Ellen Reynor
@ellenrey.bsky.social
PhD, academic, Dyslexia, UDL. formerly Dublin City University. Retired. Tennis fan, rugby too.
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Prosecutors prepared Epstein ‘death’ announcement — a day before it happened...
Prosecutors prepared Epstein 'death' announcement — a day before it happened
US Justice Department files show prosecutors prepared Jeffrey Epstein’s death announcement before he was found dead. Suspicious much?
www.thecanary.co
February 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Prosecutors prepared Epstein ‘death’ announcement — a day before it happened...
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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The government’s own economic advisers are giving it perfect political cover to reject Jim O’Callaghan’s increasingly brutal immigration policies but it won’t because our government ministers are amoral spoofers who don’t care about anything beyond the next poll
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
Immigration ‘vital’ for future of Irish society, economy and HSE
Report outlines necessity of overseas workers to offset population decline in a country where healthcare is already reliant on recruits from outside the EU
www.thetimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The government’s own economic advisers are giving it perfect political cover to reject Jim O’Callaghan’s increasingly brutal immigration policies but it won’t because our government ministers are amoral spoofers who don’t care about anything beyond the next poll
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
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Ireland: A stunning 71 per cent of respondents favour putting a guarantee about neutrality in the Constitution.
Latest Irish Times poll.
Latest Irish Times poll.
February 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Ireland: A stunning 71 per cent of respondents favour putting a guarantee about neutrality in the Constitution.
Latest Irish Times poll.
Latest Irish Times poll.
irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/h...
How Green is the Irish Times??
How Green is the Irish Times??
How green is The Irish Times? Why does it side with nimbys so much? Can I put any question in a headline and not bother answering it?
Comment & Analysis: Ok, so that headline is clearly being provocative. I should clarify it’s not for clicks, but to make a point. For the avoidance of doubt, this is an article about the …
irishcycle.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/h...
How Green is the Irish Times??
How Green is the Irish Times??
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Infuriating! Make cycling safer by preventing vehicles from crashing into them, not by policing what they wear.
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 8:06 AM
Infuriating! Make cycling safer by preventing vehicles from crashing into them, not by policing what they wear.
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Why is this useless FF/FG government so determined to do the wrong thing when it comes to anything to do with the simplest action for the environment?
This is cycling in Copenhagen.
No hi-vis. No helmet mandates.
People cycle because it’s safe — by design.
This is what cycling should look like.
Ireland is moving in the opposite direction. Instead of designing safe places to cycle, we're blaming the people cycling...
No hi-vis. No helmet mandates.
People cycle because it’s safe — by design.
This is what cycling should look like.
Ireland is moving in the opposite direction. Instead of designing safe places to cycle, we're blaming the people cycling...
February 5, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Why is this useless FF/FG government so determined to do the wrong thing when it comes to anything to do with the simplest action for the environment?
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I do not have an official count, but it seems almost all of my colleagues from my time at the Post were fired. Some while they are on assignments in hostile countries or on the frontline.
And the financial reasoning behind this makes no sense.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
And the financial reasoning behind this makes no sense.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I do not have an official count, but it seems almost all of my colleagues from my time at the Post were fired. Some while they are on assignments in hostile countries or on the frontline.
And the financial reasoning behind this makes no sense.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
And the financial reasoning behind this makes no sense.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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🚨Powerful polluting industries and reckless lawmakers are tearing down our main EU water law. ☠️
For the past 25 years, the law has driven the cleanup of our rivers and lakes. 💙💧
We need to stop them. 🛑
Sign our petition to say #HandsOffNature ✋👇
https://f.mtr.cool/idwqdgltoj
For the past 25 years, the law has driven the cleanup of our rivers and lakes. 💙💧
We need to stop them. 🛑
Sign our petition to say #HandsOffNature ✋👇
https://f.mtr.cool/idwqdgltoj
February 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
🚨Powerful polluting industries and reckless lawmakers are tearing down our main EU water law. ☠️
For the past 25 years, the law has driven the cleanup of our rivers and lakes. 💙💧
We need to stop them. 🛑
Sign our petition to say #HandsOffNature ✋👇
https://f.mtr.cool/idwqdgltoj
For the past 25 years, the law has driven the cleanup of our rivers and lakes. 💙💧
We need to stop them. 🛑
Sign our petition to say #HandsOffNature ✋👇
https://f.mtr.cool/idwqdgltoj
Ireland’s questionable relationship with social media giants and scam ads jrnl.ie/6941938
Ireland’s questionable relationship with social media giants and scam ads
A recent report showed that Facebook parent company Meta estimated it would make 10% of its revenue from scam ads and banned goods.
jrnl.ie
February 2, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Ireland’s questionable relationship with social media giants and scam ads jrnl.ie/6941938
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I'll be on a panel following a screening of Koyaanisqatsi at the Bohemian Environmental Justice Film Festival on Friday next in Phibsboro, tickets €10
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BEFF - Bohemian Environmental Justice Film Festival
Bohemian Environmental Justice Film Festival
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February 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I'll be on a panel following a screening of Koyaanisqatsi at the Bohemian Environmental Justice Film Festival on Friday next in Phibsboro, tickets €10
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What gives you hope in these awful times?
I’ll tell you my answer: the people of Minneapolis.
I’ll tell you my answer: the people of Minneapolis.
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
What gives you hope in these awful times?
I’ll tell you my answer: the people of Minneapolis.
I’ll tell you my answer: the people of Minneapolis.
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The UN Charter outlaws armed aggression against another country. The Constitution of Ireland commits our country to abide by this rule.
That's why we have a law saying members of our DF can only be ordered into a foreign battlefield if the UN okays it.
Govt wants to change that to please .. someone.
That's why we have a law saying members of our DF can only be ordered into a foreign battlefield if the UN okays it.
Govt wants to change that to please .. someone.
January 30, 2026 at 10:53 AM
The UN Charter outlaws armed aggression against another country. The Constitution of Ireland commits our country to abide by this rule.
That's why we have a law saying members of our DF can only be ordered into a foreign battlefield if the UN okays it.
Govt wants to change that to please .. someone.
That's why we have a law saying members of our DF can only be ordered into a foreign battlefield if the UN okays it.
Govt wants to change that to please .. someone.
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the absolute disgrace of this...
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban https://aje.news/ljjuww
January 29, 2026 at 5:04 AM
the absolute disgrace of this...
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Whenever flooding hits, we hear in detail all about the wrecked homes, livelihoods, property, and related misery.
But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
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But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
share.google/aNF6Fg26wdmB...
As it happened: Storm Chandra wreaks havoc on Ireland
Follow live updates as Storm Chandra brings strong winds and heavy rain across the country.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Whenever flooding hits, we hear in detail all about the wrecked homes, livelihoods, property, and related misery.
But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
share.google/aNF6Fg26wdmB...
But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
share.google/aNF6Fg26wdmB...
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Claire Nicolet from MSF on the enormous numbers of people in Gaza who are in desperate need of medical treatment that can't be provided in the strip.
January 27, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Claire Nicolet from MSF on the enormous numbers of people in Gaza who are in desperate need of medical treatment that can't be provided in the strip.
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Craig Murray's @CraigMurrayOrg report from Venezuela offers a counter-point to the propaganda about what is really going on on the ground. Worth a read www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
Being There - In Venezuela - Craig Murray
I have now been in Caracas for 48 hours and the contrast between what I have seen, and what I had read in the mainstream media, could not be more stark. I drove right through Caracas, from the airport...
www.craigmurray.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Craig Murray's @CraigMurrayOrg report from Venezuela offers a counter-point to the propaganda about what is really going on on the ground. Worth a read www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
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Highly recommend the audiobook version of this excellent memoir (read most enjoyably by the author)
I've always found writing about grief difficult, but rewarding. Today I'm sharing this piece, adapted from my memoir's first chapter, which is a good intro to its themes (death is sad) and its tone (things are still funny). #NGAW2026 #IrishHospiceFoundation
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘Your mammy was a flower’: a young boy’s bereavement
One of 11 children, Séamas O’Reilly was just five years old when his mother died. In an extract from his touching new memoir, he recalls the day of her wake
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Highly recommend the audiobook version of this excellent memoir (read most enjoyably by the author)
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We were only ones in room not being paid
Only ones spending our time & money trying to end scourge of vacancy & dereliction
Only ones who've spent best part of last 6 yrs working on this for free
Yet we still get attacked every single day
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social fight on with Dóchas🙏
#speirgorm
Only ones spending our time & money trying to end scourge of vacancy & dereliction
Only ones who've spent best part of last 6 yrs working on this for free
Yet we still get attacked every single day
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social fight on with Dóchas🙏
#speirgorm
And here is @judesherry.bsky.social at @oireachtasnews.bsky.social outlining how compulsory sales & compulsory rental function as effective policy measures to tackle vacancy/dereliction in other countries
We believe they would be transformative in tackling #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
#speirgorm
We believe they would be transformative in tackling #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
#speirgorm
January 27, 2026 at 12:32 PM
We were only ones in room not being paid
Only ones spending our time & money trying to end scourge of vacancy & dereliction
Only ones who've spent best part of last 6 yrs working on this for free
Yet we still get attacked every single day
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social fight on with Dóchas🙏
#speirgorm
Only ones spending our time & money trying to end scourge of vacancy & dereliction
Only ones who've spent best part of last 6 yrs working on this for free
Yet we still get attacked every single day
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social fight on with Dóchas🙏
#speirgorm