Una Mullally
@unamullally.bsky.social
Writer
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www.sliverpress.com
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Very sad to hear Margaretta D'Arcy has died.
Besides her relentless anti-war activism, her book on the women protesting in Armagh Prison, Tell Them Everything, is such an important piece of writing.
She was also key to springing Kate Millett from institutional confinement in Clare in 1980.
Besides her relentless anti-war activism, her book on the women protesting in Armagh Prison, Tell Them Everything, is such an important piece of writing.
She was also key to springing Kate Millett from institutional confinement in Clare in 1980.
Activist and artist Margaretta D’Arcy dies aged 91
Anti-war protester from Greenham Common to Shannon Airport had ‘life fully and purposefully lived’
www.irishtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Very sad to hear Margaretta D'Arcy has died.
Besides her relentless anti-war activism, her book on the women protesting in Armagh Prison, Tell Them Everything, is such an important piece of writing.
She was also key to springing Kate Millett from institutional confinement in Clare in 1980.
Besides her relentless anti-war activism, her book on the women protesting in Armagh Prison, Tell Them Everything, is such an important piece of writing.
She was also key to springing Kate Millett from institutional confinement in Clare in 1980.
Wrote about the massive energy requirements of AI data centres in the context of Ireland’s previous data centre development “boom” and squeezed electricity grid.
Una Mullally: Ireland can’t compete in the race to build AI data centres, and shouldn’t try
Our capacity to emulate massive developments happening elsewhere is not currently realistic
www.irishtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Wrote about the massive energy requirements of AI data centres in the context of Ireland’s previous data centre development “boom” and squeezed electricity grid.
Reposted by Una Mullally
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…
elajucd.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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...
Great piece by Anna Cafolla on Ireland's brilliant alternative and independent music scenes.
‘We’ve got to release the dead hand of the past’: how Ireland created the world’s best alternative music scene
Irish indie acts used to be ignored, even on Irish radio. But songs confronting the Troubles, poverty and oppression are now going global – and changing how Ireland sees itself
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Great piece by Anna Cafolla on Ireland's brilliant alternative and independent music scenes.
Reposted by Una Mullally
Was the Department of Justice using experimental chatbots to give immigration advice? It has now retired its asylum chatbot Erin, but has infused Tara, the non-asylum immigration chatbot with AI. Read more here www.dublininquirer.com/was-the-depa...
Was the Department of Justice using experimental chatbots to give immigration advice?
“The public should not be used as guinea pigs, particularly vulnerable groups in a legal process which could be impacted by a chatbot giving an incorrect answer.”
www.dublininquirer.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Was the Department of Justice using experimental chatbots to give immigration advice? It has now retired its asylum chatbot Erin, but has infused Tara, the non-asylum immigration chatbot with AI. Read more here www.dublininquirer.com/was-the-depa...
Paschal Donohoe quitting the Irish government is a huge blow to Fine Gael.
Whatever you think about him / his politics, he was the most important figure in the party, and many people who don't even like FG at least believed he was smart.
He was also perceived as a heavyweight, unlike Harris.
Whatever you think about him / his politics, he was the most important figure in the party, and many people who don't even like FG at least believed he was smart.
He was also perceived as a heavyweight, unlike Harris.
Paschal Donohoe’s resignation leaves Government substantially weaker with problems piling up
Less than a year after Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil were returned to power, problems are piling up
www.irishtimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Paschal Donohoe quitting the Irish government is a huge blow to Fine Gael.
Whatever you think about him / his politics, he was the most important figure in the party, and many people who don't even like FG at least believed he was smart.
He was also perceived as a heavyweight, unlike Harris.
Whatever you think about him / his politics, he was the most important figure in the party, and many people who don't even like FG at least believed he was smart.
He was also perceived as a heavyweight, unlike Harris.
Looking forward to speaking at @irelandsedge.bsky.social in Dingle next weekend. I'll be talking about corporate gentrification in Dublin City, agus fás na Gaeilge sa chultúr.
Loads of great speakers including: Ed Caesar, Dr. Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, Caoimhe Butterly, Roisin Kiberd + more.
Loads of great speakers including: Ed Caesar, Dr. Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, Caoimhe Butterly, Roisin Kiberd + more.
Ireland’s Edge — Welcome Here, Kind Stranger / Fáilte Romhat, a Strainséir Shéimh | Ireland's Edge Events
The Dingle Skellig Hotel Nov 29, 2024 - Nov 28, 2025
www.irelandsedge.net
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Looking forward to speaking at @irelandsedge.bsky.social in Dingle next weekend. I'll be talking about corporate gentrification in Dublin City, agus fás na Gaeilge sa chultúr.
Loads of great speakers including: Ed Caesar, Dr. Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, Caoimhe Butterly, Roisin Kiberd + more.
Loads of great speakers including: Ed Caesar, Dr. Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, Caoimhe Butterly, Roisin Kiberd + more.
Brilliant piece by Malachy Clerkin on the everlasting gift of Troy Parrott’s epic winner.
Troy Parrott gave us a chance to be innocently happy. Whatever happens from here, that lasts forever
Over the campaign, this Ireland side showed themselves to be all the things you’d want from a team representing the country
www.irishtimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Brilliant piece by Malachy Clerkin on the everlasting gift of Troy Parrott’s epic winner.
I’m hosting a conversation this evening in Temple Bar about community-first public space design in relation to Drury St in Dublin.
Tickets are free, more details here ⬇️
Tickets are free, more details here ⬇️
A Playful City
Come join us at Trinity College Dublin for two days of creativity and design. BOUNCE is a celebration of process, of critical discourse–of bouncing ideas, and embracing the craft of design that fuels ...
www.bouncecreative.ie
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I’m hosting a conversation this evening in Temple Bar about community-first public space design in relation to Drury St in Dublin.
Tickets are free, more details here ⬇️
Tickets are free, more details here ⬇️
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November 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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TROY PARROTT KING OF IRELAND
November 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
TROY PARROTT KING OF IRELAND
You can now watch Roisin Agnew’s film The Ban on the New Yorker website.
When a Crackdown Involving the I.R.A. Backfired, Comically, in “The Ban”
In 1988, when the British government declared that the voices of Sinn Féin or I.R.A. leaders were not to be heard, broadcasters soon discovered a loophole.
www.newyorker.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
You can now watch Roisin Agnew’s film The Ban on the New Yorker website.
Excited to announce the first book on my press.
Plan Life Go, by Julie Fogarty, Sliver Editions, Spring 2026.
An incredible debut memoir rooted in 1990s Dublin's explosive rave scene and devastating heroin epidemic.
Design by Matt Lambert.
More details here ⬇️
www.sliverpress.com/editions
Plan Life Go, by Julie Fogarty, Sliver Editions, Spring 2026.
An incredible debut memoir rooted in 1990s Dublin's explosive rave scene and devastating heroin epidemic.
Design by Matt Lambert.
More details here ⬇️
www.sliverpress.com/editions
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Excited to announce the first book on my press.
Plan Life Go, by Julie Fogarty, Sliver Editions, Spring 2026.
An incredible debut memoir rooted in 1990s Dublin's explosive rave scene and devastating heroin epidemic.
Design by Matt Lambert.
More details here ⬇️
www.sliverpress.com/editions
Plan Life Go, by Julie Fogarty, Sliver Editions, Spring 2026.
An incredible debut memoir rooted in 1990s Dublin's explosive rave scene and devastating heroin epidemic.
Design by Matt Lambert.
More details here ⬇️
www.sliverpress.com/editions
President Catherine Connolly’s inaugural speech.
“As I speak, I am acutely conscious of the 165 million people currently forcibly displaced from their homes and countries due to war, famine and climate change. We cannot turn back the clock nor close our eyes to these realities.”
“As I speak, I am acutely conscious of the 165 million people currently forcibly displaced from their homes and countries due to war, famine and climate change. We cannot turn back the clock nor close our eyes to these realities.”
Inaugural Speech of President Catherine Connolly | President of Ireland
A Thaoisigh, A Phríomhbhreithimh, Airí, Baill Chomhairle an Stáit, Baill an Oireachtais, Ambasadóirí, Ceannairí Eaglaise, agus dhaoine...
president.ie
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
President Catherine Connolly’s inaugural speech.
“As I speak, I am acutely conscious of the 165 million people currently forcibly displaced from their homes and countries due to war, famine and climate change. We cannot turn back the clock nor close our eyes to these realities.”
“As I speak, I am acutely conscious of the 165 million people currently forcibly displaced from their homes and countries due to war, famine and climate change. We cannot turn back the clock nor close our eyes to these realities.”
Reposted by Una Mullally
President Catherine Connolly has called for action on war, genocide and climate change, saying the normalisation of war “has never been and will never be acceptable” to Ireland, a nation with a long tradition of neutrality and peacekeeping.
#VMNews
#VMNews
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
President Catherine Connolly has called for action on war, genocide and climate change, saying the normalisation of war “has never been and will never be acceptable” to Ireland, a nation with a long tradition of neutrality and peacekeeping.
#VMNews
#VMNews
Whatever about companies being over-valued etc., there's a fundamental issue at the heart of this: AI data centres cannot be built at the necessary scale in the time required, because the energy to power them does not yet exist.
It's very simple: physical infrastructure reality meeting AI fantasy.
It's very simple: physical infrastructure reality meeting AI fantasy.
Investor angst over Big Tech’s AI spending spills into bond market
Investor angst over Big Tech’s AI spending spills into bond market
Debt issued by groups building data centres has been hit in recent weeks
www.irishtimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Whatever about companies being over-valued etc., there's a fundamental issue at the heart of this: AI data centres cannot be built at the necessary scale in the time required, because the energy to power them does not yet exist.
It's very simple: physical infrastructure reality meeting AI fantasy.
It's very simple: physical infrastructure reality meeting AI fantasy.
Reposted by Una Mullally
FAI votes to suspend Israel from all Uefa competitions
FAI votes to suspend Israel from all Uefa competitions
Emergency General Meeting voted 74 in favour, with seven against and two abstaining
www.irishtimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
FAI votes to suspend Israel from all Uefa competitions
Great piece on Dead Centre and Emilie Pine’s Good Sex in the NYT.
Sex With a Stranger: How Actors Do It Onstage
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Great piece on Dead Centre and Emilie Pine’s Good Sex in the NYT.
Was delighted to use some of my speaking time at the Irish Landscape Institute’s conference in Dublin yesterday to screen Louis O’Flynn-Martin’s short film, City In Crisis, and to talk about prosocial urban design.
It’s a great piece of filmmaking that offers a skateboarder’s view of the city.
It’s a great piece of filmmaking that offers a skateboarder’s view of the city.
CITY IN CRISIS | Louis OFlynn
www.louisoflynn.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Was delighted to use some of my speaking time at the Irish Landscape Institute’s conference in Dublin yesterday to screen Louis O’Flynn-Martin’s short film, City In Crisis, and to talk about prosocial urban design.
It’s a great piece of filmmaking that offers a skateboarder’s view of the city.
It’s a great piece of filmmaking that offers a skateboarder’s view of the city.
Reposted by Una Mullally
NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives.
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives.
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
Outsourcing / hollowing out of RTÉ continues as bosses close its in-house doc unit.
"Instead of a return to the core values of our public-service remit, we have dramatically increased commercialisation, with whole swathes of the organisation now being primed for outsourcing." - union spokesperson
"Instead of a return to the core values of our public-service remit, we have dramatically increased commercialisation, with whole swathes of the organisation now being primed for outsourcing." - union spokesperson
RTÉ set to close in-house documentary unit
Unions criticise decision to ‘dramatically increase commercialisation’ via outsourcing
www.irishtimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Outsourcing / hollowing out of RTÉ continues as bosses close its in-house doc unit.
"Instead of a return to the core values of our public-service remit, we have dramatically increased commercialisation, with whole swathes of the organisation now being primed for outsourcing." - union spokesperson
"Instead of a return to the core values of our public-service remit, we have dramatically increased commercialisation, with whole swathes of the organisation now being primed for outsourcing." - union spokesperson
How Elon Musk boosts the British right.
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
How Elon Musk boosts the British right.
“All’s Fair makes Sex and the City 2 look like a Mike Leigh film about bag ladies who live in the woods and own ferrets.”
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
“All’s Fair makes Sex and the City 2 look like a Mike Leigh film about bag ladies who live in the woods and own ferrets.”
Regarding the rightward turn FG & FF are taking on all kinds of immigration, here's a piece I wrote Nov 2019 on far-right rhetoric entering mainstream Irish politics.
"This is a pattern: extreme rhetoric is heard, listened to and begins to seep into mainstream politics until it becomes part of it."
"This is a pattern: extreme rhetoric is heard, listened to and begins to seep into mainstream politics until it becomes part of it."
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Regarding the rightward turn FG & FF are taking on all kinds of immigration, here's a piece I wrote Nov 2019 on far-right rhetoric entering mainstream Irish politics.
"This is a pattern: extreme rhetoric is heard, listened to and begins to seep into mainstream politics until it becomes part of it."
"This is a pattern: extreme rhetoric is heard, listened to and begins to seep into mainstream politics until it becomes part of it."