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Nigel Quinlan

@nigellicus.bsky.social

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Writer, The Maloneys' Magical Weatherbox and Cloak Of Feathers. Repped by The Nuremberg Agency.

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Nigel Quinlan @nigellicus.bsky.social · Feb 28

My short story - you know, for kids - The Hungry Giant is up on Ember Journal if anyone wants something a bit odd and scary and sad but also hopeful to read....

#speirgorm #kidlit #mglit

The Hungry Giant | Ember

There was no safe place in the entire world from the rain of stars. The fox fled to the one place he knew, the one place he remembered, where he had felt safe and secure and happy. He ran to the…

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Nigel Quinlan @nigellicus.bsky.social · 2h

Test tubes: WHAT ARE WE CHOPPED LIVER?

Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 15h

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

Nigel Quinlan @nigellicus.bsky.social · 3h

Well, you see now, as with sorting homelessness, it might get in the way of a few things, if you know what I mean. Vote Gavin! ##speirgorm

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 11h

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

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

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 13h

Excessive numbers of credit cards, vehicles at fisheries protection body, watchdog finds

Report details EV chargers at staff homes, uninsured vehicles and €278,000 Revenue settlement

www.irishtimes.com

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Nigel Quinlan @nigellicus.bsky.social · 16h

Well this is rancid. #speorgorm #aras25

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 19h

Well this is just jawdropping - have a listen, the smear campaign by FG on Catherine Connolly is really their only tactic. Also has anyone (other than a niece/nephew) ever called Heather Humphreys ‘Auntie Heather’? #speirgorm #aras25

Nigel Quinlan @nigellicus.bsky.social · 16h

Look, I know, I KNOW. But if they eschew the stupid try-hard edglord grimdark that made GoT such a slog at times, this could be one of the best things ever, because those novellas slap as hard Duncan keeps promising to clout Egg.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Official Teaser Trailer | HBO Max

YouTube video by HBO Max

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Nigel Quinlan @nigellicus.bsky.social · 23h

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🔴 Stop wolf hunting in Europe!

Europe wants to lower protection for wolves. We can't let that happen! Let's send European leaders this simple message: We must coexist with wolves, not kill them!

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Nigel Quinlan @nigellicus.bsky.social · 1d

What the what

Will Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, and it turns out the guy with the umbrella is definitely a new breed of activist

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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 1d

"that's their analysis, but it's coming from basically the Civil Service and it's quite scathing" #SpeirGotm #Aras25

Very interesting budget analysis from of Raidio na Gaeltachta's political correspondent @cuanbos.bsky.social

www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... starts at approx 8:30 mins in

Reaction to Budget 2026

John Clendennen - Fine Gael TD for Offaly, Jen Cummins - Social Democrats TD for Dublin South Central, Martin Kenny - Sinn Féin TD for Sligo Leitrim and Cuan Ó Seireadáin - Political Correspondent for...

www.rte.ie

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Eóin Cunningham @eoinmcunningham.bsky.social · 1d

A reminder that the minister in charge of the housing crisis for the past 5 years is now in charge of our climate response instead.
It’s going great.
#speirgorm

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

Minister says climate costs warning is ‘back of envelope stuff’

Darragh O’Brien says he does not believe Ireland will face fines of up to €26 billion

www.irishtimes.com

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Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 1d

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Nigel Quinlan @nigellicus.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently it was veggie burgers or Chat Control. Feck it, we can find new names for veggie stuff. Burghers. Soixauges. Steaques. Chopins.

Suzanne Smalley @suzannesmalley.bsky.social · 1d

Germany will not support Chat Control - a law which proposes to scan all messages people send even on end-to-end encrypted platforms - Justice Minister said today. German stance likely dooms the measure. Signal had threatened to leave the EU if Chat Control became law
therecord.media/chat-control...

Germany will not support 'Chat Control' message scanning in the EU

“Random chat monitoring must be taboo in a constitutional state,” Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig said as German officials signaled they will not vote for a controversial EU proposal known as ...

therecord.media

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Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 1d

This is honestly the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time- banning the use of the words burger & sausage on plant based products.

The world is burning & war ravaged, & this is what our Parliamentarians think they need to 'fix'?

P.S. Fish also don't have fingers, right @oisinc.bsky.social?

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 1d

The first Silmarillion map. Drawn by Tolkien on an unused page from a University of Leeds examination booklet.

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Nigel Quinlan @nigellicus.bsky.social · 1d

Up with this we must not put. #speirgorm #aras25

Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 2d

Not going to share 'grift' but Heather Humphreys has just said that I'm a man and the gender recognition act should be changed. Please do not vote for or give a preference for her. Having someone as president who thinks this way would be absolutely awful for minorities #SpeirGorm

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Nigel Quinlan @nigellicus.bsky.social · 1d

Well that's indefensible.

Mark Lynas @marklynas.bsky.social · 1d

WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane!
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...

European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union

Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...

www.euroveg.eu

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · Jul 4

UK upland farmers may be incentivised to stop sheep farming.

Why isn't this happening in Ireland?

Why do we always have to be bottom of the whole class when it comes to nature??
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

English farms could be taken out of food production to boost nature, says minister

Plans announced by environment secretary mean many upland farmers may be incentivised to stop farming

www.theguardian.com

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race scientist jack skellington @jazzpomegranate.com · 2d

this is who bsky banned for life

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 3d

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack

Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

thinkingautismguide.com

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 2d

“Last year, rainfall was 140 millimeters, while the standard is 260 millimeters. That means rainfall has fallen by about 50 to 60 percent. This year, the situation is just as critical,” Pezeshkian said in a speech

#Iran 🇮🇷
##ClimateEmergency

Water crisis means Iran has no choice but to move capital, Pezeshkian says

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that Tehran can no longer serve as the country’s capital, citing a worsening water crisis that has depleted key reservoirs serving the metropolis.

www.iranintl.com

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Lisa Grimm Grinning Ghosts Come Out to Socialise @lisagrimm.com · 2d

Smaller child has, entirely unprompted, been drawing up her own plans for what she thinks should be in the (eventual) library in Parnell Square. It’s eminently sensible.

#SpeirGorm

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

our planet. our one and only earth. this is what the colonizers choose to do it with it.

Mari-homeless soon. @wordglass.bsky.social · 2d

Supreme Court refuses Apache plea to save Oak Flat from copper mining destruction

* *Gorsuch dissent calls the decision a “grave mistake” as copper mine threatens to create massive crater

By: Shondiin Silversmith- May 27, 2025 12:54 pm UPDATED OCT 6TH 2025

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Dr. Wendsler Nosie Sr. of Apache Stronghold talks to a crowd of people outside the Sandra Day O’Connor Courthouse on May 7, 2025, as Apache Stronghold urged the federal court to save Oak Flat. Photo Courtesy of Becket

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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 2d

“For years, the EU has promised to lead on climate and nature protection, but what this investigation shows is that we are literally cementing over our own future"

Great new research from 41 journalists & scientists from 11 countries shows extent of loss. Ireland ranks 3rd by pop.

greentogrey.eu

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Pádraic Fogarty @whittledaway.bsky.social · 2d

This is first and foremost very bad news for mackerel and the ecosystem that is being destroyed by industrial supertrawlers

www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Fishing industry facing 'economic Armageddon'

The Irish fishing industry has warned it is bracing for catastrophic fishing quotas next year that "could collapse the Irish fishing sector and devastate major fishing communities".

www.rte.ie

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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 2d

Nenagh Scouts big and small are sleeping out against homelessness to raise funds for Focus Ireland’s #ShineALight. Great cause to throw a few quid to if you can spare it.
#SpéirGhorm #Speirgorm

joinus.focusireland.ie/s/8223/9165/t

Damien Garrigan

Homelessness is one of the most pressing societal issues of our time. Every one of us has a right to a place we can call home. Yet, in Ireland today, more and more people are becoming homeless. Th...

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 6d

Said it before, will probably die saying it, we are never going to solve the climate disinfo problem if we don't fix media. As @maxboykoff.bsky.social notes here, the public by and large learns about climate change via the media, so if the media trades in false equivalence, it's damaging!

Drilled @drilledmedia.bsky.social · 6d

Today, a look at the role the media has played in climate obstruction, with @maxboykoff.bsky.social and Melissa Aronczyk: drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

S14, Ep4 | The Media As a Tool of Climate Obstruction

Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.

drilled.media

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