Kevin Daly
@gingerhowley.bsky.social
Ad Astra-Assist. Prof at UCD. Young Academy Ireland. https://t.co/ZQ4XYYxM7H
Ancient DNA, goats, sheep (begrudgingly), pathogens, climate, MTG, Traitors.
I watch too many films: http://letterboxd.com/GingerHowley
He is openly gay (citation needed).
Ancient DNA, goats, sheep (begrudgingly), pathogens, climate, MTG, Traitors.
I watch too many films: http://letterboxd.com/GingerHowley
He is openly gay (citation needed).
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Can't be more stoked for this Demographic History workshop led by Pablo Librado. Message myself or AaRC in case you still want to attend!
#aDNA
#aDNA
And the registration is open for our next AaRCademy workshop! Join us on February 3rd to learn how to reconstruct the demographic history of a population with Pablo Librado. Registration through the QR code or following this link: tinyurl.com/2nysdwhv
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Can't be more stoked for this Demographic History workshop led by Pablo Librado. Message myself or AaRC in case you still want to attend!
#aDNA
#aDNA
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It's already January 2026, and that means we have a new year of #AaRCTikTalks! Join us on January 30th at 3pm CET to attend 2 amazing talks with @tatianafeuerborn.bsky.social and Arianna Weingarten.
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
It's already January 2026, and that means we have a new year of #AaRCTikTalks! Join us on January 30th at 3pm CET to attend 2 amazing talks with @tatianafeuerborn.bsky.social and Arianna Weingarten.
Have been in knots of anxiety for weeks/months about starting my new module, The Evolution of Food and Agriculture.
Low turn-out at first class...but afterwards a student said they loved it.
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Low turn-out at first class...but afterwards a student said they loved it.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Have been in knots of anxiety for weeks/months about starting my new module, The Evolution of Food and Agriculture.
Low turn-out at first class...but afterwards a student said they loved it.
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Low turn-out at first class...but afterwards a student said they loved it.
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And the government itself was frothing at the idea of bring in I.D./age verification control of the Internet, purported to protect young people and children. What are we doing here.
Our entire regulatory framework has proved to be no more than a painted balsa wood front.
The AG here confirms it is illegal to generate CSAM.
We also gave CnaM the power to act on any material which was not illegal, but was offensive.
Turns out they don’t wanna.
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
The AG here confirms it is illegal to generate CSAM.
We also gave CnaM the power to act on any material which was not illegal, but was offensive.
Turns out they don’t wanna.
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
Coimisiún na Meán unlikely to seek Irish blocking of Grok
Media watchdog Coimisiún na Meán is unlikely to seek the banning or blocking of AI app Grok in Ireland by itself, and will instead wait until further talks with the European Commission before deciding...
www.rte.ie
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 AM
And the government itself was frothing at the idea of bring in I.D./age verification control of the Internet, purported to protect young people and children. What are we doing here.
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📢 Announcing the speakers for the @aarc-community.bsky.social TikTalk seminar for January 2026! Look forward to hearing from @tatianafeuerborn.bsky.social and Arianna Weingarten, presenting on their work on Greenland Sled Dog 🐶 and Middle Pleistocene (!) horses 🐴 respectively. Exciting! Join us!
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
📢 Announcing the speakers for the @aarc-community.bsky.social TikTalk seminar for January 2026! Look forward to hearing from @tatianafeuerborn.bsky.social and Arianna Weingarten, presenting on their work on Greenland Sled Dog 🐶 and Middle Pleistocene (!) horses 🐴 respectively. Exciting! Join us!
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🚨🇮🇪 A single Dublin data centre found to consume as much power as 200000 homes.
Uncovered by @lnbdublin.bsky.social
Reported by Jack Horgan Jones @irishtimes.com
Uncovered by @lnbdublin.bsky.social
Reported by Jack Horgan Jones @irishtimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:32 AM
🚨🇮🇪 A single Dublin data centre found to consume as much power as 200000 homes.
Uncovered by @lnbdublin.bsky.social
Reported by Jack Horgan Jones @irishtimes.com
Uncovered by @lnbdublin.bsky.social
Reported by Jack Horgan Jones @irishtimes.com
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They need to check that Traitors Castle for lead
January 14, 2026 at 11:27 PM
They need to check that Traitors Castle for lead
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Climate action plan delayed for second year despite emissions cuts falling behind target
Climate action plan delayed for second year despite emissions cuts falling behind target
Opposition TDs accuse Government of lacking ambition in tackling climate crisis
www.irishtimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Climate action plan delayed for second year despite emissions cuts falling behind target
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New post, on how AI is coming for open source software: kucharski.substack.com/p/will-your-...
Will your favourite open source software tools soon be closed off?
Freely available software relies on credit. AI is destroying that.
kucharski.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:34 PM
New post, on how AI is coming for open source software: kucharski.substack.com/p/will-your-...
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After two years of polling that tried over and over to push immigration above issues like the cost of living and the lack of housing, I’m shocked to learn that people mistakenly believe that immigration is bigger than it really is. Shocked. It’s shocking. 😳
January 15, 2026 at 10:03 AM
After two years of polling that tried over and over to push immigration above issues like the cost of living and the lack of housing, I’m shocked to learn that people mistakenly believe that immigration is bigger than it really is. Shocked. It’s shocking. 😳
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The Complex arts centre in Dublin is set to close today barring a last-minute funding breakthrough.
‘One lifeline left’: Last-minute breakthrough needed to save The Complex arts centre
Government intervention in form of multimillion euro acquisition required to prevent Dublin facility’s closure
www.irishtimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The Complex arts centre in Dublin is set to close today barring a last-minute funding breakthrough.
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'What is that supposed to mean? That the law is obsolete in the face of a white supremacist sexual exploitation material-generating machine?'
It's the first column of the new year and it's grimmer than ever before, my friends.
It's the first column of the new year and it's grimmer than ever before, my friends.
Surrealing in the Years: We're entering a new era of lawlessness. Don't expect much help from our leaders
Am I going completely insane?
www.thejournal.ie
January 10, 2026 at 9:12 AM
'What is that supposed to mean? That the law is obsolete in the face of a white supremacist sexual exploitation material-generating machine?'
It's the first column of the new year and it's grimmer than ever before, my friends.
It's the first column of the new year and it's grimmer than ever before, my friends.
Work colleague quite needy today.
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Work colleague quite needy today.
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Working with animal #aDNA? 🧬 Apply to our #SMBE2026 symposium by February 3rd and join us in Copenhagen to hear, share, and discuss the latest research and methodological advances in animal #palaeogenomics 🦎🐕🐷🐋🐝🐂🦤🦣🐟🪲🦌🐈
@aarc-community.bsky.social
@aarc-community.bsky.social
SMBE2026 Symposium L03 | Beyond limits: unlocking the potential of ancient animal genomics
📨 Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts
📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme
#SMBE2026
📨 Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts
📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme
#SMBE2026
January 8, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Working with animal #aDNA? 🧬 Apply to our #SMBE2026 symposium by February 3rd and join us in Copenhagen to hear, share, and discuss the latest research and methodological advances in animal #palaeogenomics 🦎🐕🐷🐋🐝🐂🦤🦣🐟🪲🦌🐈
@aarc-community.bsky.social
@aarc-community.bsky.social
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Patrick O’Donovan’s statement here is farcically wrong, grimly idiotic and would be laughable if this were a situation which was capable of ever being a laughing matter.
It should be quoted, cited or just played at him every time he opens his mouth on any matter, for the rest of his career.
It should be quoted, cited or just played at him every time he opens his mouth on any matter, for the rest of his career.
January 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Patrick O’Donovan’s statement here is farcically wrong, grimly idiotic and would be laughable if this were a situation which was capable of ever being a laughing matter.
It should be quoted, cited or just played at him every time he opens his mouth on any matter, for the rest of his career.
It should be quoted, cited or just played at him every time he opens his mouth on any matter, for the rest of his career.
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Every media figure and politician could do exactly this right now. @garygannon signs off from X, the deepfake child sexual abuse material generation app.
January 7, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Every media figure and politician could do exactly this right now. @garygannon signs off from X, the deepfake child sexual abuse material generation app.
Rewarding myself while doing some foul work by listening to some Moving Still.
Fresh Kicks 152: Moving Still
Jeddah-born, Dublin-based DJ Moving Still records a hi-NRG mix of edits and originals for the Fresh Kicks series
Interview: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-152-moving-still
soundcloud.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Rewarding myself while doing some foul work by listening to some Moving Still.
Mother, husband, and me.
January 4, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Mother, husband, and me.
Patrick Freyne: From the removal of joy to global destruction, 16 reasons I hate AI
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Patrick Freyne: AI’s weird billionaires want us all to be atomised units of labour and consumption
The weird billionaires behind artificial intelligence are desperately trying to shoehorn AI chatbots into every bit of technology you own
www.irishtimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Patrick Freyne: From the removal of joy to global destruction, 16 reasons I hate AI
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Boys are having a good Christmas.
December 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Boys are having a good Christmas.
After eight (a.m.)
December 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
After eight (a.m.)
Sick as a dog but have The Boys looking after me
December 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Sick as a dog but have The Boys looking after me
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While stories of singular DNA changes that drove evolution of human brain/behaviour remain seductive, advances across multiple fields of biology cast doubt on such simplistic narratives of our origins. A new paper from my lab shows how biobanks may speak to this fundamental question.🧪
Explainer🧵👇1/n
Explainer🧵👇1/n
Evaluating the effects of archaic protein-altering variants in living human adults
Promise and pitfalls of using large biobanks to study impacts of archaic protein-coding variants in living humans.
www.science.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
While stories of singular DNA changes that drove evolution of human brain/behaviour remain seductive, advances across multiple fields of biology cast doubt on such simplistic narratives of our origins. A new paper from my lab shows how biobanks may speak to this fundamental question.🧪
Explainer🧵👇1/n
Explainer🧵👇1/n
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
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2000 yr old rotavirus!
RNA virus genomes from centuries- to millennia-old Adelie penguin mummies https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.17.693957v1
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
2000 yr old rotavirus!