Ian 3min Spies
@ianmaclochlainn.bsky.social
From 70’s punk to choral requiems, university admin, theatre, circus, longterm unpaid domestic labour, once understood computers. Swap arsonists for asylum seekers.
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Love living in Portugar.
GenAI is definitely not evil, or the most stupid possible accelerant of the fall of society as we know it.
#spéirghorm #ireland
GenAI is definitely not evil, or the most stupid possible accelerant of the fall of society as we know it.
#spéirghorm #ireland
For those who know the UK:
Chatgpt is equally at home with screwing around with borders and names.
I asked it to "Generate a map of the United Kingdom with all the counties named" 🤣
Chatgpt is equally at home with screwing around with borders and names.
I asked it to "Generate a map of the United Kingdom with all the counties named" 🤣
December 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Love living in Portugar.
GenAI is definitely not evil, or the most stupid possible accelerant of the fall of society as we know it.
#spéirghorm #ireland
GenAI is definitely not evil, or the most stupid possible accelerant of the fall of society as we know it.
#spéirghorm #ireland
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The Irish govt needs to stop bullsh*itting and pass the Occupied Territories Bill already - for goods AND for services!
Also; Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC rocks!
#FreePalestine
#spéirgorm
#Spéirghorm
Also; Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC rocks!
#FreePalestine
#spéirgorm
#Spéirghorm
"There is no basis in international law for differentiating between trade in goods and trade in services [as] proposed, and no international law justification for legislating for less than full compliance by Ireland with an international obligation articulated by the ICJ."
- Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC
- Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC
data.oireachtas.ie
December 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Irish govt needs to stop bullsh*itting and pass the Occupied Territories Bill already - for goods AND for services!
Also; Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC rocks!
#FreePalestine
#spéirgorm
#Spéirghorm
Also; Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC rocks!
#FreePalestine
#spéirgorm
#Spéirghorm
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Listened to Brent on the latest urbanist agenda pod and really liked his "it's just geometry" argument about getting cars off of roads. This is a good visualisation of that:
What does it take to move 1000 people? Smart infrastructure supporting choices that don’t take up so much space (or produce so much emissions/pollution, cost so much public money etc).
Mobility in cities is about space.
Graphic via @seattlesubway.org based on a Sydney graphic I spread years ago.
Mobility in cities is about space.
Graphic via @seattlesubway.org based on a Sydney graphic I spread years ago.
December 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Listened to Brent on the latest urbanist agenda pod and really liked his "it's just geometry" argument about getting cars off of roads. This is a good visualisation of that:
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What’s good about Walliams is we don’t have to separate the art from the man
December 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
What’s good about Walliams is we don’t have to separate the art from the man
Tomorrow I’m singing in a very decent Messiah, with triple choir, period instruments and a few extra trumpets and timpani. Sold out, 700 seats. Hurrah for weird, fabulous stuff happening. #Spéirghorm
Because it’s Galway.
Because it’s Galway.
December 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Tomorrow I’m singing in a very decent Messiah, with triple choir, period instruments and a few extra trumpets and timpani. Sold out, 700 seats. Hurrah for weird, fabulous stuff happening. #Spéirghorm
Because it’s Galway.
Because it’s Galway.
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Presumably there will be rioting in Edenderry tonight by the "protect women and children" brigade?
#speirghorm
#speirghorm
December 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Presumably there will be rioting in Edenderry tonight by the "protect women and children" brigade?
#speirghorm
#speirghorm
#Spéirghorm
Lots of the world is just dreadful, but I did see an unbelievably cute seal pup on the shingle down by the pier this morning.
Lots of the world is just dreadful, but I did see an unbelievably cute seal pup on the shingle down by the pier this morning.
December 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#Spéirghorm
Lots of the world is just dreadful, but I did see an unbelievably cute seal pup on the shingle down by the pier this morning.
Lots of the world is just dreadful, but I did see an unbelievably cute seal pup on the shingle down by the pier this morning.
Everything is dreadful but I did see a seal pup on the shingle down by the pier this morning, unbelievably cute.
December 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Everything is dreadful but I did see a seal pup on the shingle down by the pier this morning, unbelievably cute.
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Look guys, if the gays can boycott the Eurovision, the very very very least you can do is boycott FIFA
December 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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It was obvious Israel was buying public votes in the last two Eurovisions and I'm glad that has now been recognised. They'll try to do it this year too. I hope the other four countries follow suit and well done to Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Slovakia. #Eurovision #SpeirGorm #Gaza
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
It was obvious Israel was buying public votes in the last two Eurovisions and I'm glad that has now been recognised. They'll try to do it this year too. I hope the other four countries follow suit and well done to Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Slovakia. #Eurovision #SpeirGorm #Gaza
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What, you thought they'd stop at trans people?
Why is Wes Streeting coming for my ADHD medication?
Why is Wes Streeting coming for my ADHD medication?
Why is Wes Streeting coming for my ADHD medication?
www.independent.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
What, you thought they'd stop at trans people?
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I didn't think they'd follow through. Fair dues to them and bad cess to the cowards.
I expect the campaign of vilification will be ramped up.
#Speirgorm
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
I expect the campaign of vilification will be ramped up.
#Speirgorm
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast on RTÉ, after organiser the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to...
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I didn't think they'd follow through. Fair dues to them and bad cess to the cowards.
I expect the campaign of vilification will be ramped up.
#Speirgorm
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
I expect the campaign of vilification will be ramped up.
#Speirgorm
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
#Spéirghorm
A Chairde
So, Spotify is evil with drones and ICE and artist exploitation
What’s a decent alternative?
Help a pensioner out here
GRMMAgaibh go léir
A Chairde
So, Spotify is evil with drones and ICE and artist exploitation
What’s a decent alternative?
Help a pensioner out here
GRMMAgaibh go léir
December 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#Spéirghorm
A Chairde
So, Spotify is evil with drones and ICE and artist exploitation
What’s a decent alternative?
Help a pensioner out here
GRMMAgaibh go léir
A Chairde
So, Spotify is evil with drones and ICE and artist exploitation
What’s a decent alternative?
Help a pensioner out here
GRMMAgaibh go léir
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Statement by the Canadian Girl Guides Association.
December 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Statement by the Canadian Girl Guides Association.
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Just putting up the Christmas decorations in the staff room.
December 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Just putting up the Christmas decorations in the staff room.
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All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
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"Disability is a natural part of our human diversity, & one that must be respected & supported in all its forms. The hundreds of thousands of disabled people in Ireland have the right to participate with dignity in everyday life...."
www.ihrec.ie/topics/disab...
#HumanRights #UNCRPD #spéirghorm
www.ihrec.ie/topics/disab...
#HumanRights #UNCRPD #spéirghorm
Disability
The hundreds of thousands of disabled people in Ireland have the right to participate with dignity in everyday life—at home, school, work or in their…
www.ihrec.ie
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"Disability is a natural part of our human diversity, & one that must be respected & supported in all its forms. The hundreds of thousands of disabled people in Ireland have the right to participate with dignity in everyday life...."
www.ihrec.ie/topics/disab...
#HumanRights #UNCRPD #spéirghorm
www.ihrec.ie/topics/disab...
#HumanRights #UNCRPD #spéirghorm
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"Celebrated on 3 December around the world, #IDPD mobilizes support for critical issues relating to the inclusion of persons with disabilities, promotes awareness-raising a& draws attention to the benefits of an inclusive & accessible society for all."
#spéirghorm www.unesco.org/en/days/inte...
#spéirghorm www.unesco.org/en/days/inte...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
3 December
www.unesco.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"Celebrated on 3 December around the world, #IDPD mobilizes support for critical issues relating to the inclusion of persons with disabilities, promotes awareness-raising a& draws attention to the benefits of an inclusive & accessible society for all."
#spéirghorm www.unesco.org/en/days/inte...
#spéirghorm www.unesco.org/en/days/inte...
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Past pains go unburied in Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident, in Irish cinemas from Friday: filmindublin.ie/2025/12/02/p...
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Past pains go unburied in Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident, in Irish cinemas from Friday: filmindublin.ie/2025/12/02/p...
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
There’s some right fuckin eejits in the civil service. I just got an email from Revenue about house tax and it’s subject is LPTerror. Took me a gasping minute to figure out it stands for
Local
Property
Tax
error. Arseholes.
#SpéirGhorm
Local
Property
Tax
error. Arseholes.
#SpéirGhorm
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
There’s some right fuckin eejits in the civil service. I just got an email from Revenue about house tax and it’s subject is LPTerror. Took me a gasping minute to figure out it stands for
Local
Property
Tax
error. Arseholes.
#SpéirGhorm
Local
Property
Tax
error. Arseholes.
#SpéirGhorm
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Dear @simonharrisireland.bsky.social if u had told me & @frankoconnor.bsky.social u were going to be in Cork we'd have given u a tour of 700 empty buildings within 2km of city, they could be homes for thousands & thousands but instead you choose to blame others for your failure
#DerelictIreland
#DerelictIreland
December 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Dear @simonharrisireland.bsky.social if u had told me & @frankoconnor.bsky.social u were going to be in Cork we'd have given u a tour of 700 empty buildings within 2km of city, they could be homes for thousands & thousands but instead you choose to blame others for your failure
#DerelictIreland
#DerelictIreland
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Every fucking day... repost if you agree 🔄
December 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Every fucking day... repost if you agree 🔄
I don’t think I’m dreaming this, Farage is flogging black shirts with 18 on them. Straight up Nazi merchandise. If anyone can contradict me, dear God please do.
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I don’t think I’m dreaming this, Farage is flogging black shirts with 18 on them. Straight up Nazi merchandise. If anyone can contradict me, dear God please do.