Rob
@robosullivan.bsky.social
Science Communicator. Lefty. Irish.
Hobbies: Wild food, gardening, playing music. Star Trek nerd.
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I won't follow back if you're not using alt text on images.
I can't share every fundraiser I'm tagged in but I'll do my best to share what I can
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Rob
@robosullivan.bsky.social
· Dec 2
Bluesky buds outside of Ireland. I realise I'm posting more frequently about Irish politics to the point of potential annoyance. If you want to see less of it I'd recommend muting the terms FFG and #FFG as a start. That'll cover like 90% of my rants. Apologies but we've got some work to do here.
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I would very much welcome ideas from the landlords and property owner associations as to how we end homelessness given that some of the solutions we propose are seen as unviable.
We'll only end homelessness by all coming together for the good of Irish society.
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We'll only end homelessness by all coming together for the good of Irish society.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:59 AM
I would very much welcome ideas from the landlords and property owner associations as to how we end homelessness given that some of the solutions we propose are seen as unviable.
We'll only end homelessness by all coming together for the good of Irish society.
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We'll only end homelessness by all coming together for the good of Irish society.
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The data presented from the RTB doesn't substantiate that claim. Yes, smaller landlords are leaving but larger landlords are entering the market.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:59 AM
The data presented from the RTB doesn't substantiate that claim. Yes, smaller landlords are leaving but larger landlords are entering the market.
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Rents are unaffordable. The private rental sector is one of the leading causes of homelessness in Ireland.
We are told that we can't have no fault eviction bans or greater regulation because landlords are leaving in their droves.
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We are told that we can't have no fault eviction bans or greater regulation because landlords are leaving in their droves.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Rents are unaffordable. The private rental sector is one of the leading causes of homelessness in Ireland.
We are told that we can't have no fault eviction bans or greater regulation because landlords are leaving in their droves.
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We are told that we can't have no fault eviction bans or greater regulation because landlords are leaving in their droves.
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How can we end homelessness when our proposed solutions are deemed unattainable?
Last week, our Executive Director wrote a letter to the editor of the Irish Times commenting on the housing crisis in Ireland and it's impact on people experiencing homelessness & housing insecurity 🏘️
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#Spéirgorm
Last week, our Executive Director wrote a letter to the editor of the Irish Times commenting on the housing crisis in Ireland and it's impact on people experiencing homelessness & housing insecurity 🏘️
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#Spéirgorm
January 15, 2026 at 10:59 AM
How can we end homelessness when our proposed solutions are deemed unattainable?
Last week, our Executive Director wrote a letter to the editor of the Irish Times commenting on the housing crisis in Ireland and it's impact on people experiencing homelessness & housing insecurity 🏘️
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#Spéirgorm
Last week, our Executive Director wrote a letter to the editor of the Irish Times commenting on the housing crisis in Ireland and it's impact on people experiencing homelessness & housing insecurity 🏘️
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#Spéirgorm
When you're led by incompetent people and have come to expect incompetence, it's easy to get overexcited when one of them finally does something correct.
You don't elect a broken clock again because it was correct one time. You elect a new clock that works all the time. #spéirgorm
You don't elect a broken clock again because it was correct one time. You elect a new clock that works all the time. #spéirgorm
a man stands in front of a stadium that has the word " ii " on it
Alt: Roy Keane saying "That's his job"
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:49 AM
When you're led by incompetent people and have come to expect incompetence, it's easy to get overexcited when one of them finally does something correct.
You don't elect a broken clock again because it was correct one time. You elect a new clock that works all the time. #spéirgorm
You don't elect a broken clock again because it was correct one time. You elect a new clock that works all the time. #spéirgorm
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Citizens Information is great. Easy to find the truth re who is entitled to what.
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/
Should be an equally easy to use dashboard of Irish statistics. Include controversal ones. Update regularly.
Not that everyone would look. But everyone could, at least, easily check.
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/
Should be an equally easy to use dashboard of Irish statistics. Include controversal ones. Update regularly.
Not that everyone would look. But everyone could, at least, easily check.
“In fairness, we also seem to believe that over one-in-three Irish people are accessing social housing compared to the real figure of 9.2%, which begs the question: how much social housing do these people think that Ireland has?”
Here is this week’s column.
Here is this week’s column.
Surrealing in the Years: We've found out we know nothing about a lot of Very Important Things
Maybe it’s a bad thing that we’re completely clueless.
jrnl.ie
January 17, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Citizens Information is great. Easy to find the truth re who is entitled to what.
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/
Should be an equally easy to use dashboard of Irish statistics. Include controversal ones. Update regularly.
Not that everyone would look. But everyone could, at least, easily check.
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/
Should be an equally easy to use dashboard of Irish statistics. Include controversal ones. Update regularly.
Not that everyone would look. But everyone could, at least, easily check.
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Hypocrisy is an undeclared EU core value.
January 16, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Hypocrisy is an undeclared EU core value.
The one consolation in all of this is the impending Wikipedia entry entitled
"End of Fianna Fáil Leadership and Term As Taoiseach". #spéirgorm
"End of Fianna Fáil Leadership and Term As Taoiseach". #spéirgorm
January 16, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The one consolation in all of this is the impending Wikipedia entry entitled
"End of Fianna Fáil Leadership and Term As Taoiseach". #spéirgorm
"End of Fianna Fáil Leadership and Term As Taoiseach". #spéirgorm
Sincerely. Is there any legitimate reason for a typical vehicle to be capable of exceeding the top legal speed limits?
“Selling a machine that can go at a speed in excess of what is allowable is a huge anomaly” Seán Canney, Minister of State for Road Safety
👏👏 hear, hear
Oh wait, that was for e-scooters.
Where are these calls when it comes to private motor vehicles?
👏👏 hear, hear
Oh wait, that was for e-scooters.
Where are these calls when it comes to private motor vehicles?
A Fianna Fáil TD has been convicted of dangerous driving after a court heard he was driving at over 190km/h on a motorway last March
January 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Sincerely. Is there any legitimate reason for a typical vehicle to be capable of exceeding the top legal speed limits?
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“Selling a machine that can go at a speed in excess of what is allowable is a huge anomaly” Seán Canney, Minister of State for Road Safety
👏👏 hear, hear
Oh wait, that was for e-scooters.
Where are these calls when it comes to private motor vehicles?
👏👏 hear, hear
Oh wait, that was for e-scooters.
Where are these calls when it comes to private motor vehicles?
A Fianna Fáil TD has been convicted of dangerous driving after a court heard he was driving at over 190km/h on a motorway last March
FF TD detected at 190km/h convicted of dangerous driving
A Fianna Fáil TD was convicted of dangerous driving after a court heard he was driving at over 190km/h on a motorway last March.
www.rte.ie
January 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
“Selling a machine that can go at a speed in excess of what is allowable is a huge anomaly” Seán Canney, Minister of State for Road Safety
👏👏 hear, hear
Oh wait, that was for e-scooters.
Where are these calls when it comes to private motor vehicles?
👏👏 hear, hear
Oh wait, that was for e-scooters.
Where are these calls when it comes to private motor vehicles?
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3 hours ago, The Taoiseach posted photos on X of school children from a visit he made to Gorey.
How is that not a severe safeguarding issue, given what can be done with any photo on X now?
#IrishPol
How is that not a severe safeguarding issue, given what can be done with any photo on X now?
#IrishPol
The Taoiseach can't decide if the gov should stop posting pictures on X which can be turned into CSAM or other illegal content by anyone.
And what other issues on other platforms are as illegal as being a CSAM generator?
Well done Richard for being the voice of the sane here.
#IrishPol
And what other issues on other platforms are as illegal as being a CSAM generator?
Well done Richard for being the voice of the sane here.
#IrishPol
He did say Apple & Google should remove it from app stores.
He also said the Govt wouldn’t give “kneejerk” response by immediately coming off X, saying other platforms have issues too.
I interjected to say those other platforms don’t generate CSAM.
He accepts that but said other issues exist.
He also said the Govt wouldn’t give “kneejerk” response by immediately coming off X, saying other platforms have issues too.
I interjected to say those other platforms don’t generate CSAM.
He accepts that but said other issues exist.
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
3 hours ago, The Taoiseach posted photos on X of school children from a visit he made to Gorey.
How is that not a severe safeguarding issue, given what can be done with any photo on X now?
#IrishPol
How is that not a severe safeguarding issue, given what can be done with any photo on X now?
#IrishPol
I think we're so numb to the impotence of this government we actually managed to gloss over the fact that Micheál Martin is here saying "We have issues with other platforms as well" as if it's a defence for further inaction.
It's bad that they have no control over Meta too. #spéirgorm
It's bad that they have no control over Meta too. #spéirgorm
Taoiseach: “We have issues with a lot of platforms at different times…”
🗣️ “But they’re not generating child sex abuse material… this is a different scale.”
Taoiseach challenged on X and Grok, and admits they should be “pursued” in respect of generated intimate images of children.
🗣️ “But they’re not generating child sex abuse material… this is a different scale.”
Taoiseach challenged on X and Grok, and admits they should be “pursued” in respect of generated intimate images of children.
January 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I think we're so numb to the impotence of this government we actually managed to gloss over the fact that Micheál Martin is here saying "We have issues with other platforms as well" as if it's a defence for further inaction.
It's bad that they have no control over Meta too. #spéirgorm
It's bad that they have no control over Meta too. #spéirgorm
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The Minister for Justice is very good at controlling the narrative..
A true politician for this post-truth age. Failing upwards. Spectacularly. Our next Taoiseach.
A true politician for this post-truth age. Failing upwards. Spectacularly. Our next Taoiseach.
Question to Minister for Justice from @garygannontd.bsky.social: So, how many people have you been prevented from deporting because of the ECHR?
Minister's reply: Uh, dunno.
www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-01-13/1646/#pq_1646
Minister's reply: Uh, dunno.
www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-01-13/1646/#pq_1646
www.oireachtas.ie
January 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The Minister for Justice is very good at controlling the narrative..
A true politician for this post-truth age. Failing upwards. Spectacularly. Our next Taoiseach.
A true politician for this post-truth age. Failing upwards. Spectacularly. Our next Taoiseach.
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Close them down until they do. Stop behaving like a vassal state.
January 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Close them down until they do. Stop behaving like a vassal state.
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He’ll make the excuse that he needs to drive to Dublin for work and there’s a solid chance he’ll get the likes of Judge James “cyclists are a nightmare” O’Donohoe who will give him his full sympathy.
January 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
He’ll make the excuse that he needs to drive to Dublin for work and there’s a solid chance he’ll get the likes of Judge James “cyclists are a nightmare” O’Donohoe who will give him his full sympathy.
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"It went agaisnt me on the day" - his words. speaks to the only remorse is being caught.
January 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"It went agaisnt me on the day" - his words. speaks to the only remorse is being caught.
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"I’m not making excuses here,"
Pretty much everything he then said comes across as a string of excuses...
Pretty much everything he then said comes across as a string of excuses...
January 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM
"I’m not making excuses here,"
Pretty much everything he then said comes across as a string of excuses...
Pretty much everything he then said comes across as a string of excuses...
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Did a video on graduated speeding fines recently - this lad makes huge money as a TD and was absolutely taking the mick with his speeding. He should have been fined so much that he'd have to sell the Audi (which he's now banned from driving).
[I messed up posting it last time, this is a do-over]
[I messed up posting it last time, this is a do-over]
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Did a video on graduated speeding fines recently - this lad makes huge money as a TD and was absolutely taking the mick with his speeding. He should have been fined so much that he'd have to sell the Audi (which he's now banned from driving).
[I messed up posting it last time, this is a do-over]
[I messed up posting it last time, this is a do-over]
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I'd have asked if he was planning to resign rather than planning to appeal
January 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I'd have asked if he was planning to resign rather than planning to appeal
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When Mr O’Keeffe referenced his client as driving in “the fast lane”, the judge interrupted him, and said:
“You see one of the failures here is it’s not the fast lane.
It’s the overtaking lane."
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“You see one of the failures here is it’s not the fast lane.
It’s the overtaking lane."
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January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
When Mr O’Keeffe referenced his client as driving in “the fast lane”, the judge interrupted him, and said:
“You see one of the failures here is it’s not the fast lane.
It’s the overtaking lane."
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“You see one of the failures here is it’s not the fast lane.
It’s the overtaking lane."
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Remind me again how the government are making road safety a priority?
He accepts what he did was wrong but didn't immediately rule out appealing the conviction? If he agrees what he did was wrong and is remorseful, on what grounds would he appeal the conviction?
He accepts what he did was wrong but didn't immediately rule out appealing the conviction? If he agrees what he did was wrong and is remorseful, on what grounds would he appeal the conviction?
January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Remind me again how the government are making road safety a priority?
He accepts what he did was wrong but didn't immediately rule out appealing the conviction? If he agrees what he did was wrong and is remorseful, on what grounds would he appeal the conviction?
He accepts what he did was wrong but didn't immediately rule out appealing the conviction? If he agrees what he did was wrong and is remorseful, on what grounds would he appeal the conviction?
The Taoiseach has had at least 8 days to contemplate whether the government should be sharing a platform with CSAM. How much more time does he need before he can safely say he's avoided a "kneejerk" response?
My word.
The Taoiseach, in China, says "platforms can be misused and abused or they can be used for positive reasons as well..." and says that should be considered carefully "before jumping to conclusions" on whether it's appropriate for the Government to be on X.
The Taoiseach, in China, says "platforms can be misused and abused or they can be used for positive reasons as well..." and says that should be considered carefully "before jumping to conclusions" on whether it's appropriate for the Government to be on X.
January 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The Taoiseach has had at least 8 days to contemplate whether the government should be sharing a platform with CSAM. How much more time does he need before he can safely say he's avoided a "kneejerk" response?