🔊 We're pleased to issue a call for submissions today for funding to support #medialiteracy and countering #disinformation projects in 2026. The Dept of Culture, Communications & Sport allocated €200k for us to distribute this year to fund organisations which support media literacy activities.
Excellent documentary and contribution, Owen. Well done.
Over 12,000 Irish women joined the Blueshirts in 1930s Ireland. Mná na Léinte Gorma uncovers their hidden story-of power, protest, and politics-in a time of turmoil.
I was pleased to contribute to this important documentary which you can now watch back on the TG4 Player:
shorturl.at/DSNPU
Sunshine brightens up everything, even the 'Wilton Hilton'.
Israel is bombarding, literally bombarding, two Middle East capitals, Beirut and Tehran, killing 100s of civilians, and yet the US and UK media continue to portray Iran as the threat to the region.
Israel has nukes, but Iran is the nuclear threat.
We live in Orwellian times.
Interesting that there is no mention of Netanyahu being wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court in this little explainer by RTE.
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
Well done, Owen. Looking forward to it.
Just so everyone is clear: Obama already had an Iran Nuclear Deal. Trump ripped it up when he came into office, choosing a policy of "maximum pressure" instead. So now he's saying we might go to war in order to get an Iran Nuclear Deal.
You cannot make this stuff up.
Calls to treat social media companies as publishers...
#speirgorm
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3 Days in Stockholm
Plan the perfect 3 days in Stockholm with this detailed itinerary.
#speirgorm folks and those familiar with beautiful Rossbeigh beach...
Please sign this petition to call on Kerry County Council to urgently investigate both the extent and causes of recent erosion at Rossbeigh Beach, and to propose measures to mitigate the damage.
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Hi folks, I'm looking for posts about the Greek island of Rhodes. Would love to read your reviews and advice. Thanks.
#TravelBloggersCommunity #Travel
Dr Mary O'Kane, psychology and childhood education academic, outlining why a ban on u16s using social media is needed. She also outlines the need for more critical thinking education.
#speirgorm #socialmedia
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Beware a breakdown on a bank holiday weekend in the most popular EV
No tow, no fix, no taxi — you’ll be stranded.
At least that’s what happened to me
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Best place to stay in Lanzarote
#travel
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
Apparently the Trump administration now has a ‘MAGA-style slush fund’ to fund far right causes across Europe.
What an endeavour - Man trekking barefoot from Istanbul to Mayo arrives in Kerry.
www.radiokerry.ie/news/man-tre...
A cherry blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Japan's Mount Fuji has been cancelled after residents complained of overtourism fuelled by the weak yen.
Do you use an e-scooter to get around?
I’m working on a feature about the people behind the growing number of e-scooters on our streets - why people ride, how it’s changed daily life, and how riders are navigating new rules, safety risks etc
Replies, DMs, or email: geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok.
The chatbot still produces sexualized images —
even when told the subjects don’t consent.
even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation.
even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
How to enjoy winter, and not just manage it.
#weather #selfcare
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Gaza is a moral referendum.
#genocide #Gaza
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"There are so many places to travel, and the ESTA travelers will choose another destination”
#travel
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Now this is how you kick off a Bank Holiday weekend...
#speirgorm
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Graphic showing Peter Thiel - chair of Palantir Technologies - and some of the powerful figures in his network including Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, Peter Mandelson, Steve Bannon
What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data company is powering ICE operations in the US. In part 2 of the Nerve’s Palantir series, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social argues that the UK will be next - and we map Thiel’s network🧵
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
Israel is still supported unconditionally by the European Union
