Colm
@mcstrolly.bsky.social
City Planner, public servant, less cynical on LinkedIn.
Building that mid density paradise with the wide footpaths and big green squares.
Immigration is good for you, me, society and the economy.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Building that mid density paradise with the wide footpaths and big green squares.
Immigration is good for you, me, society and the economy.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
So glad that solving the climate catastrophe became really unpopular because of an inconvenient pandemic. Now to step out into a typical February and get washed into the boiling sea. Can't wait to see what the vengeful AMOC serves us next winter.
February 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
So glad that solving the climate catastrophe became really unpopular because of an inconvenient pandemic. Now to step out into a typical February and get washed into the boiling sea. Can't wait to see what the vengeful AMOC serves us next winter.
The thing I really don't like about Jim Ratcliffe is that he looks like your granddad and/or a retired bus driver.
Billionaires shouldn't be able to get away with it like that. They should all look like complete freaks you'd leave well alone. Bezos, Musk & the facebook guy are doing it properly.
Billionaires shouldn't be able to get away with it like that. They should all look like complete freaks you'd leave well alone. Bezos, Musk & the facebook guy are doing it properly.
February 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The thing I really don't like about Jim Ratcliffe is that he looks like your granddad and/or a retired bus driver.
Billionaires shouldn't be able to get away with it like that. They should all look like complete freaks you'd leave well alone. Bezos, Musk & the facebook guy are doing it properly.
Billionaires shouldn't be able to get away with it like that. They should all look like complete freaks you'd leave well alone. Bezos, Musk & the facebook guy are doing it properly.
Ian Brown AND the man of several moments, sir Graham Brady MP
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Ian Brown AND the man of several moments, sir Graham Brady MP
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If just 10% of people cancelling their Washington Post subscriptions decided to spend that money buying custard off me then I'd have to set up some sort of custard company, maybe producing it or outsourcing that I don't know I haven't really thought about this it all just came out of nowhere.
February 4, 2026 at 7:58 PM
If just 10% of people cancelling their Washington Post subscriptions decided to spend that money buying custard off me then I'd have to set up some sort of custard company, maybe producing it or outsourcing that I don't know I haven't really thought about this it all just came out of nowhere.
Are there any cool things for toddlers to do in the Camden Strret area? Just figuring out the itinerary for my last Zaytoon.
January 31, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Are there any cool things for toddlers to do in the Camden Strret area? Just figuring out the itinerary for my last Zaytoon.
Sans Tony and Ian Blairs' continuing bs war on terror, these were good times for moi.
Kemi Badenoch says the Tories are "not trying to recreate 2006" which, to this 38 year old, is a pity
January 28, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Sans Tony and Ian Blairs' continuing bs war on terror, these were good times for moi.
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🧵 Today is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The crimes of Nazism were among the worst in the history of Humanity
Many of my own family members were shot and gassed to death in that dark time period
One third of Jewish people completely disappeared from Europe
(1/3)
The crimes of Nazism were among the worst in the history of Humanity
Many of my own family members were shot and gassed to death in that dark time period
One third of Jewish people completely disappeared from Europe
(1/3)
January 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
🧵 Today is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The crimes of Nazism were among the worst in the history of Humanity
Many of my own family members were shot and gassed to death in that dark time period
One third of Jewish people completely disappeared from Europe
(1/3)
The crimes of Nazism were among the worst in the history of Humanity
Many of my own family members were shot and gassed to death in that dark time period
One third of Jewish people completely disappeared from Europe
(1/3)
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Any time I speak to Irish women about their maternity care I am reminded about how behind we still are on so many things
January 20, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Any time I speak to Irish women about their maternity care I am reminded about how behind we still are on so many things
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“Family reunification accounts for little more than 1% of migration into Ireland. Telling people granted refugee status to wait three years – until their children no longer recognise them – is not the stance of a country that professes to cherish the family unit.”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Justine McCarthy: Ireland celebrates Hamnet and Jessie Buckley’s success. It should feel shame
Separating refugee parents and their children betrays the family values of the film and of our constitution
www.irishtimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM
“Family reunification accounts for little more than 1% of migration into Ireland. Telling people granted refugee status to wait three years – until their children no longer recognise them – is not the stance of a country that professes to cherish the family unit.”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Seems to be near universally reported that Trump put the current interim President of Venezuela in office when, in fact, she was already the Vice-President and nothing about legal or constitutional order there has changed since January 3rd. He had absolutely no hand in picking or confirming her.
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Seems to be near universally reported that Trump put the current interim President of Venezuela in office when, in fact, she was already the Vice-President and nothing about legal or constitutional order there has changed since January 3rd. He had absolutely no hand in picking or confirming her.
Ireland only has 15 govt ministers. One is Children, Disability & Equality – children aren't tagged onto the end of a health or sport or social welfare brief. It's a department dealing primarily with the rights of children, it exists because of our shameful history... and the minister is silent.
If there was a child porn factory down the road, it’d be closed immediately.
The Govt’s response wouldn’t be “hang on, they let us print flyers there too”.
The Govt’s response wouldn’t be “hang on, they let us print flyers there too”.
January 8, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Ireland only has 15 govt ministers. One is Children, Disability & Equality – children aren't tagged onto the end of a health or sport or social welfare brief. It's a department dealing primarily with the rights of children, it exists because of our shameful history... and the minister is silent.
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There are real people, real women, real girls whose images have been edited by grok at the request of users.
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
There are real people, real women, real girls whose images have been edited by grok at the request of users.
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
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If there was a child porn factory down the road, it’d be closed immediately.
The Govt’s response wouldn’t be “hang on, they let us print flyers there too”.
The Govt’s response wouldn’t be “hang on, they let us print flyers there too”.
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 AM
If there was a child porn factory down the road, it’d be closed immediately.
The Govt’s response wouldn’t be “hang on, they let us print flyers there too”.
The Govt’s response wouldn’t be “hang on, they let us print flyers there too”.
Has the very broad base of support that allowed Maduro to succeed Chavez been hollowed out by Maduro? Will it appoint and support a replacement rather than collapse? If so: what was the point? #venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Has the very broad base of support that allowed Maduro to succeed Chavez been hollowed out by Maduro? Will it appoint and support a replacement rather than collapse? If so: what was the point? #venezuela
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I can’t change anything happening in the US, so I try not to spend time talking about its lamentable situation
But I did want to say it seems clear that the US president was hesitating over starting his land war against Venezuela
He called a national briefing where he was expected to make his case
But I did want to say it seems clear that the US president was hesitating over starting his land war against Venezuela
He called a national briefing where he was expected to make his case
January 3, 2026 at 8:43 AM
I can’t change anything happening in the US, so I try not to spend time talking about its lamentable situation
But I did want to say it seems clear that the US president was hesitating over starting his land war against Venezuela
He called a national briefing where he was expected to make his case
But I did want to say it seems clear that the US president was hesitating over starting his land war against Venezuela
He called a national briefing where he was expected to make his case
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Unpublished letter to the Irish Times:
190 people were killed on Irish roads last year. AnTaoiseach is reported to be "deeply concerned".
Concerned enough to implement a default 30 kmh speed limit in built-up areas? No, that plan was scrapped...
190 people were killed on Irish roads last year. AnTaoiseach is reported to be "deeply concerned".
Concerned enough to implement a default 30 kmh speed limit in built-up areas? No, that plan was scrapped...
January 2, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Unpublished letter to the Irish Times:
190 people were killed on Irish roads last year. AnTaoiseach is reported to be "deeply concerned".
Concerned enough to implement a default 30 kmh speed limit in built-up areas? No, that plan was scrapped...
190 people were killed on Irish roads last year. AnTaoiseach is reported to be "deeply concerned".
Concerned enough to implement a default 30 kmh speed limit in built-up areas? No, that plan was scrapped...
An apology signed off by an algorithm...
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 9:19 AM
An apology signed off by an algorithm...
Book counts reset to zero. Resolutions are all in progress.
No survivors or quitters of Dry January yet. We're all equal now, for a few hours at least. Let us put away our repurposed shame.
*someone at the back* Finished! And in only 2 hours!
No survivors or quitters of Dry January yet. We're all equal now, for a few hours at least. Let us put away our repurposed shame.
*someone at the back* Finished! And in only 2 hours!
January 1, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Book counts reset to zero. Resolutions are all in progress.
No survivors or quitters of Dry January yet. We're all equal now, for a few hours at least. Let us put away our repurposed shame.
*someone at the back* Finished! And in only 2 hours!
No survivors or quitters of Dry January yet. We're all equal now, for a few hours at least. Let us put away our repurposed shame.
*someone at the back* Finished! And in only 2 hours!
Please quote this with a story of an encounter you witnessed between a celebrity and a non-celebrity, and then wildly speculate on the intimacy they might have shared before or afterwards. Thanks.
December 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Please quote this with a story of an encounter you witnessed between a celebrity and a non-celebrity, and then wildly speculate on the intimacy they might have shared before or afterwards. Thanks.
Make a Bond film casual
No Time to Do Anything
No Time to Do Anything
Make a Bond film casual
FLY ANOTHER DAY
FLY ANOTHER DAY
Make a Bond film casual
CASINO MUNDANE
CASINO MUNDANE
December 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Make a Bond film casual
No Time to Do Anything
No Time to Do Anything
Make a Bond film casual
In Her Majesty's Civil Service
In Her Majesty's Civil Service
Make a Bond film casual
FLY ANOTHER DAY
FLY ANOTHER DAY
Make a Bond film casual
CASINO MUNDANE
CASINO MUNDANE
December 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Make a Bond film casual
In Her Majesty's Civil Service
In Her Majesty's Civil Service
I have had minor beef on or offline with the author of every book I received for Christmas this year*
*of the living ones.
*of the living ones.
December 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I have had minor beef on or offline with the author of every book I received for Christmas this year*
*of the living ones.
*of the living ones.
Hey Jim did you get that new government jet painted?
Sure thing Taoiseach. Real fuckin Waffen-SS vibes, just like you asked.
What?
www.thejournal.ie/new-governme...
Sure thing Taoiseach. Real fuckin Waffen-SS vibes, just like you asked.
What?
www.thejournal.ie/new-governme...
This just in: The brand new €53 million Government Jet has just landed at Baldonnel
The jet, a multi-purpose Strategic Reach Aircraft, will replace the ailing Lear Jet.
www.thejournal.ie
December 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Hey Jim did you get that new government jet painted?
Sure thing Taoiseach. Real fuckin Waffen-SS vibes, just like you asked.
What?
www.thejournal.ie/new-governme...
Sure thing Taoiseach. Real fuckin Waffen-SS vibes, just like you asked.
What?
www.thejournal.ie/new-governme...
Dont worry aboit the Fianna Fáil leadership. The contest for the leadership of the new overtly xenophobic, segregationist, and anti-humanitarian party is far more consequential. Jim O'Callaghan and Simon Harris really going for it.
December 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Dont worry aboit the Fianna Fáil leadership. The contest for the leadership of the new overtly xenophobic, segregationist, and anti-humanitarian party is far more consequential. Jim O'Callaghan and Simon Harris really going for it.
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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.