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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 20m

I did not think this would make waves but the leader of the county basically just said climate action is pointless and it's only featured in one newspaper with the lead buried.

Is he seen as such a lame duck after last week? Or does no TD and noone else in the media think it's worth highlighting?

Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 1d

Ireland's Taoiseach (prime minister), has just shockingly said: “I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change" but it somehow didn't even make the headline: www.independent.ie/business/tec... @michaelemann.bsky.social

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 8h

“I'm Jewish.. All Jewish people are not k!llers. This is just a section of the Israeli people that are like that.. What happened in Gaza was utterly wrong, wicked and terrifying. The Hamas attack was terrible.. but it came from 70 years of oppression..”

—Miriam margolyes

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 1d

bsky.app/profile/cian...

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 1d

Jim O'Callaghan must be loving that Micheál Martin is relating strongly to one of the UK's weakest PMs in years:

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 1d

I think it's wider than that. Marten always seemed cold on the idea of climate action in any substantive way.

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 1d

The data doesn't support the claims he's making about a lack of public support. It's a lack of leadership we have and parties chasing after populism... bsky.app/profile/saoi...

Saoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 1d

In addition to being totally pathetic, he's also completely wrong.
EPA polls consistently show that the vast majority, across all ages, incomes , urban or rural, all want the government to take action.
So by polarising, he must mean that Micheal o Leary,Amazon, and Tirlan don't want it

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 1d

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 1d

Ireland's Taoiseach (prime minister), has just shockingly said: “I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change" but it somehow didn't even make the headline: www.independent.ie/business/tec... @michaelemann.bsky.social

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 1d

100% durable is a very strange claim to make and clearly not really possible 100%.

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 1d

Come on, the Indo have to be kidding with this:

"It is feared that the plates, which are sourced abroad, are being deliberately used by motorists to evade detection for speeding and other road traffic offences, and even to frustrate camera-based tolling systems." www.independent.ie/irish-news/g...

Gardaí unable to issue fixed-charge notices and fines over illegal car licence plates

Gardaí are unable to issue fixed-charge notice fines to motorists who use illegal licence plates because of an issue with the force’s hand-held devices.

www.independent.ie

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 1d

This is amazing stuff even from Ivan Yates... Did he think he was having a chat with one of his consultancy clients or something and not live on air?

Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 1d

"I would smear the bejaysus out of her, simply because you've nothing to lose... you've got to create a fear... in my experience, nothing works like negative campaigning."

They're really openly saying the quiet part out loud now aren't they...🤔

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 2d

Fairplay to the judge for convicting on this... But on a less serious note, Drogheda court house should definitely feature as some kind of Imperial outpost in some Star Wars spinoff...

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Criodán Ó Murchú (he/him) @criodanomurchu.bsky.social · 2d

What hope is there for prospective homeowners when this is the reality faced by us?

Homes consistently going for above asking prices.

Investment firms and vulture funds purchasing lots of new builds.

No political will to address the situation.

#spéirgorm

www.thejournal.ie/myhomes-ie-n...

Average houses prices are now eight times average earnings, according to MyHome.ie

The report found that one-fifth of all properties are being sold for 20% or more above the asking price.

www.thejournal.ie

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 3d

"Let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater" says Cllr as Sinn Féin object to secure bicycle parking for staff at National Maternity Hospital irishcycle.com/2025/09/28/l...

“Let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater” says Cllr as Sinn Féin object to secure bicycle parking for staff at National Maternity Hospital

A Dublin-based Green Party councillor has said there should be scrutiny of public spending, but also cautioned against overreacting after senior Sinn Féin figures last night took to social media to…

irishcycle.com

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 3d

In a woodcut released today the Guild of Thieves and Cutpurses declared that enforcement of regulations against Thieving and Pursecutting would ‘devastate a growth industry’ and damage the economy.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 3d

"Let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater" says Cllr as Sinn Féin object to secure bicycle parking for staff at National Maternity Hospital irishcycle.com/2025/09/28/l...

“Let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater” says Cllr as Sinn Féin object to secure bicycle parking for staff at National Maternity Hospital

A Dublin-based Green Party councillor has said there should be scrutiny of public spending, but also cautioned against overreacting after senior Sinn Féin figures last night took to social media to…

irishcycle.com

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 3d

I'd guess nobody will be able to find who it was, even if they wanted to.

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 3d

...regardless of if people think they like the motives of a person leaking or not.

There's good reason why there's a journalist exemption to data protection law. Many/most leaks which have been in the public interest throughout the decades would be against data protected law

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 3d

You're saying it was a political opponent without a tiny bit of evidence of the motive of the leaker. Same thing on here: I've seen Connelly supporters attack fellow lefties calling them anything under the sun because they have issues with her judgement. Again: Journalists' sources are protected...

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 3d

When different rights are in conflict, a balance must be struck.

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Daithi @daithig.bsky.social · 4d

From the Phoenix - x.com/ThePhoenixMa...

There was much detail in the Indo about the investigative efforts the paper made in uncovering Gavin’s behaviour. What the newspaper and its editorial staff did not say is that the scoop was handed on a plate to them by Gavin’s tenant who happens to be a fellow colleague in Mediahuis, owner of the Indo and various titles, including the Sunday World. That former tenant is the deputy editor of the World, Niall Donald.

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 4d

Far-right politicians want freedom of speech, but never want to be questioned -- questioning people is part of freedom of speech, but it's always branded as "shutting people down" etc.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 4d

Wow. Robert Jenrick doubles down by branding a black journalist's questions "ridiculous" and saying that the problem is not his comments, but "journalists like you who pop up and try to knock me down", adding that "this is the reason why terrorist attacks happen". ~AA

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 4d

In Dublin's first experiment of continuous footpaths along a route, the Clontarf to City Centre route, the design was not right in terms of slowing motorists, but there was also this issue at Fairview Ave Lr that rat-running was not being addressed, despite residents and Cllrs asking for it to be.

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Bryn Buck 🏳️‍🌈💛🤍💜🖤 @showmeasign.online · 4d

Leaded petrol brain poisoning latest.

Peter McGladdery @petermcgladdery.bsky.social · 4d

'"Motorists" is a strange name for a political party (6 seats in Czech parliament)' I thought. 'Must be a wonky translation'

Nope. And each section in the wiki gets worse.

Snippet from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorists_for_Themselves

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 4d

We all make mistakes, but The Irish Times' inability to write correction notes or to admit that it has been wrong is deeply problematic, especially when it comes to somebody's character and during an election campaign.

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Cian Ginty @cianginty.bsky.social · 4d

You can think rehabilitation and privacy are important, and also see that there's a public service value in looking at the issue of a presidential candidate hiring somebody with a terrorism conviction.

But there's also serious issues with how it's being reported: villagemagazine.ie/the-irish-ti...

The Irish Times: tense little untruths and distortions, and furtive, late corrections - Village Magazine

By Michael Smith If Éirígí were saying it now, the story might have some credence. They are not. Even in 2018, they absolutely did not say she was “a member” The Irish Times’ Ursula Ní Shionnain story...

villagemagazine.ie

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