Peter McGuire
@petermcguire.bsky.social
Semi-retired journalist. Now mostly comms, copywriting & content design. Former bylines include
@irishtimes
@TJ_investigates
He/ him 🏳️🌈
@irishtimes
@TJ_investigates
He/ him 🏳️🌈
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So funny for him to travel down to Enniscorthy just to be like 'now of course as you know, I can't do anything about this'
The Government cannot "wave a magic wand and just deliver" flood relief schemes, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said, as he visited affected homes and businesses in Co Wexford
Govt cannot 'wave magic wand and deliver' flood relief
The Government cannot "wave a magic wand and just deliver" flood relief schemes, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said, as he visited affected homes and businesses in Co Wexford.
www.rte.ie
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
So funny for him to travel down to Enniscorthy just to be like 'now of course as you know, I can't do anything about this'
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Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Series 1 involved voting off a woman because she only had one hand and a Scottish guy making several people cry by yelling at them. What are you talking about.
#TheTraitors #TraitorsUK
#TheTraitors #TraitorsUK
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Series 1 involved voting off a woman because she only had one hand and a Scottish guy making several people cry by yelling at them. What are you talking about.
#TheTraitors #TraitorsUK
#TheTraitors #TraitorsUK
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Stephen won them the final, but Rachel won them the game. Masterclass, really deserved victory #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #traitors
January 23, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Stephen won them the final, but Rachel won them the game. Masterclass, really deserved victory #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #traitors
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two players made Traitors in the first episode winning the game together is honestly incredible game play #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #Traitors
January 23, 2026 at 9:44 PM
two players made Traitors in the first episode winning the game together is honestly incredible game play #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #Traitors
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I LOVE YOU, YOU LABRADOR THAT GOT CURSED WITH THE WEIGHT OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS. #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #Traitors
January 23, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I LOVE YOU, YOU LABRADOR THAT GOT CURSED WITH THE WEIGHT OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS. #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #Traitors
Transphobia exists to break the powerful queer & women alliance. But when we stick together and have each other’s backs, we win #TraitorsUK #TheTraitors
January 23, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Transphobia exists to break the powerful queer & women alliance. But when we stick together and have each other’s backs, we win #TraitorsUK #TheTraitors
Yeeeeees! This is why gays and girls are the greatest alliance ever #TraitorsUK #TheTraitors
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Yeeeeees! This is why gays and girls are the greatest alliance ever #TraitorsUK #TheTraitors
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WOW! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE BOARD OF PEACE!
January 22, 2026 at 4:13 PM
WOW! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE BOARD OF PEACE!
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Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...
www.nobelprize.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Those secret relationships added nothing to the game at all. But a good future twist on secret relationships would be to get a couple who are genuinely friends and in love and make them both traitors #TraitorsUK #TheTraitors
January 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Those secret relationships added nothing to the game at all. But a good future twist on secret relationships would be to get a couple who are genuinely friends and in love and make them both traitors #TraitorsUK #TheTraitors
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Faraaz doing 2 turns on the carousel and coming out the other end a mastermind <3 #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #Traitors
January 21, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Faraaz doing 2 turns on the carousel and coming out the other end a mastermind <3 #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #Traitors
FFS they cut Roxy finding out how wrong she was in order to make time for people I’ve already forgotten opening an envelope to react to utterly irrelevant family connections #TraitorsUK #TheTraitors #Uncloaked
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
FFS they cut Roxy finding out how wrong she was in order to make time for people I’ve already forgotten opening an envelope to react to utterly irrelevant family connections #TraitorsUK #TheTraitors #Uncloaked
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Now it's as good a time as any to start working out how to transfer your digital services away from Google or Azure towards something based in Europe. If you run a business do you want to risk your office infrastructure being severed by a trade war?
Anti-coercion instruments explained: The ‘nuclear option’ EU could use against Trump
Anti-coercion instruments explained: The ‘nuclear option’ EU could use against Trump
Anti-coercion instruments explained: The ‘nuclear option’ EU could use against Trump
www.independent.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Now it's as good a time as any to start working out how to transfer your digital services away from Google or Azure towards something based in Europe. If you run a business do you want to risk your office infrastructure being severed by a trade war?
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This is the thing isn't it? Can you imagine any other Taoiseach in our history saying "I accept these people are publishing CSAM but I will continue to avail of their services" out loud for everybody to hear
Richard Chambers: "I interjected to say those other platforms don’t generate CSAM.
He accepts that ...."
He accept that X's Grok generates child sexual abuse material, but government will continue to use the platform?
He accepts that ...."
He accept that X's Grok generates child sexual abuse material, but government will continue to use the platform?
Niamh Smyth meeting X as we speak.
Confusion as to what exactly has been said to her - Taoiseach initially appears to say he understands they told her Grok as an app would be disabled but later clarified that he meant Grok’s edit image function on X…
Confusion as to what exactly has been said to her - Taoiseach initially appears to say he understands they told her Grok as an app would be disabled but later clarified that he meant Grok’s edit image function on X…
January 16, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This is the thing isn't it? Can you imagine any other Taoiseach in our history saying "I accept these people are publishing CSAM but I will continue to avail of their services" out loud for everybody to hear
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telling the secret police they have immunity to harm & kill citizens really lays bare the hollowness of decades of right-wing GOP screeching about encroaching Big Government - it was never a problem they had with government per se, just that it wasn't being used to harm the people they wanted to
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 AM
telling the secret police they have immunity to harm & kill citizens really lays bare the hollowness of decades of right-wing GOP screeching about encroaching Big Government - it was never a problem they had with government per se, just that it wasn't being used to harm the people they wanted to
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🚨 Breaking
Gardaí say investigations are underway following Grok scandal.
"We have received reports and referrals of content on that platform that is under investigation... the process takes some time... it has to be assessed to make sure it's criminal... the people responsible have to be ID'd"
Gardaí say investigations are underway following Grok scandal.
"We have received reports and referrals of content on that platform that is under investigation... the process takes some time... it has to be assessed to make sure it's criminal... the people responsible have to be ID'd"
January 14, 2026 at 12:49 PM
🚨 Breaking
Gardaí say investigations are underway following Grok scandal.
"We have received reports and referrals of content on that platform that is under investigation... the process takes some time... it has to be assessed to make sure it's criminal... the people responsible have to be ID'd"
Gardaí say investigations are underway following Grok scandal.
"We have received reports and referrals of content on that platform that is under investigation... the process takes some time... it has to be assessed to make sure it's criminal... the people responsible have to be ID'd"
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NEW: "Given Ireland's very significant history of deference to institutions... We don't want to allow a similar level of deference to large corporations to lead us into the same failure."
@conorom.bsky.social on X and Grok and Ireland's response on @virginmedianews.bsky.social at 12.30
@conorom.bsky.social on X and Grok and Ireland's response on @virginmedianews.bsky.social at 12.30
January 9, 2026 at 12:16 PM
NEW: "Given Ireland's very significant history of deference to institutions... We don't want to allow a similar level of deference to large corporations to lead us into the same failure."
@conorom.bsky.social on X and Grok and Ireland's response on @virginmedianews.bsky.social at 12.30
@conorom.bsky.social on X and Grok and Ireland's response on @virginmedianews.bsky.social at 12.30
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There is no reason the Irish Gov departments can't do simular.
Run it's own server here in the country.
ec.social-network.europa.eu/about
Run it's own server here in the country.
ec.social-network.europa.eu/about
January 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
There is no reason the Irish Gov departments can't do simular.
Run it's own server here in the country.
ec.social-network.europa.eu/about
Run it's own server here in the country.
ec.social-network.europa.eu/about
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Excellent Gist.
I had forgotten about the Garda visit to Today FM about the Brian Cowen painting.
#IrishPol
I had forgotten about the Garda visit to Today FM about the Brian Cowen painting.
#IrishPol
In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Excellent Gist.
I had forgotten about the Garda visit to Today FM about the Brian Cowen painting.
#IrishPol
I had forgotten about the Garda visit to Today FM about the Brian Cowen painting.
#IrishPol
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This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
January 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
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I know we are all the frogs being boiled but, when it really hits you, the question of 'should the world's largest producer of CSAM be banned' and the governments response is to just flop around. This situation is absolutely crazy.
January 11, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I know we are all the frogs being boiled but, when it really hits you, the question of 'should the world's largest producer of CSAM be banned' and the governments response is to just flop around. This situation is absolutely crazy.