MAGA mom accounts they've been gooning to are actually run by men in developing nations
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This one really is useful because you won’t see a more clear demonstration of one of the most damaging political phenomena of the era: the reactionary professional mind rejecting unacceptable reality, only able to process and comprehend it via something close to conspiracy theory.
Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz says Jewish students shouldn’t have smartphones until they finish high school — so they don’t see the “carnage” Israel and the U.S. have carried out in Gaza.
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
This one really is useful because you won’t see a more clear demonstration of one of the most damaging political phenomena of the era: the reactionary professional mind rejecting unacceptable reality, only able to process and comprehend it via something close to conspiracy theory.
"Best one yet," I say as I think: Is Trump going to invade NYC over memes?
November 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"Best one yet," I say as I think: Is Trump going to invade NYC over memes?
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you’ll never believe the newest meme pair for “Find someone who looks at you like…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
you’ll never believe the newest meme pair for “Find someone who looks at you like…”
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However low your expectations are of VdL, she never fails to disappoint. A disaster for the EU, on every level.
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
However low your expectations are of VdL, she never fails to disappoint. A disaster for the EU, on every level.
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Why AI can’t be trusted. It can be programmed to say any old shit.
Elon Musk’s Grok AI tells users he is fitter than LeBron James and smarter than Leonardo da Vinci
Users noted that in a raft of now-deleted posts, the chatbot would frequently rank Musk top in any given field
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Why AI can’t be trusted. It can be programmed to say any old shit.
I thought the clip was a deep fake...
I genuinely can't tell if Trump was so obsequious to Zohran Mamdani today because Mamdani has the love of New Yorkers that Trump has been desperate for all his life, or if he's senile and genuinely doesn't remember who Mamdani is or what he's said about him.
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I thought the clip was a deep fake...
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If the ECHR is permitted to do this then we are officially worse than the USA in terms of human rights. This is ICE level fasho behaviour.
Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
If the ECHR is permitted to do this then we are officially worse than the USA in terms of human rights. This is ICE level fasho behaviour.
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If only there were some way, mathematically, to defeat 33% of the population. Alas, it is impossible, and Labour have no choice but to acquiesce to their every demand and nevertheless accept their humiliating defeat as a fait accompli.
The far-right don’t need Labour to validate them.
If you think 33% or more of the population’s concerns about irregular immigration are irrelevant then you might think again. By focusing relentlessly on the negative we will reap the reward of a Farage government. And that would be 💩. For everyone.
If you think 33% or more of the population’s concerns about irregular immigration are irrelevant then you might think again. By focusing relentlessly on the negative we will reap the reward of a Farage government. And that would be 💩. For everyone.
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
If only there were some way, mathematically, to defeat 33% of the population. Alas, it is impossible, and Labour have no choice but to acquiesce to their every demand and nevertheless accept their humiliating defeat as a fait accompli.
Maybe because it's not a city? ..."Sligo ranked as one of the most underrated cities in Europe" www.independent.ie/regionals/sl...
Sligo ranked as one of the most underrated cities in Europe
Sligo has been announced as one of the most underrated cities in Europe by the prestigious travel brand – Condé Nast Travel.
www.independent.ie
November 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Maybe because it's not a city? ..."Sligo ranked as one of the most underrated cities in Europe" www.independent.ie/regionals/sl...