Emma Rua
@ealadubh.bsky.social
Finally flying in the mythical sky so bluee🦋
Éireannach 🇮🇪 Foghlaimím Gaeilge 💚
Saoirse don Phalaistín 🇵🇸
Iníon na Teamhrach
The Land & all our relations are Sacred
(Pp is Scout)
Éireannach 🇮🇪 Foghlaimím Gaeilge 💚
Saoirse don Phalaistín 🇵🇸
Iníon na Teamhrach
The Land & all our relations are Sacred
(Pp is Scout)
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Emma Rua
@ealadubh.bsky.social
· Dec 16
Death Notice of Solomon (Sol) O'Brien Dowling (Newcastle, Galway) | rip.ie
The death has occurred of Solomon (Sol) O'Brien Dowling of Newcastle, Galway Ireland, on 16/08/2024. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.
rip.ie
Still miss you so much every day my beautiful son. So privileged to have known you, so sad to say goodbye. You are still in my heart and soul Sol
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This is great, and there has been a notable decline in calls from Belgium and the UK to my direct number. But the frauds are now moving to WhatsApp, calling and leaving messages there to add them to my contacts list.
The Commission for Communications Regulation has blocked over 131 million scam phone calls between February 2023 and October of this year, new figures show. jrnl.ie/6900604
The telecoms regulator has blocked 131 million scam phone calls since crackdown began
ComReg has implemented a number of measures to crack down on the number of scam calls and texts that people receive.
jrnl.ie
December 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This is great, and there has been a notable decline in calls from Belgium and the UK to my direct number. But the frauds are now moving to WhatsApp, calling and leaving messages there to add them to my contacts list.
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"Petite" sizes often don't take plus-sized shorter women into account, while "Curvy" sizes rarely acknowledge that plus-size women aren't always tall, so I'd like to propose a new women's clothing size category - Little Teapot, for those of us who are short AND stout
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Petite" sizes often don't take plus-sized shorter women into account, while "Curvy" sizes rarely acknowledge that plus-size women aren't always tall, so I'd like to propose a new women's clothing size category - Little Teapot, for those of us who are short AND stout
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
December 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Ahhh reminds me of the aul 'Anarchist Center'
This is embarrassing. This guy knows it's horseshit.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Ahhh reminds me of the aul 'Anarchist Center'
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I think I got scammed. I paid someone money to get a flu vaccine. But, based on the minister's comments, it's obviously something the state provides for free to maximise uptake. Anyway, I'm calling the guards now.
The Government is “worried” about the number of people who are not vaccinated against flu, Fine Gael minister Patrick O’Donovan has said.
It comes as the latest figures show a 49% jump in confirmed flu cases in the space of a week.
jrnl.ie/6900669
It comes as the latest figures show a 49% jump in confirmed flu cases in the space of a week.
jrnl.ie/6900669
Government ‘concerned’ over vaccine uptake as recorded flu cases jump 49% in one week
A month ago, there were 457 recorded flue cases and this figure increased to 2,944 last week.
jrnl.ie
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I think I got scammed. I paid someone money to get a flu vaccine. But, based on the minister's comments, it's obviously something the state provides for free to maximise uptake. Anyway, I'm calling the guards now.
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In '64 the Dubliners sang:
I remember the day that the Bear O'Shea
Fell into a concrete stairs
What the Horseface said, when he saw him dead
Well, it wasn't what the rich call prayers
I'm a navvy short was the one retort...
But 61 years later, the grandkids of McAlpine's Fusiliers are voting Tory.
I remember the day that the Bear O'Shea
Fell into a concrete stairs
What the Horseface said, when he saw him dead
Well, it wasn't what the rich call prayers
I'm a navvy short was the one retort...
But 61 years later, the grandkids of McAlpine's Fusiliers are voting Tory.
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In '64 the Dubliners sang:
I remember the day that the Bear O'Shea
Fell into a concrete stairs
What the Horseface said, when he saw him dead
Well, it wasn't what the rich call prayers
I'm a navvy short was the one retort...
But 61 years later, the grandkids of McAlpine's Fusiliers are voting Tory.
I remember the day that the Bear O'Shea
Fell into a concrete stairs
What the Horseface said, when he saw him dead
Well, it wasn't what the rich call prayers
I'm a navvy short was the one retort...
But 61 years later, the grandkids of McAlpine's Fusiliers are voting Tory.
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On the 17th of December, which is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, we will be hosting a Goodbye Party at 7pm in Connolly Books in Dublin, so please come along to say goodbye and celebrate our collective victories over the past years.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
On the 17th of December, which is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, we will be hosting a Goodbye Party at 7pm in Connolly Books in Dublin, so please come along to say goodbye and celebrate our collective victories over the past years.
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We have also developed a “Sex Worker Awareness Toolkit” for distribution that we are happy to email to any organisation interested in order to enhance their knowledge on sex work and how to provide non-judgemental support to sex workers.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We have also developed a “Sex Worker Awareness Toolkit” for distribution that we are happy to email to any organisation interested in order to enhance their knowledge on sex work and how to provide non-judgemental support to sex workers.
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Too many to mention. We leave it to you to ensure that sex workers are not left behind in Ireland.
Before we close at the end of 2025, we will be delivering several sex worker awareness training sessions, so if your organisation is interested in receiving our training please get in touch.
Before we close at the end of 2025, we will be delivering several sex worker awareness training sessions, so if your organisation is interested in receiving our training please get in touch.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Too many to mention. We leave it to you to ensure that sex workers are not left behind in Ireland.
Before we close at the end of 2025, we will be delivering several sex worker awareness training sessions, so if your organisation is interested in receiving our training please get in touch.
Before we close at the end of 2025, we will be delivering several sex worker awareness training sessions, so if your organisation is interested in receiving our training please get in touch.
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We have not shied away from critiquing the systemic barriers sex workers face in Ireland. Our failing laws have increased violence against sex workers and we have been silenced time and again.
We want to thank the many organisations and individuals who have helped us along the way.
We want to thank the many organisations and individuals who have helped us along the way.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We have not shied away from critiquing the systemic barriers sex workers face in Ireland. Our failing laws have increased violence against sex workers and we have been silenced time and again.
We want to thank the many organisations and individuals who have helped us along the way.
We want to thank the many organisations and individuals who have helped us along the way.
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Sex workers exist at the intersection of women living in poverty, trans and LGBTQI+ people, single mothers, migrants, undocumented people, people in addiction, homeless people and those in insecure housing, disabled people and people with mental health issues.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Sex workers exist at the intersection of women living in poverty, trans and LGBTQI+ people, single mothers, migrants, undocumented people, people in addiction, homeless people and those in insecure housing, disabled people and people with mental health issues.
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If you are an organisation that provides services for those people, it should concern you that SWAI cannot secure funding to remain open.
This community deserves better than the laws, stigma and discrimination they face at the hands of the state, the Gardaí and some parts of civil society.
This community deserves better than the laws, stigma and discrimination they face at the hands of the state, the Gardaí and some parts of civil society.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If you are an organisation that provides services for those people, it should concern you that SWAI cannot secure funding to remain open.
This community deserves better than the laws, stigma and discrimination they face at the hands of the state, the Gardaí and some parts of civil society.
This community deserves better than the laws, stigma and discrimination they face at the hands of the state, the Gardaí and some parts of civil society.
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We want to reiterate that other organisations that work with and represent marginalised communities should be extremely worried about the closure of SWAI. Sex workers have always been the canaries in the coalmine.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We want to reiterate that other organisations that work with and represent marginalised communities should be extremely worried about the closure of SWAI. Sex workers have always been the canaries in the coalmine.
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Our CEOs and board brought essential lived experience to the discussion around sex work, workers' rights and the human rights of sex workers in Ireland. We have not evaded difficult discussions and thorny topics.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Our CEOs and board brought essential lived experience to the discussion around sex work, workers' rights and the human rights of sex workers in Ireland. We have not evaded difficult discussions and thorny topics.
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A voice that has centred the wants and needs of sex workers in Ireland. A voice that does not speak over sex workers. A voice that will soon be lost.
We are proud of the work we have done in the past 16 years.
We are proud of the work we have done in the past 16 years.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A voice that has centred the wants and needs of sex workers in Ireland. A voice that does not speak over sex workers. A voice that will soon be lost.
We are proud of the work we have done in the past 16 years.
We are proud of the work we have done in the past 16 years.
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SWAI have been stalwarts of the sex worker community for years and this news is damning for the state of sex worker rights organisations, particularly those working under some of the most difficult legal conditions. Client criminalisation policies strip us of support.
SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding. Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an…
sexworkersallianceireland.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
SWAI have been stalwarts of the sex worker community for years and this news is damning for the state of sex worker rights organisations, particularly those working under some of the most difficult legal conditions. Client criminalisation policies strip us of support.
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This is awful news, especially as the state continues to throw money at organisations like Ruhama, who do absolutely nothing except spread bullshit
SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding. Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an…
sexworkersallianceireland.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is awful news, especially as the state continues to throw money at organisations like Ruhama, who do absolutely nothing except spread bullshit
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SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding. Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an…
sexworkersallianceireland.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
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Actual history thread
December 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Actual history thread
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You see anyone acting the fuckin' fool on this matter - give 'em the facts and nothing else.
Trans rights are human rights, no matter how hard these people try to create spectacle, confusion and distraction.
#speirghorm #ireland #transrights
Trans rights are human rights, no matter how hard these people try to create spectacle, confusion and distraction.
#speirghorm #ireland #transrights
Debunked: Enoch Burke was jailed again, but not for ‘refusing to endorse transgender ideology.’ jrnl.ie/6887268
Debunked: Enoch Burke was jailed again, but not for 'refusing to endorse transgender ideology'
Misleading claims about the arrest were shared in Spanish, French, and Polish, as well as by UK and US figures.
jrnl.ie
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
You see anyone acting the fuckin' fool on this matter - give 'em the facts and nothing else.
Trans rights are human rights, no matter how hard these people try to create spectacle, confusion and distraction.
#speirghorm #ireland #transrights
Trans rights are human rights, no matter how hard these people try to create spectacle, confusion and distraction.
#speirghorm #ireland #transrights
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‼️This is final call for help‼️
I haven’t received any donation for 3 days 😞
Food is very scarce and the situation is difficult 😭
We are still alive only because of your donations 😔
Please, don't ignore us 🙏
gofund.me/cff04ac94
✅ @mommunism.bsky.social
I haven’t received any donation for 3 days 😞
Food is very scarce and the situation is difficult 😭
We are still alive only because of your donations 😔
Please, don't ignore us 🙏
gofund.me/cff04ac94
✅ @mommunism.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
‼️This is final call for help‼️
I haven’t received any donation for 3 days 😞
Food is very scarce and the situation is difficult 😭
We are still alive only because of your donations 😔
Please, don't ignore us 🙏
gofund.me/cff04ac94
✅ @mommunism.bsky.social
I haven’t received any donation for 3 days 😞
Food is very scarce and the situation is difficult 😭
We are still alive only because of your donations 😔
Please, don't ignore us 🙏
gofund.me/cff04ac94
✅ @mommunism.bsky.social
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The Grenfell flats catastrophe in the UK was a stark warning....
Humans are poor learners when developers can cut corners.
Humans are poor learners when developers can cut corners.
🏗️ Ireland’s fire safety standards for apartments
we need to talk about de-regulation & safety of future apartment residents
(🧵 below was originally posted on 29 Feb 2020 )
we need to talk about de-regulation & safety of future apartment residents
(🧵 below was originally posted on 29 Feb 2020 )
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The Grenfell flats catastrophe in the UK was a stark warning....
Humans are poor learners when developers can cut corners.
Humans are poor learners when developers can cut corners.
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PS (added 2025)
example of 29 storey tower permitted in Dublin ..1 staircase (contrary to recommended safe standard of 2 stairs for firefighting & escape); 8 kitchens open directly to shared corridor (no internal lobbies); escape from bedrooms through kitchens; no possibility of ladder rescue
example of 29 storey tower permitted in Dublin ..1 staircase (contrary to recommended safe standard of 2 stairs for firefighting & escape); 8 kitchens open directly to shared corridor (no internal lobbies); escape from bedrooms through kitchens; no possibility of ladder rescue
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
PS (added 2025)
example of 29 storey tower permitted in Dublin ..1 staircase (contrary to recommended safe standard of 2 stairs for firefighting & escape); 8 kitchens open directly to shared corridor (no internal lobbies); escape from bedrooms through kitchens; no possibility of ladder rescue
example of 29 storey tower permitted in Dublin ..1 staircase (contrary to recommended safe standard of 2 stairs for firefighting & escape); 8 kitchens open directly to shared corridor (no internal lobbies); escape from bedrooms through kitchens; no possibility of ladder rescue
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PS (2) no evidence that renters/purchasers actually want this, think about: noisier homes, corridors without daylight & more cooking smells, longer waits for lifts, longer walks to flats with shopping/children, higher service charges, more neighbour disputes, fewer amenities,etc
(*Yes & worse since)
(*Yes & worse since)
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
PS (2) no evidence that renters/purchasers actually want this, think about: noisier homes, corridors without daylight & more cooking smells, longer waits for lifts, longer walks to flats with shopping/children, higher service charges, more neighbour disputes, fewer amenities,etc
(*Yes & worse since)
(*Yes & worse since)