Eoin Flynn
@eointf.bsky.social
Journalist, artist, person on a bicycle. Kildare, Ireland.
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Eoin Flynn
@eointf.bsky.social
· Oct 12
In my dismay at how #carculture leeches into our three-year-old's life, I felt this book needed an edit..
I give you #thatsnotmycar – a thread
(Shamelessly recycling this post from t'other place, sorry)
I give you #thatsnotmycar – a thread
(Shamelessly recycling this post from t'other place, sorry)
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Anyone spot a cyclist (me) knocked off her bike along the canal at drimnagh today by someone who drove away? If you got a reg I’d love the help to report them! @ibike.ie
February 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Anyone spot a cyclist (me) knocked off her bike along the canal at drimnagh today by someone who drove away? If you got a reg I’d love the help to report them! @ibike.ie
The driver who cut across the bike lane *inside school grounds* this morning, waved his apology with the phone in his hand.
But yeah, I probably should have been wearing a yellow clown costume. My bad.
But yeah, I probably should have been wearing a yellow clown costume. My bad.
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— Plan was expected to be put to the Cabinet today before it was withdrawn from the meeting of Government Ministers.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 9:32 AM
The driver who cut across the bike lane *inside school grounds* this morning, waved his apology with the phone in his hand.
But yeah, I probably should have been wearing a yellow clown costume. My bad.
But yeah, I probably should have been wearing a yellow clown costume. My bad.
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More ballpoint and colour pencil portrait studies from photos focusing mostly on the shadows/values.
January 31, 2026 at 5:12 AM
More ballpoint and colour pencil portrait studies from photos focusing mostly on the shadows/values.
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Quilicura, Chile, one of the communities I wrote about in EMPIRE OF AI, has launched a brilliant initiative to inspire more responsible AI prompting. Today, don't use AI; ask the townspeople instead: quili.ai. So heartened to see this creative act of resistance.
January 31, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Quilicura, Chile, one of the communities I wrote about in EMPIRE OF AI, has launched a brilliant initiative to inspire more responsible AI prompting. Today, don't use AI; ask the townspeople instead: quili.ai. So heartened to see this creative act of resistance.
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Some drawings and the line from January
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Some drawings and the line from January
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Despite the arts space’s best efforts, The Complex announces its closure today, in the latest space loss for Dublin arts and culture, as government ministers fail to act to save it.
We are culturally rich yet politically inept. So it goes ad infinitum
nialler9.com/the-complex-...
We are culturally rich yet politically inept. So it goes ad infinitum
nialler9.com/the-complex-...
The Complex closes as government fails to respond to enable support for the arts space | Nialler9
It was perhaps inevitable that the government would not make an exception for The Complex to keep it open - making a bold singular decision is not what they
nialler9.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Despite the arts space’s best efforts, The Complex announces its closure today, in the latest space loss for Dublin arts and culture, as government ministers fail to act to save it.
We are culturally rich yet politically inept. So it goes ad infinitum
nialler9.com/the-complex-...
We are culturally rich yet politically inept. So it goes ad infinitum
nialler9.com/the-complex-...
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I’ve added the four recent inky drawings to my site as originals for sale, Friday seems like the right day for this kind of thing. (The dove is in the ‘doves’ gallery) Thank you for looking and reposts are v appreciated.
www.chloecumming.com
www.chloecumming.com/doves-1
www.chloecumming.com
www.chloecumming.com/doves-1
January 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I’ve added the four recent inky drawings to my site as originals for sale, Friday seems like the right day for this kind of thing. (The dove is in the ‘doves’ gallery) Thank you for looking and reposts are v appreciated.
www.chloecumming.com
www.chloecumming.com/doves-1
www.chloecumming.com
www.chloecumming.com/doves-1
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Somebody on here quipped earlier that we live in precedented times. It hit home with me.
In 2003 I watched US troops roll in to the oil rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk and roll straight out the other side to take up defensive positions around the oil refinery.
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In 2003 I watched US troops roll in to the oil rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk and roll straight out the other side to take up defensive positions around the oil refinery.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Somebody on here quipped earlier that we live in precedented times. It hit home with me.
In 2003 I watched US troops roll in to the oil rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk and roll straight out the other side to take up defensive positions around the oil refinery.
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In 2003 I watched US troops roll in to the oil rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk and roll straight out the other side to take up defensive positions around the oil refinery.
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Large convoy of trucks, vans and the odd motorbike blared through our town just now - apparently on a charity event. Good for them.
Call me old-fashioned, but perhaps there are better ways to raise funds than noise and air pollution.
#speirgorm
Call me old-fashioned, but perhaps there are better ways to raise funds than noise and air pollution.
#speirgorm
December 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Large convoy of trucks, vans and the odd motorbike blared through our town just now - apparently on a charity event. Good for them.
Call me old-fashioned, but perhaps there are better ways to raise funds than noise and air pollution.
#speirgorm
Call me old-fashioned, but perhaps there are better ways to raise funds than noise and air pollution.
#speirgorm
The five-year-old has unwittingly created the Stranger Things/Bluey crossover that we didn't know we wanted.
December 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The five-year-old has unwittingly created the Stranger Things/Bluey crossover that we didn't know we wanted.
He is born on Christmas morning.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
December 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
He is born on Christmas morning.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
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December 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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They've done it again, they've cut more rail projects. The most criminal one for me is cancelling the reopening of the Waterford-Wexford/Rosslare line. On the left is the All-island Rail Review published by the last government and on the right is the plan published today.
December 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
They've done it again, they've cut more rail projects. The most criminal one for me is cancelling the reopening of the Waterford-Wexford/Rosslare line. On the left is the All-island Rail Review published by the last government and on the right is the plan published today.
Can we start by getting rid of the Angelus?
RTÉ director-general Kevin Bakhurst said airing the Toy Show earlier would 'almost be like getting rid of the Angelus'.
What do you think – should The Late Late Toy Show start earlier? jrnl.ie/6900225
What do you think – should The Late Late Toy Show start earlier? jrnl.ie/6900225
Should The Late Late Toy Show air earlier?
RTÉ’s director-general said changing the show’s broadcast would ‘almost be like getting rid of the Angelus’.
jrnl.ie
December 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Can we start by getting rid of the Angelus?
There's a guy in our town (I assume it's a guy) whose car makes a loud artificial "Pewww" sound on every gear change.
And I just wanna tell him how much of a tragic tool he is.
And I just wanna tell him how much of a tragic tool he is.
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
There's a guy in our town (I assume it's a guy) whose car makes a loud artificial "Pewww" sound on every gear change.
And I just wanna tell him how much of a tragic tool he is.
And I just wanna tell him how much of a tragic tool he is.
Welp. Looks like I'm getting a new battery for Christmas... But not from Rad, apparently.
This blows.
This blows.
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Welp. Looks like I'm getting a new battery for Christmas... But not from Rad, apparently.
This blows.
This blows.
Apparently they believe foxes are chewing cars' ABS cables.
Foxes, welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/irish-news/r...
Foxes, welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/irish-news/r...
Residents of south Dublin estate ‘baffled’ as over 40 cars have brakes damaged in night-time attacks
In a small enclave in south county Dublin, what one woman describes as a “frightening” series of events has left gardaí and local people “baffled”.
www.independent.ie
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Apparently they believe foxes are chewing cars' ABS cables.
Foxes, welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/irish-news/r...
Foxes, welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/irish-news/r...
Seems like the trimmings on the RadWagon cargo bike were perhaps not designed with the Irish climate in mind. #bikesky #speirgorm
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Seems like the trimmings on the RadWagon cargo bike were perhaps not designed with the Irish climate in mind. #bikesky #speirgorm
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A lot of people do not realize how violent the UAE is. Part of the reason is the mainstream media calls the conflict in Sudan a “civil war” without mentioning UAE’s interest in the destruction. Part of the reason is their effective sports-washing.
Don’t let it blind you
aje.io/kxbzs9
Don’t let it blind you
aje.io/kxbzs9
October 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A lot of people do not realize how violent the UAE is. Part of the reason is the mainstream media calls the conflict in Sudan a “civil war” without mentioning UAE’s interest in the destruction. Part of the reason is their effective sports-washing.
Don’t let it blind you
aje.io/kxbzs9
Don’t let it blind you
aje.io/kxbzs9
While this seems like a laudable, forward-thinking move, enforcement now of a 50kph limit is barely enforced.
So I, for one, don't anticipate feeling any safer from selfish motorists.
So I, for one, don't anticipate feeling any safer from selfish motorists.
Ireland is adopting a default 30 kmh (19 mph) speed limit in urban areas.
Local authorities to implement 30km/h speed limits in urban areas ‘where appropriate’ from 2027
Speed limits on roads in built-up and urban areas can only be changed where a majority of the elected members in a local authority vote to do so.
www.thejournal.ie
October 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
While this seems like a laudable, forward-thinking move, enforcement now of a 50kph limit is barely enforced.
So I, for one, don't anticipate feeling any safer from selfish motorists.
So I, for one, don't anticipate feeling any safer from selfish motorists.
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He should be aware of his own personal safety and take steps to be as safe as possible at all times.
October 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
He should be aware of his own personal safety and take steps to be as safe as possible at all times.
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An alphabet made up of satellite images of ghost estates in the Republic of Ireland.
[un]inhabited initials [after Holbein] — a cross genre essay in images and words by Eoghan Carrick @eoghancarrick.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
An alphabet made up of satellite images of ghost estates in the Republic of Ireland.
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10 homes rotting away for over 15 years on outskirts of Cork City but the real problem is developers need tax breaks
Welcome to #DerelictIreland
State enabled vandalism
Welcome to #DerelictIreland
State enabled vandalism
October 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
10 homes rotting away for over 15 years on outskirts of Cork City but the real problem is developers need tax breaks
Welcome to #DerelictIreland
State enabled vandalism
Welcome to #DerelictIreland
State enabled vandalism
Buried in the Indo's tech stories, likely because of the byline, is a story far more important and infuriating than any DJ swap shop.
FF are gonna f**k us all over because doing hard work on climate might annoy some people.
They never cared. #speirgorm
www.independent.ie/business/tec...
FF are gonna f**k us all over because doing hard work on climate might annoy some people.
They never cared. #speirgorm
www.independent.ie/business/tec...
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
October 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Buried in the Indo's tech stories, likely because of the byline, is a story far more important and infuriating than any DJ swap shop.
FF are gonna f**k us all over because doing hard work on climate might annoy some people.
They never cared. #speirgorm
www.independent.ie/business/tec...
FF are gonna f**k us all over because doing hard work on climate might annoy some people.
They never cared. #speirgorm
www.independent.ie/business/tec...