Jen Keane
@zenbuffy.bsky.social
Jen Keane - she/her. Thoughts about migraine, cakes, sewing, and occasional spicy political rants.
https://jenniferkeane.ie for long-form thoughts.
https://paygap.ie/ for my Irish Gender Pay Gap data portal
https://ko-fi.com/zenbuffy to support my work
https://jenniferkeane.ie for long-form thoughts.
https://paygap.ie/ for my Irish Gender Pay Gap data portal
https://ko-fi.com/zenbuffy to support my work
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Jen Keane
@zenbuffy.bsky.social
· Jun 13
Ok, ok. The shock has settled down. PayGap.ie is now an award winning website, taking home the Social Impact award from the Analytics Institute. I'm thrilled and humbled, we had an amazing night at the gala, and you could have knocked me over with a feather when they said I'd won it.
Treated ourselves to a stay at Kellys a few years back and kept running into Aiden Gillen and Camille O'Sullivan. Every time we were seated for a meal, we were put beside them, kept running into them in the corridors. They were lovely and we had a few chats over the course of the weekend.
What is YOUR most mundane celebrity encounter?
Belle and Sebastian asked me to hold the elevator for them at a Holiday Inn in Paris, after a gig...
Belle and Sebastian asked me to hold the elevator for them at a Holiday Inn in Paris, after a gig...
February 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Treated ourselves to a stay at Kellys a few years back and kept running into Aiden Gillen and Camille O'Sullivan. Every time we were seated for a meal, we were put beside them, kept running into them in the corridors. They were lovely and we had a few chats over the course of the weekend.
I remember fondly a time when I was dry. Feels so long ago.
February 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I remember fondly a time when I was dry. Feels so long ago.
"Sky has announced “world-first” plans to bring multiple streaming services together as part of a single subscription"
Excited to share that we've invented cable tv again...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertain...
Excited to share that we've invented cable tv again...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertain...
Sky confirms it will bring together Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max and Hayu into a single subscription
The broadcaster is bringing Disney+, Netflix, Hayu and HBO Max into a single TV subscription.
www.radiotimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
"Sky has announced “world-first” plans to bring multiple streaming services together as part of a single subscription"
Excited to share that we've invented cable tv again...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertain...
Excited to share that we've invented cable tv again...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertain...
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One thing that's always wild is discovering that some massive company or organisation is just quietly using my data and research from PayGap.ie, treating it as a trusted and reliable source. Obviously, I hope that it is, I try very hard to ensure the data is accurate and all that, but it's still mad
PayGap.ie - Irish Gender Pay Gap Portal
A portal cataloguing gender pay gap reports from Irish companies.
PayGap.ie
February 12, 2026 at 10:52 AM
One thing that's always wild is discovering that some massive company or organisation is just quietly using my data and research from PayGap.ie, treating it as a trusted and reliable source. Obviously, I hope that it is, I try very hard to ensure the data is accurate and all that, but it's still mad
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this is a level of complicity that had not occurred to me
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
this is a level of complicity that had not occurred to me
God damn, Olivia Dean is so cool. I've been listening to her for a while now, but have only just watched some of her music videos and she just seems so *cool*
February 10, 2026 at 10:08 AM
God damn, Olivia Dean is so cool. I've been listening to her for a while now, but have only just watched some of her music videos and she just seems so *cool*
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Hey so did you know that the solution to the motherhood penalty is to just not penalise mothers?
I don't want to make light of the research, it's just so frustrating that the answer is so obvious and yet we still struggle to have it heard by those in charge.
theconversation.com/denmarks-gen...
I don't want to make light of the research, it's just so frustrating that the answer is so obvious and yet we still struggle to have it heard by those in charge.
theconversation.com/denmarks-gen...
Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
Two researchers found that Danish government benefits do not fully offset moms’ lost earnings. But they do help offset lost income for working women with kids.
theconversation.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Hey so did you know that the solution to the motherhood penalty is to just not penalise mothers?
I don't want to make light of the research, it's just so frustrating that the answer is so obvious and yet we still struggle to have it heard by those in charge.
theconversation.com/denmarks-gen...
I don't want to make light of the research, it's just so frustrating that the answer is so obvious and yet we still struggle to have it heard by those in charge.
theconversation.com/denmarks-gen...
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Despite overwhelming majority male workforce, Iarnród Éireann actually has a pay gap in favour of women, coming in at -12.94%. This is probably partly due to the fact that most women seem to be in the upper middle and upper brackets of pay in IE. 13% of their workforce are women overall.
In its lastest recruitment drive, Iarnród Éireann has “urged” women in particular to consider becoming train drivers.
Candidates must be willing to work various shift patterns, including weekend work, and the salary scale can reach €69,000.
jrnl.ie/6951455
Candidates must be willing to work various shift patterns, including weekend work, and the salary scale can reach €69,000.
jrnl.ie/6951455
Iarnród Éireann ‘urges’ women to apply for driving roles in latest recruitment drive
The salary scale can reach €69,000.
jrnl.ie
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Despite overwhelming majority male workforce, Iarnród Éireann actually has a pay gap in favour of women, coming in at -12.94%. This is probably partly due to the fact that most women seem to be in the upper middle and upper brackets of pay in IE. 13% of their workforce are women overall.
Ok, so I can't show all of it because I'm not giving the internet my address, but I want to take a moment to say how absolutely gorgeous the packaging from @ciaraioch.bsky.social is, before you even get to the art. Makes getting post feel special ❤️
Looking forward to hanging these!
Looking forward to hanging these!
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Ok, so I can't show all of it because I'm not giving the internet my address, but I want to take a moment to say how absolutely gorgeous the packaging from @ciaraioch.bsky.social is, before you even get to the art. Makes getting post feel special ❤️
Looking forward to hanging these!
Looking forward to hanging these!
Hey so did you know that the solution to the motherhood penalty is to just not penalise mothers?
I don't want to make light of the research, it's just so frustrating that the answer is so obvious and yet we still struggle to have it heard by those in charge.
theconversation.com/denmarks-gen...
I don't want to make light of the research, it's just so frustrating that the answer is so obvious and yet we still struggle to have it heard by those in charge.
theconversation.com/denmarks-gen...
Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
Two researchers found that Danish government benefits do not fully offset moms’ lost earnings. But they do help offset lost income for working women with kids.
theconversation.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Hey so did you know that the solution to the motherhood penalty is to just not penalise mothers?
I don't want to make light of the research, it's just so frustrating that the answer is so obvious and yet we still struggle to have it heard by those in charge.
theconversation.com/denmarks-gen...
I don't want to make light of the research, it's just so frustrating that the answer is so obvious and yet we still struggle to have it heard by those in charge.
theconversation.com/denmarks-gen...
French knots are a bit fiddly, but the flowers that result are worth it. Good progress this evening!
February 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
French knots are a bit fiddly, but the flowers that result are worth it. Good progress this evening!
Watching an episode of The Rookie and it really underlines for me that the problem is, as it has always been, the guns. The premise is that president is visiting and the episode is all about all the shutdowns and endless secret service and security because someone wants to shoot the president.
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Watching an episode of The Rookie and it really underlines for me that the problem is, as it has always been, the guns. The premise is that president is visiting and the episode is all about all the shutdowns and endless secret service and security because someone wants to shoot the president.
The lesser spotted absolutely flavourless Walkers.
February 8, 2026 at 12:21 PM
The lesser spotted absolutely flavourless Walkers.
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This is indeed a long thread - and one of the best curated threads, with 💯 relevant links and succinct summaries, that I've seen on any platform.
Esther, thank you.
Esther, thank you.
Not a single thing we were told about #COVID turned out to be correct. A long thread 🧵
February 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This is indeed a long thread - and one of the best curated threads, with 💯 relevant links and succinct summaries, that I've seen on any platform.
Esther, thank you.
Esther, thank you.
My local pizza place is clearly using up some Christmas bottles, but they know that clothes maketh the man so they committed to the bit and put his little hat and scarf on too. Can't send a lil guy out in the cold without his accessories.
February 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
My local pizza place is clearly using up some Christmas bottles, but they know that clothes maketh the man so they committed to the bit and put his little hat and scarf on too. Can't send a lil guy out in the cold without his accessories.
Went on to Elverys for something and I beg your very FINEST pardon - www.elverys.ie/products/dre...
We are selling sheets with magic silver thread that you PLUG IN with only the grounding pin so that you can be "grounded" while you sleep.
They cost 140 euro plus. 140 euro!!!
We are selling sheets with magic silver thread that you PLUG IN with only the grounding pin so that you can be "grounded" while you sleep.
They cost 140 euro plus. 140 euro!!!
Dream Acres King Grounding Sheet
Dream Acres King Grounding Sheet Intersport Elverys is proud to announce an exclusive partnership with Mayo-based entrepreneur Con Murphy and his wellness company, DreamAcres, to bring the pioneering ...
www.elverys.ie
February 6, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Went on to Elverys for something and I beg your very FINEST pardon - www.elverys.ie/products/dre...
We are selling sheets with magic silver thread that you PLUG IN with only the grounding pin so that you can be "grounded" while you sleep.
They cost 140 euro plus. 140 euro!!!
We are selling sheets with magic silver thread that you PLUG IN with only the grounding pin so that you can be "grounded" while you sleep.
They cost 140 euro plus. 140 euro!!!
I have been *almost* better for the entire month of January and I'm exhausted. I just need like one more fragment of wellness and it continues to elude me.
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 AM
I have been *almost* better for the entire month of January and I'm exhausted. I just need like one more fragment of wellness and it continues to elude me.
"Military grade intelligence tactics" and it's Minnesota moms texting each other. Meanwhile, said law enforcement is using actual military grade chemical weapons that were deemed unacceptable by the Geneva convention...
February 6, 2026 at 9:20 AM
"Military grade intelligence tactics" and it's Minnesota moms texting each other. Meanwhile, said law enforcement is using actual military grade chemical weapons that were deemed unacceptable by the Geneva convention...
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Maybe this is just me but grown adults shouldn't have heroes, scientific or otherwise. It should be possible to find someone's work useful to understand the world without elevating them to hero status or putting them on a pedestal.
February 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Maybe this is just me but grown adults shouldn't have heroes, scientific or otherwise. It should be possible to find someone's work useful to understand the world without elevating them to hero status or putting them on a pedestal.
I was wearing hi vis when a motorist drove into me. Passengers in the car got out to tell me the driver was really upset because she didn't see me. I didn't have much sympathy as I was picking gravel out of my hands.
I was visible. She didn't look.
I was visible. She didn't look.
The hi viz will work great when I'm hit by a motorist looking at their phone.
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
I was wearing hi vis when a motorist drove into me. Passengers in the car got out to tell me the driver was really upset because she didn't see me. I didn't have much sympathy as I was picking gravel out of my hands.
I was visible. She didn't look.
I was visible. She didn't look.
The people yearn for a president who can constantly show up kids at the sports they do for PE. Catherine Connolly stays winning.
It’s not just football tricks that President Catherine Connolly has up her sleeve – she can also score an impressive backwards basketball shot.
jrnl.ie/6946030
jrnl.ie/6946030
February 4, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The people yearn for a president who can constantly show up kids at the sports they do for PE. Catherine Connolly stays winning.
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hello yes i would like a shitty person to experience a consequence?
idk man fucking any of them surprise me
yes i'll hold
idk man fucking any of them surprise me
yes i'll hold
January 31, 2026 at 5:42 PM
hello yes i would like a shitty person to experience a consequence?
idk man fucking any of them surprise me
yes i'll hold
idk man fucking any of them surprise me
yes i'll hold
The horrifying realisation that if time travel does exist, it won't be the scientists coming back, it'll be the 3078 Bezos equivalent plus whatever side piece he has, just like the Titan submersible or the Blue Origin flights. It'll be rich losers who pay to travel.
February 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The horrifying realisation that if time travel does exist, it won't be the scientists coming back, it'll be the 3078 Bezos equivalent plus whatever side piece he has, just like the Titan submersible or the Blue Origin flights. It'll be rich losers who pay to travel.