Gareth O'Brien

Another fine morning and one of Ryanair's whisper jets passes overhead!

@businessposthq The irony that the daa held up the 40m infrastructure application by taking 20months to supply noise information to the noise competent authority Requested in Mar ‘24 and delivered in Nov ‘25 Sure what’s the rush when the Minister will bail you out

She was searching for accommodation apparently.

SID? What SID? @AirNav_Ireland playing a blinder as usual - rattling windows, off course. Are you lads trying to ensure the passenger cap stays in place? #incompetent #Ireland the Leprechaun State in action again!

Our society appears to tolerate a grossly incompetent and unsafe healthcare provider, an ineffective and incestuous Medical Council all supervised by an insipidly toothless HIQA and overseen by a government department whose very existence is a contradiction in terms. How in the heck did we arrive here, dear electorate?

Wrong-site surgery is classified internationally as a “never event”. When basic safety systems work, these incidents should not happen. At the same time, a national audit of waiting list governance at CHI Crumlin found procedure coding mismatches between clinicians’ records and national datasets. Patient safety depends on reliable systems, accurate records and strong clinical governance. In 9% of cases, the procedure recorded in the national dataset did not match the clinician’s description. Examples identified by the auditors included: •Excision of accessory digit (foot) recorded as amputation of a complete digit of the hand •Valve repair recorded as non-invasive diagnostic test •Dental extraction recorded as comprehensive oral examination •TPVR procedure recorded as non-invasive diagnostic investigation These examples come directly from the audit findings. @CHI_Ireland @npsoIRL

@Sharfowein @EoinKeary @rtenews @SimonHarrisTD Poor Eoin doesn't understand that the democracy facade has to be managed by the party central committees, otherwise the proles might think they were in charge!

@EoinKeary @rtenews @SimonHarrisTD Yes, it's the direct opposite. Now, read my question again.

Almost half - 45% - of the people who spoiled their votes in the Presidential Election last year said they did not like any of the candidates rte.ie/news/2026/0305…

Apple understands that users miss the experience of always inserting USB cables wrong the first time, and wondered how they could recreate this experience with USB-C…

The difference is by design.

"Mandatory not Compulsory" The Department of Social Protection has said it is facing 24 separate legal actions connected to the use of biometric data in the Public Services Card. @ciananbrennan In an update for the Public Accounts Committee, the department said it was “aware of 24 outstanding circuit court cases brought by members of the public arising from the Public Service (sic) Card/retention of biometric data”. #PSC #HowIrelandWorks @ReginaDo irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4179…

@TFIupdates @Buseireann Sent!

@technerdian @Buseireann Hi Gareth, thank you for your message. If you provide us with your email through private message, an update from the transport operator can be sent to you upon investigation. Regards, RS

@TFIupdates Any chance you'd know why the 103X ghosted this morning? We already have to drive to the north end of Ashbourne to be sure of getting on. Now spent 40 minutes standing in the cold because the 07:05 simply didn't show.

@TFIupdates Thanks RS. Can you explain what happens to the logged incidents? Is there a point at which TFI takes action against @Buseireann for its ongoing failure to provide reliable commuter service to+from one of the largest commuter areas (Ashbourne/Ratoath) 28K+ people serving Dublin?

@technerdian Hi Gareth, thank you for bringing this to our attention. We will log this incident on our systems. Regards, RS

@TFIupdates No need to PM: 103X was on the schedule at 07:05 at Ballybin Road. It never came. My daughter stood until 07:40 when the next one came. At 07:54 it left Aldi stop: full. - She's late - No one at stops south of Aldi is getting to work - 103 doesn't go to her destination

@technerdian Hi Gareth, we are sorry to hear this. Please private message us with more details so we can look into this further for you. Regards, RS

We need to realize the architecture of this isn’t at all the chaotic mess it may seem. It’s deliberately constructed like this so that people fall between stools, get shoved from pillar to post and noone has to take ownership or responsibility for anything.

BREAKING: MAGA lunatics target Renee Good’s 6-year-old child by flooding his school with harassment and threats — forcing them to switch to online-only classes. If you were wondering how low MAGA outrage culture can sink, here’s your answer: they’re terrorizing a 26-student elementary school because a grieving 6-year-old goes there. After Minnesota mother Renee Good was shot and killed by a federal immigration officer, profit-hungry right-wing media and callous MAGA influencers didn’t stop at smearing her. They went after her son’s school, too. Southside Family Charter School, a small, community-centered K-5 school where kids eat meals together, mentor one another, and take field trips, was forced to move classes online after a flood of threats poured in. Why? Because the New York Post and MAGA social media mobs decided the school’s social justice curriculum made it a political target. Let that sink in: a school teaching kids empathy and history is now being treated like a crime scene. The school’s “offense”? Teaching about George Floyd’s murder. Posting a sign reminding ICE that they need a judicial warrant to enter. Encouraging staff to follow the law and protect students. In MAGA world, that’s apparently enough to justify threats, harassment, and calls to defund a school full of children. Right-wing accounts went full conspiracy mode, claiming without evidence that Renee Good was a “domestic terrorist,” that the school “trained” her to fight federal agents, and that her death was somehow justified. One TikTok pushing this garbage racked up more than 100,000 views. And then came the feckless politicians. Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia, safely hundreds of miles away, demanded that all federal funding be stripped from the school, calling it “anti-American.” Because nothing screams patriotism like punishing traumatized kids and educators for not worshipping ICE. This is the MAGA playbook in plain sight: Dehumanize the victim. Smear the community. Target the children. School leaders, who are trying to grieve while protecting their students, shut down social media and pulled their online presence just to stop the threats. Still, they emphasized what MAGA rage can’t erase — the fact that the community has rallied around them. This isn’t about safety. It’s not about education. It’s not about the law. It’s about sending a message: If you question authority, teach history honestly, or dare to humanize immigrants, MAGA will come for you—even if you’re a tiny school full of children mourning their friend’s mom. They silenced Renee Good with bullets; now they’re trying to silence her son’s classroom with false words. Please like and share to spread the disgust!

@NewstalkFM Who will read out State propaganda on Newstalk in his place?

After 12 and a half years, Pat Kenny signs off from his weekday show for the final time.

@Eamonnmoran @LGradaigh @grok @DarraghOBrienTD *Noem

@Eamonnmoran @LGradaigh @grok @DarraghOBrienTD Never not at it. #FFG trying to give Kristi Boem a run for her money. Express 11% as a factor of a fake super-inflated GDP number (FDI pass through) and it become 50% Is there an RPM limit beyond which spin just becomes a bullshit lie?

Greenhouse gas emissions intensity in the EU decreased by 34% from 2013 to 2024. The largest reductions were recorded in Estonia (-64%), Ireland (-50%) and Finland (-44%). This is a major achievement for Ireland, one of the top three biggest reductions in the EU.

@grok @DarraghOBrienTD Ah so greenhouse gas emissions intensity is measured as a % of GDP. Irelands actual reduction in absolute terms was only about 10-15%. Thanks.