Stephen Spillane

Digital and Techworker Alliance | Tech Workers Union Ireland Join the Digital and Techworker Alliance (DATA), part of the CWU, representing tech and ICTS workers in Ireland.

If you work in tech, data, AI, moderation, or digital services, you don’t have to face these changes alone.

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DATA (the Digital & Techworker Alliance) in the CWU has doubled its membership in the past year as tech workers organise for dignity, fair treatment, and a real voice at work.

Ireland’s tech sector isn’t the stable, protected space it once was.

Workers across the industry are dealing with layoffs, restructuring, outsourcing, and pressure from AI and new productivity demands.

The old idea that tech jobs don’t need unions is fading fast.

important to note that this insane poppers lie is an AIDS denial conspiracy dating back to the early 1980s, when people were trying to find a way to blame AIDS on the actions of gay people to blame them for the pandemic.

Anatomy of a X/Twitter social media frenzy. One infulencer posted incessantly about the "Dublin Zoo Scandal" on Friday, it was picked up by other bad faith actors who ran with it. This is manufactured outrage by people who literally do not have anything better to do with their time than promote hate

Cork citys phone & vape quarter is coming on really well 😉

Cork citys phone & vape quarter is coming on really well 😉

The Two Deprivations Are poorer constituencies going green or turquoise?

Really interesting re Reform's benefits messaging that Reform tend to overperform in seats ranked higher for worklessness and Greens in seats with more in-work poverty. By @warringfictions.bsky.social

A lot of people attended the Bessborough Virgil in Cork yesterday. We all understand the housing crisis, but building on this site will hurt even more people who have already been deeply affected. I hope to see this planning permission refused at the appeal stage. We will continue to stand together.

Visited #NotreDameDeParis today. Such a beautiful building.

Food prices in Ireland at risk of rising ‘dramatically’ due to war in Gulf, Minister warns Government open to examining supports as energy costs increase – but repeat of energy credits unlikely

Because we have no food security in Ireland. We export milk powder and import everything we eat.
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In the #Munich Mayoral election, Greens will be heading to the runoff against SDP 💚

The upset comes from the implication of having to take responsibility for your actions.

€20bn MetroLink price tag misleading Madam — Your report last week claimed that Dublin’s MetroLink “is expected to cost more than €20bn” (‘Metrolink workers could be housed in pre-fabs, officials suggest’, March 1). The latest cost estimate for MetroLink is around €9.5bn. The higher figure is an unlikely worst-case scenario. It is neith­er factual nor fair to present it as the expected cost. It’s misleading and confusing and undermines public confidence in a much-needed project. Councillor Feljin Jose, Phibsboro, Dublin 7

Facts matter. Quoting a worst case scenario figure as the estimated cost for a project is incredibly damaging for such a vital project. I'm glad they took my letter though!

A follow up for the #Transit nerds. I'm 1st for two bus lines and 2nd for a Metro. Gotta love #Paris Public Transport. So many options and easy to get around with Navigo @idfmobilites.bsky.social

More and more of these ghouls on social media - because the rewards are there

And now the #election nerd is happy!

So from a #Transit nerd to a #Church nerd. Kristian and I ended up bringing up the gifts at The American Cathedral in Paris. Lovely service

Can't wait to see Vittorio in April!

When you are a transport nerd in Paris on holiday and end up in second on Metro Line 4 on the Transit App!

Janet and a group of canvassers smiling and raising leaflets in the air

Janet and a group of canvassers smiling in the sun

Janet speaking to someone at their door

Janet at a long table in Tang with lots of smiling people

What a fantastic day in Dublin Central! Had a mega canvas in Stoneybatter covering 450 houses with tons of amazing people, and a super positive reception on the door, followed by a delicious lunch in Tang on Abbey Street organised by Mná Glasa 💚! #JanetForThePlanet #DublinCentral #Politics

Back in Paris for the first time in years! Loving it as always!

thegist.ie I said CJEU judgments were succinct. But one of the ways they manage this is to be very information dense. To expand on that paragraph a little- where a person has a right covered by the Charter of Fundamental Rights or any other provision of EU law and access to those legal entitlements is being blocked by a failure to correctly record their gender (in line with the definition at paragraph 32 above as being defined by "lived gender identity, and not to the identity assigned to them at birth") then whatever national law that is causing that impediment is to just be set aside. It is a dead letter. Every_court, every. state body, every individual official has to behave as it it didn't exist. That's the consequence of incompatibility with EU law.

On discourse about trans people’s right to access to accurate ID, I’d like to remind that the EU’s top court, using data protection’s most fundamental principles, has declared that someone’s “lived gender identity” is what must be recorded to describe them.

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Polanski Greens may rock Labour in London as 'Mamdani beat old Democrats' in New York The Green Party could 'easily' win hundreds of seats in London at the May local elections, says local government expert Professor Tony Travers

In 63 days time - we're planning to win seats right across England and Wales.

And yes - in London!

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Nothing better to clear a hangover than to facilitate a World Cafe after dancing till 1:30 am! Great weekend at #Greens2026

Childcare, traffic and fishing nets: Greens aim to hook voters in battle for Dublin Central Janet Horner is keen to build a campaign that centres the positive aspects of the constituency and doesn’t get distracted by any side shows.

Childcare, traffic and fishing nets: Greens aim to hook voters in battle for Dublin Central jrnl.ie/6969924 #Greens2026

This is an illegal, unprovoked and brutal attack that shows once again that the USA and Israel are rogue states.

The UK must end our cosy relationship with the USA and our ongoing support for Israel.

Now @rodericogorman.bsky.social getting the room going at #greens2026 with his leaders speech.
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The inspiring @hazelchu.bsky.social giving her first Deputy Leader Convention speech! Proud to be Green.
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Support for Social Democrats hits record high, but minimal damage for coalition parties after SNA debacle Support for the Social Democrats has reached a record high, the latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll shows, with the popularity of party leader Holly Cairns also rising.

POLL: Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks
(Feb 27, MoE 2.8%)

Sinn Féin 22 (+2 in four weeks)
Fianna Fáil 18
Fine Gael 17 (-1)
Social Democrats 11 (+1)
Aontú 6
Ind Ireland 5 (-1)
Labour 4
Greens 4 (+1)
PBP-Solidarity 3 (+1)
Inds/others 11

How we are voting at #Greens2026
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