Sam Tranum
@samtranum.bsky.social
Editor, co-founder @dublininquirer.bsky.social.
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it can be hard work being an active citizen and lots of people don't have the time or capacity to do it. which means opportunities to participate in civic life are not equally distributed.
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
it can be hard work being an active citizen and lots of people don't have the time or capacity to do it. which means opportunities to participate in civic life are not equally distributed.
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I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
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I'm all for road safety but you could have every cyclist in the land wearing a full suit of Christmas lights and drivers fucking around on their phones will still knock them down
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I'm all for road safety but you could have every cyclist in the land wearing a full suit of Christmas lights and drivers fucking around on their phones will still knock them down
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Another example of the extraordinary example of the generosity of spirit shown by Irish courts to motorists who commit homicide
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Woman given suspended sentence over cyclist's death
A woman whose husband was killed whilst out for a Sunday cycle on the Malahide Road in Dublin last year, has said no words can ever change how brutal it has been since she lost him.
www.rte.ie
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Another example of the extraordinary example of the generosity of spirit shown by Irish courts to motorists who commit homicide
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
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The council is nudging ahead with plans for playground in Portrane, despite objections from some local residents, in an informal consultation, that it could attract anti-social behaviour.
Council nudges ahead with plans for playground in Portrane
Despite objections from some local residents, in an informal consultation, that it could attract anti-social behaviour.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The council is nudging ahead with plans for playground in Portrane, despite objections from some local residents, in an informal consultation, that it could attract anti-social behaviour.
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Would Blanchardstown benefit from having a town council? The current programme for government says it will “establish town councils in large towns to provide a focal-point for raising concerns of towns”.
Would Blanchardstown benefit from having a town council?
The current programme for government says it will “establish town councils in large towns to provide a focal-point for raising concerns of towns”.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Would Blanchardstown benefit from having a town council? The current programme for government says it will “establish town councils in large towns to provide a focal-point for raising concerns of towns”.
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Fingal councillors have decided to raise rents for tenants in social housing. The council’s draft 2026 budget proposed increasing rents from 12 percent of a tenant’s income to 17 percent – in the end, councillors went with 14.5 percent.
Fingal councillors raise rents for tenants in social housing
The council’s draft 2026 budget proposed increasing rents from 12 percent of a tenant’s income to 17 percent – in the end, councillors went with 14.5 percent.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Fingal councillors have decided to raise rents for tenants in social housing. The council’s draft 2026 budget proposed increasing rents from 12 percent of a tenant’s income to 17 percent – in the end, councillors went with 14.5 percent.
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Who will offer early-stage legal help to people seeking asylum in a future, speedier process? It might not be lawyers. The new EU Migration and Asylum Pact allows for “legal counselling”. Those who give it won’t have to be “qualified lawyers”, says the Department of Justice.
Who will offer early-stage legal help to people seeking asylum in future, speedier process? It might not be lawyers
The new EU Migration and Asylum Pact allows for “legal counselling”. Those who give it won’t have to be “qualified lawyers”, says the Department of Justice.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Who will offer early-stage legal help to people seeking asylum in a future, speedier process? It might not be lawyers. The new EU Migration and Asylum Pact allows for “legal counselling”. Those who give it won’t have to be “qualified lawyers”, says the Department of Justice.
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An appeal seeks to block a plan for a supermarket in a long-vacant space near the Fatima Luas stop. As of April, only nine of the 23 ground-floor units across the Herberton Complex were occupied.
Appeal seeks to block plan for supermarket in long-vacant space near Fatima Luas stop
As of April, only nine of the 23 ground-floor units across the Herberton Complex were occupied.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
An appeal seeks to block a plan for a supermarket in a long-vacant space near the Fatima Luas stop. As of April, only nine of the 23 ground-floor units across the Herberton Complex were occupied.
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The council is pushing forward with a plan for 20 new artist studios and a revived theatre on Merchant’s Quay. If it gets planning permission for the €9.5 million project on schedule, construction could start next September, according to a council official.
Council pushes forward plan for 20 new artist studios and a revived theatre on Merchant’s Quay
If it gets planning permission for the €9.5 million project on schedule, construction could start next September, according to a council official.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The council is pushing forward with a plan for 20 new artist studios and a revived theatre on Merchant’s Quay. If it gets planning permission for the €9.5 million project on schedule, construction could start next September, according to a council official.
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We've been wishing, praying and attempting to manifest a real life Peruvian restaurant in Dublin for over a decade, and we'd almost given up hope when The Hoxton announced they were bringing Cantina Valentina to their new hotel... www.allthefood.ie/reviews/cantina-valentin
Cantina Valentina | All the Food: Dublin Restaurant Guides
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November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We've been wishing, praying and attempting to manifest a real life Peruvian restaurant in Dublin for over a decade, and we'd almost given up hope when The Hoxton announced they were bringing Cantina Valentina to their new hotel... www.allthefood.ie/reviews/cantina-valentin
I feel better about the world when I spend more time reading whole news articles, or books, and less time scanning headlines/scrolling social media.
November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I feel better about the world when I spend more time reading whole news articles, or books, and less time scanning headlines/scrolling social media.
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I wrote about our interview with Roblox's CEO and how platforms got too big to feel shame www.platformer.news/roblox-ceo-i...
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I wrote about our interview with Roblox's CEO and how platforms got too big to feel shame www.platformer.news/roblox-ceo-i...
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The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
I would not have the courage to write this first-person piece (with photos) about naked saunas. There are limits to what I would do for journalism. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Nude saunas in Ireland: ‘I realise I will soon be naked among these strangers’
Clothing optional or nude saunas are becoming more popular in Ireland, but what does it feel like to get naked in public?
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November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I would not have the courage to write this first-person piece (with photos) about naked saunas. There are limits to what I would do for journalism. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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Was out of work 17 years ago, watched a documentary about coffee farmers and trade unions and decided to start a coffee business. It was a big struggle for a long time. Really grateful we got mentioned yesterday in Irish Times 50 great brands. Never underestimate timing, dumb luck and persistence.
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Was out of work 17 years ago, watched a documentary about coffee farmers and trade unions and decided to start a coffee business. It was a big struggle for a long time. Really grateful we got mentioned yesterday in Irish Times 50 great brands. Never underestimate timing, dumb luck and persistence.
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The Irish Times published and lauded John Collison's op-ed, but did they fact-check it?
Andrew Jackson did. Thoroughly.
If you spent time reading the original, you'd want to give time to this counterpoint as well.
Andrew Jackson did. Thoroughly.
If you spent time reading the original, you'd want to give time to this counterpoint as well.
I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
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November 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The Irish Times published and lauded John Collison's op-ed, but did they fact-check it?
Andrew Jackson did. Thoroughly.
If you spent time reading the original, you'd want to give time to this counterpoint as well.
Andrew Jackson did. Thoroughly.
If you spent time reading the original, you'd want to give time to this counterpoint as well.
"Nathan Gill was paid thousands of pounds to give pro-Russian TV interviews and make speeches in EU Parliament, where he was an MEP" | Safe bet he isn't the only MEP getting such payments? www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...
Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for more than 10 years for taking pro-Russia bribes
Nathan Gill was paid thousands of pounds to give pro-Russian TV interviews and make speeches in EU Parliament, where he was an MEP
www.irishtimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Nathan Gill was paid thousands of pounds to give pro-Russian TV interviews and make speeches in EU Parliament, where he was an MEP" | Safe bet he isn't the only MEP getting such payments? www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...
Patreon CEO says algorithms need to be changed away from designs hijacking our attention at any cost, to:
1. Prioritise long-term relationships
2. Fund art [or journalism?] instead of advertisers
3. Put humans in control. "I don't think machines should have total control"
1. Prioritise long-term relationships
2. Fund art [or journalism?] instead of advertisers
3. Put humans in control. "I don't think machines should have total control"
Opinion | I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Patreon CEO says algorithms need to be changed away from designs hijacking our attention at any cost, to:
1. Prioritise long-term relationships
2. Fund art [or journalism?] instead of advertisers
3. Put humans in control. "I don't think machines should have total control"
1. Prioritise long-term relationships
2. Fund art [or journalism?] instead of advertisers
3. Put humans in control. "I don't think machines should have total control"
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The government plans to look at merging cost-rental and social housing in future. “That is really, I think, what Nirvana is for the future,” says Fiona O’Driscoll, of the Irish Council for Social Housing. “It's the dream.”
Government to look at the idea of merging cost-rental and social housing in future
“That is really, I think, what Nirvana is for the future,” says Fiona O’Driscoll, of the Irish Council for Social Housing. “It's the dream.”
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November 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The government plans to look at merging cost-rental and social housing in future. “That is really, I think, what Nirvana is for the future,” says Fiona O’Driscoll, of the Irish Council for Social Housing. “It's the dream.”
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With council rents and private rents both rising, HAP tenants are squeezed from two directions. “I think in some cases it could be more than half their income. I don’t see how the sums will add up.”
With council rents and private rents both rising, HAP tenants are squeezed from two directions
“I think in some cases it could be more than half their income. I don’t see how the sums will add up.”
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November 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
With council rents and private rents both rising, HAP tenants are squeezed from two directions. “I think in some cases it could be more than half their income. I don’t see how the sums will add up.”
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After the council quietly closed its mediation service, a new report highlights a growing need for mediation in the community. Earlier this year, Dublin City Council closed its service to defuse low-level tensions between tenants in its housing.
After the council quietly closed its mediation service, a new report highlights a growing need for mediation in the community
Earlier this year, Dublin City Council closed its service to defuse low-level tensions between tenants in its housing.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
After the council quietly closed its mediation service, a new report highlights a growing need for mediation in the community. Earlier this year, Dublin City Council closed its service to defuse low-level tensions between tenants in its housing.
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The council is moving forward with a plan for 5,000 homes on lands between Inchicore and Ballyfermot. The changes will be gradual, said a council planner. “It’s not an overnight, you know, deployment of four or five thousand units in an area.”
Council moves on plan for 5,000 homes on lands between Inchicore and Ballyfermot
The changes will be gradual, said a council planner. “It’s not an overnight, you know, deployment of four or five thousand units in an area.”
www.dublininquirer.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The council is moving forward with a plan for 5,000 homes on lands between Inchicore and Ballyfermot. The changes will be gradual, said a council planner. “It’s not an overnight, you know, deployment of four or five thousand units in an area.”
It was a good night, full house, 23 teams, fun was had, prizes were won. Thanks everyone for coming!
Juat getting set up for the @dublininquirer.com pub quiz this evening.
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
It was a good night, full house, 23 teams, fun was had, prizes were won. Thanks everyone for coming!