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NEW! We have a new Kennys newsletter dedicated to all things children's books - with information on new and upcoming kids books, special offers, special editions and lots more. It takes less than a minute to subscribe if you're interested, here: www.kennys.ie/subscribe-ch...

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Every. Single. Year. I get caught off guard by January being a decade long and February being 5 minutes long.

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

The US requiring Ukraine to sign over mineral resources in return for aid against an ongoing invasion sure feels like a mob shakedown for protection money.

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

Shocking Taoiseach now contradicting FF commitments to reject commercial LNG made during General Election. We're calling on Gov to respect still ongoing CEPA analysis on energy security + fulfil PfG pledge to reduce reliance on polluting fossil fuel imports. www.businesspost.ie/article/gove...

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Bad: €7m on financial software for the Arts Council that can't be used. Good: €2bn on military equipment that's going to sit in a shed for most of the year.

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Just a reminder that Germany was the center of scientific progress until the Nazis suppressed, drove away, or killed all the non-Nazi scientists.

submitted 14 days ago • 67 comments

Public libraries are amazing! Did you know you can borrow a book from any library in the country and return it to any other library? Did you know they have subscriptions to huge amounts of national and international media that you can access?

submitted 13 days ago • 200 comments

We all want our kids to do well in school (especially in maths, right?), but I'm not sure negative reinforcement is the best way to go about it.

submitted 17 days ago • 20 comments

5 ways to improve the resilience of Ireland's energy system after Storm Éowyn. with @finorgan.bsky.social, Brian O'Gallachoir, Barry Hayes & Paul Deane @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

This is why it's urgent that the Irish government finally passes the Occupied Territories Bill, it's literally the bare minimum the Irish state can do to help end the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine. #FreePalestine #Spéirgorm #Speirgorm

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Here's something that takes seconds and could have actual positive outcomes. There is an official 'citizen's petition' system in the EU. There's one open at the moment to ban conversion therapy for LGBT+ people in the EU. Ireland can be 1 of the 7 nations needed eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

submitted 22 days ago • 27 comments

Maybe the reform could start by banning TDs with a documented history of corruption from seeking election in the first place?

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Why is AI in everything?

submitted 24 days ago • 25 comments

Charing Cross Road, pedestrianised today. Glorious. Because whenever you take cars away, cities get better.

submitted 26 days ago • 161 comments

This guy asked this question in 2016 and was literally never heard from again.

submitted 27 days ago • 17 comments

Speed limits changing on Irish roads on 7th Feb. I did not know this. #speirgorm www.gov.ie/en/campaigns...

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

Happy Imbolc 🌱

submitted 27 days ago • 12 comments

Defiant Joe Rogan insists he’s not a propaganda asset, just actually this stupid

submitted 28 days ago • 22 comments

How's everyone else's emails this morning?

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

Could someone explain to me the logic of the Browne roundabout in Westside close to the Hospital and University of Galway having no pedestrian crossings or any type of traffic calming? Surrounded by thousands of people who walk in the area every single day and have to make very risky crossings.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Big announcement: we're adding smell to zoom. People can smell you on zoom meetings now. We realize nobody asked for this but technological innovation knows no bounds

submitted 29 days ago • 113 comments

Hundreds of thousands of people have suffered through days without power. Listen back to my interview on Morning Ireland about how clean energy technologies - EVs, batteries, PV and insulated homes - can help build resilience in the face of power cuts. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

submitted 30 days ago • 4 comments

The response to the electricity outages we need is serious action on emissions, changes to our planning system, and a quicker rollout of renewables everywhere, not burn more turf or whatever

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

submitted 29 days ago • 1274 comments

Desperately need a Muppets Pride And Prejudice with Miss Piggy as Mrs. Bennet

submitted 29 days ago • 64 comments

If you become discouraged when learning something new, know this: somewhere out there is the greatest talent in the universe, but their potential lies untapped because they never had the opportunity to try. Grasp your opportunity, and try. That talent could be you.

submitted 29 days ago • 10 comments

What has math got to do with dinosaurs? 🦕 Here's an intro to my #simulation work on plausible ecosystems of the Permian-Triassic where I created probabilistic networks of ancient feeding behaviors based on a collection of fossil specimens. #paleontology #paleo #complexity #scicomm

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

I'm not TOTALLY across all the "whys" and the "wherefores" and the "whos" of this whole AI/US/China thing today, but I THINK I'm right in saying the main response most normal people are having is "Hahahaha"?

submitted 31 days ago • 11 comments

In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts. The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails. The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.

submitted 31 days ago • 82 comments

~ Working At Home When You Live In The Family Home ~ Pros: No commute, can make your own lunches, able to go for walks on breaks Cons: Very likely to be interrupted with great urgency at any moment by a parent who wants you to immediately assess the edibility of a month old turnip

submitted 31 days ago • 12 comments

It's so embarrassing to read a book. You should already know the information that's in there

submitted 34 days ago • 72 comments

I once rang Hotel Doolin to ask them if I could use their loos for a group of just arrived Syrian families who were on a day trip across Clare and when we arrived they had muffins & hot chocolates ready for all the children and teas and coffees and scones for the adults ready in their barn.

submitted 35 days ago • 16 comments

You can't make this stuff up! Ryanair UK flight #RK596 from London (STN) 🇬🇧 to Edinburgh (EDI) 🇬🇧 is diverting to... ...to Cologne in Germany 🇩🇪

submitted 35 days ago • 22 comments