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Jen Keane

@zenbuffy.bsky.social

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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

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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.

Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · Jun 12

Lads. LADS. What is happening?!!

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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 2h

November 1st is just a little over 3 weeks away. That would be barely enough time to launch the portal *if* the department were prepared and it really seems like they are not, in any way, prepared. And lord knows I've tried to help, repeatedly...

What a waste.

Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 2h

If companies chose June 1st as their snapshot date, their report is due on November 1st. That leaves painfully little time for the govt. to get their portal live, communicate to companies, share information about formatting, allow companies to fix their broken/wrong figures, etc.

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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 2h

And that "a couple of weeks" could very well overrun November 1st, and asked what companies should do. They did not have an answer for me. The best they have is a couple of weeks and it'll be on gov.ie

I've made the argument before that, imo, the portal is already late. This is beyond late.

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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 2h

Actually gave up and just rang the department of equality again this morning, since they don't bother with emails. Apparently they were told this morning that the government portal will be live "in a couple of weeks". I pointed out that November 1st is the first date of reporting this year...

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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 2h

Trying to get information from a government department about a thing they explicitly promised which is imminently due (or imo, late already) is like trying to get blood from a stone except the stone is also locked behind a gate that they have the password to and won't reply to your god damn email!

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 9h

The IDF took 3D animations from the Scottish Maritime Museum, a cyberpunk project and other places to make shit up about Gaza, Lebanon and Iran and these were reproduced in international outlets for the past 2 years.

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 18h

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 13h

So is it the position of the 'paper of record'?

That the cab-rank rule is bad?

And that Deputy Connolly should have ignored it?

And risked disciplining from Bar Council for breach of professional ethical obligations?

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Brian O'Halloran @playingwithdust.bsky.social · 15h

Tonight's Moon.

(The Tamron 150-600mm remains an absolute beast.)

#astrophotography #speirgorm #ThePhotoHour

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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 1d

This is a fantastically useful link!

Gwen Da Lough @nirathaig.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, now you made go and look up the difference between suas thuas and anuas...

irishlanguage.ie/thuas-suas-s...

Thuas / Suas / Síos / Thíos Directions in Irish - IrishLanguage.ie

Thuas / Suas / Síos / Thíos. Directions in Irish can be a bit tricky to get a grasp on as they work a little differently than they do in English. We will be

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Katherine Nolan @dochara.com · 1d

That the Taoiseach hasn't spoken to Jim Gavin since he stepped down is astonishing. Discarded like a used tissue. For all the mistakes he made Gavin's decision to get involved with FF may be his worst. #aras25

🎃👻David 👻🎃 @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 1d

Taoiseach know the daggers are being whetted before tonight’s FF parliamentary party meeting. He’s throwing them all under the bus on newstalk to ‘get out in front of it, in terms of’
#Áras25

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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 1d

Maria Steen Turning Up At Gates Of The Áras Refusing To Leave Until She's Made President http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/08/maria-steen-turning-up-at-gates-of-the-aras-refusing-to-leave-until-shes-made-president/

Maria Steen Turning Up At Gates Of The Áras Refusing To Leave Until She’s Made President

A WOMAN who has never been a presidential candidate or appeared on a ballot paper has taken up residence outside the gates of Leinster House, vowing never to leave until she is made president of …

waterfordwhispersnews.com

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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 1d

I've genuinely just gotten so into the habit of saying some of these things in Irish that it's my default now, and I was tired and battling a migraine, so I didn't even think before I opened my mouth and Irish popped out.

Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 1d

I've gotten into the habit of using small bits of irish during my everyday life, to keep practicing and as a way to underline that Irish is important. This slightly backfired the other day when, at a conference, I told a Dutch person and an English person that the coffee was suas an staighre. 😂

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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 1d

Catherine Connolly for #aras25, we're not putting a TERF in the park please and thank you.

Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 1d

Not going to share 'grift' but Heather Humphreys has just said that I'm a man and the gender recognition act should be changed. Please do not vote for or give a preference for her. Having someone as president who thinks this way would be absolutely awful for minorities #SpeirGorm

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 1d

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Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.bsky.social · 1d

Two Irish novelists have now done more to break the blockade and end man-made famine in Gaza than the entire UK government.

(Naoise Dolan on the flotilla and Sally Rooney with her words and deeds)

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 1d

Author and TD among five Irish people on board latest Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel
#speirgorm #stopthegenocide
jrnl.ie/6838266

Author and TD among five Irish people on board latest Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel

There were five Irish citizens aboard boats in the flotilla.

jrnl.ie

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1d

They literally fact-checked the lyrics to a CMAT song.

Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 1d

If Catherine Connolly was spouting such delusional fuckwittery, you can be damn sure she would be fact-checked!

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Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 1d

Five Irish citizens have been detained by Israel on new Gaza-bound flotilla, including author Naoise Dolan and independent TD Barry Heneghan.
The others named by organisers as Fionn Macarthur, Veronica O’Keane, and Mutaz Jadaan.
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

Five Irish citizens among those detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla

Author Naoise Dolan and Independent TD Barry Heneghan among those on board boat captured in Mediterranean

www.irishtimes.com

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 1d

Me every single budget day:

STOP GIVING MILLIONS TO GREYHOUND RACING

a cartoon of spongebob squarepants giving a thumbs up sign

Alt: a cartoon of spongebob squarepants giving a thumbs up as he gets blasted by a megaphone

media.tenor.com

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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight's bake is a savoury plait - chicken sausage, leek, and stuffing in a rough puff pastry.

#gbbo

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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 1d

Happy with that lamination in my test bake for my planned bake off treat later

Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 2d

I met Catherine Connolly today at WCI Tallaght and I must say she was absolutely lovely. Composed, compassionate, clear. I was genuinely impressed. I already knew, but this really reinforced where my vote is going for #aras25

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

Books Upstairs is a fine store with a particularly excellent poetry section. Why not support them by ordering your books online instead: booksupstairs.ie

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 3d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

www.irishtimes.com

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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 3d

Listen Carl, I'm meeting her in the WCI Tallaght later so I will put this on the list of questions. I'm committed to hard hitting journalism.

Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 3d

I actually have today off work so I am ideally placed to alternate between Silksong and shitposting Presidential memes all. Day. Long.

Outstanding.