Edel Brosnan
@edelb.bsky.social
Back in that Dublin after a looong time in that London. Writer, strategiser, reader, ranter. Reposts not an endorsement, all opinions my own. As this my personal account, there will also be cat pics: don’t @ me, cats are great.
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“You don’t treat a flood where it ends up, you treat it where it starts. Upstream at the top of the catchment”
How to use the land more cleverly to adapt to changing weather and future floods.
#RTECountrywide #SpeirGorm
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
How to use the land more cleverly to adapt to changing weather and future floods.
#RTECountrywide #SpeirGorm
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Flood Prevention
Is the way we are farming partly responsible for flooding, and what changes might decrease damage in the future? Geomorphologist Prof Mary Bourke. Sligo Farmers Eddie Davitt and Joe Leonard. Farming F...
www.rte.ie
February 7, 2026 at 10:49 AM
“You don’t treat a flood where it ends up, you treat it where it starts. Upstream at the top of the catchment”
How to use the land more cleverly to adapt to changing weather and future floods.
#RTECountrywide #SpeirGorm
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
How to use the land more cleverly to adapt to changing weather and future floods.
#RTECountrywide #SpeirGorm
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Signed up for an evening class at the Alliance Francaise this morning and they gave me a free coffee and madeleine. I’m not saying I did it for the cake but I’m not not saying that either.
February 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Signed up for an evening class at the Alliance Francaise this morning and they gave me a free coffee and madeleine. I’m not saying I did it for the cake but I’m not not saying that either.
I was in a cycle lane, wearing a helmet and a jacket you could see from space when a driver knocked me off my bike a few months ago. Hi vis won’t help if drivers don’t indicate, or check their wing mirrors or realise they share the roads with other road users.
All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...
All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms
— Plan was expected to be put to the Cabinet today before it was withdrawn from the meeting of Government Ministers. A reported plan by Ireland’s Government to make the wearing of helme…
irishcycle.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:36 AM
I was in a cycle lane, wearing a helmet and a jacket you could see from space when a driver knocked me off my bike a few months ago. Hi vis won’t help if drivers don’t indicate, or check their wing mirrors or realise they share the roads with other road users.
Why did nobody tell me before that Anne Brontë is the best Brontë? Halfway through Tenant of Wildfell Hall and wondering why it took me so long to discover it.
January 30, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Why did nobody tell me before that Anne Brontë is the best Brontë? Halfway through Tenant of Wildfell Hall and wondering why it took me so long to discover it.
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🆕 At a moment when much of the AV industry discourse is dominated by crisis narratives, a panel of industry experts at Göteborg Film Festival reflected on "Wonderful Things That Work" from a creative and commercial standpoint.
Find out more about these wonderful things here: cineuropa.org/488297
Find out more about these wonderful things here: cineuropa.org/488297
Wonderful Things That Work: Why courage, trust and collaboration still move audiences
29/01/2026 - A panel of producers and decision makers came to TV Drama Vision to reflect on why some projects still break through creatively and commercially, despite shrinking markets
cineuropa.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
🆕 At a moment when much of the AV industry discourse is dominated by crisis narratives, a panel of industry experts at Göteborg Film Festival reflected on "Wonderful Things That Work" from a creative and commercial standpoint.
Find out more about these wonderful things here: cineuropa.org/488297
Find out more about these wonderful things here: cineuropa.org/488297
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Tomorrow: The first of two reports from women speaking out for the first time about having their images manipulated explicitly without their consent.
They've suffered years of trauma, panic attacks and unsolicited messages from men.
This is why the Grok issue matters.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
They've suffered years of trauma, panic attacks and unsolicited messages from men.
This is why the Grok issue matters.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Tomorrow: The first of two reports from women speaking out for the first time about having their images manipulated explicitly without their consent.
They've suffered years of trauma, panic attacks and unsolicited messages from men.
This is why the Grok issue matters.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
They've suffered years of trauma, panic attacks and unsolicited messages from men.
This is why the Grok issue matters.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
Share what you consider to be a goddess tier album
January 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Share what you consider to be a goddess tier album
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A timely op-ed from @ciarancannon.bsky.social today on making cyclists safer
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Judge's comments show bias against cyclists is 'deeply embedded' in Irish society
There are five actions we can take to save lives on our roads, if we choose to implement them
www.irishexaminer.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A timely op-ed from @ciarancannon.bsky.social today on making cyclists safer
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Won’t see it in any of the ‘London isn’t a dystopian hellhole places’ but being able to buy a big bag of curry leaves for a quid on the high street is a great, great thing
January 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Won’t see it in any of the ‘London isn’t a dystopian hellhole places’ but being able to buy a big bag of curry leaves for a quid on the high street is a great, great thing
Daughter gave me a necklace for Christmas made by Andrea Arroyave, it’s absolutely gorgeous
An Ecuadorian artist brings hand-crafted jewelry to Dublin: “You can’t be sad in the sunflowers,” says Andrea Arroyave, gesturing to three versions of intricate beaded earrings, the same ones she was wearing.
An Ecuadorian artist brings hand-crafted jewellery to Dublin
“You can’t be sad in the sunflowers,” says Andrea Arroyave, gesturing to three versions of intricate beaded earrings, the same ones she was wearing.
www.dublininquirer.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Daughter gave me a necklace for Christmas made by Andrea Arroyave, it’s absolutely gorgeous
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By the way, if you thought that X/Twitter had actually put the CSAM generator beyond casual use, think again: www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
By the way, if you thought that X/Twitter had actually put the CSAM generator beyond casual use, think again: www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
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David Bowie - Blackstar (Official Video) [HD]
YouTube video by David Bowie
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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The single biggest danger we face is homelessness becoming seen as unavoidable or inevitable.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Homelessness is now seen as an almost inevitable problem
Normalisation lowers our empathy, lowers expectations of government action, and allows inadequate systems to persist, writes Paul Hosford
www.irishexaminer.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The single biggest danger we face is homelessness becoming seen as unavoidable or inevitable.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Getting in the Christmas spirit, watching Train to Busan on the train to Dublin. At least they didn’t have to change trains at Mallow in Train to Busan. #glasshalffull
December 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Getting in the Christmas spirit, watching Train to Busan on the train to Dublin. At least they didn’t have to change trains at Mallow in Train to Busan. #glasshalffull
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🗣️ "The Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions proved how a flexible and transparent financing tool can boost cross-border production without weakening creative identity." - Alex Trăilă, Programme manager, Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions, Council of Europe
cineuropa.org/487027
cineuropa.org/487027
Alex Trăilă • Programme manager, Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions, Council of Europe
15/12/2025 - The programme manager looks back on the Pilot Programme, the adoption of the new series co-production convention and the evolving role of independent producers in Europe
cineuropa.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🗣️ "The Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions proved how a flexible and transparent financing tool can boost cross-border production without weakening creative identity." - Alex Trăilă, Programme manager, Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions, Council of Europe
cineuropa.org/487027
cineuropa.org/487027
I’m an omnivore but nut roast is the best Sunday roast, that’s just an objective fact. And plant milk has been a thing since medieval times. www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I’m an omnivore but nut roast is the best Sunday roast, that’s just an objective fact. And plant milk has been a thing since medieval times. www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...
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Holy shit. "Turning off the genetic switch to its respiratory system might finally eliminate the bacteria behind tuberculosis."
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Holy shit. "Turning off the genetic switch to its respiratory system might finally eliminate the bacteria behind tuberculosis."
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Following yesterday’s story about Australia’s success tackling cervical cancer with the HPV vaccine, here’s the latest research on how vaccines can help prevent dementia, heart disease and some cancers.
The common vaccines that can prevent chronic disease or some cancers
In addition to cancer, a growing body of research has shown that vaccines can reduce the risk of developing dementia and heart conditions.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Following yesterday’s story about Australia’s success tackling cervical cancer with the HPV vaccine, here’s the latest research on how vaccines can help prevent dementia, heart disease and some cancers.
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I will be on RTE's The Business tomorrow morning to discuss my work on the gender pay gap. Show starts at ten and I expect to be the first guest on. Per usual, they'll have folks ringing in to say I'm talking nonsense, so if you're listening, please consider dropping them a message to say I'm not :D
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I will be on RTE's The Business tomorrow morning to discuss my work on the gender pay gap. Show starts at ten and I expect to be the first guest on. Per usual, they'll have folks ringing in to say I'm talking nonsense, so if you're listening, please consider dropping them a message to say I'm not :D
Join us for a webinar on Creative Europe's Circulation of European Literary Works call on 02 December at 11am.
Supports projects that translate, publish, distribute, and promote European works of fiction.
Register: tinyurl.com/yknuh8y5
Supports projects that translate, publish, distribute, and promote European works of fiction.
Register: tinyurl.com/yknuh8y5
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Join us for a webinar on Creative Europe's Circulation of European Literary Works call on 02 December at 11am.
Supports projects that translate, publish, distribute, and promote European works of fiction.
Register: tinyurl.com/yknuh8y5
Supports projects that translate, publish, distribute, and promote European works of fiction.
Register: tinyurl.com/yknuh8y5
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Join us for a webinar on Creative Europe's Circulation of European Literary Works call on 02 December at 11am.
Supports projects that translate, publish, distribute, and promote European works of fiction.
Register: tinyurl.com/yknuh8y5
Supports projects that translate, publish, distribute, and promote European works of fiction.
Register: tinyurl.com/yknuh8y5
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"OVER 80% OF badgers culled by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) tested negative for TB, The Journal Investigates can reveal." #Ireland #SpéirGhorm
Over 80% of badgers culled in government TB programme found to be free from the disease
More than 8,000 badgers destroyed by DAFM in a nation-wide crackdown to eradicate bovine tuberculosis were found to be infection free following post-mortems.
www.thejournal.ie
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"OVER 80% OF badgers culled by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) tested negative for TB, The Journal Investigates can reveal." #Ireland #SpéirGhorm
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"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
Why does nationality matter, anyway?
Deciding someone's legal rights based on a nebulous combination of birthplace and parentage is a bit weird
www.newstatesman.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
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Big rain prompts big decisions.
A month’s worth of rain fell on this Kildare farm in a few days last week.
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
A month’s worth of rain fell on this Kildare farm in a few days last week.
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Big rain prompts big decisions.
A month’s worth of rain fell on this Kildare farm in a few days last week.
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
A month’s worth of rain fell on this Kildare farm in a few days last week.
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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I asked a local councillor why they still hadn't built a protected bike lane near us. Answer: There are so many schools near there, that it would impact the traffic in the mornings to have the lanes .... I dunno.
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I asked a local councillor why they still hadn't built a protected bike lane near us. Answer: There are so many schools near there, that it would impact the traffic in the mornings to have the lanes .... I dunno.